| WV | SB190 | Pass | Modifying definition of sexual contact
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Chapter 82, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | SB477 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the public disclosure of personal information on the internet, and to create penalties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Chapter 213, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | SB504 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to modify elements of a felony offense pertaining to when a school employee or volunteer engages in sexual intercourse, intrusion, or contact with students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Chapter 83, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4252 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to create a framework by which Canadian domestic violence orders can be recognized, registered, enforced by law enforcement, and enforced by the courts of West Virginia.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 94, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4399 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to provide for additional reasons for a civil action to be filed to expunge criminal records.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 86, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4845 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Anti-Swatting Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 87, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4999 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to expand the exception to spousal testimonial privilege to include cases of offenses committed against the grandchildren of either spouse
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 95, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4998 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to modify the penalty for third offense conviction of shoplifting.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 88, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5091 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to add the criminal offense of damaging, destroying, or stealing any amount of copper, with felony penalties, providing for forfeiture of items of personal property which are used, have been used, or are intended for use, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 89, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5510 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to provide penalties for crimes against public justice, criminal offenses and penalties for intimidation, retaliation against public officers and employees, jurors, and witnesses; fraudulent official proceedings and legal ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 90, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5662 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to add person in a position of trust in relation to a child for murder, death of a child, child abuse resulting in injury, child abuse creating risk of injury, female genital mutilation, child neglect resulting in injury, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 91, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | SB147 | Pass | Adding definition of “ammunition” for purposes of obtaining state license to carry concealed deadly weapon
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal |
| WV | SB164 | Pass | Relating generally trespassing
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal |
| WV | SB155 | Engross
50% | Creating Violent Crime Prevention Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
To conference |
| WV | SB219 | Engross
50% | Relating to Uniform Controlled Substances Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
Communicated to House |
| WV | SB378 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of lit tobacco products in a motor vehicle while individuals 16 years of age or under are present. The bill also provides that the misdemeanor offense is a secondary offense that may only be charged if ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/22/2024 - House Journal |
| WV | SB578 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the offense of burglary involves a dwelling or outbuilding belonging to another.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/27/24 - House Journal |
| WV | SB632 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to continue the study group on competency and criminal responsibility, add brain injuries to the subjects to be studied, amend the membership of the study group, establish a steering committee within the study group, setti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal |
| WV | SB778 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to amend and add certain qualifying offenses for the purpose of enhancing the sentence of a repeat offender.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/27/24 - House Journal |
| WV | SB740 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to create a new criminal offense of manipulating a photograph, image, video clip, movie, or similar recording containing sexually explicit conduct by the insertion thereof of a visual image of an actual minor so as to crea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
Communicated to Senate |
| WV | SB741 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to create the criminal offenses of creating, producing, distributing, receiving, or possessing with intent to distribute visual depictions artificial intelligence created child pornography when no actual minor is depicted.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar |
| WV | SB160 | Engross
50% | Updating language and increasing penalties for indecent exposure
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
On 3rd reading, House Calendar |
| WV | HB4885 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit persons from sitting, standing, kneeling, or laying down in the roadway for the purpose of blocking traffic.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Referred to Judiciary |
| WV | HB5305 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify existing law that §17C-5-2b is the operative statute for deferred adjudication for all eligible driving under the influence cases.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Referred to Judiciary |
| WV | HB5043 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to revise and/or establish requirements, prohibitions and regulation of foreign principals or agents of foreign principals, lobbying by or on behalf of such foreign principals or their agents, and to establish criminal lia...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Economic Development Committee |
| WV | HB5344 | Engross
50% | clarifying when a mentally incapacitated victim may not be required to testify in open court; and providing judicial discretion to determine the appropriateness of a mentally capacitated victim to testify.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5031 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to add a definition for "illegal alien" under human trafficking and provide that illegal aliens are not eligible for restitution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5130 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to provide for increased fines for criminal trespass.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5345 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify how those required to register sex offenders, who have no permanent residence, can satisfy their legal obligation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5516 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of deep fake images for the criminal invasion of privacy or the unlawful depiction of nude or partially nude minors or minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct; establishing such conduct as criminal ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5235 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to increase penalties related to child sexual assault and sexual abuse; to increase penalties for distributing, possessing and transporting material depicting a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct; and to clarify th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4299 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize teachers in elementary or secondary schools to carry concealed firearms and be designated as a school protection officer (SPO).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5606 | Intro
25% | Relating generally to money laundering
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
On 2nd reading, House Calendar |
| WV | SB779 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to impose deadlines for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to perform an autopsy and to provide a copy of the autopsy report.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB4654 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to remove schools, museums, and public libraries from the exemption which protects these types of entities from prosecution for distribution and display to minor of an obscene matter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5319 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to create the offense of exposing a law-enforcement officer, probation officer, parole officer, courthouse security officer, correctional officer, the State Fire Marshal, a deputy or assistant fire marshal, firefighter, or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5597 | Intro
25% | Relating to school bus driver charged with DUI
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB855 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to amend and clarify the felony of exhibiting "obscene matter" to a minor for the purpose of abuse to be clarified to include any depiction of sexually graphic material to a minor for the purpose of seducing a minor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB847 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide that if a court enters an order of acquittal of all criminal charges against a person in a case, the court shall order the record expunged upon the expiration of 30 days, unless the person objects to the expunge...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5067 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify when a minor may bring a medical malpractice cause of action.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
On 1st reading, House Calendar |
| WV | SB823 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien. The bill provides for the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity fro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB812 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the distribution of pornographic materials to persons under 18.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB821 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the same criminal elements and criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults as are applicable to abuse or neglect of children.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB797 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to allow testimony by one spouse regarding an offense of the other spouse against a child or grandchild.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB799 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to modify the parole eligibility for a person serving a sentence for first degree murder.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB794 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to modify the sentence and parole eligibility for murder in the second degree.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB810 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalty for voluntary manslaughter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB777 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien. The bill provides for the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity fro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB780 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to add person in a position of trust in relation to a child for murder of a child; death of a child; child abuse resulting in injury; child abuse creating risk of injury; female genital mutilation; child neglect resulting ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB784 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security to assist with border security in the state of Texas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To Senate Finance Committee |
