North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H38: Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act.
Status: In committee, April 30, 2025
What the bill says
An act to enact the second amendment financial privacy act.
From the amended text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENACT THE SECOND AMENDMENT FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Chapter 66 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read: "Article 52. "Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act. "§ 66-511. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds all of the following: (1) The right of individuals to keep and bear arms is guaranteed under both the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Section 30 of Article I of the North Carolina Constitution. (2) In September 2022, the International Organization for Standardization, based in Switzerland, approved a new merchant category code for firearms merchants. (3) The new merchant category code would allow payment card networks and others involved in payment card processing to identify and separately track lawful payment card purchases at firearms merchants in North Carolina. This surveillance would cause a significant chilling effect on individuals in North Carolina wishing to exercise their federal and State constitutional rights to keep and bear arms. (4) In order to protect consumers in this State and promote lawful commerce in this State, the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act prohibits payment card networks from using a firearms code or maintaining a firearms registry. "§ 66-512. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) Firearms …
Sponsors
- Pyrtle, A. Reece (R, 65) · primary sponsor
- Miller, Charles W. (R, 19) · primary sponsor
- Goodwin, Edward C. (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Chesser, Allen (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Almond, Jonathan L. (R, 73)
- Jennifer Balkcom (R, HD-117)
- Biggs, Brian (R, 70)
- Blackwell, Hugh (R, 86)
- Blust, John M. (R, 62)
- Branson, Jerry (R, 59)
- Cairns, Celeste C. (R, 13)
- Campbell, Grant L. (R, 83)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Regular Message Received From House
- : Regular Message Sent To Senate
- : Ordered Engrossed
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Amend Adopted A1
- : Placed On Cal For 04/29/2025
- : Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
Votes
- Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act. Second Reading (April 29, 2025): 77 yea, 38 nay, passed
- Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act. A1 Pyrtle Second Reading (April 29, 2025): 105 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: CONSUMER PROTECTION, COUNCIL OF STATE, WEAPONS, LIABILITY, COMMERCE, FINANCIAL SERVICES, SMALL BUSINESS, PUBLIC
Common questions
- What is H38?
- H38 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act.
- What does H38 do?
- In its own words: An act to enact the second amendment financial privacy act.
- What is the status of H38?
- In committee as of April 30, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (April 30, 2025).
- Who sponsored H38?
- Pyrtle, A. Reece (R, 65), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H38?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H38
Source: official North Carolina record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.