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VCDL 2026 Legislation Tracking Tool
VCDL 2026 Legislation Tracking Tool
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Applications for concealed handgun permits. Allows for alternate methods of submission of applications for concealed handgun permits by removing the requirement that such applications be submitted in writing. VCDL Comments This bill eliminates the requirement that a concealed handgun permit be requested in writing, allowing for other methods of applying for a permit. This moves the law into the 21st century, where all kinds of legal document can be submitted online. | HistoryDate 3/10/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/10/2026 House Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 3/2/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/2/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/2/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB101) 3/2/2026 House Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB101ER) 3/2/2026 House Enrolled 2/25/2026 Senate Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/25/2026 Senate Read third time 2/24/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/24/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/24/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/23/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee (14-Y 0-N) 1/30/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 1/30/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 1/29/2026 House Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N 0-A) 1/28/2026 House Read second time and engrossed 1/27/2026 House Read first time 1/23/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee (21-Y 1-N) 1/22/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) 1/20/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB101) 1/16/2026 House Assigned H-PS sub: Firearms 1/2/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/2/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101130D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill makes battery in a 'dating relationship' a misdemeanor and takes away the right to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm for three years.'�'�Misdemeanors should never take away a civil right. | HistoryDate 3/18/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB19) 3/14/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/14/2026 House Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 3/13/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/13/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/13/2026 House Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB19ER) 3/13/2026 House Enrolled 3/6/2026 Senate Senate receded from substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A) 3/6/2026 Senate Reconsideration of Recede from Senate substitute defeated by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 3/6/2026 Senate Recede from Senate substitute defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A) 3/4/2026 House Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 94-N 0-A) 3/4/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB19) 3/2/2026 Senate Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A) 3/2/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - S-Courts of Justice committee substitute 3/2/2026 Senate 2/27/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 2/27/2026 Senate Read third time 2/26/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/26/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/26/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/25/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 1:15 pm) 2/25/2026 Senate 2/23/2026 Senate 2/23/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) 2/13/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 2/13/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/12/2026 House Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) 2/11/2026 House Read second time and engrossed 2/10/2026 House Read first time 2/6/2026 House Reported from H-Appropriations committee (15-Y 7-N) 2/4/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) 1/30/2026 House Assigned H-APP sub: Transportation & Public Safety 1/30/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N) 1/29/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill allows one of the most highly regulated industries, the firearms industry, to be sued civilly for a variety of already illegal actions.'�'�It also holds the manufacturers and sellers of even the most benign of firearm accessories, like a butt stock or a gun case, liable to a civil lawsuit if it doesn't 'properly' protect that item from theft or misuse by a criminal.'�'�How could a firearm accessory seller reasonably know if they were selling a gun sling to a prohibited person?'�'�Should a car parts store be sued if they sold a seat cover for a car used in a bank robbery?'�'�This bill is designed to have a chilling effect on all aspects of the firearms industry. | HistoryDate 3/16/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB21) 3/14/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/14/2026 House Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 3/12/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/12/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/12/2026 House Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB21ER) 3/12/2026 House Enrolled 3/5/2026 House Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 36-N 0-A) 3/5/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB21) 3/3/2026 Senate Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 3/3/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - S-Finance and Appropriations committee substitute 3/3/2026 Senate 3/2/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 2/27/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 2/27/2026 Senate Read third time 2/26/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/26/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/26/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/25/2026 Senate S-Finance and Appropriations committee substitute printed 26108624D-S1 2/25/2026 Senate Reported from S-Finance and Appropriations committee with substitute (10-Y 5-N) 2/23/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) 2/13/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB21) 2/6/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 2/6/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/5/2026 House Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) 2/4/2026 House Engrossed by House - H-Public Safety committee substitute 2/4/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute agreed to 2/4/2026 House Read second time 2/3/2026 House Read first time 1/30/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute printed 26106578D-H1 1/30/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee with substitute (15-Y 6-N) 1/29/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) 1/29/2026 House H-PS Firearms subcommittee substitute offered 1/16/2026 House Assigned H-PS sub: Firearms 12/22/2025 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 12/22/2025 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100319D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill allows a highly regulated industry, the firearms industry, to be sued civillyfor a variety of already illegal actions. It also holds the manufacturers and sellers of even the most benignof firearm accessories, like a butt stock or a gun case, liable to a civil lawsuit if it doesn't 'properly'protect that item from theft or misuse by a criminal! How could a firearm accessory seller reasonablyknow if they were selling a gun sling or a holster to a prohibited person? If an automobile parts store sells a seat cover to a driver who subsequently drives drunk and kills a family, it would make no sense to allow the store and the seat cover manufacturer to be sued. This bill is designed to have a chilling effect on all aspects of the firearms industry and nothing else. | HistoryDate 3/16/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB27) 3/14/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/14/2026 Senate Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 3/12/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/11/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/11/2026 Senate Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB27ER) 3/11/2026 Senate Enrolled 3/5/2026 House Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 36-N 0-A) 3/5/2026 Senate Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) 3/5/2026 Conference recommended by conference committee Conference Report 3/5/2026 Conference Conference Report released 2/24/2026 House House Conferees: Helmer, Simon, Phillips 2/24/2026 House Conferees appointed by House 2/23/2026 Senate Senate Conferees: Carroll Foy, Deeds, Sturtevant 2/23/2026 Senate Conferees appointed by Senate 2/23/2026 Senate Senate acceded to request (29-Y 9-N 0-A) 2/19/2026 House House requested conference committee 2/19/2026 House House insisted on substitute 2/18/2026 Senate House substitute rejected by Senate 2/16/2026 House Passed House with substitute (61-Y 36-N 0-A) 2/16/2026 House Engrossed by House - H-Public Safety committee substitute 2/16/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute agreed to 2/16/2026 House Read third time 2/15/2026 House Read second time 2/13/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute printed 26107995D-H1 2/13/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee with substitute (13-Y 7-N) 2/12/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 2/12/2026 House Read first time 2/12/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2/10/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB27) 2/9/2026 Senate Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/6/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - S-Courts of Justice committee substitute (Voice Vote) 2/6/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee Substitute agreed to 2/6/2026 Senate Read second time 2/5/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/5/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/5/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/4/2026 Senate Reported from S-Finance and Appropriations committee (10-Y 5-N) 1/30/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee substitute printed 26106446D-S1 1/28/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) 1/28/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee substitute offered 1/26/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee substitute offered 11/17/2025 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 11/17/2025 Senate Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100568D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill requires a person with a protective order against them or a person with a domestic violence conviction to surrender, sell, or turn their guns over to someone 21-years-old or older and someone who does not live with them. It requires the person to be advised that if a police officer believes they have not turned over all their guns, that the officer can get a search warrant to look for any such guns. There are multiple problems with the bill as written. If a husband and wife co-own a shotgun for home defense, for example, and the husband gets a protective order issued against him, the wife would no longer have access to that co-owned shotgun. That punishes the wife and needlessly endangers her life. There is also the question of not allowing a person 18 to 20-years-old to retain the guns. A person in that age range can legally possess rifles, shotguns, and handguns. Why can't young adults be used to hold the guns? | HistoryDate 3/10/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/10/2026 Senate Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 2/18/2026 Senate Signed by President 2/18/2026 House Signed by Speaker 2/18/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB38) 2/18/2026 Senate Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB38ER) 2/18/2026 Senate Enrolled 2/16/2026 House Read third time 2/15/2026 House Read second time 2/13/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee (13-Y 7-N) 2/12/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 2/12/2026 House Read first time 2/12/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2/6/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee Amendments agreed to 2/6/2026 Senate Read second time 2/5/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/5/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/5/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/4/2026 Senate Reported from S-Finance and Appropriations committee (10-Y 5-N) 1/28/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee amendments offered 1/28/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) 1/25/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB38) 11/19/2025 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 11/19/2025 Senate Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100710D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill makes unfinished firearm frames and receivers and un-serialized commercially made firearms unlawful to possess, purchase, sell, or transfer unless they are serialized. Even a chunk of aluminum, if sold to the public to become a frame or receiver once completed, must be serialized under this bill. The bill doesn't grandfather existing homemade firearms. This bill is unconstitutional, as there was no analog in the history or traditions of firearms with any such limitations at the time the Bill of Rights was adopted. Homemade guns have been legal since before the United States existed. And, of course, government, our servant, exempts itself from all this foolishness. | HistoryDate 3/14/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/14/2026 House Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 3/12/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/11/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/11/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB40) 3/11/2026 House Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB40ER) 3/11/2026 House Enrolled 3/4/2026 House Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 32-N 0-A) 3/2/2026 Senate Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 3/2/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - S-Courts of Justice committee substitute 3/2/2026 Senate 2/27/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 2/27/2026 Senate Read third time 2/26/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB40) 2/26/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/26/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/26/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/25/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 12:50 pm) 2/25/2026 Senate 2/25/2026 Senate 2/23/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) 2/6/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 2/6/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/5/2026 House Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) 2/4/2026 House Read second time and engrossed 2/3/2026 House Read first time 1/30/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee (15-Y 6-N) 1/29/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) 1/16/2026 House Assigned H-PS sub: Firearms 