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Passed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2866

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Legislation Overview

Title: Providing an exception to allow a resident of a dwelling house to discharge a firearm in a lawful manner within five hundred feet

Subject: Firearms: Weapons

Description: The purpose of this bill is to provide an exception to allow a resident of a dwelling house to discharge a firearm in a lawful manner within five hundred feet of that dwelling house in which the person lives if no other dwelling house is located within five hundred feet of the person shooting. The bill also corrects an anomaly that allows a person to shoot a firearm at a closer distance to a school or church than to a dwelling house. This bill raises the distance for a school or church from 400 feet to 500 feet to bring it into conformity with the 500 feet shooting distance for dwelling houses.

Session: 2013 Regular Session

Last Action: Chapter 84, Acts, 2013

Last Action Date: May 15, 2013

Sponsors

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11 sponsors: Bill Hamilton; Allen V. Evans; Troy Andes; Lynwood "Woody" Ireland; David Walker; Ricky Moye; Dana Lynch;Smith, P.;Joshua Nelson;Cindy Frich;Isaac Sponaugle

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 11% (11 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House May 15, 2013 Chapter 84, Acts, 2013
House Apr 29, 2013 Approved by Governor 4/29/13
House Apr 25, 2013 To Governor 4/25/13
House Apr 17, 2013 To Governor 4/25/13 - House Journal
House Apr 17, 2013 Approved by Governor 4/29/13 - House Journal
Senate Apr 17, 2013 To Governor 4/25/13 - Senate Journal
Senate Apr 17, 2013 Approved by Governor 4/29/13 - Senate Journal
Senate Apr 12, 2013 Read 3rd time
House Apr 12, 2013 House received Senate message
Senate Apr 12, 2013 Completed legislative action
Senate Apr 12, 2013 Communicated to House
Senate Apr 12, 2013 Passed Senate (Roll No. 28)
Senate Apr 12, 2013 On 3rd reading
Senate Apr 11, 2013 Read 2nd time
Senate Apr 11, 2013 On 2nd reading
Senate Apr 10, 2013 Read 1st time
Senate Apr 10, 2013 On 1st reading
Senate Apr 9, 2013 Reported do pass
Senate Apr 3, 2013 House Message received
Senate Apr 3, 2013 To Judiciary
Senate Apr 3, 2013 Introduced in Senate
House Apr 2, 2013 On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House Apr 2, 2013 Communicated to Senate
House Apr 2, 2013 Passed House (Roll No. 130)
House Apr 2, 2013 Read 3rd time
House Apr 1, 2013 Read 2nd time
House Apr 1, 2013 On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House Mar 29, 2013 From House Calendar, 1st reading, placed on Special Calendar
House Mar 29, 2013 Read 1st time
House Mar 28, 2013 By substitute, do pass
House Mar 21, 2013 To House Judiciary
House Mar 21, 2013 With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary
House Mar 7, 2013 To Natural Resources then Judiciary
House Mar 7, 2013 To House Natural Resources
House Mar 7, 2013 Introduced in House
House Mar 7, 2013 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
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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

Passed House (Roll No. 130)

Passed Senate (Roll No. 28)

Link: link to state bill page

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