Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation SB227
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to carrying firearm for self-defense in certain state recreation areas
Subject: Natural Resources
Description: The purpose of this bill is to allow a person to carry a firearm for self-defense in woods and in state parks, state forests, wildlife management areas and on state rail trails in general, but with limitations for rifles and shotguns in certain areas.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: To Natural Resources
Last Action Date: February 9, 2017
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Charles Trump (R); Craig Blair (R); Michael Maroney (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 9% (3 of 34)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2017 | Filed for introduction |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2017 | To Natural Resources then Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2017 | Introduced in Senate |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2017 | To Natural Resources |
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
