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Convenience store advocate: Swipe-fee ruling is 'one step' in the process

The federal government has moved to partially block an Illinois law banning electronic processing fees on the tax and tip portions of credit and debit card transactions.

Published Apr 27, 2026, 1:10 PM EDT | WFMZZ

The federal government has moved to partially block an Illinois law that prohibited merchants from charging electronic processing fees on the tax and tip portions of credit and debit card transactions. A convenience-store advocate called the decision "one step" in an ongoing process, noting that President Donald Trump or federal courts could still overrule the move.