Concealed handgun; carrying without a permit.

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Overview Bill text 1 History 3 Sponsors

Carrying a concealed handgun; permit not required. Allows any person who is otherwise eligible to obtain a concealed handgun permit to carry a concealed handgun without a permit anywhere he may lawfully carry a handgun openly within the Commonwealth.

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Jan 15, 2026
Last action: Jan 28, 2026 — Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
Session: 2026
Momentum: 27 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 27%, measured from VA's completed sessions
Momentum -5 27/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 255 days quiet

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