Passed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB4187
Legislation Overview
Title: Business Liability Protection Act
Subject: Actions, Suits and Liens: Public Safety: Real and Personal Property
Description: The purpose of this bill is to create the “Business Liability Protection Act”. The bill includes the right to limit possession of firearms on certain premises and definitions. It also provides for misdemeanor criminal offense and penalty. It prohibits employers from certain specific actions against a person when that person possesses a firearm legally, including a condition of employment. The bill provides a duty of care of public and private employers and provides for immunity from liability. The bill authorizes the Attorney General to enforce this statute, including the right to sue or seek injunctive relief; and seek civil fines.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Chapter 4, Acts, Regular Session, 2018
Last Action Date: April 16, 2018
Sponsors
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10 sponsors: Geoff Foster (R); Dianna Graves (R); Jim Butler (R); Amy Summers (R); Mark Zatezalo (R); Rodney Miller (D); Jason Barrett (D); Phillip Isner (D); Ray Hollen (R); Saira Blair (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 10% (10 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 16, 2018 | Chapter 4, Acts, Regular Session, 2018 |
| House | Mar 21, 2018 | Approved by Governor 3/21/18 |
| House | Mar 21, 2018 | To Governor 3/21/18 |
| House | Mar 10, 2018 | To Governor 3/21/18 - House Journal |
| House | Mar 10, 2018 | Approved by Governor 3/21/18 - House Journal |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2018 | Approved by Governor 3/21/18 - Senate Journal |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2018 | To Governor 3/21/18 - Senate Journal |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2018 | House Message received |
| House | Mar 10, 2018 | Completed legislative action |
| House | Mar 10, 2018 | Communicated to Senate |
| House | Mar 10, 2018 | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 503) |
| House | Mar 10, 2018 | House received Senate message |
| Senate | Mar 9, 2018 | Read 3rd time |
| Senate | Mar 9, 2018 | Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 431) |
| Senate | Mar 9, 2018 | On 3rd reading |
| Senate | Mar 9, 2018 | Senate requests House to concur |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2018 | Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2018 | On 2nd reading |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2018 | Read 2nd time |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2018 | Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2018 | Read 1st time |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2018 | Immediate consideration |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2018 | To Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2018 | House Message received |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2018 | Introduced in Senate |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2018 | To Judiciary |
| House | Feb 27, 2018 | Passed House (Roll No. 232) |
| House | Feb 27, 2018 | Read 3rd time |
| House | Feb 27, 2018 | On 3rd reading, Special Calendar |
| House | Feb 27, 2018 | Communicated to Senate |
| House | Feb 26, 2018 | Amendment rejected (Roll No. 223) |
| House | Feb 26, 2018 | On 2nd reading, Special Calendar |
| House | Feb 26, 2018 | Read 2nd time |
| House | Feb 26, 2018 | Amendment adopted (Voice vote) |
| House | Feb 26, 2018 | Amendment rejected (Roll No. 225) |
| House | Feb 26, 2018 | Amendment rejected (Roll No. 224) |
| House | Feb 23, 2018 | On 1st reading, Special Calendar |
| House | Feb 23, 2018 | Read 1st time |
| House | Feb 22, 2018 | By substitute, do pass |
| House | Feb 9, 2018 | To House Judiciary |
| House | Feb 9, 2018 | With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary |
| House | Jan 18, 2018 | To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development then Judiciary |
| House | Jan 18, 2018 | To House Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development |
| House | Jan 18, 2018 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 18, 2018 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | 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 |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Amendment rejected (Roll No. 223)
Amendment rejected (Roll No. 224)
Amendment rejected (Roll No. 225)
Passed House (Roll No. 232)
Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 431)
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 503)
Link: link to state bill page
