Firearm Legislation Awaiting Governor's Signature Or Veto
These are state level fiream related bills that are awaiting a signature or veto by the governor of that state.
Title: Firearms, revise circumstances when firearm possession is prohibited
Description: Firearms, revise circumstances when firearm possession is prohibited
Last Action: Enacted
Last Action Date: May 6, 2025
Title: Firearms; firearm hold agreements defined; civil immunity therefrom provided
Description: Firearms; firearm hold agreements defined; civil immunity therefrom provided
Last Action: Enacted
Last Action Date: April 7, 2025
Title: To Create The Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act; And To Prohibit Financial Institutions From Using Certain Discriminatory Practices.
Description: To Create The Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act; And To Prohibit Financial Institutions From Using Certain Discriminatory Practices.
Last Action: Notification that HB1509 is now Act 452
Last Action Date: April 3, 2025
Title: To Prohibit Discrimination Of Agricultural Producers By Financial Services Providers; And To Establish The Farmer Protection Act.
Description: To Prohibit Discrimination Of Agricultural Producers By Financial Services Providers; And To Establish The Farmer Protection Act.
Last Action: Notification that SB409 is now Act 406
Last Action Date: March 31, 2025
Title: To Ensure Responsible Fund Management; And To Amend The Uniform Prudent Management Of Institutional Funds Act (2006).
Description: To Ensure Responsible Fund Management; And To Amend The Uniform Prudent Management Of Institutional Funds Act (2006).
Last Action: Notification that HB1307 is now Act 308
Last Action Date: March 18, 2025
Title: Concerning The Administration Of Instruction On Firearm Safety In Public School Districts And Open-enrollment Public Charter Schools.
Description: Concerning The Administration Of Instruction On Firearm Safety In Public School Districts And Open-enrollment Public Charter Schools.
Last Action: Notification that HB1117 is now Act 229
Last Action Date: March 4, 2025
Title: To Prohibit Local Government Regulation Of Knives Or Knife-making Components.
Description: To Prohibit Local Government Regulation Of Knives Or Knife-making Components.
Last Action: Notification that HB1418 is now Act 161
Last Action Date: February 25, 2025
Title: Concerning Firearm Hold Agreements; And To Provide Civil Immunity To A Federal Firearms Licensee Who Agrees To Hold A Firearm For An Individual.
Description: Concerning Firearm Hold Agreements; And To Provide Civil Immunity To A Federal Firearms Licensee Who Agrees To Hold A Firearm For An Individual.
Last Action: Notification that HB1067 is now Act 106
Last Action Date: February 18, 2025
Title: To Amend The Law Concerning The Discharge Of A Firearm At A Train; And To Increase The Fine That May Be Imposed For The Discharge Of A Firearm At A Train Or For Throwing Other Objects At A Train.
Description: To Amend The Law Concerning The Discharge Of A Firearm At A Train; And To Increase The Fine That May Be Imposed For The Discharge Of A Firearm At A Train Or For Throwing Other Objects At A Train.
Last Action: Notification that SB16 is now Act 27
Last Action Date: February 12, 2025
Title: To Amend The Law Concerning Negligent Discharge Of Firearms While Hunting Deer; And To Repeal § 15-43-205.
Description: To Amend The Law Concerning Negligent Discharge Of Firearms While Hunting Deer; And To Repeal § 15-43-205.
Last Action: Notification that SB15 is now Act 26
Last Action Date: February 12, 2025
Title: Relating To Property Forfeiture.
Description: Increases transparency and accountability surrounding property forfeiture. Clarifies which property is subject to forfeiture. Amends the authorized disposition of forfeited property and the proceeds thereof. Requires the Attorney General to adopt rules necessary to carry out the purpose of the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act. Repeals language that requires the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act to be construed liberally. (CD1)
Last Action: Act 288, on 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1391).
Last Action Date: July 3, 2025
Title: Relating To Firearms Reporting.
Description: Amends the annual reporting requirements imposed on the Department of the Attorney General and the chief of police of each county regarding licenses to carry firearms.
Last Action: Act 023, on 04/22/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1123).
Last Action Date: April 23, 2025
Title: Relating To Firearms.
Description: Requires retail sellers or transferers of firearms to provide purchasers with notice regarding the law on firearms storage. Expands the requirements for the secure storage of firearms. Clarifies the offense of criminally negligent storage of a firearm. (HD1)
Last Action: Act 022, on 04/22/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).
Last Action Date: April 23, 2025
Title: Relating To Firearms.
Description: Prohibits the possession, transfer, and sale of ghost guns. Establishes mandatory minimum sentencing for use of a ghost gun in the commission of a felony. (HD1)
Last Action: Act 018, on 04/10/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118).
Last Action Date: April 11, 2025
Title: Relating To Firearms.
Description: Provides that violent felons that are in violation of the prohibition against owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm or ammunition are subject to a mandatory prison term. (HD1)
Last Action: Act 016, on 04/10/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116).
