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type: "Bill"
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title: "Firearm; removing, altering, selling, etc., or possessing w/removed, etc., serial number, penalty."
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description: "Removing, altering, etc., serial number on firearm; selling, giving, etc., or possessing firearm with removed, altered, etc., serial number; penalties. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person, firm, association, or corporation to knowingly possess any pistol, shotgun, rifle, machine gun, or any other firearm, except for an antique firearm, that has a serial number that has been removed, altered, changed, destroyed, or obliterated in any manner. The bill also makes it a Class 6 felony for any person, firm, association, or corporation to knowingly sell, give, or distribute any pistol, shotgun, rifle, machine gun, or any other firearm, except for an antique firearm, that has a serial number that has been removed, altered, changed, destroyed, or obliterated in any manner."
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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: "SB 363"
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citation: "Virginia SB 363 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Adam P. Ebbin"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 39
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2024-01-09"
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last_action: "2024-04-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/984343bb-7dc8-4cfa-b687-317702f1b3f0"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB363"
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source_hash: "26071ca42ccfcbd284e0b128e2229cfe65a0c1c1c14eef8501c4b85987bc69e0"
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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 SB 363 (2024) — Firearm; removing, altering, selling, etc., or possessing w/removed, etc., serial number, penalty.
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Removing, altering, etc., serial number on firearm; selling, giving, etc., or possessing firearm with removed, altered, etc., serial number; penalties. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person, firm, association, or corporation to knowingly possess any pistol, shotgun, rifle, machine gun, or any other firearm, except for an antique firearm, that has a serial number that has been removed, altered, changed, destroyed, or obliterated in any manner. The bill also makes it a Class 6 felony for any person, firm, association, or corporation to knowingly sell, give, or distribute any pistol, shotgun, rifle, machine gun, or any other firearm, except for an antique firearm, that has a serial number that has been removed, altered, changed, destroyed, or obliterated in any manner.
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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. **CHAP0786** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0786)
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2. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104269D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB363)
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3. **SB363ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB363ER)
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4. **SB363ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB363ER2)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 49-N) — **50–49** (pass) · lower
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) — **51–47** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) — **10–5** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N) — **12–9** (pass) · lower
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- Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N) — **6–3** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Adam P. Ebbin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104269D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-10** Impact statement from VCSC (SB363)
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- **2024-01-10** Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
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- **2024-01-22** Impact statement from DPB (SB363)
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- **2024-01-22** Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-22** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-31** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-01** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-02** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-05** Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-13** Placed on Calendar
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- **2024-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-13** Referred to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-14** Assigned PS sub: Firearms `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-22** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N)
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- **2024-02-23** Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-28** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-28** Passed House (52-Y 47-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-28** VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-04** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB363ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Impact statement from DPB (SB363ER)
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- **2024-03-04** 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`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-26** Governor's recommendation received by Senate `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2024-04-17** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-04-17** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (51-Y 49-N)
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- **2024-04-17** VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 49-N)
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- **2024-04-17** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled bill text (SB363ER2) `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Enacted, Chapter 786 (effective 7/1/24) `became-law`
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- **2024-04-17** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0786)
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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/984343bb-7dc8-4cfa-b687-317702f1b3f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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