Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB4692
Legislation Overview
Title: Eliminate Governor’s Power for Shutdown
Subject: Public Safety
Description: The purpose of this bill is to require a full legislative vote regarding all Gubernatorial declarations of a state of preparedness or state of emergency.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: To House Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 21, 2026
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Chris Anders (R); Henry Dillon (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 21, 2026 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Jan 21, 2026 | To Judiciary |
| House | Jan 21, 2026 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 21, 2026 | To House Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
