State Bills
Now in Effect: Arkansas Law Prohibits Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Aug 5, 2025) – An Arkansas law that bans the use of credit card codes that can be used to track gun and ammunition purchases is now in effect. Under the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act (HB1509) sponsored by Rep. Howard Beaty and Sen. Ricky...
Now in Effect: Arkansas Law Expands Gold and Silver Legal Tender Act
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Aug 5, 2025) – A law expanding the state’s legal tender law and clearing the way for payments to and from the state in gold and silver is now in effect. House Bill 1918 (HB1918) builds on a 2023 law that recognized gold and silver specie as legal...
Missouri Constitutional Money Act Signed as Law
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (July 10, 2025) – Today, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed the Constitutional Money Act into law. The new law officially recognizes gold and silver as legal tender, exempts both from state capital gains taxation, and bars state enforcement of any...
Signed as Law: Texas Takes Step Toward Recognizing Gold and Silver as Legal Tender
AUSTIN, Texas, (July 9, 2025) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that starts the process of officially recognizing gold and silver as legal tender in the state, and authorizes the state comptroller to establish a payment system using gold...