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Bill

Firearms, ammunition, etc.; control by localities by governing possession, etc., within locality.

Control of firearms by localities. Authorizes any locality by ordinance to prohibit the possession or carrying of firearms, ammunition, or components or any combination thereof in (i) any building, or part thereof, owned or used by such locality for governmental purposes; (ii) any public park owned or operated by the locality; (iii) any recreation or community center facility; or (iv) any public street, road, alley, sidewalk or public right-of-way or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public and is being used by or is adjacent to a permitted event or an event that would otherwise require a permit. Provisions limiting the authority of localities and state governmental entities to bring lawsuits against certain firearms manufacturers and others are also repealed. The bill also provides that any firearm received by the locality pursuant to a gun buy-back program shall be destroyed by the locality unless the person surrendering such firearm requests in writing that such surrendered firearm be sold. The provisions of the bill do not apply to the activities of a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program operated at a public or private institution of higher education or (ii) any intercollegiate athletics program operated by a public or private institution of higher education and governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association or any club sports team recognized by a public or private institution of higher education where the sport engaged in by such program or team involves the use of a firearm. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to SB 35.

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Virginia General Assembly

2020

HB 421

Virginia HB 421 (2020)

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Marcia S. "Cia" Price

2020-01-03

2020-04-22

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https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB421

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

2026-07-06

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Virginia HB 421 (2020) — Firearms, ammunition, etc.; control by localities by governing possession, etc., within locality.

Version chain

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

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1205) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB421ER) (committee substitute) — source
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB421S1 (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DHCD (HB421) (committee substitute) — source
Reenrolled bill text (HB421ER2) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 9-N) — 13–9 (pass) · lower
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Engrossment (53-Y 46-N) — 52–46 (pass) · lower
VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N) — 53–45 (pass) · lower
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 19-N) — 21–19 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Passage (50-Y 48-N) — 49–48 (pass) · lower
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) — 9–6 (pass) · upper
Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (22-Y 18-N) — 22–18 (pass) · upper
VOTE: (48-Y 45-N) — 47–45 (pass) · lower

Timeline

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

2020-01-03 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100939D introduction
2020-01-03 Referred to Committee on Public Safety referral-committee
2020-01-18 Impact statement from DHCD (HB421)
2020-01-24 Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 9-N) committee-passage
2020-01-28 Read first time reading-1
2020-01-29 Read second time reading-2
2020-01-29 Passed by temporarily
2020-01-29 Pending question ordered
2020-01-29 Engrossed by House (53-Y 46-N)
2020-01-29 VOTE: Engrossment (53-Y 46-N)
2020-01-30 Read third time and passed House (50-Y 48-N) passage, reading-3
2020-01-30 VOTE: Passage (50-Y 48-N)
2020-01-31 Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-01-31 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary referral-committee
2020-02-24 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) committee-passage
2020-02-24 Committee substitute printed 20108858D-S1 substitution
2020-02-25 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26 Read third time reading-3
2020-02-26 Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-26 Committee substitute agreed to 20108858D-S1
2020-02-26 Reading of Floor amendment 1 waived
2020-02-26 Amendment 1 by Senator Norment agreed to amendment-passage
2020-02-26 Amendments 2 and 3 by Senator Norment withdrawn amendment-withdrawal
2020-02-26 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB421S1
2020-02-26 Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (22-Y 18-N) passage
2020-02-28 Placed on Calendar
2020-02-28 Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 20108858D-S1 (54-Y 45-N)
2020-02-28 VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N)
2020-03-05 Enrolled
2020-03-06 Signed by Speaker
2020-03-06 Signed by President
2020-03-12 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-12 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-04-11 Governor's recommendation received by House
2020-04-22 Placed on Calendar
2020-04-22 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (48-Y 45-N)
2020-04-22 VOTE: (48-Y 45-N)
2020-04-22 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 19-N)
2020-04-22 Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-04-22 Reenrolled
2020-04-22 Reenrolled bill text (HB421ER2)
2020-04-22 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-04-22 Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-04-22 Enacted, Chapter 1205 (effective 7/1/20) became-law

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dcf72bf7-0b97-41d5-9511-4037c494a16c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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