West Virginia House Bill 4825 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-25 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to warrantless entry of private lands; limitations of entry onto private lands; clarifying the process for law enforcement entry onto posted private lands; use of surveillance cameras on or near posted private lands; searches and seizures on private lands; requiring a search warrant or other recognized exception for searches and seizures in open fields; providing a definition; providing for abolishing the common law open fields doctrine; prohibiting surveillance cameras on private property; and providing exceptions.

Relating to the prohibition of warrantless searches and seizures.

Del. Chuck Horst [R]	Del. Amy Summers [R]	Del. Kathie Crouse [R]	Del. Pat McGeehan [R]
Del. Laura Kimble [R]	Del. Eric Householder [R]	Del. Chris Phillips [R]	Del. Michael Hite [R]
Del. John Hardy [R]	Del. Wayne Clark [R]	Del. Jimmy Willis [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-25	House	To House Judiciary
2024-01-25	House	With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary
2024-01-16	House	To House Agriculture and Natural Resources
2024-01-16	House	Introduced in House
2024-01-16	House	To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary
2024-01-16	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	1	7	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	7	4	Amended Code	Citation Text
62	1A	12	New Code	See Bill Text
62	1A	13	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4825&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4825%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=4825
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/com_amends/hb4825%20h%20anr%20am%20_1.htm