Plastic firearms or receivers, etc., transfer, etc., prohibited; penalties.
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Became law
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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 18.2-308.5 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.5:2, relating to manufacture, importation, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms...” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Manufacture, importation, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who knowingly manufactures or assembles, imports, purchases, sells, transfers, or possesses any firearm that, after removal of all parts other than a major component, as defined in the bill, is not detectable as a firearm when subjected to inspection by the types of detection devices, including X-ra
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Where it is
Introduced · Dec 23, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 531 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Marcus B. SimonElizabeth B. Bennett-ParkerRae CousinsRozia A. Henson, Jr.Marty MartinezMarcia S. "Cia" PriceSam RasoulHolly M. SeiboldVirgil ThorntonKathy K.L. Tran
Recorded votes
Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 32-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 64, N 32, X 3
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 21, N 19
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 10, N 5
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 9, N 5, X 1
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 63, N 34, X 3
Reported from Public Safety (15-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 15, N 6, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 7, X 1, N 3
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 531.