WV HB4291 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-4)
Status: Engrossed on February 17 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-18 - To Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 17 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-18 - To Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to increase penalties for teachers who sexually abuse children with whom they hold positions of trust. The bill also provides that teachers convicted of sexually abusing children with whom they hold positions of trust are banned from being employed in any capacity in any educational, training, vocational, day care, group home, foster care program or rehabilitation facility in the state.
Title
Increasing penalties for teachers who commit sexual offenses against children
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-02-17 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 88) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-18 | Senate | To Education |
| 2016-02-18 | Senate | To Education then Judiciary |
| 2016-02-18 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2016-02-18 | Senate | House Message received |
| 2016-02-17 | House | Communicated to Senate |
| 2016-02-17 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 88) |
| 2016-02-17 | House | Read 3rd time |
| 2016-02-17 | House | On 3rd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2016-02-16 | House | Amendment adopted (Voice vote) |
| 2016-02-16 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2016-02-16 | House | On 2nd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Read 1st time |
| 2016-02-15 | House | On 1st reading, House Calendar |
| 2016-02-12 | House | By substitute, do pass |
| 2016-02-04 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2016-02-04 | House | With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary |
| 2016-01-27 | House | To House Education |
| 2016-01-27 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2016-01-27 | House | To Education then Judiciary |
| 2016-01-27 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 8D | 5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
