Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2241
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms, etc.; possession, etc., by person convicted of hate crime.
Description: Possession or transportation of firearms, firearms ammunition, stun weapons, or explosives or carrying concealed weapons by persons convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime prohibited; penalty. Prohibits any person who has been convicted, on or after July 1, 2025, of assault or assault and battery if it 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.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2241ER)
Last Action Date: March 7, 2025
Sponsors
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10 sponsors: Kathy Tran (D); Dan Helmer (D); Irene Shin (D); Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D); Betsy Carr (D); Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D); Destiny LeVere Bolling (D); Adele McClure (D); Marcia Price (D); Saddam Salim (D);
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 10% (10 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 7, 2025 | Enrolled |
| House | Mar 7, 2025 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2241ER) |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | Senate substitute agreed to by House (50-Y 47-N) |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2025 | Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2025 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2025 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2025 | Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2025 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2025 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 17, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2241) |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2025 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) |
| House | Feb 13, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2241) |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2025 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2241) |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2025 | Committee substitute printed 25107343D-S1 |
| House | Feb 7, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2241) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2025 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Read third time and passed House (50-Y 47-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Public Safety Substitute agreed to |
| House | Feb 2, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 31, 2025 | Committee substitute printed 25105863D-H1 |
| House | Jan 31, 2025 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N) |
| House | Jan 23, 2025 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) |
| House | Jan 21, 2025 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 20, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2241) |
| House | Jan 9, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2241) |
| House | Jan 7, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102019D |
| House | Jan 7, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Mar 7, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 13, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 12, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 31, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 23, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 7, 2025 | 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 |
| Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) | 01/23/2025 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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| Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N) | 01/31/2025 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Read third time and passed House (50-Y 47-N) | 02/4/2025 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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| Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) | 02/12/2025 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) | 02/14/2025 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) | 02/17/2025 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) | 02/19/2025 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate substitute agreed to by House (50-Y 47-N) | 02/20/2025 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
