Bill Status - 2025 Regular Session
Committee Activity
92 Bills Reported from Committee — Senate Judiciary
| Bill | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| SB 31 | Relating to DNA data maintained for law-enforcement purposes | 02/26/25 |
| SB 50 | Requiring municipal elections to be held on same day as statewide elections | 08/08/25 |
| SB 85 | Prohibiting use or sale of abortifacients | 04/02/25 |
| SB 102 | Modifying form of certain deeds | 07/22/25 |
| SB 121 | Updating language and increasing penalties for indecent exposure | 03/11/25 |
| SB 124 | Reducing statute of limitations on actions to recover on oral and written contracts | 04/09/25 |
| SB 128 | Preventing courts from ordering services at higher rate than Medicaid | 08/08/25 |
| SB 136 | Increasing penalties and parole eligibility requirements for homicide | 02/26/25 |
| SB 138 | Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer | 07/22/25 |
| SB 139 | Relating to filling of vacancies in Legislature | 02/24/25 |
| SB 151 | Creating crime of assault on police dogs and other public safety animals | 02/25/25 |
| SB 196 | Lauren's Law | 08/08/25 |
| SB 198 | Prohibiting creation, production, distribution, or possession of artificially generated child pornography | 08/08/25 |
| SB 225 | Expanding powers of National Park Service law-enforcement officers | 07/22/25 |
| SB 240 | Updating crime of sexual extortion | 08/08/25 |
| SB 257 | Providing protection for property owner when someone visiting private cemetery causes damage to property | 08/08/25 |
| SB 264 | Allowing death penalty for intentionally killing law-enforcement officer or first responder in line of duty | 03/07/25 |
| SB 270 | Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency | 07/21/25 |
| SB 299 | Modifying WV regulations on pubertal modulation, hormonal therapy, and gender reassignment | 08/08/25 |
| SB 325 | Authorizing Department of Health to promulgate legislative rules | 07/22/25 |
| SB 336 | Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules | 07/22/25 |
| SB 358 | Authorizing Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules | 07/22/25 |
| SB 369 | Authorizing miscellaneous boards and agencies to promulgate legislative rules | 08/08/25 |
| SB 456 | Defining "men" and "women" | 07/22/25 |
| SB 474 | Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs | 07/22/25 |
| SB 484 | Relating to disclosures and penalties associated with use of synthetic media and artificial intelligence | 03/04/25 |
| SB 486 | Clarifying eligibility requirements to vote in WV elections | 08/08/25 |
| SB 488 | Clarifying definition of electioneering | 04/12/25 |
| SB 489 | Relating to election law violation complaints and procedures | 03/04/25 |
| SB 490 | Prohibiting ranked-choice voting in elections in West Virginia | 08/08/25 |
| SB 503 | Allowing sheriffs to appoint more than one chief deputy with consent of county commission | 04/12/25 |
| SB 521 | Requiring party affiliations be listed for all candidates | 03/13/25 |
| SB 579 | Relating to Home Rule Reform | 03/26/25 |
| SB 585 | Relating to Cohen Craddock Student Athlete Safety Act | 04/09/25 |
| SB 589 | Providing pay increases to members of judiciary | 03/24/25 |
| SB 595 | Creating Mountain Bike Responsibility Act | 03/26/25 |
| SB 598 | Permitting judges to refer parents to prosecuting attorney for making certain false allegations in child custody proceedings | 03/20/25 |
| SB 604 | Requiring Department of Human Services to notify PSC that person is eligible for discount on utility bills | 03/11/25 |
| SB 612 | Making rules and regulations of PSC subject to legislative rule-making review procedures | 03/11/25 |
| SB 617 | Discouraging gang activity | 07/22/25 |
| SB 621 | Authorizing digital court records | 08/08/25 |
| SB 622 | Authorizing compensation for certain lower court staff | 03/04/25 |
| SB 655 | Providing limited immunity for mental health providers who are involved in mental hygiene checks | 03/26/25 |
| SB 705 | Allowing Board of Education to promulgate rules for submission to Legislature | 03/26/25 |
| SB 728 | Relating generally to transfer on death deed | 03/31/25 |
| SB 745 | Strengthening and reforming lobbying requirements | 04/01/25 |
