SB 447 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty.

Summary
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 motor vehicle. The bill provides that any person violating such prohibition is subject to a civil penalty of no more than $500 and such unattended motor vehicle may be subject to removal for safekeeping. This bill is identical to HB 1462.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Vetoed Mar 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2024

How they voted

2119
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 25, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB447ER)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (51-Y 49-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors