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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 919: Retail Sales and Use Tax; impose firearm and ammunition tax.

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 919 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Retail Sales and Use Tax; impose firearm and ammunition tax. Primary sponsor: Alfonso Lopez (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 16, 2026): Continued pursuant to House Rule 22 to 2027 in Finance.

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.

Firearm and ammunition tax. Imposes a firearm and ammunition tax equal to 11 percent of the gross receipts from the retail sale of any firearm or ammunition by a dealer in firearms, firearms manufacturer, or ammunition vendor, as such terms are defined in the bill. The bill provides that proceeds from such tax shall be distributed to the Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alfonso LopezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse3

“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. Continued pursuant to House Rule 22 to 2027 in Finance
  2. Rereferred to Finance
  3. Motion to rerefer to Finance agreed to
  4. Read first time
  5. Committee substitute printed 26107624D-H1
  6. Incorporates HB1094 (Laufer)
  7. Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
  8. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 4-N)
  9. Reconsidered by Finance (Voice Vote)
  10. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 2-N)
  11. House subcommittee offered
  12. Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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