HB 1462 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty.

Summary
Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty. Provides that no person shall leave, place, or store a handgun in an unattended motor vehicle, as defined in the bill, when such handgun is visible to any person who is outside such motor vehicle. The bill provides that any person violating such prohibition is subject to a civil penalty of no more than $500 and such unattended motor vehicle may be subject to removal for safekeeping. This bill is identical to SB 447.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 19, 2024 Vetoed Mar 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 8, 2024

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 20, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 17, 2024
Vetoed
House sustained Governor's veto
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1462ER)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (7-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 46-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Firearms
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24105291D
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors