# Virginia HB919: Retail Sales and Use Tax; impose firearm and ammunition tax.

Virginia HB919, Retail Sales and Use Tax; impose firearm and ammunition tax., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

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- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB919
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Retail Sales and Use Tax; impose firearm and ammunition tax.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

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.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic), House

## Actions (16)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-16: Rereferred to Finance (House)
- 2026-02-16: Motion to rerefer to Finance agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Continued pursuant to House Rule 22 to 2027 in Finance (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-12: Committee substitute printed 26107624D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Incorporates HB1094 (Laufer) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 4-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Reconsidered by Finance (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-02-06: Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2 (House)
- 2026-02-01: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/1/2026 2:11 pm) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Finance (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102202D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231597.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231596.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228936.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231066.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231065.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228935.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229409.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229408.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231597.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231596.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228936.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231066.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231065.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228935.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229409.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229408.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB919-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).