Public Safety
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to fire department recruitment and retention [SB-65]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for recruitment and retention of volunteer and part volunteer fire departments.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rupert W. Phillips
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025
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Relating to DNA data maintained for law-enforcement purposes [SB-31]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
The purpose of this bill is modify the way that DNA is maintained for law-enforcement purposes in West Virginia. The bill provides updates for the policy of maintaining DNA. The bill requires DNA testing of all persons convicted of felonies and certain misdemeanors. The bill updates definitions. The bill adds language to further define and include qualified arrestees in the state DNA database. The bill requires testing of qualified arrestees on intake. The bill provides for testing methods. The bill authorizes emergency and requiring legislative
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Sponsored by: Sen. Vince Deeds
Committee Substitute Reported, But First To Finance on 02/26/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring funding for increased costs to volunteer fire departments and EMS units [SB-20]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the State Fire Commission and the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health, respectively, to fund volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services units for any increased costs or expenditures that result from the implementation of a state legislative rule.
Sponsored by: Sen. Randy E. Smith
Committee Substitute Reported, But First To Finance on 03/07/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to assist with border security in Texas [SB-106]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Immigration ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security to assist with border security in the state of Texas.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Stuart
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Establishing statewide health and safety fee for tourism and recreational activities by county commissions [SB-223]
[Tourism ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
The purpose of this bill is to create a statewide Health and Safety Fee that would allow visitors to help contribute to the readiness cost of emergency services through an up to $1.00 per day/activity fee that would be distributed to the counties twice per year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Randy E. Smith
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency [SB-270]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Defense ]
The purpose of this bill is to declare the sale, repair, maintenance, and manufacture of firearms, ammunition, and related accessories and components, etc. to be "essential" businesses and services for the purposes of safety and security in times of declared emergency or any other statutorily authorized responses to disaster, war, acts of terrorism, riot or civil disorder, or other emergencies. The bill prohibits certain specific governmental regulation of firearms, ammunition, components or accessories of any kind, or their use or possession. The
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rupert W. Phillips
Approved By Governor 4/25/2025 on 04/25/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Establishing criminal offense for crimes against public justice workers [SB-81]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish a criminal offense for knowingly, willfully, and forcibly obstructing or hindering home incarceration supervisors and social service workers while they are lawfully acting in their official capacity and the obstructing or hindering causes their death; establishing criminal penalty therefor of imprisonment in a state correctional facility for 15 years to life.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patricia Puertas Rucker
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Modifying responsibility for reimbursement of training cost of certain law-enforcement employees [SB-113]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish responsibility for reimbursement of training costs of law-enforcement employees who leave original jurisdiction of employment for employment in any other law-enforcement agency in this state.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles H. Clements
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Permitting hotels and public lodging establishments to provide human trafficking awareness training for employees [SB-173]
[Human Rights ]
[Tourism ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to require a hotel or public lodging establishment to provide annual training regarding human trafficking awareness to employees, and to provide for enforcement and rulemaking.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Woelfel
Committee Substitute Reported, But First To Judiciary on 02/19/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
WV Volunteer State Defense Guard Act [SB-126]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the West Virginia Volunteer State Defense Guard. The West Virginia National Guard is often called to other duties such as filling roles as corrections officers in West Virginia prisons, filling staffing shortages in our West Virginia hospitals, etc. Knowing that natural disasters often plague our state, West Virginia is left vulnerable when the National Guard is called to other duties. This volunteer state guard will not cost the taxpayers any money.
Sponsored by: Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman
To Military Then Finance on 02/12/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Transferring child welfare enforcement responsibilities to State Police [SB-265]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to transfer child welfare enforcement responsibilities to the West Virginia State Police. The bill transfers employees, funds and property of the Department of Health and Human Resources to the West Virginia State Police. The bill provides that the transferred employees remain in the Civil Service System, continue to participate in Public Employees Retirement System Insurance and continue to be covered by the Public Employees Insurance Act. The bill requires rulemaking.
Sponsored by: Sen. Randy E. Smith
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Providing additional sites and devices for newborn safe surrender [SB-8]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
The purpose of this bill is to permit the installation of newborn safety devices at emergency service medical facilities, police departments, or sheriff's detachments that have been designated as safe-surrender sites and providing conditions for the same.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patricia Puertas Rucker
Approved By Governor 3/26/2025 - House Journal on 03/27/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring counties to register automated external defibrillators with Office of Emergency Medical Services [SB-243]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to require counties to register automated external defibrillators with the Office of Emergency Medical Services. The bill provides a penalty when a county fails to register such a device.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Hamilton
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring Fire Commission promulgate standards for propane tank installation in certain homes [SB-88]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Fire Commission promulgate standards for the installation of propane tanks at single family homes, and to require the State Fire Marshal to enforce those rules.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patricia Puertas Rucker
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Establishing and administering DNA identification system [SB-120]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Science ]
The purpose of this bill is to designate the Forensic Analysis Laboratory of the Marshall University Forensic Science Center as a backup site for the division's DNA databank and database to function in the event of a natural disaster or statewide declared emergency which renders the division unable to function. The bill also requires the Chief Medical Examiner to collect samples for inclusion into the DNA Databank from crimes scene or from unidentified human remains which shall reside in the DNA databank.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Woelfel
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025
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Alaska 34th Legislature
Crimes Against Minors [HB-101]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
An Act relating to civil claims by victims of sexual abuse of a minor; relating to homicide; relating to assault in the third degree; relating to stalking; relating to sexual abuse of a minor; relating to enticement of a minor; relating to endangering the welfare of a child; relating to indecent exposure; relating to sending an explicit image of a minor; relating to solicitation or production of an indecent picture of a minor; relating to distribution of indecent material to minors; relating to the testimony of children in criminal proceedings;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew L. Josephson
Referred To Judiciary on 05/19/2025
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Utah 2025 General Session
Behavioral Health Modifications [HB-491]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Behavioral Health Modifications
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Eliason
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/27/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to Animal Abuse [HB-2068]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit activities connected with sexual abuse of an animal; establish criminal penalties; provide for forfeiture of animals, payment of associated costs, and restrictions on owning animals upon conviction.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kayla Ann Young
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Clarifying the process of ventilation and fire suppression for limited use food preparation facilities. [HB-2074]
[Food ]
[Public Safety ]
[Small Business ]
The purpose of this bill relates to ventilation and fire suppression for limited use food preparation facilities. The bill provides for legislative findings. The bill creates definitions. The bill provides for enactment of the section. Finally, the bill establishes rulemaking.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Butler
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To require insurance companies to reimburse ambulance agencies for providing treatment in place or transportation to alternative destinations [HB-2106]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
[Telecommunications ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish that an emergency medical services agency may triage and transport a patient to an alternative destination in this state or treat in place if the ambulance service is coordinating the care of the patient through medical command or telehealth services and to require insurance plans to provide coverage for those services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph C. Statler
To House Homeland Security on 02/18/2025