Last Action Date: April 11, 2025
Title: NON-PROFIT INVESTMENT POOL
Description: Amends the Election Code, the Illinois Act on the Aging, the Children and Family Services Act, the Grocery Initiative Act, the Illinois Lottery Law, the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Illinois Power Agency Act, the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, the Hydrogen Economy Act, the Community Land Trust Task Force Act, the Community-Based Corrections Task Force Act, the Illinois Procurement Code, the Illinois Income Tax Act, the Counties Code, and the Park Commissioners Land Sale Act. Extends various repeal and reporting dates and other provisions in those Acts, including provisions establishing a tax credit and a mechanics lien demand and referral pilot program and authorizing the sale of property in Rockford and Joliet. Amends the Statute on Statutes. Provides that, if a bill that changes or eliminates the stated repeal date of an Act or an Article or Section of an Act is passed by the General Assembly before or within 7 calendar days after the stated repeal date (rather than if a bill that changes or eliminates the stated repeal date of an Act or an Article or Section of an Act is presented to the Governor before the stated repeal date) and, after the stated repeal date, either the Governor approves the bill, the General Assembly overrides the Governor's veto of the bill, or the bill becomes law because it is not returned by the Governor within 60 calendar days after it is presented to the Governor, then the Act, Article, or Section shall be deemed to remain in full force and effect from the stated repeal date through the date the Governor approves the bill, the General Assembly overrides the Governor's veto of the bill, or the bill becomes law because it is not returned by the Governor within 60 calendar days after it is presented to the Governor. Amends the Election Code. Provides for the continuation, validation, and re-enactment of provisions of the Code concerning the Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force, which were inadvertently repealed June 1, 2025. Extends the repeal date of those provisions to July 1, 2027. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides for the continuation, validation, and re-enactment of provisions of the Code concerning the Illinois Street Gang and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Law, which were inadvertently repealed June 1, 2025. Extends the repeal date of those provisions to July 1, 2027. Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Provides for the continuation, validation, and re-enactment of provisions of the Act concerning the quick-take powers of Menard County, which were inadvertently repealed May 31, 2025. Extends the repeal date of those provisions to July 1, 2027. Amends the Election Code. Provides that, in the case of petitions for the office of multi-township assessor, petitions shall be filed with the election authority not more than 141 (currently, 113 days) nor less than 134 days before the consolidated election. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code to make conforming changes. Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act to correct an error. Amends the Park District Code. Provides that, if a district board's membership has been expanded or reduced by referendum or resolution, the additional members will be elected not earlier than 225 days (rather than 197 days) after the referendum or resolution. Amends the School Code. In the Educational Service Regions Article of the School Code, provides that, when a vacancy occurs in the office of regional superintendent of schools and more than 28 months remain in the term and the vacancy occurs at least 130 days before the next general election, appointment to fill the vacancy shall be until the next general election (rather than if more than 28 months remain in that term, the appointment shall be until the next general election). Makes changes to the effective date of Public Act 104-17. Specifies that the amendatory changes to the Prevailing Wage Act made by Public Act 104-17 take effect July 1, 2026. Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Provides that, due to the fiscal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the aggregate of all projected fare revenues from specified fares and charges received in fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 (rather than 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025) may be less than 50% of the aggregate costs of providing public transportation in those fiscal years. Provides that, due to the fiscal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the aggregate of all projected fare revenues from specified fares and charges received in fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 (rather than 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025) may be less than 10% of the aggregate costs of providing ADA paratransit services in those fiscal years. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0434
Last Action Date: November 21, 2025
Title: DHS-HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Description: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Further amends the Department of Human Services Act. Removes a repealer provision concerning the creation of the Autism Research Checkoff Fund. Instead provides that, on July 1, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the Autism Research Checkoff Fund into the Autism Awareness Fund. Provides that upon completion of the transfers, the Autism Research Checkoff Fund is dissolved, and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund shall pass to the Autism Awareness Fund. Provides that the provision creating the Autism Research Checkoff Fund is repealed on January 1, 2026. Amends the Department of Early Childhood Act. Extends early intervention services to children who have been found eligible for early childhood special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and have an individualized education program. Effective immediately.
Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0270
Last Action Date: August 15, 2025
Title: SCH CD-GUN INCIDENT REPORTING
Description: Reinserts the contents of the bill, but provides that the principal or principal's designee (rather than the principal or principal's designee in coordination with the local law enforcement agency) shall attempt to contact (rather than meet with) the student's parent or guardian to ensure the student does not have access to a firearm. Effective immediately.
Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0174
Last Action Date: August 15, 2025
Title: FOID-DIVERSIONARY PROGRAM
Description: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. In provisions concerning the First Time Weapon Offense Program, provides that, upon the successful completion of the Program, a defendant may submit an application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card upon receiving a court order demonstrating completion of the Program. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall issue a Firearm Owner's Identification Card to such person upon receiving a court order demonstrating completion of the Program if the person is otherwise eligible to receive a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Provides that nothing in the provisions concerning the First Time Weapon Offense Program shall prohibit the Illinois State Police from denying an application for or revoking a Firearm Owner's Identification Card as provided by law. Adds provisions concerning unlawful possession of weapons offense diversion programs and a defendant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card eligibility. Provides that a State's Attorney, at his or her discretion, may request that a defendant charged with an unlawful possession of weapons offense or aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon offense, if punishable as a Class 4 felony or lower, be sentenced to a First Time Weapon Offense Program.
Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0398
Last Action Date: August 15, 2025
Title: FIRST 2025 GENERAL REVISORY
Description: Creates the First 2025 General Revisory Act. Combines multiple versions of Sections amended by more than one Public Act. Renumbers Sections of various Acts to eliminate duplication. Corrects obsolete cross-references and technical errors. Makes stylistic changes. Effective immediately.
Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0417
Last Action Date: August 15, 2025
Title: OFFICE FIREARM VIOLENCE PREV
Description: Amends the Reimagine Public Safety Act. Provides that the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall issue a report to the General Assembly annually (rather than no later than January 1 of each year) that identifies communities within Illinois municipalities of 1,000,000 or more residents and municipalities with less than 1,000,000 residents and more than 35,000 residents that are experiencing concentrated firearm violence, explaining the investments that are being made to reduce concentrated firearm violence, and making further recommendations on how to end Illinois' firearm violence epidemic. Provides that the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall compile recommendations from all Lead Violence Prevention Conveners and report to the General Assembly annually (rather than bi-annually) on these funding recommendations.
Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0140
Last Action Date: August 1, 2025
Title: SAFE GUN STORAGE
Description: Creates the Safe Gun Storage Act. Provides that a firearm owner shall not store or keep any firearm in any premises where the firearm owner knows or reasonably should know a minor without the lawful permission of the minor's parent, guardian, or person having charge of the minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to the firearm unless the firearm is secured in a locked container, properly engaged so as to render the firearm inaccessible or unusable to any person other than the owner or other lawfully authorized user. Provides that if the firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user, then the firearm is deemed lawfully stored or kept. Provides that a violation of the Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500, except (i) if any person knows or reasonably should know that a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to a firearm belonging to or under the control of that person, and a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains the firearm, the civil penalty shall not exceed $1,000 and (ii) if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and uses it to injure or cause the death of a person or uses the firearm in connection with a crime, the civil penalty shall not exceed $10,000. Provides that the court may order a person who is found in violation of the Act to perform community service or pay restitution in lieu of the civil penalties imposed under this Section if good cause is shown. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to preclude civil liabilities for violations of the Act. Provides that a violation of the Act is prima facie evidence of negligence per se in any civil proceeding if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and causes personal injury to the death of oneself or another or uses the firearm in the commission of a crime. Provides that an action to collect a civil penalty under the Act may be brought by the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred. Provides that any money received from the collection of a civil penalty under the Act shall be deposited in the Mental Health Fund. Defines terms. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0031
Last Action Date: July 28, 2025
Title: PEACE OFFICER&FIREARMS-ETRACE
Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that upon recovering a firearm that was (i) unlawfully possessed, (ii) used for any unlawful purpose, (iii) recovered from the scene of a crime, (iv) reasonably believed to have been used or associated with the commission of a crime, or (v) acquired by the law enforcement agency as an abandoned, lost, or discarded firearm, a law enforcement agency shall use the best available information, including a firearms trace (deletes when necessary), to determine how and from whom the person gained possession of the firearm and to determine prior ownership of the firearm. Provides that law enforcement shall use the National Tracing Center of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' eTrace platform or successor platform in complying with this provision. Provides that law enforcement shall participate in the National Tracing Center of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' eTrace platform or successor platform's collective data sharing program for the purpose of sharing firearm trace reports among all law enforcement agencies in this State on a reciprocal basis. Defines "peace officer" for the purpose of the investigation of specified offenses shall include investigators of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Effective immediately.
Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0030
Last Action Date: July 28, 2025
Title: SAFETY-TECH
Description: Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall conduct an analysis of the cumulative data regarding the disposition of cases involving a stolen firearm or a firearm with an obliterated serial number that was used or alleged to have been used in the commission of an offense and make that information available on the Illinois State Police publicly accessible databases. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall publish the results of its analysis in a report to the General Assembly, Governor, and Attorney General and shall make the report available on its website. Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that the final disposition information that must be provided by the clerks of the circuit court to the Illinois State Police shall include for each charge in any case in which a firearm is alleged to have been used in the commission of an offense, the serial number of any firearm involved in the case, or if the serial number was obliterated, as provided by the State's Attorney to the clerk of the circuit court at the time of disposition. Deletes the amendatory changes to the sentencing hearing provisions of the Unified Code of Corrections. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police must deny the application or suspend or revoke a person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card upon receipt of a report from the Department of Human Services that an applicant or owner poses a clear and present danger. Requires the Department of Human Services to provide by rule for such a report. Makes similar changes if a law enforcement or school administrator notifies the Illinois State Police that a person poses a clear and present danger. Requires any information disclosed under the Act to be confidential. Prohibits the information from being redisclosed or used for any other purpose except as otherwise allowed by law. Provides that the identity of the reporting person, if the reporting person is a law enforcement officer or school administrator, may be disclosed only to the subject of the report if required by the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board or a court as authorized under the Act. Requires that no later than January 1, 2026, the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board must establish a process by which any person who is subject to the provisions of the Act can request expedited review from the Board. Requires that the Illinois State Police must provide the Board or any court with jurisdiction all records relevant to the request for relief. Allows the Illinois State Police and the individual seeking expedited relief to seek judicial review upon receipt of a final administrative decision under the Act. Provides that the Board, Illinois State Police, or employees and agents of the Board and Illinois State Police participating in the process under the Act may not be held liable for damages in any civil action arising from the alleged wrongful or improper granting, denying, renewing, revoking, suspending, or failing to grant, deny, renew, revoke, or suspend a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Provides that, if and only if Senate Bill 8 of the 104th General Assembly becomes law in the form passed by the Senate on April 10, 2025, then the Unified Code of Corrections is amended to delete from a provision concerning sentencing hearings the changes made to that provision by Senate Bill 8. Effective immediately, except that (i) some provisions take effect on January 1, 2026 and (ii) other provisions take effect immediately or upon the date Senate Bill 8 of the 104th General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.
Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0005
Last Action Date: June 16, 2025
Title: Provides relative to the illegal carrying of weapons. (8/1/25)
Description: Provides relative to the illegal carrying of weapons. (8/1/25)
Last Action: Effective date 8/1/2025.
Last Action Date: June 20, 2025
Title: Provides relative to concealed handgun permits
Description: Provides relative to concealed handgun permits
Last Action: Effective date: 08/01/2025.
Last Action Date: June 11, 2025
Title: Provides relative to concealed carrying of handguns
Description: Provides relative to concealed carrying of handguns
Last Action: Effective date: 08/01/2025.
Last Action Date: June 11, 2025
Title: Provides relative to civil liability of firearm and ammunition manufacturers and distributors
Description: Provides relative to civil liability of firearm and ammunition manufacturers and distributors
Last Action: Effective date: 08/01/2025.
Last Action Date: June 8, 2025
Title: Modifies the definition of "eligible transaction" for purposes of the firearm safety device purchase tax credit (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
Description: Modifies the definition of "eligible transaction" for purposes of the firearm safety device purchase tax credit (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
Last Action: Effective date: 06/08/2025.
Last Action Date: June 8, 2025
Title: Resolve, Directing the Attorney General to Update Rules Relating to the Disposition of Forfeited Firearms
Description: Resolve, Directing the Attorney General to Update Rules Relating to the Disposition of Forfeited Firearms
Last Action: HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
Last Action Date: July 8, 2025
Title: An Act Requiring Serial Numbers on Firearms and Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms
Description: An Act Requiring Serial Numbers on Firearms and Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms
Last Action: HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
Last Action Date: July 8, 2025
Title: Weapons: firearms; sale of weapons seized by a law enforcement agency under the penal code; prohibit. Amends secs. 239 & 239a of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.239 & 750.239a).
Description: Weapons: firearms; sale of weapons seized by a law enforcement agency under the penal code; prohibit. Amends secs. 239 & 239a of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.239 & 750.239a).
Last Action: Presented To The Governor 01/08/2025 11:28 Am
Last Action Date: December 31, 2024
Title: Education: school districts; information regarding the safe storage of firearms; require districts to provide to parents and legal guardians. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1313b.
Description: Education: school districts; information regarding the safe storage of firearms; require districts to provide to parents and legal guardians. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1313b.
Last Action: Presented To The Governor 01/08/2025 11:40 Am
Last Action Date: December 31, 2024
Title: Weapons: concealed; certain restrictive carrying of concealed weapons; remove. Amends sec. 5o of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.425o). TIE BAR WITH: HJR A'23
Description: Weapons: concealed; certain restrictive carrying of concealed weapons; remove. Amends sec. 5o of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.425o). TIE BAR WITH: HJR A'23
Last Action: Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/14/2023
Last Action Date: March 15, 2023
Title: Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms for not less than one hundred twenty hours when responding to reports of family violence.
Description: Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms for not less than one hundred twenty hours when responding to reports of family violence.
Last Action: SIGNED CHAP.466
Last Action Date: October 16, 2025
Title: Includes pistol converters in the definition of a rapid-fire modification device.
Description: Includes pistol converters in the definition of a rapid-fire modification device.
Last Action: SIGNED CHAP.115
Last Action Date: April 3, 2025
Title: Removes dealers of ammunition from certain provisions that require the use of certain merchant category-codes by payment card networks for firearm merchants.
Description: Removes dealers of ammunition from certain provisions that require the use of certain merchant category-codes by payment card networks for firearm merchants.
Last Action: SIGNED CHAP.116
Last Action Date: April 3, 2025
Title: Includes rifles and shotguns in required warnings to consumers regarding the risk of death or suicide in homes where such weapons are present.
Description: Includes rifles and shotguns in required warnings to consumers regarding the risk of death or suicide in homes where such weapons are present.
Last Action: SIGNED CHAP.114
Last Action Date: April 3, 2025
Title: Directs the commissioner of health to develop and implement a public awareness campaign on the safe storage of firearms, rifles and shotguns and child access and prevention.
Description: Directs the commissioner of health to develop and implement a public awareness campaign on the safe storage of firearms, rifles and shotguns and child access and prevention.
Last Action: signed chap.26
Last Action Date: February 14, 2025
Title: Regards hospital violence prevention, training, security plans
Description: To amend sections 2923.126 and 3727.18; to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section 3727.18 (3727.182); and to enact new section 3727.18 and sections 109.7411, 2307.221, and 3727.181 of the Revised Code regarding hospital violence prevention and related training, security plans, and incident reporting and to generally grant civil immunity for certain injuries to a person who acts in self-defense or defense of another during the commission, or imminent commission, of an offense of violence to protect the members or guests of a nonprofit corporation under certain circumstances.
