HB 19 — Firearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner.
VA 20261 session
Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalty. Adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to juvenile and domestic relations district court, a person's intimate partner, defined in the bill as an individual who, within the previous 12 months, was in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship with the person as determined by the length, nature, frequency, and type of interaction between the individuals involved in the relationship. The bill also adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to a person's purchase, possession, or transportation of a firearm following an assault and battery of a family or household member, any individual who cohabits or who, within the previous 12 months, cohabitated with the person. Finally, the bill provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2026, for the offense of assault and battery against an intimate partner or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to SB 160.
Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter
Sponsors (13)
- Adele Y. McClure (D, VA) — sponsor
- Nadarius E. Clark (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Amy J. Laufer (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Dan I. Helmer (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Karen Keys-Gamarra (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Destiny LeVere Bolling (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Delores L. McQuinn (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Holly M. Seibold (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Irene Shin (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Jeion A. Ward (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (45)
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adele Y. McClure (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Amy J. Laufer (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Dan I. Helmer (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Delores L. McQuinn (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Destiny LeVere Bolling (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Holly M. Seibold (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Irene Shin (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jeion A. Ward (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Karen Keys-Gamarra (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Michelle Lopes Maldonado (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Nadarius E. Clark (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no