Crime
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within the state [HB-3189]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
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Reasonable suspicion of committing a crime [HB-3188]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to access of records in controlled substance monitoring [HB-3177]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring registered sex offenders pay annual fee [HB-3164]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To require hair follicle drug testing of parents or guardians in cases of substantiated child abuse or neglect of a minor [HB-3167]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
The purpose of this bill is to enhance and improve child well-being by requiring a hair follicle drug test of a substantiated child abuser before restoring visitation rights.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To eliminate a potential source of funding for illegal and unethical telemarketing practices [HB-3169]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Ethics ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit referrals by unlicensed persons under the Insurance Sales Consumer Protection Act and require persons who may make referrals to establish safeguard procedures to protect unethical telemarketing practices.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requirements for Sex offenders list [HB-3161]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the required verification of sex offender information.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Restricting access to crime records [SB-691]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide a procedure for restricting public access to certain criminal history records.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to expungement of criminal records [HB-3115]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize expungement of criminal records relating to qualifying misdemeanors following completion of pre-trial diversion or deferred adjudication.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Protecting state and local government systems and data from foreign entities [SB-694]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to protect state and local government systems and data, and their ability to protect citizens' data and access to government systems, from cyber attacks and surveillance by adverse foreign interests by prohibiting the use or procurement of any software, application, or AI tool that is owned by any entity located in a designated foreign adversary nation.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To create the felony offense for protestors blocking passage on streets and highways. [HB-3135]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the criminal offense of obstructing a highway or other passageway; defining "obstruct"; and establishing penalties for violation of section.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Providing for 4th Amendment Restoration Act [SB-688]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to require law enforcement officers and political subdivision officials from irresponsibly utilizing certain surveillance technologies and artificial intelligence facial recognition technologies, setting forth legislative findings, providing definitions, establishing parameters for the responsible and constitutional use of these technologies.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to incest [HB-3116]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to expand definitions of certain relatives under the statute governing incest to include aunts and uncles by marriage, and aunts and uncles in same-sex marriages.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Make it a felony to kill a canine officer [HB-3147]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To create felony charge for individuals who assault police officers or police dogs [HB-3065]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to amend penalties for any assault on a police officer or police dog.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Increase penalties for abuse of or cruelty to animals [HB-3044]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Protecting Kids from Porn Act [SB-633]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Crime ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the distribution and display of pornographic material to minors through online platforms, to establish strict age verification protocols, and to impose severe penalties on entities that fail to comply.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Making it a mandatory 25 year sentence for an assault on any law enforcement or animal [HB-3059]
[Crime ]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to make a mandatory sentence of 25 years for anyone convicted of assault on any law enforcement officer or law enforcement animal.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Prohibiting entry by illegal aliens [HB-3004]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish certain crimes, processes, and procedures regarding individuals who have illegally entered or reentered the state in violation of state and federal laws and to create prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien. The bill provides for the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions. Finally, the bill authorizes and requires under certain circumstances the
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to trespassing on premises of higher education institution [SB-609]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify what constitutes trespassing at an institution of higher education.