republic-os/legislation/us/states/wv/2023/hb-3479.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Creating requirements for use of unmanned aerial vehicles	Creating requirements for use of unmanned aerial vehicles	us/states/wv	West Virginia Legislature	2023	HB 3479	West Virginia HB 3479 (2023)	bill	Crime	enacted	Fehrenbacher	8	43	1	2023-02-14	2023-05-01	openstates	ocd-bill/ad4a8dc0-c578-4ef2-afde-ce6f0961c421	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=3479&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill	f3bf8a0e93887e997fec0a128f92b457d93e0e3761220ada8f32a9416ee663a9	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wv

West Virginia HB 3479 (2023) — Creating requirements for use of unmanned aerial vehicles

Version chain

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

1. Committee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
2. Engrossed Committee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled Committee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
4. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
5. hb3479 hfa ridenour 2-22 _1 adopted.htm (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3479 hfa ridenour 2-22 _1 adopted.htm)
6. hb3479 hfat capito 2-25 adopted.htm (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3479 hfat capito 2-25 adopted.htm)
7. hb3479 s jud am _1 3-2 adopted.htm (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb3479 s jud am _1 3-2 adopted.htm)
8. hb3479 s jud amt _1 3-2 adopted.htm (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb3479 s jud amt _1 3-2 adopted.htm)

Votes

• Passage — 32–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Fehrenbacher — primary (person)
• Adkins — cosponsor (person)
• Anderson — cosponsor (person)
• DeVault — cosponsor (person)
• Espinosa — cosponsor (person)
• Fast — cosponsor (person)
• Hillenbrand — cosponsor (person)
• Mallow — cosponsor (person)
• Riley — cosponsor (person)
• Westfall — cosponsor (person)
• Zatezalo — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-02-14 Filed for introduction filing
• 2023-02-14 To Judiciary referral-committee
• 2023-02-14 Introduced in House introduction
• 2023-02-14 To House Judiciary referral-committee
• 2023-02-20 By substitute, do pass
• 2023-02-21 On 1st reading, Special Calendar
• 2023-02-21 Placed on House Calendar
• 2023-02-23 On 1st reading, House Calendar
• 2023-02-23 From Housel Calendar, 1st reading, placed on Special Calendar
• 2023-02-23 Read 1st time reading-1
• 2023-02-24 On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
• 2023-02-24 Read 2nd time reading-2
• 2023-02-24 Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
• 2023-02-25 On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
• 2023-02-25 Read 3rd time reading-3
• 2023-02-25 Passed House (Roll No. 277) passage
• 2023-02-25 Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
• 2023-02-25 Communicated to Senate
• 2023-02-27 Introduced in Senate introduction
• 2023-02-27 To Judiciary referral-committee
• 2023-02-27 To Judiciary referral-committee
• 2023-03-03 Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment committee-passage
• 2023-03-06 On 1st reading
• 2023-03-06 Read 1st time reading-1
• 2023-03-07 On 2nd reading
• 2023-03-07 Read 2nd time reading-2
• 2023-03-07 Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
• 2023-03-08 On 3rd reading
• 2023-03-08 Read 3rd time reading-3
• 2023-03-08 Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 439) passage
• 2023-03-08 Senate requests House to concur
• 2023-03-09 House received Senate message
• 2023-03-09 House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 589)
• 2023-03-09 Communicated to Senate
• 2023-03-09 Completed legislative action
• 2023-03-10 House Message received
• 2023-03-11 To Governor 3/20/2023 - House Journal executive-receipt
• 2023-03-20 To Governor 3/20/2023 executive-receipt
• 2023-03-11 To Governor 3/20/2023 - Senate Journal executive-receipt
• 2023-03-11 Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 - House Journal executive-signature
• 2023-03-29 Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 executive-signature
• 2023-03-11 Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 - Senate Journal executive-signature
• 2023-05-01 Chapter 105, Acts, Regular Session, 2023 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ad4a8dc0-c578-4ef2-afde-ce6f0961c421. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).