Yesterday, March 6, the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee voted 7 to 2 to pass SB 214.
This important legislation will now go to the Rules Committee for its final committee consideration. A hearing date has not been set but the Sportsmen’s Alliance will email you when action is needed.
As previously reported, SB 214 prohibits payment settlement entities, merchant acquiring entities, and 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.
The usage of this new merchant code is voluntary and Discover Financial Service was the first to announce it will implement the new merchant code in April.
Please take a moment to check out our legislative map to see what other issues the Sportsmen’s Alliance is monitoring in the Sunshine State and around the nation.
About the Sportsmen’s Alliance: The Sportsmen’s Alliance protects and defends America’s wildlife conservation programs and the pursuits – hunting, fishing and trapping – that generate the money to pay for them. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation is responsible for public education, legal defense and research. Its mission is accomplished through several distinct programs coordinated to provide the most complete defense capability possible. Stay connected to Sportsmen’s Alliance: Online, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
