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SB364 • 2026

Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center; work group to develop policy, etc., to establish.

An Act to direct the Department of Criminal Justice Services to convene a work group to develop policy and legislative recommendations to establish the Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center.

Firearms
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Carroll Foy
Last action
2026-04-22
Official status
Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center; work group to develop policy, etc., to establish.

Secretary of Public Safety; firearm violence.

What This Bill Does

  • Secretary of Public Safety; firearm violence.
  • Directs the Secretary of Public Safety to convene a work group to develop policy and legislative recommendations to establish the Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center.
  • The bill allows the work group to (i) meet both in-person and virtually, (ii) have small group breakouts for the purpose of advancing work in a timely and efficient manner, and (iii) collaborate with experts and other representatives as needed.
  • The bill requires the work group to report its findings and any legislative and policy recommendations to the General Assembly by December 15, 2026.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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SB364AC

2026-03-13 • Conference

Conference Report

Plain English: JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on Senate Bill No.

  • JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on Senate Bill No.
  • 364 , report as follows: A.
  • We recommend that the House Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (26108959D) be rejected.
  • B.
SB364G

2026-04-13 • Governor

Governor's Recommendation

Plain English: (SB364) GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION I approve the general purpose of this bill, but I am returning it without my signature with the request that the attached Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (26110310D) be accepted.

  • (SB364) GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION I approve the general purpose of this bill, but I am returning it without my signature with the request that the attached Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (26110310D) be accepted.
SB364S2

2026-03-13 • Conference

Conference Report Substitute

Plain English: 2026 SESSION SENATE SUBSTITUTE 26109970D SENATE BILL NO.

  • 2026 SESSION SENATE SUBSTITUTE 26109970D SENATE BILL NO.
  • 364 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Joint Conference Committee on March 13, 2026) (Patron Prior to Substitute—Senator Carroll Foy) A BILL to direct the Department of Criminal Justice Services to convene a work group to develop policy and legislative recommendations to establish the Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center.
  • Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1.
  • § 1.
SB364S3

2026-04-14 • Governor

Governor Substitute

Plain English: 2026 SESSION SENATE SUBSTITUTE 26110310D SENATE BILL NO.

  • 2026 SESSION SENATE SUBSTITUTE 26110310D SENATE BILL NO.
  • 364 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Governor on April 13, 2026) (Patron Prior to Substitute—Senator Carroll Foy) A BILL to direct the Department of Criminal Justice Services to convene a work group to develop policy and legislative recommendations to establish the Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center.
  • Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1.
  • § 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-22 Governor

    Governor's recommendation adopted

  2. 2026-04-22 House

    Signed by Speaker

  3. 2026-04-22 Senate

    Signed by President

  4. 2026-04-22 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 1008 (effective 7/1/2026)

  5. 2026-04-22 Senate

    Reenrolled

  6. 2026-04-22 Senate

    Reenrolled bill text (SB364ER2)

  7. 2026-04-22 Governor

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1008)

  8. 2026-04-22 Senate

    Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)

  9. 2026-04-22 House

    House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 0-A)

  10. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Governor's recommendation received by Senate

  11. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364)

  12. 2026-03-31 Senate

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  13. 2026-03-31 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  14. 2026-03-31 House

    Signed by Speaker

  15. 2026-03-31 Senate

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  16. 2026-03-31 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  17. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Signed by President

  18. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Enrolled

  19. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB364ER)

  20. 2026-03-17 Senate

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364)

  21. 2026-03-14 House

    Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)

  22. 2026-03-14 Senate

    Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)

  23. 2026-03-13 Conference

    Conference Report released

  24. 2026-03-12 House

    House Conferees: Price, Carnegie, Oates

  25. 2026-03-12 House

    Conferees appointed by House

  26. 2026-03-12 House

    House Conferees: McClure, Carnegie, Oates

  27. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Senate Conferees: Carroll Foy, Locke, French

  28. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Conferees appointed by Senate

  29. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  30. 2026-03-09 House

    House insisted on substitute

  31. 2026-03-09 House

    House requested conference committee

  32. 2026-03-06 Senate

    House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)

