Stella Pekarsky
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 36
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 HB 1678.
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
Passed by for the day
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
Signed by President
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1048)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1048ER)
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Read third time
Passed House (54-Y 42-N)
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Reported from Education (14-Y 6-N)
Referred to Committee on Education
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Engrossed by Senate
Read second time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1048)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103031D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Governor's Veto Explanation | HTML |
| Governor's Recommendation | HTML |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1048) | PDF PDF |
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