Last Action: Sent To The Governor
Last Action Date: December 30, 2024
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, relative to leases.
Description: As introduced, prohibits a landlord from prohibiting a tenant from lawfully possessing, carrying, transporting, or storing a firearm, firearm components, or ammunition on leased premises or in a vehicle located on leased premises; creates a cause of action for a tenant who is adversely affected by a landlord's violation of such prohibition. - Amends TCA Title 66.
Last Action: Transmitted to Governor for action.
Last Action Date: March 16, 2026
Title: Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.
Description: Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/25
Last Action Date: June 22, 2025
Title: Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.
Description: Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/25
Last Action Date: June 20, 2025
Title: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.
Description: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/25
Last Action Date: June 20, 2025
Title: Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.
Description: Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/25
Last Action Date: June 20, 2025
Title: Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.
Description: Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.
Last Action: Effective immediately
Last Action Date: June 20, 2025
Title: Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs.
Description: Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs.
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/25
Last Action Date: June 20, 2025
Title: Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.
Description: Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/25
Last Action Date: June 20, 2025
Title: Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun.
Description: Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun.
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/25
Last Action Date: June 20, 2025
Title: Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state.
Description: Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state.
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/25
Last Action Date: June 20, 2025
Title: Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate certain matters related to firearms, air guns, archery equipment, and other weapons and related supplies.
Description: Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate certain matters related to firearms, air guns, archery equipment, and other weapons and related supplies.
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/25
Last Action Date: May 28, 2025
Title: Relating to the open carrying of a handgun by a uniformed school marshal.
Description: Relating to the open carrying of a handgun by a uniformed school marshal.
Last Action: Effective immediately
Last Action Date: May 19, 2025
Title: Criminal and Juvenile Justice Recodification
Description: Criminal and Juvenile Justice Recodification
Last Action: Senate/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
Last Action Date: March 16, 2026
Title: Dangerous Weapon Amendments
Description: Dangerous Weapon Amendments
Last Action: House/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
Last Action Date: March 16, 2026
Title: School Security Personnel Standards
Description: School Security Personnel Standards
Last Action: House/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
Last Action Date: March 16, 2026
Title: State Land Access Road Amendments
Description: State Land Access Road Amendments
Last Action: House/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
Last Action Date: March 16, 2026
Title: Veteran Organization Amendments
Description: Veteran Organization Amendments
Last Action: Senate/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
Last Action Date: March 13, 2026
Title: Programmable Money Amendments
Description: Programmable Money Amendments
Last Action: Senate/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
Last Action Date: March 13, 2026
Title: Drug Recodification
Description: Drug Recodification
Last Action: House/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
Last Action Date: March 12, 2026
Title: Statutorily Required Reports and Presentations Amendments
Description: Statutorily Required Reports and Presentations Amendments
Last Action: Senate/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
Last Action Date: March 3, 2026
Title: Firearm Background Check Amendments
Description: Firearm Background Check Amendments
Last Action: House/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
Last Action Date: March 3, 2026
Title: Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments
Description: Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments
Last Action: Senate/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
Last Action Date: March 3, 2026
Title: Firearms Liability Amendments
Description: Firearms Liability Amendments
Last Action: House/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
Last Action Date: March 3, 2026
Title: Firearm Purchase Amendments
Description: Firearm Purchase Amendments
Last Action: House/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
Last Action Date: March 3, 2026
Title: Public Safety Data Amendments
Description: Public Safety Data Amendments
Last Action: House/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
Last Action Date: March 3, 2026
Title: Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability.
Description: Firearm industry members; standards of responsible conduct; civil liability. Creates standards of responsible conduct for firearm industry members and requires such members to establish and implement reasonable controls regarding the manufacture, sale, distribution, use, and marketing of the firearm industry member's firearm-related products, as those terms are defined in the bill. Such reasonable controls include reasonable procedures, safeguards, and business practices that are designed to (i) prevent the sale or distribution of a firearm-related product to a straw purchaser, a firearm trafficker, a person prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, or a person who the firearm industry member has reasonable cause to believe is at substantial risk of using a firearm-related product to harm themselves or unlawfully harm another or of unlawfully possessing or using a firearm-related product; (ii) prevent the loss of a firearm-related product or theft of a firearm-related product from a firearm industry member; (iii) ensure that the firearm industry member complies with all provisions of state and federal law and does not otherwise promote the unlawful manufacture, sale, possession, marketing, or use of a firearm-related product; (iv) prevent the installation and use of an auto sear on firearm-related products; and (v) ensure that the firearm industry member does not engage in an act or practice in violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also provides that a firearm industry member may not knowingly or recklessly create, maintain, or contribute to a public nuisance, as defined in the bill, through the sale, manufacturing, importing, or marketing of a firearm-related product. The bill creates a civil cause of action for the Attorney General or a local county, city, or town attorney to enforce the provisions of the bill or for any person who has been injured as a result of a firearm industry member's violation to seek an injunction and to recover costs and damages. The bill also allows the Attorney General to issue a civil investigative demand if he has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any violation of such standards.
