SB 749 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 HB 217.

• Saddam Azlan Salim Democratic · primary

1. Jan 19, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26100444D · upper
2. Jan 19, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/21/2026 11:10 am) · upper
4. Jan 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB749) · upper
5. Jan 26, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
6. Jan 26, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) · upper
7. Jan 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106212D-S1 · upper
8. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/27/2026 1:49 pm) · upper
9. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) · upper
10. Feb 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
11. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 5, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106501D-S2 · upper
14. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/5/2026 4:34 pm) · upper
15. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · upper
16. Feb 6, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute rejected · upper
17. Feb 6, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
18. Feb 6, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
19. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB749) · upper
21. Feb 12, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
22. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
23. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
24. Feb 27, 2026 House committee offered · lower
25. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (14-Y 7-N) · lower
26. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108724D-H1 · lower
27. Feb 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/27/2026 4:03 pm) · upper
28. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
29. Mar 4, 2026 Floor substitute printed 26109153D-H2 (Helmer) · lower
30. Mar 4, 2026 Floor offered Delegate Helmer Substitute · lower
31. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
32. Mar 4, 2026 committee substitute rejected · lower
33. Mar 4, 2026 Delegate Helmer Floor substitute agreed to · lower
34. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by House - floor substitute · lower
35. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with substitute (59-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
36. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB749) · upper
37. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
38. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/9/2026 10:46 am) · upper
39. Mar 9, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate · upper
40. Mar 13, 2026 Enrolled · lower
41. Mar 13, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB749ER) · upper
42. Mar 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB749) · upper
43. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
44. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by President · upper
45. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
46. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
47. Apr 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (4/3/2026 1:29 pm) · upper
48. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by Senate · executive
49. Apr 14, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (4/14/2026 4:35 pm) · upper

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