Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB883
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; purchase, etc., assault and battery of family member or intimate partner, penalties.
Description: Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalties. Adds to the existing definition of "family or household member" a person's intimate partner, defined in the bill as an individual who, within the previous 12 months, was in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship with the person. The bill also provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2025, for the offense of assault and battery against an intimate partner or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N)
Last Action Date: February 21, 2025
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Russet Perry (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Amended by conference committee | |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2025 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N) |
| House | Feb 21, 2025 | Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N 0-A) |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2025 | Conference substitute printed 25107929D-S2 |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2025 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2025 | Senate acceded to request (37-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | House requested conference committee |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | House insisted on substitute |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2025 | House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | Passed House with substitute (52-Y 46-N) |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | Public Safety Substitute agreed to |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | Delegates: McClure, Simon, Ennis |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | Conferees appointed by House |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2025 | Senators: Perry, Salim, Mulchi |
| House | Feb 19, 2025 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 17, 2025 | Reported from Rules (13-Y 5-N) |
| House | Feb 11, 2025 | Motion to refer to Rules agreed to |
| House | Feb 11, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB883) |
| House | Feb 7, 2025 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 10-N) |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB883) |
| House | Feb 7, 2025 | Committee substitute printed 25106904D-H1 |
| House | Feb 6, 2025 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 4-N) |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Placed on Calendar |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB883) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2025 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2025 | Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2025 | Reconsideration of (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB883) |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Read second time |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Senator Perry, Russet Substitute agreed to |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Floor substitute printed 25106134D-S1 (Perry) |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2025 | Read second time |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2025 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 20, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB883) |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2025 | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A) |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB883) |
| Senate | Jan 3, 2025 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 3, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100381D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 21, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 7, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 7, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 27, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 3, 2025 | 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 |
| Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A) | 01/17/2025 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) | 01/22/2025 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) | 01/23/2025 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N) | 01/28/2025 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) | 01/28/2025 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N) | 01/28/2025 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 4-N) | 02/6/2025 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 10-N) | 02/7/2025 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Reported from Rules (13-Y 5-N) | 02/17/2025 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) | 02/20/2025 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | No |
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| Senate acceded to request (37-Y 0-N) | 02/20/2025 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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| Passed House with substitute (52-Y 46-N) | 02/20/2025 | 52 | 46 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
