West Virginia Senate Bill 437

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-12 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to protect the rights and welfare of children conceived as the result of sexual assault, protect the survivors of sexual assault from repeated interactions with the perpetrators, provide definitions, provide for termination of parental rights for perpetrators whose abuse resulted in the conception of a child, require continued child support from the perpetrator unless waived by the survivor, provide authority to establish procedures, and provide services to the survivors and children affected by sexual assault.

WV Sexual Assault Survivors' Child Protection Act

Sen. Jack Woodrum [R]

Sen. Vince Deeds [R]

Sen. Mike Woelfel [D]

Sen. Mike Stuart [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-12	Senate	To Judiciary
2024-01-12	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2024-01-11	Senate	To Judiciary
2024-01-12	Senate	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
49	12	1	New Code	See Bill Text
49	12	2	New Code	See Bill Text
49	12	3	New Code	See Bill Text
49	12	4	New Code	See Bill Text
49	12	5	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=437&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb437%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=437