Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2164
Legislation Overview
Title: To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel.
Subject: Education (K12)
Description: The purpose of this bill is to authorize local school boards, public charter schools, and private or religious schools to employ school security officers.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate requests House to concur
Last Action Date: April 11, 2025
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
9 sponsors: Joseph Statler (R); Joe Ellington (R); Jonathan Pinson (R); Michael Hornby (R); Elliott Pritt (R); David Cannon (R);Scot Heckert (R); Josh Holstein (R); Joe Funkhouser (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 9% (9 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 11, 2025 | Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 514) |
| Senate | Apr 11, 2025 | Read 3rd time |
| Senate | Apr 11, 2025 | Deferred until foot of 3rd reading |
| Senate | Apr 11, 2025 | Senate requests House to concur |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | Laid over on 3rd reading 4/10/2025 |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | On 3rd reading |
| Senate | Apr 9, 2025 | Read 2nd time |
| Senate | Apr 9, 2025 | Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote) |
| Senate | Apr 9, 2025 | Amendment to committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) |
| Senate | Apr 9, 2025 | Committee Amendment Reported |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Laid over on 2nd reading 4/8/2025, com. amends. pending |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | On 2nd reading |
| Senate | Apr 7, 2025 | Immediate consideration |
| Senate | Apr 7, 2025 | Read 1st time |
| Senate | Apr 7, 2025 | Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment |
| Senate | Apr 2, 2025 | Reported do pass, but first to Finance |
| Senate | Apr 2, 2025 | To Finance |
| Senate | Mar 18, 2025 | To Education |
| Senate | Mar 18, 2025 | Introduced in Senate |
| Senate | Mar 18, 2025 | To Education then Finance |
| House | Mar 13, 2025 | Communicated to Senate |
| House | Mar 13, 2025 | Passed House (Roll No. 82) |
| House | Mar 13, 2025 | Read 3rd time |
| House | Mar 13, 2025 | On 3rd reading, Special Calendar |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | On 2nd reading, Special Calendar |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | Read 2nd time |
| House | Mar 11, 2025 | Read 1st time |
| House | Mar 11, 2025 | On 1st reading, Special Calendar |
| House | Mar 10, 2025 | By substitute, do pass |
| House | Mar 5, 2025 | Markup Discussion |
| House | Feb 27, 2025 | To House Judiciary |
| House | Feb 27, 2025 | By substitute, do pass, but first to Judiciary |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | To Education then Judiciary |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | To House Education |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | not available | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | not available | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | not available | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| hb2164 sfa grady _1 4-8 adopted | hb2164 sfa grady _1 4-8 adopted | Apr 8, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
| hb2164 sfa grady _1 4-8 | hb2164 sfa grady _1 4-8 | Apr 8, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| hb2164 s fin amt _1 4-2 adopted | hb2164 s fin amt _1 4-2 adopted | Apr 2, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
| hb2164 s fin amt _1 4-2 | hb2164 s fin amt _1 4-2 | Apr 2, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| hb2164 s fin am _1 4-2 as amended | hb2164 s fin am _1 4-2 as amended | Apr 2, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| hb2164 s fin am _1 4-2 adopted | hb2164 s fin am _1 4-2 adopted | Apr 2, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
| hb2164 s fin am _1 4-2 | hb2164 s fin am _1 4-2 | Apr 2, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Passed House (Roll No. 82) | 03/13/2025 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Yes |
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| Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 514) | 04/11/2025 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
