Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1869
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; purchase, etc., assault and battery of family member or intimate partner, penalties.
Description: Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalties. 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. 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, 2025, 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.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1869)
Last Action Date: February 19, 2025
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
20 sponsors: Adele McClure (D); Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D); Nadarius Clark (D); Joshua Cole (D); Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D); Rae Cousins (D); Michael Feggans (D); Dan Helmer (D); Rozia Henson (D); Patrick Hope (D); Michael Jones (D); Karen Keys-Gamarra (D); Destiny LeVere Bolling (D); Michelle Maldonado (D); Marty Martinez (D); Candi Mundon King (D); Marcia Price (D); Holly Seibold (D); Irene Shin (D); Vivian Watts (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 20% (20 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 19, 2025 | Senate substitute agreed to by House (53-Y 44-N) |
| House | Feb 19, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1869) |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2025 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2025 | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2025 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2025 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2025 | Courts of Justice Substitute rejected |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2025 | Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N) |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2025 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2025 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2025 | Rules suspended |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1869) |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2025 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2025 | Committee substitute printed 25107270D-S2 |
| House | Feb 11, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1869) |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2025 | Committee substitute printed 25106997D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2025 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2025 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Read third time and passed House 52-Y 46-N 0-A) |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Read second time and engrossed |
| House | Jan 31, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 29, 2025 | Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 9-N) |
| House | Jan 29, 2025 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| House | Jan 25, 2025 | Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
| House | Jan 24, 2025 | Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Jan 23, 2025 | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N) |
| House | Jan 21, 2025 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 7, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1869) |
| House | Jan 6, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Jan 6, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101355D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 13, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 13, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 11, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 6, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N) | 01/23/2025 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
|
||||||
| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
| Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) | 01/24/2025 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
|
||||||
| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
| Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) | 01/29/2025 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
|
||||||
| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
| Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 9-N) | 01/29/2025 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
|
||||||
| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
| Read third time and passed House 52-Y 46-N 0-A) | 02/4/2025 | 52 | 46 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
|
||||||
| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
| Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) | 02/10/2025 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
|
||||||
| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
| Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) | 02/12/2025 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
|
||||||
| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
| Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) | 02/13/2025 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
|
||||||
| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
| Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N) | 02/18/2025 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
|
||||||
| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
| Senate substitute agreed to by House (53-Y 44-N) | 02/19/2025 | 53 | 44 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
|
||||||
| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
Link: link to state bill page
