# Virginia HB1607: Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties. Virginia HB1607, Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dan I. Helmer (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-04-02 (Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1607-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1607 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-03 - Last action: 2025-04-02, Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto - Sponsor: Dan I. Helmer (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (244 yes, 176 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Importation, sale, manufacture, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, or transfers an assault firearm, as that term is defined in the bill with some exceptions, and prohibits a person who has been convicted of such violation from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm for a period of three years from the date of conviction. The bill provides that an assault firearm does not include any firearm that is an antique firearm, has been rendered permanently inoperable, is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action, or was manufactured before July 1, 2025. The bill also prohibits the sale of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill provides that any person who willfully and intentionally (i) sells an assault firearm to another person or (ii) purchases an assault firearm from another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and that any person who imports, sells, barters, or transfers a large capacity ammunition feeding device is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person younger than 21 years of age to import, sell, manufacture, purchase, possess, transport, or transfer an assault firearm regardless of the date of manufacture of such assault firearm with some exceptions. This bill is identical to SB 1181. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dan I. Helmer (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-02 | House | House sustained Governor's veto | pass | 50 | 46 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 21 | 15 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 5 | | | 2025-02-10 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Passed House | pass | 50 | 48 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 52 | 47 | | | 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Public Safety | pass | 12 | 9 | | ## Actions (28) - 2025-04-02: Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto (House) - 2025-04-02: House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) (House) - 2025-03-24: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1607) (House) - 2025-02-19: Enrolled (House) - 2025-02-19: Enrolled (House) - 2025-02-19: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-14: Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Passed House (50-Y 48-N) (House) - 2025-02-04: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2025-02-02: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-31: Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N) (House) - 2025-01-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1607) (House) - 2025-01-03: Referred to Committee on Public Safety (House) - 2025-01-03: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100326D (House) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073156.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054485.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054484.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012304.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012303.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073156.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054485.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054484.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012304.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012303.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1607-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).