HB201Introduced in the House of Delegates
School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.
Introduced by Laura Jane Cohen, District 15
What does this bill do?
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Official description
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 SB 109.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0088)
April 6, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
House of DelegatesStage: Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A) · February 25, 2026
64
Yes
33
No
2
Absent or Not Voting
99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hope | 1 | Yes |
| Adele McClure | 2 | Yes |
| Alfonso Lopez | 3 | Yes |
| Charniele Herring | 4 | Yes |
| Kirk McPike | 5 | Yes |
| Richard Sullivan | 6 | Yes |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | 7 | Yes |
| Irene Shin | 8 | Yes |
| Karrie Delaney | 9 | Yes |
| Dan Helmer | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101358D
Referred to Committee on Education
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB201)
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
Reported from Education (14-Y 7-N)
Read first time
Read second time and engrossed
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
Senate committee offered
Committee substitute printed 26108236D-S1
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB201)
Read third time
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 18-N 0-A)
Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB201ER)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB201)
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 88 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0088)
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