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SB323Introduced in the Senate

Plastic firearms or receivers, etc., transfer, etc., prohibited; penalties.

Passed

Introduced by Adam Ebbin, District 39

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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-ray machines, commonly used at airports, government buildings, schools, correctional facilities, and other locations for security screening. The bill updates language regarding the types of detection devices that are used at such locations for detecting plastic firearms. Under current law, it is unlawful to manufacture, import, sell, transfer, or possess any plastic firearm and a violation is punishable as a Class 5 felony.The bill also creates a Class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable as a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense, for any person to knowingly possess a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver that is not imprinted with a valid serial number or to knowingly import, purchase, sell, offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any completed or unfinished frame or receiver, unless the completed or unfinished frame or receiver (i) is deemed to be a firearm pursuant to federal law and (ii) is imprinted with a valid serial number. The bill also creates a Class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable as a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense, for any person to manufacture or assemble, cause to be manufactured or assembled, import, purchase, sell, offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any firearm that is not imprinted with a valid serial number. The provisions of the bill prohibiting unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027; however, the provisions of the bill prohibiting the knowing possession of a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver that is not imprinted with a valid serial number have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 40. 

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0532)

April 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

7 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · March 14, 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 Head3No
David Suetterlein4No
Travis Hackworth5No
Todd Pillion6No
William Stanley7No
Mark Peake8No

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100243D

  2. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  3. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 2:04 pm)

  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB323)

  5. Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)

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

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  9. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  10. Read second time

  11. Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

  12. Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

  13. Placed on Calendar

  14. Read first time

  15. Referred to Committee on Public Safety

  16. Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 7-N)

  17. Committee substitute printed 26108019D-H1

  18. Read second time

  19. Read third time

  20. committee substitute agreed to

  21. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  22. Passed House with substitute (62-Y 35-N 0-A)

  23. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB323)

  24. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/17/2026 9:51 am)

  25. House substitute rejected by Senate

  26. House insisted on substitute

  27. House requested conference committee

  28. Senate acceded to request (35-Y 3-N 0-A)

  29. Conferees appointed by Senate

  30. Senate Conferees: Surovell, Jones, Obenshain

  31. Conferees appointed by House

  32. House Conferees: Simon, McPike, Phillips

  33. Conference Report released

  34. Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)

  35. Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)

  36. Enrolled

  37. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB323ER)

  38. Signed by President

  39. Signed by Speaker

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

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

  42. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB323)

  43. Approved by Governor-Chapter532 (Effective -see bill)

  44. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0532)

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