Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2519
Legislation Overview
Title: The Campus Self Defense Act
Subject: Education (Higher)
Description: The purpose of this bill is to allow a person who holds a current and valid license to carry a concealed deadly weapon to carry such a weapon on the campus and in the buildings of a state institution of higher education. It provides exceptions and immunity to an institution for a licensee’s intentional or unintentional use of a firearm while carrying it under the act. The bill seeks to acknowledge that violence against disarmed law-abiding citizens is an increasing, but unnecessary, occurrence. The bill is an attempt by the Legislature to reaffirm a law-abiding citizen's Second Amendment Right, the right to protect themselves by allowing legally licensed and permitted employees, staff, and students of public universities the right to legally carry a concealed weapon within specified limitations.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: To House Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 8, 2020
Sponsors
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11 sponsors: Jim Butler (R); Zachery Maynard (R); Scott Cadle (R); Geoff Foster (R); Caleb Hanna (R); Paul Espinosa (R); Joshua Higginbotham (R); Pat McGeehan (R); Eric Householder (R); John Hardy (R); Randal Swartzmiller (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 11% (11 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 8, 2020 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Jan 8, 2020 | To Judiciary then Finance |
| House | Jan 8, 2020 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 8, 2020 | 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