Last Action: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB21)
Last Action Date: March 16, 2026
Title: Firearm industry members; definitions, standards of responsible conduct, civil liability.
Description: Firearm industry members; standards of responsible conduct; civil liability. Creates standards of responsible conduct for firearm industry members and requires such members to establish and implement reasonable controls regarding the manufacture, sale, distribution, use, and marketing of the firearm industry member's firearm-related products, as those terms are defined in the bill. Such reasonable controls include reasonable procedures, safeguards, and business practices that are designed to (i) prevent the sale or distribution of a firearm-related product to a straw purchaser, a firearm trafficker, a person prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, or a person who the firearm industry member has reasonable cause to believe is at substantial risk of using a firearm-related product to harm themselves or unlawfully harm another or of unlawfully possessing or using a firearm-related product; (ii) prevent the loss of a firearm-related product or theft of a firearm-related product from a firearm industry member; (iii) ensure that the firearm industry member complies with all provisions of state and federal law and does not otherwise promote the unlawful manufacture, sale, possession, marketing, or use of a firearm-related product; (iv) prevent the installation and use of an auto sear on firearm-related products; and (v) ensure that the firearm industry member does not engage in an act or practice in violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also provides that a firearm industry member may not knowingly or recklessly create, maintain, or contribute to a public nuisance, as defined in the bill, through the sale, manufacturing, importing, or marketing of a firearm-related product. The bill creates a civil cause of action for the Attorney General or a local county, city, or town attorney to enforce the provisions of the bill or for any person who has been injured as a result of a firearm industry member's violation to seek an injunction and to recover costs and damages. The bill also allows the Attorney General to issue a civil investigative demand if he has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any violation of such standards.
Last Action: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB27)
Last Action Date: March 16, 2026
Title: Plastic firearms or receivers, etc., transfer, etc., prohibited; penalties.
Description: Manufacture, importation, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who knowingly manufactures or assembles, imports, purchases, sells, transfers, or possesses any firearm that, after removal of all parts other than a major component, as defined in the bill, is not detectable as a firearm when subjected to inspection by the types of detection devices, including X-ray machines, commonly used at airports, government buildings, schools, correctional facilities, and other locations for security screening. The bill updates language regarding the types of detection devices that are used at such locations for detecting plastic firearms. Under current law, it is unlawful to manufacture, import, sell, transfer, or possess any plastic firearm and a violation is punishable as a Class 5 felony.The bill also creates a Class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable as a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense, for any person to knowingly possess a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver that is not imprinted with a valid serial number or to knowingly import, purchase, sell, offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any completed or unfinished frame or receiver, unless the completed or unfinished frame or receiver (i) is deemed to be a firearm pursuant to federal law and (ii) is imprinted with a valid serial number. The bill also creates a Class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable as a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense, for any person to manufacture or assemble, cause to be manufactured or assembled, import, purchase, sell, offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any firearm that is not imprinted with a valid serial number. The provisions of the bill prohibiting unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027; however, the provisions of the bill prohibiting the knowing possession of a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver that is not imprinted with a valid serial number have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 14, 2026
Title: Firearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner.
Description: Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalty. Adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to juvenile and domestic relations district court, a person's intimate partner, defined in the bill as an individual who, within the previous 12 months, was in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship with the person as determined by the length, nature, frequency, and type of interaction between the individuals involved in the relationship. The bill also adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to a person's purchase, possession, or transportation of a firearm following an assault and battery of family or household member, any individual who cohabits or who, within the previous 12 months, cohabitated with the person. Finally, the bill provides that 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, 2026, for the offense of assault and battery against an intimate partner or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to SB 160.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 14, 2026
Title: School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.
Description: School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household. Requires each school board to develop and implement a policy to require the annual notification of the parent of each student enrolled in the school division, to be sent by email and, if applicable, SMS text message, of (i) the importance of securely storing any prescription drug, as defined in relevant law, present in the household and (ii) the parent's legal responsibility to safely store any firearm present in the household. The bill also requires each parental notification to include information on (a) relevant state laws and regulations relating to safe firearm storage and child access to firearms and (b) firearm-related accidents, injuries, and deaths, including current statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or an equivalent nationally recognized entity or organization on youth firearm fatality rates. Finally, the bill requires each school board to make such parental notification available in multiple languages on its website. This bill is identical to HB 201.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 14, 2026
Title: Assault firearms, loaded; carrying in public areas prohibited in the Commonwealth, penalty
Description: Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited in the Commonwealth; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of certain semi-automatic center-fire rifles, pistols, and shotguns or any firearm modified to be operable as an assault firearm on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public, with certain exceptions. Under current law, the prohibition on carrying certain shotguns and semi-automatic center-fire rifles and pistols applies to a narrower range of firearms, only in certain localities, and only when such firearms are loaded. A violation of this prohibition is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 14, 2026
Title: Local and Regional Jails, State Board of; transferring administrative and supervisory authority.
