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HB1608Introduced in the House of Delegates

Public Safety - Firearms - Storage Requirements

IntroducedHouse Judiciary

Introduced by Sandy Bartlett, District 32

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Altering a certain provision of law that prohibits a person from storing or leaving a certain firearm in a location if the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised minor is likely to gain access to the firearm; requiring an authorized individual to store a firearm in a certain secure storage depository at a certain time; prohibiting a certain individual from violating a certain firearm storage requirement; etc.

Where it stands

Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.

March 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  2. Rereferred to Judiciary

  3. Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.

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