West Virginia Senate Bill 270 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 9)
Status: Passed on April 25 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-04-12 - Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - House Journal
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [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. Chris Rose [R]	Sen. Darren Thorne [R]	Sen. Vince Deeds [R]
Sen. Rupert Phillips [R]	Sen. Patricia Rucker [R]	Sen. Craig Hart [R]	Sen. Kevan Bartlett [R]
Sen. Robbie Morris [R]

2025-04-09 - Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 418) (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 416) (Y: 98 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-26 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 33) (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-04-12	House	Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - House Journal
2025-04-12	Senate	Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal
2025-04-25	Senate	Approved by Governor 4/25/2025
2025-04-12	House	To Governor 4/14/2025 - House Journal
2025-04-12	Senate	To Governor 4/14/2025 - Senate Journal
2025-04-14	Senate	To Governor 4/14/2025
2025-04-09	Senate	Completed legislative action
2025-04-09	Senate	Communicated to House
2025-04-09	Senate	Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 418)
2025-04-09	Senate	House Message received
2025-04-08	House	Communicated to Senate
2025-04-08	House	Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2025-04-08	House	Passed House (Roll No. 416)
2025-04-08	House	Read 3rd time
2025-04-08	House	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2025-04-07	House	Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2025-04-07	House	Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2025-04-07	House	Amendment reported by the Clerk
2025-04-07	House	Read 2nd time
2025-04-07	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2025-04-04	House	Read 1st time
2025-04-04	House	On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2025-04-03	House	With amendment, do pass
2025-04-02	House	Markup Discussion
2025-02-27	House	To House Judiciary
2025-02-27	House	To Judiciary
2025-02-27	House	Introduced in House
2025-02-27	House	House received Senate message
2025-02-26	Senate	Ordered to House
2025-02-26	Senate	Passed Senate (Roll No. 33)
2025-02-26	Senate	Read 3rd time
2025-02-25	Senate	Laid over on 3rd reading 2/25/2025
2025-02-24	Senate	Laid over on 3rd reading 2/24/2025
2025-02-24	Senate	On 3rd reading
2025-02-21	Senate	Read 2nd time
2025-02-21	Senate	On 2nd reading
2025-02-20	Senate	Read 1st time
2025-02-20	Senate	On 1st reading
2025-02-19	Senate	Committee substitute reported
2025-02-12	Senate	To Judiciary
2025-02-12	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2025-02-12	Senate	To Judiciary
2025-02-12	Senate	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	5	19a	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=270&year=2025&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb270%20intr.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=270
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb270%20sub1.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=270
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb270%20sub1%20enr.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=270
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/com_amends/sb270%20hjud%20am.%20_1%204-2.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb270%20hfa%20masters%20and%20butler%204-4%20_1.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb270%20hfa%20masters%20and%20butler%204-4%20_1%20adopted.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/com_amends/sb270%20hjud%20am.%20_1%204-2%20adopted.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb270%20hfat%20akers%204-8.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb270%20hfat%20akers%204-8%20adopted.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/com_amends/sb270%20hjud%20am.%20_1%204-2%20as%20amended.htm
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2025/RS/votes/senate/02-26-0033.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2025/RS/votes/house/00416.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2025/RS/votes/senate/04-09-0418.pdf