| WV | HB4994 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify definitions of terroristic acts and groups, creates mandatory sentencing, and requires the Attorney General to identify terroristic groups and requires restitution to be paid to victims of terrorism.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB501 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill relates to cruelty to animals. The bill creates and defines the felony offense of cruelty to animals; modifies and clarifies applicability of the section; defines terms; and creates criminal penalties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4982 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to remove marriage from the definitions listed for crimes of sexual offenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4742 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to enforce stricter criminal penalties associated with dangerous felony crimes against children.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4935 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide increased protections for the welfare of domestic animals in the care of animal shelters, breeders, and private individuals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-19
To House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee |
| WV | HB4938 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalties for bribery and corrupt practices and disqualification to hold office.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4934 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to make certain acts of panhandling and solicitation unlawful. The bill exempts fire departments, school organizations, and 501(c)(3) organizations. The bill provides misdemeanor penalties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4918 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to codify the USCCA to provide concealed carry classes in West Virginia.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-18
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB489 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that it is legal to carry a deadly weapon, firearm, or pepper spray specifically on the sidewalks and streets that directly border and surround the State Capitol Complex grounds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4920 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Anti-Swatting Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-18
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | SB473 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2024-01-17
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4831 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase the number of out-of-state medical students receiving in-state tuition rates who agree to practice for a specific time within West Virginia from two to four program participants per medical school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB456 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to address define public camping in public spaces, create a penalty, and address existing ordinances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB314 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide added protection for animals exposed to extreme weather.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee |
| WV | SB435 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to collect DNA from those convicted of crimes to assist in solving other open criminal cases.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB307 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB392 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to modify the admissibility of a victim's prior sexual history.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4651 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalties for sexual offenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB403 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to define gift card fraud, with legislative findings; definitions; required notices; employee training; and misdemeanor penalties
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB434 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit aggressive panhandling and create a misdemeanor offense with penalties. The bill authorizes law enforcement officers to individuals who are engaged in street begging or panhandling to ascertain whether these in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB322 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the crime of sexual assault in the fourth degree; to prohibit school personnel from subjecting a minor student to sexually explicit or oriented discussion, gender persuasion, reading or viewing material as a c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4677 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to set the reimbursement rate paid by the Prosecuting Attorneys Institute for the cost of forensic medical examinations of persons alleged to be the victim of rape, and provides for an annual report to the Legislative Over...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB389 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require a permit for the transport or sale of nonferrous metals to a secondary recycler and to make it unlawful to intentionally damage property for the purpose of obtaining nonferrous metals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee |
| WV | SB359 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to declare the sale, repair, maintenance, and manufacture of firearms, ammunition, and related accessories and components, etc. to be "essential" businesses and services for the purposes of safety and security in times of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4653 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to define the appropriate penalties for conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree, conspiracy to commit murder in the second degree, and conspiracy to commit voluntary manslaughter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB339 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalties for operating a house of prostitution from a misdemeanor to a felony in order to provide law enforcement with adequate tools to address human trafficking in the illegal sex trade industries.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB363 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create a mobile training team for the purpose of school safety. The bill provides for regional mobile training officers. The bill empowers the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security to create the program. The bil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | SB224 | Intro
25% | Prohibiting certain funding and involvement or attendance of minors to drag shows
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB221 | Intro
25% | Creating felony offense of aggravated cruelty to animals
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB237 | Intro
25% | Criminalizing engaging in adult cabaret performance where it may be viewed by minor
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4390 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of electronic tracking devices in certain situations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4335 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide clarity regarding expungement of pretrial diversions for domestic violence offenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4250 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the crime of torture. The bill establishes criminal penalties. The bill defines terms.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4410 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to impose criminal liability and penalties upon purchasers of goods for delivery who refuse to return rejected goods to the vendor after the purchaser has had their purchase money reimbursed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB197 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit obscene materials in West Virginia schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4246 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to make it a misdemeanor for a person to knowingly allow a felony drug offense to be committed on his or her property. The bill creates a duty to report. The bill creates criminal penalties. The bill allows a private cause...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB4421 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit drag shows from being performed in front of minors and to prohibit drags shows in schools and libraries.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Education Committee |
| WV | SB183 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the marital exception to criminal prosecution of sexual assault offenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4485 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit civil rights violations based on disability gender identity, or sexual orientation. The bill provides that evidence of constitutionally protected speech or associations is not admissible in criminal prosecution...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4300 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to change certain offenses and penalties therefor for certain persons who are accessories to a crime. The bill provides that a domestic partner to a felony offender may not be considered an accessory after the fact; remove...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4179 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to remove the one-time limit on the expungement of certain criminal convictions. The bill also removes burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary from the specific crimes for which eligibility for expungement is limited.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4361 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create a misdemeanor crime for the impersonation of a nonpublic figure.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4301 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to change the West Virginia code to allow concealed carry on and in Capitol grounds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4574 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to allow those persons 18-20 years of age to be permitted to carry a deadly weapon, as those persons 21 and over are currently permitted to do.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4306 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the carrying a of a concealed handgun by off duty or retired law-enforcement officers; to authorize off duty or retired law-enforcement officers to conceal carry on and in the State Capitol Complex; and to def...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4498 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to exempt retired magistrates from paying application fees in connection with obtaining a concealed carry handgun permit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4273 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to revise the criminal code. The bill relates to the failure of a sex offender to register or provide notice of registration changes and the penalty for the same. The bill relates to timber theft, investigations thereof, a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4437 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to include canines in definitions of "law enforcement officers" in relation to crimes against law enforcement officers and the level of force allowable to protect said canines as law enforcement officers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4344 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the automatic expungement of certain criminal convictions and records that are eligible for expungement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB195 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to protect minors from indecent displays of a sexually explicit nature, including but not limited to, transvestite and/or transgender performances or displays to minors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
