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There are 36 bill(s) regarding Juveniles

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 62 Requiring investigative and assessment services in relation to child welfare Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/12/25 
SB 69 Requiring parental notification of minors being prescribed contraceptives Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/12/25 
SB 83 Allowing Foster Care Ombudsman access to child protective records Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  03/20/25 
SB 164 Clarifying parent and guardian access to minor child's medical records Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/12/25 
SB 165 Ensuring equal financial support to kinship parents and fictive kin Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/12/25 
SB 166 Requiring CPS to give parents written copy of their rights in certain circumstances Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/12/25 
SB 207 Prohibiting certain funding and involvement or attendance of minors to drag shows Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/12/25 
SB 265 Transferring child welfare enforcement responsibilities to State Police Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/12/25 
SB 286 Granting parents access to health records of minor child Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/19/25 
SB 759 Relating to having no requirement for immunization Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  03/14/25 
SB 811 Creating Child Care Subsidy Pilot Program Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  03/19/25 
SB 813 Extending time frame for Department of Human Services to identify relatives and fictive kin Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/19/25 
SB 822 Requiring Department of Human Services use mobile technology to assist in certain investigations Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/25/25 
SB 886 Relating to Foster Child Bill of Rights Pending  House Judiciary Committee  04/07/25 
SB 919 Requiring CPS workers to audio record all interactions during visits Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  03/24/25 
SB 944 Creating WV Child First Advisory Committee Pending  House Finance Committee  04/09/25 
HB 2033 Relating to foster or adoption parents sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/20/25 
HB 2035 Establishing pilot program for Public Guardian Ad Litem Services Pending  House Finance Committee  03/14/25 
HB 2041 Modifying the time to terminate a foster care arrangement Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/12/25 
HB 2047 Prohibiting cameras and recording devices in bedrooms and bathrooms of foster children Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/28/25 
HB 2195 Regarding continuing education requirements and compensation of Guardians Ad Litem Pending  House Courts Committee  02/13/25 
HB 2201 Establishing process for adoptions resulting from juveline abuse and neglect proceedings Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/12/25 
HB 2369 Relating to loss of parental rights after a third petition for a child’s removal Pending  House Courts Committee  03/06/25 
HB 2533 To require drug testing of foster parents prior to child placement. Pending  House Human Services Committee  02/21/25 
HB 2542 Requiring child protective services (“CPS”) workers to record, via audio, all interactions during CPS visits. Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  03/06/25 
HB 2609 Limiting teen access to inappropriate material. Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  03/19/25 
HB 2689 Require pornography websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/11/25 
HB 2768 Relating to the juvenile justice reform oversight committee Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/21/25 
HB 2880 Relating to parent resource navigators Signed    Governor  07/31/25 
HB 2911 Regarding continuing education requirements and compensation of Guardians Ad Litem Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/24/25 
HB 2917 To amend the section of child marriage under 18 Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/24/25 
HB 3083 Relating to requiring a court to verify certain conditions are met before a child who has been removed from a home may be returned to that home Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  03/03/25 
HB 3167 To require hair follicle drug testing of parents or guardians in cases of substantiated child abuse or neglect of a minor Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  04/09/25 
HB 3338 Allow child witness testify remotely in situations deemed traumatic by judge Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 10, 2025)
HB 3414 To automatically start a Smart 529 account for every newborn in West Virginia. Pending  House Education Committee  03/17/25 
HB 3478 Creating a statutory right to petition circuit and family courts for sibling visitation Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/17/25