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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session
HB93Firearms; transfers to another person from a prohibited person.
Direction
Firearmsred flag erpoAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Expands requirements and procedures for prohibited persons under protective orders to surrender, sell, or transfer firearms to non-prohibited persons (including a new 21-year age minimum and non-cohabitation rule for private transferees), with added certification, receipts, and return protocols, so
sell or transfer any firearm possessed by such person to any person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing such firearm, provided that such person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing such firearm is 21 years of age or older and does not reside with the person who is subject to the protective order
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FirearmsotherAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Imposes a three-year prohibition on purchasing, possessing, or transporting firearms after a misdemeanor conviction for assault and battery of a family or household member (with restoration after three years unless further disqualifying events), plus surrender/transfer requirements and certification
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, 2021, for (i) the offense of assault and battery of a family or household member or (ii) an offense substantially similar to clause (i) under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Filed (completed)
Committee (completed)
Passed one chamber (completed)
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Governor (completed)
Law
Stage: Law · step 6 of 6
Last action
2026-04-10: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0533)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends two statutes on firearm restrictions tied to protective orders (red-flag-erpo) and domestic-violence misdemeanors (other). It adds detailed procedures for transferring firearms to non-prohibited third parties (with new age and residency limits on transferees), extends some prohibitions, adds a short grace period for surrender/transfer, requires certifications and receipts, and provides law-enforcement immunity; these changes are a net restriction on firearm access for the covered persons, with one narrow mixed element from the grace period.
Related bills
HB896Substantial Risk Order Training Program; established, delayed effective date, report.↑Expands gun access Law
HB901Substantial risk orders; eligible petitioners, court jurisdiction, constr. possession of firearms.↑Expands gun access Law
SB495Substantial risk orders; eligible petitioners, court jurisdiction, constr. possession of firearms.↑Expands gun access Law
SB38Firearms; transfers to another person from a prohibited person.↓Restricts gun access↓Restricts gun access Law
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
2026-01-30
H
Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 6-N)
15-6
Passed
2026-01-29
H
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
7-3
Passed
2026-02-05
H
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
62-35
Passed
2026-02-23
S
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 5-N)