1/13/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB40) 1/6/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/6/2026 2:07 pm) 12/23/2025 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 12/23/2025 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100452D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill requires a person with a protective order against them or a person with a domestic violence conviction to surrender, sell, or turn their guns over to someone 21-years-old or older and someone who does not live with them. It requires the person to be advised that if a police officer believes they have not turned over all their guns, that the officer can get a search warrant to look for any such guns. There are multiple problems with the bill as written. If a husband and wife co-own a shotgun for home defense, for example, and the husband gets a protective order issued against him, the wife would no longer have access to that co-owned shotgun. That punishes the wife and needlessly endangers her life. There is also the question of not allowing a person 18 to 20-years-old to retain the guns. A person in that age range can legally possess rifles, shotguns, and handguns. Young adults should be able to hold the guns. | HistoryDate 3/10/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/10/2026 House Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 3/5/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB93) 3/4/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/4/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/4/2026 House Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB93ER) 3/4/2026 House Enrolled 2/27/2026 House Senate amendments agreed to by House (61-Y 34-N 0-A) 2/25/2026 Senate Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/25/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate as amended 2/25/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee Amendment agreed to 2/25/2026 Senate Read third time 2/24/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/24/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/24/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/23/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with amendments (9-Y 5-N) 2/6/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 2/6/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/5/2026 House Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) 2/4/2026 House Read second time and engrossed 2/3/2026 House Read first time 1/30/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee (15-Y 6-N) 1/29/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) 1/25/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB93) 1/16/2026 House Assigned H-PS sub: Firearms 1/2/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/2/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100796D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill creates a $500 civil penalty and subjects a vehicle to towing if a person leaves a visible handgun in an unattended vehicle. The car owner should not be at fault even if a criminal opens an unlocked car door to steal a firearm. It is the criminal who is solely to blame. This bill would put a handgun in the possession of, and under the control of, a tow truck company! Punish criminals and stop harassing good people. | HistoryDate 3/23/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB110) 3/14/2026 House Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 37-N 0-A) 3/14/2026 Senate Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) 3/14/2026 Conference Conference Report released 3/14/2026 House House acceded to request for second conference committee 3/14/2026 House House requested second conference committee 3/14/2026 House Reconsideration of 3/14/2026 Senate Senate Conferees: Marsden, Surovell, Obenshain 3/14/2026 Senate Second conferees appointed by Senate 3/14/2026 Senate Senate requested second conference committee (20-Y 18-N 0-A) 3/14/2026 House Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 36-N 0-A) 3/14/2026 Conference Conference Report released 3/13/2026 House House Conferees: Laufer, Simon, Morefield 3/13/2026 House Conferees appointed by House 3/13/2026 House House Conferees: Laufer, Simon, Morefield 3/10/2026 Senate Senate Conferees: Marsden, Surovell, Obenshain 3/10/2026 Senate Conferees appointed by Senate 3/9/2026 House House Conferees: Laufer, Clark, Morefield 3/9/2026 House Conferees appointed by House 3/9/2026 House House acceded to request 3/6/2026 Senate Senate requested conference committee 3/6/2026 Senate Senate insisted on amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 3/4/2026 House Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N 0-A) 3/4/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB110) 3/2/2026 Senate Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 3/2/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - S-Courts of Justice committee substitute 3/2/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee Substitute agreed to 2/27/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 2/27/2026 Senate Read third time 2/26/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/26/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/26/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/25/2026 Senate Reported from S-Finance and Appropriations committee (10-Y 5-N) 2/23/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee substitute printed 26108436D-S1 2/23/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) 2/13/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB110) 2/6/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 2/6/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/5/2026 House Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) 2/4/2026 House Engrossed by House as amended 2/4/2026 House H-Public Safety committee amendments agreed to 2/4/2026 House Read second time 2/3/2026 House Read first time 1/30/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N) 1/29/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N) 1/16/2026 House Assigned H-PS sub: Firearms 1/2/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/2/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101482D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill severely restricts concealed handgun permit recognition with other states. Currently, Virginia honors permits from all other states, which, in turn, allows Virginians to be able to carry in most of those states. Virginia residents may not use a permit from another state to carry in Virginia. They must have a Virginia permit. Permit holders from other states have been peacefully carrying in Virginia for years. This bill is an unjust and demeaning slap in the face to law-abiding Virginia gun owners, as it will reduce the number of states where a Virginia permit holder can carry a handgun for self-defense. This bill makes Virginians who are traveling less safe! It will also discourage gun owners outside of Virginia from visiting the Commonwealth, effecting the state's economy. This bill is a solution in search of a problem. | HistoryDate 3/23/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB115) 3/13/2026 Senate Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) 3/13/2026 House Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 33-N 0-A) 3/13/2026 Conference Conference Report released 3/12/2026 House House Conferees: Helmer, Simon, Wilt 3/12/2026 House Conferees appointed by House 3/12/2026 Senate Senate Conferees: Pekarsky, Surovell, Sturtevant 3/12/2026 Senate Conferees appointed by Senate 3/12/2026 Senate Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 3/11/2026 House House requested conference committee 3/11/2026 House House insisted on substitute 3/10/2026 Senate House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) 3/9/2026 House Passed House with substitute (61-Y 34-N 0-A) 3/9/2026 House Engrossed by House - H-Appropriations committee substitute 3/9/2026 House H-Appropriations committee substitute agreed to 3/9/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute rejected 3/9/2026 House Read third time 3/6/2026 House Read second time 3/4/2026 House H-Appropriations committee substitute printed 26108978D-H2 3/4/2026 House Reported from H-Appropriations committee with substitute (15-Y 7-N) 3/4/2026 House H-Appropriations committee substitute offered 3/1/2026 House Assigned H-APP sub: Transportation & Public Safety 2/27/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute printed 26108804D-H1 2/27/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) 2/27/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute offered 2/26/2026 House H-PS Firearms subcommittee amendment offered 2/26/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) 2/17/2026 House Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms 2/16/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB115) 2/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 2/13/2026 House Read first time 2/13/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2/10/2026 Senate Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/9/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) 2/9/2026 Senate S-Finance and Appropriations committee Amendments agreed to 2/9/2026 Senate Senator Pekarsky Amendment withdrawn 2/9/2026 Senate Senator Pekarsky amendment offered 2/9/2026 Senate Read second time 2/6/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 2/6/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee Substitute agreed to 2/6/2026 Senate Read second time 2/5/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/5/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/5/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/4/2026 Senate Reported from S-Finance and Appropriations committee with amendments (10-Y 5-N) 1/28/2026 Senate | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill makes battery in a 'dating relationship' a misdemeanor and takes away the right to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm for three years. Misdemeanors should never take away a civil right. | HistoryDate 3/10/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/10/2026 Senate Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 3/5/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB160) 3/4/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/4/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/4/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB160) 3/4/2026 Senate Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB160ER) 3/4/2026 Senate Enrolled 2/27/2026 Senate House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) 2/25/2026 House Passed House with substitute (64-Y 34-N 0-A) 2/25/2026 House Engrossed by House - H-Public Safety committee substitute 2/25/2026 House 2/25/2026 House Read third time 2/24/2026 House Read second time 2/23/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/23/2026 10:43 am) 2/21/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute printed 26108346D-H1 2/20/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee with substitute (13-Y 7-N) 2/19/2026 House Referred from H-Labor and Commerce committee and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote) 2/12/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Labor and Commerce 2/12/2026 House Read first time 2/12/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2/9/2026 Senate Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) 2/6/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) 2/6/2026 Senate Read second time 2/5/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/5/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/5/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/4/2026 Senate 1/28/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N) 1/25/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB160) 1/12/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/12/2026 11:19 am) 1/7/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 1/7/2026 Senate Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100142D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill prohibits firearms, or knives with a blade longer than 3.5 inches, in facilities that provide mental health services or developmental services, including hospitals, emergency departments, or emergency medical care facilities, if they offer such services. Disarming visitors and guests, including concealed handgun permit holders, at such facilities violates their right to protect themselves in an emergency. A U.S. District Court in the 2nd Circuit has restrained enforcement of just such a law for being unconstitutional under New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v Bruen Supreme Court ruling. | HistoryDate 3/10/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/10/2026 Senate Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 2/18/2026 Senate Signed by President 2/18/2026 House Signed by Speaker 2/18/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB173) 2/18/2026 Senate Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB173ER) 2/18/2026 Senate Enrolled 2/16/2026 House 2/16/2026 House Read third time 2/15/2026 House Read second time 2/13/2026 House 2/12/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 2/12/2026 House Read first time 2/12/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2/9/2026 Senate Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/6/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - S-Courts of Justice committee substitute (Voice Vote) 2/6/2026 Senate 2/6/2026 Senate Read second time 2/6/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB173) 2/5/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/5/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/5/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/4/2026 Senate 1/30/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/30/2026 1:45 pm) 1/28/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB173) 1/28/2026 Senate 1/26/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee substitute offered 1/26/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) 1/12/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/12/2026 11:30 am) 1/8/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 1/8/2026 Senate Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105103D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill prohibits the sale, possession, transfer, and transport of an 'assault firearm' made on or after July 1, 2026. It also prohibits sale, possession, transfer, and transport of an 'assault firearm' to anyone under the age of 21. Magazines that hold more than 10 rounds and were made on or after July 1, 2026, are prohibited. The U.S. Supreme Court has said in both DC v Heller, and recently The New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v Bruen, that any firearm 'in common use' is protected by the Second Amendment. The guns and magazines targeted by this bill are among the most common guns and magazines in the United States, making this bill unconstitutional. There are conservatively estimated to be over 20 million AR-15s and 700 million magazines that hold more than 10 rounds in civilian hands. | HistoryDate 3/11/2026 House Senate substitute agreed to by House (60-Y 35-N 0-A) 3/9/2026 Senate Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 3/9/2026 Senate 3/9/2026 Senate 3/9/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) 3/9/2026 Senate Read third time 