Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1622
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty.
Description: 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.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Read second time and engrossed
Last Action Date: January 29, 2025
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: Amy Laufer (D); Nadarius Clark (D); Laura Jane Cohen (D); Michael Feggans (D); J.J. Singh (D)
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 5% (5 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 29, 2025 | Read second time and engrossed |
| House | Jan 28, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 24, 2025 | Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 9-N) |
| House | Jan 3, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101585D |
| House | Jan 3, 2025 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101585D |
| House | Jan 3, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 3, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 9-N) | 01/24/2025 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
