Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation SB963
Legislation Overview
Title: Protecting due process in firearm confiscation
Subject: Domestic Relations
Description: The purpose of this bill is to require a full adversarial hearing before a court of record before a respondent may be prohibited from possessing any firearm or ammunition, under mandatory provisions in protective order and then only by clear and convincing evidence. The bill also provides for automatic appeal by respondent.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: To Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 17, 2026
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Tom Willis (R); Darren Thorne (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (2 of 34)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2026 | Filed for introduction |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2026 | To Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2026 | Introduced in Senate |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2026 | To 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
