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type: "Bill"
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title: "Firearms, ammunition, etc.; control by localities by governing possession, etc., within locality."
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description: "Control of firearms by localities; permitted events. 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localities and state governmental entities to bring lawsuits against certain firearms manufacturers and others are also repealed.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 incorporates SB 450, SB 505, SB 506, and SB 615. This bill is identical to HB 421."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "SB 35"
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citation: "Virginia SB 35 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Scott A. Surovell"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 11
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first_action: "2019-11-18"
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last_action: "2020-04-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c59b2d20-da75-4be0-94ef-2642fea3ae96"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB35"
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source_hash: "6b4493106a5dc8e864b3327dc7363c24728af4702b97a7a7aded00700f64a56a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 35 (2020) — Firearms, ammunition, etc.; control by localities by governing possession, etc., within locality.
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Control of firearms by localities; permitted events. 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 incorporates SB 450, SB 505, SB 506, and SB 615. This bill is identical to HB 421.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1247)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1247)
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2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB35ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB35ER)
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3. **Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB35H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB35H1)
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4. **Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB35S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB35S1)
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5. **Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (SB35)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB35)
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6. **Reenrolled bill text (SB35ER2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB35ER2)
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## Votes
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N) — **21–18** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: (48-Y 44-N) — **47–44** (pass) · lower
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- House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N) — **21–17** (pass) · upper
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- Ruling of Chair Sustained (21-Y 19-N) — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N) — **52–46** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) — **13–9** (pass) · lower
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- Reconsideration of House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (22-Y 16-N) — **22–16** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) — **9–5** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Scott A. Surovell — primary (person)
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- Adam P. Ebbin — cosponsor (person)
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- Barbara A. Favola — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
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- John S. Edwards — cosponsor (person)
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- Joseph D. Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Creigh Deeds — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-11-18** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100476D `introduction`
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- **2019-11-18** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-08** Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
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- **2020-01-13** Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-13** Incorporates SB615 (Deeds)
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- **2020-01-13** Incorporates SB450 (Edwards)
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- **2020-01-13** Incorporates SB505 (Edwards)
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- **2020-01-13** Incorporates SB506 (Edwards)
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- **2020-01-13** Committee substitute printed 20105646D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2020-01-14** Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (SB35)
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- **2020-01-14** Impact statement from DHCD (SB35)
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- **2020-01-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-15** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-01-15** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2020-01-15** Committee substitute agreed to 20105646D-S1
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- **2020-01-15** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB35S1
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- **2020-01-16** Chair rules that bill does not violate the single object rule
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- **2020-01-16** Ruling of Chair Sustained (21-Y 19-N)
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- **2020-01-16** Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-21** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-02-21** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2020-02-21** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-21** Referred to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-21** Committee substitute printed 20108812D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2020-02-21** Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-25** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-26** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-26** Passed by temporarily
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- **2020-02-26** Committee substitute agreed to 20108812D-H1
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- **2020-02-26** Amendment by Delegate Price agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2020-02-26** Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB35H1
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- **2020-02-26** Passed House with substitute with amendment (53-Y 46-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-26** VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N)
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- **2020-02-28** House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (22-Y 16-N)
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- **2020-02-28** Title replaced 20108812D-H1
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- **2020-02-28** Reconsideration of House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-28** House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N)
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- **2020-03-05** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-06** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-07** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
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- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-04-11** Governor's recommendation received by Senate
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- **2020-04-22** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N)
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- **2020-04-22** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (48-Y 44-N)
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- **2020-04-22** VOTE: (48-Y 44-N)
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- **2020-04-22** Governor's recommendation adopted
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- **2020-04-22** Reenrolled
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- **2020-04-22** Reenrolled bill text (SB35ER2)
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- **2020-04-22** Signed by President as reenrolled
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- **2020-04-22** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
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- **2020-04-22** Enacted, Chapter 1247 (effective 7/1/20) `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c59b2d20-da75-4be0-94ef-2642fea3ae96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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