# Virginia HB926: Outdoor shooting of firearm on property without reasonable care; prohibition, penalty.

Virginia HB926, Outdoor shooting of firearm on property without reasonable care; prohibition, penalty., 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).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB926-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB926
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Outdoor shooting of firearm on property without reasonable care; prohibition, penalty.
- 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
- Subjects: Subcommittee #3
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Prohibition on outdoor shooting of firearm on property without reasonable care; penalty. Permits localities to adopt an ordinance prohibiting outdoor shooting of a firearm unless the discharge of such firearm is conducted (i) on land of at least five acres and (ii) with reasonable care, described in the bill, to prevent a projectile from crossing the bounds of the land. The bill permits such an ordinance to create a rebuttable presumption that the discharge of firearms across or over the bounds of a property without written permission of that property owner was without reasonable care. The bill requires that a violation of such an ordinance not exceed a Class 1 misdemeanor.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Actions (9)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-01-30: Continued to 2027 in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-29: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3 (House)
- 2026-01-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB926) (House)
- 2026-01-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB926) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102187D (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20271/HB926)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231519.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231518.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20271/HB926)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231519.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231518.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB926-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).