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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0214" sponsor="Jordan D. Teuscher" designation="HB" otherSponsor="David P. Hinkins" otherHouse="Senate" subNumber="01" subSponsor="Jordan D. Teuscher" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL0178" date="1/26/2026 11:01:73" printDate="02-05 12:12" subVer="1" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>22</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="R" src="code" buid="1" uid="C53-5d-S101_2026050620260506" fromuid="C53-5d-S101_2016051020160510" sort="53 05d01010020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">53-5d-101</sect><sect action="A" src="code" buid="3" uid="C53-5d-S102_2026050620260506" fromuid="C53-5d-S102_2025050720250507" sort="53 05d01020020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">53-5d-102</sect><sect action="A" src="code" buid="5" uid="C53-5d-S103_2026050620260506" fromuid="C53-5d-S103_2016051020160510" sort="53 05d01030020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">53-5d-103</sect><sect action="E" src="code" buid="20" uid="C53-5d-S104_2026050620260506" sort="53 05d01040020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">53-5d-104</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="21" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Firearms Liability Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: David P. Hinkins</otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill amends civil liability concerning firearms and firearm-related items.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">defines terms and amends definitions;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" level="1">amends provisions and requirements for certain claims arising from a firearm or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10"/>firearm-related item brought against:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11" level="2">a seller or manufacturer of a firearm or a firearm-related item; or </hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" level="2">a trade association;</hl></hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13" level="1">for certain claims arising from a firearm or a firearm-related item:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14" level="2">requires a court to dismiss claims that fail to meet specific requirements;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15" level="2">grants reasonable attorney fees and court costs to a prevailing defendant in certain <ln numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16"/>circumstances;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17" level="2">allows a defendant to appeal an interlocutory order that denies the defendant's motion <ln numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18"/>to dismiss certain claims; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19" level="2">prevents a foreign nation from asserting specific exceptions that may allow a claim for <ln numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20"/>civil liability;</hl></hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="0-21" level="1">preempts a political subdivision from imposing civil liability on a manufacturer, seller, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="0-22"/>trade association in certain circumstances; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="0-23" level="1">makes technical and conforming changes.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="0-24" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="25">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="0-26">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="27">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="0-28">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="0-29"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="53-5d-102" src="code" uid="C53-5d-S102_2026050620260506" buid="3" sort="53 05d01020020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="0-30"><bold>53-5d-102</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 173, 208</sn><sn num="53-5d-103" src="code" uid="C53-5d-S103_2026050620260506" buid="5" sort="53 05d01030020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="0-31"><bold>53-5d-103</bold>, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 155</sn></saamd><saent numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="0-32"><snhead>ENACTS:</snhead><sn num="53-5d-104" src="code" uid="C53-5d-S104_2026050620260506" buid="20" sort="53 05d01040020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="0-33"><bold>53-5d-104</bold>, Utah Code Annotated 1953</sn></saent><sarep numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="0-34"><snhead>REPEALS:</snhead><sn num="53-5d-101" src="code" uid="C53-5d-S101_2026050620260506" buid="1" sort="53 05d01010020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="0-35"><bold>53-5d-101</bold>, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 155</sn></sarep></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="36"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="0-37">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="3" num="53-5d-102" type="amend" src="code" uid="C53-5d-S102_2026050620260506" sort="53 05d01020020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="53-5d-102" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-4" type="amend"><secline lineno="38">Section 1. Section <bold>53-5d-102</bold> is amended to read:</secline><headchap number="53-5d" numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-2">5d. Limitations on Actions Concerning Firearms and Firearm-Related <ln numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-3"/>Items</headchap><catline lineno="41"><bold>53-5d-102<parens/>. Definitions.</bold></catline><sectionText lineno="42"><tab/>As used in this chapter:</sectionText><subsection ssid="3-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-6" level="1"><display>(1)</display>"Ammunition" means a bullet, a cartridge case, primer, propellant powder, or other <ln numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-7"/>ammunition designed for use in any firearm, either as an individual component part or in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-8"/>a completely assembled cartridge.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-24" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-9" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1001" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="10" groupid="8" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">"Antique firearm" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-11-101">76-11-101</xref>.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-23" dnum="_-o:3-i" numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-10" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1002" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(3)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="4" groupid="3" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">"Firearm" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-11-101">76-11-101</xref>.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-54" dnum="_-o:4-i" numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-11" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1003" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(4)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="270" groupid="226" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">"Firearm accessory" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-5a-401">53-5a-401</xref>.