Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB700
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; waiting period for purchase, penalties.
Description: Purchase of firearms; waiting period; penalties. Provides that no person shall sell a firearm unless at least five days have elapsed from the time the prospective purchaser completes the written consent form to have a licensed dealer obtain criminal history record information, with exceptions enumerated in relevant law. The bill provides that any person who willfully and intentionally sells to another person or purchases from another person a firearm in violation of this prohibition is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Additionally, the bill provides that any dealer who willfully and intentionally sells, rents, trades, or transfers a firearm in violation of such prohibition is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Committee Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 18, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: C.E. Hayes (D);
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 18, 2026 | Left in Committee Public Safety |
| House | Feb 16, 2026 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB700) |
| House | Jan 13, 2026 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103829D |
| House | Jan 13, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/13/2026 4:53 pm) |
| 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
