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Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2017

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Rewriting the Criminal Code

Subject: Crime

Description: Rewriting the Criminal Code

Session: 2021 Regular Session

Last Action: To House Judiciary

Last Action Date: April 8, 2021

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: Brandon Steele (R); David Kelly (R); Bryan Ward (R); Barry Bruce (R); George Miller (R); Guy Ward (R); Austin Haynes (R); Steve Westfall (R); Joshua Higginbotham (R); Doug Smith (R); Charlie Reynolds (R);

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

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 8, 2021 House received Senate message
Senate Apr 8, 2021 Senate requests House to concur
Senate Apr 8, 2021 Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 375)
Senate Apr 8, 2021 Read 3rd time
Senate Apr 8, 2021 On 3rd reading
House Apr 8, 2021 To House Judiciary
House Apr 8, 2021 To Judiciary
Senate Apr 7, 2021 Read 2nd time
Senate Apr 7, 2021 On 2nd reading
Senate Apr 7, 2021 Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
Senate Apr 6, 2021 On 1st reading
Senate Apr 6, 2021 Read 1st time
Senate Apr 5, 2021 Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
Senate Apr 1, 2021 Introduced in Senate
Senate Apr 1, 2021 To Judiciary
Senate Apr 1, 2021 To Judiciary
House Mar 31, 2021 Passed House (Roll No. 386)
House Mar 31, 2021 On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House Mar 31, 2021 Placed at foot of bills on third reading
House Mar 31, 2021 Amendment reported by the Clerk
House Mar 31, 2021 Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House Mar 31, 2021 Read 3rd time
House Mar 31, 2021 Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House Mar 31, 2021 Communicated to Senate
House Mar 30, 2021 On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House Mar 30, 2021 Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House Mar 30, 2021 Amendment to amendment adopted (Voice)
House Mar 30, 2021 Amendment to amendment rejected
House Mar 30, 2021 Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 344)
House Mar 30, 2021 Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 343)
House Mar 30, 2021 Read 2nd time
House Mar 29, 2021 On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House Mar 29, 2021 Read 1st time
House Mar 26, 2021 By substitute, do pass
House Feb 10, 2021 To Judiciary
House Feb 10, 2021 To House Judiciary
House Feb 10, 2021 Introduced in House
House Feb 10, 2021 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed 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
HB2017 S JUD AM _1 adopted HB2017 S JUD AM _1 adopted Apr 7, 2021 State Link amendment text Yes
HB2017 S JUD AM _1 HB2017 S JUD AM _1 Apr 5, 2021 State Link amendment text No
HB2017 S JUD AMT _1 4-1 HB2017 S JUD AMT _1 4-1 Apr 1, 2021 State Link amendment text No
HB2017 S JUD AMT _1 4-1 adopted HB2017 S JUD AMT _1 4-1 adopted Apr 1, 2021 State Link amendment text Yes
HB2017 HFA LINVILLE AND STEELE 3-31 _1 HB2017 HFA LINVILLE AND STEELE 3-31 _1 Mar 31, 2021 State Link amendment text No
HB2017 HFAT CAPITO 3-31 HB2017 HFAT CAPITO 3-31 Mar 31, 2021 State Link amendment text No
HB2017 HFA CAPITO 3-30 _1 HB2017 HFA CAPITO 3-30 _1 Mar 30, 2021 State Link amendment text No
HB2017 HFA YOUNG _ FLEISCHAUER 3-30 _2 HB2017 HFA YOUNG _ FLEISCHAUER 3-30 _2 Mar 30, 2021 State Link amendment text No
HB2017 HFA PUSHKIN 3-30 HB2017 HFA PUSHKIN 3-30 Mar 30, 2021 State Link amendment text No