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-2" dnum="2-o:5-i" numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-12" level="1" space="false"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1004" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(2)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start" space="true">(5)</amend></display><subsection ssid="3-25" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="end">(a)</amend></display>"Manufacturer" means, with respect to a qualified product, a person who is <ln numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-13"/>engaged in the business of manufacturing a qualified product<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="37" groupid="29" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both"> and who is licensed to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-14"/>engage in business as a manufacturer under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44</amend><amendoutend style="2"/>.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-26" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-15" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="31" groupid="24" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">"Manufacturer" includes an owner, director, officer, employee, or agent of a person <ln numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-16"/>described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-5d-102(5)(a)">(5)(a)</xref>.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-3" dnum="3-o:6-i" numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-17" level="1" space="false"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1007" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(3)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start" space="true">(6)</amend></display><subsection ssid="3-27" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="end">(a)</amend></display>"Negligent entrustment" means the supplying of a qualified product by a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-18"/>seller for use by <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="58" groupid="48" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">another person</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="52" groupid="42" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">an individual</amend> when the seller knows, or reasonably <ln numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-19"/>should know, <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="43" groupid="34" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both">that </amend>the <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="59" groupid="49" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">person</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="53" groupid="43" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">individual</amend> to whom the <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="61" groupid="51" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">product is supplied</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="54" groupid="44" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">seller is <ln numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-20"/>supplying the qualified product</amend> is likely to, and does, use the <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="55" groupid="45" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both">qualified </amend>product in a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="1-21"/>manner involving unreasonable risk of physical injury to the <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="64" groupid="54" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">person or others.</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="56" groupid="46" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="1-22"/>individual's self or to another individual.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-28" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="1-23" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="42" groupid="33" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">"Negligent entrustment" does not include a harm caused by an individual who was <ln numlevel="1" lineno="61" slineno="1-24"/>not entrusted with a qualified product directly by a seller.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-50" dnum="_-o:7-i" numlevel="1" lineno="62" slineno="1-25" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(7)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="244" groupid="204" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">"Proximate cause" means that a plaintiff's injury is directly caused by a defendant's <ln numlevel="1" lineno="63" slineno="1-26"/>alleged unlawful conduct.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-4" dnum="4-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="64" slineno="1-27" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="2" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1011" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(4)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="69" groupid="59" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="end">"Person" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="68-3-12.5" start="0">68-3-12.5</xref>.</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-5" dnum="5-o:8-i" numlevel="1" lineno="65" slineno="1-28" level="1" space="false"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1012" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(5)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1013" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(8)</amend></display><subsection ssid="3-null-6" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>"Qualified civil liability action" means a civil action or proceeding or an <ln numlevel="1" lineno="66" slineno="1-29"/>administrative proceeding brought by <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="281" groupid="235" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">any</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="280" groupid="234" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">a</amend> person against a manufacturer or seller <ln numlevel="1" lineno="67" slineno="1-30"/>of a qualified product, or a trade association, for damages, punitive damages, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="68" slineno="1-31"/>injunctive or declaratory relief, abatement, restitution, fines, or penalties, or other <ln numlevel="1" lineno="69" slineno="1-32"/>relief, resulting from<amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="90" groupid="76" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both">, on the basis of, arising out of, or in relation to</amend> the criminal or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="70" slineno="1-33"/>unlawful misuse of a qualified product by the person or a third party.