Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2562
Legislation Overview
Title: Making unlawful any employer policy or rule prohibiting an employee from possessing a firearm inside a vehicle
Subject: Crime
Description: The purpose of this bill is to make unlawful any employer policy or rule prohibiting an employee from possessing a firearm inside a vehicle; provide criminal and civil penalties; provide injunctive relief; and create exceptions.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: To House Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 20, 2017
Sponsors
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11 sponsors: Geoff Foster (R); Linda Phillips (D); Kayla Kessinger (R); Saira Blair (R); Joshua Higginbotham (R); Cindy Frich (R); Mark Zatezalo (R); John Kelly (R); Amy Summers (R); Phillip Isner (D); Justin Marcum (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 11% (11 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 20, 2017 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Feb 20, 2017 | To Judiciary |
| House | Feb 20, 2017 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 20, 2017 | 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
