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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session
HB1300State Police, Department of; purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers.
Direction
FirearmsotherAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Expands the ability of retiring or former law-enforcement officers, survivors, and certain other personnel to purchase their service handguns or other weapons at a nominal $1 price or fair market value, including more categories of eligible buyers and situations.
The Department of State Police, the Department of Wildlife Resources, the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, the Virginia Lottery, the Marine Resources Commission, the Capitol Police, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Department of Forestry, any sheriff, any regional jail board or authority, and any local police department may allow any sworn law-enforcement officer, deputy, or regional jail officer, a local fire department may allow any full-time sworn fire marshal, the Department of Motor Vehicles may allow any law-enforcement officer, any institution of higher教育
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Law
Stage: Law · step 6 of 6
Last action
2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0285)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Virginia Code § 59.1-148.3 to expand eligibility and options for law-enforcement officers, retirees, survivors, and certain others to buy service handguns and other weapons at discounted or fair-market prices from agencies. This reduces restrictions on their ability to own these firearms, fitting the firearms topic under the 'other' subtag. No provisions address background checks beyond referencing existing instant checks, transgender issues, abortion, or immigration enforcement.
Related bills
HB240Admission to bail; fixing terms of bail, mental health considerations.↓Restricts gun access Committee
HB623Forfeiture of certain weapons; petition for return by Commonwealth.↑Expands gun access Committee
HB778Pop-up events; local enhanced enforcement actions.↓Restricts gun access Committee
HB919Retail Sales and Use Tax; impose firearm and ammunition tax.↓Restricts gun access↓Restricts gun access Committee
Hearings and calendar
2026-01-29 16:00 · Hearing · House Public Safety: Firearms Hearing House North Subcommittee Room - 200
2026-01-30 08:00 · Hearing · House Public Safety Hearing House Committee Room A - 008
2026-02-23 08:00 · Hearing · Senate Courts of Justice Hearing Senate Room A, Room 305, General Assembly Building
Votes
Date
Chamber
Motion
Yea-Nay
2026-01-29
H
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
10-0
Passed
2026-01-30
H
Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 0-N)
21-0
Passed
2026-02-05
H
Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (63-Y 34-N 0-A)