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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session
HB926Outdoor shooting of firearm on property without reasonable care; prohibition, penalty.
Direction
FirearmsotherAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Adds a new local option for counties to prohibit outdoor firearm discharge unless done on at least five acres with reasonable care (including use of a berm or backstop) to prevent projectiles from crossing property lines, with a Class 1 misdemeanor penalty for violations.
Any county may by ordinance prohibit outdoor shooting of a firearm unless the discharge of such firearm is conducted (i) on land of at least five acres and (ii) with reasonable care to prevent a projectile from crossing the bounds of the land.
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Filed (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2026-01-30: Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill substantively addresses firearms by expanding local authority to restrict unsafe outdoor shooting practices through new ordinance requirements for land size and backstops; the deletion of the bow/arrow definition is a technical relocation with no change in effect.
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Hearings and calendar
2026-01-29 00:00 · Hearing · House Counties, Cities and Towns: Subcommittee #3 Hearing
2026-01-30 09:00 · Hearing · House Counties, Cities and Towns Hearing House Committee Room B - 205