Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2631
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; purchase, at least five day waiting period, penalty.
Description: 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 history record information, with exceptions enumerated in relevant law. The amendments to the Code of Virginia in the bill are identical to the amendments to the Code of Virginia in SB 891.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Last Action Date: March 3, 2025
Sponsors
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14 sponsors: C.E. Hayes (D); Alex Askew (D); Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D); Nadarius Clark (D); Rae Cousins (D); Michael Feggans (D); Dan Helmer (D); Rozia Henson (D); Karen Keys-Gamarra (D); Destiny LeVere Bolling (D); Marty Martinez (D); Marcia Price (D); Irene Shin (D); Vivian Watts (D);
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 14% (14 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 3, 2025 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 | |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2025 | Signed by President |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2631) |
| House | Feb 19, 2025 | Enrolled |
| House | Feb 19, 2025 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Feb 19, 2025 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2631ER) |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2025 | Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N) |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2025 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2025 | Rules suspended |
| 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 12, 2025 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2025 | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-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 (51-Y 47-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Read second time and engrossed |
| House | Feb 2, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 31, 2025 | Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N) |
| House | Jan 24, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2631) |
| House | Jan 14, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2631) |
| House | Jan 13, 2025 | Presented and ordered printed 25104635D |
| House | Jan 13, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Feb 19, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 13, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N) | 01/31/2025 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N) | 02/4/2025 | 51 | 47 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N) | 02/10/2025 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) | 02/12/2025 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) | 02/13/2025 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N) | 02/14/2025 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 4 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
