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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 880: Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, penalty.

Vetoed Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 880 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, penalty. Primary sponsor: Adam P. Ebbin. Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Senate sustained Governor's veto.

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.

Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of certain semi-automatic center-fire rifles and shotguns on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public, with certain exceptions. Under current law, the current prohibition on carrying certain shotguns and semi-automatic center-fire rifles and pistols applies to a narrower range of firearms, only in certain localities, and only when such firearms are loaded.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Adam P. EbbinPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. Senate sustained Governor's veto
  2. Passed by for the day
  3. Vetoed by Governor
  4. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  5. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
  6. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB880)
  7. Signed by President
  8. Signed by Speaker
  9. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB880ER)
  10. Enrolled
  11. Passed House (50-Y 47-N)
  12. Read third time

Showing 12 most recent of 35 actions. Full history

Sources

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