Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB727
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms, loaded; carrying in public areas prohibited in the Commonwealth, penalty
Description: Carrying loaded firearms in public areas prohibited in the Commonwealth; penalty. Extends the prohibition in certain localities on carrying loaded firearms, described in the bill, in public areas and makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to carry such firearms in public areas in the Commonwealth. The bill also contains technical amendments.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
Last Action Date: February 6, 2026
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Michael Jones (D); Adam Ebbin (D); Scott Surovell (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 8% (3 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Committee substitute printed 26106399D-S2 |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/5/2026 4:42 pm) |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2026 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/29/2026 4:37 pm) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2026 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB727) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2026 | Committee substitute printed 26106280D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2026 | Incorporates SB312 (Ebbin) |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2026 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 11:55 am) |
| Senate | Jan 19, 2026 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 19, 2026 | Presented and ordered printed 26104545D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 5, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 28, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 19, 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 Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) | 01/26/2026 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) | 02/4/2026 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) | 02/5/2026 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
