# Virginia HB158: Firearm locking device; required for sale or transfer of firearm.

Virginia HB158, Firearm locking device; required for sale or transfer of firearm., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Adele Y. McClure (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-19 (Left in Courts of Justice) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB158-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB158
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Firearm locking device; required for sale or transfer of firearm.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-01-02
- Last action: 2024-11-19, Left in Courts of Justice
- Sponsor: Adele Y. McClure (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (84 yes, 63 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Firearm locking device required for sale or transfer of firearm; warning against accessibility to children; penalty. Makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for any licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any firearm to any person other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer unless the transferee is provided with a locking device for that firearm and the firearm is accompanied by a warning, in conspicuous and legible type in capital letters printed on a separate sheet of paper included within the packaging enclosing the firearm, that firearms should be locked and kept away from children and that there may be civil and criminal liability for failing to do so. The bill provides exceptions for law-enforcement and governmental agencies. This bill incorporates HB 12.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Adele Y. McClure (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-01 | House | VOTE: Passage | pass | 51 | 49 |   |
| 2024-01-26 | House | Reported from Public Safety with substitute | pass | 12 | 10 |   |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024-01-15 | House | Referred from Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-01-15 | House | Referred to Committee on Public Safety (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2024-11-19: Left in Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2024-02-28: Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-02-12: Impact statement from DPB (HB158H1) (House)
- 2024-02-02: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2024-02-02: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2024-02-01: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N) (House)
- 2024-02-01: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 49-N) (House)
- 2024-01-31: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB158H1 (House)
- 2024-01-31: Committee substitute agreed to 24106293D-H1 (House)
- 2024-01-31: Read second time (House)
- 2024-01-30: Read first time (House)
- 2024-01-26: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (House)
- 2024-01-26: Incorporates HB12 (Jones) (House)
- 2024-01-26: Committee substitute printed 24106293D-H1 (House)
- 2024-01-25: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) (House)
- 2024-01-25: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered (House)
- 2024-01-16: Assigned PS sub: Firearms (House)
- 2024-01-16: Impact statement from DPB (HB158) (House)
- 2024-01-15: Referred to Committee on Public Safety (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-01-15: Referred from Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-01-02: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2024-01-02: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101536D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-02-01: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB158)
- Substitute, 2024-01-26: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB158)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB158)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB158-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).