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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Hall
DATE TYPED 02/01/05 HB HM 9
SHORT TITLE Abuse of Tort Law Against Firearm Industry
SB
ANALYST Ford
APPROPRIATION
Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
FY05
FY06
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Memorial 9 calls upon the New Mexico Congressional delegation to support the end of
the abuse of tort laws against the firearms industry.
Significant Issues
The United States Congress is currently considering several pieces of legislation that would pre-
empt state law and limit lawsuits brought by individuals against firearms manufacturers, distribu-
tors, dealers, and importers.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
By providing immunity to firearms manufacturers, distributors, dealers and importers, federal
legislation would pre-empt future lawsuits, which could reduce the caseload of the courts. The
AOC anticipates that this impact would be very minimal.