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 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.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2025
Last action Feb 10, 2025
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2025
How they voted
51–45
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 100
Jan 30, 2025
D
Democratic51
98% Yea
R
Republican49
91% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 45-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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