States / Virginia / SB 109

SB 109 Enacted

School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household. Requires each school board to develop and implement a policy to require the annual notification of the parent of each student enrolled in the school division, to be sent by email and, if applicable, SMS text message, 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 also requires each parental notification to include information on (a) relevant state laws and regulations relating to safe firearm storage and child access to firearms and (b) firearm-related accidents, injuries, and deaths, including current statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or an equivalent nationally recognized entity or organization on youth firearm fatality rates.

Finally, the bill requires each school board to make such parental notification available in multiple languages on its website. This bill is identical to HB 201.

Chamber
Senate
Introduced
Jan 2, 2026
Last action
Apr 6, 2026 — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0089)
Session
2026
Momentum
84 · Very high