Bill Summary

SB 214 Sales of Firearms and Ammunition (2023 Session)
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Sponsors
by Burgess  CS Sponsors: Commerce and Tourism
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Summary
Sales of Firearms and Ammunition; Prohibiting payment settlement entities, merchant acquiring entities, or third party settlement organizations from assigning merchant category codes or otherwise classifying merchants of firearms or ammunition separately from general merchandise or sporting goods retailers; prohibiting entities involved in facilitating or processing payment card transactions from assigning to or requiring a merchant to use certain merchant category codes; authorizing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to investigate certain alleged violations and bring administrative actions, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2023
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committees of reference
   S Banking and Insurance
   S Commerce and Tourism
   S Rules
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Actions
01/17/23
SENATE
Filed
01/26/23
SENATE
Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
02/13/23
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Banking and Insurance, 02/21/23, 3:30 pm, 412 K
02/21/23
SENATE
Favorable by Banking and Insurance; 9 Yeas, 3 Nays
02/22/23
SENATE
Now in Commerce and Tourism
02/27/23
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Commerce and Tourism, 03/06/23, 3:30 pm, 401 S
03/06/23
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Commerce and Tourism; 7 Yeas, 2 Nays
03/08/23
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/08/23
SENATE
Now in Rules
03/10/23
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 03/15/23, 3:30 pm, 412 K
03/15/23
SENATE
Favorable by Rules; 14 Yeas, 5 Nays
03/16/23
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/20/23
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/23/23
03/23/23
SENATE
Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 27 Yeas / 11 Nays); Immediately certified
03/24/23
HOUSE 
In Messages
04/28/23
HOUSE 
Received; Referred to House Calendar
04/28/23
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/23
05/01/23
HOUSE 
Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 05/02/23
05/02/23
HOUSE 
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 83 Yeas / 32 Nays)
05/02/23
SENATE
Ordered enrolled
05/02/23
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
05/11/23
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 05/26/23)
05/12/23
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2023-79
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bill text & filed amendments
0214
Filed on 01/17/23
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Amendment 307250 LF
Burgess
Filed on 03/03/23
Replaced by Substitute Amendment
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Amendment 103650 SA
Burgess
Filed on 03/06/23
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 975730 LF
Jones
Filed on 03/06/23
Withdrawn
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0214C1
Filed on 03/08/23
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0214ER
Filed on 05/02/23
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
790.335