3/6/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 3/5/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB217) 3/5/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 3/5/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) 3/5/2026 Senate Rules suspended 3/5/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/5/2026 8:55 am) 3/5/2026 Senate 3/4/2026 Senate Reported from S-Finance and Appropriations committee with substitute (10-Y 5-N) 3/3/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB217) 2/27/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/27/2026 3:48 pm) 2/27/2026 Senate 2/25/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) 2/25/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee substitute offered 2/10/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB217) 2/6/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 2/6/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/5/2026 House Read third time and passed House (58-Y 34-N 0-A) 2/4/2026 House Engrossed by House - H-Public Safety committee substitute 2/4/2026 House 2/4/2026 House Read second time 2/3/2026 House Read first time 2/2/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/2/2026 10:25 am) 2/2/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute printed 26106682D-H1 1/30/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee with substitute (13-Y 6-N) 1/29/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) 1/29/2026 House subcommittee substitute offered | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill prohibits firearms, or knives with a blade longer than 3.5 inches, in facilities that provide mental health services or developmental services, including hospitals, emergency departments, or emergency medical care facilities, if they offer such services. Disarming visitors and guests, including concealed handgun permit holders, at such facilities violates their right to protect themselves in an emergency. A U.S. District Court in the 2nd Circuit has restrained enforcement of just such a law for being unconstitutional under New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v Bruen Supreme Court ruling. | HistoryDate 3/25/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/25/2026 House Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 3/17/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB229) 3/14/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/14/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/14/2026 House Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB229ER) 3/14/2026 House Enrolled 3/9/2026 Senate 3/9/2026 Senate Read third time 3/6/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 3/5/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 3/5/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) 3/5/2026 Senate Rules suspended 3/4/2026 Senate 2/23/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N) 2/6/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 2/6/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/5/2026 House Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) 2/4/2026 House Engrossed by House - H-Public Safety committee substitute 2/4/2026 House 2/4/2026 House Read second time 2/3/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB229) 2/3/2026 House Read first time 2/2/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/2/2026 10:31 am) 2/2/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute printed 26106607D-H1 1/30/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee with substitute (15-Y 6-N) 1/29/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) 1/29/2026 House H-PS Firearms subcommittee substitute offered 1/28/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB229) 1/16/2026 House Assigned H-PS sub: Firearms 1/8/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/8/2026 5:05 pm) 1/8/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/8/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104503D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill restricts firearms at public institutions of higher education by requiring such firearms be part of an authorized program or activity inside a building. A solution in search of a problem. Higher education students are adults and have a right to self-defense. | HistoryDate 3/10/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/10/2026 Senate Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 2/18/2026 Senate Signed by President 2/18/2026 House Signed by Speaker 2/18/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB272) 2/18/2026 Senate Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB272ER) 2/18/2026 Senate Enrolled 2/16/2026 House 2/16/2026 House Read third time 2/15/2026 House Read second time 2/13/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee (13-Y 7-N) 2/12/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 2/12/2026 House Read first time 2/12/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2/9/2026 Senate Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/6/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) 2/6/2026 Senate Read second time 2/5/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB272) 2/5/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/5/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/5/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/4/2026 Senate 1/26/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) 1/14/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/14/2026 6:52 pm) 1/12/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 1/12/2026 Senate Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100667D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill makes unfinished firearm frames and receivers and un-serialized commercially made firearms unlawful to possess, purchase, sell, or transfer unless they are serialized. Even a chunk of aluminum, if sold to the public to become a frame or receiver once completed, must be serialized under this bill. The bill doesn't grandfather existing homemade firearms. This bill is unconstitutional, as there was no analog in the history or traditions of firearms with any such limitations at the time the Bill of Rights was adopted. Homemade guns have been legal since before the United States existed. And, of course, government, our servant, exempts itself from all this foolishness. | HistoryDate 3/14/2026 Senate Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) 3/14/2026 House Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) 3/14/2026 Conference Conference Report released 2/24/2026 House House Conferees: Simon, McPike, Phillips 2/24/2026 House Conferees appointed by House 2/23/2026 Senate Senate Conferees: Surovell, Jones, Obenshain 2/23/2026 Senate Conferees appointed by Senate 2/23/2026 Senate Senate acceded to request (35-Y 3-N 0-A) 2/19/2026 House House requested conference committee 2/19/2026 House House insisted on substitute 2/18/2026 Senate 2/17/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/17/2026 9:51 am) 2/16/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB323) 2/16/2026 House Passed House with substitute (62-Y 35-N 0-A) 2/16/2026 House Engrossed by House - H-Public Safety committee substitute 2/16/2026 House 2/16/2026 House Read third time 2/15/2026 House Read second time 2/13/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute printed 26108019D-H1 2/13/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee with substitute (13-Y 7-N) 2/12/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 2/12/2026 House Read first time 2/12/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2/9/2026 Senate Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/6/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) 2/6/2026 Senate Read second time 2/5/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/5/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/5/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/4/2026 Senate 1/26/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) 1/20/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB323) 1/20/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 2:04 pm) 1/13/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 1/13/2026 Senate Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100243D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill requires all firearms in a home, that are not being carried on or about a person, to be unloaded and placed in a locked container if there is a minor in the home or if there is a prohibited person in the home. A gun may only be stored loaded if it is in a biometric safe. Gun dealers must post signage about the law and there is also a provision to educate the public on firearm storage. Biometric safes are more expensive than non-biometric safes. Biometric safes can be unreliable when being used under stress and they also require batteries to work. Why are biometric safes the only option for storing a loaded firearm? There are plenty of other locking mechanisms for safes that are just as secure. | HistoryDate 3/10/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/10/2026 Senate Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 2/27/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB348) 2/27/2026 Senate Signed by President 2/27/2026 House Signed by Speaker 2/27/2026 Senate Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB348ER) 2/27/2026 Senate Enrolled 2/25/2026 House Passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) 2/25/2026 House Read third time 2/24/2026 House Read second time 2/20/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee (13-Y 7-N) 2/17/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 2/17/2026 House Read first time 2/17/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2/12/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB348) 2/11/2026 Senate Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/11/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/11/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/11/2026 Senate Reengrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) 2/11/2026 Senate Senator Boysko Amendments agreed to 2/11/2026 Senate Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) 2/11/2026 Senate Senator Boysko amendments offered 2/11/2026 Senate Engrossment reconsidered by Senate 2/11/2026 Senate Read third time 2/10/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 2/9/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 2/9/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB348) 2/6/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) 2/6/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee Amendments rejected 2/6/2026 Senate Read second time 2/5/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/5/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/5/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/4/2026 Senate Reported from S-Finance and Appropriations committee (10-Y 5-N) 1/29/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB348) 1/26/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) 1/13/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 1/13/2026 Senate Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105124D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill creates a state agency named the Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention. The Center would only be targeting violence committed using firearms and ignoring the root causes of crime, as well as all the other ways violence is inflicted on victims '� knives, blunt objects, hands and feet, etc. Half of violent crimes are not committed with a firearm! The term "Gun Violence" in the name of the agency gives away the true agenda: "gun violence" is a term coined by the gun-control lobby to blame guns, which are inanimate objects, and not the criminals that misuse guns. If a police officer shoots someone, the officer gets the blame, not his gun. But, if a criminal shoots someone, the gun gets the blame and not the criminal. No one says, "tire iron violence" or "hand and feet violence." Instead, it is just called "violence." But there is a disarmament agenda with firearms and "gun violence" is just an excuse to go after firearms with more useless gun control. | HistoryDate 3/17/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364) 3/14/2026 Senate Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) 3/14/2026 House Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) 3/13/2026 Conference Conference Report released 3/12/2026 House House Conferees: Price, Carnegie, Oates 3/12/2026 House House Conferees: McClure, Carnegie, Oates 3/12/2026 House Conferees appointed by House 3/10/2026 Senate Senate Conferees: Carroll Foy, Locke, French 3/10/2026 Senate Conferees appointed by Senate 3/10/2026 Senate Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 3/9/2026 House House requested conference committee 3/9/2026 House House insisted on substitute 3/6/2026 Senate House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) 3/4/2026 House Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A) 3/4/2026 House Engrossed by House - H-Public Safety committee substitute 3/4/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute agreed to 3/4/2026 House Read third time 3/3/2026 House Read second time 3/3/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364) 3/2/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute printed 26108959D-H1 2/27/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee with substitute (15-Y 7-N) 2/17/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 2/17/2026 House Read first time 2/17/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2/11/2026 Senate Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/10/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - S-Finance and Appropriations committee substitute (Voice Vote) 2/10/2026 Senate 2/10/2026 Senate Read second time 2/9/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 2/9/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/9/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/9/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/9/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364) 2/9/2026 Senate S-Finance and Appropriations committee substitute printed 26107332D-S1 2/5/2026 Senate Reported from S-Finance and Appropriations committee with substitute (10-Y 4-N) 1/28/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) 1/23/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364) 1/21/2026 Senate Rereferred from S-General Laws and Technology committee to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) 1/13/2026 Senate Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology 1/13/2026 Senate Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102821D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill eliminates the ability to transport a long gun to or from a place of purchase or repair! The bill also requires a handgun in an unattended vehicle to be stored in a locked hard-sided container that is placed out of plain view. Long guns cannot be taken home after a purchase, and they can't be taken to a gunsmith for repair, unless you are careful to keep them constantly in plain view! Not all gun safes can be "hidden from plain view" based on the kind of vehicle or the kind of safe. | HistoryDate 3/17/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB496) 3/14/2026 Senate Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) 3/14/2026 House Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 