Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB696
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm/explosive material; carrying into a bldg. owned or leased by the Commonwealth, exceptions.
Description: Carrying a firearm or explosive material into a building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exceptions for highway rest areas and government stores. Provides that the prohibition on carrying a firearm or explosive material in any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth shall not apply to any highway rest area or government store, as those terms are defined in relevant law.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 3-N)
Last Action Date: January 22, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Eric Zehr (R);
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 22, 2026 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 3-N) |
| House | Jan 20, 2026 | Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 13, 2026 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103607D |
| House | Jan 13, 2026 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 13, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 3-N) | 01/22/2026 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
