Virginia House Bill 1607
Session 2025
Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties.
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Vetoed by Governor on Mar 24, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1607
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Motion Text
House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N)
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Summary
Importation, sale, manufacture, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, or transfers an assault firearm, as that term is defined in the bill with some exceptions, and prohibits a person who has been convicted of such violation from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm for a period of three years from the date of conviction. The bill provides that an assault firearm does not include any firearm that is an antique firearm, has been rendered permanently inoperable, is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action, or was manufactured before July 1, 2025. The bill also prohibits the sale of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill provides that any person who willfully and intentionally (i) sells an assault firearm to another person or (ii) purchases an assault firearm from another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and that any person who imports, sells, barters, or transfers a large capacity ammunition feeding device is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person younger than 21 years of age to import, sell, manufacture, purchase, possess, transport, or transfer an assault firearm regardless of the date of manufacture of such assault firearm with some exceptions. This bill is identical to SB 1181.
An Act to amend and reenact ยงยง 15.2-915.5, 18.2-308.09, 18.2-308.2:1, 18.2-308.2:2, 18.2-308.2:3, 18.2-308.2:5, 18.2-308.7, and 19.2-386.28 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 18.2-287.4:1, 18.2-287.4:2, 18.2-308.1:9, and 18.2-309.1, relating to purchase, possession, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties.
Governor's Veto Explanation
Enrolled
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1607)
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04/02/2025
House
Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
04/02/2025
House
House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Vetoed by Governor
03/03/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
03/03/2025
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
02/22/2025
Senate
Signed by President
02/20/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1607)
02/19/2025
House
Enrolled
02/19/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
02/19/2025
House
Enrolled
02/14/2025
Senate
Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N)
02/14/2025
Senate
Read third time
02/13/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
02/13/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
02/13/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
02/12/2025
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
02/10/2025
Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
02/05/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/05/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
02/04/2025
House
Passed House (50-Y 48-N)
02/04/2025
House
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
02/04/2025
House
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
02/03/2025
House
Read second time and engrossed
02/02/2025
House
Read first time
01/31/2025
House
Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N)
01/09/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1607)
01/03/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
01/03/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100326D
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Record Created
Jan 3, 2025 10:47:30 PM
Record Updated
Oct 13, 2025 2:26:18 PM