36-N 0-A) 3/14/2026 House House Conferees: Laufer, Simon, Morefield 3/14/2026 House Conferees appointed by House 3/14/2026 House House acceded to request for second conference committee 3/14/2026 Conference Second Conference Report released 3/14/2026 Senate Senate Conferees: Marsden, Surovell, Obenshain 3/14/2026 Senate Second conferees appointed by Senate 3/14/2026 Senate Senate requested second conference committee (21-Y 18-N 0-A) 3/14/2026 Conference Conference Report released 3/14/2026 Conference Conference Report released 3/13/2026 House House Conferees: Laufer, Simon, Morefield 3/13/2026 House House Conferees: Laufer, Simon, Morefield 3/13/2026 House Conferees appointed by House 3/12/2026 House House Conferees: Laufer, Clark, Morefield 3/12/2026 House Conferees appointed by House 3/10/2026 Senate Senate Conferees: Marsden, Surovell, Obenshain 3/10/2026 Senate Conferees appointed by Senate 3/10/2026 Senate Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 3/9/2026 House House requested conference committee 3/9/2026 House House insisted on substitute 3/6/2026 Senate House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) 3/4/2026 House Passed House with substitute (63-Y 36-N 0-A) 3/4/2026 House Engrossed by House - H-Public Safety committee substitute 3/4/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute agreed to 3/4/2026 House Read third time 3/4/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB496) 3/3/2026 House Read second time 3/2/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute printed 26108965D-H1 2/27/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee with substitute (15-Y 7-N) 2/19/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 2/19/2026 House Read first time 2/19/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2/16/2026 Senate Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/16/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB496) 2/13/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote) 2/13/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee Amendments agreed to 2/13/2026 Senate Senator Marsden Amendments withdrawn 2/13/2026 Senate Senator Marsden amendments offered 2/13/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee Substitute agreed to 2/13/2026 Senate Read second time 2/11/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with amendments (9-Y 6-N) 2/11/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee amendment offered 2/5/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB496) 2/3/2026 Senate Recommitted to S-Courts of Justice committee 2/3/2026 Senate Motion to recommit to Courts of Justice agreed to | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill restricts firearms at public institutions of higher education by requiring such firearms be part of an authorized program or activity inside a building. A solution in search of a problem. Higher education students are adults and have a right to self-defense. | HistoryDate 3/10/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/10/2026 House Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 3/6/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/6/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/6/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB626) 3/6/2026 House Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB626ER) 3/6/2026 House Enrolled 3/2/2026 Senate 2/27/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 2/27/2026 Senate Read third time 2/26/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/26/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/26/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/25/2026 Senate 2/23/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N) 2/6/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 2/6/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/5/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB626) 2/5/2026 House Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) 2/4/2026 House Read second time and engrossed 2/3/2026 House Read first time 1/30/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee (15-Y 6-N) 1/29/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) 1/27/2026 House Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/13/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/13/2026 3:34 pm) 1/13/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105402D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill requires a person to have a permit to purchase a firearm ("permit"), which is good for 5 years. To qualify for a permit, the applicant must have had his fingerprints taken and have had firearms training within the last two years. The training must be approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Services and include live fire of at least 10 rounds. Persons under 21-years-old cannot apply for a permit and are thus prohibited from buying firearms. A person renting a gun, persons with dual residency, and out of state residents purchasing long guns must have a permit. In a private sale, the purchaser must have a verified permit. The State Police can charge whatever fee they feel covers their cost in processing the permit application and can take as long as 45 days to issue the permit. Local law enforcement will be notified that you have been issued or denied a permit. This bill adds new misdemeanor prohibitors from getting a permit. The bill also removes the exemption from One Handgun a Month by CHP holders. This bill will get innocent people killed, as it will take at least two months before a person can purchase their first firearm. If they are purchasing that firearm for urgent self-defense, that is simply too long. The price to get a permit, which will likely be in the hundreds of dollars, will be prohibitive for poor people and is the equivalent of a poll tax. And even with all the hoops to get a permit, even citizens with concealed handgun permits will be limited to one handgun a month. Local law-enforcement will be handed a registry of gun owners. And gun rentals at shooting ranges will not be possible for people who have not yet got their permit or are visiting from out of state or from another country. | HistoryDate 3/24/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB643) 3/14/2026 Senate Conference report agreed to by Senate 3/14/2026 House Conference report agreed to by House (59-Y 37-N 0-A) 3/14/2026 Senate Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) 3/14/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/14/2026 4:28 pm) 3/14/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/14/2026 12:42 pm) 3/14/2026 Conference Conference Report released 3/14/2026 Conference Conference Report released 3/12/2026 House House Conferees: McGuire, Simon, Oates 3/12/2026 House Conferees appointed by House 3/10/2026 Senate Senate Conferees: Surovell, Srinivasan, Stuart 3/10/2026 Senate Conferees appointed by Senate 3/10/2026 Senate Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 3/9/2026 House House requested conference committee 3/9/2026 House House insisted on substitute 3/6/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB643) 3/6/2026 Senate House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) 3/4/2026 House Passed House with substitute (61-Y 37-N 0-A) 3/4/2026 House Engrossed by House - H-Public Safety committee substitute 3/4/2026 House 3/4/2026 House Read third time 3/3/2026 House Read second time 2/27/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/27/2026 3:32 pm) 2/27/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute printed 26108805D-H1 2/27/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee with substitute (14-Y 8-N) 2/26/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) 2/24/2026 House Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms 2/24/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 2/24/2026 House Read first time 2/24/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2/17/2026 Senate Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/17/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/17/2026 8:45 am) 2/16/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute 2/16/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) 2/16/2026 Senate Senator Surovell Substitute agreed to (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/16/2026 Senate Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) 2/16/2026 Senate Senator Surovell substitute offered 2/16/2026 Senate Floor substitute printed 26108027D-S3 (Surovell) 2/16/2026 Senate 2/16/2026 Senate | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill creates a 'Virginia Firearm Give-Back Program and Fund.' The sole purpose is for either the State Police, or, optionally, local law enforcement, to collect and destroy any firearms that are voluntarily turned in. Destroying what might be perfectly functional, and possibly quite valuable, firearms is a waste of money. The State could offset any costs by selling the firearms to licensed gun dealers through an auction. The name of the program implies that the Commonwealth gives firearms to citizens and now wants citizens to give them back. That is not the case. This program is a 'turn in' and not a 'give-back' program. | HistoryDate 3/10/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/10/2026 House Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 3/5/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB702) 3/4/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/4/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/4/2026 House Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB702ER) 3/4/2026 House Enrolled 2/27/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB702) 2/27/2026 House Senate substitute agreed to by House (59-Y 34-N 0-A) 2/25/2026 Senate Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/25/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - S-Courts of Justice committee substitute 2/25/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee Substitute agreed to 2/25/2026 Senate Read third time 2/25/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee substitute printed 26108462D-S1 2/24/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/24/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/24/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/23/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with substitute (9-Y 6-N) 2/16/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB702) 2/13/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 2/13/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/12/2026 House Read third time and passed House (62-Y 34-N 1-A) 2/11/2026 House Engrossed by House - H-Public Safety committee substitute 2/11/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute agreed to 2/11/2026 House Read second time 2/10/2026 House Read first time 2/6/2026 House Reported from H-Appropriations committee (15-Y 7-N) 2/4/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) 1/30/2026 House Assigned H-APP sub: Transportation & Public Safety 1/30/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute printed 26106538D-H1 1/30/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N) 1/29/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) 1/29/2026 House H-PS Firearms subcommittee substitute offered 1/22/2026 House H-PS Firearms subcommittee substitute offered 1/20/2026 House Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/13/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102339D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill prohibits the carry of certain loaded semi-automatic rifles, pistols, or shotguns on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, public right-of-way, or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public in the Commonwealth. This used to only apply to the cities of Alexandria, Chesapeake, Fairfax, Falls Church, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, or Virginia Beach and the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Henrico, Loudoun, or Prince William. This expansion of the prohibition on the carry of certain firearms is a solution in search of a problem. | HistoryDate 3/14/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/14/2026 Senate Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 3/12/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/12/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/12/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB727) 3/12/2026 Senate Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB727ER) 3/12/2026 Senate Enrolled 3/6/2026 Senate House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 3/4/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB727) 3/4/2026 House Passed House with substitute (55-Y 41-N 0-A) 3/4/2026 House Engrossed by House - H-Public Safety committee substitute 3/4/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute agreed to 3/4/2026 House Read third time 3/3/2026 House Read second time 3/2/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute printed 26108968D-H1 2/27/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee with substitute (14-Y 8-N) 2/12/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB727) 2/12/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 2/12/2026 House Read first time 2/12/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2/9/2026 Senate Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/6/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - S-Finance and Appropriations committee substitute (Voice Vote) 2/6/2026 Senate 2/6/2026 Senate 2/6/2026 Senate Read second time 2/5/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/5/2026 4:42 pm) 2/5/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/5/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/5/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/5/2026 Senate 2/4/2026 Senate Reported from S-Finance and Appropriations committee with substitute (10-Y 5-N) 1/29/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/29/2026 4:37 pm) 1/28/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB727) 1/28/2026 Senate 1/26/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) 1/26/2026 Senate Incorporates SB312 (Ebbin) 1/23/2026 | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill makes it so that 'Assault weapons' can be possessed, carried, and transported, but CANNOT be bought or sold, effective July 1, 2026!'� Magazines that hold more than 10 rounds will be contraband on July 1, 2026, with NO grandfathering!'