(CNN) The Virginia House of Delegates passed seven pieces of gun safety legislation on Thursday, signaling its dedication to the gun control priorities it set heading into the 2020 legislative session.

House Majority Leader Charniele Herring, a Democrat, hailed the vote in a release as an "answer" to "the majority of Virginians who called for gun violence prevention legislation at the polls last November."

The legislation includes measures addressing universal background checks and substantial risk protective orders and limiting the number of handgun purchases by a person to one per month.

"Our goal is to save lives and promote responsible gun ownership in the Commonwealth. Public safety is our number one concern," Herring said.

The bills will now move to the Virginia Senate for approval. Kate Sarna, a spokesperson for Virginia House Democrats, noted that House leadership expects the bills to pass the Senate. Democrats won majorities in both chambers in November.

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