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Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited in the Commonwealth; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of certain semi-automatic center-fire rifles, pistols, and shotguns or any firearm modified to be operable as an assault firearm on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public, with certain exceptions. Under current law, the prohibition on carrying certain shotguns and semi-automatic center-fire rifles and pistols applies to a narrower range of firearms, only in certain localities, and only when such firearms are loaded. A violation of this prohibition is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Introduced
Jan 19, 2026
Last Action
Mar 14, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 2 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB727)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB727ER)
Enrolled
Signed by President
House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Read third time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB727)
Passed House with substitute (55-Y 41-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read second time
Committee substitute printed 26108968D-H1
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB727)
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Read second time
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
Rules suspended
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/5/2026 4:42 pm)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Committee substitute printed 26106399D-S2
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/29/2026 4:37 pm)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB727)
Committee substitute printed 26106280D-S1
Incorporates SB312 (Ebbin)
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 11:55 am)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Presented and ordered printed 26104545D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Michael J. Jones
Adam P. Ebbin
Scott A. Surovell