West Virginia Senate Bill 580

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-26 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources
Pending: Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to stop 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.

Prohibiting warrantless entry on private lands

Sen. Mike Azinger [R]	Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman [R]	Sen. Mark Maynard [R]	Sen. Randy Smith [R]
Sen. Rollan Roberts [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-26	Senate	To Agriculture and Natural Resources
2024-01-26	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2024-01-26	Senate	To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary
2024-01-26	Senate	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=580&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb580%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=580