VirginiaFirearms; purchase, etc., assault and battery of family member or intimate partner, penalties.
What it does
Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalties. 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, 2025, 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. This bill is identical to SB 883.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's vetoLatest
- Vote recorded House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N)Minor
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1869)
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1869ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1869)
- Vote recorded Senate substitute agreed to by House (53-Y 44-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Senate substitute agreed to by House (53-Y 44-N)Major
- Feb 18Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 18Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 18Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 18Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Feb 17Read third timeMinor
- Feb 14Passed by for the day
- Feb 14Read third timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 12Committee substitute printed 25107270D-S2Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1869)
- Feb 11Impact statement from VCSC (HB1869)
- Feb 11Committee substitute printed 25106997D-S1Major
- Feb 10Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House 52-Y 46-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House 52-Y 46-N 0-A). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 31Read first timeMinor
- Jan 29Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 9-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- Jan 25Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 24Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety and rereferred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting and rereferred to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Assigned PS sub: FirearmsMinor
- Jan 7Impact statement from VCSC (HB1869)
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101355DIntroduced
- Apr 2Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's vetoLatest