Phil Ting
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 19
Author
Existing law generally regulates the transfer and possession of firearms. Existing law also provides for various private rights of action. Existing law also provides that specified unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices are unlawful. Existing law also makes false advertising unlawful. This bill, beginning on July 1, 2023, would establish a firearm industry standard of conduct, which would require a firearm industry member, as defined, to establish, implement, and enforce reasonable controls, as defined, take reasonable precautions to ensure that the member does not sell, distribute, or provide a firearm-related product, as defined, to a downstream distributor or retailer of firearm-related products who fails to establish, implement, and enforce reasonable controls, and adhere to specified laws pertaining to unfair methods of competition, unfair or deceptive acts or practices, and false advertising. The bill would also prohibit a firearm industry member from manufacturing, marketing, importing, offering for wholesale sale, or offering for retail sale a firearm-related product that is abnormally dangerous and likely to create an unreasonable risk of harm to public health and safety in California, as specified. This bill would also authorize a person who has suffered harm in California, the Attorney General, or city or county attorneys to bring a civil action against a firearm industry member for an act or omission in violation of the firearm industry standard of conduct, as specified. The bill would authorize a court that determines that a firearm industry member has engaged in the prohibited conduct to award various relief, including injunctive relief, damages, and attorney's fees and costs.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 98, Statutes of 2022.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 9. Page 4432.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 16).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 20.)
Assembly Rule 69(b) suspended. (Ayes 52. Noes 18. Page 4844.)
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 4845.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 19).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 19).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee February 3.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1594 | HTML |
| 01/03/22 - Introduced | |
| 03/22/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/07/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/20/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/23/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/29/22 - Enrolled | |
| 07/12/22 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/20/22- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 05/02/22- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/20/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 05/24/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/10/22- Senate Judiciary | |
| 06/15/22- Senate Appropriations | |
| 06/22/22- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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