---
type: "Bill"
title: "Handguns in unattended motor vehicle; definitions, penalty."
description: "Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; penalty. Creates a Class 4 misdemeanor for any person who, when leaving a handgun in an unattended vehicle, fails to securely store such handgun in a locked hard-sided container, including a locked container that is affixed to the vehicle's interior by steel cable, bolt, or welding. The bill provides that such locked container includes a locked glove compartment or a locked center console. The bill contains certain exemptions, including an exemption for a person who reports the theft or loss of such firearm to a law-enforcement agency as provided in relevant law. This bill is identical to SB 496."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 110"
citation: "Virginia HB 110 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy J. Laufer"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 57
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2026-01-02"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f59ef26d-a6a6-4422-9330-fac77a21c465"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB110"
source_hash: "76424f50bdbed44878aa4a8038a4d7f9f84fd8b256840c1ede590560d6b45124"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 110 (2026) — Handguns in unattended motor vehicle; definitions, penalty.

Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; penalty. Creates a Class 4 misdemeanor for any person who, when leaving a handgun in an unattended vehicle, fails to securely store such handgun in a locked hard-sided container, including a locked container that is affixed to the vehicle's interior by steel cable, bolt, or welding. The bill provides that such locked container includes a locked glove compartment or a locked center console. The bill contains certain exemptions, including an exemption for a person who reports the theft or loss of such firearm to a law-enforcement agency as provided in relevant law. This bill is identical to SB 496.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082436.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218636.PDF)
3. **Conference Report** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212035.HTML)
4. **Conference Report Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212031.PDF)
5. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177615.PDF)
6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105601.PDF)
7. **Firearms Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103776.HTML)
8. **Public Safety Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105523.HTML)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214185.PDF)

## Votes

- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **10–5** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **7–3** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **0–96** (fail) · lower
- Insist & Request R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **60–37** (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — **62–35** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **9–5** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) — **15–6** (pass) · lower
- S Senate requested second conference committee — **20–18** (pass) · upper
- Passage R — **21–19** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **60–36** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Conference Committee Report R — **21–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Amy J. Laufer — primary (person)
- Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Holly M. Seibold — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-02** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101482D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-02** Referred to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-16** Assigned HPS sub: Firearms `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N)
- **2026-01-30** Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-04** committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-04** Engrossed by House as amended
- **2026-02-05** Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-02-06** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-13** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB110)
- **2026-02-23** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-23** Committee substitute printed 26108436D-S1 `substitution`
- **2026-02-25** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-26** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-26** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-26** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-27** Passed by for the day
- **2026-03-02** Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- **2026-03-02** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2026-03-02** Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB110)
- **2026-03-04** Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N 0-A)
- **2026-03-06** Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-03-06** Senate requested conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-09** House acceded to request
- **2026-03-09** Conferees appointed by House
- **2026-03-09** House Conferees: Laufer, Clark, Morefield
- **2026-03-10** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2026-03-10** Senate Conferees: Marsden, Surovell, Obenshain
- **2026-03-13** House Conferees: Laufer, Simon, Morefield
- **2026-03-13** Conferees appointed by House
- **2026-03-13** House Conferees: Laufer, Simon, Morefield
- **2026-03-14** Conference Report released
- **2026-03-14** Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 36-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-14** Senate requested second conference committee (20-Y 18-N 0-A) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-14** Second conferees appointed by Senate
- **2026-03-14** Senate Conferees: Marsden, Surovell, Obenshain
- **2026-03-14** Reconsideration of
- **2026-03-14** House requested second conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-14** House acceded to request for second conference committee
- **2026-03-14** Conference Report released
- **2026-03-14** Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-14** Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 37-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-23** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB110)
- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB110ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB110)
- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 560 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-13** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0560)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f59ef26d-a6a6-4422-9330-fac77a21c465`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).