State Police, Department of; purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers.
Summary
Purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers; Department of State Police. Provides that the Department of State Police may allow the immediate survivor of any law-enforcement officer formerly employed by the Department who had at least 10 years of service with the Department and who died while receiving long-term disability payments to purchase his service handgun, with the approval of the Superintendent of State Police, at a price of $1. This bill is identical to HB 1300.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Dec 30, 2025
Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions
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MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law, changing its status from a proposed draft to an official chapter in the Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content regarding which law enforcement officers can buy their service handguns for $1 or fair market value remains exactly the same, with no changes to eligibility rules, prices, or deadlines.
Scope change
The bill's scope is unchanged; it covers the same agencies and officers as before, but it is now legally effective as Chapter 286 of the 2026 Session.
TIMELINE
Added the official approval date of April 6, 2026, and assigned it Chapter number 286, finalizing its legal status.
TECHNICAL
Converted the text from a draft format with line numbers and deletion markers into a clean, final publication format suitable for the Code of Virginia.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Jan 20, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 286 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB86ER)
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Jan 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Dec 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
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