Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1389
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm safety device tax credit; defines commercial retailer.
Description: Firearm safety device tax credit; definitions. Redefines an "eligible transaction" for purposes of the firearm safety device tax credit as one in which a taxpayer purchases one or more firearm safety devices from a commercial retailer, as defined in the bill. Current law defines "eligible transaction" as one in which a taxpayer purchases one or more firearm safety devices from a federally licensed dealer. The provisions of the bill apply to taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2025. This bill is identical to HB 2595.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0303)
Last Action Date: March 21, 2025
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Kannan Srinivasan (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0303) | |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Approved by Governor-Chapter 303 (Effective 07/01/25) | |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 | |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2025 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2025 | Signed by President |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2025 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1389ER) |
| House | Feb 18, 2025 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2025 | Impact statement from TAX (SB1389) |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2025 | Enrolled |
| House | Feb 13, 2025 | Passed House (96-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 13, 2025 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 10, 2025 | Reported from Finance (20-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 6, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 6, 2025 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 6, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2025 | Impact statement from TAX (SB1389) |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2025 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2025 | Read second time |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2025 | Printed as engrossed 25104924D-E |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2025 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2025 | Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2025 | Reading of amendment waived |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2025 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2025 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N) |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2025 | Impact statement from TAX (SB1389) |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2025 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 1-N) |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104924D |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2025 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Mar 21, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 18, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Jan 30, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 13, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Courts of Justice Amendment | Courts of Justice Amendment | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Courts of Justice Amendment | Courts of Justice Amendment | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
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 amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 1-N) | 01/22/2025 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Yes |
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| Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N) | 01/28/2025 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N) | 01/29/2025 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) | 01/31/2025 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Reported from Finance (20-Y 0-N) | 02/10/2025 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Passed House (96-Y 0-N) | 02/13/2025 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
