WV HB4278 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-10 - To House Jails and Prisons
Pending: House Jails and Prisons Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to establish private prisons in West Virginia. The bill permits the HOPE scholarship to apply to those inmates in private prison who seek to achieve their high school diploma or GED. The bill sets forth the terms of the private prison. Finally, the bill repeals the prohibition against private prisons in West Virginia.

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Title

Relating to private prisons

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-01-10HouseTo House Jails and Prisons
2024-01-10HouseIntroduced in House
2024-01-10HouseTo Jails and Prisons then Judiciary then Finance
2024-01-10HouseFiled for introduction

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
15A131New CodeSee Bill Text
183114New CodeSee Bill Text
2555Repealed CodeCitation Text

West Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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