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Manufacture, importation, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who knowingly manufactures or assembles, imports, purchases, sells, transfers, or possesses any firearm that, after removal of all parts other than a major component, as defined in the bill, is not detectable as a firearm when subjected to inspection by the types of detection devices, including X-ray machines, commonly used at airports, government buildings, schools, correctional facilities, and other locations for security screening. The bill updates language regarding the types of detection devices that are used at such locations for detecting plastic firearms. Under current law, it is unlawful to manufacture, import, sell, transfer, or possess any plastic firearm and a violation is punishable as a Class 5 felony. The bill also creates a Class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable as a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense, for any person to knowingly possess a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver that is not imprinted with a valid serial number or to knowingly import, purchase, sell, offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any completed or unfinished frame or receiver, unless the completed or unfinished frame or receiver (i) is deemed to be a firearm pursuant to federal law and (ii) is imprinted with a valid serial number. The bill also creates a Class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable as a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense, for any person to manufacture or assemble, cause to be manufactured or assembled, import, purchase, sell, offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any firearm that is not imprinted with a valid serial number. The provisions of the bill prohibiting unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027; however, the provisions of the bill prohibiting the knowing possession of a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver that is not imprinted with a valid serial number have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Mar 14, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 3 co
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Conference Report released
Conferees appointed by House
House Conferees: Simon, McPike, Phillips
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate Conferees: Surovell, Jones, Obenshain
Senate acceded to request (35-Y 3-N 0-A)
House requested conference committee
House insisted on substitute
House substitute rejected by Senate
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/17/2026 9:51 am)
committee substitute agreed to
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB323)
Passed House with substitute (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time
Read second time
Committee substitute printed 26108019D-H1
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 7-N)
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-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 (9-Y 5-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB323)
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 2:04 pm)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100243D
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Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
Adam P. Ebbin