West Virginia House Bill 4659 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-12 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to make all future federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, laws, orders and rules concerning firearms, firearm accessories, ammunition and their accouterments invalid and unenforceable. The bill makes it a felony to attempt to enforce a federal or local statute, ordinance, law, order or rule concerning firearms, firearm accessories, ammunition and their accouterments that violate the state and federal Constitutions. The bill makes legislative findings. The bill provides criminal penalties. The bill requires the Attorney General to defend citizens of West Virginia who are prosecuted by the United States Government for violation of a federal law relating to the manufacture, sale, transfer or possession of a firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition. The bill provides for retroactivity. The bill provides that ex post facto laws are not created.

Right to keep and bear arms

Del. Pat McGeehan [R]

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

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
5	32	1	New Code	See Bill Text
5	32	2	New Code	See Bill Text
5	32	3	New Code	See Bill Text
5	32	4	New Code	See Bill Text
5	32	5	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4659&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4659%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=4659