Virginia · 2025 Regular Session

HB158 Firearm locking device; required for sale or transfer of firearm.

Direction

Firearms storage minorsAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 90%

Requires that a locking device be provided with every firearm sold or transferred by a licensed dealer, and includes a warning about storing firearms locked and inaccessible to children, so more mandated safe storage practices.

it is unlawful for any licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any firearm to any person other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer unless the transferee is provided with a locking device for that firearm

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Status: Died (session ended)

Last action: 2024-11-19: Left in Courts of Justice
Filed: 2024-01-02
Committee: Courts of Justice
Sponsor: Adele McClure D + 27 cosponsors (27 D)

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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new section requiring licensed dealers to provide a firearm locking device and a child-safety storage warning with every sale or transfer (with narrow exceptions for government and law enforcement), enforced by a misdemeanor penalty. This directly addresses the firearms/storage-minors topic by imposing a new requirement on firearm transfers to promote locked storage inaccessible to children; no other listed topics are substantively addressed.

Related bills

HB871 Firearms; storage in residence where minor or person prohibited from possessing is present, penalty.Restricts gun access Restricts gun access Law
SB348 Firearms; storage in residence where minor or person prohibited from possessing is present, penalty.Restricts gun access Restricts gun access Law
HB110 Handguns in unattended motor vehicle; definitions, penalty.Restricts gun access Restricts gun access Law
SB496 Handguns in unattended motor vehicle; definitions, penalty.Restricts gun access Restricts gun access Law

Hearings and calendar

2025-01-23 16:00 · Hearing · House Public Safety - Firearms Committee Hearing House North Subcommittee Room - 200
2025-01-24 07:30 · Hearing · House Public Safety Committee Hearing House Committee Room A - 008

Votes

Date	Chamber	Motion	Yea-Nay
2024-01-25	H	House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)	6-4	Passed
2024-01-26	H	House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N)	12-10	Passed
2024-02-01	H	House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)	51-49	Passed
2024-02-28	S	Senate: Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)	15-0	Passed

Text versions

Prefiled 2024-01-02
Comm Sub 2024-01-26

History (22 actions)

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-11-19	S	Left in Courts of Justice
2024-02-28	S	Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2024-02-12	H	Impact statement from DPB (HB158H1)
2024-02-02	S	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-02-02	S	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2024-02-01	H	VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)
2024-02-01	H	Read third time and passed House (51-Y 49-N)
2024-01-31	H	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB158H1
2024-01-31	H	Committee substitute agreed to 24106293D-H1
2024-01-31	H	Read second time
2024-01-30	H	Read first time
2024-01-26	H	Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
2024-01-26	H	Incorporates HB12 (Jones)
2024-01-26	H	Committee substitute printed 24106293D-H1
2024-01-25	H	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
2024-01-25	H	House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
2024-01-16	H	Assigned PS sub: Firearms
2024-01-16	H	Impact statement from DPB (HB158)
2024-01-15	H	Referred to Committee on Public Safety (Voice Vote)
2024-01-15	H	Referred from Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
2024-01-02	H	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-02	H	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101536D