# Virginia SB109: School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.

Virginia SB109, School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0089)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB109
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-02
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0089)
- Sponsor: Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 11 (235 yes, 108 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 HB 201.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Parents get yearly drug and firearm notices: benefit, low. Virginia local school boards must email each student's parent a safety notice within 30 calendar days after each school year starts. They must also send a text message when applicable. Notices cover secure prescription drug storage and parents' legal responsibility to safely store household firearm…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 20 | 20 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 21 | 19 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 64 | 35 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Reported from Education with amendment(s) | pass | 15 | 7 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 7 | 3 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 21 | 18 |   |
| 2026-01-26 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-23 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 8 | 6 |   |

## Actions (38)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0089) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 89 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB109) (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB109ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-10: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-04: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 20-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Delegate Cohen Floor substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-02: committee amendments rejected (House)
- 2026-03-02: Read third time (House)
- 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB109) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Floor Offered (House)
- 2026-03-02: Floor substitute printed 26108675D-H1 (Cohen) (House)
- 2026-02-27: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-25: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-02-24: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB109) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-02-03: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-03: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-27: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Engrossed by Senate (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-02: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-02: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100638D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216292.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216291.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198759.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198758.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-03-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187408.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187407.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179276.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177971.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082893.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082892.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/1216292.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216291.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198759.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198758.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187408.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187407.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179276.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177971.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082893.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082892.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-SB109-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).