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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session
SB38Firearms; 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 age and residency restrictions on transferees), with certification, receipts, return procedures, and contempt penalties, so more barriers,
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 80%
Amends existing prohibitions on purchase, possession, and transportation of firearms by persons under certain protective orders or with specific misdemeanor convictions, including expanded surrender/transfer rules and a 3-year prohibition period after conviction, so greater restrictions on firearm
It is unlawful for any person who is subject to a protective order entered pursuant to § 16.1-279.1 or 19.2-152.10 ... to knowingly possess any firearm while the order is in effect
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Law
Stage: Law · step 6 of 6
Last action
2026-04-10: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0534)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends laws on firearm restrictions for persons under protective orders (red-flag-like) and those convicted of domestic assault, adding detailed mandatory surrender/transfer procedures (with age/residency limits on transferees), certification requirements, court advisories, return protocols, and penalties for noncompliance. These changes substantively expand restrictions on firearm access for the affected persons under the firearms topic (primarily red-flag-erpo and other subtags). No provisions address transgender, abortion, or immigration-enforcement topics.
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
HB93Firearms; transfers to another person from a prohibited person.↓Restricts gun access↓Restricts gun access Law
Hearings and calendar
2026-01-26 08:00 · Hearing · Senate Courts of Justice Hearing Senate Room A, Room 305, General Assembly Building
2026-01-28 19:00 · Hearing · Senate Courts of Justice Hearing Senate Room A, Room 305, General Assembly Building
2026-02-04 09:00 · Hearing · Senate Finance and Appropriations Hearing Senate Room A, Room 305, General Assembly Building
2026-02-13 08:00 · Hearing · House Public Safety Hearing House Committee Room A - 008
Votes
Date
Chamber
Motion
Yea-Nay
2026-01-28
S
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
9-6
Passed
2026-02-04
S
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)