  33. 2026-03-04 House

    Read third time

  34. 2026-03-04 House

    committee substitute agreed to

  35. 2026-03-04 House

    Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  36. 2026-03-04 House

    Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A)

  37. 2026-03-03 Public Safety

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364)

  38. 2026-03-03 House

    Read second time

  39. 2026-03-02 Public Safety

    Committee substitute printed 26108959D-H1

  40. 2026-02-27 Public Safety

    Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 7-N)

  41. 2026-02-17 House

    Placed on Calendar

  42. 2026-02-17 Public Safety

    Referred to Committee on Public Safety

  43. 2026-02-17 House

    Read first time

  44. 2026-02-11 Senate

    Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

  45. 2026-02-10 Senate

    Read second time

  46. 2026-02-10 Senate

    Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

  47. 2026-02-10 Finance and Appropriations

    Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

  48. 2026-02-10 Senate

    Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

  49. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Rules suspended

  50. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  51. 2026-02-09 Finance and Appropriations

    Committee substitute printed 26107332D-S1

  52. 2026-02-09 Finance and Appropriations

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364)

  53. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  54. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  55. 2026-02-05 Finance and Appropriations

    Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N)

  56. 2026-01-28 Courts of Justice

    Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)

  57. 2026-01-23 Senate

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB364)

  58. 2026-01-21 General Laws and Technology

    Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)

  59. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102821D

  60. 2026-01-13 General Laws and Technology

    Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Official Summary Text

Secretary of Public Safety; firearm violence.
Directs the Secretary of Public Safety to convene a work group to develop policy and legislative recommendations to establish the Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center. The bill allows the work group to (i) meet both in-person and virtually, (ii) have small group breakouts for the purpose of advancing work in a timely and efficient manner, and (iii) collaborate with experts and other representatives as needed. The bill requires the work group to report its findings and any legislative and policy recommendations to the General Assembly by December 15, 2026. This bill is identical to HB 969.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
An Act to direct the Department of Criminal Justice Services to convene a work group to develop policy and legislative recommendations to establish the Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1.
§ 1. That the Secretary of Public Safety shall convene a work group to develop policy and legislative recommendations to establish the Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center. The work group shall consist of relevant stakeholders, including (i) two current members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; (ii) one current member of the Senate to be appointed by the Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules; (iii) three representatives with experience in gun violence prevention and community safety to be appointed by the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security; (iv) four representatives with experience working in the Department of Health and in social services, mental health, and youth services and in gun violence prevention and community safety to be appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Resources; (v) one representative with experience in gun violence prevention and community safety to be appointed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth; (vi) one representative with experience in K-12 schools and in gun violence prevention and community safety to be appointed by the Secretary of Education; (vii) one representative with experience in workforce development and in gun violence prevention and community safety to be appointed by the Secretary of Labor; (viii) one representative from the Office of the Attorney General with a role in community engagement and experience in gun violence prevention and community safety to be appointed by the Attorney General; (ix) one representative from the University of Virginia with experience in gun violence prevention and community safety to be appointed by the president of the University of Virginia; (x) one representative from Virginia State University with experience in gun violence prevention and community safety to be appointed by the president of Virginia State University; (xi) one representative who is an attorney for the Commonwealth and has experience in gun violence prevention and community safety to be appointed by the Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules; (xii) one representative who is a defense attorney licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth and has experience in gun violence prevention and community safety to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; (xiii) two members of tax-exempt gun violence prevention advocacy organizations to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and (xiv) one member of a tax-exempt gun violence prevention advocacy organization to be appointed by the Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules.
The work group shall be allowed to (a) meet both in-person and virtually, (b) have small group breakouts for the purpose of advancing work in a timely and efficient manner, and (c) collaborate with experts and other representatives as needed.
The work group shall report its findings and specific legislative and policy recommendations to the Speaker of the House of Delegates, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules, the Chair of the House Committee on Public Safety, and the Chair of the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice by December 15, 2026.