Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB4372
Legislation Overview
Title: Permit teachers in K-12 schools be authorized to carry concealed firearms as a designated school protection officer
Subject: Crime: Education (K12)
Description: The purpose of this bill is to authorize teachers in elementary or secondary schools to carry concealed firearms and be designated as a school protection officer (SPO).
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: To House Education
Last Action Date: January 15, 2026
Sponsors
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11 sponsors: Doug Smith (R); Dave Foggin (R); Kathie Crouse (R); Chuck Horst (R); Ian Masters (R);Scot Heckert (R); Clay Riley (R); Keith Marple (R); Elliott Pritt (R); Chris Phillips (R); Joe Ellington (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 11% (11 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 15, 2026 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Jan 15, 2026 | To Education then Judiciary |
| House | Jan 15, 2026 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 15, 2026 | To House Education |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
