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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, or is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action. The bill also creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, barters, or transfers a large capacity ammunition feeding device. 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.
Introduced
Jan 7, 2026
Last Action
Mar 11, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 27 co
Senate substitute agreed to by House (60-Y 35-N 0-A)
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Read third time
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/5/2026 8:55 am)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB217)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Rules suspended
Committee substitute printed 26109164D-S2
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB217)
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/27/2026 3:48 pm)
Committee substitute printed 26108593D-S1
Senate committee offered
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB217)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (58-Y 34-N 0-A)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read first time
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/2/2026 10:25 am)
Committee substitute printed 26106682D-H1
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 6-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
House subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB217)
Assigned HPS sub: Firearms
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB217)
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/8/2026 5:09 pm)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100315D
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
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Senate substitute agreed to by House (60-Y 35-N 0-A)
Dan I. Helmer
Nadarius E. Clark
Marcia S. "Cia" Price
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
Gretchen M. Bulova
Betsy B. Carr
Mark C. Downey
Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
Phil M. Hernandez
Patrick A. Hope
Paul E. Krizek
Amy J. Laufer
Alfonso H. Lopez
Atoosa R. Reaser
David A. Reid
Holly M. Seibold
JJ Singh
Kathy K.L. Tran