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type: "Bill"
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title: "Concealed handgun permit; demonstrated competence, effective clause."
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description: "Concealed handgun permit; demonstrated competence. Adds a handgun shooting class or course that teaches (i) efficient, effective, and responsible use of a concealed handgun for self-defense outside of the home; (ii) state laws pertaining to handguns; and (iii) proper handgun storage techniques to those programs that satisfy the demonstration of competence requirement for the issuance of a Virginia resident or nonresident concealed handgun permit. The bill removes the requirement that such a training course must be conducted by the National Rifle Association or the United States Concealed Carry Association. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2027 Session of the General Assembly."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 916"
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citation: "Virginia HB 916 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alfonso H. Lopez"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7105547-4ca7-4cfa-83d0-444245b92467"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB916"
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source_hash: "a38d104adddc04aaa710717b952794dd5e0e13c8ea421d8704383b1bd9049508"
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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 916 (2026) — Concealed handgun permit; demonstrated competence, effective clause.
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Concealed handgun permit; demonstrated competence. Adds a handgun shooting class or course that teaches (i) efficient, effective, and responsible use of a concealed handgun for self-defense outside of the home; (ii) state laws pertaining to handguns; and (iii) proper handgun storage techniques to those programs that satisfy the demonstration of competence requirement for the issuance of a Virginia resident or nonresident concealed handgun permit. The bill removes the requirement that such a training course must be conducted by the National Rifle Association or the United States Concealed Carry Association. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2027 Session of the General Assembly.
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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/1086436.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217874.PDF)
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3. **Courts of Justice Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190909.HTML)
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4. **Finance and Appropriations Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1197571.PDF)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212235.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **7–3** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **81–16** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute — **10–5** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Public Safety — **19–3** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **72–27** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — primary (person)
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- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
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- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
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- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102206D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-03** Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-05** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
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- **2026-02-06** Reported from Public Safety (19-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB916)
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- **2026-02-10** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-11** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-12** Read third time and passed House (81-Y 16-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-13** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-02** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-03-02** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Motion to rerefer to Finance and Appropriations agreed to
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- **2026-03-03** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-04** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-05** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-05** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-06** Committee substitute printed 26109383D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-03-06** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-09** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-03-10** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-10** Committee amendments rejected (Voice Vote) `amendment-failure`
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- **2026-03-10** Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-03-10** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-10** Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB916)
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- **2026-03-11** Senate substitute agreed to by House (72-Y 27-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB916ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-01** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB916)
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- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter438 (Effective - see bill) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0438)
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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/a7105547-4ca7-4cfa-83d0-444245b92467`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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