Virginia 2026 Session Status: Passed Senate

SB643 — Firearms, certain; possession, transportation, or purchase by certain persons, penalty.

Last action — Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB643)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House of Delegates.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 30% · moderate confidence
  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    13 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Firearms, certain; possession, transportation, or purchase by certain persons, penalty.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB643)

  2. S Different conference report agreed to by each chamber (failed)

  3. S Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)

  4. H Conference report agreed to by House (59-Y 37-N 0-A)

  5. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/14/2026 4:28 pm)

  6. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/14/2026 12:42 pm)

  7. Conference Report released

  8. S Conference substitute printed 26110050D-S5

  9. Conference Report released

  10. S Conference substitute printed 26109913D-S4

  11. H House Conferees: McGuire, Simon, Oates

  12. H Conferees appointed by House

  13. S Senate Conferees: Surovell, Srinivasan, Stuart

  14. S Conferees appointed by Senate

  15. S Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  16. H House requested conference committee

  17. H House insisted on substitute

  18. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB643)

  19. S House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)

  20. H Passed House with substitute (61-Y 37-N 0-A)

  21. H Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  22. H committee substitute agreed to

  23. H Read third time

  24. H Read second time

  25. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/27/2026 3:32 pm)

  26. H Committee substitute printed 26108805D-H1

  27. H Reported from Public Safety with substitute (14-Y 8-N)

  28. H Placed on Public Safety Agenda

  29. H Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)

  30. H Placed on Public Safety Agenda

  31. H Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms

  32. H Referred to Committee on Public Safety

  33. H Read first time

  34. H Placed on Calendar

  35. S Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

  36. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/17/2026 8:45 am)

  37. S Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute

  38. S Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

  39. S Senator Surovell Substitute agreed to (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

  40. S Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)

  41. S Floor substitute printed 26108027D-S3 (Surovell)

  42. S Finance and Appropriations Substitute rejected

  43. S Committee substitute reconsidered (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  44. S Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  45. S Passed by for the day

  46. S Passed by for the day

  47. S Read third time

  48. S Passed by for the day

  49. S Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

  50. S Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)

  51. S Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)

  52. S Read second time

  53. S Passed by for the day

  54. S Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  55. S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  56. S Rules suspended

  57. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/9/2026 10:03 am)

  58. S Committee substitute printed 26107394D-S2

  59. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB643)

  60. S Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)

  61. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/30/2026 1:17 pm)

  62. S Committee substitute printed 26106156D-S1

  63. S Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  64. S Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)

  65. S Incorporates SB797 (Carroll Foy)

  66. S Senate committee offered

  67. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 4:34 pm)

  68. S Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  69. S Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104904D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 76 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed 21 Yea · 18 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211801
Total 211801
% of votes cast 53%45%0%3%
How each member voted (40)

Official roll call →

Passed 59 Yea · 37 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 593703
Total 593703
% of votes cast 60%37%0%3%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Nay
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Nay
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Nay
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Nay
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Nay
Eric Phillips — Nay
Eric R. Zehr — Nay
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Nay
Hillary Pugh Kent — Nay
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Nay
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Nay
James W. Morefield — Nay
Jason S. Ballard — Nay
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Nay
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Joshua E. Thomas — Nay
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Nay
Karen Hamilton — Nay
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Not Voting
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kirk McPike — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Nay
Madison Whittle — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Nay
Mitchell Cornett — Nay
Nadarius E. Clark — Not Voting
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Nay
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Nay
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Not Voting
Terry G. Kilgore — Nay
Terry L. Austin — Nay
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Nay
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Timothy P. Griffin — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Nay
Will Davis — Nay
Wren M. Williams — Nay

Official roll call →

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

Official roll call →

Failed 0 Yea · 40 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 04000
Total 04000
% of votes cast 0%100%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

Official roll call →

Passed 61 Yea · 37 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 613701
Total 613701
% of votes cast 62%37%0%1%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Nay
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Nay
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Nay
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Nay
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Nay
Eric Phillips — Nay
Eric R. Zehr — Nay
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Nay
Hillary Pugh Kent — Nay
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Nay
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Not Voting
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Nay
James W. Morefield — Nay
Jason S. Ballard — Nay
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Nay
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Joshua E. Thomas — Nay
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Nay
Karen Hamilton — Nay
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kirk McPike — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Nay
Madison Whittle — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Nay
Mitchell Cornett — Nay
Nadarius E. Clark — Yea
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Nay
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Nay
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Nay
Terry L. Austin — Nay
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Nay
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Timothy P. Griffin — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Nay
Will Davis — Nay
Wren M. Williams — Nay

Official roll call →

Passed 14 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14800
Total 14800
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (22)

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Passed 21 Yea · 19 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211900
Total 211900
% of votes cast 53%48%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

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Passed 21 Yea · 19 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211900
Total 211900
% of votes cast 53%48%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

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Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

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Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

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Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

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Passed 10 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10500
Total 10500
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (15)

Official roll call →

Passed 9 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9600
Total 9600
% of votes cast 60%40%0%0%
How each member voted (15)

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB643 do?
Firearms, certain; possession, transportation, or purchase by certain persons, penalty.
Who sponsors SB643?
SB643 is sponsored by Scott A. Surovell.
What is the current status of SB643?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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