Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB749
Legislation Overview
Title: Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties.
Description: Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, or transfers an assault firearm, as that term is defined in the bill with some exceptions, and prohibits a person who has been convicted of such violation from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm for a period of three years from the date of conviction. The bill provides that an assault firearm does not include any firearm that is an antique firearm, has been rendered permanently inoperable, or is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action. The bill also prohibits the sale of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill provides that any person who willfully and intentionally (i) sells an assault firearm to another person or (ii) purchases an assault firearm from another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and that any person who imports, sells, barters, transfers, or purchases a large capacity ammunition feeding device is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 12, 2026
Sponsors
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17 sponsors: Saddam Salim (D); Creigh Deeds (D); Kannan Srinivasan (D); Lashrecse Aird (D); Lamont Bagby (D); Jennifer Boysko (D); Jennifer Carroll Foy (D); Adam Ebbin (D); Barbara Favola (D); Michael Jones (D); Mamie Locke (D); Louise Lucas (D); Dave Marsden (D); Stella Pekarsky (D); Scott Surovell (D); Patrick Hope (D); Irene Shin (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 43% (17 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 12, 2026 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 12, 2026 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 12, 2026 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2026 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB749) |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2026 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Courts of Justice Substitute rejected |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Committee substitute printed 26106501D-S2 |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/5/2026 4:34 pm) |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2026 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/27/2026 1:49 pm) |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2026 | Committee substitute printed 26106212D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2026 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2026 | Senate committee offered |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2026 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB749) |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/21/2026 11:10 am) |
| Senate | Jan 19, 2026 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 19, 2026 | Presented and ordered printed 26100444D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 5, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 4, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 27, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 26, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 19, 2026 | 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 5-N) | 01/26/2026 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (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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Link: link to state bill page
