Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation SJR2
Legislation Overview
Title: Protection of the Right to Bear Arms Amendment
Description: The purpose of this resolution is to amend the State Constitution to prohibit the state, counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions of the state from restricting the right to keep and bear arms.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: To Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 14, 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'.
5 sponsors: Eric Tarr (R); Rupert Phillips (R); Chris Rose (R); Amy Nichole Grady (R); Darren Thorne (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 15% (5 of 34)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2026 | Filed for introduction |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2026 | To Judiciary then Finance |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2026 | Introduced in Senate |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2026 | To Judiciary |
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
