by Mike Maharrey | Aug 12, 2025 | Raw Milk, State Bills
BISMARK, N.D. – On Aug. 1, a law expanding raw milk sales in North Dakota and challenging a federal prohibition scheme in the process went into effect. Rep. Dawson Holle sponsored House Bill 1131 (HB1131) with a bipartisan coalition of cosponsors. Under the old...
by Mike Maharrey | Aug 5, 2025 | Right to Keep and Bear Arms, State Bills, Surveillance
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...
by Mike Maharrey | Aug 5, 2025 | Federal Reserve, State Bills
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...
by Mike Maharrey | Jul 10, 2025 | Federal Reserve, State Bills
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...
by Mike Maharrey | Jul 9, 2025 | Federal Reserve, State Bills
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...
by Mike Maharrey | Jul 9, 2025 | Federal Reserve, State Bills
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (July 9, 2025) – Last month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that completely repeals the state’s sales tax on gold and silver bullion. Under Florida law, sales tax is not charged on the gold, silver, and platinum...
