HB 158 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Firearm locking device; required for sale or transfer of firearm.

Summary
Firearm locking device required for sale or transfer of firearm; warning against accessibility to children; penalty. Makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for any licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any firearm to any person other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer unless the transferee is provided with a locking device for that firearm and the firearm is accompanied by a warning, in conspicuous and legible type in capital letters printed on a separate sheet of paper included within the packaging enclosing the firearm, that firearms should be locked and kept away from children and that there may be civil and criminal liability for failing to do so. The bill provides exceptions for law-enforcement and governmental agencies. This bill incorporates HB 12.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 2, 2024 Last action Nov 19, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2024

How they voted

5149
Passed
Total votes 100
Feb 1, 2024
D Democratic51
51 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican49
49 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 49-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Firearms
lower
Jan 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety (Voice Vote)
lower
Jan 15, 2024
Committee
Referred from Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
lower
Jan 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 27 co-sponsors

Sponsors