State Bills

To the Governor: West Virginia Bill Would Prohibit Using Credit Card Information to Track Firearms Purchases Without a Warrant

The legislation would prohibit any West Virginia governmental entity from accessing or obtaining a record of a transaction involving a credit card that is retrieved, characterized, generated, labeled, sorted, or grouped based on the assignment of a firearms code without a warrant or a subpoena in most situations.

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Illinois Bill Would Legalize Psilocybin Despite Federal Prohibition

Last week, an Illinois House committee held a hearing on a bill that would legalize the possession of “magic mushrooms” despite the ongoing federal prohibition of psilocybin. The passage of the bill would set the stage to nullify federal prohibition in practice and effect.

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Arkansas Bill Would Ban “Material Support or Resources” for Warrantless Federal Surveillance

A bill introduced in the Arkansas House would ban “material support or resources” for warrantless federal surveillance programs. This is an essential step every state needs to take at a time when the federal government seems unlikely to ever end unconstitutional spying on its own.

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Delaware House Passes Bills to Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Prohibition

Together, the two bills would legalize marijuana and create a regulatory and tax structure for the commercial cultivation and sale of cannabis in Delaware.

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Illinois Bill Would Prohibit Using Credit Card Information to Track Firearms Purchases

Titled the Second Amendment Privacy Act, the proposed law would prohibit a financial institution from disclosing a customer's "protected financial information" when purchasing a firearm or ammunition unless one of the following conditions apply.

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Kentucky Senate Passes Bill That Would Place Some Limits on the Use of ALPR Data

Under the proposed law, "entities," including Kentucky law enforcement agencies, local government agencies, schools, HOAs, and private companies legally using ALPRs "for the sole purpose of protecting public safety, conducting criminal investigations, or ensuring compliance with local, state, or federal laws" could only retain collected data for 90 days.

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Kentucky House Passes Bill That Would Take Step Toward Treating Gold and Silver as Money

The bill would make numerous changes to the Kentucky state tax code. Provisions in the bill would exempt the sale of gold, silver, platinum and palladium bullion, including bars, ingots and coins from the state sales tax.

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Arizona Senate Committee Passes Bill to Expand Ban on State Enforcement of Federal Gun Control

an Arizona Senate committee passed 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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Second Florida Senate Committee Passes Bill to Prohibit Using Credit Card Information to Track Firearms Purchases

The legislation would prohibit a payment settlement entity, merchant acquiring entity, or a third-party settlement organization from assigning a merchant category code or otherwise classifying a merchant that is a seller of firearms or ammunition separately from general merchandise retailers or sporting goods retailers.

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Idaho House Passes Bill to Authorize State Gold and Silver Reserves

BOISE, Idaho (March 9, 2023) – Last week, the Idaho House passed a bill that would create a process for the state to buy, sell, and hold gold and silver. This would set a foundation for Idaho to achieve more financial independence and help undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. A coalition of Republicans […]

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