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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2145: Firearms; purchase special identification without a photograph.

In committee 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 2145 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Firearms; purchase special identification without a photograph. Primary sponsor: Eric Zehr (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Left in Public Safety.

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 firearms; special identification without a photograph. Removes 30-day date of issue restriction when establishing personal identification and residence in Virginia with a driver's license or an identification card without a photograph for the purposes of purchasing a firearm.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eric ZehrPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse51

“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. Left in Public Safety
  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
  3. Assigned PS sub: Firearms
  4. Referred to Committee on Public Safety
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103262D

Sources

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