� For each magazine that holds more than 10 rounds in your possession starting July 1, you could be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor (up to 1 year in jail and up to a $2,500 fine). | HistoryDate 3/14/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/14/2026 Senate Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 3/13/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/13/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/13/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB749) 3/13/2026 Senate Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB749ER) 3/13/2026 House Enrolled 3/9/2026 Senate 3/9/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/9/2026 10:46 am) 3/6/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 3/5/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB749) 3/4/2026 House Passed House with substitute (59-Y 35-N 0-A) 3/4/2026 House 3/4/2026 House Delegate Helmer Floor substitute agreed to 3/4/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute rejected 3/4/2026 House Read third time 3/4/2026 House 3/4/2026 House Floor substitute printed 26109153D-H2 (Helmer) 3/3/2026 House Read second time 2/27/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/27/2026 4:03 pm) 2/27/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute printed 26108724D-H1 2/27/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee with substitute (14-Y 7-N) 2/27/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute offered 2/12/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 2/12/2026 House Read first time 2/12/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2/10/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB749) 2/9/2026 Senate Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/6/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - S-Finance and Appropriations committee substitute (Voice Vote) 2/6/2026 Senate 2/6/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee Substitute rejected 2/6/2026 Senate Read second time 2/5/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/5/2026 4:34 pm) 2/5/2026 Senate 2/5/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/5/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/5/2026 Senate Rules suspended | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill requires all firearms in a home, that are not being carried on or about a person, to be unloaded and placed in a locked container if there is a minor in the home or if there is a prohibited person in the home. A gun may only be stored loaded if it is in a biometric safe. Gun dealers must post signage about the law and there is also a provision to educate the public on firearm storage. Biometric safes are more expensive than non-biometric safes. Biometric safes can be unreliable when being used under stress and they also require batteries to work. Why are biometric safes the only option for storing a loaded firearm? There are plenty of other locking mechanisms for safes that are just as secure. | HistoryDate 3/14/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/14/2026 House Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 3/12/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/11/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/11/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB871) 3/11/2026 House Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB871ER) 3/11/2026 House Enrolled 3/4/2026 House Senate substitute agreed to by House (60-Y 34-N 0-A) 3/2/2026 Senate Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 3/2/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - S-Courts of Justice committee substitute 3/2/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee Substitute agreed to 2/27/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 2/27/2026 Senate Read third time 2/26/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/26/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/26/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/25/2026 Senate Reported from S-Finance and Appropriations committee (10-Y 5-N) 2/24/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB871) 2/23/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee substitute printed 26108451D-S1 2/23/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) 2/6/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 2/6/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/5/2026 House Read third time and passed House (60-Y 37-N 0-A) 2/4/2026 House Read second time and engrossed 2/3/2026 House Read first time 1/30/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee (14-Y 7-N) 1/29/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) 1/29/2026 House Reconsidered by Public Safety (Voice Vote) 1/29/2026 House Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 3-N) 1/29/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB871) 1/23/2026 House Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/13/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101397D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill expands the Red Flag law by allowing more categories of people to petition for someone to be Red Flagged. '�The expanded types of petitioners cover various kinds of counselors and medical professionals. '�It now also includes immediate family or household members and intimate partners. '�The recent lawful acquisition of a firearm or ammunition is considered possible evidence that someone might need to be Red Flagged! '�This bill will discourage someone from getting medical or counselling help, as the person will not be able to trust that any information he shares won't be used against him. '�The expanded list of petitioners will greatly increase abuse of the Red Flag law by someone with a grudge. | HistoryDate 3/10/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/10/2026 House Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 3/2/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB901) 3/2/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/2/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/2/2026 House Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB901ER) 3/2/2026 House Enrolled 2/26/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB901) 2/25/2026 Senate Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/25/2026 Senate Read third time 2/24/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/24/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/24/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/23/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee (9-Y 5-N) 2/18/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 2/18/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/17/2026 House Read third time and passed House (62-Y 34-N 0-A) 2/16/2026 House Engrossed by House - H-Courts of Justice committee substitute 2/16/2026 House H-Courts of Justice committee substitute agreed to 2/16/2026 House Read second time 2/13/2026 House Read first time 2/11/2026 House H-Courts of Justice committee substitute printed 26106702D-H1 2/11/2026 House Reported from H-Courts of Justice committee with substitute (15-Y 7-N) 2/9/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) 2/9/2026 House H-CJ Civil subcommittee substitute offered 2/7/2026 House Assigned H-CJ sub: Civil 2/6/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB901) 1/30/2026 House Referred from H-Public Safety committee and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/13/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105114D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill expands the prohibition on the carry of firearms from 40 feet to 100 feet outside of a polling place or outside a building where the local electoral board is meeting. Even 40 feet was too much considering that there was never an issue with citizens lawfully carrying a firearm for self-defense at polling places or outside buildings where local electoral boards meet. This bill will increase the chance of innocent gun owners being entrapped if carrying a firearm and unaware of the arbitrary boundary set in this bill. | HistoryDate 3/10/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/10/2026 House Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 3/9/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB909) 3/6/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/6/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/6/2026 House Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB909ER) 3/6/2026 House Enrolled 3/2/2026 Senate Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/27/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 2/27/2026 Senate Read third time 2/26/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/26/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/26/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/24/2026 Senate Reported from S-Privileges and Elections committee (8-Y 7-N) 2/17/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB909) 2/13/2026 Senate Referred to Committee on S-Privileges and Elections 2/13/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/12/2026 House Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) 2/11/2026 House Engrossed by House - H-Privileges and Elections committee substitute 2/11/2026 House 2/11/2026 House Read second time 2/10/2026 House Read first time 2/6/2026 House H-Privileges and Elections committee substitute printed 26107286D-H1 2/6/2026 House Reported from H-Privileges and Elections committee with substitute (15-Y 7-N) 2/6/2026 House H-Privileges and Elections committee substitute offered 2/4/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB909) 2/2/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) 1/30/2026 House Assigned H-PE sub: Election Administration 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Privileges and Elections 1/13/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105117D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill requires that all concealed handgun permit training be DCJS certified and be taught by DCJS certified instructors. This is going to require DCJS to certify thousands of existing instructors and to certify their courses, as well. This is going to make finding instructors difficult and it will raise the costs of the classes. | HistoryDate 3/11/2026 House Senate substitute agreed to by House (72-Y 27-N 0-A) 3/10/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB916) 3/10/2026 Senate Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 3/10/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - S-Finance and Appropriations committee substitute 3/10/2026 Senate 3/10/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee amendments rejected (Voice Vote) 3/10/2026 Senate Read third time 3/9/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 3/6/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 3/6/2026 Senate S-Finance and Appropriations committee substitute printed 26109383D-S1 3/5/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 3/5/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) 3/5/2026 Senate Rules suspended 3/4/2026 Senate Reported from S-Finance and Appropriations committee with substitute (10-Y 5-N) 3/3/2026 Senate Rereferred to S-Finance and Appropriations committee 3/3/2026 Senate Motion to rerefer to Finance and Appropriations agreed to 3/2/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with amendments (9-Y 6-N) 3/2/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee amendment offered 2/13/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 2/13/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/12/2026 House Read third time and passed House (81-Y 16-N 0-A) 2/11/2026 House Read second time and engrossed 2/10/2026 House Read first time 2/6/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB916) 2/6/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee (19-Y 3-N) 2/5/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) 2/3/2026 House Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/13/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102206D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill creates a state agency named the Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center. The Center would only be targeting violence committed using firearms and ignoring the root causes of crime, as well as all the other ways violence is inflicted on victims '� knives, blunt objects, hands and feet, etc. Half of violent crimes are not committed with a firearm! The term 'Gun Violence' in the name of the agency gives away the true agenda: 'gun violence' is a term coined by the gun-control lobby to blame guns, which are inanimate objects, and not the criminals that misuse guns. If a police officer shoots someone, the officer gets the blame, not his gun. But, if a criminal shoots someone, the gun gets the blame and not the criminal. No one says, 'tire iron violence' or 'hand and feet violence.' Instead, it is just called 'violence.' But there is a disarmament agenda with firearms and 'gun violence' is just an excuse to go after firearms with more useless gun control. | HistoryDate 3/17/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969) 3/14/2026 House Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) 3/13/2026 Senate Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) 3/13/2026 Conference Conference Report released 3/12/2026 Senate Senate Conferees: Carroll Foy, Deeds, Sturtevant 3/12/2026 Senate Conferees appointed by Senate 3/12/2026 House House Conferees: Price, Pope Adams, Tata 3/12/2026 House Conferees appointed by House 3/12/2026 House House acceded to request 3/12/2026 Senate Senate requested conference committee 3/12/2026 Senate Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 3/11/2026 House Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N 1-A) 3/10/2026 Senate Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 3/10/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - S-Courts of Justice committee substitute 3/10/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee Substitute agreed to 3/10/2026 Senate Read third time 3/9/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 3/6/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 3/5/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 3/5/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) 3/5/2026 Senate Rules suspended 3/4/2026 Senate Reported from S-Finance and Appropriations committee (10-Y 5-N) 2/25/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969) 2/23/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee substitute printed 26108459D-S1 2/23/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) 2/18/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 2/18/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/17/2026 House Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) 2/16/2026 House Engrossed by House - H-Public Safety committee substitute 2/16/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute agreed to 2/16/2026 House Read second time 2/13/2026 House Read first time 2/11/2026 House Reported from H-Appropriations committee (15-Y 7-N) 2/11/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) 2/9/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969) 2/6/2026 House Assigned H-APP sub: Transportation & Public Safety 2/6/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute printed 26107390D-H1 2/6/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) 2/6/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute offered 1/29/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969) 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/13/2026 House | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill prohibits a person convicted of a misdemeanor assault and battery hate crime from being able to possess firearms. Misdemeanors should never take away a person's civil rights. The bill is unconstitutional under the U.S. Supreme Court's New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen decision. | HistoryDate 3/12/2026 House Senate substitute agreed to by House (60-Y 35-N 0-A) 3/11/2026 Senate Read third time 3/11/2026 Senate Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 3/11/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - S-Courts of Justice committee substitute 3/11/2026 Senate 3/10/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 3/10/2026 Senate Read third time 3/9/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 