# Virginia SB1181: Assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices; prohibits sale, transfer, etc. Virginia SB1181, Assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices; prohibits sale, transfer, etc., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-04-02 (Senate sustained Governor's veto) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1181-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB1181 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices; prohibits sale, transfer, etc. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-04-02, Senate sustained Governor's veto - Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (160 yes, 100 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 HB 1607. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 21 | 15 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 50 | 47 | | | 2025-02-07 | House | Reported from Public Safety | pass | 11 | 10 | | | 2025-01-27 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 20 | 18 | | | 2025-01-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 4 | | | 2025-01-17 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 | | ## Actions (38) - 2025-04-02: Senate sustained Governor's veto (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 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 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1181) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1181ER) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-14: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 15-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1181) (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Floor substitute printed 25107106D-H1 (Simon) (House) - 2025-02-12: Passed House with substitute (50-Y 47-N) (House) - 2025-02-12: Engrossed by House - floor substitute (House) - 2025-02-12: Delegate Simon Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-12: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-11: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-07: Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N) (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on Public Safety (House) - 2025-02-04: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-01-27: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1181) (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1181) (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Committee substitute printed 25105212D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-01-10: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1181) (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100426D (Senate) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073802.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054141.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054140.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047811.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047810.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022805.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022804.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018127.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018126.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/1073802.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054141.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054140.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047811.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047810.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022805.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022804.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018127.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018126.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-SB1181-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).