Virginia Code | Chapter 18 Article 2

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
VA	HB2	Veto	Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, or transfers an assault firearm, as that term is... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	SB2	Veto	Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, or transfers an assault firearm, as that term is... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Requires 2/3 members present
VA	SB23	Veto	Juveniles; adjudication of delinquency. Specifies that a delinquent child is a child 11 years of age or older who has committed a delinquent act. Currently, there is no minimum age for a child to be adjudicated delinquent. The bill provides that if a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Requires 2/3 members present
VA	HB175	Veto	Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of certain semi-automatic center-fire rifles and shotguns on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other pla... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	HB46	Veto	Firearm transfers to another person from a prohibited person. Provides that a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm because such person is subject to a protective order or has been convicted of an assault and battery of a family or house... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	SB47	Veto	Firearm transfers to another person from a prohibited person. Provides that a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm because such person is subject to a protective order or has been convicted of an assault and battery of a family or house... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Requires 2/3 members present
VA	HB77	Veto	Robbery. Conforms certain provisions of the Code referencing robbery to the degrees of robbery offenses established by Chapter 534 of the Acts of Assembly of 2021, Special Session I. These changes include: (i) limiting to the three higher degrees of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	SB99	Veto	Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of certain semi-automatic center-fire rifles and shotguns on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other pla... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Requires 2/3 members present
VA	HB81	Veto	Common-law crime of suicide. Abolishes the common-law crime of suicide. Suicide is currently a common-law crime in Virginia, although there is no statutorily prescribed punishment. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025, and also requi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	HB161	Veto	Arrest, prosecution, and disciplinary or administrative procedures and penalties for individuals experiencing or reporting overdoses while incarcerated. Provides that no individual incarcerated in a local, regional, or state correctional facility sha... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	HB173	Enroll 75%	Manufacture, import, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who knowingly manufactures or assembles, imports, purch... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Communicated to Governor
VA	HB183	Veto	Storage of firearms in a residence where a minor or person prohibited from possessing a firearm is present; penalty. Requires any person who possesses a firearm in a residence where such person knows that a minor or a person who is prohibited by law ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	SB100	Enroll 75%	Manufacture, import, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who knowingly manufactures or assembles, imports, purch... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Communicated to Governor
VA	HB452	Enroll 75%	First-time drug offenders. Provides that any person who has not previously been convicted of any felony drug offense under relevant law or under any substantially similar statute of the United States or of any state may be eligible for first-time dru... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Reenrolled bill text (HB452ER2)
VA	HB267	Veto	Assault and battery; affirmative defense; penalty. Provides an affirmative defense to prosecution of an individual for assault or assault and battery of certain specified individuals for which the enhanced Class 6 felony and six month mandatory minim... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	HB351	Veto	Firearm locking device required for purchase of a firearm; warning against accessibility to children; penalty. Requires any person who purchases a firearm to either (i) obtain or purchase from a licensed dealer a locking device for such firearm if a ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	HB362	Veto	Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalties. Adds to the existing definition of "family or household member" a person's intimate partner, defined in the bill a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	HB454	Veto	Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square or building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exemptions; public institutions of higher education; penalty. Limits the exemption from the prohibition on the carrying of any firearm or ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	SB212	Enroll 75%	Virginia Small Business Economic Development Act established; regulation of skill game machines; penalties. Establishes the Virginia Small Business Economic Development Act for the purpose of providing a regulatory and registration scheme for skill g... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Communicated to Governor
VA	HB466	Veto	Concealed handgun permits; reciprocity with other states. Provides that the Superintendent of State Police, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, shall determine whether states meet the statutory qualifications for Virginia to reco... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	SB273	Veto	Purchase of firearms; waiting period; penalty. Provides that no person shall sell a firearm unless at least five days have elapsed from the time the prospective purchaser completes the written consent form to have a licensed dealer obtain criminal hi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Requires 2/3 members present
VA	HB962	Enroll 75%	Noncitizens of the United States; terminology. Removes the term "alien" as it pertains to persons who are not citizens or nationals of the United States and replaces it with synonymous language, as appropriate, throughout the Code of Virginia. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Communicated to Governor
VA	SB362	Pass	First-time drug offenders. Provides that any person who has not previously been convicted of any felony drug offense under relevant law or under any substantially similar statute of the United States or of any state may be eligible for first-time dru... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Enacted, Chapter 785 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	SB327	Veto	Purchase of certain firearms; age requirement; penalty. Prohibits any person under 21 years of age from purchasing a handgun or assault firearm, with exceptions for the purchase of an assault firearm by a law-enforcement officer, correctional officer... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Passed by for the day
VA	HB799	Veto	Concealed handgun permit applications; fingerprints required by local governments. Requires an applicant for a concealed handgun permit or a renewal of such permit to submit fingerprints as part of the application. The bill provides that any demonstr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	HB797	Veto	Demonstrated competence for a concealed handgun permit; firearms instructors and safety programs. Requires that any course, class, or training to demonstrate competence with a handgun as required to obtain a concealed handgun permit must include a li... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	HB790	Enroll 75%	Purchase, possession, and sale of retail tobacco products; retail tobacco products and liquid nicotine tax; penalties. Prohibits Internet sales of liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor products, except to a retail dealer, and prohibits the sale of retail... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
