SB 214 Florida Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Sales of Firearms and Ammunition

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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023 Signed May 12, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2023 · House May 2, 2023

How they voted

2711
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Mar 23, 2023
D Democratic11
1 Yea 10 Nay
90% Nay
I Independent1
1 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican27
26 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
9
Committee
8
May 12, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 83, NAYS 32
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 27 NAYS 11
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 14 NAYS 5
upper
Mar 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/15/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/06/23, 3:30 pm, 401 Senate Building
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 3
upper
Feb 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/21/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Danny Burgess
Danny Burgess
RRepublican
FL
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