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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5660: Updates to obtaining a license to carry deadly weapons statute

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5660 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 17, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Updates to obtaining a license to carry deadly weapons statute. Primary sponsor: Tresa Howell (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2026): To Judiciary.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tresa HowellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Eric BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Jim ButlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Elías Coop-GonzálezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Chuck HorstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Laura KimbleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Ian MastersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Margitta MazzocchiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
PhillipsCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bill RidenourCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Lisa WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse96

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. To Judiciary
  2. To Judiciary
  3. Introduced in Senate
  4. Communicated to Senate
  5. Effective from passage (Roll No. 273)
  6. Passed House (Roll No. 272)
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
  9. Read 2nd time
  10. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
  11. Read 1st time
  12. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source