Bill > HB21

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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 business practices that are designed to (i) prevent the sale or distribution of a firearm-related product to a straw purchaser, firearm trafficker, person prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, or person who the firearm industry member has reasonable cause to believe is at substantial risk of using a firearm-related product to harm himself 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; (iv) prevent the installation and use of an auto sear on firearm-related products; or (v) ensure that the firearm industry member may not knowingly create, maintain, or contribute to a public nuisance, as defined in the bill, through the sale, manufacture, importing, or marketing of a firearm-related product. The bill creates a civil cause of action for the Attorney General or a local county, town, 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.

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Dan Helmer (D)*,  Kimberly Adams (D),  Jessica Anderson (D),  Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D),  Gretchen Bulova (D),  Kacey Carnegie (D),  Betsy Carr (D),  Nadarius Clark (D),  Laura Jane Cohen (D),  Rae Cousins (D),  Lindsey Dougherty (D),  Mark Downey (D),  J.R. Henson (D),  Phil Hernandez (D),  Patrick Hope (D),  Karen Keys-Gamarra (D),  Amy Laufer (D),  Destiny LeVere Bolling (D),  Alfonso Lopez (D),  Fernando Martinez (D),  Garrett McGuire (D),  May Nivar (D),  Marcia Price (D),  Sam Rasoul (D),  Atoosa Reaser (D),  David Reid (D),  Charlie Schmidt (D),  Holly Seibold (D),  Irene Shin (D),  Shelly Simonds (D),  J.J. Singh (D),  Kathy Tran (D), 

Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) (on 02/23/2026)

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