republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/hb-110.md

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Bill	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.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2026	HB 110	Virginia HB 110 (2026)	bill		enacted	Amy J. Laufer	9	57	13	2026-01-02	2026-04-13	openstates	ocd-bill/f59ef26d-a6a6-4422-9330-fac77a21c465	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB110	76424f50bdbed44878aa4a8038a4d7f9f84fd8b256840c1ede590560d6b45124	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
3. Conference Report (committee substitute) — source
4. Conference Report Substitute (committee substitute) — source
5. Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
6. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
7. Firearms Subcommittee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
8. Public Safety Amendment (committee substitute) — source
9. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/f59ef26d-a6a6-4422-9330-fac77a21c465. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).