HB 217 VA

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Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, or transfers an assault firearm, as that term is defined in the bill with some exceptions, and prohibits a person who has been convicted of such violation from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm for a period of three years from the date of conviction. The bill provides that an assault firearm does not include any firearm that is an antique firearm, has been rendered permanently inoperable, or is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action. The bill also prohibits the sale of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill provides that any person who willfully and intentionally (i) sells an assault firearm to another person or (ii) purchases an assault firearm from another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and that any person who imports, sells, barters, transfers, or purchases a large capacity ammunition feeding device is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to SB 749.

• Dan I. Helmer Democratic · primary

1. Jan 7, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100315D · lower
2. Jan 7, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
3. Jan 8, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/8/2026 5:09 pm) · lower
4. Jan 14, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB217) · lower
5. Jan 16, 2026 Assigned HPS sub: Firearms · lower
6. Jan 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB217) · lower
7. Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
8. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) · lower
9. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 6-N) · lower
10. Feb 2, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106682D-H1 · lower
11. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/2/2026 10:25 am) · lower
12. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
13. Feb 4, 2026 Read second time · lower
14. Feb 4, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
15. Feb 4, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
16. Feb 5, 2026 Read third time and passed House (58-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
17. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
18. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
19. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB217) · lower
20. Feb 25, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
21. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
22. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108593D-S1 · upper
23. Feb 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/27/2026 3:48 pm) · lower
24. Mar 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB217) · lower
25. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) · upper
26. Mar 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109164D-S2 · upper
27. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/5/2026 8:55 am) · lower
28. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
29. Mar 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
31. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB217) · lower
32. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
33. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
34. Mar 9, 2026 Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) · upper
35. Mar 9, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
36. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
37. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
38. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (60-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
39. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
40. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB217ER) · lower
41. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
42. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
43. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
44. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
45. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB217) · lower
46. Apr 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (4/3/2026 1:26 pm) · lower
47. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · executive
48. Apr 14, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (4/14/2026 4:33 pm) · lower

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
• 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
• Public Safety Substitute · PDF
• Public Safety Substitute · HTML
• Public Safety Substitute · PDF
• Public Safety Substitute · HTML
• Firearms Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Firearms Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML