Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB3219
Legislation Overview
Title: Permitting certain nonviolent offenders to be able to carry firearms.
Subject: Crime: Public Safety
Description: The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the right to bear arms is a constitutional right and to provide when persons convicted of non-violent crimes may have their rights to bear arms reinstated. The bill also clarifies what constitutes a crime of violence and provides protection for residents in the exercise of their constitutional rights.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: To House Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 7, 2025
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Kathie Crouse (R); Ian Masters (R);Chuck Horst (R); Jordan Bridges (R); Mark Dean (R); Lisa White (R); Mickey Petitto (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 7% (7 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 7, 2025 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Mar 7, 2025 | To Judiciary |
| House | Mar 7, 2025 | Introduced in House |
| House | Mar 7, 2025 | 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
