Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation SB963
Legislation Overview
Title: Protecting due process in firearm confiscation
Subject: Domestic Relations
Description: The purpose of this bill is to require a full adversarial hearing before a court of record before a respondent may be prohibited from possessing any firearm or ammunition, under mandatory provisions in protective order and then only by clear and convincing evidence. The bill also provides for automatic appeal by respondent.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Ordered to House
Last Action Date: March 4, 2026
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Tom Willis (R); Darren Thorne (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (2 of 34)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2026 | On 3rd reading |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2026 | Read 3rd time |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2026 | Ordered to House |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2026 | Passed Senate (Roll No. 346) |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2026 | On 2nd reading |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2026 | Read 2nd time |
| Senate | Mar 2, 2026 | Read 1st time |
| Senate | Mar 2, 2026 | Committee substitute reported |
| Senate | Mar 2, 2026 | Immediate consideration |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2026 | Filed for introduction |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2026 | To Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2026 | Introduced in Senate |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2026 | To Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | not available | state link | bill 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Passed Senate (Roll No. 346) | 03/4/2026 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
