Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2631
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; purchase, at least five day waiting period, penalty.
Description: Purchase of firearms; waiting period; penalty. Provides that no person shall sell a firearm unless at least five days have elapsed from the time the prospective purchaser completes the written consent form to have a licensed dealer obtain criminal history record information, with exceptions enumerated in relevant law.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2631)
Last Action Date: February 20, 2025
Sponsors
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14 sponsors: C.E. Hayes (D); Alex Askew (D); Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D); Nadarius Clark (D); Rae Cousins (D); Michael Feggans (D); Dan Helmer (D); Rozia Henson (D); Karen Keys-Gamarra (D); Destiny LeVere Bolling (D); Marty Martinez (D); Marcia Price (D); Irene Shin (D); Vivian Watts (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 14% (14 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2631) |
| House | Feb 19, 2025 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2631ER) |
| House | Feb 19, 2025 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2025 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2025 | Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N) |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2025 | Rules suspended |
| 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 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 4-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 (51-Y 47-N) |
| 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 24, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2631) |
| House | Jan 14, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2631) |
| House | Jan 13, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Jan 13, 2025 | Presented and ordered printed 25104635D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Feb 19, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 13, 2025 | 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 |
| Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N) | 01/31/2025 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N) | 02/4/2025 | 51 | 47 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N) | 02/10/2025 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 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
