Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB5135
Legislation Overview
Title: To allow those who are 18-20 years old to carry a deadly weapon concealed without a permit and to add a definition of the term “ammunition” relating to the requirements for obtaining a state permit to carry a concealed deadly weapon.
Subject: Crime: Public Safety
Description: The purpose of this bill is to add a definition of the term "ammunition" relating to the requirements for obtaining a state permit to carry a concealed deadly weapon pursuant to the provisions of §61-7-4 of this code. The bill allows those persons 18-20 years of age to be permitted to carry a deadly weapon, as those persons 21 and over are currently permitted to do.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: To House Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 25, 2024
Sponsors
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11 sponsors: Chuck Horst (R); Gary Howell (R); Pat McGeehan (R); Amy Summers (R); Laura Kimble (R); Darren Thorne (R); Paul Espinosa (R); Eric Householder (R); Chris Phillips (R); Kathie Crouse (R); Michael Hite (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 11% (11 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 25, 2024 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Jan 25, 2024 | To Judiciary |
| House | Jan 25, 2024 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 25, 2024 | 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
