West Virginia House Bill 4187 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-2)
Status: Passed on April 16 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-04-16 - Chapter 4, Acts, Regular Session, 2018
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to create the “Business Liability Protection Act”. The bill includes the right to limit possession of firearms on certain premises and definitions. It also provides for misdemeanor criminal offense and penalty. It prohibits employers from certain specific actions against a person when that person possesses a firearm legally, including a condition of employment. The bill provides a duty of care of public and private employers and provides for immunity from liability. The bill authorizes the Attorney General to enforce this statute, including the right to sue or seek injunctive relief; and seek civil fines.

Business Liability Protection Act

Del. Geoff Foster [R]	Del. Dianna Graves [R]	Del. Jim Butler [R]	Del. Amy Summers [R]
Del. Mark Zatezalo [R]	Del. Rodney Miller [D]	Sen. Jason Barrett [R]	Del. Phillip Isner [D]
Del. Ray Hollen [R]	Del. Saira Blair [R]

2018-03-10 - House - House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 503) (Y: 87 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-09 - Senate - Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 431) (Y: 32 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-02-27 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 232) (Y: 85 N: 14 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-26 - House - Amendment rejected (Roll No. 225) (Y: 5 N: 93 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2018-02-26 - House - Amendment rejected (Roll No. 224) (Y: 14 N: 84 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2018-02-26 - House - Amendment rejected (Roll No. 223) (Y: 22 N: 76 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-16	House	Chapter 4, Acts, Regular Session, 2018
2018-03-21	House	Approved by Governor 3/21/18
2018-03-10	House	Approved by Governor 3/21/18 - House Journal
2018-03-10	Senate	Approved by Governor 3/21/18 - Senate Journal
2018-03-10	Senate	To Governor 3/21/18 - Senate Journal
2018-03-10	House	To Governor 3/21/18 - House Journal
2018-03-21	House	To Governor 3/21/18
2018-03-10	Senate	House Message received
2018-03-10	House	Completed legislative action
2018-03-10	House	Communicated to Senate
2018-03-10	House	House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 503)
2018-03-10	House	House received Senate message
2018-03-09	Senate	Senate requests House to concur
2018-03-09	Senate	Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 431)
2018-03-09	Senate	Read 3rd time
2018-03-09	Senate	On 3rd reading
2018-03-08	Senate	Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2018-03-08	Senate	Read 2nd time
2018-03-08	Senate	On 2nd reading
2018-03-07	Senate	Read 1st time
2018-03-07	Senate	Immediate consideration
2018-03-07	Senate	Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
2018-02-28	Senate	To Judiciary
2018-02-28	Senate	To Judiciary
2018-02-28	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2018-02-28	Senate	House Message received
2018-02-27	House	Communicated to Senate
2018-02-27	House	Passed House (Roll No. 232)
2018-02-27	House	Read 3rd time
2018-02-27	House	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2018-02-26	House	Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2018-02-26	House	Amendment rejected (Roll No. 225)
2018-02-26	House	Amendment rejected (Roll No. 224)
2018-02-26	House	Amendment rejected (Roll No. 223)
2018-02-26	House	Read 2nd time
2018-02-26	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2018-02-23	House	Read 1st time
2018-02-23	House	On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2018-02-22	House	By substitute, do pass
2018-02-09	House	To House Judiciary
2018-02-09	House	With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary
2018-01-18	House	To House Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
2018-01-18	House	Introduced in House
2018-01-18	House	To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development then Judiciary
2018-01-18	House	Filed for introduction

SB484 (Similar To) 2018-02-05 - To Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
61	7	14	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4187&year=2018&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4187%20intr.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=4187
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4187%20SUB.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=4187
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4187%20SUB%20ENG.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=4187
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4187%20SUB%20ENR.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=4187
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2018/RS/votes/house/00223.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2018/RS/votes/house/00224.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2018/RS/votes/house/00225.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2018/RS/votes/house/00232.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2018/RS/votes/senate/03-09-0431.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2018/RS/votes/house/00503.pdf