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Prohibition on outdoor shooting of firearm on property without reasonable care; penalty. Permits localities to adopt an ordinance prohibiting outdoor shooting of a firearm unless the discharge of such firearm is conducted (i) on land of at least five acres and (ii) with reasonable care, described in the bill, to prevent a projectile from crossing the bounds of the land. The bill permits such an ordinance to create a rebuttable presumption that the discharge of firearms across or over the bounds of a property without written permission of that property owner was without reasonable care. The bill requires that a violation of such an ordinance not exceed a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Jan 30, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB926)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102187D
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
Alfonso H. Lopez