HB2017 HFA FLUHARTY, YOUNG _ FLEISCHAUER 3-30 HB2017 HFA FLUHARTY, YOUNG _ FLEISCHAUER 3-30 Mar 30, 2021 State Link amendment text No
HB2017 HFA YOUNG _ FLEISCHAUER 3-30 _1 HB2017 HFA YOUNG _ FLEISCHAUER 3-30 _1 Mar 30, 2021 State Link amendment text No
HB2017 HFA GARCIA 3-30 HB2017 HFA GARCIA 3-30 Mar 30, 2021 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
03/30/2021 24 74 0 0 No
  • Anderson, William (R) Nay
  • Barach, James (D) Yea
  • Barnhart, Trenton (R) Nay
  • Barrett, Jason (D) Nay
  • Bates, Mick (D) Yea
  • Booth, Josh (R) Nay
  • Bridges, Jordan (R) Nay
  • Brown, Nathan (D) Yea
  • Bruce, Barry (R) Nay
  • Burkhammer, Adam (R) Nay
  • Capito, Moore (R) Nay
  • Clark, Wayne (R) Nay
  • Conley, Roger (R) Nay
  • Cooper, Roy (R) Nay
  • Criss, Adrian (R) Nay
  • Dean, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Diserio, Phillip (D) Yea
  • Doyle, John (D) Yea
  • Ellington, Joe (R) Nay
  • Espinosa, Paul (R) Nay
  • Evans, Edward (D) Yea
  • Fast, Tom (R) Nay
  • Ferrell, Dana (R) Nay
  • Fleischauer, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Fluharty, Shawn (D) Yea
  • Forsht, Donald (R) Nay
  • Foster, Geoff (R) Nay
  • Garcia, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Gearheart, Marty (R) Nay
  • Glasko-Tully, Heather (R) Nay
  • Graves, Dianna (R) Nay
  • Griffith, Rickey (D) Yea
  • Hamrick, Danny (R) Nay
  • Hanna, Caleb (R) Nay
  • Hansen, Evan (D) Yea
  • Hanshaw, Roger (R) Nay
  • Hardy, John (R) Nay
  • Haynes, Austin (R) Nay
  • Higginbotham, Joshua (R) Nay
  • Holstein, Joshua (R) Nay
  • Hornbuckle, Sean (D) Yea
  • Horst, Charles (R) Nay
  • Hott, John (R) Nay
  • Householder, Eric (R) Nay
  • Howell, Gary (R) Nay
  • Jeffries, Joseph (R) Nay
  • Jeffries, Warren (R) Nay
  • Jennings, D. Roland (R) Nay
  • Keaton, Nicholas (R) Nay
  • Kelly, David (R) Nay
  • Kelly, John (R) Nay
  • Kessinger, Kayla (R) Nay
  • Kimble, Laura (R) Nay
  • Kimes, Dennis (R) Nay
  • Linville, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Longanacre, William (R) Nay
  • Lovejoy, Chad (D) Yea
  • Mallow, Phil (R) Nay
  • Mandt, John (R) Nay
  • Martin, Patrick (R) Nay
  • Maynard, Zachery (R) Nay
  • McGeehan, Pat (R) Nay
  • Miller, George (R) Nay
  • Nestor, William (R) Yea
  • Pack, Jeffrey (R) Nay
  • Paynter, Anthony (R) Nay
  • Pethtel, David (D) Yea
  • Phillips, Chris (R) Nay
  • Pinson, Jonathan (R) Nay
  • Pritt, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Pushkin, Mike (D) Yea
  • Queen, Bennett (R) Nay
  • Reed, Kenneth (R) Nay
  • Reynolds, Charles (R) Nay
  • Riley, Clay (R) Nay
  • Rohrbach, Matthew (R) Nay
  • Rowan, Ruth (R) Nay
  • Rowe, Larry (D) Yea
  • Schaaf-Mazzocchi, Margitta (R) Nay
  • Skaff, Doug (D) Yea
  • Smith, Douglas (R) Nay
  • Statler, Joseph (R) Nay
  • Steele, Brandon (R) Nay
  • Storch, Erikka (R) Nay
  • Summers, Amy (R) Nay
  • Sypolt, Terrishie (R) Nay
  • Thompson, Robert (D) Yea
  • Toney, Christopher (R) Nay
  • Walker, Danielle (D) Yea
  • Wamsley, Johnnie (R) Nay
  • Ward, Bryan (R) Nay
  • Ward, Guy (R) Nay
  • Westfall, Steve (R) Nay
  • Williams, John (D) Yea
  • Worrell, Evan (R) Nay
  • Young, Kayla (D) Yea
  • Zatezalo, Mark (R) Nay
  • Zukoff, Lisa (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/30/2021 46 53 0 0 No
  • Anderson, William (R) Nay
  • Barach, James (D) Yea
  • Barnhart, Trenton (R) Nay
  • Barrett, Jason (D) Yea
  • Bates, Mick (D) Yea
  • Boggs, Brent (D) Nay
  • Booth, Josh (R) Yea
  • Bridges, Jordan (R) Yea
  • Brown, Nathan (D) Yea
  • Bruce, Barry (R) Nay
  • Burkhammer, Adam (R) Nay
  • Capito, Moore (R) Yea
