HB 19 VA

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Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalty. Adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to juvenile and domestic relations district court, 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 as determined by the length, nature, frequency, and type of interaction between the individuals involved in the relationship. The bill also adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to a person's purchase, possession, or transportation of a firearm following an assault and battery of a family or household member, any individual who cohabits or who, within the previous 12 months, cohabitated with the person. Finally, the bill 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, 2026, 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.

• Adele Y. McClure Democratic · primary

1. Dec 22, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100661D · lower
2. Dec 22, 2025 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
3. Dec 29, 2025 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (12/29/2025 1:37 pm) · lower
4. Jan 16, 2026 Assigned HPS sub: Firearms · lower
5. Jan 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB19) · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) · lower
7. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N) · lower
8. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) · lower
10. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 11, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
13. Feb 12, 2026 Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
16. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) · upper
17. Feb 23, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108353D-S1 · upper
18. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
19. Feb 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 1:15 pm) · lower
20. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
21. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
23. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
24. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
25. Mar 2, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
26. Mar 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
27. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
28. Mar 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB19) · lower
29. Mar 4, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 94-N 0-A) · lower
30. Mar 6, 2026 Recede from Senate substitute defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A) · upper
31. Mar 6, 2026 Reconsideration of Recede from Senate substitute defeated by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
32. Mar 6, 2026 Senate receded from substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 13, 2026 Enrolled · lower
34. Mar 13, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB19ER) · lower
35. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
36. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by President · upper
37. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
38. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
39. Mar 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB19) · lower
40. Apr 10, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 527 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
41. Apr 10, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0527) · 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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML