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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1300: State Police, Department of; purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1300 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: State Police, Department of; purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers. Primary sponsor: Mitchell Cornett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0285).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers; Department of State Police. Provides that the Department of State Police may allow the immediate survivor of any law-enforcement officer formerly employed by the Department who had at least 10 years of service with the Department and who died while receiving long-term disability payments to purchase his service handgun, with the approval of the Superintendent of State Police, at a price of $1. This bill is identical to SB 86.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mitchell CornettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse46

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0285)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 285 (effective 7/1/2026)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1300)
  6. Signed by President
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1300ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  11. Read third time
  12. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

Showing 12 most recent of 32 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source