SB160
Firearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Russet Perry (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalty.
Adds to the definition of 'family or household member,' as such definition relates to juvenile and domestic relations district court, a person's intimate partner, defined in the bill as an individual who, within the previous 12 months, was in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship with the person as determined ... (More) by the length, nature, frequency, and type of interaction between the individuals involved in the relationship. The bill also adds to the definition of 'family or household member,' as such definition relates to a person's purchase, possession, or transportation of a firearm following an assault and battery of a family or household member, any individual who cohabits or who, within the previous 12 months, cohabitated with the person. Finally, the bill provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2026, for the offense of assault and battery against an intimate partner or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100142D
- 01/07/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/12/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/12/2026 11:19 am)
- 01/25/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB160)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 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: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/18/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/19/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/19/2026 - House: Referred from Labor and Commerce and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote)
- 02/19/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/20/2026 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 7-N)
- 02/21/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108346D-H1
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/23/2026 10:43 am)
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/25/2026 - House: Read third time
- 02/25/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/25/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/25/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (64-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB160ER)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB160)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB160)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
