Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2178
Legislation Overview
Title: Clarifying circumstances under which a person may possess certain firearms while afield hunting
Subject: Firearms: Parks and Recreation
Description: The purpose of this bill is to clarify circumstances under which a person may possess certain firearms while afield hunting or engaging in other outdoor recreational activities. Strike‑throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: To House Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 13, 2016
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: John Overington; Scott Cadle; Jim Butler; Eric Householder; Larry Faircloth; Michel Moffatt; John Kelly; Cindy Frich; Linda Phillips; Matthew Rohrbach; Gary Howell;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 11% (11 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 13, 2016 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Jan 13, 2016 | To Judiciary |
| House | Jan 13, 2016 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 13, 2016 | 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
