HB3181 is a bill in the West Virginia Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Allow all law enforcement officers to purchase gun upon retirement.

What is the status of HB3181?

Passed both chambers as of April 28, 2025.

Who sponsored HB3181?

Howell, Gary G. (R, 087), with 10 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB3181?

On the West Virginia Legislature website: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=3181&year=2025&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

West Virginia legislation · 2025 Regular Session

West Virginia HB3181: Allow all law enforcement officers to purchase gun upon retirement

Q: What does HB3181 do?

In its own words: An act to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §30-29-15, relating to law-enforcement purchase of service handguns; authorizing certain law-enforcement officers to purchase service handguns upon honorable separation; providing exceptions for when a service handgun may be purchased; providing that this section does not supersede other specific laws; and creating definitions. ARTICLE 29. LAW-ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION. §30-29-15. Purchase of service handgun by law-enforcement officers separating honorably. (a) Every chief executive, l.

Status: Passed both chambers, April 28, 2025

The purpose of this bill is to provide for the purchase of, or presentation of, service firearms to law-enforcement officers upon retirement or the end of their service.

What the bill says

An act to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §30-29-15, relating to law-enforcement purchase of service handguns; authorizing certain law-enforcement officers to purchase service handguns upon honorable separation; providing exceptions for when a service handgun may be purchased; providing that this section does not supersede other specific laws; and creating definitions. ARTICLE 29. LAW-ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION. §30-29-15. Purchase of service handgun by law-enforcement officers separating honorably. (a) Every chief executive, l.

From the enrolled text, April 12, 2025:

AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §30-29-15, relating to law-enforcement purchase of service handguns; authorizing certain law-enforcement officers to purchase service handguns upon honorable separation; providing exceptions for when a service handgun may be purchased; providing that this section does not supersede other specific laws; and creating definitions. ARTICLE 29. LAW-ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION. §30-29-15. Purchase of service handgun by law-enforcement officers separating honorably. (a) Every chief executive, law-enforcement officer, or law-enforcement official in the state who separates from his or her employing agency or ends his or her elected term of office shall be given the opportunity to purchase his or her issued service handgun at cost: Provided, That the employing agency may sell the service handgun to the chief executive, law-enforcement officer, or law-enforcement official, only upon determining that the chief executive, law-enforcement officer, or law-enforcement official is separating honorably and is not the subject of any pending disciplinary complaints, investigations, or actions by the employing agency or the subcommittee. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the employing agency may not sell a service handgun to any chief executive, law-enforcement officer, or law-enforcement official whom the employing (2) Reasonably believes to be mentally incapacitated; or (3) Reasonably believes would constitute a danger …

West Virginia HB3181: Allow all law enforcement officers to purchase gun upon retirement

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