HB 926 — Outdoor shooting of firearm on property without reasonable care; prohibition, penalty.
VA 20261 session
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.
Latest action: — Continued
Sponsors (1)
- Alfonso H. Lopez (D, VA) — sponsor
Action timeline (8)
- · house · H4020 —
- · house · H0701 —
- · house · H8500 —
- · house · H8500 —
- · house · H0712 —
- · house · H8120 —
- · house · H0743 —
- · house · H0740 —
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | HCCT Sub: Subcommittee #3 | — | va-leg |
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Who matters
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| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfonso H. Lopez (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to HCCT Sub: Subcommittee #3 · va-leg