Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2428
Legislation Overview
Title: Protecting Due Process in Firearm Confiscation Related to Protective Orders
Subject: Domestic Relations
Description: The purpose of this bill is to require a full adversarial hearing before a court of record before a respondent may be prohibited from possessing any firearm or ammunition, under mandatory provisions in protective order and then only by clear and convincing evidence. The bill also provides for automatic appeal by respondent.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: To House Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 17, 2025
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Chris Anders (R); Lisa White (R); Bill Ridenour (R); Larry Kump (R); Tresa Howell (R); Mark Dean (R); Jordan Bridges (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 7% (7 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 17, 2025 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Feb 17, 2025 | To Judiciary |
| House | Feb 17, 2025 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 17, 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
