Saddam Salim
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 37
Primary
Purchase of certain firearms; age requirement; penalty. Prohibits any person under 21 years of age from purchasing an assault firearm, with exceptions for the purchase of an assault firearm by a law-enforcement officer, correctional officer, jail officer, or member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Virginia National Guard, or the National Guard of any other state. Accordingly, the bill prohibits a licensed dealer from selling, renting, trading, or transferring from his inventory an assault firearm to any person under 21 years of age. A violation of either prohibition is a Class 6 felony. The bill also expands the definition of assault firearm as the term applies to criminal history record information checks.
An Act to amend and reenact ยง 18.2-308.2:2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to assault firearms; purchase; age requirement; penalty.
Senate sustained Governor's veto
Passed by for the day
Vetoed by Governor
Signed by President
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB848)
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB848ER)
Passed House (50-Y 47-N)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N)
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
Reconsideration of (37-Y 0-N)
Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 18-N)
Read second time
Engrossed by Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB848)
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
Impact statement from VCSC (SB848)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101315D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Governor's Veto Explanation | HTML |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Impact statement from VCSC (SB848) | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB848) | PDF PDF |
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