Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1525
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; purchase, possession, or transportation by persons younger than 21 years of age, penalty.
Description: Purchase, possession, or transportation of certain firearms by persons younger than 21 years of age; penalty. Prohibits persons younger than 21 years of age from purchasing, possessing, or transporting handguns or assault firearms anywhere in the Commonwealth. Current law prohibits persons younger than 18 years of age from possessing or transporting handguns or assault firearms.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Read first time
Last Action Date: February 10, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Garrett McGuire (D)
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 10, 2026 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 9, 2026 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1525) |
| House | Feb 6, 2026 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (14-Y 8-N) |
| House | Feb 6, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 2:03 pm) |
| House | Feb 6, 2026 | Committee substitute printed 26107217D-H1 |
| House | Feb 5, 2026 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 5, 2026 | House subcommittee offered |
| House | Feb 3, 2026 | Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 29, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/29/2026 4:49 pm) |
| House | Jan 27, 2026 | Presented and ordered printed 26106114D |
| House | Jan 27, 2026 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Jan 27, 2026 | Unanimous consent to introduce |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 6, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 5, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 27, 2026 | 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 with substitute (14-Y 8-N) | 02/6/2026 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) | 02/5/2026 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
