WV Keep, Bear and Drive with Arms Act
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Signed Mar 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2022
How they voted
25–1
Passed
Total votes 26
Feb 18, 2022
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Mar 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/9/22 - House Journal
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/9/2022 - Senate Journal
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/9/22
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 214)
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 156)
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 58)
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Do pass, but first to Judiciary
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
To House Agriculture and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Horst
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Steele
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Ward
RRepublican
Co
Daniel Linville
RRepublican
Co
Eric Householder
RRepublican
Co
Gary Howell
RRepublican
Co
Jason Barrett
RRepublican
Co
Laura Kimble
RRepublican
Co
Mark Dean
RRepublican
Co
Pat McGeehan
RRepublican
Co
Tom Fast
RRepublican
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