Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB27
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm industry members; definitions, standards of responsible conduct, civil liability.
Description: Firearm industry members; standards of responsible conduct; civil liability. Creates standards of responsible conduct for firearm industry members and requires such members to establish and implement reasonable controls regarding the manufacture, sale, distribution, use, and marketing of the firearm industry member's firearm-related products, as those terms are defined in the bill. Such reasonable controls include reasonable procedures, safeguards, and business practices that are designed to (i) prevent the sale or distribution of a firearm-related product to a straw purchaser, a firearm trafficker, a person prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, or a person who the firearm industry member has reasonable cause to believe is at substantial risk of using a firearm-related product to harm themselves or unlawfully harm another or of unlawfully possessing or using a firearm-related product; (ii) prevent the loss of a firearm-related product or theft of a firearm-related product from a firearm industry member; (iii) ensure that the firearm industry member complies with all provisions of state and federal law and does not otherwise promote the unlawful manufacture, sale, possession, marketing, or use of a firearm-related product; (iv) prevent the installation and use of an auto sear on firearm-related products; and (v) ensure that the firearm industry member does not engage in an act or practice in violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also provides that a firearm industry member may not knowingly or recklessly create, maintain, or contribute to a public nuisance, as defined in the bill, through the sale, manufacturing, importing, or marketing of a firearm-related product. The bill creates a civil cause of action for the Attorney General or a local county, city, or town attorney to enforce the provisions of the bill or for any person who has been injured as a result of a firearm industry member's violation to seek an injunction and to recover costs and damages. The bill also allows the Attorney General to issue a civil investigative demand if he has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any violation of such standards.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 14, 2026
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: Jennifer Carroll Foy (D); Russet Perry (D); Saddam Salim (D); Kannan Srinivasan (D); Scott Surovell (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 13% (5 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Mar 14, 2026 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 | |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2026 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 |
| House | Mar 12, 2026 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2026 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2026 | Signed by President |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2026 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB27ER) |
| Mar 5, 2026 | recommended by conference committee Conference Report | |
| House | Mar 5, 2026 | Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 36-N 0-A) |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2026 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Conference Report released | |
| House | Feb 24, 2026 | House Conferees: Helmer, Simon, Phillips |
| House | Feb 24, 2026 | Conferees appointed by House |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2026 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2026 | Senate Conferees: Carroll Foy, Deeds, Sturtevant |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2026 | Senate acceded to request (29-Y 9-N 0-A) |
| House | Feb 19, 2026 | House insisted on substitute |
| House | Feb 19, 2026 | House requested conference committee |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2026 | House substitute rejected by Senate |
| House | Feb 16, 2026 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 16, 2026 | committee substitute agreed to |
| House | Feb 16, 2026 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| House | Feb 16, 2026 | Passed House with substitute (61-Y 36-N 0-A) |
| House | Feb 15, 2026 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 13, 2026 | Committee substitute printed 26107995D-H1 |
| House | Feb 13, 2026 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 7-N) |
| House | Feb 12, 2026 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 12, 2026 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Feb 12, 2026 | Read first time |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2026 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB27) |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2026 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2026 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2026 | Committee substitute printed 26106446D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2026 | Senate committee offered |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2026 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2026 | Senate committee offered |
| Senate | Nov 17, 2025 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Nov 17, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100568D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Mar 11, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Mar 5, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 13, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 30, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 28, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 26, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Nov 17, 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 |
| Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) | 01/28/2026 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Reported from Finance and Appropriations (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) | 02/9/2026 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 7-N) | 02/13/2026 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Passed House with substitute (61-Y 36-N 0-A) | 02/16/2026 | 61 | 36 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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| House substitute rejected by Senate | 02/18/2026 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | No |
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| Senate acceded to request (29-Y 9-N 0-A) | 02/23/2026 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) | 03/5/2026 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 36-N 0-A) | 03/5/2026 | 62 | 36 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
