VirginiaFirearm industry members; standards of responsible conduct, civil liability.
What it does
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.
More detail
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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 5Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 5Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025Minor
- Feb 23Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 20Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 20Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1608ER)Major
- Feb 20EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18Senate substitute agreed to by House (50-Y 47-N)Major
- Vote recorded Senate substitute agreed to by House (50-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 14Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 15-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 15-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 14Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 14Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 14Read third timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 25107128D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Jan 24Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 24Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 23Read third time and passed House (49-Y 47-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (49-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 21Read first timeMinor
- Jan 17Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 3Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 3Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100327DIntroduced