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-29" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="71" slineno="1-34" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1014" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="73" groupid="62" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">"Qualified civil liability action" includes a claim:</amend><subsection ssid="3-32" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="72" slineno="1-35" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1015" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="89" groupid="75" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">asserted within:</amend><subsection ssid="3-30" dnum="_-o:A-i" numlevel="1" lineno="73" slineno="1-36" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1016" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(A)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="78" groupid="66" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">a civil action or proceeding; or </amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-31" dnum="_-o:B-i" numlevel="1" lineno="74" slineno="1-37" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1017" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(B)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="83" groupid="70" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">an administrative proceeding; and</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-33" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="75" slineno="1-38" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1018" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="95" groupid="80" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">under any theory of liability, including:</amend><subsection ssid="3-40" dnum="_-o:A-i" numlevel="1" lineno="76" slineno="1-39" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1019" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(A)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="154" groupid="128" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">a statutory or common law claim; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-41" dnum="_-o:B-i" numlevel="1" lineno="77" slineno="1-40" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1020" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(B)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="159" groupid="132" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">a claim arising under contract, tort, nuisance, or negligence law.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-7" dnum="b-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="78" slineno="1-41" level="2"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1021" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(b)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1022" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(c)</amend></display>"Qualified civil liability action" does not include:<subsection ssid="3-null-8" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="79" slineno="1-42" level="3"><display>(i)</display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="103" groupid="88" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">an action</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="102" groupid="87" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">a claim</amend> brought against a transferor convicted under 18 U.S.C. Sec. <ln numlevel="1" lineno="80" slineno="1-43"/>924(h) or <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="23" groupid="18" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">Section <xref refnumber="76-11-302" depth="4">76-11-302</xref></amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="22" groupid="17" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-11-216">76-11-216</xref></amend> by a party directly harmed by the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="81" slineno="1-44"/>conduct of which the transferee was convicted;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-9" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="82" slineno="1-45" level="3"><display>(ii)</display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="106" groupid="91" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">an action</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="105" groupid="90" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">a claim</amend> brought against a seller for negligent entrustment or negligence <ln numlevel="1" lineno="83" slineno="1-46"/>per se;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-10" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="84" slineno="1-47" level="3"><display>(iii)</display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="113" groupid="96" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">an action</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="112" groupid="95" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">a claim</amend> in which a manufacturer or seller of a qualified product <ln numlevel="1" lineno="85" slineno="1-48"/>knowingly violated<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="122" groupid="104" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both"> a state or federal statute applicable to the sale or marketing of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="86" slineno="1-49"/>the product, and the violation was a proximate cause of the harm for which relief <ln numlevel="1" lineno="87" slineno="1-50"/>is sought, including</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="344" groupid="288" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true"> a statute in one of the following provisions and the statute's <ln numlevel="1" lineno="88" slineno="1-51"/>violation is the sole proximate cause of the harm for which the claim seeks relief</amend>:<subsection ssid="3-null-11" dnum="A-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="89" slineno="1-52" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="2" level="4"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1025" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(A)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="115" groupid="98" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="end">any incident in which the manufacturer or seller knowingly made any false <ln numlevel="1" lineno="90" slineno="1-53"/>entry in, or failed to make appropriate entry in, any record required to be kept <ln numlevel="1" lineno="91" slineno="1-54"/>under federal or state law with respect to the qualified product, or aided, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="92" slineno="1-55"/>abetted, or conspired with any person in making any false or fictitious oral or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="93" slineno="1-56"/>written statement with respect to any fact material to the lawfulness of the sale <ln numlevel="1" lineno="94" slineno="1-57"/>or other disposition of a qualified product; or</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><subsection ssid="3-null-12" dnum="B-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="95" slineno="1-58" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="2" level="4"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1026" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(B)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="116" groupid="99" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="end">any case in which the manufacturer or seller aided, abetted, or conspired with <ln numlevel="1" lineno="96" slineno="1-59"/>any other person to sell or otherwise dispose of a qualified product, knowing, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="97" slineno="1-60"/>or having reasonable cause to