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type: "Bill"
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title: "Creating requirements for use of unmanned aerial vehicles"
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description: "Creating requirements for use of unmanned aerial vehicles"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
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legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 3479"
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citation: "West Virginia HB 3479 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Crime"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Fehrenbacher"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 43
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-02-14"
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last_action: "2023-05-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad4a8dc0-c578-4ef2-afde-ce6f0961c421"
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source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=3479&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
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source_hash: "f3bf8a0e93887e997fec0a128f92b457d93e0e3761220ada8f32a9416ee663a9"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
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---
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# West Virginia HB 3479 (2023) — Creating requirements for use of unmanned aerial vehicles
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3479%20sub.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3479)
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2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3479%20sub%20eng.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3479)
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3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3479%20sub%20enr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3479)
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4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3479%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3479)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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## Votes
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- Passage — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Fehrenbacher — primary (person)
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- Adkins — cosponsor (person)
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- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
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- DeVault — cosponsor (person)
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- Espinosa — cosponsor (person)
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- Fast — cosponsor (person)
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- Hillenbrand — cosponsor (person)
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- Mallow — cosponsor (person)
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- Riley — cosponsor (person)
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- Westfall — cosponsor (person)
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- Zatezalo — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-14** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2023-02-14** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-14** Introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2023-02-14** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-20** By substitute, do pass
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- **2023-02-21** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
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- **2023-02-21** Placed on House Calendar
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- **2023-02-23** On 1st reading, House Calendar
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- **2023-02-23** From Housel Calendar, 1st reading, placed on Special Calendar
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- **2023-02-23** Read 1st time `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-24** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
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- **2023-02-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-24** Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
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- **2023-02-25** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
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- **2023-02-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-02-25** Passed House (Roll No. 277) `passage`
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- **2023-02-25** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
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- **2023-02-25** Communicated to Senate
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- **2023-02-27** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
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- **2023-02-27** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-27** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-03** Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment `committee-passage`
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- **2023-03-06** On 1st reading
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- **2023-03-06** Read 1st time `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-07** On 2nd reading
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- **2023-03-07** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-07** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
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- **2023-03-08** On 3rd reading
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- **2023-03-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-08** Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 439) `passage`
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- **2023-03-08** Senate requests House to concur
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- **2023-03-09** House received Senate message
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- **2023-03-09** House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 589)
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- **2023-03-09** Communicated to Senate
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- **2023-03-09** Completed legislative action
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- **2023-03-10** House Message received
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- **2023-03-11** To Governor 3/20/2023 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-03-20** To Governor 3/20/2023 `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-03-11** To Governor 3/20/2023 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 - House Journal `executive-signature`
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- **2023-03-29** Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-01** Chapter 105, Acts, Regular Session, 2023 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad4a8dc0-c578-4ef2-afde-ce6f0961c421`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).
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