Kentucky House Bill 221 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-08 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to prohibit credit card companies, financial institutions, or other persons engaged in the offering, administering, facilitating, or servicing of a revolving credit plan from using a merchant category code or other method that categorizes purchases from licensed gun dealers separately from other retailers; establish remedies, powers, and duties of the Attorney General for a violation; provide for a cause of action for any person damaged by a violation of the prohibition on using certain merchant category codes or other methods; amend KRS 367.990 to establish civil penalties for a violation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to establish requirements for a governmental body contracting for financial services or products relating to payment card processing; provide that the requirements on contracts with a governmental body apply to contracts entered into on or after the effective date of the Act.

AN ACT relating to purchases from licensed gun dealers.

Rep. Derek Lewis [R]

Rep. Josh Bray [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-08	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2023-02-08	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb221.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb221/orig_bill.pdf