HB2916 S JUD AMT

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The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 2916--A Bill to amend of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-3-6 and to amend and reenact §61-3a of said code all relating to authorizing investigators employed by the Attorney General to carry a concealed handgun while engaged in official duties; requiring such investigators to obtain and maintain a concealed handgun license; establishing training and recertification requirements; authorizing certain reserve deputy sheriffs to carry firearms; requiring written permission of the sheriff to carry a firearm while acting as a reserve deputy sheriff; authorizing the carrying of a firearm by on-duty reserve deputies only for purposes of defense of self or others, establishing qualifications to carry; specifying the training required for such persons to be eligible to carry a firearm; and allowing for reimbursement for the cost of the training.

Adopted

Rejected