Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB95
Legislation Overview
Title: Use of firearm in commission of crime; civil liability.
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 adequately secure the firearm from theft or unauthorized possession.
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N)
Last Action Date: January 20, 2016
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'.
1 sponsors: Dave Marsden;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 20, 2016 | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N) |
| Senate | Dec 22, 2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103093D |
| Senate | Dec 22, 2015 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Dec 22, 2015 | 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
Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N)
Link: link to state bill page
