VirginiaFirearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty.
What it does
Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty. Provides that no person shall leave, place, or store a handgun in an unattended motor vehicle, as defined in the bill, when such handgun is visible to any person who is outside such unattended motor vehicle. The bill provides that any person violating such prohibition is subject to a civil penalty of no more than $500 and that such unattended motor vehicle may be subject to removal for safekeeping.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Feb 10Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 30Read third time and passed House (51-Y 45-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (51-Y 45-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 28Read first timeMinor
- Jan 24Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 9-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 3Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 3Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101585DIntroduced
- Feb 10Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)Latest