Virginia - Session 2026
Title: Firearms, etc.; carrying concealed weapon by persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime prohibited.
Possession or transportation of firearms, firearms ammunition, stun weapons, or explosives or carrying of concealed weapons by persons convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime prohibited; penalty. Prohibits any person who has been convicted, on or after July 1, 2026, of assault or assault and battery if it is reflected on the sentencing order for such conviction or appears on the face of the warrant upon such conviction that such person intentionally selected the person against whom the offense was committed because of his race, religious conviction, gender, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, or ethnic or national origin from knowingly and intentionally possessing or transporting any firearm or ammunition for a firearm, any stun weapon, or any explosive material or carrying a concealed weapon, a violation of which is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-01 | Status | enrolled |
| 2026-04-01 | Latest Action | H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1015) |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1464 | Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses, report. | enrolled |
| HB 217 | Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties. | enrolled |
| SB 749 | Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties. | enrolled |
| SB 812 | Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses, report. | enrolled |
| HB 1525 | Firearms, certain; definitions, possession, transportation, or purchase by certain persons, penalty. | enrolled |
| HB 1231 | Commonwealth Aviation Fund; changes allocation amounts. | enrolled |
| HB 1013 | Diamondback terrapin protection areas; MRC to develop in portions of Chesapeake Bay, etc. | passed_lower |
| HB 1414 | Children; certain injuries to be reported by physicians, etc., penalties for failure to report. | enrolled |