Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.
Status: introduced. Latest action: January 30, 2026.
Outdoor shooting of firearm on property without reasonable care; prohibition, penalty.
Prohibition on outdoor shooting of firearm on property without reasonable care; penalty. Permits localities to adopt an ordinance prohibiting outdoor shooting of a firearm unless the discharge of such firearm is conducted (i) on land of at least five acres and (ii) with reasonable care, described in the bill, to prevent a projectile from crossing the bounds of the land. The bill permits such an ordinance to create a rebuttable presumption that the discharge of firearms across or over the bounds of a property without written permission of that property owner was without reasonable care. The bill requires that a violation of such an ordinance not exceed a Class 1 misdemeanor.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-13 | Status | introduced |
| 2026-01-30 | Latest Action | H Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote) |