HB 2241 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Firearms, etc.; possession, etc., by person convicted of hate crime.

Summary

Possession or transportation of firearms, firearms ammunition, stun weapons, or explosives or carrying concealed weapons by persons convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime prohibited; penalty. Prohibits any person who has been convicted, on or after July 1, 2025, of assault or assault and battery if it appears on the face of the warrant upon such conviction that such person intentionally selected the person against whom the offense was committed because of his race, religious conviction, gender, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, or ethnic or national origin from knowingly and intentionally possessing or transporting any firearm or ammunition for a firearm, any stun weapon, or any explosive material or carrying a concealed weapon, a violation of which is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Vetoed

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Vetoed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Public Safety Substitute → Courts of Justice Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reclassified from a Public Safety Substitute to a Courts of Justice Substitute, indicating a shift in legislative focus toward judicial oversight and court procedures. The substantive text of the bill remains largely unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments and a draft date of 2/12/2025 added.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it still governs firearm possession restrictions for convicted felons and hate crime offenders in Virginia.

TECHNICAL

The bill header was changed from 'Public Safety Substitute' to 'Courts of Justice Substitute', reflecting a change in the committee reviewing the legislation.

A draft date of 2/12/2025 was added to the document header, indicating when this version was prepared for consideration.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the bill text, including line breaks and spacing, but no substantive policy language was altered.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Feb 17, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 2, 2025

Vetoed

House sustained Governor's veto

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

executive

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2241ER)

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (50-Y 47-N)

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N)

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Assigned PS sub: Firearms

lower

Jan 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

lower

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors