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Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalty. 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. 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, 2026, 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.
Introduced
Jan 7, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB160)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB160)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB160ER)
Enrolled
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
Read third time
Passed House with substitute (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read second time
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/23/2026 10:43 am)
Committee substitute printed 26108346D-H1
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 7-N)
Referred from Labor and Commerce and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote)
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Read second time
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB160)
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/12/2026 11:19 am)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100142D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026