  • Clark, Wayne (R) Nay
  • Conley, Roger (R) Nay
  • Cooper, Roy (R) Nay
  • Criss, Adrian (R) Nay
  • Dean, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Diserio, Phillip (D) Yea
  • Doyle, John (D) Yea
  • Ellington, Joe (R) Nay
  • Espinosa, Paul (R) Nay
  • Evans, Edward (D) Yea
  • Fast, Tom (R) Nay
  • Ferrell, Dana (R) Nay
  • Fleischauer, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Fluharty, Shawn (D) Yea
  • Forsht, Donald (R) Yea
  • Foster, Geoff (R) Nay
  • Garcia, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Gearheart, Marty (R) Nay
  • Glasko-Tully, Heather (R) Nay
  • Graves, Dianna (R) Nay
  • Griffith, Rickey (D) Yea
  • Hamrick, Danny (R) Yea
  • Hanna, Caleb (R) Nay
  • Hansen, Evan (D) Yea
  • Hanshaw, Roger (R) Nay
  • Hardy, John (R) Yea
  • Haynes, Austin (R) Nay
  • Higginbotham, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Holstein, Joshua (R) Nay
  • Hornbuckle, Sean (D) Yea
  • Horst, Charles (R) Yea
  • Hott, John (R) Nay
  • Householder, Eric (R) Nay
  • Howell, Gary (R) Nay
  • Jeffries, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Jeffries, Warren (R) Nay
  • Jennings, D. Roland (R) Nay
  • Keaton, Nicholas (R) Nay
  • Kelly, David (R) Nay
  • Kelly, John (R) Nay
  • Kessinger, Kayla (R) Nay
  • Kimble, Laura (R) Yea
  • Kimes, Dennis (R) Nay
  • Linville, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Longanacre, William (R) Nay
  • Lovejoy, Chad (D) Yea
  • Mallow, Phil (R) Nay
  • Mandt, John (R) Nay
  • Martin, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Maynard, Zachery (R) Yea
  • McGeehan, Pat (R) Yea
  • Miller, George (R) Nay
  • Nestor, William (R) Yea
  • Pack, Jeffrey (R) Nay
  • Paynter, Anthony (R) Yea
  • Pethtel, David (D) Nay
  • Phillips, Chris (R) Nay
  • Pinson, Jonathan (R) Nay
  • Pritt, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Pushkin, Mike (D) Yea
  • Queen, Bennett (R) Nay
  • Reed, Kenneth (R) Yea
  • Reynolds, Charles (R) Yea
  • Riley, Clay (R) Yea
  • Rohrbach, Matthew (R) Nay
  • Rowan, Ruth (R) Nay
  • Rowe, Larry (D) Yea
  • Schaaf-Mazzocchi, Margitta (R) Nay
  • Skaff, Doug (D) Yea
  • Smith, Douglas (R) Yea
  • Statler, Joseph (R) Nay
  • Steele, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Storch, Erikka (R) Nay
  • Summers, Amy (R) Nay
  • Sypolt, Terrishie (R) Nay
  • Thompson, Robert (D) Yea
  • Toney, Christopher (R) Nay
  • Walker, Danielle (D) Yea
  • Wamsley, Johnnie (R) Yea
  • Ward, Bryan (R) Nay
  • Ward, Guy (R) Nay
  • Westfall, Steve (R) Nay
  • Williams, John (D) Yea
  • Worrell, Evan (R) Nay
  • Young, Kayla (D) Yea
  • Zatezalo, Mark (R) Nay
  • Zukoff, Lisa (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/31/2021 76 22 0 0 Yes
  • Anderson, William (R) Yea
  • Barach, James (D) Nay
  • Barnhart, Trenton (R) Yea
  • Barrett, Jason (D) Yea
  • Boggs, Brent (D) Nay
  • Booth, Josh (R) Yea
  • Bridges, Jordan (R) Yea
  • Brown, Nathan (D) Yea
  • Bruce, Barry (R) Yea
  • Burkhammer, Adam (R) Yea
  • Capito, Moore (R) Yea
  • Clark, Wayne (R) Yea
  • Conley, Roger (R) Yea
  • Cooper, Roy (R) Yea
  • Criss, Adrian (R) Yea
  • Dean, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Diserio, Phillip (D) Nay
  • Doyle, John (D) Nay
  • Ellington, Joe (R) Yea
  • Espinosa, Paul (R) Yea
  • Evans, Edward (D) Yea
  • Fast, Tom (R) Yea
  • Ferrell, Dana (R) Yea
  • Fleischauer, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Fluharty, Shawn (D) Nay
  • Forsht, Donald (R) Yea
  • Foster, Geoff (R) Yea
  • Garcia, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Gearheart, Marty (R) Yea
