State Bills

Signed as Law: Mississippi Prohibits Credit Card Tracking Codes on Firearms Purchases

Titled the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, the law prohibits a financial institution or its agent from requiring the usage of a firearms code in a way that distinguishes a firearms retailer physically located in the state of Mississippi from general merchandise retailers or sporting goods retailers.

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Iowa House Passes Bill to Legalize Limited Raw Milk Sales

DES MOINES, Iowa (April 14, 2023) – On Wednesday, the Iowa House passed a bill that would legalize the limited sale of raw milk and raw milk products in the state. Passage of this bill would not only start to open Iowa’s raw milk market; it would take a step toward nullifying a federal prohibition […]

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To the Governor: Montana Passes Bill to Expand Right to Try Act

The enactment of SB422 would expand the law to enable any patient to access medications and treatments not yet given final approval for use by the FDA. SB422 would simply remove all patient eligibility requirements from the current law.

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California Assembly Committee Passes Bill to Restrict Geofence Location Tracking

The legislation would prohibit any government entity from seeking, or any court from enforcing, assisting, or supporting, a reverse keyword or reverse location demand issued by a government entity or court in California or any other state. The bill would also prohibit a person or California entity from complying with a reverse keyword or reverse location demand. Any information gathered in violation of the law would be inadmissible in court.

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Florida House Committee Passes Bill to Prohibit Using Credit Card Information to Track Firearms Purchases

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 14, 2023) –  On Monday, a Florida House committee passed a bill that would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant code that would enable the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases. The House Commerce Committee and the House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee along […]

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Signed as Law: Arkansas Limits Tracking Using Central Bank Digital Currencies

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 14, 2023) – On Tuesday, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill into law that prohibits tracking an Individual through the use of digital currency without a warrant in most cases. Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R) and Sen. Jonathan Dismang (R) introduced House Bill 1720 (HB1720) on March 27. The law […]

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Signed by the Governor: Arkansas Law Makes Gold and Silver Legal Tender in the State

The law makes “gold and silver specie” legal tender in the state, meaning it is recognized as a medium of exchange. Practically speaking, this will allow Arkansans to use gold or silver coins as money rather than just as mere investment vehicles.

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Missouri House Committee Passes Bill to Treat Gold and Silver as Legal Tender

The legislation would take steps to treat gold and silver as money in Missouri and encourage its use as such, including making it legal tender, and eliminating the state capital gains tax on gold and silver. It would also prohibit any public entity of the state from requiring payment in the form of any digital currency, including a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

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To the Governor: Arizona Passes Bill to Expand Ban on State Enforcement of Federal Gun Control

the Arizona Senate gave final approval to a bill to expand a current law banning state and local enforcement of federal gun control to specifically include certain federal taxes on firearms.

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Maine Committee Approves Bill That Would Take Step Toward Treating Gold and Silver as Money

The legislation would exempt the sale of gold and silver coins and bullion from the state sales and use tax effective Jan. 1, 2024.

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