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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Active item: Meeting Adjourned
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Committee Clerk: (804) 698-1548 (Teague)
DLS Contact: Anthony Sargent, asargent@dls.virginia.gov
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| HB19 | McClure | Firearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner. |
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Summary: An Act 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. Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N)Yeas (7): Clark, Lopez, Helmer, McClure, Feggans, Gardner, Simon Nays (3): Wilt, Oates, Zehr Not Voting (1): Pope Adams Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A) • 3/6/2026 - Recede from Senate substitute defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A) • 3/6/2026 - Reconsideration of Recede from Senate substitute defeated by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/6/2026 - Senate receded from substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A) • 3/13/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: SB160 (Perry) Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) |
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| HB21 | Helmer | Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability. |
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Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 59.1 a chapter numbered 11.2, consisting of sections numbered 59.1-148.5 through 59.1-148.8, relating to firearm industry members; standards of responsible conduct; civil liability. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)Yeas (7): Clark, Lopez, Helmer, McClure, Feggans, Gardner, Simon Nays (3): Wilt, Oates, Zehr Not Voting (1): Pope Adams Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/3/2026 - Read third time • 3/3/2026 - Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to • 3/3/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute • 3/3/2026 - Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) • 3/12/2026 - Signed by President Firearms Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) |
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| HB40 | Simon | Plastic firearms or receivers, etc., transfer, etc., prohibited; penalties. |
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Summary: An Act 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, importation, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms prohibited; penalties. Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)Yeas (7): Clark, Lopez, Helmer, McClure, Feggans, Gardner, Simon Nays (3): Wilt, Oates, Zehr Not Voting (1): Pope Adams Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to • 3/2/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute • 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) • 3/11/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: SB323 (Ebbin) Firearms Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) |
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| HB93 | Bennett-Parker | Firearms; transfers to another person from a prohibited person. |
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Summary: An Act 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. Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)Yeas (7): Clark, Lopez, Helmer, McClure, Feggans, Gardner, Pope Adams Nays (3): Wilt, Oates, Zehr Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/25/2026 - Read third time • 2/25/2026 - Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to • 2/25/2026 - Engrossed by Senate as amended • 2/25/2026 - Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A) • 3/4/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: SB38 (Favola) Firearms Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) |
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| HB110 | Laufer | Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.7:1, relating to handguns in unattended motor vehicles. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N)Yeas (7): Clark, Lopez, Helmer, McClure, Feggans, Gardner, Pope Adams Nays (3): Wilt, Oates, Zehr Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/14/2026 - Second conferees appointed by Senate • 3/14/2026 - Senate Conferees: Marsden, Surovell, Obenshain • 3/14/2026 - Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) • 3/14/2026 - Conference report agreed to by both chambers • 3/14/2026 - Conference report agreed to by Senate Firearms Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N) |
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| HB217 | Helmer | Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties. |
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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, 18.2-308.1:9, and 18.2-309.1, relating to purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)Yeas (7): Clark, Lopez, Helmer, McClure, Feggans, Gardner, Simon Nays (3): Wilt, Oates, Zehr Not Voting (1): Pope Adams Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/9/2026 - Read third time • 3/9/2026 - Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) • 3/9/2026 - Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to • 3/9/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute • 3/9/2026 - Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Firearms Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) |
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| HB229 | Hernandez | Weapons; possession prohibited in hospital that provides mental health or developmental services. |
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Summary: An Act 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. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N)Yeas (7): Clark, Lopez, Helmer, McClure, Feggans, Gardner, Pope Adams Nays (3): Wilt, Oates, Zehr Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/9/2026 - Read third time • 3/9/2026 - Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) • 3/14/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: SB173 (Williams Graves) Firearms Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N) |
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| HB626 | Callsen | Firearm or explosive material; exemptions, carrying public institutions of higher education. |
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Summary: An Act 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. Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)Yeas (7): Clark, Lopez, Helmer, McClure, Feggans, Gardner, Pope Adams Nays (3): Wilt, Oates, Zehr Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) • 3/6/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: SB272 (Deeds) Firearms Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) |
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| HB702 | Cole, J.G. | Local law-enforcement agencies; firearm give-back or buy-back programs. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 15.2-915.5 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-915.6, relating to local law-enforcement agencies; firearm give-back or buy-back programs. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N)Yeas (7): Clark, Lopez, Helmer, McClure, Feggans, Gardner, Pope Adams Nays (3): Wilt, Oates, Zehr Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/25/2026 - Read third time • 2/25/2026 - Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to • 2/25/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute • 2/25/2026 - Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) • 3/4/2026 - Signed by President Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) |
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| HB871 | Downey | Firearms; storage in residence where minor or person prohibited from possessing is present, penalty. |
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Summary: An Act 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. Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 3-N)Yeas (3): Clark, Lopez, McClure Nays (3): Pope Adams, Oates, Zehr Not Voting (4): Helmer, Feggans, Gardner, Wilt Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)Yeas (3): Clark, Lopez, McClure Nays (3): Pope Adams, Oates, Zehr Not Voting (4): Helmer, Feggans, Gardner, Wilt Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to • 3/2/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute • 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Related Bills: SB348 (Boysko) Firearms Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 3-N); Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) |
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| HB969 | Price | Firearm violence; DCJS to develop policy and legislative recommendations to address, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of Criminal Justice Services to convene a work group to develop policy and legislative recommendations to establish the Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/5/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 3/5/2026 - Rules suspended • 3/5/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) |
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| HB1300 | Cornett | State Police, Department of; purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers. |
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Summary: An Act 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. Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)Yeas (10): Clark, Lopez, Helmer, McClure, Feggans, Gardner, Pope Adams, Wilt, Oates, Zehr Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/24/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/24/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/25/2026 - Read third time • 2/25/2026 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/2/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: SB86 (Stanley) Firearms Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1303 | Ware | Nonresident concealed handgun permits; VSP to issue within 90 days of receipt of application. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-308.06 of the Code of Virginia, relating to nonresident concealed handgun permits. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N)Yeas (7): Clark, Lopez, Helmer, McClure, Feggans, Gardner, Pope Adams Nays (3): Wilt, Oates, Zehr Last actions:
Firearms Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N) |
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| HB1359 | Hope | Firearm; purchase requirements, penalties. |
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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. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 3-N)Yeas (6): Clark, Lopez, Helmer, McClure, Feggans, Gardner Nays (3): Wilt, Oates, Zehr Not Voting (1): Pope Adams Last actions:
Related Bills: SB643 (Surovell) Firearms Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 3-N) |
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