Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1015
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms, etc.; carrying concealed weapon by persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime prohibited.
Description: Possession or transportation of firearms, firearms ammunition, stun weapons, or explosives or carrying of concealed weapons by persons convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime prohibited; penalty. Prohibits any person who has been convicted, on or after July 1, 2026, of assault or assault and battery if it is reflected on the sentencing order for such conviction or appears on the face of the warrant upon such conviction that such person intentionally selected the person against whom the offense was committed because of his race, religious conviction, gender, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, or ethnic or national origin from knowingly and intentionally possessing or transporting any firearm or ammunition for a firearm, any stun weapon, or any explosive material or carrying a concealed weapon, a violation of which is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 6, 2026
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Kathy Tran (D); Irene Shin (D); Saddam Salim (D);
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 3% (3 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 6, 2026 | Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
| House | Feb 6, 2026 | Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) |
| House | Feb 5, 2026 | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2026 | Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 29, 2026 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1015) |
| House | Jan 14, 2026 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100294D |
| House | Jan 14, 2026 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Jan 14, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/14/2026 6:26 pm) |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 14, 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 |
| Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) | 02/5/2026 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) | 02/6/2026 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
