Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation H0221
Legislation Overview
Title: Sales of Firearms and Ammunition
Description: 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.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 214 (Ch. 2023-79)
Last Action Date: May 1, 2023
Companion Bill: S214
Sponsors
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15 sponsors: Commerce Committee;Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee;John Snyder (R); Adam Anderson (R); Dean Black (R); James Buchanan (R); Randy Fine (R); Jeff Holcomb (R); Berny Jacques (R); Randy Maggard (R); Stan McClain (R); Lauren Melo (R); Rachel Plakon (R); Rick Roth (R); Brad Yeager (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 13% (15 of 120)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 1, 2023 | Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 214 (Ch. 2023-79) |
| House | Apr 13, 2023 | Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| House | Apr 13, 2023 | Bill referred to House Calendar |
| House | Apr 12, 2023 | 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| House | Apr 12, 2023 | CS Filed |
| House | Apr 12, 2023 | Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) |
| House | Apr 11, 2023 | Reported out of Commerce Committee |
| House | Apr 11, 2023 | Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee (Amended) |
| House | Apr 6, 2023 | Added to Commerce Committee agenda |
| House | Mar 22, 2023 | Favorable by Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee |
| House | Mar 22, 2023 | Now in Commerce Committee |
| House | Mar 22, 2023 | Reported out of Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee |
| House | Mar 20, 2023 | Added to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee agenda |
| House | Mar 14, 2023 | Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee |
| House | Mar 14, 2023 | Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee |
| House | Mar 14, 2023 | Referred to Commerce Committee |
| House | Mar 13, 2023 | 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| House | Mar 11, 2023 | CS Filed |
| House | Mar 11, 2023 | Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) |
| House | Mar 11, 2023 | Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee |
| House | Mar 9, 2023 | Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee |
| House | Mar 7, 2023 | 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| House | Mar 7, 2023 | Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda |
| House | Jan 25, 2023 | Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee |
| House | Jan 25, 2023 | Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee |
| House | Jan 25, 2023 | Referred to Commerce Committee |
| House | Jan 25, 2023 | Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee |
| House | Jan 17, 2023 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Apr 12, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Mar 11, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 17, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| House Committee Amendment #272415 | Mar 8, 2023 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee | 03/9/2023 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee | 03/22/2023 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| House Commerce Committee | 04/10/2023 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
