Bill Status - 2025 Regular Session
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There are 127 bill(s) regarding Public Safety
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee | Step | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 8 | Providing additional sites and devices for newborn safe surrender | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 17, 2025) | ||
| SB 20 | Requiring funding for increased costs to volunteer fire departments and EMS units | Pending | Senate Finance | Committee | 03/07/25 |
| SB 31 | Relating to DNA data maintained for law-enforcement purposes | Pending | Senate Finance | Committee | 02/26/25 |
| SB 65 | Relating to fire department recruitment and retention | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| SB 81 | Establishing criminal offense for crimes against public justice workers | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| SB 88 | Requiring Fire Commission promulgate standards for propane tank installation in certain homes | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| SB 106 | Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to assist with border security in Texas | Pending | Senate Finance | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| SB 113 | Modifying responsibility for reimbursement of training cost of certain law-enforcement employees | Pending | Senate Finance | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| SB 120 | Establishing and administering DNA identification system | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| SB 126 | WV Volunteer State Defense Guard Act | Pending | Senate Military | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| SB 173 | Permitting hotels and public lodging establishments to provide human trafficking awareness training for employees | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/19/25 |
| SB 223 | Establishing statewide health and safety fee for tourism and recreational activities by county commissions | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| SB 225 | Expanding powers of National Park Service law-enforcement officers | Signed | Effective from passage - (April 12, 2025) | ||
| SB 243 | Requiring counties to register automated external defibrillators with Office of Emergency Medical Services | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| SB 259 | Licensing sale of charitable raffles and boards to benefit volunteer fire departments | Pending | Senate Government Organization | 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 270 | Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 8, 2025) | ||
| SB 469 | Creating WV Constitutional Carry Act of 2025 | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/14/25 |
| SB 481 | Allowing off-duty law-enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at public schools and public school events | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/14/25 |
| SB 507 | Prohibiting drag shows from being performed in front of minors | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/17/25 |
| SB 544 | Clarifying process of ventilation and fire suppression for limited use food preparation facilities | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 02/19/25 |
| SB 562 | