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DE HB 45

introduced

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SALES OF FIREARMS, FIREARM ACCESSORIES, AND AMMUNITION.

Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower

Description

This Act requires payment card networks to make available to merchant acquirers the merchant category code for firearms and ammunition businesses that was established by the International Organization for Standardization on September 22, 2022 by July 1, 2025, and for merchant acquirers to assign the MCC for firearms and ammunition businesses to firearms merchants beginning October 1, 2025. This Act also authorizes the Department of Justice to bring civil actions against individuals or entities who violate the provisions of this Act, and requires that such violators pay a civil fine of $10,000 for each violation, in addition to attorneys’ fees and costs in investigating and bringing the action. A court may also impose injunctive relief to prevent future violations.

Introduced
2025-03-06
Status date
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Latest action
2025-05-08 — Amendment HA 2 to HB 45 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Laura V. Sturgeonprimary
  • Marie Pinkneyprimary
  • Melanie Ross Levinprimary
  • Ray Seigfriedprimary
  • Russell Huxtableprimary
  • Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
  • David P. Sokolaprimary
  • William Bushprimary
  • Mara Gormanprimary
  • Krista Griffithprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-06

    Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-12

    Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  3. 2025-05-07

    Amendment HA 1 to HB 45 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  4. 2025-05-08

    Amendment HA 2 to HB 45 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

Versions

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Documents

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Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141875

Attribution

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