Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1167
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm industry members; 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, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill requires any firearm industry member that sells, manufactures, distributes, markets, or intends to sell, manufacture, distribute, or market firearm industry products, as that term is defined in the bill, within the Commonwealth, or that sells, manufactures, distributes, markets, or intends to sell, manufacture, distribute, or market firearm industry products to be used or possessed within the Commonwealth to comply with such standards of responsible conduct. Such standards include establishing and implementing reasonable controls regarding the manufacture, distribution, importation, marketing, and wholesale or retail sale of firearm industry products and taking reasonable precautions to ensure that such firearm industry products are not sold or distributed to a distributor or retailer that fails to establish and implement such reasonable controls. The bill also creates a civil cause of action for any person who suffers harm as a result of a firearm industry member's violation of the provisions of the bill.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 22, 2023
Sponsors
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19 sponsors: John Petersen (D); George Barker (D); John Bell (D); Jennifer Boysko (D); Creigh Deeds (D); Adam Ebbin (D); John Edwards (D); Barbara Favola (D); Ghazala Hashmi (D); Janet Howell (D); Mamie Locke (D); Louise Lucas (D); Dave Marsden (D); Jennifer McClellan (D); Jeremy McPike (D); Aaron Rouse (D); Richard Saslaw (D); Lionell Spruill (D); Scott Surovell (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 48% (19 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 22, 2023 | Left in Public Safety |
| House | Feb 9, 2023 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N) |
| House | Feb 8, 2023 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 8, 2023 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 8, 2023 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Feb 8, 2023 | Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2023 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Jan 25, 2023 | Read second time and engrossed |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2023 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2023 | Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102513D |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2023 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 10, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) | 01/23/2023 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) | 01/24/2023 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) | 01/26/2023 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N) | 02/9/2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
