Establishing Stop Squatters Act [SB-740]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Stop Squatters Act; providing a limited alternative remedy to remove unauthorized persons from residential and commercial real properties. The bill also establishes criminal offenses and penalties for intentional property damage by persons in unlawful possession, or who present a false document purporting to convey real property or attempt to list for sale or rent without title thereto.
SB-740: Establishing Stop Squatters Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Woelfel
Filed For Introduction on 03/12/2025
Expanding powers of bounty hunters in West Virginia [HB-3303]
The purpose of this bill is to expand the authority of bail bond enforcers, bounty hunters, and private investigators; authorize bail bond enforcers, bounty hunters, and private investigators to apprehend and arrest defendants on certain warrants; authorize payment under the Civil Forfeiture Act for defendant apprehension; state a registration preference for retired members of the United States Armed Forces; require the Secretary of State to publish a list of registered bail bond enforcers, bounty hunters, and private investigators; and clarify
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HB-3303: Expanding powers of bounty hunters in West Virginia
Sponsored by: Rep. Pat McGeehan
Filed For Introduction on 03/11/2025
Relating to the cultivation of medical cannabis [HB-3230]
The purpose of this bill is to permit qualifying patients to grow and cultivate up to 10 cannabis plants for their own use with no more than five reaching maturity simultaneously.
HB-3230: Relating to the cultivation of medical cannabis
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Pushkin
Filed For Introduction on 03/07/2025
Creating a domestic violence registry [HB-3242]
The purpose of this bill is to create a domestic violence registry. The bill provides a purpose. The bill directs the criminal identification bureau of the West Virginia State Police to establish and maintain the registry. The bill provides for confidential inquiry of persons on the registry. The bill establishes criteria for placement on and releasing information from the registry. The bill requires prosecuting attorneys to provide certain information. The bill defines terms.
HB-3242: Creating a domestic violence registry
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Pushkin
Filed For Introduction on 03/07/2025
Permitting certain nonviolent offenders to be able to carry firearms. [HB-3219]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the right to bear arms is a constitutional right and to provide when persons convicted of non-violent crimes may have their rights to bear arms reinstated. The bill also clarifies what constitutes a crime of violence and provides protection for residents in the exercise of their constitutional rights.
HB-3219: Permitting certain nonviolent offenders to be able to carry firearms.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Dean
Filed For Introduction on 03/07/2025
Creating the Police Partnering with Communities Act [HB-3257]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Police Partnering With Communities Act. The bill provides for legislative findings. The bill defines "distressed areas." The bill establishes the fund within the West Virginia State Treasurer's Office. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date.
HB-3257: Creating the Police Partnering with Communities Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Pushkin
Filed For Introduction on 03/07/2025
Authorizing use of unmanned aerial vehicles to track certain mortally wounded wild animals [SB-721]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and dogs while hunting; to add to the definition of "critical infrastructure" certain licensed or commercial livestock and poultry facilities to protect them from unauthorized Unmanned Aerial Vehicle surveillance or attack; and to provide criminal penalties for damage to critical infrastructure or farm lands with fences, livestock, or agriculture land or crops, whether operated as a for-profit business or not for-profit farming.
SB-721: Authorizing use of unmanned aerial vehicles to track certain mortally wounded wild animals
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Hamilton
To House Government Organization on 03/26/2025
Reasonable suspicion of committing a crime [HB-3188]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit people lawfully detained from providing false names, failing to identify, provide restitution, authorize court orders, and prohibit people from loitering or prowling.
HB-3188: Reasonable suspicion of committing a crime
Sponsored by: Rep. Carl Martin
Filed For Introduction on 03/06/2025
Relating to access of records in controlled substance monitoring [HB-3177]
The purpose of this bill is to add qualified examiners with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to the persons who have access to the Controlled Substances Monitoring Database maintained by the Board of Pharmacy.
HB-3177: Relating to access of records in controlled substance monitoring
Sponsored by: Rep. Carl Martin
Filed For Introduction on 03/06/2025
Requiring registered sex offenders pay annual fee [HB-3164]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the fee from $75 to $250 for registration by a person required to be placed on the Central Abuse Registry and the Sex Offender Registration Act.
HB-3164: Requiring registered sex offenders pay annual fee
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Eldridge
Introduced In Senate on 03/31/2025