VirginiaFirearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner.
What it does
Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalty. Adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to juvenile and domestic relations district court, a person's intimate partner, defined in the bill as an individual who, within the previous 12 months, was in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship with the person as determined by the length, nature, frequency, and type of interaction between the individuals involved in the relationship. The bill also adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to a person's purchase, possession, or transportation of a firearm following an assault and battery of a family or household member, any individual who cohabits or who, within the previous 12 months, cohabitated with the person.
More detail
Finally, the bill provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2026, for the offense of assault and battery against an intimate partner or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 10Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0527)Latest
- Apr 10Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 527 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB19)
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 13Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 13Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 13Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB19ER)Major
- Mar 13EnrolledMinor
- Mar 6Senate receded from substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A)
- Vote recorded Reconsider R. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Recede R. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Recede R. Result: fail.Upper
- Mar 6Reconsideration of Recede from Senate substitute defeated by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 6Recede from Senate substitute defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A)
- Mar 4Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 94-N 0-A)
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: fail.Lower
- Mar 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB19)
- Mar 2Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 2Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 27Passed by for the day
- Feb 27Read third timeMinor
- Feb 26Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 26Rules suspended
- Feb 25Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 1:15 pm)
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Feb 23Committee substitute printed 26108353D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)Minor
- Feb 13Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 12Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 10Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public SafetyMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)Minor
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 25Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB19)
- Jan 16Assigned HPS sub: FirearmsMinor
- 2025
- Dec 29Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (12/29/2025 1:37 pm)
- Dec 22Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Dec 22Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100661DIntroduced