WV
Pending
SB963
Last action: Motion to take from the table rejected (Roll No. 410) (2026-03-12)
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.
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WV
Pending
HB5660
Last action: To Judiciary (2026-03-04)
The purpose of this bill is to update the period for obtaining a license to carry deadly weapons.
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WV
Pending
SB984
Last action: To Judiciary (2026-02-18)
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the automatic restoration of civil rights for certain nonviolent first offenders.
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WV
Pending
SB948
Last action: To Judiciary (2026-02-16)
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.
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WV
Pending
SB478
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-02-13)
The purpose of this bill is to establish the "Second Amendment Reaffirmation and Protection Act."
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WV
Pending
SB30
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-02-12)
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.
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WV
Pending
SB920
Last action: To Judiciary (2026-02-11)
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.
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WV
Pending
HB5397
Last action: To House Finance (2026-02-10)
The purpose of this bill is to exempt sales of firearm suppressors from consumer sales and service tax.
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WV
Pending
HB5344
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-02-09)
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the definition of an antique firearm.
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WV
Pending
SB850
Last action: To Judiciary (2026-02-09)
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.
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WV
Pending
HB5371
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-02-09)
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.
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WV
Pending
HB5170
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-02-04)
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.
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WV
Pending
HB5114
Last action: To House Finance (2026-02-03)
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.
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WV
Pending
HB4920
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-29)
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.
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WV
Pending
HB4923
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-29)
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.
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WV
Pending
HB4974
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-29)
The purpose of this bill relates generally to persons prohibited from possessing firearms.
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WV
Pending
HB4931
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-29)
The purpose of this bill is to create the Protection of Firearm Owner Privacy and Prohibition of Registries Act.
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WV
Pending
HB4926
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-29)
The purpose of this bill is to establish the "Second Amendment Reaffirmation and Protection Act."
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WV
Pending
HB4685
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-21)
The purpose of this bill is to change the West Virginia Code to allow concealed carry on and in Capitol grounds.
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WV
Pending
HB4686
Last action: To House Government Organization (2026-01-21)
The purpose of this bill is to provide that a hunting license is only required for public land.
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WV
Pending
HB4559
Last action: To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism (2026-01-20)
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.
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WV
Pending
HB4445
Last action: To House Finance (2026-01-16)
The purpose of this bill is to reduce the cost of exercising the 2nd Amendment constitutional right.
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WV
Pending
HB4370
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-15)
The purpose of this bill is to change the West Virginia code to allow concealed carry on and in Capitol grounds.
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WV
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HB4372
Last action: To House Education (2026-01-15)
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).
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Pending
HB4093
Last action: To House Education (2026-01-14)
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.
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WV
Pending
SB33
Last action: To Judiciary (2026-01-14)
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.
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WV
Pending
SB81
Last action: To Judiciary (2026-01-14)
The purpose of this bill is to permit investigators in the State Tax Division to carry concealed weapons.
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Pending
SB37
Last action: To Judiciary (2026-01-14)
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.
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WV
Pending
HB4184
Last action: To House Finance (2026-01-14)
The purpose of this bill is to exempt safe gun storage devices from state sales tax.
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Pending
HB4185
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-14)
The purpose of this bill is to repeal the section of code making it unlawful to possess a fully automatic weapon.
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WV
Pending
SB78
Last action: To Banking and Insurance (2026-01-14)
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.
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WV
Pending
HB4051
Last action: To House Judiciary (2026-01-14)
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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