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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session
SB109School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.
Direction
Firearmsstorage minorsAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 85%
Requires schools to notify parents annually about their responsibility to safely store firearms in the household and provide information on safe storage laws, child access prevention, and youth firearm fatalities, so more households are informed about and likely to follow safe storage practices.
the parent's responsibility, in accordance with § 18.2-56.2, to safely store any firearm present in the household. Such parental notification shall include information on (a) relevant state laws and regulations relating to safe firearm storage and child access to firearms and (b) firearm-related accidents, injuries, and deaths, including the role of firearms in suicides, including youth suicides, tips and resources for seeking help for a child that may be a danger to himself or others, and current statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or an equivalent nationall
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Law
Stage: Law · step 6 of 6
Last action
2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0089)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new requirement for school boards to send annual parental notifications emphasizing the importance of securely storing prescription drugs and firearms in the household, along with specific information on safe firearm storage laws, child access prevention, firearm-related accidents (including youth suicides), and statistics on youth firearm fatalities. This provision substantively addresses firearms via the storage-minors subtag by promoting safe storage practices to reduce child access. 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
2026-01-15 19:00 · Hearing · Senate Education and Health-Public Education Hearing Senate Room C, Room 311, General Assembly Building
2026-01-22 08:30 · Hearing · Senate Education and Health Hearing Senate Room A, Room 305, General Assembly Building
2026-02-24 07:30 · Hearing · House Education: K-12 Subcommittee Hearing House Committee Room A - 008
2026-02-25 08:00 · Hearing · House Education Hearing House Committee Room A - 008
Votes
Date
Chamber
Motion
Yea-Nay
2026-01-22
S
Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 6-N)
8-6
Passed
2026-01-23
S
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
39-0
Passed
2026-01-27
S
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
21-18
Passed
2026-02-24
H
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N)
7-3
Passed
2026-02-25
H
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N)
15-7
Passed
2026-03-02
H
Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A)
64-35
Passed
2026-03-04
S
House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 20-N 0-A)
20-20
Failed
2026-03-04
S
Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
40-0
Passed
2026-03-04
S
House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)