West Virginia 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 18 — Relating to crimes committed on State Capitol Complex

Last action — Chapter 68, Acts, Regular Session, 2019

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

27 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to SB 18 makes it unlawful to bring weapons into the State Capitol Complex, but allows individuals with a valid concealed carry permit to keep a firearm in their locked vehicle if it’s out of sight. Additionally, the amendment emphasizes the prohibition against defacing property and blocking access in the Capitol, while ensuring that groups can gather without being considered obstructive if they allow others to pass. This change matters as it clarifies gun ownership rights for permit holders while maintaining public safety and access at government facilities.

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SB18 SFAT #1 Trump 1-21 Smith   Senator Trump moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
SB18 SFA #1 Trump 1-21 Smith    Senator Trump moved to amend the bill on pages one and two, lines seven through twenty-two, by striking out all of subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection, designated subsection (b), to read as follows:
Eng.
 (b) It is unlawful for any person to bring upon the State Capitol Complex any weapon as defined in §61-7-2 of this code:
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Provided, That a person who holds a valid, current concealed weapons permit issued by a sheriff of this state or the appropriate authority of another jurisdiction who may lawfully possess a firearm may keep a firearm in his or her motor vehicle upon the State Capitol Complex if the vehicle is locked and the weapon is out of normal view.
Sub.
It is unlawful for any person to willfully deface any trees, wall, floor, stairs, ceiling, column, statue, monument, structure, surface, artwork, or adornment in the State Capitol Complex.
for Senate Bill 18—A Bill to amend and reenact §61-6-19 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to crimes against the peace generally;
It is unlawful for any person or persons to willfully block or otherwise willfully obstruct any public access, stair, or elevator in the State Capitol Complex after being asked by a law-enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity to desist:
relating to offenses occurring at State Capitol Complex property;
Provided, however, That, in order to preserve the constitutional right of the people to assemble, it is not willful blocking or willful obstruction for persons gathered in a group or crowd if the persons move to the side or part to allow other persons to pass by the group or crowd to gain ingress or egress:
and removing the requirement that a person lawfully entitled to possess a firearm must have a concealed weapons permit to have a firearm secured and out of view in his or her vehicle on the State Capitol Complex.
Provided further, That this subsection does not apply to a law-enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity.
      Adopted Rejected    
Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 or confined in jail not more than six months, or both.
Adopted Rejected
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Action History

  1. Chapter 68, Acts, Regular Session, 2019

  2. Approved by Governor 2/25/19 - House Journal

  3. Approved by Governor 2/25/19

  4. To Governor 2/19/19 - Senate Journal

  5. To Governor 2/19/19

  6. To Governor 2/19/19 - House Journal

  7. House Message received

  8. Completed legislative action

  9. Communicated to Senate

  10. Effective from passage (Roll No. 131)

  11. Passed House (Roll No. 130)

  12. Read 3rd time

  13. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  14. Read 2nd time

  15. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  16. Read 1st time

  17. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  18. Do pass

  19. To House Judiciary

  20. To Judiciary

  21. Introduced in House

  22. Ordered to House

  23. Effective from passage (Roll No. 22)

  24. Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 22)

  25. Read 3rd time

  26. On 3rd reading

  27. Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  28. Read 2nd time

  29. On 2nd reading

  30. Read 1st time

  31. On 1st reading

  32. Committee substitute reported

  33. To Judiciary

  34. Introduced in Senate

  35. To Judiciary

  36. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Boso · Cosponsor
  • Trump · Primary
  • Cline · Cosponsor
  • Tom Takubo · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 148 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Trump

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (148)

148 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

EFFECT FROM PASSAGE

Passed 96 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 24000
Unaffiliated 68003
Democrat 4001
Total 96004
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Evans — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Fast — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Foster — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Walker — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Graves — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Householder — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Linville — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Malcolm — Yea
Pack — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Shott — Yea
Storch — Yea
Summers — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Canestraro — Not Voting
Pyles — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Bates — Yea
Capito — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Kump — Not Voting
Longstreth — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Miley — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Skaff — Not Voting
Sponaugle — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Steele — Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Not Voting
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 96 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 24000
Unaffiliated 68003
Democrat 4001
Total 96004
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Atkinson — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Evans — Yea
Foster — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Walker — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Graves — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Householder — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Linville — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Malcolm — Yea
Pack — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Shott — Yea
Storch — Yea
Summers — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Kump — Not Voting
Pyles — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Bates — Yea
Canestraro — Not Voting
Capito — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Fast — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Miley — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Skaff — Not Voting
Sponaugle — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Steele — Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Not Voting
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passage

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 32000
Total 34000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
LINDSAY — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MANN — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
BOSO — Yea
PALUMBO — Yea
TARR — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
ROBERTS — Yea
WELD — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
HARDESTY — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
IHLENFELD — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea

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Subjects

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