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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session
SB1134Firearms; storage in residence where minor or person prohibited from possessing is present, penalty.
Direction
Firearmsstorage minorsAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Requires owners to store firearms in locked containers inaccessible to minors or prohibited persons when they are present in the residence, so more restrictions on firearm storage.
Any person who possesses a firearm in a residence where such person knows that a minor or a person who is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm is present shall store such firearm and the ammunition for such firearm in a locked container, compartment, or cabinet that is inaccessible to such minor or prohibited person.
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FirearmsotherAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 70%
Requires firearm dealers to post a notice about the new storage requirements, imposing a new obligation on dealers.
Every dealer, as defined in § 18.2-308.2:2, shall post in a conspicuous manner at the premises of such dealer a notice stating: "Any person who possesses a firearm in a residence where such person knows that a minor or a person who is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm is present shall store such firearm and the ammunition for such firearm in a locked container, compartment, or cabinet that is inaccessible to such minor or prohibited person. A violation of this law is a Class 4 misdemeanor."
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a new storage mandate for firearms when minors or prohibited persons are present in a residence (with limited exceptions and an allowance for biometric devices), which restricts the firearms topic under the storage-minors subtag. It also adds a dealer notice requirement, which falls under firearms/other. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
Related bills
HB871Firearms; storage in residence where minor or person prohibited from possessing is present, penalty.↓Restricts gun access↓Restricts gun access Law
SB348Firearms; storage in residence where minor or person prohibited from possessing is present, penalty.↓Restricts gun access↓Restricts gun access Law
HB110Handguns in unattended motor vehicle; definitions, penalty.↓Restricts gun access↓Restricts gun access Law
SB496Handguns in unattended motor vehicle; definitions, penalty.↓Restricts gun access↓Restricts gun access Law
Hearings and calendar
2025-01-17 00:00 · Hearing · Senate Courts of Justice Hearing Senate Room A, Room 305, General Assembly Building
2025-01-22 09:00 · Hearing · Senate Finance and Appropriations Hearing Senate Room A, Room 305, General Assembly Building
2025-02-07 07:30 · Hearing · House Public Safety Committee Hearing House Committee Room A - 008
Votes
Date
Chamber
Motion
Yea-Nay
2025-01-17
S
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
9-6
Passed
2025-01-22
S
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
10-4
Passed
2025-01-23
S
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)