VA	SB364	Pass	Elections; protection of electors and election officials; penalties. Adds to the list of protected voters any current or former elector for President and Vice President of the United States and any person who is or has been a member of the State Boar... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Enacted, Chapter 787 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	SB368	Veto	Storage of firearms in a residence where a minor or person prohibited from possessing a firearm is present; penalty. Requires any person who possesses a firearm in a residence where such person knows that a minor or a person who is prohibited by law ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Requires 2/3 members present
VA	HB798	Veto	Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm following an assault and battery or stalking violation; prohibition period; penalty. Prohibits a person who has been convicted of assault and battery, assault and battery of a family or household mem... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	SB357	Veto	Assault and battery; affirmative defense; penalty. Provides an affirmative defense to prosecution of an individual for assault or assault and battery of certain specified individuals for which the enhanced Class 6 felony and six month mandatory minim... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Passed by for the day
VA	SB363	Pass	Removing, altering, etc., serial number on firearm; selling, giving, etc., or possessing firearm with removed, altered, etc., serial number; penalties. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person, firm, association, or corporation to knowingly poss... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Enacted, Chapter 786 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	HB1195	Veto	Purchase of firearms; waiting period; penalty. Provides that no person shall sell a firearm unless at least five days have elapsed from the time the prospective purchaser completes the written consent form to have a licensed dealer obtain criminal hi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	HB1174	Veto	Purchase of certain firearms; age requirement; penalty. Prohibits any person under 21 years of age from purchasing a handgun or assault firearm, with exceptions for the purchase of an assault firearm by a law-enforcement officer, correctional officer... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	SB383	Veto	Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square or building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exemptions; public institutions of higher education; penalty. Limits the exemption from the prohibition on the carrying of any firearm or ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Requires 2/3 members present
VA	SB582	Pass	Purchase, possession, and sale of retail tobacco products; retail tobacco products and liquid nicotine tax; penalties. Prohibits Internet sales of liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor products, except to a retail dealer, and prohibits the sale of retail... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Enacted, Chapter 796 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	SB448	Veto	Cannabis control; retail market; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, to be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill allows the Authority to begin issuing all m... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Passed by for the day
VA	SB642	Veto	Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalties. Adds to the existing definition of "family or household member" a person's intimate partner, defined in the bill a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Requires 2/3 members present
VA	HB1420	Veto	Juveniles; adjudication of delinquency. Specifies that a delinquent child is a child 11 years of age or older who has committed a delinquent act. Currently, there is no minimum age for a child to be adjudicated delinquent. The bill provides that if a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto
VA	SB95	Pass	Preliminary analysis of breath to determine alcoholic content of blood; failure to advise person of rights. Provides that if a police officer or a member of any sheriff's department fails to advise a person of his rights to refuse a preliminary breat... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 759 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	SB367	Pass	Task Force on Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement established. Creates the Task Force on Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement whose purpose is to study ways to enhance the ability of law-enforcement officers throughout the Commonwealth to combat the illegal m... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 771 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	HB926	Pass	Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty. Expands the current categories of images that are unlawful to disseminate or sell to include any videographic or still image that depicts another person whose genitals, pubic area, buttock... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 697 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	SB394	Pass	Carnal knowledge and sexual battery; persons detained or arrested by a law-enforcement officer; confidential informants, pretrial defendants or posttrial offenders; penalty. Provides that an accused is guilty of carnal knowledge of a person serving a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 592 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	SB397	Pass	Gaming; posting of illegal gaming tip line information. Requires those legally authorized to sell Virginia lottery tickets or conduct charitable gaming, horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering, and casino gaming in the Commonwealth to post in a conspi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 593 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	HB1443	Pass	Trial by jury; contact with jurors after trial prohibited; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any defendant who knowingly and intentionally contacts, with the intent to harass, intimidate, or threaten, a juror regarding such juror's service a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 561 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	HB523	Pass	Charitable gaming. Amends charitable gaming law to allow, as a condition of receiving a charitable gaming permit or authorization to conduct electronic gaming, certain organizations to use a predetermined percentage of its receipts for expenses relat... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 445 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	SB344	Pass	Charitable gaming. Amends charitable gaming law to allow, as a condition of receiving a charitable gaming permit or authorization to conduct electronic gaming, certain organizations to use a predetermined percentage of its receipts for expenses relat... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 504 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	HB928	Pass	Interference with commercial fishing vessels or activity; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who knowingly and intentionally interferes with or impedes the operation or commercial fishing activity, defined in the bill, of a commerc... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0403)
VA	HB1256	Pass	Larceny offenses; venue. Allows grand larceny and embezzlement offenses to be prosecuted in any county or city where the victim of the larceny or embezzlement resides. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 475 (effective 7/1/24)
VA	SB469	Pass	Controlled substances; manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, etc.; adulterated or misbranded drugs; penalties. Makes it a Class 6 felony for any person, except for permitted manufacturers, to possess, purchase, sell, give, distribute, or poss... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0371)