+ − Summary
+ − Full Text
+ − Actions (20)
- Third Reading - Lost; 024-031-000
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Silverstein
- Second Reading
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 007-006-000
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2005
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Executive
- Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. James A. DeLeo
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
- Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
- Do Pass Judiciary; 008-001-001
- Postponed - Judiciary
- Postponed - Judiciary
- Assigned to Judiciary
- Referred to Rules
- First Reading
- Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
+ − Adopted Amendment
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Firearms Accountability Act. Provides that whenever any person intentionally or negligently delivers or causes to be delivered a firearm, firearm ammunition, or silencer to: (1) any person who is not legally authorized to possess that item; (2) a person who is purchasing the item on behalf of another person; or (3) any other person the deliverer knows or has reason to know will use the item unlawfully; the deliverer shall thereafter be civilly liable for the commission of any subsequent tortious conduct that directly or indirectly involves the use, attempted use, or threatened use of the item by any person. Provides that a person bringing an action under the Act may be entitled to recover punitive damages if the conduct of the defendant that gave rise to the cause of action was either intentional, reckless, or grossly negligent. Provides that persons subject to liability under the Act are jointly and severally liable.
+ − Statute Amended
- New Act -