3/6/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 3/5/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 3/5/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) 3/5/2026 Senate Rules suspended 3/4/2026 Senate 2/27/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1015) 2/27/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/27/2026 3:41 pm) 2/27/2026 Senate 2/25/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) 2/25/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee substitute offered 2/18/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 2/18/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/17/2026 House Read third time and passed House (60-Y 35-N 0-A) 2/16/2026 House 2/13/2026 House Read first time 2/11/2026 House Reported from H-Appropriations committee (15-Y 7-N) 2/11/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) 2/6/2026 House Assigned H-APP sub: Transportation & Public Safety 2/6/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) 2/5/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) 2/3/2026 House Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms 1/29/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1015) 1/14/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/14/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/14/2026 6:26 pm) 1/14/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100294D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill requires training on how to use Red Flag laws by threat assessment teams in public elementary and secondary schools and public institutions of higher education. '�Red Flag laws do not provide any help for someone suffering from a mental health crisis and they do not provide due process for weeks after someone's firearms are seized. | HistoryDate 3/10/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/10/2026 House Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 3/9/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/9/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/9/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1071) 3/9/2026 House Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1071ER) 3/9/2026 House Enrolled 3/2/2026 Senate Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 3/2/2026 Senate Read third time 2/27/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/27/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/27/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/26/2026 Senate Reported from S-Education and Health committee (12-Y 3-N) 2/19/2026 Senate Assigned Education sub: Public Education 2/11/2026 Senate Referred to Committee on S-Education and Health 2/11/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/10/2026 House Read third time and passed House (64-Y 32-N 0-A) 2/9/2026 House Read second time and engrossed 2/6/2026 House Read first time 2/4/2026 House Reported from H-Education committee (17-Y 4-N) 2/3/2026 House H-ED K-12 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) 1/30/2026 House Assigned H-ED sub: K-12 1/19/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1071) 1/14/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Education 1/14/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102756D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill bans the carry of 1) a semi-automatic centerfire rifle or pistol that has a fixed magazine that holds more than 10 rounds or 2) a semi-automatic centerfire rifle or pistol that accepts a detachable magazinr of any size'�and has any of a variety of cosmetic features or 3) a semi-automatic shotgun with a fixed magazine that holds more than 7 rounds of the longest ammunition for which it is chambered or has a detachable magazine of any size, with any of a variety of cosmetic features, on or about a person on a public street, road, alley, sidewalk, public right-of-way, in a park, or in any place open to the public.'�'�Under this bill, a person couldn't even carry such a firearm from the gun store, which is open to the public, to their car!'�'�It doesn't matter if the firearm is unloaded.'�'�Concealed handgun permit holders and licensed security guards are no longer exempt from this code section, even though neither one has caused any legal issues by carrying such loaded firearms publicly for over a decade.'�'�Of course, the government, our servant, exempts itself from all this nonsense.'�'�The U.S. Supreme Court has already ruled that citizens have the right to carry firearms outside of their homes and in public, so this bill is unconstitutional on its face. | HistoryDate 3/18/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1524) 3/13/2026 House Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 38-N 0-A) 3/13/2026 Senate Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) 3/13/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1524) 3/13/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/13/2026 2:57 pm) 3/13/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/13/2026 2:06 pm) 3/13/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/13/2026 1:57 pm) 3/13/2026 Conference Conference Report released 3/11/2026 House House Conferees: McGuire, Simon, Wilt 3/11/2026 House Conferees appointed by House 3/10/2026 Senate Senate Conferees: Jones, Surovell, Peake 3/10/2026 Senate Conferees appointed by Senate 3/9/2026 House House acceded to request 3/6/2026 Senate Senate requested conference committee 3/6/2026 Senate Senate insisted on amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 3/4/2026 House Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 95-N 0-A) 3/2/2026 Senate Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 3/2/2026 Senate 3/2/2026 Senate 2/27/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 2/27/2026 Senate Read third time 2/26/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1524) 2/26/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/26/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/26/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/25/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 12:55 pm) 2/25/2026 Senate 2/25/2026 Senate 2/23/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) 2/18/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 2/18/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/17/2026 House Read third time and passed House (54-Y 41-N 0-A) 2/16/2026 House 2/15/2026 House Read first time 2/13/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee (13-Y 7-N) 2/3/2026 House Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms 1/28/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1524) 1/28/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/28/2026 9:43 am) 1/27/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/27/2026 House Unanimous consent to introduce 1/27/2026 House Presented and ordered printed 26105949D | ||
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Possession or transportation of certain firearms by certain persons; penalty. Prohibits persons younger than 18 years of age from possessing or transporting handguns or assault firearms anywhere in the Commonwealth, with certain exceptions. Current law prohibits persons younger than 18 years of age from possessing or transporting handguns or assault firearms. The bill also prohibits persons younger than 21 years of age from purchasing a handgun or assault firearm anywhere in the Commonwealth, with certain exceptions. VCDL Comments This bill removes the right of young adults to have a handgun or an 'assault firearm,' unless used for lawful self-defense or defense of another while in the home or property of parents, grandparents, or guardians. For young adults, 18 to 20-years-old, this bill is unconstitutional. | HistoryDate 3/17/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1525) 3/14/2026 Senate Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) 3/14/2026 House Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 37-N 0-A) 3/14/2026 Conference Conference Report released 3/14/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/14/2026 12:23 pm) 3/11/2026 House House Conferees: McGuire, Simon, Oates 3/11/2026 House Conferees appointed by House 3/10/2026 Senate Senate Conferees: Surovell, Deeds, Stanley 3/10/2026 Senate Conferees appointed by Senate 3/9/2026 House House acceded to request 3/6/2026 Senate Senate requested conference committee 3/6/2026 Senate Senate insisted on amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 3/4/2026 House Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 95-N 0-A) 3/2/2026 Senate Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 3/2/2026 Senate 3/2/2026 Senate 2/27/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 2/27/2026 Senate Read third time 2/26/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1525) 2/26/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/26/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/26/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/25/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 12:44 pm) 2/25/2026 Senate 2/25/2026 Senate 2/23/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) 2/13/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 2/13/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/12/2026 House Read third time and passed House (58-Y 37-N 0-A) 2/11/2026 House Engrossed by House - H-Public Safety committee substitute 2/11/2026 House 2/11/2026 House Read second time 2/10/2026 House Read first time 2/9/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1525) 2/6/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 2:03 pm) 2/6/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute printed 26107217D-H1 2/6/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee with substitute (14-Y 8-N) 2/5/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill requires schools to notify parents by text and on the school's website, within 30-days of the start of school, that the parents are responsible for making sure they have secured their firearms from their children, as required under 18.2-56.2. This bill leaves it up to school boards to come up with their own wording, and that leaves the warnings subject to anti-gun mischief '� such as discouraging gun ownership by the parents. | HistoryDate 3/14/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/14/2026 Senate Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 3/10/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/10/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/10/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB109) 3/10/2026 Senate Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB109ER) 3/10/2026 House Enrolled 3/4/2026 Senate House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 3/4/2026 Senate Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 3/4/2026 Senate House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 20-N 0-A) 3/2/2026 House Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A) 3/2/2026 House Delegate Cohen Floor substitute agreed to 3/2/2026 House H-Education committee amendments rejected 3/2/2026 House Read third time 3/2/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB109) 3/2/2026 House Delegate Cohen substitute offered 3/2/2026 House Floor substitute printed 26108675D-H1 (Cohen) 2/27/2026 House Read second time 2/25/2026 House Reported from H-Education committee with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) 2/24/2026 House K-12 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N) 2/10/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB109) 2/3/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Education 2/3/2026 House Read first time 2/3/2026 House Placed on Calendar 1/27/2026 Senate Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) 1/26/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate 1/26/2026 Senate Read second time 1/26/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) 1/23/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 1/23/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 1/23/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) 1/23/2026 Senate Rules suspended 1/22/2026 Senate Reported from S-Education and Health committee (8-Y 6-N) 1/15/2026 Senate Assigned Education sub: Public Education 1/2/2026 Senate Referred to Committee on S-Education and Health 1/2/2026 Senate Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100638D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill adds a family or household member, a mental health service provider, or an appointed evaluator from a community services board to the list of people who can petition for a Red Flag order. While this bill adds additional people who can petition for a Red Flag order, which invites abuse by those with a grudge and it will discourage people from getting help from a mental health service provider or a community services board, it keeps the important protection requiring police to do an independent investigation to determine if grounds for the petition exist before a petition can be filed. | HistoryDate 3/10/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/10/2026 Senate Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 2/27/2026 Senate Signed by President 2/27/2026 House Signed by Speaker 2/27/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB495) 2/27/2026 Senate Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB495ER) 2/27/2026 Senate Enrolled 2/25/2026 Senate House amendments agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/23/2026 House Passed House with amendment (63-Y 34-N 0-A) 2/23/2026 House Engrossed by House as amended 2/23/2026 House H-Courts of Justice committee amendments agreed to 2/23/2026 House Read third time 2/20/2026 House Read second time 2/18/2026 House Reported from H-Courts of Justice committee with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) 2/13/2026 House Referred to Committee for H-Courts of Justice 2/13/2026 House Read first time 2/13/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2/11/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB495) 2/10/2026 Senate Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/9/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - S-Courts of Justice committee substitute (Voice Vote) 2/9/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee Substitute agreed to 2/9/2026 Senate Read second time 2/6/2026 Senate Passed by for the day 2/6/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/6/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/6/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/6/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee substitute printed 26107130D-S1 2/4/2026 Senate Reported from S-Courts of Justice committee with substitute (9-Y 5-N) 2/4/2026 Senate S-Courts of Justice committee substitute offered 1/26/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB495) 1/13/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 1/13/2026 Senate Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104571D | ||
