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Prohibition on import, sale, and possession of assault firearms and large-capacity magazines (HB217)

Score:

100

%

Virginia

2026

Latest Action:

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

Updated:

March 11, 2026

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This bill bans the import, sale, transfer, and manufacture of assault firearms and large-capacity magazines in Virginia, with exceptions for law enforcement, military, and antiques. While adults may keep assault firearms they already own, anyone under 21 cannot buy, possess, or transfer these firearms at all—even if acquired before the law. Violations are misdemeanors and result in a three-year ban on firearm possession. The bill also creates rules for buy-back programs and how surrendered firearms should be handled.

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House
Senate
Bill Number 		HB217
Motion Text 		H VOTE:  [source]
Motion Date 		2026-02-05 05:00:00+00:00
Motion Result 		pass
Vote type 		Floor Vote
Represen­tative name District voted Represen­tative voted Account­ability Voter Tally
Patrick Hope (D) Virginia-1 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Adele McClure (D) Virginia-2 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Alfonso Lopez (D) Virginia-3 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Charniele Herring (D) Virginia-4 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D) Virginia-5 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rip Sullivan (D) Virginia-6 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Karen Keys-Gamarra (D) Virginia-7 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Irene Shin (D) Virginia-8 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Karrie Delaney (D) Virginia-9 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dan Helmer (D) Virginia-10 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
David Bulova (D) Virginia-11 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Gretchen Bulova (D) Virginia-11 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Holly Seibold (D) Virginia-12 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Marcus Simon (D) Virginia-13 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Vivian Watts (D) Virginia-14 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Laura Jane Cohen (D) Virginia-15 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Paul Krizek (D) Virginia-16 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Garrett McGuire (D) Virginia-17 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Sickles (D) Virginia-17 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kathy Tran (D) Virginia-18 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
J.R. Henson (D) Virginia-19 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Michelle Maldonado (D) Virginia-20 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Josh Thomas (D) Virginia-21 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ian Lovejoy (R) Virginia-22 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Liz Guzmán (D) Virginia-22 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Candi King (D) Virginia-23 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Margaret Franklin (D) Virginia-23 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Luke Torian (D) Virginia-24 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Briana Sewell (D) Virginia-25 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
J.J. Singh (D) Virginia-26 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Atoosa Reaser (D) Virginia-27 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
David Reid (D) Virginia-28 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Marty Martinez (D) Virginia-29 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Geary Higgins (R) Virginia-30 		Abstain Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 1
Total: 1
John McAuliff (D) Virginia-30 		Abstain Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 1
Total: 1
Delores Oates (R) Virginia-31 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bill Wiley (R) Virginia-32 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Justin Pence (R) Virginia-33 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tony Wilt (R) Virginia-34 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chris Runion (R) Virginia-35 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ellen McLaughlin (R) Virginia-36 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Terry Austin (R) Virginia-37 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Sam Rasoul (D) Virginia-38 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Will Davis (R) Virginia-39 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Joe McNamara (R) Virginia-40 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chris Obenshain (R) Virginia-41 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lily Franklin (D) Virginia-41 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jason Ballard (R) Virginia-42 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Will Morefield (R) Virginia-43 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Israel O'Quinn (R) Virginia-44 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Terry Kilgore (R) Virginia-45 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jed Arnold (R) Virginia-46 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mitchell Cornett (R) Virginia-46 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Wren Williams (R) Virginia-47 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Eric Phillips (R) Virginia-48 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Danny Marshall (R) Virginia-49 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Madison Whittle (R) Virginia-49 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tommy Wright (R) Virginia-50 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Eric Zehr (R) Virginia-51 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Wendell Walker (R) Virginia-52 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tim Griffin (R) Virginia-53 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Katrina Callsen (D) Virginia-54 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Amy Laufer (D) Virginia-55 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tom Garrett (R) Virginia-56 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
David Owen (R) Virginia-57 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
