SB 643 VA

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Possession or transportation of certain firearms by certain persons; penalty. Prohibits any person younger than 18 years of age from knowingly and intentionally possessing or transporting a handgun or assault firearm within the Commonwealth. The bill also prohibits any person younger than 21 years of age, with certain exceptions outlined in the bill, from purchasing a handgun or assault firearm in the Commonwealth. The bill provides that a violation of the provisions of the bill is a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill incorporates SB 797.

• Scott A. Surovell Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104904D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Jan 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 4:34 pm) · upper
4. Jan 26, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Jan 28, 2026 Incorporates SB797 (Carroll Foy) · upper
6. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
7. Jan 30, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106156D-S1 · upper
8. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/30/2026 1:17 pm) · upper
9. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) · upper
10. Feb 8, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB643) · upper
11. Feb 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107394D-S2 · upper
12. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/9/2026 10:03 am) · upper
13. Feb 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
14. Feb 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 9, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
17. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time · upper
18. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) · upper
19. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Feb 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
22. Feb 12, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Feb 12, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
24. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
25. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
26. Feb 16, 2026 Committee substitute reconsidered (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Feb 16, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute rejected · upper
28. Feb 16, 2026 Floor substitute printed 26108027D-S3 (Surovell) · upper
29. Feb 16, 2026 Floor offered Senator Surovell Substitute · upper
30. Feb 16, 2026 Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) · upper
31. Feb 16, 2026 Senator Surovell Substitute agreed to (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
32. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
33. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute · upper
34. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/17/2026 8:45 am) · upper
35. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
36. Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
37. Feb 24, 2026 Read first time · lower
38. Feb 24, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
39. Feb 24, 2026 Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms · lower
40. Feb 26, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) · lower
41. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (14-Y 8-N) · lower
42. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108805D-H1 · lower
43. Feb 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/27/2026 3:32 pm) · upper
44. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
45. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
46. Mar 4, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
47. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
48. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with substitute (61-Y 37-N 0-A) · lower
49. Mar 6, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
50. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB643) · upper
51. Mar 9, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
52. Mar 9, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
53. Mar 10, 2026 Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
54. Mar 10, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
55. Mar 10, 2026 Senate Conferees: Surovell, Srinivasan, Stuart · upper
56. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
57. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: McGuire, Simon, Oates · lower
58. Mar 14, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
59. Mar 14, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
60. Mar 14, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/14/2026 12:42 pm) · upper
61. Mar 14, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/14/2026 4:28 pm) · upper
62. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (59-Y 37-N 0-A) · lower
63. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
64. Mar 14, 2026 Different conference report agreed to by each chamber (failed) · upper
65. Mar 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB643) · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Public Safety Substitute · PDF
• Public Safety Substitute · HTML
• Firearms Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Firearms Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Senator Surovell Substitute · PDF
• Senator Surovell Substitute · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML