VA SB95 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-20 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-20 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Use of firearm in commission of crime; civil liability. Provides that a person may be held civilly liable for injury to the person or property of another or for wrongful death resulting from the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime if it can be shown by clear and convincing evidence that the firearm came into the possession of the person who committed the crime because of the failure of the civil defendant to adequately secure the firearm from theft or unauthorized possession.
Title
Use of firearm in commission of crime; civil liability.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N) (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-20 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N) |
| 2015-12-22 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2015-12-22 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103093D |
