Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB115
Legislation Overview
Title: Concealed handgun permits; reciprocity with other states.
Description: Concealed handgun permits; reciprocity with other states. Provides that the Superintendent of State Police shall determine whether other states' concealed handgun permit requirements are substantially similar to the statutory qualifications for Virginia to recognize the concealed handgun permit of a person from such other state. Under current law, any out-of-state permit is recognized in the Commonwealth, provided that (i) the issuing authority provides the means for instantaneous verification of the validity of all such permits or licenses issued within that state accessible 24 hours a day; (ii) the permit or license holder carries a photo identification issued by a government agency of any state or by the U.S. Department of Defense or U.S. Department of State and displays the permit or license and such identification upon demand by a law-enforcement officer; and (iii) the permit or license holder has not previously had a Virginia concealed handgun permit revoked. The bill exempts an active duty service member or such service member's spouse from the requirements of the bill. The foregoing provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.The bill also directs the Department of State Police (the Department) to review any agreements for reciprocal recognition that are in place with any other states as of July 1, 2026, to determine whether the requirements those states' laws are substantially similar to the Commonwealth's concealed carry permit requirements and revoke any reciprocity agreement or recognition of any states that do not meet such requirements by December 1, 2026. The bill requires the Department to provide a written explanation for any determination that a state's laws are substantially similar to the requirements of the bill to prevent possession of such permit or license by persons who would be denied such permit in the Commonwealth.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms
Last Action Date: February 17, 2026
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Stella Pekarsky (D); Scott Surovell (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 17, 2026 | Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2026 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB115) |
| House | Feb 13, 2026 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 13, 2026 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 13, 2026 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2026 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2026 | Senator Pekarsky Amendment withdrawn |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2026 | Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2026 | Finance and Appropriations Amendments agreed to |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2026 | Floor offered Senator Pekarsky Amendment |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2026 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2026 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2026 | Committee substitute printed 26106296D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2026 | Senate committee offered |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2026 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 5, 2026 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 5, 2026 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100698D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Feb 9, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 28, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 26, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 5, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Finance and Appropriations Amendment | Finance and Appropriations Amendment | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senator Pekarsky Amendment | Senator Pekarsky Amendment | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) | 01/26/2026 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (10-Y 5-N) | 02/4/2026 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) | 02/5/2026 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) | 02/10/2026 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