| SB 828 | Clarifying requirements for persons employed by Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation include contracted vendor staff | 08/08/25 |
| SB 848 | Enacting bank protections for eligible adults from financial exploitation | 04/02/25 |
| SB 864 | Clarifying inference of criminal intent in burglary prosecution | 04/09/25 |
| SB 875 | Relating to container labeling of nonintoxicating beer and nonintoxicating craft beer | 04/07/25 |
| SB 943 | Clarifying apiaries are protected agricultural operations | 04/01/25 |
| SB 944 | Creating WV Child First Advisory Committee | 04/09/25 |
| HB 2042 | Relating to allowing a guardian ad litem to request the appointment of a court appointed special advocate | 07/31/25 |
| HB 2054 | Relating to liability of vendors in private farmers markets | 07/21/25 |
| HB 2066 | Creating a crime for the destruction of first responder equipment. | 07/30/25 |
| HB 2123 | Modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian or custodian for child abuse | 07/30/25 |
| HB 2129 | Creating the Parents Bill of Rights. | 07/31/25 |
| HB 2217 | Relating to penalties for conspiracy to commit murder | 07/30/25 |
| HB 2222 | Relating to authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules. | 07/31/25 |
| HB 2233 | Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate legislative rules | 07/31/25 |
| HB 2267 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules | 07/31/25 |
| HB 2331 | Relating to authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules | 07/31/25 |
| HB 2347 | The Joel Archer Substance Abuse Intervention Act. | 07/31/25 |
| HB 2360 | Clarifying the victims of crimes against law-enforcement officers. | 07/30/25 |
| HB 2382 | Camping ban on certain public property. | 03/25/25 |
| HB 2434 | Relating to establishing the Stop Squatters Act | 07/31/25 |
| HB 2451 | To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses | 08/14/25 |
| HB 2511 | Relating to charitable bingo and alcohol sales and consumption while such bingo is taking places | 07/30/25 |
| HB 2634 | To double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minor | 04/11/25 |
| HB 2710 | Truth in Giving | 04/10/25 |
| HB 2711 | Relating to the repeal of the common law rule against perpetuities by extending it to 1,000 years for all trusts | 07/31/25 |
| HB 2755 | To provide that the West Virginia Board of Education may promulgate rules or policies to be submitted to the Legislature for review | 07/31/25 |
| HB 2761 | Relating generally to magistrate courts | 07/22/25 |
| HB 2802 | Relating to in-service training credits for law-enforcement officers | 07/31/25 |
| HB 2867 | Relating to Small Estates | 07/30/25 |
| HB 2871 | Relating to the crime of negligent homicide | 07/30/25 |
| HB 2961 | To amend the law concerning ownership and possession of real property | 07/30/25 |
| HB 3014 | Relating generally to liability of hospital police | 07/31/25 |
| HB 3016 | Photo voter ID. | 07/30/25 |
| HB 3162 | Providing that causes of action under Chapter 46A of the Code of West Virginia survive the death of the party | 07/30/25 |
| HB 3164 | Requiring registered sex offenders pay annual fee | 07/30/25 |
| HB 3272 | Relating to eviction proceedings | 07/21/25 |
| HB 3274 | Relating to reports of circuit court proceedings | 07/22/25 |
| HB 3275 | Update timing for appeals | 07/21/25 |
| HB 3294 | Enacting the Bank Protections for Eligible Adults from Financial Exploitation Act | 04/12/25 |
| HB 3336 | Well Plugging methods | 07/30/25 |
| HB 3338 | Allow child witness testify remotely in situations deemed traumatic by judge | 07/31/25 |
| HB 3434 | Relating to the controlled substance schedules and to clean-up errors identified in the code sections | 07/22/25 |
| HB 3503 | Relating to regulation by counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions of commercial horticulture under the Water Pollution Control Act | 07/30/25 |
| HB 3504 | Relating to protecting critical infrastructure; and defining terms | 07/21/25 |
| HB 3513 | Relating to standards of liability and insurance requirements in certain civil actions | 07/31/25 |
| HB 3515 | Relating to appointment of officers of the West Virginia State Police | 07/31/25 |
91 Bills Reported from Committee — House Judiciary
| Bill | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| SB 8 | Providing additional sites and devices for newborn safe surrender | 08/08/25 |
