HB19Introduced in the House of Delegates
Firearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner.
Introduced by Adele McClure, District 2
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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 interaction between the individuals involved in the relationship. The bill also adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to a person's purchase, possession, or transportation of a firearm following an assault and battery of a family or household member, any individual who cohabits or who, within the previous 12 months, cohabitated with the person. Finally, the bill provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2026, for the offense of assault and battery against an intimate partner or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0527)
April 10, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
6 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
7 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate receded from substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A) · March 6, 2026
22
Yes
18
No
0
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
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | No |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | No |
| Chris Head | 3 | No |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | No |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | No |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | No |
| William Stanley | 7 | No |
| Mark Peake | 8 | No |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100661D
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (12/29/2025 1:37 pm)
Assigned HPS sub: Firearms
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB19)
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N)
Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)
Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
Read first time
Read second time and engrossed
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
Committee substitute printed 26108353D-S1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 1:15 pm)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB19)
Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 94-N 0-A)
Recede from Senate substitute defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A)
Reconsideration of Recede from Senate substitute defeated by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate receded from substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB19ER)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB19)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 527 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0527)
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