  • Glasko-Tully, Heather (R) Yea
  • Graves, Dianna (R) Yea
  • Griffith, Rickey (D) Nay
  • Hamrick, Danny (R) Yea
  • Hanna, Caleb (R) Nay
  • Hansen, Evan (D) Nay
  • Hanshaw, Roger (R) Yea
  • Hardy, John (R) Yea
  • Haynes, Austin (R) Yea
  • Higginbotham, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Holstein, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Hornbuckle, Sean (D) Nay
  • Horst, Charles (R) Yea
  • Hott, John (R) Yea
  • Householder, Eric (R) Yea
  • Howell, Gary (R) Yea
  • Jeffries, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Jeffries, Warren (R) Yea
  • Jennings, D. Roland (R) Yea
  • Keaton, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Kelly, David (R) Yea
  • Kelly, John (R) Yea
  • Kessinger, Kayla (R) Yea
  • Kimble, Laura (R) Yea
  • Kimes, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Linville, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Longanacre, William (R) Yea
  • Lovejoy, Chad (D) Nay
  • Mallow, Phil (R) Yea
  • Mandt, John (R) Yea
  • Martin, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Maynard, Zachery (R) Yea
  • McGeehan, Pat (R) Nay
  • Miller, George (R) Yea
  • Pack, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Pack, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Paynter, Anthony (R) Yea
  • Pethtel, David (D) Nay
  • Phillips, Chris (R) Yea
  • Pinson, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Pritt, Christopher (R) Nay
  • Pushkin, Mike (D) Nay
  • Queen, Bennett (R) Yea
  • Reed, Kenneth (R) Yea
  • Reynolds, Charles (R) Yea
  • Riley, Clay (R) Yea
  • Rohrbach, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Rowan, Ruth (R) Yea
  • Rowe, Larry (D) Nay
  • Schaaf-Mazzocchi, Margitta (R) Yea
  • Skaff, Doug (D) Yea
  • Smith, Douglas (R) Yea
  • Statler, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Steele, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Storch, Erikka (R) Yea
  • Summers, Amy (R) Yea
  • Sypolt, Terrishie (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Robert (D) Nay
  • Toney, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Walker, Danielle (D) Nay
  • Wamsley, Johnnie (R) Yea
  • Ward, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Ward, Guy (R) Yea
  • Westfall, Steve (R) Yea
  • Williams, John (D) Nay
  • Worrell, Evan (R) Yea
  • Young, Kayla (D) Nay
  • Zatezalo, Mark (R) Yea
  • Zukoff, Lisa (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/8/2021 34 0 0 0 Yes
  • Azinger, Mike (R) Yea
  • Baldwin, Stephen (D) Yea
  • Beach, Robert (D) Yea
  • Boley, Donna (R) Yea
  • Caputo, Michael (D) Yea
  • Carmichael, Mitch (R) Yea
  • Clements, Charles (R) Yea
  • Grady, Amy (R) Yea
  • Hamilton, Bill (R) Yea
  • Ihlenfeld, William (D) Yea
  • Jeffries, Glenn (D) Yea
  • Karnes, Robert (R) Yea
  • Lindsay, Richard (D) Yea
  • Maroney, Michael (R) Yea
  • Martin, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Maynard, Mark (R) Yea
  • Nelson, Fredrik (R) Yea
  • Phillips, Rupert (D) Yea
  • Plymale, Robert (D) Yea
  • Roberts, Rollan (R) Yea
  • Romano, Michael (D) Yea
  • Rucker, Patricia (R) Yea
  • Smith, Randy (R) Yea
  • Stollings, Ron (D) Yea
  • Stover, David (R) Yea
  • Swope, William (R) Yea
  • Sypolt, Dave (R) Yea
  • Takubo, Tamejiro (R) Yea
  • Tarr, Eric (R) Yea
  • Trump, Charles (R) Yea
  • Unger, John (D) Yea
  • Weld, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Woelfel, Michael (D) Yea
  • Woodrum, Jack (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

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