Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB763
Legislation Overview
Title: Retail Sales and Use Tax; definitions, imposes firearm and ammunition tax.
Description: Retail sales and use tax; firearm and ammunition tax. Imposes a firearm and ammunition tax equal to 11 percent of the gross receipts from the sale and distribution of any firearm or ammunition by a firearms or ammunition manufacturer, as such terms are defined in the bill. The bill provides that proceeds from such tax shall be distributed to the Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Last Action Date: February 6, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Angelia Williams Graves (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2026 | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2026 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2026 | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2026 | Committee substitute printed 26106635D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2026 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/28/2026 9:12 pm) |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2026 | Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2026 | Presented and ordered printed 26104971D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 3, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 21, 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 Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) | 02/3/2026 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) | 02/4/2026 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) | 02/6/2026 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
