West Virginia House Bill 2421 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-11 - To House Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to allow a person who holds a current and valid license to carry a concealed deadly weapon to carry such a weapon on the campus and in the buildings of a state institution of higher education. It provides exceptions and immunity to an institution for a licensee's intentional or unintentional use of a firearm while carrying it under the act. The bill seeks to acknowledge that violence against disarmed law-abiding citizens is an increasing, but unnecessary, occurrence. The bill is an attempt by the Legislature to reaffirm a law-abiding citizen's Second Amendment Right, the right to protect themselves by allowing legally licensed and permitted employees, staff, and students of public universities the right to legally carry a concealed weapon within specified limitations.

The Campus Self Defense Act

Del. Chris Pritt [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-11	House	To House Education
2023-01-11	House	Introduced in House
2023-01-11	House	To Education then Judiciary
2023-01-11	House	Filed for introduction

SB104 (Similar To) 2023-01-11 - To Judiciary
HB2633 (Similar To) 2023-01-17 - To House Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18B	1	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
18B	1	6	Amended Code	Citation Text
18B	1B	4	Amended Code	Citation Text
18B	2A	4	Amended Code	Citation Text
18B	2B	6	Amended Code	Citation Text
18B	4	5b	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2421&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2421%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2421