WV HB5488 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-06 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 6 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-06 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to codify that The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibits unlawful users of drugs and those addicted to controlled substances, specifically marijuana, may not ship, receive, or possess a firearm.
Title
To codify that The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibits unlawful users of drugs and those addicted to controlled substances, specifically marijuana, may not ship, receive, or possess a firearm
Sponsors
| Del. Gary Howell [R] | Del. Jimmy Willis [R] | Del. Bob Fehrenbacher [R] | Del. Larry Kump [R] |
| Del. Carl Martin [R] | Del. Chuck Horst [R] | Del. Mickey Petitto [R] | Del. Jeff Campbell [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-06 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2024-02-06 | House | To Judiciary |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16A | 5 | 1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 16A | 8 | 3 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 61 | 7 | 7 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
