2025 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

SB270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

2/12/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/12/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
2/12/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
2/12/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
2/19/2025
Committee substitute reported
Senate
2/20/2025
On 1st reading
Senate
2/20/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
2/21/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
2/21/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
2/24/2025
On 3rd reading
Senate
2/24/2025
Laid over on 3rd reading 2/24/2025
Senate
2/25/2025
Laid over on 3rd reading 2/25/2025
Senate
2/26/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
2/26/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 33)
Senate
2/26/2025
Ordered to House
Senate
2/27/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
2/27/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
2/27/2025
To Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/27/2025
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Markup Discussion
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
With amendment, do pass
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Amendment reported by the Clerk
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/8/2025
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/8/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
4/8/2025
Passed House (Roll No. 416)
House of Delegates
4/8/2025
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/8/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
House Message received
Senate
4/9/2025
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 418)
Senate
4/9/2025
Communicated to House
Senate
4/9/2025
Completed legislative action
Senate
4/14/2025
To Governor 4/14/2025
Senate
4/12/2025
To Governor 4/14/2025 - Senate Journal
Senate

Amendments

sb270 hfat akers 4-8

sb270 hfat akers 4-8

4/8/2025Not Adopted

sb270 hfat akers 4-8 adopted

sb270 hfat akers 4-8 adopted

4/8/2025Adopted

sb270 hfa masters and butler 4-4 _1 adopted

sb270 hfa masters and butler 4-4 _1 adopted

4/4/2025Adopted

sb270 hfa masters and butler 4-4 _1

sb270 hfa masters and butler 4-4 _1

4/4/2025Not Adopted

sb270 hjud am. _1 4-2 adopted

sb270 hjud am. _1 4-2 adopted

4/2/2025Adopted

sb270 hjud am. _1 4-2

sb270 hjud am. _1 4-2

4/2/2025Not Adopted

sb270 hjud am. _1 4-2 as amended

sb270 hjud am. _1 4-2 as amended

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 418)
4/9/2025
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 416)
4/8/2025
98
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 33)
2/26/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/9/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197016.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197021.1 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197027.6 KB