SB 1048 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

School board policies; parental notification, safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms, etc.

Summary
School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household. Requires each local school board to develop and implement a policy to require the annual notification of the parent of each student enrolled in the local school division, to be sent by email and, if applicable, SMS text message within 30 calendar days succeeding the first day of each school year, of (i) the importance of securely storing any prescription drug, as defined in relevant law, present in the household and (ii) the parent's legal responsibility to safely store any firearm present in the household. The bill requires each school board to make such parental notification available in multiple languages on its website. This bill is identical to HB 1678.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Vetoed
May 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Vetoed May 2, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 1 edit · Feb 20, 2025
MINOR
This bill progressed from introduction to enrollment status, meaning it was approved and signed into law. The substantive content of the legislation remains unchanged - it covers school board policies on political materials, student surveys, sex offender registry information, prescription drug and firearm storage notifications, scout organization access, and classroom placement for twins.
TECHNICAL

The document changed from draft introduction format to official enrolled format with page numbers, session information, and approval markings, but no substantive policy changes occurred.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Jan 24, 2025
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
5
May 2, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1048ER)
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (54-Y 42-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (14-Y 6-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors