Proposed District of Columbia Firearm Legislation B25 0245
Legislation Overview
Title: Establishment of Reasonable Controls for the Firearm Industry Amendment Act of 2023
Description: As introduced Bill 25-245 would allow the Office of the Attorney General and District residents to sue firearm industry members for harms caused by the manufacture or sale of a firearm-related product that is abnormally dangerous or likely to create an unreasonable risk of harm to public health and safety in the District. It would also permit suits against firearm industry members for harms caused by failure to implement reasonable controls to prevent firearm trafficking; the loss or theft of firearms and failure to report sales among other things.
Session: 25th Council
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Last Action Date: May 2, 2023
Sponsors
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8 sponsors: Charles Allen (D); Matthew Frumin (D); Christina Henderson (I); Brooke Pinto (D); Vincent Gray (D); Janeese Lewis George (D); Brianne Nadeau (D); Robert White (D);
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| May 2, 2023 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety | |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Notice of Intent to Act on B25-0245 Published in the DC Register | |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Introduced in Office of the Secretary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Apr 11, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
