HB 2064 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.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Vetoed

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Vetoed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 1 edit · Mar 10, 2025

MINOR

The bill progressed from introduction to enrollment, meaning it was passed by both legislative chambers and signed into law. The substantive policy content regarding firearm locking device requirements for sales/transfers and child safety warnings remained unchanged; the differences are purely formatting and structural (session headers, page numbers, and chapter formatting).

TECHNICAL

Formatting changes including session headers (Introduced to Enrolled), page numbering, and chapter layout adjustments to comply with final enrolled bill standards.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2025

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

Feb 14, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

15 Yea 4

78% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 2, 2025

Vetoed

House sustained Governor's veto

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

executive

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2064ER)

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (50-Y 46-N)

lower

Jan 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Assigned PS sub: Firearms

lower

Jan 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

lower

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors