Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB883
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; purchase, etc., assault and battery of family member or intimate partner, penalties.
Description: 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 as an individual who, within the previous 12 months, was in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship with the person. The bill also provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2025, for the offense of assault and battery against an intimate partner or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
Last Action Date: January 28, 2025
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Russet Perry (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2025 | Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2025 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2025 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N) |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB883) |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Read second time |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Floor substitute printed 25106134D-S1 (Perry) |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Perry Substitute agreed to |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Reading of substitute waived |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2025 | Read second time |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2025 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 20, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB883) |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2025 | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A) |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB883) |
| Senate | Jan 3, 2025 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 3, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100381D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 27, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 3, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N) | 01/28/2025 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A) | 01/17/2025 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) | 01/22/2025 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) | 01/23/2025 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N) | 01/28/2025 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) | 01/28/2025 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
