Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 28 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-2832 as follows:
§2.2-2833. Property rights in parking areas owned or controlled by the Commonwealth.
A. The Commonwealth shall not adopt or enforce any statute or regulation that prevents an employee, visitor, or contractor from storing a lawfully possessed firearm and ammunition in a locked private motor vehicle parked at any parking area owned or controlled by the Commonwealth. Any previously enacted statutes, promulgated regulations, policies, or rules that are inconsistent with, or in violation of, this section are null and void.
B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to parking areas owned or controlled by the Commonwealth at jails, prisons, and detention centers.
C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to parking areas owned or controlled by the Commonwealth that are fully enclosed within a security fence and are not accessible to the public.