Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation SB8
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to castle doctrine and self-defense standards
Subject: Crime
Description: The purpose of this bill is to codify the “castle doctrine” and make clear the self-defense standards applied in criminal cases.
Session: 2021 Regular Session
Last Action: To Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 10, 2021
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: Patricia Rucker (R); Rupert Phillips (R); Rollan Roberts (R); Randy Smith (R); Patrick Martin (R); Michael Romano (D); Michael Maroney (R); Jack Woodrum (R); Mike Azinger (R); William Swope (R); Amy Nichole Grady (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 32% (11 of 34)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2021 | Filed for introduction |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2021 | To Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2021 | Introduced in Senate |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2021 | 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
