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Passed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB4782

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Preventing municipalities from targeting protected businesses with planning and zoning ordinances more restrictive than those placed upon other businesses.

Subject: Municipalities

Description: The purpose of this bill is to prevent municipalities from targeting protected businesses with planning and zoning ordinances more restrictive than those placed upon other businesses. The bill shall be known as the Second Amendment Business Protection Act.

Session: 2024 Regular Session

Last Action: Chapter 268, Acts, Regular Session, 2024

Last Action Date: April 22, 2024

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: Chuck Horst (R); Geno Chiarelli (R); Amy Summers (R); Eric Householder (R); Laura Kimble (R); Chris Phillips (R); Michael Hite (R); Jordan Maynor (R); John Hardy (R); Gary Howell (R); Paul Espinosa (R);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 11% (11 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 22, 2024 Chapter 268, Acts, Regular Session, 2024
House Mar 27, 2024 Approved by Governor 3/27/24
House Mar 21, 2024 To Governor 3/21/2024
House Mar 9, 2024 To Governor 3/21/2024 - House Journal
Senate Mar 9, 2024 To Governor 3/21/2024 - Senate Journal
House Mar 9, 2024 Approved by Governor 3/27/24 - House Journal
Senate Mar 9, 2024 Approved by Governor 3/27/2024 - Senate Journal
Senate Mar 4, 2024 House Message received
House Mar 1, 2024 Communicated to Senate
House Mar 1, 2024 Completed legislative action
House Mar 1, 2024 House concurred in Senate amendment (Roll No. 422)
House Mar 1, 2024 Immediate consideration
Senate Feb 19, 2024 On 3rd reading with right to amend
Senate Feb 19, 2024 Senate requests House to concur
Senate Feb 19, 2024 Title amendment adopted
Senate Feb 19, 2024 Passed Senate (Roll No. 167)
Senate Feb 19, 2024 Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
Senate Feb 19, 2024 Read 3rd time
Senate Feb 16, 2024 Read 2nd time
Senate Feb 16, 2024 On 2nd reading
Senate Feb 15, 2024 Read 1st time
Senate Feb 15, 2024 On 1st reading
Senate Feb 14, 2024 Committee reference dispensed
Senate Feb 14, 2024 Introduced in Senate
House Feb 13, 2024 On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House Feb 13, 2024 Communicated to Senate
House Feb 13, 2024 Passed House (Roll No. 160)
House Feb 13, 2024 Read 3rd time
House Feb 12, 2024 Read 2nd time
House Feb 12, 2024 Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House Feb 12, 2024 Amendment reported by the Clerk
House Feb 12, 2024 On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House Feb 9, 2024 On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House Feb 9, 2024 Read 1st time
House Feb 8, 2024 By substitute, do pass
House Jan 31, 2024 To House Judiciary
House Jan 31, 2024 Do pass, but first to Judiciary
House Jan 16, 2024 To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
House Jan 16, 2024 To House Political Subdivisions
House Jan 16, 2024 Introduced in House
House Jan 16, 2024 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Enrolled not available state link bill text
Engrossed not available state link bill text
Comm Sub not available state link bill text
Introduced not available state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
hb4782 sfat tarr _1 2-19 hb4782 sfat tarr _1 2-19 Feb 19, 2024 State Link amendment text No
hb4782 sfa tarr _1 2-19 hb4782 sfa tarr _1 2-19 Feb 19, 2024 State Link amendment text No
hb4782 sfat tarr _1 2-19 adopted hb4782 sfat tarr _1 2-19 adopted Feb 19, 2024 State Link amendment text Yes
hb4782 sfa tarr _1 2-19 adopted hb4782 sfa tarr _1 2-19 adopted Feb 19, 2024 State Link amendment text Yes
hb4782 hfa horst 2-10 _1 hb4782 hfa horst 2-10 _1 Feb 10, 2024 State Link amendment text No
