---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adding definition of “ammunition” for purposes of obtaining state license to carry concealed deadly weapon"
description: "Adding definition of “ammunition” for purposes of obtaining state license to carry concealed deadly weapon"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 147"
citation: "West Virginia SB 147 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crime"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rucker"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9579e10-16e9-43f6-814c-70b3df515f77"
source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=147&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "2ec30ee6a1f7eacaaa6488ac287d3e7967f95df5eeda09edf890e1bc1a6884df"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
---

# West Virginia SB 147 (2024) — Adding definition of “ammunition” for purposes of obtaining state license to carry concealed deadly weapon

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Enrolled Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb147%20enr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=147)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb147%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=147)
3. **sb147 h jud am _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/com_amends/sb147%20h%20jud%20am%20_1%20adopted.htm)
4. **sb147 hfat fast 3-6 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/sb147%20hfat%20fast%203-6%20adopted.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rucker — primary (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Deeds — cosponsor (person)
- Hamilton — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffries — cosponsor (person)
- Oliverio — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- Swope — cosponsor (person)
- Tarr — cosponsor (person)
- Woodrum — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-10** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-10** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Committee reference dispensed
- **2024-01-10** Immediate consideration
- **2024-01-10** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2024-01-11** On 2nd reading
- **2024-01-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-12** On 3rd reading
- **2024-01-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-01-12** Passed Senate (Roll No. 8) `passage`
- **2024-01-12** Ordered to House
- **2024-01-15** House received Senate message
- **2024-01-15** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-01-15** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-15** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01** With amendment, do pass `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-04** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2024-03-04** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2024-03-05** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2024-03-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-05** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2024-03-05** Amendment withdrawn (Voice vote)
- **2024-03-05** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2024-03-06** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2024-03-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-06** Passed House (Roll No. 495) `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2024-03-06** Communicated to Senate
- **2024-03-08** House Message received
- **2024-03-08** Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 462)
- **2024-03-08** Communicated to House
- **2024-03-08** Completed legislative action
- **2024-03-08** House received Senate message
- **2024-03-12** To Governor 3/12/2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-09** To Governor 3/12/2024 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-09** To Governor 3/12/2024 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** Approved by Governor 3/26/2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-09** Approved by Governor 3/26/2024 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-09** Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-23** Chapter 267, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9579e10-16e9-43f6-814c-70b3df515f77`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).