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 Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2Senate sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Apr 2Passed by for the day
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2024To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1450)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1450ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N)Major
- Vote recorded House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Passed House with substitute (51-Y 46-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House with substitute (51-Y 46-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 19Public Safety Substitute agreed to
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Read second timeMinor
- Feb 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1450)
- Feb 14Committee substitute printed 25107425D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 14Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 10-N)Minor
- Feb 6Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Placed on Calendar
- Feb 3Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 30Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- Jan 30Rules suspended
- Jan 29Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1450)
- Jan 27Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 17Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 17Presented and ordered printed 25101021DIntroduced