SB323
Plastic firearms or receivers, etc., transfer, etc., prohibited; penalties.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 1, 2026
Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB323)
Chief Patron:
Adam Ebbin (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. 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 ... (More) 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100243D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 2:04 pm)
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB323)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
- 01/26/2026 - 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 (21-Y 19-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 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 26108019D-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 (62-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB323)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/17/2026 9:51 am)
- 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 (35-Y 3-N 0-A)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Surovell, Jones, Obenshain
- 02/24/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/24/2026 - House: House Conferees: Simon, McPike, Phillips
- 03/14/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB323ER)
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/31/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/31/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
- 03/31/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
- 04/01/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB323)
