SB 86 VA

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Purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers; Department of State Police. Provides that the Department of State Police may allow the immediate survivor of any law-enforcement officer formerly employed by the Department who had at least 10 years of service with the Department and who died while receiving long-term disability payments to purchase his service handgun, with the approval of the Superintendent of State Police, at a price of $1. This bill is identical to HB 1300.

• William M. Stanley, Jr. Republican · primary

1. Dec 30, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104010D · upper
2. Dec 30, 2025 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Jan 19, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) · upper
4. Jan 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB86) · upper
5. Jan 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
6. Jan 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Jan 20, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Jan 21, 2026 Read second time · upper
9. Jan 21, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Jan 22, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
12. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
13. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Public Safety (20-Y 0-N) · lower
15. Feb 15, 2026 Read second time · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time · lower
17. Feb 16, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
18. Feb 18, 2026 Enrolled · upper
19. Feb 18, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB86ER) · upper
20. Feb 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB86) · upper
21. Feb 18, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
22. Feb 18, 2026 Signed by President · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
25. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 286 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
26. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0286) · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML