HB 691

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

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

Firearms; control by localities.

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-691
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Public Safety
House of Delegates failed 2026-02-18
Summary

Control of firearms by localities. Removes the option for a locality to adopt an ordinance that prohibits the possession, carrying, or transportation of any firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof in any (i) public park owned or operated by the locality, or by any authority or local government entity created or controlled by the locality, or (ii) public street, road, alley, or sidewalk or public right of way or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public and is being used by or is adjacent to a permitted event or an event that would otherwise require a permit.

Sponsor
Zehr
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Status failed
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-18 Latest Action H Left in Committee Public Safety
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