VirginiaAssault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices; prohibits sale, transfer, etc.
What it does
Importation, sale, manufacture, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, or transfers an assault firearm, as that term is defined in the bill with some exceptions, and prohibits a person who has been convicted of such violation from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm for a period of three years from the date of conviction. The bill provides that an assault firearm does not include any firearm that is an antique firearm, has been rendered permanently inoperable, is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action, or was manufactured before July 1, 2025.
More detail
The bill also prohibits the sale of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill provides that any person who willfully and intentionally (i) sells an assault firearm to another person or (ii) purchases an assault firearm from another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and that any person who imports, sells, barters, or transfers a large capacity ammunition feeding device is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person younger than 21 years of age to import, sell, manufacture, purchase, possess, transport, or transfer an assault firearm regardless of the date of manufacture of such assault firearm with some exceptions. This bill is identical to HB 1607.
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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 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1181)
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 18Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 18Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1181ER)Major
- Feb 18EnrolledMinor
- Feb 14House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 15-N)Major
- Vote recorded House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 15-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Impact statement from VCSC (SB1181)
- Vote recorded Passed House with substitute (50-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Passed House with substitute (50-Y 47-N)Passed House
- Feb 12Engrossed by House - floor substitute
- Feb 12Delegate Simon Substitute agreed to
- Feb 12Read third timeMinor
- Feb 12Floor substitute printed 25107106D-H1 (Simon)
- 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 Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1181)
- Jan 24Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 24Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Jan 24Reading of substitute waived
- 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 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21Impact statement from VCSC (SB1181)
- Jan 17Committee substitute printed 25105212D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 17Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Jan 10Impact statement from VCSC (SB1181)
- Jan 8Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100426DIntroduced