Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB4298
Legislation Overview
Title: The Campus Self Defense Act
Subject: Education (Higher)
Description: The purpose of this bill is to create “The Campus Self Defense Act” which denies institutions of higher education the authority to restrict or regulate the carrying of a concealed deadly weapon by a person who holds a current license to carry a concealed deadly weapon. It also provides exceptions as to when regulation may occur.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: To House Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 12, 2018
Sponsors
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11 sponsors: Jim Butler (R); Eric Householder (R); Joshua Higginbotham (R); Jeff Eldridge (D); Pat McGeehan (R); Justin Marcum (D); Saira Blair (R); Paul Espinosa (R); Geoff Foster (R); Allen Evans (R); William Romine (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 11% (11 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 12, 2018 | Do pass, but first to Judiciary |
| House | Feb 12, 2018 | To House Judiciary |
| House | Jan 25, 2018 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Jan 25, 2018 | To Education then Judiciary |
| House | Jan 25, 2018 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 25, 2018 | To House Education |
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