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School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household. Requires each school board to develop and implement a policy to require the annual notification of the parent of each student enrolled in the school division, to be sent by email and, if applicable, SMS text message, of (i) the importance of securely storing any prescription drug, as defined in relevant law, present in the household and (ii) the parent's legal responsibility to safely store any firearm present in the household. The bill also requires each parental notification to include information on (a) relevant state laws and regulations relating to safe firearm storage and child access to firearms and (b) firearm-related accidents, injuries, and deaths, including current statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or an equivalent nationally recognized entity or organization on youth firearm fatality rates. Finally, the bill requires each school board to make such parental notification available in multiple languages on its website. This bill is identical to SB 109 . VCDL Comments This bill requires schools to notify parents by text and on the school's website, within 30-days of the start of school, that the parents are responsible for making sure they have secured their firearms from their children, as required under 18.2-56.2. | HistoryDate 3/10/2026 Governor Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 3/10/2026 House Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 3/3/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB201) 3/2/2026 Senate Signed by President 3/2/2026 House Signed by Speaker 3/2/2026 House Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB201ER) 3/2/2026 House Enrolled 2/25/2026 House Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A) 2/23/2026 Senate Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 18-N 0-A) 2/23/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - S-Education and Health committee substitute 2/23/2026 Senate 2/23/2026 Senate Read third time 2/22/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB201) 2/20/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/20/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/20/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/19/2026 Senate S-Education and Health committee substitute printed 26108236D-S1 2/19/2026 Senate S-Education and Health committee substitute offered 2/19/2026 Senate Reported from S-Education and Health committee with substitute (9-Y 6-N) 2/4/2026 Senate Referred to Committee on S-Education and Health 2/4/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2/3/2026 House Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) 2/2/2026 House Read second time and engrossed 1/30/2026 House Read first time 1/28/2026 House Reported from H-Education committee (14-Y 7-N) 1/27/2026 House H-ED K-12 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) 1/23/2026 House Assigned H-ED sub: K-12 1/14/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB201) 1/7/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Education 1/7/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101358D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill severely restricts concealed handgun permit recognition with other states. Currently, Virginia honors permits from all other states, which, in turn, allows Virginians to be able to carry in most of those states. Virginia residents may not use a permit from another state to carry in Virginia. They must have a Virginia permit. Permit holders from other states have been peacefully carrying in Virginia for years. This bill is an unjust and demeaning slap in the face to law-abiding Virginia gun owners, as it will reduce the number of states where a Virginia permit holder can carry a handgun for self-defense. This bill makes Virginians who are traveling less safe! It will also discourage gun owners outside of Virginia from visiting the Commonwealth, effecting the state's economy. This bill is a solution in search of a problem. | HistoryDate 2/18/2026 House Left in Committee Public Safety 2/16/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB24) 2/10/2026 House H-PS Firearms subcommittee substitute offered 2/10/2026 House Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms 12/22/2025 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 12/22/2025 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100344D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill raises the mandatory minimum sentence for a repeat violent predator who uses a firearm in commission of a violent crime from 5 years to 10 years. Locking repeat violent offenders away from the public for extended periods of time will lower violent crime rates. | HistoryDate 1/26/2026 Senate Passed by indefinitely in S-Courts of Justice committee (9-Y 5-N) 1/6/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/6/2026 2:15 pm) 12/26/2025 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 12/26/2025 Senate Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100465D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill exempts highway rest areas from the state agency gun ban. Rest areas are not even remotely considered a 'sensitive government building.' Rest areas are open to the public 24/7 and have no assigned security guards. Only two other states, Illinois and New York have a ban in rest areas. Since this gun ban on rest areas has been in place, 4 people were shot in a rest area on I-81: https://www.foxnews.com/us/virginia-rest-stop-shooting-hospital-suspect-found-dead-police. People have been stabbed at rest stops: https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/sheriff-17-year-old-stabbed-at-virginia-rest-stop/291-504255229 and https://patch.com/virginia/manassas/suicide-linked-manassas-rest-area-stabbing-state-police. According to the website used by the Virginia State Police for criminal statistics, https://va.beyond2020.com/, there were 66 rest area crimes in 2020, 57 in 2021, 82 in 2022, 69 in 2023, and 60 in 2024. Those crimes include aggravated assault, negligent manslaughter, kidnapping/abduction, forceable rape, forceable sodomy, and forceable fondling. | HistoryDate 1/26/2026 Senate Passed by indefinitely in S-Courts of Justice committee (8-Y 5-N) 1/25/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB79) 12/26/2025 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 12/26/2025 Senate Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100462D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill lowers the maximum concealed handgun permit fee from $50 to $25, by lowering the maximum local law-enforcement can charge for the background check from $35 to $10. Originally the maximum permit fee was set at $50, which included approximately $25 to go to the FBI for fingerprinting applicants. In 2012 the General Assembly repealed the fingerprinting requirement but never got around to reducing the maximum permit fee accordingly. Clearly this change is long overdue. Background checks are now quick and easy for most applicants, causing many sheriffs in Virginia to do the background checks for free. $10 should more than cover the costs of the background check. | HistoryDate 2/18/2026 House Left in Committee Public Safety 1/22/2026 House Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (7-Y 3-N) 1/16/2026 House Assigned H-PS sub: Firearms 1/2/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/2/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103208D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill creates a $500 tax on suppressors. The last case of a legally owned suppressor being used in a crime in Virginia was back in 2019 in a Virginia Beach 'gun-free zone.' Suppressors don't eliminate a gun's sound. They merely lower the sound to a more hearing-safe level. They reduce a sound-level as loud as a jet plane taking off down to the sound-level of a jackhammer. The reduced sound-level is more neighbor-friendly when target shooting. Suppressors also protect a hunter's hearing. Some suppressors are priced around $300, so this would be a 160% tax! What exactly does such a high tax achieve, other than purposely pricing poor people out of the market, discouraging target shooters from reducing the sound-level heard by neighbors, or making it harder for a hunter to protect his hearing? | HistoryDate 2/18/2026 House Left in Finance 2/10/2026 House H-FIN Subcommittee #2 recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N) 2/6/2026 House Assigned H-FIN sub: Subcommittee #2 2/1/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/1/2026 2:32 pm) 1/7/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Finance 1/7/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103948D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill creates an anti-harassment order. The order does not affect a person being able to get a CHP. | HistoryDate 2/18/2026 House Left in Committee Courts of Justice 2/11/2026 House Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (10-Y 0-N) 2/10/2026 House Assigned H-CJ sub: Criminal 1/23/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB208) 1/20/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB208) 1/7/2026 House Referred to Committee for H-Courts of Justice 1/7/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103419D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill bans the carry of 1) a semi-automatic centerfire rifle or pistol that has a fixed magazine that holds more than 10 rounds or 2) a semi-automatic centerfire rifle or pistol that accepts a detachable magazine of any size and has any of a variety of cosmetic features or 3) a semi-automatic shotgun with a fixed magazine that holds more than 7 rounds of the longest ammunition for which it is chambered or has a detachable magazine of any size, with any of a variety of cosmetic features, on or about a person on a public street, road, alley, sidewalk, public right-of-way, in a park, or in any place open to the public. Under this bill, a person couldn't even carry such a firearm from the gun store, which is open to the public, to their car! It doesn't matter if the firearm is unloaded. Concealed handgun permit holders and licensed security guards are no longer exempt from this code section, even though neither one has caused any legal issues by carrying such loaded firearms publicly for over a decade. Of course, the government, our servant, exempts itself from all this nonsense. The U.S. Supreme Court has already ruled that citizens have the right to carry firearms outside of their homes and in public, so this bill is unconstitutional on its face. | HistoryDate 1/26/2026 Senate Incorporated by S-Courts of Justice committee (SB727 -Jones) (13-Y 0-N) 1/21/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB312) 1/15/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/15/2026 2:49 pm) 1/13/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 1/13/2026 Senate Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101889D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill exempts a woman who is a current victim of family abuse and has a protective order against a family or household member from some carry-prohibited areas, including local government buildings, parks and permitted events; Capitol Square and other state government buildings; non-secure areas of airport terminals; and polling places. Such a person is not required to have a concealed carry permit to carry concealed. Women who are protected by this bill are often in extreme danger, with family or household members knowing where they work and their habits. If the woman doesn't already have a concealed handgun permit, going through all the steps and delays with getting one could be fatal. | HistoryDate 2/18/2026 House Left in Committee Public Safety 1/22/2026 House Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (7-Y 3-N) 1/20/2026 House Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/13/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102669D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill allows Commonwealth Attorneys, or anyone who notifies the Commonwealth Attorney, to petition a court for the return of confiscated weapons. | HistoryDate 1/23/2026 House Continued to 2027 in H-Public Safety committee (Voice Vote) 1/22/2026 House Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) 1/20/2026 House Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/13/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103531D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill requires that a Red Flag order has a sworn statement from the officer or the alleged abused person specifying the grounds for the order. The sworn statement will be attached to the order when served to the person who is the subject of the order. This will help prevent vengeful misuse of Red Flag orders and the person being served will at least know why the order was given. | HistoryDate 1/26/2026 Senate Stricken at request of Patron in S-Courts of Justice committee (10-Y 0-N) 1/14/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 1/14/2026 Senate Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103795D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill repeals language that allows localities to prohibit firearms in parks and at permitted, or should have been permitted, events. A court has ruled that such gun bans are unconstitutional in a lawsuit against the City of Winchester. | HistoryDate 2/18/2026 House Left in Committee Public Safety 1/22/2026 House Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (7-Y 3-N) 1/20/2026 House Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/13/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103555D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill reduces the maximum fee for a resident concealed handgun permit from $50 to $25. The reduction comes from reducing what the law enforcement agency running the background check can charge from $35 to $10. The $50 maximum was originally intended to cover sending $25 to the FBI for fingerprint processing, which was repealed back in 2012. This bill merely removes the excess funding that is no longer needed for processing a permit. The background checks are now much faster and many localities don't even charge for the background check at all, making their permit fees $15 total. | HistoryDate 2/18/2026 House Left in Committee Public Safety 1/22/2026 House Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N) 1/20/2026 House Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/13/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103584D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill allows someone without a concealed handgun permit, but who would qualify for one, to carry a concealed handgun anywhere they could lawfully open carry a handgun. Twenty-nine states now have Permitless Carry, none have repealed it, and more states are expected to follow suit. Neighboring Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia are all Permitless Carry states, with North Carolina expected to do so in the near future. | HistoryDate 1/23/2026 House Tabled in H-Public Safety committee (15-Y 7-N) 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/13/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103559D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill exempts highway rest areas and ABC stores from the state agency gun ban. Only two other states, Illinois and New York have a ban in rest areas. Rest areas are open to the public 24 hours a day and have no special security, and do not qualify as a 'sensitive government building.' ABC stores are retail stores, just like any other retail store, and again, are not a 'sensitive government building.' Since this gun ban on rest areas has been in place, 4 people were shot in a rest area on I-81: https://www.foxnews.com/us/virginia-rest-stop-shooting-hospital-suspect-found-dead-police. People