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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Specifying the conditions where and by whom it is unlawful to possess a firearm at school-sponsored functions [HB-4139]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to specify the conditions where it is unlawful to possess a firearm at school-sponsored functions. The bill identifies the area of those functions. The bill revises the conditions when a retired law-enforcement officer may possess a firearm. The bill prohibits education officials from authorizing certain individuals. The bill provides where in a locked vehicle a firearm may be placed.
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Allowing funding allotted for treatment supervision of drug offenders to be applied to participants in the Adult Drug Court Program [HB-4028]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow funding allotted for treatment supervision of drug offenders to be applied to participants in the Adult Drug Court Program. The bill provides that the Administrative Office of the Supreme Court of Appeals be involved in certain specific duties.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Providing that a vehicle driver who injures a “vulnerable road user” is guilty of reckless driving [HB-3026]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide that a vehicle driver who injures a “vulnerable road user” is guilty of reckless driving. The bill defines the term “vulnerable road user.” The bill imposes misdemeanor penalties.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Relating to the legalization of marijuana [HB-3035]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to legalize the manufacture, sale and possession of marijuana and establish a regulatory program for growing, selling and testing of marijuana sold in West Virginia.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Making it a felony to knowingly expose another individual to HIV [HB-3010]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Making it a felony to knowingly expose another individual to HIV
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Relating to the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act [HB-3019]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to amend certain provisions of the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act. It restates the legislative findings and purpose. The bill; requires a receipt for seized property from law enforcement and provides a procedure for replevin. The bill states purposes for forfeiture of property and the procedure for forfeiture. And the bill and provides that all moneys forfeited under the provisions of this article shall be distributed for the support of drug courts.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Relating to criminal penalties for the offenses of hunting, trapping or fishing on the lands of another person [HB-3020]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to criminal penalties for the offenses of hunting, trapping or fishing on the lands of another person
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Relating to regulation of unmanned aircraft systems [HB-3005]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Drones ]
[Aerospace ]
Relating to regulation of unmanned aircraft systems
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Clarifying the penalties for embezzlement [HB-2988]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to clearly define the penalties for embezzlement.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Relating to civil asset forfeiture [HB-2992]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the state to prove that the owner of seized property has been convicted of a crime and that the seized property was substantially related to said crime before the state can perfect title to seized property; and require that the state return seized property to its owner if the state cannot meet its evidentiary burden.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Relating to the theft of consumer identity protections [HB-2976]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to the theft of consumer identity protections
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Creating a felony penalty of life without mercy for the first degree murder of a law-enforcement officer [HB-2918]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Creating a felony penalty of life without mercy for the first degree murder of a law-enforcement officer
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Reducing the cost of the fee for a state license to carry a concealed weapon [HB-2922]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
The purpose of this bill is to reduce the cost of the fee for a state license to carry a concealed weapon.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Relating to alternate sentencing for nonviolent felony offenders [HB-2873]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow certain alternate sentencing for nonviolent felony offenders.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Requiring state institutions of higher education adopt policies concerning sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking [HB-2825]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring state institutions of higher education adopt policies concerning sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Including unborn child or fetus in statute setting criminal penalties for child neglect resulting in death [HB-2710]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Including unborn child or fetus in statute setting criminal penalties for child neglect resulting in death
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Establishing procedures for carrying out the death sentence [HB-2715]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for a death penalty and procedures and standards applicable thereto, and automatic review of the penalty, for commission of murder in the first degree. Procedures for carrying out the death sentence are established.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Increasing penalties for manufacturing or transportation of a controlled substance in the presence of a minor [HB-2648]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the minimum sentence by three years for individuals convicted of manufacturing, delivering, or transporting controlled substances in the presence of a minor.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Extending the maximum period of confinement a judge may impose for certain, first-time probationary violations [HB-2607]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to extend the maximum period of confinement a judge may impose for certain, first-time probationary violations from sixty days to six months. The bill also provides judges greater sentencing discretion for certain, subsequent violations of probation.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Providing death penalty for first degree murder [HB-2390]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for a death penalty and procedures and standards applicable thereto, and automatic review of the penalty, for commission of murder in the first degree. Procedures for carrying out the death sentence are established.