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Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB4106

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds

Subject: Crime

Description: The purpose of this bill is to recognize the right of persons 18-20 years of age to carry a deadly weapon without first obtaining a license to carry concealed deadly weapons.

Session: 2026 Regular Session

Last Action: To Judiciary

Last Action Date: February 18, 2026

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); Eric Brooks (R); Mark Dean (R); Josh Holstein (R); Laura Kimble (R); Phil Mallow (R); Carl Martin (R); Ian Masters (R);Chris Phillips (R); Bill Ridenour (R); Bryan Ward (R);

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

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Feb 18, 2026 Introduced in Senate
Senate Feb 18, 2026 To Judiciary
Senate Feb 18, 2026 To Judiciary
House Feb 17, 2026 On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House Feb 17, 2026 Communicated to Senate
House Feb 17, 2026 Passed House (Roll No. 101)
House Feb 17, 2026 Read 3rd time
House Feb 16, 2026 On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House Feb 16, 2026 Read 2nd time
House Feb 16, 2026 Amendment reported by the Clerk
House Feb 16, 2026 Amendment rejected (Voice vote)
House Feb 13, 2026 Read 1st time
House Feb 13, 2026 On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House Feb 12, 2026 Do pass
House Feb 10, 2026 Markup Discussion
House Feb 9, 2026 To House Judiciary
House Feb 6, 2026 Markup Discussion
House Feb 6, 2026 To House Homeland Security
House Jan 14, 2026 Filed for introduction
House Jan 14, 2026 To Judiciary
House Jan 14, 2026 Introduced in House
House Jan 14, 2026 To House Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed not available state link bill text
Introduced not available state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
hb4106 hfa hornbuckle 2-16 revised hb4106 hfa hornbuckle 2-16 revised Feb 16, 2026 State Link amendment text No
hb4106 hfa hornbuckle 2-16 revised rejected hb4106 hfa hornbuckle 2-16 revised rejected Feb 16, 2026 State Link amendment text No
hb4106 hfa hornbuckle 2-16 hb4106 hfa hornbuckle 2-16 Feb 16, 2026 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
02/17/2026 87 9 0 3 Yes
  • Adkins, Stanley (R) Nay
  • Akers, James (R) Yea
  • Amos, Michael (R) Yea
  • Anders, Chris (R) Yea
  • Anderson, William (R) Yea
  • Bell, William (R) Yea
  • Bridges, Jordan (R) Yea
  • Brooks, Eric (R) Yea
  • Browning, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Burkhammer, Adam (R) Yea
  • Butler, Jim (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Cannon, David (R) Yea
  • Cannon, Jarred (R) Yea
  • Canterbury, Denny (R) Yea
  • Chiarelli, Eugene (R) Yea
  • Clark, Wayne (R) Yea
  • Clay, Marshall (R) Yea
  • Coop-Gonzalez, Elias (R) Yea
  • Cooper, Roy (R) Yea
  • Criss, Adrian (R) Yea
  • Crouse, Kathie (R) Yea
  • Dean, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Dillon, Henry (R) Yea
  • Dittman, Lori (R) Yea
  • Drennan, Sarah (R) Yea
  • Eldridge, Jeff (D) Yea
  • Ellington, Joe (R) Yea
  • Fehrenbacher, Bob (R) Yea
  • Ferrell, Dana (R) Yea
  • Flanigan, Bill (R) Yea
  • Fluharty, Shawn (D) Yea
  • Foggin, Dave (R) Yea
  • Funkhouser, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Garcia, Rick (D) Nay
  • Gearheart, Marty (R) Yea
  • Green, David (R) Yea
  • Hall, Walter (R) Yea
  • Hamilton, Anitra (D) Nay
  • Hansen, Evan (D) Nay
  • Hanshaw, Roger (R) Yea
  • Heckert, Scot (R) Yea
  • Hillenbrand, Rick (R) Yea
  • Hite, Michael (R) Yea
  • Holstein, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Hornbuckle, Sean (D) Nay
  • Hornby, Michael (R) Yea
  • Horst, Charles (R) Yea
  • Hott, John (R) Yea
  • Howell, Gary (R) Yea
  • Howell, Tresa (R) Yea
  • Jeffries, Warren (R) Yea
  • Jennings, D. Roland (R) Yea
  • Jordan, John (R) Yea
  • Kimble, Laura (R) Yea
  • Kump, Larry (R) Absent
  • Kyle, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Leavitt, Tristan (R) Yea
  • Lewis, Hollis (D) Nay
  • Linville, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Lucas, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Mallow, Phil (R) Yea
  • Marple, Keith (R) Yea
  • Martin, Carl (R) Yea
  • Masters, Ian (R) Yea
  • Maynor, Jordan (R) Yea
  • McCormick, David (R) Yea
  • McGeehan, Pat (R) Yea
  • Miller, George (R) Yea
  • Moore, Erica (R) Yea
  • Parsons, Frederick (R) Yea
  • Petitto, Mickey (R) Yea
  • Phillips, Chris (R) Yea
  • Pinson, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Pritt, David (D) Yea
  • Pushkin, Mike (D) Nay
  • Ridenour, William (R) Yea
  • Riley, Clay (R) Yea
  • Rohrbach, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Roop, Carl (R) Absent
  • Schaaf-Mazzocchi, Margitta (R) Yea
  • Shamblin, Andy (R) Yea
  • Sheedy, Charles (R) Yea
  • Smith, Bryan (R) Absent
  • Smith, Douglas (R) Yea
  • Statler, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Stephens, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Street, George (R) Yea
  • Toney, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Vance, Adam (R) Yea
  • Ward, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Ward, Guy (R) Yea
  • Watt, Gregory (R) Yea
  • White, Lisa (R) Yea
  • Williams, John (D) Nay
  • Willis, Jimmy (R) Yea
  • Worrell, Evan (R) Yea
  • Young, Kayla (D) Nay
  • Zatezalo, Mark (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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