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 · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 532 (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
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Adam P. Ebbin Michael J. JonesScott A. SurovellKannan Srinivasan
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 62, N 35, X 2
Senate acceded to request (35-Y 3-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 35, N 3, X 2
House substitute rejected by SenateSenate · 2026-02-18 · F · N 39
Passed House with substitute (62-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 62, N 35, X 3
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 13, X 2, N 7
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 21, N 19
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 (9-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-01-26 · P · Y 9, N 5, 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 532.