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STATE OF WYOMING
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0253
Credit card defense act.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Allemand, Allred, Angelos,
Bear, Berger, Conrad, Davis, Eklund,
Haroldson, Hornok, Knapp, Lawley, Locke,
Neiman, Ottman, Pendergraft, Singh, Slagle,
Smith, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Ward, Western and Winter and Senator(s) Biteman, Bouchard,
Hutchings, Ide, Laursen, D and McKeown
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; prohibiting
2 the use of certain codes in financial transactions as
3 specified; and providing for effective dates.
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5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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7 Section 1. W.S. 13-10-113 is created to read:
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9 13-10-113. Merchant code limitations.
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11 Any international or domestic merchant category codes used
12 in commerce in the state of Wyoming or by a Wyoming person
13 for the purchase of firearms and ammunition shall only
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1 identify the items purchased using a merchant category code
2 indicating sporting goods acquirement and all financial
3 institutions, credit cards, financial technology or any
4 payment processing system shall not generate or collect any
5 personally identifying information except to identify these
6 purchases as sporting goods. The commissioner shall adopt
7 rules consistent with this section.
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9 Section 2. The banking commissioner shall adopt all
10 rules necessary to implement this act on or before July 1,
11 2023.
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13 Section 3.
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15 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
16 section, this act is effective July 1, 2023.
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18 (b) Sections 2 and 3 of this act are effective
19 immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a
20 bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of
21 the Wyoming Constitution.
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23 (END)
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