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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 HB 110. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 496 | Virginia SB 496 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 496 (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 HB 110.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Conference Report (committee substitute) — source
- Conference Report Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Public Safety Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Senator Marsden Amendments (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- S Senate requested second conference committee — 21–18 (pass) · upper
- Concur House Substitute R — 0–40 (fail) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 9–5 (pass) · upper
- Accede Conference Committee R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 63–36 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 20–19 (pass) · upper
- Adopt Conference Committee Report R — 21–18 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Public Safety with substitute — 15–7 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments — 9–6 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 60–36 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- David W. Marsden — primary (person)
- Adam P. Ebbin — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104067D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-01-20 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB496)
- 2026-01-26 Senate committee offered
- 2026-01-26 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-27 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-01-27 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-01-27 Rules suspended
- 2026-01-27 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-01-27 Passed by for the day
- 2026-01-28 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-01-28 Committee substitute printed 26106227D-S1
substitution - 2026-01-28 Passed by for the day
- 2026-01-29 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-01-29 Passed by for the day
- 2026-01-30 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-01-30 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-02 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-02 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-03 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-03 Motion to recommit to Courts of Justice agreed to
- 2026-02-03 Recommitted to Courts of Justice
- 2026-02-05 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB496)
- 2026-02-11 Senate committee offered
- 2026-02-11 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-13 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-13 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 2026-02-13 Floor offered Senator Marsden Amendments
- 2026-02-13 Senator Marsden Amendments withdrawn
amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal - 2026-02-13 Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
amendment-passage - 2026-02-13 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote)
substitution - 2026-02-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB496)
- 2026-02-16 Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-19 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-19 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-19 Referred to Committee on Public Safety
referral-committee - 2026-02-27 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-02 Committee substitute printed 26108965D-H1
substitution - 2026-03-03 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-03-04 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB496)
- 2026-03-04 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-04 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-03-04 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-03-04 Passed House with substitute (63-Y 36-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-06 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-09 House insisted on substitute
substitution - 2026-03-09 House requested conference committee
referral-committee - 2026-03-10 Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-10 Conferees appointed by Senate
- 2026-03-10 Senate Conferees: Marsden, Surovell, Obenshain
- 2026-03-12 Conferees appointed by House
- 2026-03-12 House Conferees: Laufer, Clark, Morefield
- 2026-03-13 Conferees appointed by House
- 2026-03-13 House Conferees: Laufer, Simon, Morefield
- 2026-03-13 House Conferees: Laufer, Simon, Morefield
- 2026-03-14 Conference Report released
- 2026-03-14 Conference Report released
- 2026-03-14 Senate requested second conference committee (21-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 Second Conference Report released
- 2026-03-14 House acceded to request for second conference committee
- 2026-03-14 Conferees appointed by House
- 2026-03-14 House Conferees: Laufer, Simon, Morefield
- 2026-03-14 Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 36-N 0-A)
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-14 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-17 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB496)
- 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB496ER)
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 - 2026-04-07 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB496)
- 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 561 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0561)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0d648ba5-0a07-4671-bc00-439eb9e54ef5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).