Washington D.C. Council Bill 250245

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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]

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.

Establishment of Reasonable Controls for the Firearm Industry Amendment Act of 2023

Cnc. Zachary Parker [D]	Cnc. Charles Allen [D]	Cnc. Matthew Frumin [D]	Cnc. Christina Henderson [I]
Cnc. Brooke Pinto [D]	Cnc. Vincent Gray [D]	Cnc. Janeese Lewis George [D]	Cnc. Brianne Nadeau [D]
Cnc. Robert White [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
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

Type	Source
Summary	https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B25-0245
Text	https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/52822/Introduction/B25-0245-Introduction.pdf