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WV HB3483
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ian Masters
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AI Summary
- Expands the list of mental health professionals who can certify that a person seeking to regain firearm rights is competent and not dangerous to public safety
- Removes the previous requirement that only licensed psychologists or psychiatrists could perform the required mental health examination
- Allows physicians, licensed professional counselors, licensed independent clinical social workers, advanced nurse practitioners with psychiatric certification, and physician's assistants with advanced psychiatric duties to conduct the examination
- Aligns the mental health examination requirements for firearm rights restoration petitions with the standards used for involuntary hospitalizations under West Virginia law
- Maintains all other existing requirements for the petition process, including the 30-day timeframe for the examination and the "clear and convincing evidence" standard for court approval
Legislative Description
Relating to mental health examination requirements.
Health
Last Action
To House Judiciary
3/18/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/18/2025
Full Bill Text
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