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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB883

Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms; purchase, etc., assault and battery of family member or intimate partner, penalties.

Description: Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalties. Adds to the existing definition of "family or household member" a person's intimate partner, defined in the bill as an individual who, within the previous 12 months, was in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship with the person. The bill also provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2025, for the offense of assault and battery against an intimate partner or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Session: 2025 Regular Session

Last Action: Delegates: McClure, Simon, Ennis

Last Action Date: February 20, 2025

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Feb 20, 2025	Delegates: McClure, Simon, Ennis
Senate	Feb 20, 2025	Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate	Feb 20, 2025	Senate acceded to request (37-Y 0-N)
House	Feb 20, 2025	House requested conference committee
House	Feb 20, 2025	House insisted on substitute
Senate	Feb 20, 2025	House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
House	Feb 20, 2025	Passed House with substitute (52-Y 46-N)
House	Feb 20, 2025	Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House	Feb 20, 2025	Public Safety Substitute agreed to
House	Feb 20, 2025	Read third time
House	Feb 20, 2025	Conferees appointed by House
Senate	Feb 20, 2025	Senators: Perry, Salim, Mulchi
House	Feb 19, 2025	Read second time
House	Feb 17, 2025	Reported from Rules (13-Y 5-N)
House	Feb 11, 2025	Referred to Committee on Rules
House	Feb 11, 2025	Motion to refer to Rules agreed to
Senate	Feb 11, 2025	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB883)
Senate	Feb 7, 2025	Impact statement from VCSC (SB883)
House	Feb 7, 2025	Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 10-N)
House	Feb 7, 2025	Committee substitute printed 25106904D-H1
House	Feb 6, 2025	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 4-N)
House	Feb 4, 2025	Assigned PS sub: Firearms
House	Feb 3, 2025	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
House	Feb 3, 2025	Placed on Calendar
House	Feb 3, 2025	Read first time
Senate	Jan 31, 2025	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB883)
Senate	Jan 28, 2025	Impact statement from VCSC (SB883)
Senate	Jan 28, 2025	Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
Senate	Jan 28, 2025	Reconsideration of (39-Y 0-N)
Senate	Jan 28, 2025	Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)
Senate	Jan 27, 2025	Read second time
Senate	Jan 27, 2025	Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
Senate	Jan 27, 2025	Senator Perry, Russet Substitute agreed to
Senate	Jan 27, 2025	Reading of substitute waived
Senate	Jan 27, 2025	Floor substitute printed 25106134D-S1 (Perry)
Senate	Jan 24, 2025	Passed by for the day
Senate	Jan 24, 2025	Read second time
Senate	Jan 23, 2025	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate	Jan 23, 2025	Passed by for the day
Senate	Jan 23, 2025	Rules suspended
Senate	Jan 22, 2025	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Senate	Jan 20, 2025	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB883)
Senate	Jan 17, 2025	Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
Senate	Jan 9, 2025	Impact statement from VCSC (SB883)
Senate	Jan 3, 2025	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate	Jan 3, 2025	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100381D

