Public Safety - Firearms Subcommittee Agenda

Chair: Clark, Nadarius

Meeting Date & Time: 01/29/2026 04:00 PM Add to Calendar

Location: House North Subcommittee Room - 200

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Additional Resource(s):

Committee Clerk: (804) 698-1548 (Teague)

DLS Contact: Anthony Sargent, asargent@dls.virginia.gov

Block 1

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB19 McClure Firearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-228 and 18.2-308.1:8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalties.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

SB160 (Perry - Firearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner.)

Firearms

HB21 Helmer Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 59.1 a chapter numbered 60, consisting of sections numbered 59.1-614, 59.1-615, and 59.1-616, relating to firearm industry members; standards of responsible conduct; civil liability.

Firearms

HB40 Simon Plastic firearms or receivers, unserialized firearms, etc.; transfer, etc., prohibited, penalties.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-308.5 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.5:2, relating to manufacture, import, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms prohibited; penalties.

Fiscal Impact

Firearms

HB93 Bennett-Parker Firearms; transfers to another person from a prohibited person.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-308.1:4 and 18.2-308.1:8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to firearm transfers to another person from a prohibited person.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

SB38 (Favola - Firearms; transfers to another person from a prohibited person.)

Firearms

HB110 Laufer Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-1215.1, relating to firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty.

Firearms

HB217 Helmer Assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices; importation, sale, etc., prohibited.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 15.2-915.5, 18.2-308.09, 18.2-308.2:1, 18.2-308.2:2, 18.2-308.2:3, 18.2-308.2:5, 18.2-308.7, and 19.2-386.28 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 18.2-287.4:1, 18.2-287.4:2, 18.2-308.1:9, and 18.2-309.1, relating to purchase, possession, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties.

Fiscal Impact

Firearms

HB229 Hernandez Weapons; possession prohibited in hospital that provides mental health or developmental services.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-283.3, relating to weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services; penalty.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

SB173 (Williams Graves - Weapons; possession prohibited in hospital that provides mental health or developmental services.)

Firearms

HB626 Callsen Firearm or explosive material; exemptions, carrying public institutions of higher education.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-283.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square or building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exemptions; public institutions of higher education; penalty.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

SB272 (Deeds - Firearm or explosive material; exemptions, carrying public institutions of higher education.)

Firearms

HB702 Cole, J.G. Virginia Firearm Give-Back Program and Fund; established and created, report.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-915.5 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 52 a chapter numbered 14, consisting of sections numbered 52-55 through 52-58, relating to Virginia Firearm Give-Back Program and Fund established.

Firearms

HB871 Downey Firearms; storage residence where minor or person prohibited from possessing is present, penalty.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.7:1, relating to storage of firearms in a residence where a minor or person prohibited from possessing a firearm is present; penalty.

Firearms

HB969 Price Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center; established.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 32.1 an article numbered 6, consisting of a section numbered 32.1-34.4, relating to the Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center established.

Firearms

HB1300 Cornett State Police, Department of; purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 59.1-148.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers; Department of State Police.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

SB86 (Stanley - State Police, Department of; purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers.)

Firearms

HB1303 Ware Nonresident concealed handgun permits.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-308.06 of the Code of Virginia, relating to nonresident concealed handgun permits.

Fiscal Impact

Firearms

HB1359 Hope Firearm purchase requirements; penalties.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-308.2:2 and 18.2-308.2:5 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.2:6, relating to firearm purchase requirements; penalties.

Fiscal Impact

Firearms