Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2051
Legislation Overview
Title: Allowing the concealed carry of firearms on and in Capitol grounds
Subject: Crime
Description: The purpose of this bill is to change the West Virginia code to allow concealed carry on and in Capitol grounds.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: To House Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 12, 2025
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
11 sponsors: Doug Smith (R); Michael Hite (R); Gary Howell (R); Chris Phillips (R); Scot Heckert (R); Kathie Crouse (R); Pat McGeehan (R); Chuck Horst (R); Jordan Maynor (R); Vernon Criss (R); James Akers (R)
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 11% (11 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | To Judiciary |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 12, 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