Description: State Board of Local and Regional Jails; administrative and supervisory authority. Directs the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to convene a work group to evaluate the feasibility of transferring the administrative and supervisory authority of the State Board of Local and Regional Jails (the State Board) from the Department of Corrections to another state agency or an independent oversight body. The bill requires the work group to submit its plan, recommended timeline, and any legislative proposals to the General Assembly by November 1, 2026.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 14, 2026
Title: Firearms; storage in residence where minor or person prohibited from possessing is present, penalty.
Description: Storage of firearms in a residence where a minor or person prohibited from possessing a firearm is present; penalty. Provides that any person who possesses a firearm in a residence where such person knows that a minor or a person who is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm is present shall store such firearm and the ammunition for such firearm in a locked container, compartment, or cabinet that is inaccessible to such minor or prohibited person. Under the bill, any person who violates this provision is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. The bill also requires any dealer, as that term is defined in current law, to post a written notice informing the public of the penalty imposed for failure to comply with the bill's provisions. This bill is identical to SB 348.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 14, 2026
Title: Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties.
Description: Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, or transfers an assault firearm, as that term is defined in the bill with some exceptions, and prohibits a person who has been convicted of such violation from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm for a period of three years from the date of conviction. The bill provides that an assault firearm does not include any firearm that is an antique firearm, has been rendered permanently inoperable, or is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action. The bill also prohibits the sale of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill provides that any person who willfully and intentionally (i) sells an assault firearm to another person or (ii) purchases an assault firearm from another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and that any person who imports, sells, barters, transfers, or purchases a large capacity ammunition feeding device is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 14, 2026
Title: Substantial risk orders; eligible petitioners, court jurisdiction, constr. possession of firearms.
Description: Substantial risk orders; eligible petitioners; substantial risk factors and considerations; court jurisdiction; constructive possession of firearms; penalty. Expands the list of persons eligible to file a petition for an emergency substantial risk order. The bill provides various factors that a judge or magistrate shall consider for the purpose of determining whether to issue an emergency substantial risk order or a substantial risk order. The bill expands court jurisdiction over substantial risk orders from circuit courts to juvenile and domestic relations district courts and general district courts and requires petitions against minors to be filed in juvenile and domestic relations district courts. The bill requires a copy of the order to be served on the parent or guardian of the minor at any address where the minor resides or the local board of social services in the case where the minor is the subject of a dependency or court-approved out-of-home placement. The bill also provides the process for which firearms not owned by the subject of a petition are returned to the lawful owner of such firearms. The bill provides that any emergency substantial risk order or substantial risk order issued remains in full force and effect pending any appeal. Lastly, the bill provides that any person that makes a materially false statement or representation to a court during the petitioning process is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to HB 901.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 10, 2026
Title: Elections; certain conduct prohibited at polling places applicable to locations for absentee voting.
Description: Elections administration; certain activities or conduct prohibited at polling places applicable to locations for absentee voting in person; prohibited possession of firearm within 100 feet of certain locations. Clarifies that the provisions of law prohibiting certain activities or conduct in and around a polling place shall also apply to locations where absentee voting in person is available. The bill also prohibits any person, with certain exceptions, from (i) knowingly carrying any firearm and (ii) knowingly doing so within 100 feet of the entrance of a polling place, the building used by the local electoral board to meet to ascertain election results, the building used to conduct a recount of an election, and other additional locations used for voting-related and elections-related activities. Under current law, this prohibition applies within 40 feet of such entrances.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 10, 2026
Title: Firearms; storage in residence where minor or person prohibited from possessing is present, penalty.
Description: Storage of firearms in a residence where a minor or person prohibited from possessing a firearm is present; penalty. Provides that any person who possesses a firearm in a residence where such person knows that a minor or a person who is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm is present shall store such firearm and the ammunition for such firearm in a locked container, compartment, or cabinet that is inaccessible to such minor or prohibited person. Under the bill, any person who violates this provision is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. The bill also requires any dealer, as that term is defined in current law, to post a written notice informing the public of the penalty imposed for failure to comply with the bill's provisions. This bill is identical to HB 871.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 10, 2026
Title: Firearm or explosive material; exemptions, carrying public institutions of higher education.
Description: Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square or building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exemptions; public institutions of higher education; penalty. Limits the exemption from the prohibition on the carrying of any firearm or explosive material within any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or agency thereof or any office where employees of the Commonwealth or any agency thereof are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties that currently applies to any property owned or operated by a public institution of higher education to instead apply to any individual within a building owned or operated by a public institution of higher education who possesses a weapon as part of such public institution of higher education's curriculum or activities or as part of any organization authorized by such public institution of higher education to conduct its programs or activities within such building, as such uses are approved through the law-enforcement or public safety unit of such institution. This bill is identical to HB 626.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 10, 2026
Title: Firearms; transfers to another person from a prohibited person.
Description: Firearm transfers to another person from a prohibited person. Provides that a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm because the person is subject to a protective order or has been convicted of an assault and battery of a family or household member may transfer a firearm owned by the prohibited person to any person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing such firearm, provided that the 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. Under current law, there is no requirement that a transferee cannot be younger than 21 years of age and cannot reside with the prohibited person. The bill also provides that the prohibited person who transfers, sells, or surrenders a firearm pursuant to the provisions of the bill shall inform the clerk of the court of the name, address, and signature of the transferee, federally licensed firearms dealer, or law-enforcement agency in possession of the firearm and shall provide a copy of the form to the transferee. The bill also provides that a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm because the person is subject to a protective order or has been convicted of an assault and battery of a family or household member shall be advised that a law-enforcement officer may obtain a search warrant to search for any firearms from the person if the law-enforcement officer has probable cause. This bill is identical to SB 38.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 10, 2026
Title: Concealed handguns; alternate methods of submission of applications for permits.
