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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Switchblade; selling or possessing."
+description: "Selling or possessing switchblade. Eliminatesthe prohibition for selling, bartering, giving, furnishing, or possessingwith the intent of selling, bartering, giving, or furnishing a switchblade."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
+legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
+session: "2022"
+identifier: "SB 758"
+citation: "Virginia SB 758 (2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Todd E. Pillion"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2022-01-21"
+last_action: "2022-03-11"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13a8cbda-eca0-40d2-a785-060c6549c301"
+source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB758"
+source_hash: "3e84a878f85822e69e97ddc3e227d0c98981c0bbc8aceecf91a575c24ee97241"
+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 758 (2022) — Switchblade; selling or possessing.
+
+Selling or possessing switchblade. Eliminatesthe prohibition for selling, bartering, giving, furnishing, or possessingwith the intent of selling, bartering, giving, or furnishing a switchblade.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **CHAP0027** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0027)
+2. **Presented and ordered printed 22103908D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB758)
+3. **SB758ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB758ER)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 1-N) — **21–1** (pass) · lower
+- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
+- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- VOTE: Passage (96-Y 3-N) — **95–3** (pass) · lower
+- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Todd E. Pillion — primary (person)
+- Bryce E. Reeves — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-01-21** Presented and ordered printed 22103908D `introduction`
+- **2022-01-21** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2022-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (SB758)
+- **2022-02-09** Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2022-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
+- **2022-02-11** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
+- **2022-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
+- **2022-02-11** 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`
+- **2022-02-25** Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2022-03-01** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2022-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
+- **2022-03-02** Passed House (96-Y 3-N) `passage`
+- **2022-03-02** VOTE: Passage (96-Y 3-N)
+- **2022-03-03** Enrolled
+- **2022-03-03** Signed by President
+- **2022-03-03** Signed by Speaker
+- **2022-03-04** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2022
+- **2022-03-04** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 11, 2022
+- **2022-03-04** Impact statement from DPB (SB758ER)
+- **2022-03-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 27 (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/13a8cbda-eca0-40d2-a785-060c6549c301`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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