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House advances bill banning use of firearms merchant code on credit-card transactions, citing privacy concerns
Summary
Lawmakers passed a second substitute to HB406 to prohibit use of the ISO merchant category code for firearm-related purchases (code 5723), citing privacy and tracking concerns; enforcement would be through the attorney general; House vote 68-4.
Representative Malloy presented a second substitute for House Bill 406 to prohibit use of the merchant category code (ISO code number 5723) that can identify firearm and related sales on card-transaction records. Malloy said the code was created to track firearm purchases and that banning its use in Utah would protect purchaser privacy and align the state with several other states that have enacted similar restrictions.
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