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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2558

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Retail sales and use tax; firearm and ammunition taxes.

Description: Retail sales and use tax; firearm and ammunition taxes. Imposes (i) a firearm tax in the amount of $5 per firearm and (ii) a firearm ammunition tax of one cent per round of firearm ammunition that is sold by firearms seller, defined in the bill. The bill requires any revenue proceeds from such taxes to be used to prevent gun violence and enhance school safety.

Session: 2025 Regular Session

Last Action: Committee Referral Pending

Last Action Date: January 12, 2025

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

1 sponsors: Alfonso Lopez (D);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jan 12, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102664D
House Jan 12, 2025 Committee Referral Pending
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 12, 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

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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