Virginia House Bill 21

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 32)
Status: Passed on April 10 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-10 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0529)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Firearm industry members; standards of responsible conduct; civil liability. Creates standards of responsible conduct for firearm industry members and requires such members to establish and implement reasonable controls regarding the manufacture, sale, distribution, use, and marketing of the firearm industry member's firearm-related products, as those terms are defined in the bill. Such reasonable controls include reasonable procedures, safeguards, and business practices that are designed to (i) prevent the sale or distribution of a firearm-related product to a straw purchaser, a firearm trafficker, a person prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, or a person who the firearm industry member has reasonable cause to believe is at substantial risk of using a firearm-related product to harm themselves or unlawfully harm another or of unlawfully possessing or using a firearm-related product; (ii) prevent the loss of a firearm-related product or theft of a firearm-related product from a firearm industry member; (iii) ensure that the firearm industry member complies with all provisions of state and federal law and does not otherwise promote the unlawful manufacture, sale, possession, marketing, or use of a firearm-related product; (iv) prevent the installation and use of an auto sear on firearm-related products; and (v) ensure that the firearm industry member does not engage in an act or practice in violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also provides that a firearm industry member may not knowingly create, maintain, or contribute to a public nuisance, as defined in the bill, through the sale, manufacturing, importing, or marketing of a firearm-related product. The bill creates a civil cause of action for the Attorney General or a local county, city, or town attorney to enforce the provisions of the bill or for any person who has been injured as a result of a firearm industry member's violation to seek an injunction and to recover costs and damages. The bill also allows the Attorney General to issue a civil investigative demand if he has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any violation of such standards of responsible conduct. This bill is identical to SB 27.

Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability.

Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Jessica Anderson [D]	Del. Karen Carnegie [D]	Del. Lindsey Dougherty [D]
Del. Kimberly Pope Adams [D]	Sen. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]	Del. Gretchen Bulova [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]
Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Laura Jane Cohen [D]	Del. Rae Cousins [D]	Del. Mark Downey [D]
Del. Rozia Henson [D]	Del. Phil Hernandez [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra [D]
Del. Amy Laufer [D]	Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling [D]	Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Del. Marty Martinez [D]
Del. Garrett McGuire [D]	Del. May Nivar [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]
Del. Atoosa Reaser [D]	Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Charlie Schmidt [D]	Del. Holly Seibold [D]
Del. Irene Shin [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Del. J.J. Singh [D]	Del. Kathy Tran [D]

2026-03-05 - House - Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 36-N 0-A) (Y: 62 N: 36 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-03 - Senate - Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-25 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-23 - Senate - Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - House - Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) (Y: 62 N: 35 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-01-30 - House - Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 6-N) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-29 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) (Y: 7 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-10		Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0529)
2026-04-10		Approved by Governor-Chapter 529 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-03-16	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB21)
2026-03-14		Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-14	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
2026-03-12	Senate	Signed by President
2026-03-12	House	Signed by Speaker
2026-03-12	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB21ER)
2026-03-12	House	Enrolled
2026-03-05	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 36-N 0-A)
2026-03-05	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB21)
2026-03-03	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
2026-03-03	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
2026-03-03	Senate	Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
2026-03-02	Senate	Passed by for the day
2026-02-27	Senate	Passed by for the day
2026-02-27	Senate	Read third time
2026-02-26	Senate	Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-26	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-26	Senate	Rules suspended
2026-02-25	Senate	Committee substitute printed 26108624D-S1
2026-02-25	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
2026-02-23	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
2026-02-13	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB21)
2026-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2026-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
2026-02-04	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2026-02-04	House	committee substitute agreed to
2026-02-04	House	Read second time
2026-02-03	House	Read first time
2026-01-30	House	Committee substitute printed 26106578D-H1
2026-01-30	House	Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
2026-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
2026-01-29	House	House subcommittee offered
2026-01-16	House	Assigned HPS sub: Firearms
2025-12-22	House	Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2025-12-22	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100319D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB21
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB21/text/HB21
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB21/text/HB21HC1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB21/text/HB21HC2
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB21/text/HB21H1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB21/text/HB21S1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB21/text/HB21ER
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB21/text/CHAP0529
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145950.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196073.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213150.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB21/20261/H15V2611084
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB21/20261/H15001V2611057
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB21/20261/2619989
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB21/20261/S13V1850
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB21/20261/S5V2014
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB21/20261/SV699
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB21/20261/SV862
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB21/20261/26110821