VirginiaSchool boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.
What it does
School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household. Requires each school board to develop and implement a policy to require the annual notification of the parent of each student enrolled in the school division, to be sent by email and, if applicable, SMS text message, of (i) the importance of securely storing any prescription drug, as defined in relevant law, present in the household and (ii) the parent's legal responsibility to safely store any firearm present in the household. The bill also requires each parental notification to 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 current statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or an equivalent nationally recognized entity or organization on youth firearm fatality rates.
More detail
Finally, the bill requires each school board to make such parental notification available in multiple languages on its website. This bill is identical to HB 201.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0089)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 89 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 10Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB109)
- Mar 10Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB109ER)Major
- Mar 10EnrolledMinor
- Mar 4House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reconsider R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Mar 4House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 20-N 0-A)Major
- Mar 2Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2Delegate Cohen Floor substitute agreed toMajor
- Mar 2committee amendments rejectedMinor
- Mar 2Read third timeMinor
- Mar 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB109)
- Mar 2Floor offered Delegate Cohen Substitute
- Mar 2Floor substitute printed 26108675D-H1 (Cohen)
- Feb 27Read second timeMinor
- Feb 25Reported from Education with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB109)
- Feb 3Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Feb 3Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Placed on Calendar
- Jan 27Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Engrossed by Senate
- Jan 26Read second timeMinor
- Jan 26Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Jan 23Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Jan 23Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 23Rules suspended
- Jan 22Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 15Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Jan 2Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 2Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100638DIntroduced