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HB1300 House Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-04-06

State Police, Department of; purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers.

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 SB 86.

Bill Details

State

Virginia

Session

2026 Regular Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1300

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Sponsors

Mitchell Cornett (Rep - R)

Action History

2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 285 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-10 H Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
2026-03-02 H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1300)
2026-03-02 S Signed by President
2026-03-02 H Signed by Speaker
2026-03-02 H Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1300ER)
2026-03-02 H Enrolled
2026-02-25 S Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-25 S Read third time
2026-02-24 S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-24 S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-24 S Rules suspended
2026-02-23 S Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 0-N)
2026-02-13 S Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2026-02-13 S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-12 H Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-11 H Read second time and engrossed
2026-02-10 H Read first time
2026-02-06 H Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
2026-02-05 H Rereferred to Public Safety
2026-02-05 H Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (63-Y 34-N 0-A)
2026-02-04 H Read second time and engrossed
2026-02-04 H Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
2026-02-03 H Read first time
2026-01-30 H Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 0-N)
2026-01-29 H Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
2026-01-27 H Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms
2026-01-20 H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1300)
2026-01-15 H Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2026-01-15 H Presented and ordered printed 26105506D

Votes

2026-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) Yea: 10 Nay: 0
2026-01-30 Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 0-N) Yea: 21 Nay: 0
2026-02-05 Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (63-Y 34-N 0-A) Yea: 63 Nay: 34
2026-02-06 Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N) Yea: 22 Nay: 0
2026-02-12 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 98 Nay: 0
2026-02-23 Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 0-N) Yea: 11 Nay: 0
2026-02-24 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 39 Nay: 0
2026-02-25 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 40 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-15 H Public Safety
2026-01-27 H Militia, Police and Public Safety: Firearms
2026-02-05 H Public Safety
2026-02-13 S Courts of Justice

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-15 Introduced
2026-03-02 Enrolled

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