Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB495
Legislation Overview
Title: Emergency substantial risk order; allowable petitioners.
Description: Emergency substantial risk order; allowable petitioners. Adds a family or household member, a mental health service provider, and an appointed evaluator from a community services board to the list of persons who may petition a court for an emergency substantial risk order. Current law allows an attorney for the Commonwealth or a law-enforcement officer to file such petition.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: January 13, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Creigh Deeds (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2026 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104571D |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2026 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
