Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation SB359
Legislation Overview
Title: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency
Subject: Public Safety
Description: The purpose of this bill is to declare the sale, repair, maintenance, and manufacture of firearms, ammunition, and related accessories and components, etc. to be "essential" businesses and services for the purposes of safety and security in times of declared emergency or any other statutorily authorized responses to disaster, war, acts of terrorism, riot or civil disorder, or other emergencies. The bill prohibits certain specific governmental regulation of firearms, ammunition, components or accessories of any kind, or their use or possession. The bill creates an action for damages, injunctive relief, declaratory relief, or other appropriate redress for the unlawful seizure or confiscation of firearms or related accessories and components; and provides for civil damages.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: To Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 12, 2024
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Patrick Martin (R); Mike Azinger (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (2 of 34)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 12, 2024 | Filed for introduction |
| Senate | Jan 12, 2024 | Introduced in Senate |
| Senate | Jan 12, 2024 | To Judiciary |
| Senate | Jan 11, 2024 | To 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
