SB491
Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 17, 2024
Senate: Passed by for the day
Chief Patron:
Jennifer Carroll Foy (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 ... (More) 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. 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. This bill is identical to HB 318. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104526D
- 01/09/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/26/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB491)
- 01/29/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/29/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/29/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/07/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 24104526D-E
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB491E
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB491E)
- 02/15/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/15/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/16/2024 - House: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/20/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/21/2024 - House: Read third time
- 02/21/2024 - House: Passed House (51-Y 49-N)
- 02/21/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB491ER)
- 02/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB491ER)
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/26/2024 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/2024 - Senate: Passed by for the day
