SB848
Firearms, certain; age requirement for purchase, penalty.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Saddam Azlan Salim (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Purchase of certain firearms; age requirement; penalty.
Prohibits any person under 21 years of age from purchasing an assault firearm, with exceptions for the purchase of an assault firearm by a law-enforcement officer, correctional officer, jail officer, or member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Virginia National Guard, or the National Guard of any ... (More) other state. Accordingly, the bill prohibits a licensed dealer from selling, renting, trading, or transferring from his inventory an assault firearm to any person under 21 years of age. A violation of either prohibition is a Class 6 felony. The bill also expands the definition of assault firearm as the term applies to criminal history record information checks. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/02/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101315D
- 01/02/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/09/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB848)
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/21/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB848)
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Reconsideration of (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/04/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/04/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/07/2025 - House: Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N)
- 02/11/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/12/2025 - House: Passed House (50-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB848ER)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB848)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
- 02/20/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/25/2025 - Senate: Governor's Veto Received by Senate
- 03/25/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto
