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2000 SESSION

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HB 534 Lawsuits against firearms manufacturers.

Introduced by: R. Lee Ware, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Lawsuits against firearms manufacturers. Provides that the authority to bring suit and the right to recover against any firearms or ammunition marketer, manufacturer, distributor, dealer, seller, or trade association by or on behalf of any locality or any governmental entity for damages, abatement, injunctive relief or any other remedy resulting from or relating to the lawful design, marketing, manufacture, distribution, sale, or transfer of firearms or ammunition to the public is reserved exclusively to the Commonwealth. The bill does not prohibit a locality or governmental entity from bringing an action against a firearms or ammunition company for breach of contract or warranty as to firearms or ammunition purchased by the locality or entity. Additionally, the bill prohibits localities from regulating in any manner firearms shows with regulations more stringent than those applying to shows of other types of items.

FULL TEXT

• 01/18/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 000346976  pdf
• 02/14/00  House: Printed as engrossed 000346976-E  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/18/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 000346976
• 01/18/00  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/24/00  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/13/00  House: Read first time
• 02/13/00  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (17-Y 6-N)
• 02/14/00  House: Read second time
• 02/14/00  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/14/00  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/14/00  House: Printed as engrossed 000346976-E
• 02/15/00  House: Read third time and passed House (76-Y 21-N)
• 02/15/00  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 21-N)
• 02/15/00  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/16/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/16/00  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/05/00  Senate: Left in Courts of Justice
• 03/05/00  Senate: Incorporated in other legislation (HB905-Cranwell)