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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 33: Permitting certain state legislators to carry concealed handguns while on Capitol grounds

In committee 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

SB 33 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Permitting certain state legislators to carry concealed handguns while on Capitol grounds. Primary sponsor: Eric Tarr (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 14, 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 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eric TarrPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Brian HeltonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Chris RoseCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Darren ThorneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate15

“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. Introduced in Senate
  3. To Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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