HB 2631 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Firearms; purchase, at least five day waiting period, penalty.

Summary

Purchase of firearms; waiting period; penalty. Provides that no person shall sell a firearm unless at least five days have elapsed from the time the prospective purchaser completes the written consent form to have a licensed dealer obtain criminal history record information, with exceptions enumerated in relevant law. The amendments to the Code of Virginia in the bill are identical to the amendments to the Code of Virginia in SB 891.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Vetoed

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Vetoed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits · Feb 22, 2025

MODERATE

This bill transitions from a draft legislative proposal to an enrolled, approved version of HB 2631. The substantive policy content regarding firearm purchase requirements, background checks, and penalties remains unchanged from the introduced version. The primary differences are formatting, page numbering, and the addition of official approval markings indicating the bill has been enacted into law.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; this is a procedural transition from draft to enacted law.

TECHNICAL

Removed introductory draft markings including 'Introduced', bill number, sponsor information, committee referral, and patron signatures that were present in the introduced version.

Added official enrolled markings including 'Enrolled', 'Virginia Acts of Assembly', approval date, and chapter designation indicating the bill has been signed into law.

Changed page numbering format from simple line numbers to formatted page headers/footers typical of enrolled legislation.

Added blank lines and spacing adjustments to conform to official enrolled document formatting standards.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 13, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 2, 2025

Vetoed

House sustained Governor's veto

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

executive

Feb 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2631ER)

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N)

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N)

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N)

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 25104635D

lower

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors