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HB1015Introduced in the House of Delegates

Firearms, etc.; carrying concealed weapon by persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime prohibited.

Passed

Introduced by Kathy Tran, District 18

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Possession or transportation of firearms, firearms ammunition, stun weapons, or explosives or carrying of concealed weapons by persons convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime prohibited; penalty. Prohibits any person who, on or after July 1, 2026, commits assault or assault and battery against a person he intentionally selected because of his race, religious conviction, gender, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, or ethnic or national origin and is subsequently adjudicated delinquent or convicted of such offense from knowingly and intentionally purchasing, possessing, or transporting any firearm for three years following the date of his conviction, a violation of which is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1084)

April 22, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

7 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · April 22, 2026

21

Yes

18

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1No
Mark Obenshain2No
Chris Head3Absent
David Suetterlein4No
Travis Hackworth5No
Todd Pillion6No
William Stanley7No
Mark Peake8No

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100294D

  2. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/14/2026 6:26 pm)

  3. Referred to Committee on Public Safety

  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1015)

  5. Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms

  6. Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N)

  7. Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)

  8. Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety

  9. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)

  10. Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)

  11. Read first time

  12. Read second time and engrossed

  13. Read third time and passed House (60-Y 35-N 0-A)

  14. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  15. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  16. Senate committee offered

  17. Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)

  18. Committee substitute printed 26108667D-S1

  19. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/27/2026 3:41 pm)

  20. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1015)

  21. Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)

  22. Rules suspended

  23. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  24. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  25. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  26. Passed by for the day

  27. Read third time

  28. Passed by for the day

  29. Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to

  30. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

  31. Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

  32. Read third time

  33. Senate substitute agreed to by House (60-Y 35-N 0-A)

  34. Enrolled

  35. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1015ER)

  36. Signed by President

  37. Signed by Speaker

  38. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  39. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  40. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1015)

  41. Governor's recommendation received by House

  42. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (4/14/2026 12:45 pm)

  43. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 36-N 0-A)

  44. Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)

  45. Governor's recommendation adopted

  46. Reenrolled

  47. Reenrolled bill text (HB1015ER2)

  48. Signed by Speaker

  49. Signed by President

  50. Approved by Governor-Chapter 1084 (effective 7/1/2026)

  51. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1084)

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