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Committee agrees to report firearms industry nondiscrimination bill after proponents cite economic gains
Summary
Senate Bill 776, the Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act, was explained by counsel and endorsed by industry witnesses. The committee agreed to report the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass and a first referral to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee agreed, by voice vote, to report Senate Bill 776, the Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act, to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass; under the bill's original double-reference the measure will first be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Counsel described the bill as creating a new article in Chapter 5A of the Department of Administration code that would bar the executive branch and political subdivisions from contracting with financial institutions that discriminate against "firearm entity" or "firearm trade association," subject to narrow exceptions. Counsel…
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