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Comm Sub	Feb 7, 2025	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Feb 7, 2025	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Jan 27, 2025	state link	bill text
Introduced	Jan 3, 2025	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 and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A)	01/17/2025	8	6	1	0	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Brewer, Emily (R) Nay Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) NV Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay Peake, Mark (R) Nay Perry, Russet (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Nay Stuart, Richard (R) Nay Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)	01/22/2025	10	5	0	0	Yes
Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay Pillion, Todd (R) Nay Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay Stuart, Richard (R) Nay Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)	01/23/2025	39	0	0	1	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Absent Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Yea Brewer, Emily (R) Yea Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Cifers, Luther (R) Yea DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Diggs, J.D. (R) Yea Durant, Tara (R) Yea Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Yea Hackworth, Travis (R) Yea Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Head, Chris (R) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea New Craig, Christie (R) Yea Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea Peake, Mark (R) Yea Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea Perry, Russet (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Yea Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea Roem, Danica (D) Yea Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Yea Stuart, Richard (R) Yea Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea Suetterlein, David (R) Yea Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)	01/28/2025	21	17	0	2	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Absent Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Yea Brewer, Emily (R) Nay Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Cifers, Luther (R) Nay DeSteph, Bill (R) Nay Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Diggs, J.D. (R) Nay Durant, Tara (R) Nay Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Absent Hackworth, Travis (R) Nay Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Head, Chris (R) Nay Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea New Craig, Christie (R) Nay Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay Peake, Mark (R) Nay Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea Perry, Russet (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Nay Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay Roem, Danica (D) Yea Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Nay Stuart, Richard (R) Nay Sturtevant, Glen (R) Nay Suetterlein, David (R) Nay Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)	01/28/2025	39	0	0	1	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Yea Brewer, Emily (R) Yea Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Cifers, Luther (R) Yea DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Diggs, J.D. (R) Yea Durant, Tara (R) Yea Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Absent Hackworth, Travis (R) Yea Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Head, Chris (R) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea New Craig, Christie (R) Yea Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea Peake, Mark (R) Yea Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea Perry, Russet (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Yea Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea Roem, Danica (D) Yea Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Yea Stuart, Richard (R) Yea Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea Suetterlein, David (R) Yea Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)	01/28/2025	23	16	0	1	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Yea Brewer, Emily (R) Nay Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Cifers, Luther (R) Nay DeSteph, Bill (R) Nay Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Diggs, J.D. (R) Nay Durant, Tara (R) Nay Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Absent Hackworth, Travis (R) Yea Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Head, Chris (R) Nay Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea New Craig, Christie (R) Nay Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay Peake, Mark (R) Nay Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea Perry, Russet (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Nay Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay Roem, Danica (D) Yea Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Nay Stuart, Richard (R) Nay Sturtevant, Glen (R) Nay Suetterlein, David (R) Nay Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 4-N)	02/6/2025	6	4	0	1	Yes
Clark, Nadarius (D) Yea Cordoza, Aijalon (R) Nay Cousins, Rae (D) Yea Ennis, Baxter (R) Nay Feggans, Michael (D) Yea Helmer, Dan (D) Yea Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea McClure, Adele (D) Yea Owen, David (R) Nay Simon, Marcus (D) Absent Taylor, Kim (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 10-N)	02/7/2025	11	10	0	1	Yes
Batten, Amanda (R) Nay Clark, Nadarius (D) Yea Cordoza, Aijalon (R) Nay Cousins, Rae (D) Yea Ennis, Baxter (R) Nay Feggans, Michael (D) Yea Helmer, Dan (D) Yea Hope, Patrick (D) Yea Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea McClure, Adele (D) Absent Mundon King, Candi (D) Yea Oates, Delores (R) Nay Obenshain, Joseph (R) Nay Owen, David (R) Nay Phillips, Eric (R) Nay Rasoul, Sam (D) Yea Seibold, Holly (D) Yea Simon, Marcus (D) Yea Taylor, Kim (R) Nay Thomas, Joshua (D) Yea Webert, Michael (R) Nay Wilt, Tony (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Reported from Rules (13-Y 5-N)	02/17/2025	13	5	0	0	Yes
Austin, Terry (R) Nay Carr, Betsy (D) Yea Coyner, Carrie (R) Yea Gilbert, C. Todd (R) Nay Hayes, C.E. (D) Yea Helmer, Dan (D) Yea Herring, Charniele (D) Yea Kilgore, Terry (R) Nay O'Quinn, Israel (R) Nay Scott, Don (D) Yea Sickles, Mark (D) Yea Simon, Marcus (D) Yea Sullivan, Richard (D) Yea Torian, Luke (D) Yea Tran, Kathy (D) Yea Ward, Jeion (D) Yea Watts, Vivian (D) Yea Webert, Michael (R) Nay
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House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)	02/20/2025	0	39	0	1	No
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Nay Bagby, Lamont (D) Nay Boysko, Jennifer (D) Nay Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Nay Brewer, Emily (R) Nay Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Nay Cifers, Luther (R) Nay DeSteph, Bill (R) Nay Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Nay Diggs, J.D. (R) Nay Durant, Tara (R) Nay Ebbin, Adam (D) Nay Favola, Barbara (D) Nay French, Timmy (R) Nay Hackworth, Travis (R) Nay Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Nay Head, Chris (R) Nay Locke, Mamie (D) Nay Lucas, L. Louise (D) Nay Marsden, Dave (D) Nay McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay McPike, Jeremy (D) Nay New Craig, Christie (R) Nay Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay Peake, Mark (R) Nay Pekarsky, Stella (D) Nay Perry, Russet (D) Nay Pillion, Todd (R) Nay Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay Roem, Danica (D) Nay Rouse, Aaron (D) Absent Salim, Saddam (D) Nay Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Nay Stanley, William (R) Nay Stuart, Richard (R) Nay Sturtevant, Glen (R) Nay Suetterlein, David (R) Nay Surovell, Scott (D) Nay VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Nay Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Nay
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Senate acceded to request (37-Y 0-N)	02/20/2025	37	0	0	3	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Yea Brewer, Emily (R) Yea Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Cifers, Luther (R) Yea DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Diggs, J.D. (R) Yea Durant, Tara (R) Yea Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Yea Hackworth, Travis (R) Yea Hashmi, Ghazala (D) Yea Head, Chris (R) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea New Craig, Christie (R) Yea Obenshain, Mark (R) Absent Peake, Mark (R) Yea Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea Perry, Russet (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Yea Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea Roem, Danica (D) Yea Rouse, Aaron (D) Absent Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Yea Stuart, Richard (R) Absent Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea Suetterlein, David (R) Yea Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

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