believe, that the actual buyer of the qualified <ln numlevel="1" lineno="98" slineno="1-61"/>product was prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm or ammunition <ln numlevel="1" lineno="99" slineno="1-62"/>under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922(g) or (n) or Title 76, Chapter 11, Part 3, Persons <ln numlevel="1" lineno="100" slineno="1-63"/>Restricted Regarding Dangerous Weapons;</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-34" dnum="_-o:A-i" numlevel="1" lineno="101" slineno="1-64" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1027" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(A)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="118" groupid="101" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">the Gun Control Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 921 et seq.; </amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-35" dnum="_-o:B-i" numlevel="1" lineno="102" slineno="1-65" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1028" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(B)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="282" groupid="236" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">the Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C. Sec. 2778 et seq.;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-55" dnum="_-o:C-i" numlevel="1" lineno="103" slineno="1-66" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1029" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(C)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="278" groupid="232" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">the National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C. Sec. 5801 et seq.;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-37" dnum="_-o:D-i" numlevel="1" lineno="104" slineno="1-67" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1030" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(D)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="137" groupid="116" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">the Export Control Reform Act, 50 U.S.C. Secs. 4801 to 4852; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-60" dnum="_-o:E-i" numlevel="1" lineno="105" slineno="1-68" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1031" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(E)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="341" groupid="285" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">a requirement in Chapter 5a, Firearm Laws, Title 76, Chapter 11, Weapons, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="106" slineno="1-69"/>another statute that provides an equivalent requirement to a federal law <ln numlevel="1" lineno="107" slineno="1-70"/>described in Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-5d-102(8)(c)(iii)(a)">(8)(c)(iii)(A)</xref> through <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-5d-102(d)">(D)</xref>, such that the statute <ln numlevel="1" lineno="108" slineno="1-71"/>intentionally and exclusively imposes a specific and concrete obligation on a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="109" slineno="1-72"/>manufacturer or seller regarding the manner in which a qualified product is <ln numlevel="1" lineno="110" slineno="1-73"/>manufactured, distributed, or transferred to an unlicensed person, and does not <ln numlevel="1" lineno="111" slineno="1-74"/>include a claim premised on statutory or common law nuisance or negligence;</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-13" dnum="iv-o" numlevel="1" lineno="112" slineno="1-75" level="3"><display>(iv)</display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="189" groupid="160" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">an action </amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="161" groupid="134" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">a claim </amend>for breach of contract or warranty in connection with the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="113" slineno="1-76"/>purchase of the <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="177" groupid="148" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both">qualified </amend>product;</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-14" dnum="v-o" numlevel="1" lineno="114" slineno="1-77" level="3"><display>(v)</display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="190" groupid="161" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">an action </amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="178" groupid="149" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">a claim </amend>for death, <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="191" groupid="162" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">physical injuries</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="179" groupid="150" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">a physical injury</amend>, or property <ln numlevel="1" lineno="115" slineno="1-78"/>damage resulting directly from a defect in design or manufacture of the <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="180" groupid="151" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both">qualified </amend><ln numlevel="1" lineno="116" slineno="1-79"/>product, when <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="181" groupid="152" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both">the qualified product is being lawfully </amend>used as intended or in a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="117" slineno="1-80"/>reasonably foreseeable manner, except that where the discharge of the <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="183" groupid="154" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both">qualified </amend><ln numlevel="1" lineno="118" slineno="1-81"/>product was caused by a volitional act that <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="192" groupid="163" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">constituted</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="184" groupid="155" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">meets the elements of</amend> a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="119" slineno="1-82"/>criminal offense, then the <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="346" groupid="290" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both">volitional </amend>act shall be considered the sole proximate <ln numlevel="1" lineno="120" slineno="1-83"/>cause of any resulting death, personal injuries, or property damage; or</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-15" dnum="vi-o" numlevel="1" lineno="121" slineno="1-84" level="3"><display>(vi)</display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="194" groupid="165" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">an action</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="186" groupid="157" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">a claim</amend> or proceeding commenced to enforce the provisions of 18 <ln numlevel="1" lineno="122" slineno="1-85"/>U.S.C. Chapter 44, 26 U.S.C. Chapter 53, or Title 76, Chapter 11, Weapons.