VirginiaFirearms, certain; age requirement for purchase, penalty.
What it does
Purchase of certain firearms; age requirement; penalty. Prohibits any person under 21 years of age from purchasing an assault firearm, with exceptions for the purchase of an assault firearm by a law-enforcement officer, correctional officer, jail officer, or member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Virginia National Guard, or the National Guard of any other state. Accordingly, the bill prohibits a licensed dealer from selling, renting, trading, or transferring from his inventory an assault firearm to any person under 21 years of age.
More detail
A violation of either prohibition is a Class 6 felony. The bill also expands the definition of assault firearm as the term applies to criminal history record information checks.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2Senate sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Apr 2Passed by for the day
- Mar 25Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Feb 20Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Feb 20Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB848)
- Feb 17Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 17Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB848ER)Major
- Feb 17EnrolledMinor
- Feb 12Passed House (50-Y 47-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed House (50-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Read third timeMinor
- Feb 11Read second timeMinor
- Feb 7Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Placed on Calendar
- Jan 27Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 18-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reconsideration of (37-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Reconsideration of (37-Y 0-N)
- Jan 27Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 18-N)Passed Senate
- Jan 24Engrossed by Senate
- Jan 24Read second timeMinor
- Jan 23Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Jan 23Rules suspended
- Jan 22Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB848)
- Jan 17Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 9Impact statement from VCSC (SB848)
- Jan 2Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 2Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101315DIntroduced