CS/SB 1748: Evidence in Civil Actions Relating to Firearms
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Trumbull
Evidence in Civil Actions Relating to Firearms; Providing that the absence of certain mechanisms or features may not be used as evidence of a defective product design, negligence, a duty to warn, strict liability, or evidence to support similar claims, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/12/2026 Senate - Now in Commerce and Tourism
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/12/2026 Senate - Now in Commerce and Tourism
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/9/2026 Senate • Filed
1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
2/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/10/2026 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 3
2/11/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Judiciary read 1st time
2/12/2026 Senate • Now in Commerce and Tourism
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CS/SB 1748, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/11/2026 at 2:29 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1551 (c1) Products Liability for Firearms Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 2/18/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 790.3315 Page 1 (pdf) -
SB 1748, Original Filed Version Posted 1/9/2026 at 5:20 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1551 Products Liability for Firearms Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 2/18/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 145122 - Amendment
Delete lines 47 - 48 and insert:Judiciary
(Trumbull)2/9/2026
11:32 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/11/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/10/2026 12:00 PM Judiciary 8 Yeas - 3 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 790.3315 Page 1 (pdf)