have been stabbed at rest stops: https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/sheriff-17-year-old-stabbed-at-virginia-rest-stop/291-504255229 and https://patch.com/virginia/manassas/suicide-linked-manassas-rest-area-stabbing-state-police. According to the website used by the Virginia State Police for criminal statistics, https://va.beyond2020.com/, there were 66 rest area crimes in 2020, 57 in 2021, 82 in 2022, 69 in 2023, and 60 in 2024. Those crimes include aggravated assault, negligent manslaughter, kidnapping/abduction, forceable rape, forceable sodomy, and forceable fondling. | HistoryDate 2/18/2026 House Left in Committee Public Safety 2/2/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB696) 1/22/2026 House Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 3-N) 1/20/2026 House Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/13/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103607D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill requires that a person must wait five days before a purchased or rented firearm can be transferred to them. Gun sales, both private and commercial, will require a buyer to make two trips to a dealer to get the firearm, and such trips could be lengthy. The bill will also do severe harm to gun shows, as most are only two days long and would therefore require all purchasers to travel to a gun store, possibly across the state, to pick up the firearm. There are many sad cases where someone who urgently needed a firearm for self-defense was murdered while in the waiting period. California has a 10-day waiting period, with plenty of mass murders and a violent crime rate more than double that of Virginia in 2023. Virginia has the 14th lowest crime rate in the U.S. (https://www.statista.com/statistics/200445/reported-violent-crime-rate-in-the-us-states/). So much for the promise to citizens that the system would be an 'instant check' when that law was passed. This bill would also make renting a gun at a gun range to try it out, or to take a firearm-safety class before you buy your first gun, pretty much impossible. | HistoryDate 2/18/2026 House Left in Committee Public Safety 2/16/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB700) 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/13/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/13/2026 4:53 pm) 1/13/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103829D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill creates an 11% excise tax on firearms and ammunition manufacturers for gross sales into the Commonwealth. Is there going to be an excise tax for book publishers, raising the cost for people who want to exercise their First Amendment rights? This is a "sin tax," that affects a basic civil right. Owning a gun is not a sin. Guns are used to save hundreds of thousands of lives every year. | HistoryDate 2/25/2026 House Continued to 2027 in H-Finance committee (Voice Vote) 2/24/2026 House H-FIN Subcommittee #2 recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) 2/24/2026 House H-FIN Subcommittee #2 amendment offered 2/23/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/23/2026 3:25 pm) 2/12/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Finance 2/12/2026 House Read first time 2/12/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2/6/2026 Senate Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2/5/2026 Senate Engrossed by Senate - S-Finance and Appropriations committee substitute 2/5/2026 Senate S-Finance and Appropriations committee Substitute agreed to 2/5/2026 Senate Read second time 2/4/2026 Senate Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2/4/2026 Senate Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) 2/4/2026 Senate Rules suspended 2/3/2026 Senate S-Finance and Appropriations committee substitute printed 26106635D-S1 2/3/2026 Senate Reported from S-Finance and Appropriations committee with substitute (10-Y 5-N) 1/28/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/28/2026 9:12 pm) 1/21/2026 Senate Referred to Committee on S-Finance and Appropriations 1/21/2026 Senate Presented and ordered printed 26104971D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill requires a person to have a permit to purchase a firearm ('permit'), which is good for 5 years. To qualify for a permit, the applicant must have had his fingerprints taken and have had firearms training within the last two years. The training must be approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Services and include live fire of at least 10 rounds. Persons under 21-years-old cannot apply for a permit and are thus prohibited from buying firearms. A person renting a gun, persons with dual residency, and out of state residents purchasing long guns must have a permit. In a private sale, the purchaser must have a verified permit. The State Police can charge whatever fee they feel covers their cost in processing the permit application and can take as long as 45 days to issue the permit. Local law enforcement will be notified that you have been issued or denied a permit. This bill adds new misdemeanor prohibitors from getting a permit. The bill also removes the exemption from One Handgun a Month by CHP holders. This bill will get innocent people killed, as it will take at least two months before a person can purchase their first firearm. If they are purchasing that firearm for urgent self-defense, that is simply too long. The price to get a permit, which will likely be in the hundreds of dollars, will be prohibitive for poor people and is the equivalent of a poll tax. And even with all the hoops to get a permit, even citizens with concealed handgun permits will be limited to one handgun a month. Local law-enforcement will be handed a registry of gun owners. And gun rentals at shooting ranges will not be possible for people who have not yet got their permit or are visiting from out of state or from another country. | HistoryDate 1/28/2026 Senate Incorporated by S-Courts of Justice committee (SB643 -Surovell) (10-Y 0-N) 1/23/2026 Senate Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 4:18 pm) 1/23/2026 Senate Referred to Committee for S-Courts of Justice 1/23/2026 Senate Presented and ordered printed 26105646D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill requires gun dealers who don't work out of their residence to have security cameras filming inside and outside where firearms are stored; bars or security screens, etc. on all outside doors and windows where guns are stored; a continuously monitored burglar alarm system where guns are stored; 'if practicable', whatever that means, having physical barriers to prevent vehicles from ramming the building where guns are stored; and a requirement on how guns are to be stored after business hours that makes no sense. There are a lot of problems with this bill. 1) Some gun dealers simply cannot comply with all the requirements based on where their gun store is located, such as in a mall. 2) The wording on how guns are to be stored after hours is so poorly written as to be unintelligible. 3) The requirements are going to be too onerous for some gun dealers and will drive up costs for the consumer. | HistoryDate 2/18/2026 House Left in Committee Public Safety 2/6/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB907) 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/13/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105240D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill creates an 11% excise tax on firearms and ammunition manufacturers for gross sales into the Commonwealth. Is there going to be an excise tax for book publishers, raising the cost for people who want to exercise their First Amendment rights? This is a 'sin tax,' that affects a basic civil right. Owning a gun is not a sin. Guns are used to save hundreds of thousands of lives every year. | HistoryDate 2/16/2026 House Continued pursuant to House Rule 22 to 2027 in Finance 2/16/2026 House Rereferred to H-Finance committee 2/16/2026 House Motion to rerefer to Finance agreed to 2/13/2026 House Read first time 2/12/2026 House H-Finance committee substitute printed 26107624D-H1 2/11/2026 House Incorporates HB1094 (Laufer) 2/11/2026 House Reported from H-Finance committee with substitute (14-Y 7-N) 2/10/2026 House H-FIN Subcommittee #2 recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 4-N) 2/10/2026 House Reconsidered by Finance (Voice Vote) 2/10/2026 House H-FIN Subcommittee #2 recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 2-N) 2/10/2026 House H-FIN Subcommittee #2 substitute offered 2/6/2026 House Assigned H-FIN sub: Subcommittee #2 2/1/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/1/2026 2:11 pm) 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Finance 1/13/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102202D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill allows localities to ban the discharge of a firearm on property that has less than 5 acres. '�Any berm or backstop must be at least 10 feet from a property line and reasonable care must be taken to prevent the projectile from leaving the shooter's property. '�This is a one-size-fits-all situation. '�If there are no homes close to the shooter's property, one could safely shoot on a much smaller lot with a berm or other backstop. | HistoryDate 1/30/2026 House Continued to 2027 in H-Counties, Cities and Towns committee (Voice Vote) 1/29/2026 House H-CCT Subcommittee #3 recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) 1/29/2026 House H-CCT Subcommittee #3 amendment offered 1/28/2026 House Assigned H-CCT sub: Subcommittee #3 1/22/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB926) 1/22/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB926) 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Counties, Cities and Towns 1/13/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102187D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill creates an 11% excise tax on firearms and ammunition manufacturers for gross sales into the Commonwealth. Is there going to be an excise tax for book publishers, raising the cost for people who want to exercise their First Amendment rights? This is a 'sin tax,' that affects a basic civil right. Owning a gun is not a sin. Guns are used to save hundreds of thousands of lives every year. | HistoryDate 2/11/2026 House 2/10/2026 House H-FIN Subcommittee #2 recommends incorporating (Voice Vote) 2/6/2026 House Assigned H-FIN sub: Subcommittee #2 2/1/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/1/2026 11:20 am) 1/14/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Finance 1/14/2026 House Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104910D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill sets 90 days as the maximum number of days that the Virginia State Police can take when processing a non-resident concealed handgun permit. If the permit has not yet been approved after 90 days, then the permit is issued at that point. If the applicant is later found to be disqualified, the permit is revoked, and the applicant has to return it. Currently there is no limit and people have had to wait well over 6 to 8 months to get a permit issued! In fact, in June of 2021 the State Police had this on their website: "DUE TO A HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS, THE CURRENT PROCESSING TIME FOR NONRESIDENT CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMITS IS 5 TO 6 MONTHS." No other state that issues non-resident permits has an unlimited time to do so! The maximum time for other states to issue a non-resident permit runs from 14 days to 90 days. As a reference, residents pay a maximum of $50 and the permit must be issued in 45 days. The non-resident permit fee is $100. 90 days is more than sufficient for the State Police to issue a non-resident permit. Currently the State Police are issuing non-resident permits in less than 90 days, but it is important to set some kind of limit. | HistoryDate 2/18/2026 House Left in Committee Public Safety 1/29/2026 House Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N) 1/27/2026 House Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms 1/27/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1303) 1/15/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/15/2026 House Presented and ordered printed 26104425D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill requires a person to have a permit to purchase a firearm ("permit"), which is good for 5 years. To qualify for a permit, the applicant must have had his fingerprints taken and have had firearms training within the last two years. The training must be approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Services and include live fire of at least 10 rounds. Persons under 21-years-old cannot apply for a permit and are thus prohibited from buying firearms. A person renting a gun, persons with dual residency, and out of state residents purchasing long guns must have a permit. In a private sale, the purchaser must have a verified permit. The State Police can charge whatever fee they feel covers their cost in processing the permit application and can take as long as 45 days to issue the permit. Local law enforcement will be notified that you have been issued or denied a permit. This bill adds new misdemeanor prohibitors from getting a permit. The bill also removes the exemption from One Handgun a Month by CHP holders. This bill will get innocent people killed, as it will take at least two months before a person can purchase their first firearm. If they are purchasing that firearm for urgent self-defense, that is simply too long. The price to get a permit, which will likely be in the hundreds of dollars, will be prohibitive for poor people and is the equivalent of a poll tax. And even with all the hoops to get a permit, even citizens with concealed handgun permits will be limited to one handgun a month. Local law-enforcement will be handed a registry of gun owners. And gun rentals at shooting ranges will not be possible for people who have not yet got their permit or are visiting from out of state or from another country. | HistoryDate 2/18/2026 House Left in Committee Appropriations 1/30/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/30/2026 1:08 pm) 1/30/2026 House H-Public Safety committee substitute printed 26106169D-H1 1/30/2026 House Reported from H-Public Safety committee with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 7-N) 1/29/2026 House Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 3-N) 1/29/2026 House H-PS Firearms subcommittee substitute offered 1/27/2026 House Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms 1/20/2026 House Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 1:52 pm) 1/19/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/19/2026 House Presented and ordered printed 26105123D | ||
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VCDL Comments This bill repeals the unconstitutional One Handgun a Month law. | HistoryDate 2/18/2026 House Left in Committee Public Safety 2/5/2026 House Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N) 2/3/2026 House Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms 1/26/2026 House Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1427) 1/22/2026 House Referred to Committee on H-Public Safety 1/22/2026 House Presented and ordered printed 26104865D | ||
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