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VA HB 919

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

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did VA HB 919 pass?

The current status of VA HB 919 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-16): Continued pursuant to House Rule 22 to 2027 in Finance

What is VA HB 919 about?

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.

Who sponsors VA HB 919?

Alfonso H. Lopez is the primary sponsor of VA HB 919.

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-16 — Continued pursuant to House Rule 22 to 2027 in Finance
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Alfonso H. Lopezprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-16

    Continued pursuant to House Rule 22 to 2027 in Finance

  2. 2026-02-16

    Rereferred to Finance

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-16

    Motion to rerefer to Finance agreed to

  4. 2026-02-13

    Read first time

    reading-1

  5. 2026-02-12

    Committee substitute printed 26107624D-H1

    substitution

  6. 2026-02-11

    Incorporates HB1094 (Laufer)

  7. 2026-02-11

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

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-02-10

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 4-N)

    substitution

  9. 2026-02-10

    Reconsidered by Finance (Voice Vote)

  10. 2026-02-10

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 2-N)

    substitution

  11. 2026-02-10

    House subcommittee offered

  12. 2026-02-06

    Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-02-01

    Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/1/2026 2:11 pm)

  14. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Finance

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102202D

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute

    2026-02-10 · pass · 5-4

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Bonita G. Anthony: yes
    • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: not voting
    • Karen Keys-Gamarra: not voting
    • Nicole Cole: yes
    • Stacey Annie Carroll: no
    • Lindsey Dougherty: yes
    • Margaret A. Franklin: yes
    • R. Lee Ware: no
    • Wendell S. Walker: no
    • Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: no
    • Vivian E. Watts: yes

  • Reported from Finance with substitute

    2026-02-11 · pass · 14-7

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Vivian E. Watts: yes
    • Phil M. Hernandez: yes
    • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
    • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
    • Bonita G. Anthony: yes
    • Katrina Callsen: yes
    • Debra D. Gardner: yes
    • Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
    • Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
    • Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
    • Nicole Cole: yes
    • Stacey Annie Carroll: no
    • Lindsey Dougherty: yes
    • Margaret A. Franklin: yes
    • Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
    • R. Lee Ware: no
    • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: not voting
    • Joseph P. McNamara: no
    • Wendell S. Walker: no
    • Chris S. Runion: no
    • Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: no
    • Will Davis: no

Related bills

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Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB919

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