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Senate committee advances bill on financial discrimination against firearms retailers after brief question on records
Summary
The Senate Labor and Commerce Committee advanced Senate Bill 136, a measure described as limiting discrimination by financial institutions and payment networks against firearms retailers, after staff clarified language and exceptions. Committee closed public testimony with no in-room witnesses.
The Senate Labor and Commerce Committee moved Senate Bill 136 from committee to a future joint session by unanimous consent after a second hearing in which staff summarized the bill and answered a committee question about recordkeeping and exceptions.
Senate Bill 136 was described by sponsor Senator Mike Cronk’s staff, Paul Manky, as “an act relating to [the] disposal of firearms transactions relating to discrimination against firearms retailers by financial institutions and payment networks, relating to the disclosure of financial records by financial institutions and payment networks, and amending rule 65 and 82.” Manky told the committee he and staff had addressed many questions raised during the interim.
During committee discussion, Senator Ray Jackson questioned whether the bill’s language—specifically a provision that “a person may not only keep or cause to be kept a list record or registry of privately owned firearms or owners of privately owned firearms”—could prevent legitimate storage or recordkeeping by individuals. Paul Manky responded that the bill includes exceptions and that the phrase “or as otherwise required by law” preserves federal and other legal obligations. He pointed to firearm dealers' federally required acquisition and disposition logs and said the bill’s owner-exception—"this subsection does not apply to an owner of a privately owned firearm who keeps or causes to be kept a list record or registry of the owner's own firearms"—would cover private owners who store firearms at police departments and similar lawful arrangements. Manky recommended clarifying language could be added if needed.
No public testimony was offered in person or online. After committee discussion concluded, a motion to report SB136 with individual recommendations and an attached zero fiscal note passed by unanimous consent.
What’s next: The bill will be sent to a future joint session for consideration; committee staff indicated they are open to future clarifying language to address concerns about permissible recordkeeping.
