Bill Sponsor
Virginia House Bill 1678
Session 2025
School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.
Active
Active
Vetoed by Governor on May 2, 2025
First Action
Jan 3, 2025
Latest Action
May 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1678
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (3)
Senate Votes (3)
Motion Text
Read third time and passed House (55-Y 41-N)
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Summary
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.
Documents (2)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1678)
05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Vetoed by Governor
04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
04/02/2025
House
Communicated to Governor
04/02/2025
House
Governor's recommendation ruled not germane
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation received by House
02/18/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
02/18/2025
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on (date)
02/15/2025
Senate
Signed by President
02/12/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
02/12/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1678)
02/12/2025
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1678ER)
02/12/2025
House
Enrolled
02/10/2025
Senate
Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
02/10/2025
Senate
Read third time
02/07/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
02/07/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
02/07/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
02/06/2025
Senate
Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 5-N)
01/22/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/22/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
01/21/2025
House
Read third time and passed House (55-Y 41-N)
01/20/2025
House
Read second time and engrossed
01/17/2025
House
Read first time
01/15/2025
House
Reported from Education (14-Y 7-N)
01/14/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
01/10/2025
House
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
01/03/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Education
01/03/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100390D
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Record Created
Jan 7, 2025 2:21:10 AM
Record Updated
Oct 13, 2025 2:29:10 PM