Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1134
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; storage in residence where minor or person prohibited from possessing is present, penalty.
Description: Storage of firearms in a residence where a minor or person prohibited from possessing a firearm is present; penalty. Requires 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 to 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. The bill provides that a violation is a Class 4 misdemeanor. The bill exempts (i) any person in lawful possession of a firearm who carries such firearm on or about his person and (ii) the storage of antique firearms and provides that the lawful authorization of a minor to access a firearm is not a violation of the bill's provisions. The bill also requires firearm dealers to post a notice stating such firearm storage requirements and the penalty for improperly storing such firearms.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Last Action Date: February 20, 2025
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
6 sponsors: Jennifer Boysko (D); Creigh Deeds (D); Mamie Locke (D); Saddam Salim (D); Irene Shin (D); Angelia Williams Graves (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 15% (6 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1134) |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 | |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025 |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2025 | Signed by President |
| House | Feb 17, 2025 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2025 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1134ER) |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2025 | Enrolled |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Passed House (50-Y 47-N) |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 11, 2025 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 7, 2025 | Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N) |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2025 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2025 | Engrossed by Senate |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2025 | Read second time |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Rules suspended |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2025 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2025 | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2025 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103145D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Feb 17, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 7, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) | 01/17/2025 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) | 01/22/2025 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) | 01/23/2025 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) | 01/28/2025 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N) | 02/7/2025 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Passed House (50-Y 47-N) | 02/12/2025 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
