West Virginia Senate Bill 116 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 20 2013 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-08 - To House Finance
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to make it a crime to place graffiti on real and personal property. The bill defines the offenses and a term. The bill establishes misdemeanor and felony criminal penalties. The bill provides for suspension of drivers license in certain circumstances. The bill provides for sentencing of community service. The bill provides that affected property owners may institute a civil action for recovery of damages in an amount up to three times the loss or the cost of restoration, attorneys fees and costs. The bill provides that civil liability is not precluded by criminal provisions.

Relating to crimes against property involving graffiti

Sen. Evan Jenkins [D]

Sen. Brooks McCabe [D]

2013-04-08 - House - Motion to dispense second reference (Roll No. 221) (Y: 53 N: 40 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2013-02-20 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 2) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-08	House	To House Finance
2013-04-08	House	Motion to dispense second reference (Roll No. 221)
2013-04-08	House	With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance
2013-02-21	House	To House Judiciary
2013-02-21	House	To Judiciary then Finance
2013-02-21	House	Introduced in House
2013-02-20	Senate	Ordered to House
2013-02-20	Senate	Passed Senate (Roll No. 2)
2013-02-20	Senate	Read 3rd time
2013-02-20	Senate	On 3rd reading
2013-02-19	Senate	Read 2nd time
2013-02-19	Senate	On 2nd reading
2013-02-18	Senate	Read 1st time
2013-02-18	Senate	On 1st reading
2013-02-15	Senate	Committee substitute reported
2013-02-13	Senate	To Judiciary
2013-02-13	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2013-02-13	Senate	To Judiciary
2013-02-13	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2156 (Similar To) 2013-02-13 - To House Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
61	3	59	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=116&year=2013&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb116%20intr.htm&yr=2013&sesstype=RS&i=116
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB116%20SUB1.htm&yr=2013&sesstype=RS&i=116
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2013/RS/votes/senate/02-20-0002.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2013/RS/votes/house/00221.pdf