# Virginia HB201: School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.

Virginia HB201, School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0088)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB201
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0088)
- Sponsor: Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 9 (216 yes, 102 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

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.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Parents receive yearly household safety notices: benefit, low. Virginia school boards must email every enrolled student's parent within 30 calendar days after each school year starts. They must also send texts when applicable and post the notice in multiple languages on their websites. Notices cover secure storage of prescription drugs, parents' firearm-storag…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 64 | 33 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Education and Health Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 20 | 18 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 9 | 6 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 62 | 35 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 14 | 7 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 3 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0088) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 88 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB201) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB201ER) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-25: Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-23: Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 18-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB201) (House)
- 2026-02-20: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Committee substitute printed 26108236D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-02: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2026-01-30: Read first time (House)
- 2026-01-28: Reported from Education (14-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB201) (House)
- 2026-01-07: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101358D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216272.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216271.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181659.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181658.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170642.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169974.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170641.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169973.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083045.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083043.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216272.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216271.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181659.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181658.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170642.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169974.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170641.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169973.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083045.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083043.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB201-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).