# West Virginia HB 3181: Allow all law enforcement officers to purchase gun upon retirement West Virginia HB 3181, Allow all law enforcement officers to purchase gun upon retirement, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Gary G. Howell (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-31 (Chapter 161, Acts, Regular Session, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB3181-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: West Virginia HB 3181 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Allow all law enforcement officers to purchase gun upon retirement - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-06 - Last action: 2025-07-31, Chapter 161, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 - Sponsor: Gary G. Howell (Republican) - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: §30-29-15 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (164 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Departing officers get conditional handgun purchases: mixed, low. Beginning July 11, 2025, West Virginia agencies must offer eligible departing law-enforcement officers, chiefs, and officials their issued handgun at cost. This covers leaving an agency or ending an elected term, not just retirement. The agency must find the departure honorable. No disciplinary com… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Gary G. Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scot C. Heckert (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Betsy Kelly (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Linville - Cosponsor: Keith Marple (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ian T. Masters (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Phillips (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jonathan Pinson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeffrey Stephens (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ward ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Senate receded and passed (Roll No. 592) | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 490) | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-03-31 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 283) | pass | 97 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2025-07-31: Chapter 161, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-28: Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 (House) - 2025-04-22: To Governor 4/22/2025 (House) - 2025-04-12: House received Senate message (House) - 2025-04-12: House refused to concur; requested Senate to recede (Voice) (House) - 2025-04-12: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-04-12: House Message received (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Senate receded and passed (Roll No. 592) (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Communicated to House (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Completed legislative action (Senate) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/22/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/22/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-11: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Passed Senate (Roll No. 490) (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Title amendment adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Senate requests House to concur (Senate) - 2025-04-10: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Reported do pass, with amendment (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-01: To Government Organization (Senate) - 2025-04-01: To Government Organization (Senate) - 2025-03-31: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-31: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-03-31: Passed House (Roll No. 283) (House) - 2025-03-31: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-03-28: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-28: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-03-27: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-27: Read 1st time (House) - 2025-03-26: By substitute, do pass (House) - 2025-03-24: Markup Discussion (House) - 2025-03-06: Filed for introduction (House) - 2025-03-06: To Judiciary (House) - 2025-03-06: Introduced in House (House) - 2025-03-06: To House Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3181 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3181 sub1.pdf) - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3181 sub1 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3181 sub1 eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3181 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3181 sub1 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3181 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3181 intr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed) - SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed) - SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed) - SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed) - SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed) - SB 102: Modifying form of certain deeds (signed) ## Sources - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3181 sub1.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3181 sub1.pdf) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3181 sub1 eng.htm) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3181 sub1 eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3181 sub1 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3181 sub1 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3181 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3181 intr.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs) - [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs) - [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs) - [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs) - [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs) - [SB 102: Modifying form of certain deeds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB102-2025rs) - [West Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia/bills) - [West Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB3181-2025rs (as of 2026-10-19).