Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB110
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: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms
Last Action Date: January 16, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Amy Laufer (D);
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 16, 2026 | Assigned HMPPS sub: Firearms |
| House | Jan 2, 2026 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101482D |
| House | Jan 2, 2026 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 2, 2026 | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