May Nivar (D) Virginia-57 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rod Willett (D) Virginia-58 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Buddy Fowler (R) Virginia-59 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Scott Wyatt (R) Virginia-60 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike Webert (R) Virginia-61 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Karen Hamilton (R) Virginia-62 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Nick Freitas (R) Virginia-62 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Phil Scott (R) Virginia-63 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Paul Milde (R) Virginia-64 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Stacey Carroll (D) Virginia-64 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Josh Cole (D) Virginia-65 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bobby Orrock (R) Virginia-66 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Nicole Cole (D) Virginia-66 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Hillary Pugh Kent (R) Virginia-67 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Keith Hodges (R) Virginia-68 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chad Green (R) Virginia-69 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Downey (D) Virginia-69 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Shelly Simonds (D) Virginia-70 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Amanda Batten (R) Virginia-71 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jessica Anderson (D) Virginia-71 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lee Ware (R) Virginia-72 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Leslie Mehta (D) Virginia-73 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Earley (R) Virginia-73 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike Cherry (R) Virginia-74 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Carrie Coyner (R) Virginia-75 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lindsey Dougherty (D) Virginia-75 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Debra Gardner (D) Virginia-76 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Charlie Schmidt (D) Virginia-77 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Betsy Carr (D) Virginia-78 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rae Cousins (D) Virginia-79 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Destiny LeVere Bolling (D) Virginia-80 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Delores McQuinn (D) Virginia-81 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kim Adams (D) Virginia-82 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kim Taylor (R) Virginia-82 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Otto Wachsmann (R) Virginia-83 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Nadarius Clark (D) Virginia-84 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Cia Price (D) Virginia-85 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
A.C. Cordoza (R) Virginia-86 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Virgil Thornton (D) Virginia-86 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jeion Ward (D) Virginia-87 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Don Scott (D) Virginia-88 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Baxter Ennis (R) Virginia-89 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kacey Carnegie (D) Virginia-89 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jay Leftwich (R) Virginia-90 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Cliff Hayes (D) Virginia-91 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bonita Anthony (D) Virginia-92 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jackie Glass (D) Virginia-93 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Phil Hernandez (D) Virginia-94 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Alex Askew (D) Virginia-95 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kelly Fowler (D) Virginia-96 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Michael Feggans (D) Virginia-97 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Barry Knight (R) Virginia-98 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Anne Ferrell Tata (R) Virginia-99 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rob Bloxom (R) Virginia-100 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bill Number 		HB217
Motion Text 		Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)  [source]
Motion Date 		2026-03-05 05:00:00+00:00
Motion Result 		pass
Vote type 		Floor Vote
Represen­tative name District voted Represen­tative voted Account­ability Voter Tally
Timmy French (R) Virginia-1 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Obenshain (R) Virginia-2 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chris Head (R) Virginia-3 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
David Suetterlein (R) Virginia-4 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Travis Hackworth (R) Virginia-5 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Todd Pillion (R) Virginia-6 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bill Stanley (R) Virginia-7 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Peake (R) Virginia-8 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tammy Mulchi (R) Virginia-9 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Luther Cifers (R) Virginia-10 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Creigh Deeds (D) Virginia-11 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Glen Sturtevant (R) Virginia-12 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lashrecse Aird (D) Virginia-13 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lamont Bagby (D) Virginia-14 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ghazala Hashmi (D) Virginia-15 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike Jones (D) Virginia-15 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Schuyler VanValkenburg (D) Virginia-16 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Emily Jordan (R) Virginia-17 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Louise Lucas (D) Virginia-18 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Christie Craig (R) Virginia-19 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bill DeSteph (R) Virginia-20 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Angelia Graves (D) Virginia-21 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Aaron Rouse (D) Virginia-22 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mamie Locke (D) Virginia-23 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Danny Diggs (R) Virginia-24 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Richard Stuart (R) Virginia-25 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ryan McDougle (R) Virginia-26 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tara Durant (R) Virginia-27 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bryce Reeves (R) Virginia-28 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jeremy McPike (D) Virginia-29 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Danica Roem (D) Virginia-30 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Russet Perry (D) Virginia-31 		Abstain Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 1
Total: 1
Kannan Srinivasan (D) Virginia-32 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Jennifer Carroll Foy (D) Virginia-33 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Scott Surovell (D) Virginia-34 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dave Marsden (D) Virginia-35 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Stella Pekarsky (D) Virginia-36 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Saddam Salim (D) Virginia-37 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jennifer Boysko (D) Virginia-38 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Adam Ebbin (D) Virginia-39 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Barbara Favola (D) Virginia-40 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0

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