HB 919 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Retail Sales and Use Tax; impose firearm and ammunition tax.

Summary

Firearm and ammunition tax. Imposes a firearm and ammunition tax equal to 11 percent of the gross receipts from the retail sale of any firearm or ammunition by a dealer in firearms, firearms manufacturer, or ammunition vendor, as such terms are defined in the bill. The bill provides that proceeds from such tax shall be distributed to the Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Feb 16, 2026

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What changed between versions

Finance Substitute → Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add a second delegate (Laufer) as a co-patron, reflecting collaboration between two legislators. The substantive policy content regarding the firearm and ammunition tax remains unchanged, with no modifications to tax rates, effective dates, exemptions, or revenue allocation.

TECHNICAL

Added Delegate Laufer as a co-patron alongside Delegate Lopez, indicating expanded legislative sponsorship.

Included additional formatting elements such as bill number (26107624D), session year (2026), and timestamp (2/10/26 19:22) for tracking purposes.

Removed the original 'OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION' date header and replaced it with 'HOUSE SUBSTITUTE' formatting.

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Committee

Feb 16, 2026

Committee

Rereferred to Finance

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 7-N)

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors