# West Virginia HB 3299: To require drones used by state and county personnel to be produced in the United States

West Virginia HB 3299, To require drones used by state and county personnel to be produced in the United States, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Laura Kimble (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-11 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB3299-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 3299
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: To require drones used by state and county personnel to be produced in the United States
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Last action: 2025-03-11, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Laura Kimble (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: §15-17-1, §15-17-2, §15-17-3, §15-17-4, House Judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Laura Kimble (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kump
- Cosponsor: Margitta Mazzocchi (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pat McGeehan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-11: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-03-11: To Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-11: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-03-11: To House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3299 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3299 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 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3299 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3299 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 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [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 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB3299-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).