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                        IntroducedJan 02, 2025
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                        Passed SenateJan 27, 2025
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                        Passed HouseFeb 12, 2025
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                        Signed into Law
 
                    
                    
                    Firearms, certain; age requirement for purchase, penalty.
                
                
            
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                         Senate • Apr 02, 2025: Senate sustained Governor's veto
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                Votes
                        YES: 39
                                                
                                        - Lashrecse D. Aird
 - Lamont Bagby
 - Jennifer D. Carroll Foy
 - Luther Cifers, III
 - Christie New Craig
 - R. Creigh Deeds
 - Bill DeSteph
 - J.D. "Danny" Diggs
 - Tara A. Durant
 - Adam P. Ebbin
 - Barbara A. Favola
 - Timmy French
 - T. Travis Hackworth
 - Ghazala F. Hashmi
 - Christopher T. Head
 - Emily M. Jordan
 - Mamie E. Locke
 - L. Louise Lucas
 - David W. Marsden
 - Ryan T. McDougle
 - Jeremy S. McPike
 - Tammy Brankley Mulchi
 - Mark D. Obenshain
 - Mark J. Peake
 - Stella G. Pekarsky
 - Russet Perry
 - Todd E. Pillion
 - Bryce E. Reeves
 - Danica A. Roem
 - Aaron R. Rouse
 - Saddam Azlan Salim
 - Kannan Srinivasan
 - William M. Stanley, Jr.
 - Richard H. Stuart
 - Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.
 - David R. Suetterlein
 - Scott A. Surovell
 - Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
 - Angelia Williams Graves
 
NO: 0
                                            NOT VOTING: 1
                                                        YES: 20
                                                
                                        - Lashrecse D. Aird
 - Lamont Bagby
 - Jennifer D. Carroll Foy
 - R. Creigh Deeds
 - Adam P. Ebbin
 - Barbara A. Favola
 - Ghazala F. Hashmi
 - Mamie E. Locke
 - L. Louise Lucas
 - David W. Marsden
 - Jeremy S. McPike
 - Stella G. Pekarsky
 - Russet Perry
 - Danica A. Roem
 - Aaron R. Rouse
 - Saddam Azlan Salim
 - Kannan Srinivasan
 - Scott A. Surovell
 - Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
 - Angelia Williams Graves
 
NO: 18
                                            - Luther Cifers, III
 - Christie New Craig
 - Bill DeSteph
 - J.D. "Danny" Diggs
 - Tara A. Durant
 - Timmy French
 - T. Travis Hackworth
 - Christopher T. Head
 - Emily M. Jordan
 - Ryan T. McDougle
 - Tammy Brankley Mulchi
 - Mark D. Obenshain
 - Mark J. Peake
 - Bryce E. Reeves
 - William M. Stanley, Jr.
 - Richard H. Stuart
 - Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.
 - David R. Suetterlein
 
NOT VOTING: 2
                                                        YES: 19
                                                
                                        - Lashrecse D. Aird
 - Lamont Bagby
 - Jennifer D. Carroll Foy
 - R. Creigh Deeds
 - Adam P. Ebbin
 - Barbara A. Favola
 - Mamie E. Locke
 - L. Louise Lucas
 - David W. Marsden
 - Jeremy S. McPike
 - Stella G. Pekarsky
 - Russet Perry
 - Danica A. Roem
 - Aaron R. Rouse
 - Saddam Azlan Salim
 - Kannan Srinivasan
 - Scott A. Surovell
 - Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
 - Angelia Williams Graves
 
NO: 18
                                            - Luther Cifers, III
 - Christie New Craig
 - Bill DeSteph
 - J.D. "Danny" Diggs
 - Tara A. Durant
 - Timmy French
 - T. Travis Hackworth
 - Christopher T. Head
 - Emily M. Jordan
 - Ryan T. McDougle
 - Tammy Brankley Mulchi
 - Mark D. Obenshain
 - Mark J. Peake
 - Bryce E. Reeves
 - William M. Stanley, Jr.
 - Richard H. Stuart
 - Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.
 - David R. Suetterlein
 
NOT VOTING: 3
                                                        YES: 37
                                                
                                        - Lashrecse D. Aird
 - Lamont Bagby
 - Jennifer D. Carroll Foy
 - Luther Cifers, III
 - Christie New Craig
 - R. Creigh Deeds
 - Bill DeSteph
 - J.D. "Danny" Diggs
 - Tara A. Durant
 - Adam P. Ebbin
 - Barbara A. Favola
 - Timmy French
 - T. Travis Hackworth
 - Ghazala F. Hashmi
 - Christopher T. Head
 - Emily M. Jordan
 - Mamie E. Locke
 - L. Louise Lucas
 - David W. Marsden
 - Ryan T. McDougle
 - Jeremy S. McPike
 - Tammy Brankley Mulchi
 - Mark D. Obenshain
 - Mark J. Peake
 - Stella G. Pekarsky
 - Russet Perry
 - Bryce E. Reeves
 - Danica A. Roem
 - Aaron R. Rouse
 - Saddam Azlan Salim
 - Kannan Srinivasan
 - Richard H. Stuart
 - Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.
 - David R. Suetterlein
 - Scott A. Surovell
 - Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
 - Angelia Williams Graves
 
