Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB4445
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to sales and service tax exemption for small arms and small arms accessories
Subject: Taxation
Description: The purpose of this bill is to reduce the cost of exercising the 2nd Amendment constitutional right.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: To House Finance
Last Action Date: January 16, 2026
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
10 sponsors: Rick Hillenbrand (R); Phil Mallow (R); Chuck Horst (R); Bill Ridenour (R); Ian Masters (R);Dana Ferrell (R); Trenton Barnhart (R); Charles Sheedy (R); Michael Hite (R); Gregory Watt (R)
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 10% (10 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 16, 2026 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Jan 16, 2026 | To Finance |
| House | Jan 16, 2026 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 16, 2026 | To House Finance |
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
