Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB969
Legislation Overview
Title: Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center; established.
Description: Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center established. Creates the Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center within the Department of Health. The bill states that the Center will serve as the primary resource for research, best practices, and strategies for the implementation of firearm violence intervention, community-based intervention, and group violence intervention programs designed to reduce violence in communities. The bill also requires that the Center evaluate state and community-based violence intervention programs and policies that receive funding through the Center, apply for and accept federal grants, and provide technical assistance. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
Last Action Date: February 6, 2026
Sponsors
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17 sponsors: Marcia Price (D); Jessica Anderson (D);Bonita Anthony (D); Karen Carnegie (D);Betsy Carr (D); Nadarius Clark (D); Joshua Cole (D); Margaret Franklin (D);Elizabeth Guzman (D); Rozia Henson (D); Patrick Hope (D); Michelle Maldonado (D); Marty Martinez (D); Sam Rasoul (D); Atoosa Reaser (D); Charlie Schmidt (D);Irene Shin (D);
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 17% (17 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 6, 2026 | House committee offered |
| House | Feb 6, 2026 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) |
| House | Feb 6, 2026 | Committee substitute printed 26107390D-H1 |
| House | Feb 6, 2026 | Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
| House | Jan 29, 2026 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969) |
| House | Jan 13, 2026 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Jan 13, 2026 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105127D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 6, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 6, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 13, 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 |
| Reported from Public Safety with substitute 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
