2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1678: School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.

Legislative 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.

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Bill History

1/3/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100390D
House of Delegates
1/3/2025
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
1/10/2025
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
House of Delegates
1/14/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/15/2025
Reported from Education (14-Y 7-N)
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/20/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Read third time and passed House (55-Y 41-N)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/22/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/6/2025
Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 5-N)
Senate
2/7/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/7/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/7/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/10/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/10/2025
Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Senate
2/12/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1678ER)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1678)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/15/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/18/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on (date)
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Governor's recommendation received by House
4/2/2025
Governor's recommendation ruled not germane
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Communicated to Governor
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2/10/2025
21
Yea
18
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
2/7/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 5-N)
2/6/2025
9
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education (14-Y 7-N)
1/15/2025
14
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/14/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(2/12/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text2/12/20259.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/3/202510.4 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20251.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/12/2025109.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/7/2025108.8 KB