| WV | HB4552 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the law-enforcement authority of correctional officers of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-01
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 |
| WV | HB4415 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to add federal correctional institutions to the list of correctional facilities in which is a criminal offense to deliver any thing unlawfully to a person in custody or confined therein.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | HB5067 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the authority to enter into agreements with law-enforcement agencies of the Department of Homeland Security to seek certain grant funds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/19/2026 - 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 | SB975 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill relates to county reimbursement for housing and maintaining inmates; and excludes county reimbursement for any inmate declared incompetent to stand trial.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5452 | Intro
25% | 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 | SB857 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to limit county responsibility for certain jail costs if an inmate is sentenced to time served.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB883 | Intro
25% | 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
25% | 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 | HB5257 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to remove language requiring specific appropriations in order for the State Board of Education, State Department of Education, and the State Superintendent of Schools to provide education to children and adults housed in c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB5075 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide a 15 percent raise to non-uniformed workers within the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5104 | Intro
25% | 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 | HB5082 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require that free feminine hygiene products be provided to female prisoners in all jails, regional jails or state correctional facilities and female juveniles in juvenile detention.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5050 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to make all state inmates regardless of sex members of the state convict road force.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5049 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize use of inmates to perform work in the upkeep of local cemeteries.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4903 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide a pay equity salary adjustment for non-uniformed employees of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4898 | Intro
25% | 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 | SB611 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to codify the common-law definition of the misdemeanor offense of involuntary manslaughter and to specify that a defendant's act must proximately cause the death of another for a conviction to result.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-27
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB601 | Intro
25% | 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 | HB4779 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require a board of probation and parole to consider the sentencing judge's recommendation for certain qualifying offenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-23
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4714 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to expand the participation of inmates in county, regional, and state correctional facilities in litter pickup and public works projects across West Virginia; to provide rehabilitation and vocational incentives for inmate ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4553 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish a tuition reimbursement for corrections workers in this state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-20
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4429 | Intro
25% | 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 | HB4414 | Intro
25% | 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 and clarifying reporting obligations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4341 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to limit county responsibility for certain jail costs to 30 days from the date of incarceration when an inmate, incarcerated for a felony conviction, is awaiting transportation to a state correctional facility for a 60-day...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-15
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4139 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to permit female inmates to become members of the state convict road force.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB108 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require that free feminine hygiene products be provided to female prisoners in all jails, regional jails or state correctional facilities and female juveniles in juvenile detention.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4032 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish quick response teams (QRT) under the Office of Drug Control Policy to act as first responders in narcotic related medical emergencies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | SB247 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish responsibility for reimbursement of training costs of law-enforcement employees who leave original jurisdiction of employment for employment in any other law-enforcement agency in this state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | SB179 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to add federal correctional institutions to the list of correctional facilities in which it is a criminal offense to deliver any thing unlawfully to a person in custody or confined therein.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
