Virginia Senate Bill 881
Session 2025
Plastic firearms or receivers, unserialized firearms, etc.; transfer, etc., prohibited, penalties.
Active
Vetoed by Governor on May 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
881
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
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, making it unlawful 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, making it unlawful 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 portions of the bill prohibiting unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026; however, the portions 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, 2026.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.2-308.5 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.5:2, relating to manufacture, importation, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms prohibited; penalties.
Governor's Veto Explanation
Governor Substitute Not Adopted
Governor's Recommendation
Enrolled
Impact statement from VCSC (SB881)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB881)
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05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Vetoed by Governor
04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
04/02/2025
Senate
Communicated to Governor
04/02/2025
Senate
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
04/02/2025
Senate
Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
04/02/2025
Senate
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (20-Y 20-N)
03/31/2025
Senate
Impact statement from VCSC (SB881)
03/25/2025
Senate
Governor's substitute printed (SB881S1)
03/24/2025
Senate
Governor's substitute printed (SB881S1)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
02/20/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
02/20/2025
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
02/20/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB881)
02/20/2025
Senate
Signed by President
02/17/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
02/17/2025
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB881ER)
02/17/2025
Senate
Enrolled
02/12/2025
House
Passed House (49-Y 47-N)
02/12/2025
House
Read third time
02/11/2025
House
Read second time
02/07/2025
House
Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N)
02/04/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
02/04/2025
House
Read first time
02/04/2025
House
Placed on Calendar
01/27/2025
Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
01/24/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate
01/24/2025
Senate
Read second time
01/23/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
01/23/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
01/23/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/22/2025
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
01/17/2025
Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
01/09/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB881)
01/07/2025
Senate
Impact statement from VCSC (SB881)
01/03/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/03/2025
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100407D
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Record Created
Jan 7, 2025 2:21:20 AM
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Sep 1, 2025 1:26:47 PM