HB 1960 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Firearm transfers to another person from a prohibited person.

Summary
Firearm transfers to another person from a prohibited person. Provides that a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm because such person is subject to a protective order or has been convicted of an assault and battery of a family or household member may transfer a firearm owned by such prohibited person to any person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing such firearm, provided that such person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing such firearm is 21 years of age or older and does not reside with the person who is subject to the protective order. Under current law, there is no requirement that such transferee cannot be younger than 21 years of age and cannot reside with such prohibited person. The bill also provides that such prohibited person who transfers, sells, or surrenders a firearm pursuant to the provisions of the bill shall inform the clerk of the court of the name and address of the transferee, the federally licensed firearms dealer, or the law-enforcement agency in possession of the firearm and shall provide to the transferee a copy of the form certifying that such person does not possess any firearms or that all firearms possessed by such person have been surrendered, sold, or transferred. The bill also provides that a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm because such person is subject to a protective order or has been convicted of an assault and battery of a family or household member shall be advised that a law-enforcement officer may obtain a search warrant to search for any firearms from such person if such law-enforcement officer has reason to believe that such person has not relinquished all firearms in his possession. This bill is identical to SB 744.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Vetoed
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Vetoed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits · Feb 20, 2025
MINOR
This bill enacts HB 1960 into law, converting it from an introduced draft to an enrolled version ready for publication. The substantive text of the firearm transfer restrictions remains identical between both versions, with no policy changes to the actual provisions regarding protective orders and assault convictions.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; the enrolled version is the final legal text of the same bill that was introduced earlier.
TECHNICAL

Removed introductory metadata including session dates, bill numbers, sponsors, committee referrals, and prefiling information that were present in the introduced version but are not needed in the final enrolled text.

Added standard enrolled bill formatting elements including page numbers, chapter designation, approval notation, and the official enrolled title.

Reformatted text layout from a simple list format to a proper multi-page document structure with line numbers and proper section formatting for official publication.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 11, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Apr 2, 2025
Vetoed
House sustained Governor's veto
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1960ER)
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 4-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (50-Y 46-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors