No change to gun access model confidence 70%
Establishes a work group to develop policy and legislative recommendations for a Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center, which in practice would likely lead to proposals that add restrictions on firearms.
That the Secretary of Public Safety shall convene a work group to develop policy and legislative recommendations to establish the Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center.
✓ Quote verified word for word in the bill text
Stage: Law · step 6 of 6
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a work group tasked with studying and recommending policies to establish a gun violence prevention center; it enacts no substantive changes to firearms law, so the direction is neutral.
| Date | Chamber | Motion | Yea-Nay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | H | Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) | 15-7 | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) | 5-2 | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H | Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) | 15-7 | Passed |
| 2026-02-17 | H | Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) | 61-35 | Passed |
| 2026-02-23 | S | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) | 9-6 | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | S | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) | 10-5 | Passed |
| 2026-03-05 | S | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) | 39-0 | Passed |
| 2026-03-10 | S | Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) | 21-19 | Passed |
| 2026-03-11 | H | Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N 1-A) | 0-97 | Failed |
| 2026-03-12 | S | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) | 40-0 | Passed |
| 2026-03-13 | S | Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) | 21-18 | Passed |
| 2026-03-14 | H | Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) | 61-35 | Passed |
| 2026-04-22 | H | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 35-N 0-A) | 64-35 | Passed |
| 2026-04-22 | S | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) | 21-18 | Passed |
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1082) | |
| 2026-04-22 | Approved by Governor-Chapter 1082 (effective 7/1/2026) | |
| 2026-04-22 | S | Signed by President |
| 2026-04-22 | H | Signed by Speaker |
| 2026-04-22 | H | Reenrolled bill text (HB969ER2) |
| 2026-04-22 | H | Reenrolled |
| 2026-04-22 | Governor's recommendation adopted | |
| 2026-04-22 | S | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) |
| 2026-04-22 | H | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 35-N 0-A) |
| 2026-04-13 | Governor's recommendation received by House | |
| 2026-04-01 | H | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969) |
| 2026-03-31 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 | |
| 2026-03-31 | H | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 |
| 2026-03-31 | H | Signed by Speaker |
| 2026-03-30 | S | Signed by President |
| 2026-03-30 | H | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB969ER) |
| 2026-03-30 | H | Enrolled |
| 2026-03-17 | H | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969) |
| 2026-03-14 | H | Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-13 | S | Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-13 | Conference Report released | |
| 2026-03-12 | S | Senate Conferees: Carroll Foy, Deeds, Sturtevant |
| 2026-03-12 | S | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 2026-03-12 | H | House Conferees: Price, Pope Adams, Tata |
| 2026-03-12 | H | Conferees appointed by House |
| 2026-03-12 | H | House acceded to request |
| 2026-03-12 | S | Senate requested conference committee |
| 2026-03-12 | S | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-11 | H | Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N 1-A) |
| 2026-03-10 | S | Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-10 | S | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute |
| 2026-03-10 | S | Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to |
| 2026-03-10 | S | Read third time |
| 2026-03-09 | S | Passed by for the day |
| 2026-03-06 | S | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-03-05 | S | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-03-05 | S | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-05 | S | Rules suspended |
| 2026-03-04 | S | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) |
| 2026-02-25 | H | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969) |
| 2026-02-23 | S | Committee substitute printed 26108459D-S1 |
| 2026-02-23 | S | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2026-02-18 | S | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2026-02-18 | S | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| 2026-02-17 | H | Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-16 | H | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| 2026-02-16 | H | committee substitute agreed to |
| 2026-02-16 | H | Read second time |
| 2026-02-13 | H | Read first time |
| 2026-02-11 | H | Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) |
| 2026-02-11 | H | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) |
| 2026-02-09 | H | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969) |
| 2026-02-06 | H | Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
| 2026-02-06 | H | Committee substitute printed 26107390D-H1 |
| 2026-02-06 | H | Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) |
| 2026-02-06 | H | House committee offered |
| 2026-01-29 | H | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969) |
| 2026-01-13 | H | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| 2026-01-13 | H | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105127D |