Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1607

Legislation Overview
Title: Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices 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, 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, is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action, or was manufactured before July 1, 2025. 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, or transfers a large capacity ammunition feeding device is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person younger than 21 years of age to import, sell, manufacture, purchase, possess, transport, or transfer an assault firearm regardless of the date of manufacture of such assault firearm. This bill is identical to SB 1181.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1607)
Last Action Date: February 20, 2025
Sponsors
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25 sponsors: Dan Helmer (D); Paul Krizek (D); Adele McClure (D); Atoosa Reaser (D); J.J. Singh (D);Bonita Anthony (D); Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D); Katrina Callsen (D); Betsy Carr (D); Laura Jane Cohen (D); Rae Cousins (D); Debra Gardner (D); Rozia Henson (D); Charniele Herring (D); Alfonso Lopez (D); Marty Martinez (D); Delores McQuinn (D); Marcia Price (D); David Reid (D); Holly Seibold (D); Irene Shin (D); Richard Sullivan (D); Kathy Tran (D); Jeion Ward (D); Vivian Watts (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 25% (25 of 100)
History
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Feb 20, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1607) |
House | Feb 19, 2025 | Enrolled |
House | Feb 19, 2025 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1607ER) |
Senate | Feb 14, 2025 | Read third time |
Senate | Feb 14, 2025 | Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N) |
Senate | Feb 13, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
Senate | Feb 13, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) |
Senate | Feb 13, 2025 | Rules suspended |
Senate | Feb 12, 2025 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
Senate | Feb 10, 2025 | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) |
Senate | Feb 5, 2025 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Senate | Feb 5, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
House | Feb 4, 2025 | Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N) |
House | Feb 4, 2025 | Passed House (50-Y 48-N) |
House | Feb 4, 2025 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
House | Feb 3, 2025 | Read second time and engrossed |
House | Feb 2, 2025 | Read first time |
House | Jan 31, 2025 | Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N) |
House | Jan 9, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1607) |
House | Jan 3, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
House | Jan 3, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100326D |
Texts
Type | Date | State Link | Text |
Enrolled | Feb 19, 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 Public Safety (12-Y 9-N) | 01/31/2025 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Passed House (50-Y 48-N) | 02/4/2025 | 50 | 48 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N) | 02/4/2025 | 52 | 47 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) | 02/10/2025 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) | 02/12/2025 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) | 02/13/2025 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N) | 02/14/2025 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 4 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page