AN ACT relating to purchases from licensed gun dealers.
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 8, 2023
Last action Feb 8, 2023
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Total actions
2
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0
Committee
1
Feb 8, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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