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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.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2025
Last Action
Apr 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Passed by for the day
Senate sustained Governor's veto
Vetoed by Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1329)
Signed by President
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1329ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1329)
Impact statement from VCSC (SB1329)
Conference substitute printed 25107958D-S1
Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 46-N)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
Amended by conference committee
Delegates: Simon, Feggans, Taylor
Conferees appointed by House
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senators: Marsden, Salim, Peake
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
House insisted on substitute
House requested conference committee
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
Passed by for the day
Passed House with substitute (50-Y 47-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Public Safety Substitute agreed to
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (11-Y 10-N)
Impact statement from VCSC (SB1329)
Committee substitute printed 25106906D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
Placed on Calendar
Assigned PS sub: Firearms
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Read first time
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
Engrossed by Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1329)
Read second time
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Impact statement from VCSC (SB1329)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100181D
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Senate sustained Governor's veto
David W. Marsden