RICHMOND, VA – Governor Spanberger has signed 15 bills introduced by House Democrats into law to prevent gun violence and make the Commonwealth more safe. House Democrats introduced and passed bills to address ghost guns, require safer storage where minors are present, strengthen protections for domestic violence survivors, reduce theft-driven gun trafficking, crack down on weapons of war in our communities, and more.
“Virginia House Democrats came to Richmond to build a safer and more secure Virginia, and we’ve delivered. The work we have done this session will be instrumental in preventing gun violence and saving lives across the Commonwealth,” said the Virginia House Democratic Caucus. “From banning the sale of assault weapons and ghost guns to requiring safe storage, Virginia House Democrats passed legislation to protect our children and neighbors.”
The following bills have been signed into law:
- HB19 (Delegate Adele McClure) – Closing the Boyfriend Loophole
- HB93 (Senator Elizabeth Bennett-Parker) – Prohibiting the Transfer of Firearms Under a Protective Order
- HB21 (Delegate Dan Helmer) – Firearm Industry Accountability
- HB40 (Delegate Marcus Simon) – Banning Ghost Guns
- HB110 (Delegate Amy Laufer) – Prohibiting Handguns in Unattended Motor Vehicle
- HB217 (Delegate Dan Helmer) – Assault Weapons Ban
- HB1524 (Delegate Garrett McGuire) – Prohibiting the Public Carry of an Assault Firearm
- HB1523 (Delegate Garrett McGuire) – Creates a Definition and Certification for a Certified Violence Prevention Professional
- HB969 (Delegate Marcia Price) – Establishes the Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center Workgroup
- HB1015 (Delegate Kathy Tran) – Prohibits Possession of a Firearm by an Individual Convicted of a Hate Crime
- HB702 (Delegate Joshua Cole) – Requires Firearm Sell-Back Programs
- HB871 (Delegate Mark Downey) – Safe Storage of Firearms
- HB201 (Delegate Laura Jane Cohen) – Parental Notification of Safe Storage
- HB1525 (Delegate Garrett McGuire) – Raising the minimum age to purchase a handgun to 21 – restoring Universal Background Checks on Private Sales of Firearms by Closing the Lynchburg Loophole
- HB901 (Delegate Rip Sullivan) – Expanding Extreme Risk Protection Orders