DC B25-0245 | 2023-2024 | 25th Council
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on April 11 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-05-02 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Pending: Council Judiciary and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 11 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-05-02 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Pending: Council Judiciary and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced Bill 25-245 would allow the Office of the Attorney General and District residents to sue firearm industry members for harms caused by the manufacture or sale of a firearm-related product that is abnormally dangerous or likely to create an unreasonable risk of harm to public health and safety in the District. It would also permit suits against firearm industry members for harms caused by failure to implement reasonable controls to prevent firearm trafficking; the loss or theft of firearms and failure to report sales among other things.
Title
Establishment of Reasonable Controls for the Firearm Industry Amendment Act of 2023
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2023-05-02 | Council | Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety |
2023-04-28 | Council | Notice of Intent to Act on B25-0245 Published in the DC Register |
2023-04-11 | Council | Introduced in Office of the Secretary |
Washington D.C. State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B25-0245 |
Text | https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/52822/Introduction/B25-0245-Introduction.pdf |