| SB 22 | Applying penalties for nonpayment of royalties under terms of oil and natural gas leases | 08/08/25 |
| SB 50 | Requiring municipal elections to be held on same day as statewide elections | 08/08/25 |
| SB 102 | Modifying form of certain deeds | 07/22/25 |
| SB 138 | Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer | 07/22/25 |
| SB 154 | Prohibiting sexual orientation instruction in public schools | 08/08/25 |
| SB 196 | Lauren's Law | 08/08/25 |
| SB 198 | Prohibiting creation, production, distribution, or possession of artificially generated child pornography | 08/08/25 |
| SB 225 | Expanding powers of National Park Service law-enforcement officers | 07/22/25 |
| SB 240 | Updating crime of sexual extortion | 08/08/25 |
| SB 257 | Providing protection for property owner when someone visiting private cemetery causes damage to property | 08/08/25 |
| SB 270 | Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency | 07/21/25 |
| SB 280 | Displaying official US motto in public schools | 08/08/25 |
| SB 336 | Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules | 07/22/25 |
| SB 483 | Increasing civil penalties for failure to file required campaign finance reports | 04/12/25 |
| SB 486 | Clarifying eligibility requirements to vote in WV elections | 08/08/25 |
| SB 487 | Removing ineligible voters from active voter rolls | 08/08/25 |
| SB 488 | Clarifying definition of electioneering | 04/12/25 |
| SB 492 | Removing outdated provisions governing political committees | 08/08/25 |
| SB 531 | Relating to offenses of assault and battery on athletic officials | 04/12/25 |
| SB 586 | Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices | 08/08/25 |
| SB 617 | Discouraging gang activity | 07/22/25 |
| HB 2006 | Defining Men and Women | 03/03/25 |
| HB 2035 | Establishing pilot program for Public Guardian Ad Litem Services | 03/14/25 |
| HB 2042 | Relating to allowing a guardian ad litem to request the appointment of a court appointed special advocate | 07/31/25 |
| HB 2047 | Prohibiting cameras and recording devices in bedrooms and bathrooms of foster children | 02/28/25 |
| HB 2056 | Relating to concurrent juvenile jurisdiction on military installations | 03/21/25 |
| HB 2066 | Creating a crime for the destruction of first responder equipment. | 07/30/25 |
| HB 2111 | Establishing the Uniform Mortgage Modification Act | 03/25/25 |
| HB 2117 | Relating to when Mail In Ballots are Due | 03/07/25 |
| HB 2123 | Modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian or custodian for child abuse | 07/30/25 |
| HB 2131 | Relating to changing the process of election litigation | 03/18/25 |
| HB 2164 | To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel. | 07/30/25 |
| HB 2170 | Allowing volunteer fire departments to use fire protection funding for certain purchases | 03/03/25 |
| HB 2187 | Permit teachers in K-12 schools be authorized to carry concealed firearms as a designated school protection officer | 03/07/25 |
| HB 2217 | Relating to penalties for conspiracy to commit murder | 07/30/25 |
| HB 2360 | Clarifying the victims of crimes against law-enforcement officers. | 07/30/25 |
| HB 2363 | Clarifying the groups of persons to whom the criminal prohibitions related to child pornography are inapplicable when such persons are performing their official or employment duties | 02/26/25 |
| HB 2382 | Camping ban on certain public property. | 03/25/25 |
| HB 2434 | Relating to establishing the Stop Squatters Act | 07/31/25 |
| HB 2437 | Clarification of penalties for offenses involving Fentanyl | 03/06/25 |
| HB 2441 | To make those who fail drug test ineligible for unemployment | 07/31/25 |
| HB 2444 | Relating to limiting financial records of limited video lottery permittees that are subject to examination by Lottery Commission | 07/30/25 |
| HB 2491 | Relating to conditions on holding online raffles | 07/30/25 |
| HB 2551 | Increase criminal penalties for trespassing livestock | 04/03/25 |
| HB 2576 | NIL Protection Act | 07/30/25 |
| HB 2595 | Non Profit Athletics Act | 07/30/25 |
| HB 2634 | To double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minor | 04/11/25 |
| HB 2653 | Updating the West Virginia Law Institute | 03/07/25 |
