Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 109
School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household. Requires each school board to develop and implement a policy to require the annual notification of the parent of each student enrolled in the school division, to be sent by email and, if applicable, SMS text message, 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 also requires each parental notification to include information on (a) relevant state laws and regulations relating to safe firearm storage and child access to firearms and (b) firearm-related accidents, injuries, and deaths, including current statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or an equivalent nationally recognized entity or organization on youth firearm fatality rates. Finally, the bill requires each school board to make such parental notification available in multiple languages on its website. This bill is identical to HB 201.
Text versions
- Introduced
- K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Amendment
- Education Amendment
- Delegate Cohen Substitute
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Concur House Substitute R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Concur House Substitute R | fail | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Reconsider R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 25, 2026 House | Reported from Education with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 23, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0089) - Apr 6, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 89 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 14, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB109) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB109ER) - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 20-N 0-A) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Delegate Cohen Floor substitute agreed to - Mar 2, 2026 · House
committee amendments rejected - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Read third time - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB109) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Floor offered Delegate Cohen Substitute - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Floor substitute printed 26108675D-H1 (Cohen) - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N) - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB109) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 6-N) - Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education - Jan 2, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Jan 2, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100638D