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Bill Firearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner. Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalty. Adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to juvenile and domestic relations district court, a person's intimate partner, defined in the bill as an individual who, within the previous 12 months, was in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship with the person as determined by the length, nature, frequency, and type of interaction between the individuals involved in the relationship. The bill also adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to a person's purchase, possession, or transportation of a firearm following an assault and battery of a family or household member, any individual who cohabits or who, within the previous 12 months, cohabitated with the person. Finally, the bill provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2026, for the offense of assault and battery against an intimate partner or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to HB 19. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 SB 160 Virginia SB 160 (2026)
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Virginia SB 160 (2026) — Firearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner.

Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalty. Adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to juvenile and domestic relations district court, a person's intimate partner, defined in the bill as an individual who, within the previous 12 months, was in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship with the person as determined by the length, nature, frequency, and type of interaction between the individuals involved in the relationship. The bill also adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to a person's purchase, possession, or transportation of a firearm following an assault and battery of a family or household member, any individual who cohabits or who, within the previous 12 months, cohabitated with the person. Finally, the bill provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2026, for the offense of assault and battery against an intimate partner or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to HB 19.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Public Safety Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Concur House Substitute R — 2118 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed R — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Public Safety with substitute — 137 (pass) · lower
  • H VOTE: — 6434 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 2218 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 105 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice — 86 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Russet Perry — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100142D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-07 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2026-01-12 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/12/2026 11:19 am)
  • 2026-01-25 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB160)
  • 2026-01-28 Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-04 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-05 Rules suspended
  • 2026-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 2026-02-05 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-02-06 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-02-06 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-02-09 Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-12 Placed on Calendar
  • 2026-02-12 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-12 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
  • 2026-02-19 Referred from Labor and Commerce and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote) referral-committee
  • 2026-02-20 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 7-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-21 Committee substitute printed 26108346D-H1 substitution
  • 2026-02-23 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/23/2026 10:43 am)
  • 2026-02-24 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-02-25 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-02-25 committee substitute agreed to substitution
  • 2026-02-25 Engrossed by House - committee substitute substitution
  • 2026-02-25 Passed House with substitute (64-Y 34-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-02-27 House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) substitution
  • 2026-03-04 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-03-04 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB160ER) passage
  • 2026-03-04 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB160)
  • 2026-03-04 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-03-04 Signed by President passage
  • 2026-03-05 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB160)
  • 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
  • 2026-04-10 Approved by Governor-Chapter 528 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-10 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0528)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/59eef573-5054-4170-ad19-0db6ef0aa874. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).