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-16" dnum="6-o:9-i" numlevel="1" lineno="123" slineno="1-86" level="1" space="false"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1035" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(6)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1036" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start" space="true">(9)</amend></display><subsection ssid="3-42" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1036" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="end">(a)</amend></display>"Qualified product" means<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="290" groupid="242" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both"> a firearm or antique firearm, as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-11-101"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="124" slineno="1-87"/>76-11-101</xref>, ammunition, or a component part of a firearm or ammunition.</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="300" groupid="249" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">:</amend><subsection ssid="3-56" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="125" slineno="1-88" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3" tab="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1037" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="299" groupid="248" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">ammunition;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-58" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="126" slineno="1-89" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3" tab="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1038" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="319" groupid="265" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">an antique firearm;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-59" dnum="_-o:iii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="127" slineno="1-90" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3" tab="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1039" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(iii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="315" groupid="261" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">a firearm; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-57" dnum="_-o:iv-i" numlevel="1" lineno="128" slineno="1-91" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3" tab="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1040" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(iv)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="321" groupid="267" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">a firearm accessory.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-43" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="129" slineno="1-92" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1041" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="198" groupid="168" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">"Qualified product" includes a product that is intended to be included in, attached to, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="130" slineno="1-93"/>used while attached to, or used in conjunction with a firearm or ammunition.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-17" dnum="7-o:10-i" numlevel="1" lineno="131" slineno="1-94" level="1" space="false"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1042" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(7)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1043" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start" space="true">(10)</amend></display><subsection ssid="3-47" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1043" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="end">(a)</amend></display>"Seller" means, with respect to a qualified product<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="208" groupid="177" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">, </amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="206" groupid="175" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">:</amend><subsection ssid="3-44" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="132" slineno="1-95" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3" tab="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1044" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both">(i)</amend></display>a federal firearms licensee, as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-5a-601">53-5a-601</xref><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="212" groupid="181" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">.</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="211" groupid="180" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-45" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="133" slineno="1-96" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3" tab="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1045" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="217" groupid="185" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">a person engaged in the business of selling a qualified product at the wholesale or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="134" slineno="1-97"/>retail level, including importing and exporting a qualified product.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-46" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="135" slineno="1-98" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1046" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="222" groupid="189" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">"Seller" includes an owner, director, officer, employee, or agent of a person <ln numlevel="1" lineno="136" slineno="1-99"/>described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-5d-102(10)(a)">(10)(a)</xref>.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-48" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="137" slineno="1-100" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1047" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="231" groupid="196" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">"Seller" does not include a manufacturer.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-18" dnum="8-o:11-i" numlevel="1" lineno="138" slineno="1-101" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1048" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(8)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1049" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(11)</amend></display>"Trade association" means<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="331" groupid="276" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">:</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="328" groupid="273" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true"> </amend><subsection ssid="3-null-19" dnum="a-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="139" slineno="1-102" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="2" level="2"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1049" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(a)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></display>any corporation, unincorporated association, federation, business league, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="140" slineno="1-103"/>professional or business organization not organized or operated for profit and<amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="261" groupid="218" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both"> for <ln numlevel="1" lineno="141" slineno="1-104"/>which</amend> no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private <ln numlevel="1" lineno="142" slineno="1-105"/>shareholder or individual<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="332" groupid="277" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">;</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="329" groupid="274" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">, if:</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-20" dnum="b-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="143" slineno="1-106" level="2"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1050" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(b)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1051" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(a)</amend></display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="333" groupid="278" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">an</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="330" groupid="275" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">the entity is an</amend> organization described in 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(6) and <ln numlevel="1" lineno="144" slineno="1-107"/>exempt from tax under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(a); and</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-21" dnum="c-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="145" slineno="1-108" level="2"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1051" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(c)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1052" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(b)</amend></display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="336" groupid="281" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">an organization, </amend><amendoutend style="2"/>two or more members of <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="337" groupid="282" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">which</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="335" groupid="280" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">the entity</amend> are manufacturers <ln numlevel="1" lineno="146" slineno="1-109"/>or sellers of a qualified product.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-22" dnum="9-o:12-i" numlevel="1" lineno="147" slineno="1-110" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1052" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(9)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1053" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(12)</amend></display>"Unlawful misuse" means conduct that violates a statute, ordinance, or regulation <ln numlevel="1" lineno="148" slineno="1-111"/>as <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="20" groupid="15" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">it</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="19" groupid="14" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">the conduct</amend> relates to the use of a qualified product.</subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="5" num="53-5d-103" type="amend" src="code" uid="C53-5d-S103_2026050620260506" sort="53 05d01030020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="149" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section number="53-5d-103" numlevel="1" lineno="150" slineno="2-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="149">Section 2. Section <bold>53-5d-103</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="150"><bold>53-5d-103<parens/>. Limitations on liability -- Requirements -- Dismissal.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="5-null-1" dnum="1-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="151" slineno="2-3" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="2" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1053" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="363" groupid="274" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="end">A manufacturer or seller of a qualified product, or trade association, is not subject to a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="152" slineno="2-4"/>qualified civil liability action regarding the unlawful misuse of a qualified product <ln numlevel="1" lineno="153" slineno="2-5"/>unless an injury or death results from an act or omission of the manufacturer, seller, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="154" slineno="2-6"/>trade association that constitutes gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional <ln numlevel="1" lineno="155" slineno="2-7"/>misconduct.</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="5-53" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="156" slineno="2-8" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1054" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="213" groupid="161" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">A person may not assert a claim, including a qualified civil liability action, against a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="157" slineno="2-9"/>manufacturer or seller of a qualified product, or a trade association, unless the claim:</amend><subsection ssid="5-77" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="158" slineno="2-10" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1055" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="332" groupid="249" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">is based on an exception described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-5d-102(8)(c)">53-5d-102(8)(c)</xref>; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="5-76" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="159" slineno="2-11" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1056" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="324" groupid="242" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">pleads with particularity the factual allegations providing the basis for the application <ln numlevel="1" lineno="160" slineno="2-12"/>of the exception described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-5d-103(1)(a)">(1)(a)</xref>, including the factual allegations <ln numlevel="1" lineno="161" slineno="2-13"/>necessary to establish:</amend><subsection ssid="5-62" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="162" slineno="2-14" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1057" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="261" groupid="193" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">the defendant's culpable mental state; and </amend></subsection><subsection ssid="5-63" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="163" slineno="2-15" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1058" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="266" groupid="197" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">that the defendant was the proximate cause of the damages alleged in the claim.