SB115
Concealed handgun permits; reciprocity with other states.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 13, 2026
Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Stella Pekarsky (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Concealed handgun permits; reciprocity with other states.
Provides that the Superintendent of State Police shall determine whether other states' concealed handgun permit requirements are substantially similar to the statutory qualifications for Virginia to recognize the concealed handgun permit of a person from such other state. Under current law, any out-of-state permit is recognized in the Commonwealth, provided ... (More) that (i) the issuing authority provides the means for instantaneous verification of the validity of all such permits or licenses issued within that state accessible 24 hours a day; (ii) the permit or license holder carries a photo identification issued by a government agency of any state or by the U.S. Department of Defense or U.S. Department of State and displays the permit or license and such identification upon demand by a law-enforcement officer; and (iii) the permit or license holder has not previously had a Virginia concealed handgun permit revoked. The bill exempts an active duty service member or such service member's spouse from the requirements of the bill. The foregoing provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/05/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100698D
- 01/05/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106296D-S1
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (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: Passed by for the day
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Senator Pekarsky Amendment withdrawn
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Amendments agreed to
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/13/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB115)
- 02/17/2026 - House: Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/26/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/26/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/27/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 02/27/2026 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/27/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108804D-H1
- 03/01/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 03/04/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 03/04/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 03/04/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108978D-H2
- 03/06/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/09/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - House: committee substitute rejected
- 03/09/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/09/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (61-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/11/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Pekarsky, Surovell, Sturtevant
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/2026 - House: House Conferees: Helmer, Simon, Wilt
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 26109836D-S2
- 03/13/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/13/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 33-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
