Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB749
Legislation Overview
Title: Importation, sale, possession, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties.
Description: Importation, sale, possession, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses, transports, 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, is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action, or was manufactured before July 1, 2026. 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, or transfers a large capacity ammunition feeding device is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person younger than 21 years of age to import, sell, manufacture, purchase, possess, transport, or transfer an assault firearm regardless of the date of manufacture of such assault firearm with some exceptions.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/27/2026 1:49 pm)
Last Action Date: January 27, 2026
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'.
4 sponsors: Saddam Salim (D); Creigh Deeds (D); Lamont Bagby (D); Barbara Favola (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 10% (4 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2026 | Committee substitute printed 26106212D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/27/2026 1:49 pm) |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2026 | Senate committee offered |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2026 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2026 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB749) |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/21/2026 11:10 am) |
| Senate | Jan 19, 2026 | Presented and ordered printed 26100444D |
| Senate | Jan 19, 2026 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 27, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 26, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 19, 2026 | 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 |
| Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) | 01/26/2026 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
