Donna Sue Campbell, Texas State Senator from 25th District (R) | https://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=25
Donna Sue Campbell, Texas State Senator from 25th District (R) | https://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=25
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the charging of swipe fees on certain electronic payment transaction; authorizing a civil penalty’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends Title 12 of the Texas Business & Commerce Code to introduce Chapter 610, which addresses the charging of swipe fees on electronic payment transactions. It mandates that state or local taxes and gratuities, when itemized separately on a payment invoice, must be excluded from the calculation of swipe fees during a transaction settlement. Payment card networks are required to either deduct these amounts from the swipe fee calculation or provide a rebate to merchants. The bill also prohibits altering swipe fee calculations to bypass these exclusions, imposing civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation. The Texas attorney general can pursue actions to recover penalties or obtain injunctions against violators, with collected penalties directed to the state treasury. The bill stipulates refunds for merchants charged violative swipe fees. The law becomes effective Sept. 1, 2025.
Donna Campbell, chair of the Senate Committee on Nominations, member of the Senate Committee on Finance, and vice chair of the Senate Committee on Education K-16, proposed another 39 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Campbell graduated from Central State University with a BS.
Donna Campbell is currently serving in the Texas State Senate, representing the state's 25th Senate district. She replaced previous state senator Jeff Wentworth in 2013.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB 2696 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the regulation of the performance of advanced cosmetic procedures; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee |
| SB 2625 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the provision of an abortion-inducing drug |
| SB 2525 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the municipal disannexation of certain areas annexed during a certain period of time |
| SB 2479 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the issuance of a single license for a hospital and a mobile stroke unit of the hospital |
| SB 1608 | 04/02/2025 | Relating to physical examination requirements for patients admitted to an inpatient mental health facility |
| SB 1459 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to public school policies regarding student possession of personal communication devices and Internet safety |
| SB 744 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to the enforcement of the prohibition on passing a school bus using images and video from a school bus infraction detection system |
| SB 2410 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for game animals and exotic animals |
| SB 2369 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to provisions of state law requiring diversity |
| SB 2328 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the acceptance of and funding for certain forms of identification issued to persons unlawfully present in the United States; creating a criminal offense |
| SB 2215 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the right of property owners to challenge municipal zoning regulations and boundaries |
| SB 2128 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the licensing and regulation of anesthesiologist assistants; requiring an occupational license; providing an administrative penalty; authorizing fees |
| SB 2102 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to certain energy efficiency performance standards for residential construction |
| SB 2027 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the liability of a funeral service provider for mental anguish damages |
| SB 2013 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the dispensing of certain drugs by physicians specializing in ophthalmology |
| SB 2012 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the provision of certain information about physicians and nurses making determinations regarding requests for preauthorization of health care services or supplies |
| SB 2009 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the compensation of counsel appointed to provide representation and services to indigent individuals in criminal and juvenile proceedings |
| SB 1954 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the authority of a county to regulate land use in certain areas in and around hydrologically sensitive areas |
| SB 1953 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the inclusion of a person's biological sex on certain government documents and identification cards |
| SB 1903 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation |
| SB 1812 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases |
| SB 1790 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the composition of the Comal County Juvenile Board |
| SB 1743 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the creation of the office of inspector general for education at the Texas Education Agency to investigate the administration of public education and required reporting on misconduct by employees of certain educational entities; creating a criminal offense; increasing an administrative penalty; authorizing an administrative penalty |
| SB 1633 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the authority of a county commissioners court to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by each taxing unit that taxes the property of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of certain water conservation systems |
| SB 1632 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to parking lots and parking garages adjacent or near to certain county courthouses |
| SB 1631 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of an advanced nuclear energy workforce development program |
| SB 1607 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Comal County |
| SB 1543 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to safety training for certain public school extracurricular activities |
| SB 1520 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the establishment of a hike and bike trail to be known as the Bicentennial Trail |
| SB 1519 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the issuance by the Public Utility Commission of Texas of a permit for the installation of certain electric energy storage equipment or facilities; authorizing a fee |
| SB 1460 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the ethics violations registry maintained by the Texas Ethics Commission and the requirement that state agencies verify an applicant's status on the registry before issuing or renewing a license |
| SB 1428 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to persons not eligible for employment in public schools and to measures to ensure public schools do not employ those persons |
| SB 1411 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the use of artificial intelligence-based algorithms by health benefit plan issuers, utilization review agents, health care providers, and physicians |
| SB 1251 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the access by a certificated telecommunications provider to the rights-of-way and poles of an electric cooperative |
| SB 1160 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to notice of changes to municipal zoning regulations and boundaries |
| SB 1063 | 02/24/2025 | Relating to prohibiting contracts or other agreements with foreign-owned companies in connection with agricultural land |
| SB 730 | 02/07/2025 | Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services |
| SB 524 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans |
| SB 465 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee |
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