VA HB 217
2025-2026
chaptered
Assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited; penalty
Chaptered
bank: queued
Chaptered. Effective date is not on the official record yet.
Del. Dan Helmer (chief patron)
Bill summary
Official digest is not on this card.
Defender utility
Virginia defenders: this is a transaction ban (sale/transfer/manufacture), not the public-carry statute already carded as HB 1524. Demand proof (1) the arm or magazine meets the statutory definition, (2) the charged act is a post-effective prohibited transaction, (3) no exemption. Portable for CA AWB/LCM briefing and bank challenge packs; bank_signal queued — not auto-linked. Check injunction status before treating as live charge.
Who this is for. VA PDs on AWB/LCM sale-transfer calendars; multi-state firms watching feature-ban challenge paths — not a CA charge.
HB-217
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