No change to gun access model confidence 70%
Establishes a work group to develop policy and legislative recommendations for a 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 for a gun violence prevention center; this is a study/reporting measure with no substantive change to firearms law, so the direction is neutral.
| Date | Chamber | Motion | Yea-Nay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | S | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) | 9-6 | Passed |
| 2026-01-21 | S | Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) | 14-0 | Passed |
| 2026-02-05 | S | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) | 10-4 | Passed |
| 2026-02-09 | S | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) | 40-0 | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | S | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) | 21-19 | Passed |
| 2026-02-27 | H | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 7-N) | 15-7 | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | H | Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A) | 64-35 | Passed |
| 2026-03-06 | S | House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) | 0-40 | Failed |
| 2026-03-10 | S | Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) | 40-0 | Passed |
| 2026-03-14 | H | Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) | 62-35 | Passed |
| 2026-03-14 | S | Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) | 21-18 | Passed |
| 2026-04-22 | H | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 0-A) | 64-34 | 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 (CHAP1008) | |
| 2026-04-22 | Approved by Governor-Chapter 1008 (effective 7/1/2026) | |
| 2026-04-22 | S | Signed by President |
| 2026-04-22 | H | Signed by Speaker |
| 2026-04-22 | S | Reenrolled bill text (SB364ER2) |
| 2026-04-22 | S | Reenrolled |
| 2026-04-22 | Governor's recommendation adopted | |
| 2026-04-22 | H | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 0-A) |
| 2026-04-22 | S | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) |
| 2026-04-13 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate | |
| 2026-04-01 | S | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364) |
| 2026-03-31 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 | |
| 2026-03-31 | S | 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 | S | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB364ER) |
| 2026-03-30 | S | Enrolled |
| 2026-03-17 | S | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364) |
| 2026-03-14 | S | Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-14 | H | Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-13 | Conference Report released | |
| 2026-03-12 | H | House Conferees: Price, Carnegie, Oates |
| 2026-03-12 | H | House Conferees: McClure, Carnegie, Oates |
| 2026-03-12 | H | Conferees appointed by House |
| 2026-03-10 | S | Senate Conferees: Carroll Foy, Locke, French |
| 2026-03-10 | S | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 2026-03-10 | S | Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-09 | H | House requested conference committee |
| 2026-03-09 | H | House insisted on substitute |
| 2026-03-06 | S | House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-04 | H | Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-04 | H | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| 2026-03-04 | H | committee substitute agreed to |
| 2026-03-04 | H | Read third time |
| 2026-03-03 | H | Read second time |
| 2026-03-03 | S | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364) |
| 2026-03-02 | H | Committee substitute printed 26108959D-H1 |
| 2026-02-27 | H | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 7-N) |
| 2026-02-17 | H | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| 2026-02-17 | H | Read first time |
| 2026-02-17 | H | Placed on Calendar |
| 2026-02-11 | S | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-10 | S | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-02-10 | S | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to |
| 2026-02-10 | S | Read second time |
| 2026-02-09 | S | Passed by for the day |
| 2026-02-09 | S | Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-02-09 | S | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-09 | S | Rules suspended |
| 2026-02-09 | S | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364) |
| 2026-02-09 | S | Committee substitute printed 26107332D-S1 |
| 2026-02-05 | S | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) |
| 2026-01-28 | S | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2026-01-23 | S | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364) |
| 2026-01-21 | S | Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-01-13 | S | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2026-01-13 | S | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102821D |