Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB623
Legislation Overview
Title: Forfeiture of certain weapons; petition for return by Commonwealth.
Description: Forfeiture of certain weapons; petition for return by Commonwealth. Permits the attorney for the Commonwealth to petition a court for the return of a weapon to its lawful owner where such weapon was used by any person in the commission of a criminal offense and forfeited to the Commonwealth by order of the court.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Committee Referral Pending
Last Action Date: January 13, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Mike Cherry (R);
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 13, 2026 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103531D |
| House | Jan 13, 2026 | Committee Referral Pending |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 13, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
