VirginiaFirearms, etc.; possession, etc., by person convicted of hate crime.
What it does
Possession or transportation of firearms, firearms ammunition, stun weapons, or explosives or carrying concealed weapons by persons convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime prohibited; penalty. Prohibits any person who has been convicted, on or after July 1, 2025, of assault or assault and battery if it appears on the face of the warrant upon such conviction that such person intentionally selected the person against whom the offense was committed because of his race, religious conviction, gender, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, or ethnic or national origin from knowingly and intentionally possessing or transporting any firearm or ammunition for a firearm, any stun weapon, or any explosive material or carrying a concealed weapon, a violation of which is 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
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- 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 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2241)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2241ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20Senate substitute agreed to by House (50-Y 47-N)Major
- Vote recorded Senate substitute agreed to by House (50-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 19Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 19Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Passed by for the day
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2241)
- Feb 14Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Impact statement from VCSC (HB2241)
- Feb 12Committee substitute printed 25107343D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2241)
- Feb 7Impact statement from VCSC (HB2241)
- Feb 5Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (50-Y 47-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (50-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Public Safety Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 31Committee substitute printed 25105863D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 31Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N)Minor
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Assigned PS sub: FirearmsMinor
- Jan 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2241)
- Jan 9Impact statement from VCSC (HB2241)
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102019DIntroduced