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
21–19
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 25, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
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
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
Co
Suhas Subramanyam
DDemocratic
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