HB 201

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 6, 2026.

School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-201
Session 2026
Status enacted
Committee Education; Education and Health
House of Delegates enacted 2026-04-06
Education Firearms
Summary

School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household. Requires each local school board to develop and implement a policy to require the annual notification of the parent of each student enrolled in the local school division, to be sent by email and, if applicable, SMS text message within 30 calendar days succeeding the first day of each school year, 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 requires each school board to make such parental notification available in multiple languages on its website.

Sponsor
Cohen
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-07 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-06 Status enacted
2026-04-06 Latest Action Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0088)
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