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SB 364 VA
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Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center; work group to develop policy, etc., to establish.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Governor's recommendation received by Senate

Summary

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 HB 969.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (48)

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102821D · upper
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
  3. Jan 21, 2026 Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  4. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364) · upper
  5. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
  6. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) · upper
  7. Feb 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107332D-S1 · upper
  8. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364) · upper
  9. Feb 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  10. Feb 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  11. Feb 9, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
  12. Feb 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  13. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time · upper
  14. Feb 10, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
  15. Feb 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
  16. Feb 11, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
  17. Feb 17, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  18. Feb 17, 2026 Read first time · lower
  19. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
  20. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
  21. Mar 2, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108959D-H1 · lower
  22. Mar 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364) · upper
  23. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
  24. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
  25. Mar 4, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  26. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  27. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
  28. Mar 6, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
  29. Mar 9, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
  30. Mar 9, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
  31. Mar 10, 2026 Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  32. Mar 10, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
  33. Mar 10, 2026 Senate Conferees: Carroll Foy, Locke, French · upper
  34. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
  35. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: McClure, Carnegie, Oates · lower
  36. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Price, Carnegie, Oates · lower
  37. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
  38. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
  39. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
  40. Mar 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364) · upper
  41. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  42. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB364ER) · upper
  43. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  44. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  45. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
  46. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  47. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364) · upper
  48. Apr 13, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by Senate · executive

Text versions (14)

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
  • Public Safety Substitute · PDF
  • Public Safety Substitute · HTML
  • Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
  • Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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