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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1084

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms; use in commission of crime, civil liability for negligent gun storage.

Description: Use of firearm in commission of crime; civil liability. Provides that a person may be held civilly liable for injury to the person or property of another or for wrongful death resulting from the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime if it can be shown by clear and convincing evidence that the firearm came into the possession of the person who committed the crime because of the failure of the civil defendant to reasonably secure the firearm from theft or unauthorized possession. The bill provides that a civil defendant exercising the ordinary standard of care for securing firearms will not be held civilly liable.

Session: 2019 Regular Session

Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N)

Last Action Date: January 16, 2019

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

3 sponsors: Dave Marsden (D); Adam Ebbin (D); Jeremy McPike (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 8% (3 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 16, 2019 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N)
Senate Dec 17, 2018 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101669D
Senate Dec 17, 2018 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Prefiled Dec 17, 2018 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
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
01/16/2019 11 4 0 0 Yes
  • Chafin, Benton (R) Yea
  • Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Nay
  • Edwards, John (D) Yea
  • Howell, Janet (D) Nay
  • Lucas, L. Louise (D) Nay
  • McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Norment, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea
  • Peake, Mark (R) Yea
  • Petersen, John (D) Yea
  • Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea
  • Saslaw, Richard (D) Nay
  • Stanley, William (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Richard (R) Yea
  • Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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