Pending and enacted firearms legislation by state
This tracker displays legislation from the current session.
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Last action: Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal (2026-03-14)
Sponsor: Robbie Morris R
The purpose of this bill is to exempt volunteer fire departments and part time volunteer fire departments from regulations relating to the raffle and online raffle of vehicles.
Last action: Became law without Governor's signature- House Journal (2026-03-14)
Sponsor: Chris Phillips R
The purpose of this bill relates generally to authorizing security personnel employed by the State Treasurer to carry concealed weapons while performing his or her official duties.
Last action: Motion to take from the table rejected (Roll No. 410) (2026-03-12)
Sponsor: Tom Willis R
The purpose of this bill is to require a full adversarial hearing before a court of record before a respondent may be prohibited from possessing any firearm or ammunition, under mandatory provisions in protective order and then only by clear and convincing evidence. The bill also provides for automatic appeal by respondent.
Last action: To Judiciary (2026-03-04)
Sponsor: Tresa Howell R
The purpose of this bill is to update the period for obtaining a license to carry deadly weapons.
Last action: To Judiciary (2026-02-18)
Sponsor: Rupert Phillips R
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the automatic restoration of civil rights for certain nonviolent first offenders.
Last action: To Judiciary (2026-02-16)
Sponsor: Mark Maynard R
The purpose of this bill is to change West Virginia code to allow for the carry of a firearm or deadly weapon on the Capitol grounds and surrounding streets and sidewalks that border the capitol complex and the carrying of a firearm in the Capitol Building with certain exceptions.
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-02-13)
Sponsor: Chris Rose R
The purpose of this bill is to establish the "Second Amendment Reaffirmation and Protection Act."
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-02-12)
Sponsor: Chris Rose R
The purpose of this bill is to allow those persons 18-20 years of age to be permitted to carry a deadly weapon as those persons 21 and over are currently permitted to do.
Last action: To Judiciary (2026-02-11)
Sponsor: Anne Charnock R
The purpose of this bill is to make a first-degree murder of a minor conviction with a firearm punishable by life imprisonment without mercy.
Last action: To House Finance (2026-02-10)
Sponsor: Dave Foggin R
The purpose of this bill is to exempt sales of firearm suppressors from consumer sales and service tax.
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-02-09)
Sponsor: Lori Dittman R
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the definition of an antique firearm.
Last action: To Judiciary (2026-02-09)
Sponsor: Chris Rose R
The purpose of this bill is to create the Second Amendment Preservation Act. The bill states a short title; provides legislative findings; prohibits regulation of intrastate firearm sales and transfers; provides for civil and criminal penalties; authorizes Attorney General to defend and prosecute; and addresses sovereign immunity.
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-02-09)
Sponsor: Dean Jeffries R
The purpose of this bill is to allow for the carry of a firearm or deadly weapon on the Capitol grounds and surrounding streets and sidewalks that border the capitol complex and the carrying of a firearm in the Capitol Building with certain exceptions.
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-02-04)
Sponsor: Chris Anders R
The purpose of this bill is to change the West Virginia Code to allow the constitutional right of open carry on and in Capitol grounds.
Last action: To House Finance (2026-02-03)
Sponsor: Kayla Young D
The purpose of this bill is to exempt sales of tangible personal property to safely store firearms, including, but not limited to, safes and trigger locks from the consumer sales tax.
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-29)
Sponsor: Chris Anders R
The purpose of this bill is to create the Second Amendment Preservation Act. The bill states a short title; provides legislative findings; prohibits regulation of intrastate firearm sales and transfers; provides for civil and criminal penalties; authorizes Attorney General to defend and prosecute; and addresses sovereign immunity.
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-29)
Sponsor: Chris Anders R
The purpose of this bill is to require a full adversarial hearing before a court of record before a respondent may be prohibited from possessing any firearm or ammunition, under mandatory provisions in protective order and then only by clear and convincing evidence. The bill also provides for automatic appeal by respondent.
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-29)
Sponsor: Ian Masters R
The purpose of this bill relates generally to persons prohibited from possessing firearms.
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-29)
Sponsor: Chris Anders R
The purpose of this bill is to create the Protection of Firearm Owner Privacy and Prohibition of Registries Act.
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-29)
Sponsor: Chris Anders R
The purpose of this bill is to establish the "Second Amendment Reaffirmation and Protection Act."
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-21)
Sponsor: Chris Anders R
The purpose of this bill is to change the West Virginia Code to allow concealed carry on and in Capitol grounds.
Last action: To House Government Organization (2026-01-21)
Sponsor: Chris Anders R
The purpose of this bill is to provide that a hunting license is only required for public land.
Last action: To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism (2026-01-20)
Sponsor: Eric Brooks R
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the restriction on bear kills, when deer baiting is used during concurrent deer and bear hunting season.
Last action: To House Finance (2026-01-16)
Sponsor: Rick Hillenbrand R
The purpose of this bill is to reduce the cost of exercising the 2nd Amendment constitutional right.
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-15)
Sponsor: Doug Smith R
The purpose of this bill is to change the West Virginia code to allow concealed carry on and in Capitol grounds.
Last action: To House Education (2026-01-15)
Sponsor: Doug Smith R
The purpose of this bill is to authorize teachers in elementary or secondary schools to carry concealed firearms and be designated as a school protection officer (SPO).
Last action: To House Education (2026-01-14)
Sponsor: Chuck Horst R
The purpose of this bill is to allow persons who have a concealed carry license to carry a concealed handgun in or on the grounds of any primary or secondary educational facility.
Last action: To Judiciary (2026-01-14)
Sponsor: Eric Tarr R
The purpose of this bill is to require legislators and staff who hold a current concealed carry permit to register with the Capitol Police an intent to carry concealed firearms within the Capitol buildings.
Last action: To Judiciary (2026-01-14)
Sponsor: Rupert Phillips R
The purpose of this bill is to permit investigators in the State Tax Division to carry concealed weapons.
Last action: To Judiciary (2026-01-14)
Sponsor: Eric Tarr R
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the placing of limitations on a concealed carry permit; excluding an individual from being charged with a crime in certain circumstances; and adding a severability clause.
Last action: To House Finance (2026-01-14)
Sponsor: Chuck Horst R
The purpose of this bill is to exempt safe gun storage devices from state sales tax.
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-14)
Sponsor: Chuck Horst R
The purpose of this bill is to repeal the section of code making it unlawful to possess a fully automatic weapon.
Last action: To Banking and Insurance (2026-01-14)
Sponsor: Rupert Phillips R
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit financial institutions from discriminating against firearms businesses. The bill specifies civil remedies. The bill provides for attorneys fees and costs for a successful action. The bill provides for a statute of limitations on civil actions. The bill provides for potential loss of state business to a financial institution found to have violated this article. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date.
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-14)
Sponsor: Kathie Crouse R
The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the right to bear arms is a constitutional right and to provide when persons convicted of non-violent crimes may have their rights to bear arms reinstated. The bill also clarifies what constitutes a crime of violence and provides protection for residents in the exercise of their constitutional rights.
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