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| Bill | Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability. | Firearm industry members; standards of responsible conduct; civil liability. Creates standards of responsible conduct for firearm industry members and requires such members to establish and implement reasonable controls regarding the manufacture, sale, distribution, use, and marketing of the firearm industry member's firearm-related products, as those terms are defined in the bill. Such reasonable controls include reasonable procedures, safeguards, and business practices that are designed to (i) prevent the sale or distribution of a firearm-related product to a straw purchaser, a firearm trafficker, a person prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, or a person who the firearm industry member has reasonable cause to believe is at substantial risk of using a firearm-related product to harm themselves or unlawfully harm another or of unlawfully possessing or using a firearm-related product; (ii) prevent the loss of a firearm-related product or theft of a firearm-related product from a firearm industry member; (iii) ensure that the firearm industry member complies with all provisions of state and federal law and does not otherwise promote the unlawful manufacture, sale, possession, marketing, or use of a firearm-related product; (iv) prevent the installation and use of an auto sear on firearm-related products; and (v) ensure that the firearm industry member does not engage in an act or practice in violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also provides that a firearm industry member may not knowingly create, maintain, or contribute to a public nuisance, as defined in the bill, through the sale, manufacturing, importing, or marketing of a firearm-related product. The bill creates a civil cause of action for the Attorney General or a local county, city, or town attorney to enforce the provisions of the bill or for any person who has been injured as a result of a firearm industry member's violation to seek an injunction and to recover costs and damages. The bill also allows the Attorney General to issue a civil investigative demand if he has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any violation of such standards of responsible conduct. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 21 | Virginia HB 21 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 21 (2026) — Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability.
Firearm industry members; standards of responsible conduct; civil liability. Creates standards of responsible conduct for firearm industry members and requires such members to establish and implement reasonable controls regarding the manufacture, sale, distribution, use, and marketing of the firearm industry member's firearm-related products, as those terms are defined in the bill. Such reasonable controls include reasonable procedures, safeguards, and business practices that are designed to (i) prevent the sale or distribution of a firearm-related product to a straw purchaser, a firearm trafficker, a person prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, or a person who the firearm industry member has reasonable cause to believe is at substantial risk of using a firearm-related product to harm themselves or unlawfully harm another or of unlawfully possessing or using a firearm-related product; (ii) prevent the loss of a firearm-related product or theft of a firearm-related product from a firearm industry member; (iii) ensure that the firearm industry member complies with all provisions of state and federal law and does not otherwise promote the unlawful manufacture, sale, possession, marketing, or use of a firearm-related product; (iv) prevent the installation and use of an auto sear on firearm-related products; and (v) ensure that the firearm industry member does not engage in an act or practice in violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also provides that a firearm industry member may not knowingly create, maintain, or contribute to a public nuisance, as defined in the bill, through the sale, manufacturing, importing, or marketing of a firearm-related product. The bill creates a civil cause of action for the Attorney General or a local county, city, or town attorney to enforce the provisions of the bill or for any person who has been injured as a result of a firearm industry member's violation to seek an injunction and to recover costs and damages. The bill also allows the Attorney General to issue a civil investigative demand if he has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any violation of such standards of responsible conduct.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Firearms Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Public Safety Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 7–3 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 62–36 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 62–35 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 21–19 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute — 10–5 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Public Safety with substitute — 15–6 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 9–5 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Dan I. Helmer — primary (person)
- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
- Atoosa R. Reaser — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
- Charlie Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Garrett McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Gretchen M. Bulova — cosponsor (person)
- Holly M. Seibold — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
- JJ Singh — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica L. Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly Pope Adams — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsey Dougherty — cosponsor (person)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
- Mark C. Downey — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- May Nivar — cosponsor (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Phil M. Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-12-22 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100319D
filing, introduction - 2025-12-22 Referred to Committee on Public Safety
referral-committee - 2026-01-16 Assigned HPS sub: Firearms
referral-committee - 2026-01-29 House subcommittee offered
- 2026-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
substitution - 2026-01-30 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-30 Committee substitute printed 26106578D-H1
substitution - 2026-02-03 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-04 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-04 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-02-04 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-02-05 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-06 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-06 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-02-13 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB21)
- 2026-02-23 Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-25 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-25 Committee substitute printed 26108624D-S1
substitution - 2026-02-26 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-26 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-26 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-27 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-27 Passed by for the day
- 2026-03-02 Passed by for the day
- 2026-03-03 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 2026-03-03 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-03-03 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-05 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB21)
- 2026-03-05 Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 36-N 0-A)
substitution - 2026-03-12 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-12 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB21ER)
passage - 2026-03-12 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-12 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-03-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB21)
- 2026-04-10 Approved by Governor-Chapter 529 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-10 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0529)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4d7198b6-f2ae-489d-a968-98fd8ee885e9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).