Restricts gun access model confidence 80%
Requires schools to notify parents annually of their responsibility to safely store firearms in the household, so more emphasis on safe firearm storage practices.
the parent's responsibility, in accordance with § 18.2-56.2, to safely store any firearm present in the household.
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No change to gun access model confidence 70%
Requires schools to notify parents annually of the importance of securely storing prescription drugs and firearms, with no change to actual firearm access or storage laws.
of (i) the importance of securely storing any prescription drug, as defined in § 54.1-3401, present in the household and (ii) the parent's responsibility, in accordance with § 18.2-56.2, to safely store any firearm present in the household.
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Status: Vetoed
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends school board policy requirements to mandate annual parental notifications (by email and text) about the importance of securely storing prescription drugs and the responsibility to safely store firearms per existing law § 18.2-56.2. This directly addresses safe firearm storage in the household (firearms/storage-minors) by increasing awareness and parental responsibility, which restricts the topic axis. The paired notification on drugs is outside the defined topics. No other provisions in the excerpt address firearms, transgender issues, abortion, or immigration enforcement. The
| Date | Chamber | Motion | Yea-Nay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-23 | S | Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 5-N) | 10-5 | Passed |
| 2025-01-24 | S | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) | 37-0 | Passed |
| 2025-01-28 | S | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) | 21-18 | Passed |
| 2025-02-05 | H | Reported from Education (14-Y 6-N) | 14-6 | Passed |
| 2025-02-12 | H | Passed House (54-Y 42-N) | 54-42 | Passed |
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-02 | Vetoed by Governor | |
| 2025-04-02 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025 | |
| 2025-04-02 | S | Communicated to Governor |
| 2025-04-02 | S | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-03-24 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate | |
| 2025-02-20 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 | |
| 2025-02-20 | S | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025 |
| 2025-02-20 | S | Signed by President |
| 2025-02-18 | S | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1048) |
| 2025-02-17 | H | Signed by Speaker |
| 2025-02-17 | S | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1048ER) |
| 2025-02-17 | S | Enrolled |
| 2025-02-12 | H | Passed House (54-Y 42-N) |
| 2025-02-12 | H | Read third time |
| 2025-02-11 | H | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-02-10 | H | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-02-07 | H | Read second time |
| 2025-02-05 | H | Reported from Education (14-Y 6-N) |
| 2025-02-03 | H | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 2025-02-03 | H | Read first time |
| 2025-02-03 | H | Placed on Calendar |
| 2025-01-28 | S | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) |
| 2025-01-27 | S | Engrossed by Senate |
| 2025-01-27 | S | Read second time |
| 2025-01-24 | S | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-01-24 | S | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-24 | S | Rules suspended |
| 2025-01-23 | S | Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 5-N) |
| 2025-01-16 | S | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
| 2025-01-13 | S | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1048) |
| 2025-01-07 | S | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2025-01-07 | S | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103031D |