# West Virginia SB 19: Providing civil and criminal immunity for use of force in defense of self, real and personal property

West Virginia SB 19, Providing civil and criminal immunity for use of force in defense of self, real and personal property, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Randy E. Smith (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-12 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB19-2025rs
- 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 SB 19
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Providing civil and criminal immunity for use of force in defense of self, real and personal property
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-02-12, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Randy E. Smith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: §55-7-22, Senate 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: Randy E. Smith (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Vince Deeds (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill Hamilton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Craig A. Hart (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Darren Thorne (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Willis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jack Woodrum (Republican), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-12: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: To Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: To Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb19 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb19 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/sb19 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb19 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-SB19-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).