Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB5660
Legislation Overview
Title: Updates to obtaining a license to carry deadly weapons statute
Subject: Crime
Description: The purpose of this bill is to update the period for obtaining a license to carry deadly weapons.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: To House Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 17, 2026
Sponsors
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11 sponsors: Tresa Howell (R); Ian Masters (R);Margitta Mazzocchi (R); Lisa White (R); Elias Coop-Gonzalez (R); Eric Brooks (R); Bill Ridenour (R); Chuck Horst (R); Jim Butler (R); Laura Kimble (R); Chris Phillips (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 11% (11 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 17, 2026 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Feb 17, 2026 | To Judiciary |
| House | Feb 17, 2026 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 17, 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
