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Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.

Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm transfer and directs the Department of State Police (the Department) to establish a process for transferors to obtain such a check from licensed firearms dealers. A transferor who sells a firearm to another person without obtaining the required background check is guilty of a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides that a transferee who receives a firearm from another person without obtaining the required background check is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts transfers (i) between immediate family members; (ii) that occur by operation of law; (iii) by the executor or administrator of an estate or by the trustee of a testamentary trust; (iv) at firearms shows in accordance with law; (v) that are part of a buy-back or give-back program; (vi) of antique firearms; (vii) that occur at a shooting range, shooting gallery, or any other area designed for the purpose of target shooting, for use during target practice, a firearms safety or training course or class, a shooting competition, or any similar lawful activity; or (viii) that are temporary transfers that (a) occur within the continuous presence of the owner of the firearm or (b) are necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm. The bill removes the provision that makes background checks of prospective purchasers or transferees at firearms shows voluntary. The bill also provides that the Department shall have three business days to complete a criminal history record information check before a firearm may be transferred. The bill establishes an appropriation for the fiscal impact of the bill and authorizes the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget to allocate such appropriation among the agencies and programs impacted by the bill. This bill incorporates HB 355.

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Virginia General Assembly

2020

HB 2

Virginia HB 2 (2020)

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enacted

Kenneth R. Plum

2019-11-18

2020-04-10

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ocd-bill/1923fa5d-ee04-461f-8a7d-35773a1afe88

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB2

cd644da4d0491857c6988df044d77c848d5ec0f308996d59624fb169f01dcad6

2026-07-01

https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

2026-07-06

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Virginia HB 2 (2020) — Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.

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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1111) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2ER) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from VCSC (HB2) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from VCSC (HB2H1) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from VCSC (HB2H2) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from VCSC (HB2S1) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N) — 53–46 (pass) · lower
VOTE: Adoption #2 (54-Y 44-N) — 53–44 (pass) · lower
Senate insisted on substitute (22-Y 16-N) — 22–16 (pass) · upper
VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N) — 1–97 (fail) · lower
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) — 9–5 (pass) · upper
Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N) — 23–17 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 45-N) — 50–45 (pass) · lower
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) — 13–9 (pass) · lower
Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N) — 23–16 (pass) · upper
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

2019-11-18 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101194D introduction
2019-11-18 Referred to Committee on Public Safety referral-committee
2019-11-21 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2)
2020-01-17 Impact statement from DPB (HB2)
2020-01-24 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) committee-passage
2020-01-24 Committee substitute printed 20106617D-H1 substitution
2020-01-24 Incorporates HB355 (Kory)
2020-01-27 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2H1)
2020-01-28 Read first time reading-1
2020-01-29 Impact statement from DPB (HB2H1)
2020-01-29 Floor substitute printed 20106943D-H2 (Fariss)
2020-01-29 Incorporates HB355 (Kory)
2020-01-29 Read second time reading-2
2020-01-29 Passed by temporarily
2020-01-29 Committee substitute agreed to 20106617D-H1
2020-01-29 Committee substitute reconsidered
2020-01-29 Passed by temporarily
2020-01-29 Committee substitute agreed to 20106617D-H1
2020-01-29 Substitute by Delegate Fariss out of order 20106943D-H2
2020-01-29 Pending question ordered
2020-01-29 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2H1
2020-01-30 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2H2)
2020-01-30 Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N) passage, reading-3
2020-01-30 VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N)
2020-01-31 Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-01-31 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary referral-committee
2020-02-05 Impact statement from DPB (HB2H2)
2020-02-24 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) committee-passage
2020-02-24 Committee substitute printed 20108950D-S1 substitution
2020-02-25 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2S1)
2020-02-26 Read third time reading-3
2020-02-26 Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-26 Committee substitute agreed to 20108950D-S1
2020-02-26 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2S1
2020-02-26 Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N) passage
2020-02-28 Placed on Calendar
2020-02-28 Senate substitute rejected by House 20108950D-S1 (1-Y 98-N)
2020-02-28 VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N)
2020-03-02 Senate insisted on substitute (22-Y 16-N)
2020-03-02 Senate requested conference committee
2020-03-03 House acceded to request
2020-03-03 Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-04 Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-05 Amended by conference committee
2020-03-05 Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N)
2020-03-05 VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 45-N)
2020-03-05 Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
2020-03-05 Conference report agreed to by House (54-Y 44-N)
2020-03-05 VOTE: Adoption #2 (54-Y 44-N)
2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N)
2020-03-10 Impact statement from DPB (HB2S1)
2020-03-18 Enrolled
2020-03-18 Signed by President
2020-03-19 Signed by Speaker
2020-03-20 Impact statement from DPB (HB2ER)
2020-03-20 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-04-10 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1111 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1923fa5d-ee04-461f-8a7d-35773a1afe88. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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