Crime
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To eliminate a potential source of funding for illegal and unethical telemarketing practices [HB-3169]
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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Requirements for Sex offenders list [HB-3161]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify what constitutes trespassing at an institution of higher education.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To allow police access to all photo information upon arrest for sex offenders [HB-2979]
The purpose of this bill is to require registrant to Sex Offender Registry to provide all online identifiers from internet and mobile application accounts; to permit State Police to inspect mobile phone to verify accuracy of information; and to requiring registrant provide information about All Terrain Vehicles and Utility Terrain Vehicles operated by the registrant.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Modifying the crimes of petit larceny and grand larceny [HB-2624]
The purpose of this bill is to reform the monetary amounts constituting petit larceny and grand larceny; increases the criminal penalties upon conviction of the offense of grand larceny, creates a new criminal offense of aggravated grand larceny and establishes criminal penalties upon conviction thereof.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Repeal the West Virginia machinegun ban [HB-2959]
The purpose of this bill is to repeal the section of code making it unlawful to possess a fully automatic weapon.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Permitting judges to refer parents to prosecuting attorney for making certain false allegations in child custody proceedings [SB-598]
The purpose of this bill is to permit judges to refer parents who knowingly makes a false accusation of child abuse or neglect or domestic violence during a child custody proceeding to the appropriate prosecuting authority to determine whether criminal charges are merited for falsely reporting an emergency incident.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating Criminal Forfeiture Process Act to replace West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act [SB-591]
The purpose of this bill is to create the Criminal Process Forfeiture Act.