# Virginia SB848: Firearms, certain; age requirement for purchase, penalty. Virginia SB848, Firearms, certain; age requirement for purchase, penalty., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Saddam Azlan Salim (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-SB848-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB848 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Firearms, certain; age requirement for purchase, penalty. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-02 - Last action: 2025-04-02, Senate sustained Governor's veto - Sponsor: Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (195 yes, 104 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Purchase of certain firearms; age requirement; penalty. Prohibits any person under 21 years of age from purchasing an assault firearm, with exceptions for the purchase of an assault firearm by a law-enforcement officer, correctional officer, jail officer, or member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Virginia National Guard, or the National Guard of any other state. Accordingly, the bill prohibits a licensed dealer from selling, renting, trading, or transferring from his inventory an assault firearm to any person under 21 years of age. A violation of either prohibition is a Class 6 felony. The bill also expands the definition of assault firearm as the term applies to criminal history record information checks. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-12 | House | Passed House | 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 | 19 | 18 | | | 2025-01-27 | Senate | Reconsideration of | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 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 | 5 | | | 2025-01-17 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 | | ## Actions (31) - 2025-04-02: Senate sustained Governor's veto (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-02-20: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-02-20: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB848) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB848ER) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-12: Passed House (50-Y 47-N) (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) - 2025-01-27: Reconsideration of (37-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 18-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Engrossed by Senate (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Read second time (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 5-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB848) (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-09: Impact statement from VCSC (SB848) (Senate) - 2025-01-02: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2025-01-02: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101315D (Senate) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073858.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049753.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049752.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013601.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013600.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/1073858.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049753.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049752.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013601.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013600.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-SB848-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).