Florida Senate Bill 214 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 15 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-15 - Chapter No. 2023-79
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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.

Sales of Firearms and Ammunition

Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee

Sen. Daniel Burgess [R]

2023-05-02 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#368 (Y: 83 N: 32 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-23 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#5 (Y: 27 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-15 - Senate - Senate Rules (Y: 14 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-03-06 - Senate - Senate Commerce and Tourism (Y: 7 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate Banking and Insurance (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-15		Chapter No. 2023-79
2023-05-12		Approved by Governor
2023-05-11		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2023-05-02	Senate	Ordered enrolled
2023-05-02	House	CS passed; YEAS 83, NAYS 32
2023-05-02	House	Read 3rd time
2023-05-01	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2023-05-01	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2023-05-01	House	Read 2nd time
2023-04-28	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2023-04-28	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/1/2023)
2023-04-28	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2023-03-24	House	In Messages
2023-03-23	Senate	Immediately certified
2023-03-23	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 27 NAYS 11
2023-03-23	Senate	Read 3rd time
2023-03-23	Senate	Read 2nd time
2023-03-20	Senate	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/23/23
2023-03-16	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2023-03-15	Senate	Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 14 NAYS 5
2023-03-10	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/15/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2023-03-08	Senate	CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time
2023-03-08	Senate	Now in Rules
2023-03-08	Senate	Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2023-03-07	Senate	Introduced
2023-03-06	Senate	CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 7 NAYS 2
2023-02-27	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/06/23, 3:30 pm, 401 Senate Building
2023-02-22	Senate	Now in Commerce and Tourism
2023-02-21	Senate	Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 3
2023-02-13	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/21/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2023-01-26	Senate	Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
2023-01-17	Senate	Filed

H221 (Same As) 2023-05-01 - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 214 (Ch. 2023-79)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
790	335		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214/BillText/Filed/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214/BillText/c1/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214/BillText/er/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214/Amendment/307250/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214/Amendment/103650/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214/Amendment/975730/HTML
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214/Analyses/2023s00214.pre.bi.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214/Analyses/2023s00214.bi.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214/Analyses/2023s00214.pre.cm.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214/Analyses/2023s00214.cm.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214/Analyses/2023s00214.pre.rc.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214/Analyses/2023s00214.rc.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214/Vote/2023-02-21%200330PM~S00214%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214/Vote/2023-03-06%200330PM~S00214%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214/Vote/2023-03-15%200330PM~S00214%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214/Vote/SenateVote_s00214c1005.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/214/Vote/HouseVote_s00214c1368.PDF