Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1525
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms, certain; possession or transportation by certain persons, penalty.
Description: Possession or transportation of certain firearms by certain persons; penalty. Prohibits persons younger than 18 years of age from possessing or transporting handguns or assault firearms anywhere in the Commonwealth, with certain exceptions. Current law prohibits persons younger than 18 years of age from possessing or transporting handguns or assault firearms. The bill also prohibits persons younger than 21 years of age from purchasing a handgun or assault firearm anywhere in the Commonwealth, with certain exceptions.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
Last Action Date: February 23, 2026
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: Garrett McGuire (D);Nadarius Clark (D); Laura Jane Cohen (D); Nicole Cole (D);Holly Seibold (D);
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 5% (5 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2026 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2026 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2026 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Feb 12, 2026 | Read third time and passed House (58-Y 37-N 0-A) |
| House | Feb 11, 2026 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 11, 2026 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| House | Feb 11, 2026 | committee substitute agreed to |
| House | Feb 10, 2026 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 9, 2026 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1525) |
| House | Feb 6, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 2:03 pm) |
| House | Feb 6, 2026 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (14-Y 8-N) |
| House | Feb 6, 2026 | Committee substitute printed 26107217D-H1 |
| House | Feb 5, 2026 | House subcommittee offered |
| House | Feb 5, 2026 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2026 | Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 29, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/29/2026 4:49 pm) |
| House | Jan 27, 2026 | Presented and ordered printed 26106114D |
| House | Jan 27, 2026 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Jan 27, 2026 | Unanimous consent to introduce |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 6, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 5, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 27, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Reported from Public Safety with substitute (14-Y 8-N) | 02/6/2026 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) | 02/5/2026 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Read third time and passed House (58-Y 37-N 0-A) | 02/12/2026 | 58 | 37 | 0 | 5 | Yes |
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| Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) | 02/23/2026 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
