Crime
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Prohibit the shutdown of churches or places of worship [HB-2448]
[Religion ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that protections are in place to protect religious services during a declared state of emergency by the Governor or other declarations by the executive branch that would impose restrictions upon such houses of worship.
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Clarification of penalties for offenses involving Fentanyl [HB-2437]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify certain requirements for the enhanced sentencing of crimes involving fentanyl and create criminal penalties.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Prohibiting drag shows from being performed in front of minors [SB-507]
[Children and Youth ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Education ]
[Libraries ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To eliminate the use of puberty blockers for any minor under the age of 18 [HB-2466]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to remove hormone therapy as a means of medical treatment for minors.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to prohibiting the use or sale of abortifacients [HB-2461]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use or sale of abortifacients and to enact criminal penalties and permit private causes of action for supplying abortifacients.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to revising the criminal code generally [HB-2401]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Insurance ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Gaming ]
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, and the criminal and civil penalties for the same. The bill provides for crimes against the worker's compensation system. The bill provides for the crime of omission to subscribe for workers' compensation insurance. The bill provides for the crime of failure to file a premium tax report or pay premium
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to illegal immigrants [HB-2426]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill relates to the punishment of persons with illegal immigration status and determining punishment for first and second offenses.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Fourth Amendment Restoration Act [HB-2431]
[Crime ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit law-enforcement officers and political subdivision officials from utilizing, implementing, adopting, or continuing the use of certain specified surveillance and artificial intelligence technologies.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to Capitol Carry [HB-2427]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
The purpose of this bill is to change the West Virginia Code to allow concealed carry on and in Capitol grounds.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Preserving and protecting the right to keep and bear arms [HB-2446]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
The purpose of this bill is to define acts which constitute infringements of the right to keep and bear arms, to articulate the constitutional limits on such infringements, to declare all such infringements to be against the rights of the people and to be legally void, and to provide remedies for acts taken under the color of federal law.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Prohibiting camping in public places [SB-504]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
[Crime ]
The purpose of this bill is to address define public camping in public spaces, create a penalty, and address existing ordinances.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to the creation of the Criminal Forfeiture Process Act replacing the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act [HB-2383]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the Criminal Process Forfeiture Act.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Removing bona fide schools, public libraries, and museums from the list of exemptions from criminal liability relating to distribution and display to minor of obscene matter [HB-2396]
[Libraries ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to remove schools, museums, and public libraries from the exemption which protects these types of entities from prosecution for distribution and display to minor of an obscene matter.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To impose a life sentence on fentanyl dealers [HB-2380]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to impose a life sentence on fentanyl dealers.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating WV Constitutional Carry Act of 2025 [SB-469]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating Violent Crime Prevention Act [SB-475]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the Violent Crime Prevention Act; require ballistic data be submitted to the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network for alleged use of a firearm in connection with charges for certain crimes; and provide a timeframe for law enforcement to submit the data.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To allow those who are 18-20 years old to carry a deadly weapon concealed without a permit, as is allowed for those who are 21 or older [HB-2384]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to the prohibition of warrantless searches and seizures. [HB-2386]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
The purpose of this bill is to warrantless entry of private lands; limitations of entry onto private lands; clarifying the process for law enforcement entry onto posted private lands; use of surveillance cameras on or near posted private lands; searches and seizures on private lands; requiring a search warrant or other recognized exception for searches and seizures in open fields; providing a definition; providing for abolishing the common law open fields doctrine; prohibiting surveillance cameras on private property; and providing exceptions.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring transparency from Department of Human Services [SB-472]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to require transparency from the Department of Human Services.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating the crime of pattern of harrassment [HB-2391]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the offense of harassment to include intimidation; define intimidation; and create criminal penalties.