West Virginia House Bill 4253 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-22 - To House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services
Pending: House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to authorize supervising entities to authorize ambulance crew members, firefighters, rescue squad members and emergency service personnel to carry firearms. It specifies the training required for them to be eligible to carry a firearm and allows them to be reimbursed for the cost of the training. In the alternative, the supervising entity may specify the training required in order for personnel to carry a firearm in the course of employment. The supervising entity is required to propose rules relating to this issue. This legislation is to be known as “The Responders Protection Act”.

Responders Protection Act

Del. Kayla Kessinger [R]	Del. Jordan Hill [R]	Del. Anthony Paynter [R]	Del. Gary Howell [R]
Del. Cindy Frich [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-22	House	To House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services
2018-01-22	House	Introduced in House
2018-01-22	House	To Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services then Judiciary
2018-01-22	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	4C	24	Amended Code	Citation Text
7	15	19	Amended Code	Citation Text
8	15	28	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4253&year=2018&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4253%20intr.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=4253