2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2631: Firearms; purchase, at least five day waiting period, penalty.

Legislative Summary

Purchase of firearms; waiting period; penalty. Provides that no person shall sell a firearm unless at least five days have elapsed from the time the prospective purchaser completes the written consent form to have a licensed dealer obtain criminal history record information, with exceptions enumerated in relevant law. The amendments to the Code of Virginia in the bill are identical to the amendments to the Code of Virginia in SB 891. 

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25104635D
House of Delegates
1/13/2025
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
House of Delegates
1/14/2025
Impact statement from VCSC (HB2631)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2631)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N)
House of Delegates
2/2/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
2/10/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N)
Senate
2/12/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/13/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/14/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/14/2025
Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2631ER)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2631)
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
House sustained Governor's veto
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N)
2/14/2025
21
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
2/12/2025
10
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N)
2/10/2025
9
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)
2/4/2025
51
Yea
47
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N)
1/31/2025
12
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Vetoed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text2/19/202539.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/13/202540.1 KB
Misc
Misc3/25/20251.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/20/2025129.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/24/2025130.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/14/2025177.0 KB