Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1427
Legislation Overview
Title: Handguns; limitation on purchases, exemption.
Description: Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases. Removes the prohibition on any person who is not a licensed firearms dealer from purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period. Current law makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a violation of this provision, subject to certain exceptions.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N)
Last Action Date: February 5, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Tim Griffin (R);
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 5, 2026 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2026 | Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 26, 2026 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1427) |
| House | Jan 22, 2026 | Presented and ordered printed 26104865D |
| House | Jan 22, 2026 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 22, 2026 | 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 |
| Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N) | 02/5/2026 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
