HB 969 VA

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Secretary of Public Safety; firearm violence. Directs the Secretary of Public Safety to convene a work group to develop policy and legislative recommendations to establish the Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center. The bill allows the work group to (i) meet both in-person and virtually, (ii) have small group breakouts for the purpose of advancing work in a timely and efficient manner, and (iii) collaborate with experts and other representatives as needed. The bill requires the work group to report its findings and any legislative and policy recommendations to the General Assembly by December 15, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 364.

• Marcia S. "Cia" Price Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105127D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
3. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969) · lower
4. Feb 6, 2026 House committee offered · lower
5. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
6. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107390D-H1 · lower
7. Feb 6, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969) · lower
9. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
15. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
18. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
19. Feb 23, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108459D-S1 · upper
20. Feb 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969) · lower
21. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
22. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
23. Mar 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
25. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
26. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
31. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N 1-A) · lower
32. Mar 12, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 12, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
34. Mar 12, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
35. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
36. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Price, Pope Adams, Tata · lower
37. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
38. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Carroll Foy, Deeds, Sturtevant · upper
39. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
40. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
41. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
42. Mar 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969) · lower
43. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
44. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB969ER) · lower
45. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
46. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
47. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
48. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
49. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969) · lower
50. Apr 13, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · executive

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.

• Governor Substitute · PDF
• Governor Substitute · HTML
• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Public Safety Substitute · PDF
• Public Safety Substitute · HTML
• Public Safety Substitute · PDF
• Public Safety Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML