HB 1427

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: February 18, 2026.

Handguns; limitation on purchases, exemption.

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-1427

Session 2026

Status failed

Committee Public Safety

House of Delegates failed 2026-02-18

Criminal Justice Firearms

Summary

Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases. Removes the prohibition on any person who is not a licensed firearms dealer from purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period. Current law makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a violation of this provision, subject to certain exceptions.

Sponsor

Griffin

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
0000-00-00	Status	failed
2026-01-22	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-02-18	Latest Action	H Left in Committee Public Safety

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