Virginia - Session 2026
Title: Handguns in unattended motor vehicle; definitions, penalty.
Secure storage of handguns; unattended locked vehicle; 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 also creates a Class 4 misdemeanor for any person who fails to securely store a handgun, defined in the bill, in a locked hard-sided container out of plain view in an unattended vehicle, defined in the bill.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-14 | Status | enrolled |
| 2026-03-31 | Latest Action | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1464 | Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses, report. | enrolled |
| HB 217 | Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties. | enrolled |
| SB 749 | Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties. | enrolled |
| SB 812 | Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses, report. | enrolled |
| HB 1525 | Firearms, certain; definitions, possession, transportation, or purchase by certain persons, penalty. | enrolled |
| HB 1231 | Commonwealth Aviation Fund; changes allocation amounts. | enrolled |
| HB 1013 | Diamondback terrapin protection areas; MRC to develop in portions of Chesapeake Bay, etc. | passed_lower |
| HB 1414 | Children; certain injuries to be reported by physicians, etc., penalties for failure to report. | enrolled |