Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2504
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to firearms
Subject: Firearms
Description: The purpose of this bill is to provide that any federal law which attempts to ban a semi-automatic firearm or to limit the size of a magazine of a firearm or other limitation on firearms in this state shall be unenforceable in West Virginia. The bill also authorizes the Attorney General to defend West Virginia citizens prosecuted for violation of such a federal law; provides a felony criminal penalty for persons who attempt to enforce such a federal law; and, provides for an effective date upon passage. This article is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
Session: 2013 Regular Session
Last Action: To House Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 15, 2013
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
11 sponsors: Randy Marcum;Troy Andes; Rupert Phillips Jr.; Joshua Nelson;Michael T. Ferro; Ryan Ferns; Harry Keith White; David Pethtel; Jeff Eldridge; Doug Skaff Jr.; Linda Goode Phillips;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 11% (11 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 15, 2013 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Feb 15, 2013 | To Judiciary then Finance |
| House | Feb 15, 2013 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 15, 2013 | To House Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
