| WV | HB4606 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require that judicial officers consider the residency status of a person charged with a criminal violation in determining bail and conditions of pretrial release.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-01
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 |
| WV | SB84 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit law enforcement officers from placing a surveillance camera or game camera on certain private land; providing an exception; and defining "private land".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/14/2026 |
| WV | SB137 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to modify the sentence and parole eligibility for murder in the second degree.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | HB5444 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to increase the amount of fees to be paid by parolees based on his or her ability to pay, not to exceed $50 per month to defray the costs of supervision, which would be an increase from not to exceed $40 to not to exceed $...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | SB862 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to repeal the Addiction Treatment Pilot Program as the pilot program no longer exists.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-11
Approved by Governor 3/9/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | SB1037 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to impose the death penalty on defendants convicted of first degree murder and first degree sexual abuse of a child in the same proceeding.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-27
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5449 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to address the Addiction Treatment Pilot Program and repeal all portions of the legislation as the pilot program no longer exists.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-25
On 2nd reading, House Calendar |
| WV | SB1046 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to raise the penalty for first degree sexual assault to life in prison.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB1016 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Second Look Sentencing Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB984 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the automatic restoration of civil rights for certain nonviolent first offenders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4997 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit persons convicted of felony terroristic threats under §61-6-24 of this code involving schools or children from residing within 1,000 feet of an educational facility, consistent with existing residency restri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5493 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the administration of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) to persons convicted of certain sex offenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5452 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the standard of proof required for a final parole or probation revocation hearing is proof by a preponderance of the evidence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB883 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the standard of proof required for a final parole or probation revocation hearing is proof by a preponderance of the evidence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB863 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the amount of fees to be paid by parolees based on his or her ability to pay, not to exceed $50 per month to defray the costs of supervision, which would be an increase from not to exceed $40 to not to exceed $...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5138 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require a warrant for the disclosure of certain third-party information.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5156 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a procedure for modification of a prison sentence when a person has served at least 10 years of a sentence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5104 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require that any inmate found to have exhibited signs of abuse or patterns of addiction of drugs and alcohol to require counseling for the inmate for a minimum of 60 days upon being released on parole.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4886 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to clarify where a person incarcerated on home confinement may travel.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4898 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require that the Division of Corrections provide each probationer with physical copies of their birth certificate and Social Security Administration card upon release from a facility.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4845 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish certain crimes, processes, and procedures regarding individuals who have illegally entered or reentered the state in violation of state and federal laws and to create prohibitions on the illegal entry into or ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB601 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish a medical parole program for eligible inmates in the custody of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The bill provides for medical parole petitions to be submitted by inmates and provides for a revi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-27
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB4761 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to modify the sentence and parole eligibility for the crimes of murder in the second degree; modifying the parole eligibility for inmates serving life sentences and those who have been convicted of first degree murder; and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4758 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to modify the sentence and parole eligibility for inmates serving life sentences and those who have been convicted of murder of the first degree; and modifying eligibility for attempted crimes of murder of the first degree...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4662 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the offense of being in possession of drugs or testing positive for drug use while incarcerated, setting penalties for first, second, and subsequent offenses, and mandating testing after three months of incarcera...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4676 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the open fields doctrine in this state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4648 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that persons accused of felonies or violent misdemeanors are required to post bond and are not entitled to release on their own recognizance. The bill also provides that the bail threshold for nonviolent felonie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4628 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to protect citizens from databases created that reveal or contain information that can be used to reveal citizens' or vehicles' historical locations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4661 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the death penalty in limited circumstances; the bill provides for procedures and standards applicable thereto, and automatic review of the penalty, for commission of murder in the first degree. Procedures fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4609 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow magistrates, under certain circumstances, to order mental evaluations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4519 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require cash bail for violent or gun-related criminal offenses and to provide for consecutive sentencing for crimes committed while on bail for violent or gun-related criminal offenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4451 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Veteran Justice Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4409 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the enforcement of two-party consent for legislative offices. The bill also provides an expectation of privacy in legislative offices.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4429 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create a Work/Incarceration Prison pilot program; to establish guidelines for eligibility; creates one prison; authorizes the Division of Corrections to propose rules; provides sentence reduction to an offender sentence...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4097 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Protection of Shared Physical and Digital Property from Warrantless Searches Act. The bill provides for legislative findings. The bill provides for definitions. The bill creates conditions for government t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB35 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to limit the liability of employers in cases where convictions of an employee for certain crimes are expunged. The bill requires creation of a data base record showing offenses were expunged. Courts are required to cross-r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB158 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the Patrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Memorial Act and to provide for a death penalty; the bill provides for procedures and standards applicable thereto, and automatic review of the penalty, for commission of murder...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB205 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to modify the parole eligibility for a person serving a sentence for first degree murder.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB135 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill relates to pretrial release generally. The bill clarifies the right to pretrial release; clarifies maximum bail amount for charges for multiple misdemeanor offenses; defines terms; establishes that defendant has right to sele...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4095 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to remove qualified immunity for officers serving no-knock warrants if they are found to have used excessive force or are found to have been negligent and to cause an investigation of the training the officer received.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4129 | Intro
Sine Die | 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; searc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4190 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the automatic restoration of civil rights for certain nonviolent first offenders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4128 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to permit magistrates to order mental health evaluations prior to setting bonds for certain crimes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB157 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to reorganize several key provisions of the bail statutes with an emphasis on application of factors for certain bail determinations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4049 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the Criminal Forfeiture Process Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To House Judiciary Committee |
