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Passed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB5261

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Relating to the definition of small arms for purposes of taxation

Subject: Taxation

Description: The purpose of this bill is to expand the definition of small arms to include the receiver or frame for purposes of taxation.

Session: 2024 Regular Session

Last Action: Chapter 262, 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); Gary Howell (R); John Hardy (R); Chris Phillips (R); Pat McGeehan (R); Amy Summers (R); Michael Hite (R); Vernon Criss (R); Darren Thorne (R); Jordan Maynor (R); Brandon Steele (R);

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

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 22, 2024 Chapter 262, Acts, Regular Session, 2024
House Mar 7, 2024 Approved by Governor 3/6/2024 - House Journal
House Mar 7, 2024 Approved by Governor 3/6/2024
Senate Mar 6, 2024 Approved by Governor 3/6/2024 - Senate Journal
House Mar 1, 2024 To Governor 2/29/2024 - House Journal
House Mar 1, 2024 To Governor 2/29/2024
Senate Feb 29, 2024 To Governor 2/29/2024 - Senate Journal
House Feb 20, 2024 House received Senate message
Senate Feb 19, 2024 On 3rd reading
Senate Feb 19, 2024 Completed legislative action
Senate Feb 19, 2024 Communicated to House
Senate Feb 19, 2024 Effective July 1, 2024 (Roll No. 170)
Senate Feb 19, 2024 Passed Senate (Roll No. 170)
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 Effective July 1, 2024 (Roll No. 165)
House Feb 13, 2024 Passed House (Roll No. 164)
House Feb 13, 2024 Read 3rd time
House Feb 13, 2024 Communicated to Senate
House Feb 13, 2024 On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House Feb 12, 2024 Read 2nd time
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 Do pass
House Jan 29, 2024 To Judiciary
House Jan 29, 2024 To House Judiciary
House Jan 29, 2024 Introduced in House
House Jan 29, 2024 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Enrolled not available state link bill 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
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/13/2024 98 0 0 2 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) Absent
  • 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) Yea
  • Gearheart, Marty (R) Yea
  • Glasko-Tully, Heather (R) Yea
  • Green, David (R) Yea
  • Griffith, Rickey (D) Yea
  • Hall, Walter (R) Yea
  • Hamilton, Anitra (D) Yea
  • Hansen, Evan (D) Yea
  • 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) Yea
  • 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) Yea
  • Ridenour, William (R) Absent
  • Riley, Clay (R) Yea
  • Rohrbach, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Ross, Mark (R) Yea
  • Rowe, Larry (D) Yea
  • 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) Yea
  • Willis, Jimmy (R) Yea
  • Winzenreid, Diana (R) Yea
  • Worrell, Evan (R) Yea
  • Young, Kayla (D) Yea
  • Zatezalo, Mark (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/13/2024 96 0 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) Absent
  • Devault, Mike (R) Yea
  • Dillon, Henry (R) Absent
  • 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) Yea
  • Gearheart, Marty (R) Yea
  • Glasko-Tully, Heather (R) Yea
  • Green, David (R) Yea
  • Griffith, Rickey (D) Yea
  • Hall, Walter (R) Yea
  • Hamilton, Anitra (D) Yea
  • Hansen, Evan (D) Yea
  • 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) Yea
  • Linville, Daniel (R) Absent
  • 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) Yea
  • Ridenour, William (R) Absent
  • Riley, Clay (R) Yea
  • Rohrbach, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Ross, Mark (R) Yea
  • Rowe, Larry (D) Yea
  • 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) Yea
  • Willis, Jimmy (R) Yea
  • Winzenreid, Diana (R) Yea
  • Worrell, Evan (R) Yea
  • Young, Kayla (D) Yea
  • Zatezalo, Mark (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/19/2024 34 0 0 0 Yes
  • Azinger, Mike (R) Yea
  • Barrett, Jason (D) Yea
  • Blair, Craig (R) Yea
  • Boley, Donna (R) Yea
  • Caputo, Michael (D) Yea
  • 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
02/19/2024 34 0 0 0 Yes
  • Azinger, Mike (R) Yea
  • Barrett, Jason (D) Yea
  • Blair, Craig (R) Yea
  • Boley, Donna (R) Yea
  • Caputo, Michael (D) Yea
  • 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

Link: link to state bill page

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