Description: Applications for concealed handgun permits. Allows for alternate methods of submission of applications for concealed handgun permits by removing the requirement that such applications be submitted in writing.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 10, 2026
Title: Local law-enforcement agencies; firearm give-back or buy-back programs.
Description: Local law-enforcement agencies; firearm give-back or buy-back programs. Allows for any county or city law-enforcement agency and any town law-enforcement agency to develop policies and procedures to implement either a firearm give-back program or a firearm buy-back program by January 1, 2028, and annually thereafter. The bill enumerates several requirements to be included in such policies. The bill also requires local law-enforcement agencies to submit an annual report to the Department of State Police. The bill states that proceeds generated from the sale or auction of a returned firearm shall be deposited into the locality's general fund or used solely for the administration of the locality's firearm give-back program or firearm buy-back program.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 10, 2026
Title: School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.
Description: School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household. Requires each school board to develop and implement a policy to require the annual notification of the parent of each student enrolled in the school division, to be sent by email and, if applicable, SMS text message, of (i) the importance of securely storing any prescription drug, as defined in relevant law, present in the household and (ii) the parent's legal responsibility to safely store any firearm present in the household. The bill also requires each parental notification to include information on (a) relevant state laws and regulations relating to safe firearm storage and child access to firearms and (b) firearm-related accidents, injuries, and deaths, including current statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or an equivalent nationally recognized entity or organization on youth firearm fatality rates. Finally, the bill requires each school board to make such parental notification available in multiple languages on its website. This bill is identical to SB 109.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 10, 2026
Title: Firearms; transfers to another person from a prohibited person.
Description: Firearm transfers to another person from a prohibited person. Provides that a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm because the person is subject to a protective order or has been convicted of an assault and battery of a family or household member may transfer a firearm owned by the prohibited person to any person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing such firearm, provided that the 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. Under current law, there is no requirement that a transferee cannot be younger than 21 years of age and cannot reside with the prohibited person. The bill also provides that the prohibited person who transfers, sells, or surrenders a firearm pursuant to the provisions of the bill shall inform the clerk of the court of the name, address, and signature of the transferee, federally licensed firearms dealer, or law-enforcement agency in possession of the firearm and shall provide a copy of the form to the transferee. The bill also provides that a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm because the person is subject to a protective order or has been convicted of an assault and battery of a family or household member shall be advised that a law-enforcement officer may obtain a search warrant to search for any firearms from the person if the law-enforcement officer has probable cause. This bill is identical to HB 93.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 10, 2026
Title: Weapons; possession prohibited in hospital that provides mental health or developmental services.
Description: Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly and intentionally possess in the building of any hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services in the Commonwealth, including an emergency department or other facility rendering emergency medical care, a (i) firearm, (ii) knife with a blade over three and one-half inches, or (iii) other dangerous weapon, including explosives and stun weapons. The bill also provides that notice of such prohibitions shall be posted conspicuously at each public entrance of any hospital and that no person shall be convicted of the offense if such notice is not posted, unless such person had actual notice of the prohibitions. The bill provides that such firearm, knife, explosive, or weapon shall be subject to seizure by a law-enforcement officer and forfeited to the Commonwealth and specifies certain exceptions to the prohibition.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 10, 2026
Title: Firearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner.
Description: Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalty. Adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to juvenile and domestic relations district court, a person's intimate partner, defined in the bill as an individual who, within the previous 12 months, was in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship with the person as determined by the length, nature, frequency, and type of interaction between the individuals involved in the relationship. The bill also adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to a person's purchase, possession, or transportation of a firearm following an assault and battery of a family or household member, any individual who cohabits or who, within the previous 12 months, cohabitated with the person. Finally, the bill provides that 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, 2026, for the offense of assault and battery against an intimate partner or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Last Action Date: March 10, 2026
Title: Concerning firearms background check.
Description: Concerning firearms background check.
Last Action: Delivered to Governor.
Last Action Date: March 12, 2026
Title: Concerning the regulation of firearm manufacturing.
Description: Concerning the regulation of firearm manufacturing.
Last Action: Delivered to Governor.
Last Action Date: March 12, 2026
Title: Modernizing terminology when referring to individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States.
Description: Modernizing terminology when referring to individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States.
Last Action: Effective date 6/11/2026*.
Last Action Date: March 11, 2026
Title: Enhancing requirements relating to the purchase, transfer, and possession of firearms.
Description: Enhancing requirements relating to the purchase, transfer, and possession of firearms.
Last Action: Effective date 5/1/2027*.
Last Action Date: May 20, 2025
Title: Preventing cruelty to animals.
Description: Preventing cruelty to animals.
Last Action: Effective date 7/27/2025.
Last Action Date: May 12, 2025
