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CS/CS/HB 221: Sales of Firearms and Ammunition

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee ; Snyder ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Anderson ; Black ; Buchanan ; Fine ; Holcomb ; Jacques ; Maggard ; McClain ; Melo ; Plakon ; Roth ; Yeager

Sales of Firearms and Ammunition; Prohibits specified businesses from assigning merchant category codes or otherwise classifying merchants of firearms or ammunition separately from general merchandise or sporting goods retailers; prohibits entities involved in processing payment card transactions from assigning to or requiring merchant to use merchant category codes; specifies any agreement or contractual provision to contrary is void; authorizes DACS to investigate violations & bring actions.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/1/2023 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 214 (Ch. 2023-79)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/17/2023 House • Filed
1/25/2023 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
3/7/2023 House • Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/9/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
3/11/2023 House • Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/13/2023 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/14/2023 House • Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
3/20/2023 House • Added to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
3/22/2023 House • Favorable by Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Commerce Committee
4/6/2023 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
4/11/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee (Amended)
• Reported out of Commerce Committee
4/12/2023 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/13/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
5/1/2023 House • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 214 (Ch. 2023-79)