HB1015
Firearms, etc.; carrying concealed weapon by persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime prohibited.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 12, 2026
House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (60-Y 35-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Possession or transportation of firearms, firearms ammunition, stun weapons, or explosives or carrying of concealed weapons by persons convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime prohibited; penalty.
Prohibits any person who has been convicted, on or after July 1, 2026, of assault or assault and battery if it is reflected on the sentencing order for such conviction or appears on the face of the warrant upon such conviction that such person intentionally selected the person against whom ... (More) the offense was committed because of his race, religious conviction, gender, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, or ethnic or national origin from knowingly and intentionally possessing or transporting any firearm or ammunition for a firearm, any stun weapon, or any explosive material or carrying a concealed weapon, a violation of which is a Class 1 misdemeanor. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100294D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/14/2026 6:26 pm)
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/29/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1015)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/06/2026 - House: Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/06/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (60-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108667D-S1
- 02/27/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/27/2026 3:41 pm)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1015)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/12/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (60-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
