Laura Jane Cohen
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 15
Primary
School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household. Requires each local school board to develop and implement a policy to require the annual notification of the parent of each student enrolled in the local school division, to be sent by email and, if applicable, SMS text message within 30 calendar days succeeding the first day of each school year, 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 requires each school board to make such parental notification available in multiple languages on its website. This bill is identical to SB 1048.
An Act to amend and reenact ยง 22.1-79.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.
Vetoed by Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Communicated to Governor
Governor's recommendation ruled not germane
Governor's recommendation received by House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on (date)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1678ER)
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1678)
Enrolled
Read third time
Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 5-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Read third time and passed House (55-Y 41-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Education (14-Y 7-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100390D
Referred to Committee on Education
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Governor's Veto Explanation | HTML |
| Governor's Recommendation | HTML |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
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| Unknown | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1678) |
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