CS/SB 214 (2023) -  Sales of Firearms and Ammunition

General Bill by Commerce and Tourism and Burgess
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: 07/01/2023
Last Event: 05/15/23 Chapter No. 2023-79 on Monday, May 15, 2023 10:59 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Banking and Insurance
    • On agenda for: 02/21/23 3:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 3
  • Commerce and Tourism
    • On agenda for: 03/06/23 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 2
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/15/23 3:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 14   Nays 5

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 221 Subject: Sales of Firearms and Ammunition Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

  • Enrolled
  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 307250 , Commerce and Tourism, Burgess Date Filed: 03/03/23, Line#: 109 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 03/07/2023 09:10 AM
    • SA 103650 , Commerce and Tourism, Burgess Date Filed: 03/06/23, Line#: 110 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/07/2023 09:10 AM
    • A 975730 , Commerce and Tourism, Jones Date Filed: 03/06/23, Line#: 143 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/07/2023 09:10 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/15/2023 8:07:27 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/14/2023 3:02:58 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 3/7/2023 11:54:30 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 3/7/2023 9:37:53 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 2/22/2023 3:43:28 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 2/20/2023 3:24:44 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/23/2023 04:10 PM   Yeas: 27 Nays: 11 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 5] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 05/02/2023 12:06 PM   Yeas: 83 Nays: 32 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 368] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2023-79 Time: 05/15/2023 - 10:59 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 05/12/2023 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 05/11/2023 - 2:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 05/02/2023 - 1:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Ordered enrolled Time: 05/02/2023 - 12:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 83, NAYS 32 Time: 05/02/2023 - 12:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 05/02/2023 - 11:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 05/01/2023 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 05/01/2023 - 11:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 05/01/2023 - 11:15 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/28/2023 - 10:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/1/2023) Time: 04/28/2023 - 8:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/28/2023 - 7:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/24/2023 - 11:22 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Immediately certified -SJ 234 Time: 03/23/2023 - 5:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 27 NAYS 11 -SJ 231 Time: 03/23/2023 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 231 Time: 03/23/2023 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 231 Time: 03/23/2023 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/23/23 Time: 03/20/2023 - 7:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/16/2023 - 8:57 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 14 NAYS 5 Time: 03/15/2023 - 6:10 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/15/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/10/2023 - 2:38 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 139 Time: 03/08/2023 - 8:16 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 03/08/2023 - 3:54 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/08/2023 - 3:02 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S Introduced Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 Time: 03/06/2023 - 5:09 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/06/23, 3:30 pm, 401 Senate Building Time: 02/27/2023 - 2:02 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Now in Commerce and Tourism Time: 02/22/2023 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 3 Time: 02/21/2023 - 4:23 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/21/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/13/2023 - 1:59 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism; Rules Time: 01/26/2023 - 9:27 AM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/17/2023 - 1:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
790.335 CS/CS/HB 221