WV HB2974 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-25 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 25 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-25 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to create the Second Amendment Preservation Act. The bill states a short title; provides legislative findings; prohibits regulation of intrastate firearm sales and transfers; provides for civil and criminal penalties; authorizes Attorney General to defend and prosecute; and addresses sovereign immunity.
Title
To nullify any ATF powers by the federal government to regulate intrastate firearm sales in West Virginia
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-25 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2025-02-25 | House | To Judiciary |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 32 | 1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 5 | 32 | 2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 5 | 32 | 3 | New Code | See Bill Text |
