Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB691
Legislation Overview
Title: Control of firearms by localities.
Description: Control of firearms by localities. Removes the option for a locality to adopt an ordinance that prohibits the possession, carrying, or transportation of any firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof in any (i) public park owned or operated by the locality, or by any authority or local government entity created or controlled by the locality, or (ii) public street, road, alley, or sidewalk or public right of way or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public and is being used by or is adjacent to a permitted event or an event that would otherwise require a permit.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Committee Referral Pending
Last Action Date: January 13, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Eric Zehr (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 26103555D |
| 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
