State Police, Department of; purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 59.1-148.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers; Department of State Police.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers; Department of State Police. Provides that the Department of State Police may allow the immediate survivor of any law-enforcement officer formerly employed by the Department who had at least 10 years of service with the Department and who died while receiving long-term disability payments to purchase his service handgun, with the approval of the Superintendent of State Police, at a price of $1. This bill is identical to HB 1300.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Dec 30, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 286 (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
William M. Stanley, Jr.
Recorded votes
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 98, X 2
Reported from Public Safety (20-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 20, X 2
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-22 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-20 · P · Y 40
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-19 · P · Y 15
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 286.