SB27
Firearm industry members; definitions, standards of responsible conduct, civil liability.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 16, 2026
Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB27)
Chief Patron:
Jennifer Carroll Foy (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Firearm industry members; standards of responsible conduct; civil liability.
Creates standards of responsible conduct for firearm industry members and requires such members to establish and implement reasonable controls regarding the manufacture, sale, distribution, use, and marketing of the firearm industry member's firearm-related products, as those terms are defined in the bill. Such reasonable controls include reasonable procedures, safeguards, and ... (More) business practices that are designed to (i) prevent the sale or distribution of a firearm-related product to a straw purchaser, a firearm trafficker, a person prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, or a person who the firearm industry member has reasonable cause to believe is at substantial risk of using a firearm-related product to harm themselves or unlawfully harm another or of unlawfully possessing or using a firearm-related product; (ii) prevent the loss of a firearm-related product or theft of a firearm-related product from a firearm industry member; (iii) ensure that the firearm industry member complies with all provisions of state and federal law and does not otherwise promote the unlawful manufacture, sale, possession, marketing, or use of a firearm-related product; (iv) prevent the installation and use of an auto sear on firearm-related products; and (v) ensure that the firearm industry member does not engage in an act or practice in violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also provides that a firearm industry member may not knowingly or recklessly create, maintain, or contribute to a public nuisance, as defined in the bill, through the sale, manufacturing, importing, or marketing of a firearm-related product. The bill creates a civil cause of action for the Attorney General or a local county or city attorney to enforce the provisions of the bill or for any person who has been injured as a result of a firearm industry member's violation to seek an injunction and to recover costs and damages. (Less)-
Bill History
- 11/17/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100568D
- 11/17/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106446D-S1
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB27)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 7-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107995D-H1
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read third time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/16/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (61-Y 36-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate
- 02/19/2026 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/19/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (29-Y 9-N 0-A)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Carroll Foy, Deeds, Sturtevant
- 02/24/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/24/2026 - House: House Conferees: Helmer, Simon, Phillips
- 03/05/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/05/2026 - recommended by conference committee Conference Report
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/05/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 36-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB27ER)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
- 03/16/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB27)
