---
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).