Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB318
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability.
Subject: Trade and Commerce: Firearms
Description: Firearm industry members; standards of responsible conduct; civil liability. Creates standards of responsible conduct for firearm industry members and requires such members to establish and implement reasonable controls regarding the manufacture, sale, distribution, use, and marketing of the firearm industry member's firearm-related products, as those terms are defined in the bill. Such reasonable controls include reasonable procedures, safeguards, and business practices that are designed to (i) prevent the sale or distribution of a firearm-related product to a straw purchaser, a firearm trafficker, a person prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, or a person who the firearm industry member has reasonable cause to believe is at substantial risk of using a firearm-related product to harm themselves or unlawfully harm another or of unlawfully possessing or using a firearm-related product; (ii) prevent the loss of a firearm-related product or theft of a firearm-related product from a firearm industry member; (iii) ensure that the firearm industry member complies with all provisions of state and federal law and does not otherwise promote the unlawful manufacture, sale, possession, marketing, or use of a firearm-related product; and (iv) ensure that the firearm industry member does not engage in an act or practice in violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also provides that a firearm industry member may not knowingly or recklessly create, maintain, or contribute to a public nuisance, as defined in the bill, through the sale, manufacturing, importing, or marketing of a firearm-related product. The bill creates a civil cause of action for the Attorney General or a local county or city attorney to enforce the provisions of the bill or for any person who has been injured as a result of a firearm industry member's violation to seek an injunction and to recover costs and damages.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: House sustained Governor's veto
Last Action Date: April 17, 2024
Sponsors
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9 sponsors: Dan Helmer (D); Nadarius Clark (D); Joshua Cole (D); Kannan Srinivasan (D); Joshua Thomas (D); Laura Jane Cohen (D); Michael Feggans (D); Phil Hernandez (D); Rodney Willett (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 9% (9 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 17, 2024 | House sustained Governor's veto |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| House | Mar 11, 2024 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2024 | Signed by President |
| House | Mar 7, 2024 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB318ER) |
| House | Mar 7, 2024 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Mar 7, 2024 | Enrolled |
| House | Mar 1, 2024 | VOTE: Adoption (49-Y 47-N) |
| House | Mar 1, 2024 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (49-Y 47-N) |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2024 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2024 | Passed Senate with amendments (20-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2024 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2024 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2024 | Reading of amendments waived |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2024 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (8-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2024 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2024 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 13, 2024 | VOTE: Passage (50-Y 48-N) |
| House | Feb 13, 2024 | Read third time and passed House (50-Y 48-N) |
| House | Feb 12, 2024 | Read second time and engrossed |
| House | Feb 11, 2024 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 9, 2024 | Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Feb 5, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 2, 2024 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Feb 2, 2024 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
| House | Feb 2, 2024 | Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Feb 1, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 1, 2024 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 16, 2024 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 5, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Jan 5, 2024 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104492D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Mar 7, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 5, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Governors veto explanation | Governors veto explanation | Mar 27, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senate amendments engrossed | Senate amendments engrossed | Feb 28, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Amendment(s) for HB318 for S-Courts of Justice | Amendment(s) for HB318 for S-Courts of Justice | Feb 26, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senate amendments | Senate amendments | Dec 17, 2017 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N) | 02/1/2024 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N) | 02/2/2024 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) | 02/5/2024 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 10-N) | 02/9/2024 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 48-N) | 02/13/2024 | 50 | 48 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (8-Y 5-N) | 02/26/2024 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) | 02/27/2024 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (20-Y 19-N) | 02/28/2024 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Adoption (49-Y 47-N) | 03/1/2024 | 49 | 47 | 0 | 4 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