hb4782 hfa horst 2-10 _1 adopted hb4782 hfa horst 2-10 _1 adopted Feb 10, 2024 State Link amendment text Yes
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/13/2024 92 8 0 0 Yes
  • Adkins, David (R) Yea
  • Akers, James (R) Yea
  • Anderson, William (R) Yea
  • Barnhart, Trenton (R) Yea
  • Bridges, Jordan (R) Yea
  • Brooks, Eric (R) Yea
  • Burkhammer, Adam (R) Yea
  • Butler, Jim (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Cannon, Jarred (R) Yea
  • Chiarelli, Eugene (R) Yea
  • Clark, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Clark, Wayne (R) Yea
  • Coop-Gonzalez, Elias (R) Yea
  • Cooper, Roy (R) Yea
  • Criss, Adrian (R) Yea
  • Crouse, Kathie (R) Yea
  • Dean, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Devault, Mike (R) Yea
  • Dillon, Henry (R) Yea
  • Dittman, Lori (R) Yea
  • Ellington, Joe (R) Yea
  • Espinosa, Paul (R) Yea
  • Fast, Tom (R) Yea
  • Fehrenbacher, Bob (R) Yea
  • Ferrell, Dana (R) Yea
  • Fluharty, Shawn (D) Yea
  • Foggin, Dave (R) Yea
  • Forsht, Donald (R) Yea
  • Foster, Geoff (R) Yea
  • Garcia, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Gearheart, Marty (R) Yea
  • Glasko-Tully, Heather (R) Yea
  • Green, David (R) Yea
  • Griffith, Rickey (D) Yea
  • Hall, Walter (R) Yea
  • Hamilton, Anitra (D) Nay
  • Hansen, Evan (D) Nay
  • Hanshaw, Roger (R) Yea
  • Hardy, John (R) Yea
  • Heckert, Scot (R) Yea
  • Hillenbrand, Rick (R) Yea
  • Hite, Michael (R) Yea
  • Holstein, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Hornbuckle, Sean (D) Yea
  • Hornby, Michael (R) Yea
  • Horst, Charles (R) Yea
  • Hott, John (R) Yea
  • Householder, Eric (R) Yea
  • Howell, Gary (R) Yea
  • Jeffries, Warren (R) Yea
  • Jennings, D. Roland (R) Yea
  • Kelly, David (R) Yea
  • Kimble, Laura (R) Yea
  • Kirby, Todd (R) Yea
  • Kump, Larry (R) Yea
  • Lewis, Hollis (D) Nay
  • Linville, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Longanacre, William (R) Yea
  • Lucas, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Mallow, Phil (R) Yea
  • Marple, Keith (R) Yea
  • Martin, Carl (R) Yea
  • Maynor, Jordan (R) Yea
  • McGeehan, Pat (R) Yea
  • Miller, George (R) Yea
  • Moore, Erica (R) Yea
  • Nestor, William (R) Yea
  • Petitto, Mickey (R) Yea
  • Phillips, Chris (R) Yea
  • Pinson, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Pritt, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Pritt, David (D) Yea
  • Pushkin, Mike (D) Nay
  • Ridenour, William (R) Yea
  • Riley, Clay (R) Yea
  • Rohrbach, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Ross, Mark (R) Yea
  • Rowe, Larry (D) Nay
  • Schaaf-Mazzocchi, Margitta (R) Yea
  • Shamblin, Andy (R) Yea
  • Sheedy, Charles (R) Yea
  • Smith, Douglas (R) Yea
  • Statler, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Steele, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Stephens, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Street, George (R) Yea
  • Summers, Amy (R) Yea
  • Thorne, Darren (R) Yea
  • Toney, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Vance, Adam (R) Yea
  • Ward, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Warner, Debbie (R) Yea
  • Westfall, Steve (R) Yea
  • Williams, John (D) Nay
  • Willis, Jimmy (R) Yea
  • Winzenreid, Diana (R) Yea
  • Worrell, Evan (R) Yea
  • Young, Kayla (D) Nay
  • Zatezalo, Mark (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/19/2024 33 1 0 0 Yes
  • Azinger, Mike (R) Yea
  • Barrett, Jason (D) Yea
  • Blair, Craig (R) Yea
  • Boley, Donna (R) Yea
  • Caputo, Michael (D) Nay
  • Clements, Charles (R) Yea
  • Deeds, Vince (R) Yea
  • Grady, Amy (R) Yea
  • Hamilton, Bill (R) Yea
  • Hunt, Mark (D) Yea
  • Jeffries, Glenn (D) Yea
  • Karnes, Robert (R) Yea
  • Maroney, Michael (R) Yea
  • Martin, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Maynard, Mark (R) Yea
  • Nelson, Fredrik (R) Yea
  • Oliverio, Mike (R) Yea