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="5-71" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="164" slineno="2-16" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1059" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="306" groupid="228" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">A court shall construe an exception described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-5d-102(8)(c)">53-5d-102(8)(c)</xref>:</amend><subsection ssid="5-72" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="165" slineno="2-17" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1060" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="307" groupid="229" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">to limit the scope of a permissible claim, if there is a conflict between an exception <ln numlevel="1" lineno="166" slineno="2-18"/>and state statutory or common law; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="5-73" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="167" slineno="2-19" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1061" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="310" groupid="231" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">in harmony with other exceptions described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-5d-102(8)(c)">53-5d-102(8)(c)</xref>.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-2" dnum="2-o:3-i" numlevel="1" lineno="168" slineno="2-20" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1062" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(2)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1063" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(3)</amend></display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="340" groupid="256" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">A civil liability action</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="326" groupid="244" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">A court shall dismiss a claim brought</amend> against a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="169" slineno="2-21"/>manufacturer, seller, or trade association <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="313" groupid="233" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">that </amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="290" groupid="216" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">unless the claim:</amend><subsection ssid="5-69" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="170" slineno="2-22" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1063" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both">(a)</amend></display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="314" groupid="234" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="both">does not allege any of the provisions of Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-5d-102(5)(b)" start="0">53-5d-102(5)(b)</xref> shall be <ln numlevel="1" lineno="171" slineno="2-23"/>dismissed.</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="83" groupid="67" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">alleges an exception described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-5d-102(8)(c)">53-5d-102(8)(c)</xref>; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="5-34" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="172" slineno="2-24" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1064" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="147" groupid="112" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">complies with the requirements described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-5d-103(1)">(1)</xref>.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="5-59" dnum="_-o:4-i" numlevel="1" lineno="173" slineno="2-25" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1065" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(4)</amend></display><subsection ssid="5-78" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1066" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="358" groupid="270" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">A defendant who prevails in a motion to dismiss a claim under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-5d-103(3)">(3)</xref> is <ln numlevel="1" lineno="174" slineno="2-26"/>entitled to reasonable attorney fees and court costs.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="5-81" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="175" slineno="2-27" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1067" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="356" groupid="269" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">A defendant may appeal an interlocutory order of a court that denies the defendant's <ln numlevel="1" lineno="176" slineno="2-28"/>motion to dismiss a claim under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-5d-103(3)">(3)</xref>.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="5-80" dnum="_-o:5-i" numlevel="1" lineno="177" slineno="2-29" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1068" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(5)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="350" groupid="264" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">A foreign nation may not assert an exception described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-5d-102(8)">53-5d-102(8)</xref>.</amend></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="20" num="53-5d-104" type="enact" src="code" uid="C53-5d-S104_2026050620260506" sort="53 05d01040020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="178" slineno="3-1" sn="3"><section numlevel="1" lineno="179" slineno="3-2" number="53-5d-104" type="enact"><secline lineno="178">Section 3. Section <bold>53-5d-104</bold> is enacted to read:</secline><catline lineno="179"><bold>53-5d-104<parens/>. State preemption of local regulation.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="20-15-9" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="180" slineno="3-3" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1069" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="3" groupid="3" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">This chapter preempts a political subdivision from enacting any legislation, code, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="181" slineno="3-4"/>ordinance, or rule that imposes civil liability on a manufacturer, seller, or trade <ln numlevel="1" lineno="182" slineno="3-5"/>association for the criminal misuse, alteration, or modification of a qualified product <ln numlevel="1" lineno="183" slineno="3-6"/>under any theory of liability.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="20-15-10" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="184" slineno="3-7" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1070" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="11" groupid="8" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">Any legislation, code, ordinance, or rule made by a political subdivision of this state <ln numlevel="1" lineno="185" slineno="3-8"/>described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-5d-105(1)">(1)</xref> is superseded by this chapter.</amend></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="1" type="repealer" src="code" sort="TRepealer" numlevel="1" lineno="186" slineno="4-1" sn="4"><secline>Section 4. <bold>Repealer.</bold></secline><rhead lineno="187"/><sectionText><repsec num="53-5d-101" uid="C53-5d-S101_2026050620260506" sort="53 05d01010020260506" src="code" sn="4" numlevel="1" lineno="188" slineno="4-3"><parens/>Title.</repsec></sectionText></bsec><bsec buid="21" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="189" slineno="5-1" sn="5"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="189">Section 5.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="190"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>1-26-26 11:57 AM</tm></rev></foot></leg>