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type: "Bill"
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title: "Firearm safety device tax credit; defines commercial retailer."
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description: "Firearm safety device tax credit; definitions. Redefines an \"eligible transaction\" for purposes of the firearm safety device tax credit as one in which a taxpayer purchases one or more firearm safety devices from a commercial retailer, as defined in the bill. Current law defines \"eligible transaction\" as one in which a taxpayer purchases one or more firearm safety devices from a federally licensed dealer. The provisions of the bill apply to taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2025. This bill incorporates HB 1581 and is identical to SB 1389."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 2595"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2595 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["JJ Singh"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2025-01-13"
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last_action: "2025-03-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd60a9bf-7fcd-48c8-a8a0-aff097b1de75"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2595"
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source_hash: "0eb69badd5146f9285724be629572f1c6cb6addafba57f05882b46adfa3807fb"
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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 HB 2595 (2025) — Firearm safety device tax credit; defines commercial retailer.
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Firearm safety device tax credit; definitions. Redefines an "eligible transaction" for purposes of the firearm safety device tax credit as one in which a taxpayer purchases one or more firearm safety devices from a commercial retailer, as defined in the bill. Current law defines "eligible transaction" as one in which a taxpayer purchases one or more firearm safety devices from a federally licensed dealer. The provisions of the bill apply to taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2025. This bill incorporates HB 1581 and is identical to SB 1389.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019041.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073135.PDF)
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3. **Finance Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025823.PDF)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1044310.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N) — **97–2** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed House (99-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- JJ Singh — primary (person)
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- Kannan Srinivasan — cosponsor (person)
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- Saddam Azlan Salim — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101604D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-13** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-20** Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-21** Impact statement from TAX (HB2595)
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- **2025-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2025-01-22** Reported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-22** Incorporates HB1581(Ballard)
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- **2025-01-22** Committee substitute printed 25105756D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2025-01-24** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-27** Finance Substitute agreed to
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- **2025-01-27** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-01-27** Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
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- **2025-01-28** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-01-28** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
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- **2025-01-28** Passed House (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2025-01-29** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-03** Impact statement from TAX (HB2595)
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- **2025-02-05** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-06** Rules suspended
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- **2025-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-06** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-02-07** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-07** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-10** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-02-10** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2595ER) `passage`
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- **2025-02-10** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-02-11** Impact statement from TAX (HB2595)
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- **2025-02-13** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-02-18** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2025-02-18** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-21** Approved by Governor-Chapter 289 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-21** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0289)
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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/fd60a9bf-7fcd-48c8-a8a0-aff097b1de75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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