  • Phillips, Rupert (D) Yea
  • Plymale, Robert (D) Yea
  • Queen, Bennett (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Rollan (R) Yea
  • Rucker, Patricia (R) Yea
  • Smith, Randy (R) Yea
  • Stover, David (R) Yea
  • Stuart, Mike (R) Yea
  • Swope, William (R) Yea
  • Takubo, Tamejiro (R) Yea
  • Tarr, Eric (R) Yea
  • Taylor, John (R) Yea
  • Trump, Charles (R) Yea
  • Wakim Chapman, Laura (R) Yea
  • Weld, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Woelfel, Michael (D) Yea
  • Woodrum, Jack (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/1/2024 86 10 0 4 Yes
  • Adkins, David (R) Yea
  • Akers, James (R) Yea
  • Anderson, William (R) Yea
  • Barnhart, Trenton (R) Yea
  • Bridges, Jordan (R) Yea
  • Brooks, Eric (R) Yea
  • Burkhammer, Adam (R) Yea
  • Butler, Jim (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Cannon, Jarred (R) Yea
  • Chiarelli, Eugene (R) Yea
  • Clark, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Clark, Wayne (R) Yea
  • Coop-Gonzalez, Elias (R) Yea
  • Cooper, Roy (R) Yea
  • Criss, Adrian (R) Yea
  • Crouse, Kathie (R) Yea
  • Dean, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Devault, Mike (R) Yea
  • Dillon, Henry (R) Yea
  • Dittman, Lori (R) Yea
  • Ellington, Joe (R) Yea
  • Espinosa, Paul (R) Yea
  • Fast, Tom (R) Yea
  • Fehrenbacher, Bob (R) Yea
  • Ferrell, Dana (R) Yea
  • Fluharty, Shawn (D) Yea
  • Foggin, Dave (R) Yea
  • Forsht, Donald (R) Yea
  • Foster, Geoff (R) Yea
  • Garcia, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Gearheart, Marty (R) Yea
  • Glasko-Tully, Heather (R) Yea
  • Green, David (R) Yea
  • Griffith, Rickey (D) Nay
  • Hall, Walter (R) Yea
  • Hamilton, Anitra (D) Nay
  • Hansen, Evan (D) Nay
  • Hanshaw, Roger (R) Yea
  • Hardy, John (R) Yea
  • Heckert, Scot (R) Yea
  • Hillenbrand, Rick (R) Yea
  • Hite, Michael (R) Yea
  • Holstein, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Hornbuckle, Sean (D) Nay
  • Hornby, Michael (R) Yea
  • Horst, Charles (R) Yea
  • Hott, John (R) Yea
  • Householder, Eric (R) Yea
  • Howell, Gary (R) Yea
  • Jeffries, Warren (R) Yea
  • Jennings, D. Roland (R) Yea
  • Kelly, David (R) Yea
  • Kimble, Laura (R) Yea
  • Kirby, Todd (R) Yea
  • Kump, Larry (R) Yea
  • Lewis, Hollis (D) Nay
  • Linville, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Longanacre, William (R) Yea
  • Lucas, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Mallow, Phil (R) Yea
  • Marple, Keith (R) Yea
  • Martin, Carl (R) Absent
  • Maynor, Jordan (R) Yea
  • McGeehan, Pat (R) Yea
  • Miller, George (R) Yea
  • Moore, Erica (R) Yea
  • Nestor, William (R) Yea
  • Petitto, Mickey (R) Yea
  • Phillips, Chris (R) Yea
  • Pinson, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Pritt, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Pritt, David (D) Yea
  • Pushkin, Mike (D) Nay
  • Ridenour, William (R) Yea
  • Riley, Clay (R) Yea
  • Rohrbach, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Ross, Mark (R) Yea
  • Rowe, Larry (D) Nay
  • Schaaf-Mazzocchi, Margitta (R) Absent
  • Shamblin, Andy (R) Yea
  • Sheedy, Charles (R) Absent
  • Smith, Douglas (R) Yea
  • Statler, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Steele, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Stephens, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Street, George (R) Absent
  • Summers, Amy (R) Yea
  • Thorne, Darren (R) Yea
  • Toney, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Vance, Adam (R) Yea
  • Ward, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Warner, Debbie (R) Yea
  • Westfall, Steve (R) Yea
  • Williams, John (D) Nay
  • Willis, Jimmy (R) Yea
  • Winzenreid, Diana (R) Yea
  • Worrell, Evan (R) Yea
  • Young, Kayla (D) Nay
  • Zatezalo, Mark (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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