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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia SB 495

Substantial risk orders; eligible petitioners, court jurisdiction, constr. possession of firearms.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

Substantial risk orders; eligible petitioners; substantial risk factors and considerations; court jurisdiction; constructive possession of firearms; penalty. Expands the list of persons eligible to file a petition for an emergency substantial risk order. The bill provides various factors that a judge or magistrate shall consider for the purpose of determining whether to issue an emergency substantial risk order or a substantial risk order. The bill expands court jurisdiction over substantial risk orders from circuit courts to juvenile and domestic relations district courts and general district courts and requires petitions against minors to be filed in juvenile and domestic relations district courts. The bill requires a copy of the order to be served on the parent or guardian of the minor at any address where the minor resides or the local board of social services in the case where the minor is the subject of a dependency or court-approved out-of-home placement. The bill also provides the process for which firearms not owned by the subject of a petition are returned to the lawful owner of such firearms. The bill provides that any emergency substantial risk order or substantial risk order issued remains in full force and effect pending any appeal. Lastly, the bill provides that any person that makes a materially false statement or representation to a court during the petitioning process is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to HB 901.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Feb 25, 2026
Senate		Concur House Amendments RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 23, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 18, 2026
House		Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 10, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 6, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 4, 2026
Senate		Reported from Courts of Justice with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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