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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Firearms; criminal history record information check required to sell, exception."
+description: "Criminal history record information check requiredto sell firearm; exception for purchase of service weapon. Providesthat the purchase of a service weapon by a retired law-enforcementofficer is not subject to a criminal history record information check."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
+legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
+session: "2022"
+identifier: "SB 675"
+citation: "Virginia SB 675 (2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bryce E. Reeves"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2022-01-20"
+last_action: "2022-04-08"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b05403d-9c9b-4d3f-b9a3-15011ea801e8"
+source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB675"
+source_hash: "d85a02ac004dac4974b4880aa61190439e704ff94c2032864bd5dee8a2947bb4"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
+---
+
+# Virginia SB 675 (2022) — Firearms; criminal history record information check required to sell, exception.
+
+Criminal history record information check requiredto sell firearm; exception for purchase of service weapon. Providesthat the purchase of a service weapon by a retired law-enforcementofficer is not subject to a criminal history record information check.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **CHAP0270** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0270)
+2. **Presented and ordered printed 22103989D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB675)
+3. **SB675ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB675ER)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 7-N) — **15–7** (pass) · lower
+- VOTE: Passage (61-Y 37-N) — **60–37** (pass) · lower
+- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bryce E. Reeves — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-01-20** Presented and ordered printed 22103989D `introduction`
+- **2022-01-20** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2022-01-26** Impact statement from DPB (SB675)
+- **2022-01-26** Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2022-01-28** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
+- **2022-01-31** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
+- **2022-02-01** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
+- **2022-02-01** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
+- **2022-02-01** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
+- **2022-02-22** Placed on Calendar
+- **2022-02-22** Read first time `reading-1`
+- **2022-02-22** Referred to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
+- **2022-02-22** Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
+- **2022-03-04** Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2022-03-08** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2022-03-09** Read third time `reading-3`
+- **2022-03-09** Passed House (61-Y 37-N) `passage`
+- **2022-03-09** VOTE: Passage (61-Y 37-N)
+- **2022-03-11** Enrolled
+- **2022-03-11** Signed by President
+- **2022-03-11** Signed by Speaker
+- **2022-03-14** Impact statement from DPB (SB675ER)
+- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
+- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
+- **2022-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 270 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b05403d-9c9b-4d3f-b9a3-15011ea801e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
+