# Virginia SB881: Plastic firearms or receivers, unserialized firearms, etc.; transfer, etc., prohibited, penalties. Virginia SB881, Plastic firearms or receivers, unserialized firearms, etc.; transfer, etc., prohibited, penalties., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-05-02 (Vetoed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB881-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB881 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Plastic firearms or receivers, unserialized firearms, etc.; transfer, etc., prohibited, penalties. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-03 - Last action: 2025-05-02, Vetoed by Governor - Sponsor: Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (216 yes, 127 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Manufacture, importation, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who knowingly manufactures or assembles, imports, purchases, sells, transfers, or possesses any firearm that, after removal of all parts other than a major component, as defined in the bill, is not detectable as a firearm when subjected to inspection by the types of detection devices, including X-ray machines, commonly used at airports, government buildings, schools, correctional facilities, and other locations for security screening. The bill updates language regarding the types of detection devices that are used at such locations for detecting plastic firearms. Under current law, it is unlawful to manufacture, import, sell, transfer, or possess any plastic firearm and a violation is punishable as a Class 5 felony. The bill also creates a Class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable as a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense, making it unlawful for any person to knowingly possess a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver that is not imprinted with a valid serial number or to knowingly import, purchase, sell, offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any completed or unfinished frame or receiver, unless the completed or unfinished frame or receiver (i) is deemed to be a firearm pursuant to federal law and (ii) is imprinted with a valid serial number. The bill also creates a Class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable as a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense, making it unlawful for any person to manufacture or assemble, cause to be manufactured or assembled, import, purchase, sell, offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any firearm that is not imprinted with a valid serial number. The portions of the bill prohibiting unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026; however, the portions of the bill prohibiting the knowing possession of a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver that is not imprinted with a valid serial number have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation | fail | 19 | 21 | | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation | pass | 20 | 20 | | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | Passed House | pass | 49 | 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 | 5 | | | 2025-01-17 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 | | ## Actions (36) - 2025-05-02: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-04-02: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (20-Y 20-N) (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-04-02: Communicated to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Impact statement from VCSC (SB881) (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Governor's substitute printed (SB881S1) (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Governor's substitute printed (SB881S1) (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Governor's recommendation received by Senate (Governor) - 2025-02-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB881) (Senate) - 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) - 2025-02-17: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB881ER) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-12: Passed House (49-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) - 2025-01-24: 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) - 2025-01-17: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB881) (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Impact statement from VCSC (SB881) (Senate) - 2025-01-03: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2025-01-03: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100407D (Senate) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2025-05-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1080126.HTML) - Substitute, 2025-03-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074713.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074712.PDF) - Gov Recommendation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073697.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049873.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049872.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013700.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013699.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/1080126.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074713.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074712.PDF) - [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073697.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049873.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049872.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013700.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013699.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-SB881-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).