Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1329
Legislation Overview
Title: Carrying concealed weapons; secured storage of firearms in unattended vehicles, penalty.
Description: Carrying concealed weapons; secured storage of firearms; penalty. Removes the exception to the prohibition on carrying a concealed weapon for any person who may lawfully possess a firearm and is carrying a handgun while in a personal, private motor vehicle or vessel and such handgun is secured in a container or compartment in the vehicle or vessel. The bill provides that a civil penalty of no more than $500 shall be imposed for any person who leaves a firearm in an unattended motor vehicle where such firearm is visible. The bill also creates a Class 4 misdemeanor for any person who fails to report to law enforcement the theft or loss of a firearm from an unattended motor vehicle and a Class 1 misdemeanor if another person obtains such firearm.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate sustained Governor's veto
Last Action Date: April 2, 2025
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Dave Marsden (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 2, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| Senate | Apr 2, 2025 | Senate sustained Governor's veto |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Vetoed by Governor | |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 | |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2025 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1329) |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2025 | Signed by President |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2025 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1329ER) |
| House | Mar 7, 2025 | Signed by Speaker |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2025 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1329) |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1329) |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2025 | Conference substitute printed 25107958D-S1 |
| House | Feb 22, 2025 | Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 46-N) |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2025 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| Feb 22, 2025 | Amended by conference committee | |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | Delegates: Simon, Feggans, Taylor |
| House | Feb 20, 2025 | Conferees appointed by House |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2025 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2025 | Senators: Marsden, Salim, Peake |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2025 | Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 18, 2025 | House insisted on substitute |
| House | Feb 18, 2025 | House requested conference committee |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2025 | House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2025 | Passed by for the day |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Passed House with substitute (50-Y 47-N) |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Public Safety Substitute agreed to |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Read third time |
| House | Feb 11, 2025 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 7, 2025 | Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 10-N) |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1329) |
| House | Feb 7, 2025 | Committee substitute printed 25106906D-H1 |
| House | Feb 6, 2025 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Placed on Calendar |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Assigned PS sub: Firearms |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Read first time |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2025 | Engrossed by Senate |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2025 | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1329) |
| 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 5-N) |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2025 | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2025 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2025 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1329) |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100181D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Mar 7, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 22, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 7, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 7, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 13, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senator Marsden Amendment | Senator Marsden Amendment | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
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 5-N) | 01/22/2025 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 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 (20-Y 18-N) | 01/27/2025 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) | 02/6/2025 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 10-N) | 02/7/2025 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Passed House with substitute (50-Y 47-N) | 02/12/2025 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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| House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) | 02/17/2025 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | No |
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| Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) | 02/19/2025 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 46-N) | 02/22/2025 | 51 | 46 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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| Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) | 02/22/2025 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