NO: 0
                                            NOT VOTING: 3
                                                        YES: 50
                                                
                                        - Bonita G. Anthony
 - Alex Q. Askew
 - Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
 - David L. Bulova
 - Katrina Callsen
 - Betsy B. Carr
 - Nadarius E. Clark
 - Laura Jane Cohen
 - Joshua G. Cole
 - Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler
 - Rae Cousins
 - Karrie K. Delaney
 - Michael B. Feggans
 - Debra D. Gardner
 - Jackie H. Glass
 - C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.
 - Dan I. Helmer
 - Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
 - Phil M. Hernandez
 - Charniele L. Herring
 - Patrick A. Hope
 - Michael J. Jones
 - Karen Keys-Gamarra
 - Paul E. Krizek
 - Amy J. Laufer
 - Destiny LeVere Bolling
 - Alfonso H. Lopez
 - Michelle Lopes Maldonado
 - Marty Martinez
 - Adele Y. McClure
 - Candi Mundon King
 - Marcia S. "Cia" Price
 - Sam Rasoul
 - Atoosa R. Reaser
 - David A. Reid
 - Holly M. Seibold
 - Briana D. Sewell
 - Irene Shin
 - Mark D. Sickles
 - Marcus B. Simon
 - Shelly A. Simonds
 - JJ Singh
 - Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.
 - Joshua E. Thomas
 - Luke E. Torian
 - Kathy K.L. Tran
 - Jeion A. Ward
 - Vivian E. Watts
 - Rodney T. Willett
 - Don Scott
 
NO: 47
                                            - Jonathan "Jed" Arnold
 - Terry L. Austin
 - Jason S. Ballard
 - Amanda E. Batten
 - Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.
 - Ellen H. Campbell
 - Mike A. Cherry
 - A.C. Cordoza
 - Carrie E. Coyner
 - Will Davis
 - Mark L. Earley, Jr.
 - N. Baxter Ennis
 - Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.
 - Nicholas J. Freitas
 - Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.
 - C. Todd Gilbert
 - W. Chad Green
 - Timothy P. Griffin
 - Geary Higgins
 - M. Keith Hodges
 - Hillary Pugh Kent
 - Terry G. Kilgore
 - James A. "Jay" Leftwich
 - Ian T. Lovejoy
 - Joseph P. McNamara
 - Paul V. Milde
 - James W. Morefield
 - Delores Oates
 - Chris Obenshain
 - Israel D. O'Quinn
 - Robert D. Orrock, Sr.
 - David Owen
 - Eric Phillips
 - Chris S. Runion
 - Phillip A. Scott
 - Anne Ferrell Tata
 - Kim A. Taylor
 - H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.
 - Wendell S. Walker
 - R. Lee Ware
 - Michael J. Webert
 - Bill Wiley
 - Wren M. Williams
 - Tony O. Wilt
 - Thomas C. Wright, Jr.
 - Scott A. Wyatt
 - Eric R. Zehr
 
NOT VOTING: 3
                                                        Actions
            - Apr 02, 2025 | Senate
- Passed by for the day
 - Senate sustained Governor's veto
 
 - Mar 25, 2025 | executive
- Vetoed by Governor
 
 - Feb 20, 2025 | executive
- Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
 
 - Feb 20, 2025 | Senate
- Signed by President
 - Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
 
 - Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB848)
 
 - Feb 17, 2025 | House
- Signed by Speaker
 
 - Feb 17, 2025 | Senate
- Enrolled
 
 - Feb 12, 2025 | House
- Read third time
 - Passed House (50-Y 47-N)
 
 - Feb 11, 2025 | House
- Read second time
 
 - Feb 07, 2025 | House
- Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N)
 
 - Feb 04, 2025 | House
- Placed on Calendar
 - Read first time
 - Referred to Committee on Public Safety
 
 - Jan 27, 2025 | Senate
- Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 18-N)
 - Reconsideration of (37-Y 0-N)
 - Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
 
 - Jan 24, 2025 | Senate
- Read second time
 - Engrossed by Senate
 
 - Jan 23, 2025 | Senate
- Rules suspended
 - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
 - Passed by for the day
 
 - Jan 22, 2025 | Senate
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
 
 - Jan 21, 2025 | Senate
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB848)
 
 - Jan 17, 2025 | Senate
- Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
 
 - Jan 09, 2025 | Senate
- Impact statement from VCSC (SB848)
 
 - Jan 02, 2025 | Senate
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101315D
 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
 
 

