West Virginia Senate Bill 359

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-12 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to declare the sale, repair, maintenance, and manufacture of firearms, ammunition, and related accessories and components, etc. to be "essential" businesses and services for the purposes of safety and security in times of declared emergency or any other statutorily authorized responses to disaster, war, acts of terrorism, riot or civil disorder, or other emergencies. The bill prohibits certain specific governmental regulation of firearms, ammunition, components or accessories of any kind, or their use or possession. The bill creates an action for damages, injunctive relief, declaratory relief, or other appropriate redress for the unlawful seizure or confiscation of firearms or related accessories and components; and provides for civil damages.

Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency

Sen. Patrick Martin [R]

Sen. Mike Azinger [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-12	Senate	To Judiciary
2024-01-12	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2024-01-11	Senate	To Judiciary
2024-01-12	Senate	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
61	7	10a	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=359&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb359%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=359