Firearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-228 and 18.2-308.1:8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalties.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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 inte
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 7, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 528 (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
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Russet Perry
Recorded votes
House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Passed House with substitute (64-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 64, N 34, X 1
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 13, X 2, N 7
Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 22, N 18
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 10, N 5
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 8, N 6, X 1
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 528.