| HB 2679 | To allow for the reinstatement of retired Deputy Sheriffs to their former departments. | 03/25/25 |
| HB 2683 | To prohibit rank choice voting | 03/06/25 |
| HB 2702 | Relating to vacancies in offices of state officials | 03/18/25 |
| HB 2709 | Permitting a voter with a change of address to vote in his or her new precinct without having to cast a provisional ballot | 07/30/25 |
| HB 2710 | Truth in Giving | 04/10/25 |
| HB 2802 | Relating to in-service training credits for law-enforcement officers | 07/31/25 |
| HB 2806 | Real property sales listing form | 03/20/25 |
| HB 2816 | Relating to clarifying secondary sources are not the law and public policy of West Virginia in certain instances | 04/09/25 |
| HB 2881 | Relating to the makeup of the State Police Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations Unit | 03/20/25 |
| HB 2892 | Relating to pedestrians standing in or near the right of way | 04/02/25 |
| HB 2894 | Prohibiting human trafficking of illegal aliens | 04/01/25 |
| HB 2958 | To clarify what constitutes trespassing at an institution of higher education | 04/01/25 |
| HB 2961 | To amend the law concerning ownership and possession of real property | 07/30/25 |
| HB 3014 | Relating generally to liability of hospital police | 07/31/25 |
| HB 3016 | Photo voter ID. | 07/30/25 |
| HB 3089 | Mandate the use of WV DMV electronic lien and title system for certain entities and persons | 07/31/25 |
| HB 3154 | Relating to advertising by licensed limited video lottery retailers and licensed limited video lottery operators | 04/01/25 |
| HB 3162 | Providing that causes of action under Chapter 46A of the Code of West Virginia survive the death of the party | 07/30/25 |
| HB 3164 | Requiring registered sex offenders pay annual fee | 07/30/25 |
| HB 3167 | To require hair follicle drug testing of parents or guardians in cases of substantiated child abuse or neglect of a minor | 04/09/25 |
| HB 3181 | Allow all law enforcement officers to purchase gun upon retirement | 07/31/25 |
| HB 3189 | Creating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within the state | 04/03/25 |
| HB 3190 | Controlled Substances and arrestable offenses | 03/21/25 |
| HB 3271 | Authorizing digital court records | 03/21/25 |
| HB 3272 | Relating to eviction proceedings | 07/21/25 |
| HB 3274 | Relating to reports of circuit court proceedings | 07/22/25 |
| HB 3275 | Update timing for appeals | 07/21/25 |
| HB 3289 | Relating to expungement of certain criminal convictions | 03/27/25 |
| HB 3305 | Changing the limit on switching parties before filing to run for office from 60 days to 180 days prior to an election. | 03/31/25 |
| HB 3338 | Allow child witness testify remotely in situations deemed traumatic by judge | 07/31/25 |
| HB 3424 | Removing language regarding short term loans being provided to released inmates for costs related to reentry into the community | 07/31/25 |
| HB 3425 | Clarifying that any person employed by the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation pursuant to a contract includes contracted staff that work for vendors | 04/03/25 |
| HB 3432 | Revising the statutes to clarify and separate duties identified in the code between the Division of Emergency Management and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection | 04/01/25 |
| HB 3433 | Modifying language in the statute to make it consistent with W.Va. Code §5H-1-2(b) for survivor’s benefit payments. | 03/27/25 |
| HB 3434 | Relating to the controlled substance schedules and to clean-up errors identified in the code sections | 07/22/25 |
| HB 3439 | Relating to registration of voters and voluntary registration of organ donors | 03/27/25 |
| HB 3456 | Relating to the powers and duties of the Commissioner of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation regarding Stevens Correctional Center | 07/31/25 |
| HB 3513 | Relating to standards of liability and insurance requirements in certain civil actions | 07/31/25 |
| HB 3514 | Relating to persons convicted of a crime | 04/03/25 |
| HB 3515 | Relating to appointment of officers of the West Virginia State Police | 07/31/25 |
| HB 3516 | Relating to limit of liability through Board of Risk Management | 04/03/25 |
| HB 3517 | Relating generally to fiscal emergencies of local governments | 07/31/25 |