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type: "Bill"
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title: "Firearm safety device tax credit; expands definition of device."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 35"
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citation: "Virginia HB 35 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Nadarius E. Clark"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 39
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2023-12-18"
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last_action: "2024-04-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86aacdc6-2647-4765-983c-e37facb781ce"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB35"
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source_hash: "bb5740db8b046d2d0114f9aa8cc5367421f6156316a96dcd503100e8890db830"
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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 35 (2024) — Firearm safety device tax credit; expands definition of device.
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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.
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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. **CHAP0522** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0522)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24106936D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB35H1)
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3. **HB35ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB35ER)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101243D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB35)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N) — **19–2** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Public Safety with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (73-Y 25-N) — **72–25** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Nadarius E. Clark — primary (person)
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- Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)
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- Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
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- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
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- Debra D. Gardner — cosponsor (person)
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- Holly M. Seibold — cosponsor (person)
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- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
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- J.D. "Danny" Diggs — cosponsor (person)
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- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeion A. Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- Katrina Callsen — cosponsor (person)
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- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
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- Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
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- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael J. Jones — cosponsor (person)
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- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
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- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Saddam Azlan Salim — cosponsor (person)
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- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-12-18** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101243D `filing, introduction`
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- **2023-12-18** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-14** Impact statement from TAX (HB35)
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- **2024-01-18** Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-29** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-01-29** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-31** Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-31** Referred to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-31** Assigned PS sub: Firearms `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-01** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-02-02** Reported from Public Safety with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-02** Committee substitute printed 24106936D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-02** Incorporates HB945 (Lopez)
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- **2024-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-07** Committee on Finance amendment rejected `amendment-failure`
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- **2024-02-07** Committee on Public Safety substitute agreed to 24106936D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-07** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB35H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-08** Read third time and passed House (73-Y 25-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-08** VOTE: Passage (73-Y 25-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-09** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-02-09** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-12** Impact statement from TAX (HB35H1)
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- **2024-02-26** Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-27** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-28** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-28** Passed by for the day
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- **2024-02-29** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-29** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-06** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-06** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB35ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-06** Impact statement from TAX (HB35ER)
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- **2024-03-06** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-05** Approved by Governor-Chapter 522 (effective 7/1/24 - see bill) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-05** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0522)
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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/86aacdc6-2647-4765-983c-e37facb781ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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