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WV HB2669
Bill
Status
2/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Statler
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AI Summary
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Expands the exemption for law enforcement officers to carry firearms on school property from only on-duty officers to include both on-duty and off-duty officers employed by federal, state, county, or municipal agencies
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Applies to school buses, primary and secondary educational facilities, and school-sponsored functions held on property owned or leased by education entities
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Amends §61-7-11a of the West Virginia Code relating to possession of deadly weapons on educational facility premises
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Maintains existing felony penalties for unauthorized possession: imprisonment of 2-10 years, fines up to $5,000, or both
Legislative Description
Allow off duty law enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at public schools and at public school events.
Public Safety
Last Action
To House Judiciary
2/20/2025