republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2024/hb-35.md

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Bill	Firearm safety device tax credit; expands definition of device.	Firearm safety device tax credit; definition of firearm safety device. Expands the definition of "firearm safety device" as it relates to the firearm safety device tax credit to include any device that, when installed on a firearm, is designed to prevent the firearm from being operated without first deactivating the device. The provisions of the bill are effective for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2024. This bill incorporates HB 945.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2024	HB 35	Virginia HB 35 (2024)	bill		enacted	Nadarius E. Clark	4	39	8	2023-12-18	2024-04-05	openstates	ocd-bill/86aacdc6-2647-4765-983c-e37facb781ce	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB35	bb5740db8b046d2d0114f9aa8cc5367421f6156316a96dcd503100e8890db830	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 35 (2024) — Firearm safety device tax credit; expands definition of device.

Firearm safety device tax credit; definition of firearm safety device. Expands the definition of "firearm safety device" as it relates to the firearm safety device tax credit to include any device that, when installed on a firearm, is designed to prevent the firearm from being operated without first deactivating the device. The provisions of the bill are effective for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2024. This bill incorporates HB 945.

Version chain

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

1. CHAP0522 (committee substitute) — source
2. Committee substitute printed 24106936D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
3. HB35ER (committee substitute) — source
4. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101243D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N) — 19–2 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Public Safety with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
• VOTE: Passage (73-Y 25-N) — 72–25 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) — 9–0 (pass) · lower
• Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Nadarius E. Clark — primary (person)
• Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)
• Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
• Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
• Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
• Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
• Debra D. Gardner — cosponsor (person)
• Holly M. Seibold — cosponsor (person)
• Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
• J.D. "Danny" Diggs — cosponsor (person)
• Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
• Jeion A. Ward — cosponsor (person)
• Katrina Callsen — cosponsor (person)
• Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
• Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
• Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
• Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
• Michael J. Jones — cosponsor (person)
• Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
• Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
• Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Saddam Azlan Salim — cosponsor (person)
• Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
• Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-12-18 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101243D filing, introduction
• 2023-12-18 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
• 2024-01-14 Impact statement from TAX (HB35)
• 2024-01-18 Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1 referral-committee
• 2024-01-29 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• 2024-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
• 2024-01-29 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Public Safety referral-committee
• 2024-01-31 Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N) committee-passage
• 2024-01-31 Referred to Committee on Public Safety referral-committee
• 2024-01-31 Assigned PS sub: Firearms referral-committee
• 2024-02-01 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) substitution
• 2024-02-02 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2024-02-02 Committee substitute printed 24106936D-H1 substitution
• 2024-02-02 Incorporates HB945 (Lopez)
• 2024-02-06 Read first time reading-1
• 2024-02-07 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-02-07 Committee on Finance amendment rejected amendment-failure
• 2024-02-07 Committee on Public Safety substitute agreed to 24106936D-H1 substitution
• 2024-02-07 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB35H1 substitution
• 2024-02-08 Read third time and passed House (73-Y 25-N) passage, reading-3
• 2024-02-08 VOTE: Passage (73-Y 25-N) passage
• 2024-02-09 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2024-02-09 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2024-02-12 Impact statement from TAX (HB35H1)
• 2024-02-26 Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2024-02-27 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 2024-02-28 Read third time reading-3
• 2024-02-28 Passed by for the day
• 2024-02-29 Read third time reading-3
• 2024-02-29 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage
• 2024-03-06 Enrolled enrolled
• 2024-03-06 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB35ER) passage
• 2024-03-06 Impact statement from TAX (HB35ER)
• 2024-03-06 Signed by Speaker passage
• 2024-03-07 Signed by President passage
• 2024-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 enrolled, executive-receipt
• 2024-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 executive-receipt
• 2024-04-05 Approved by Governor-Chapter 522 (effective 7/1/24 - see bill) executive-signature
• 2024-04-05 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0522)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/86aacdc6-2647-4765-983c-e37facb781ce. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).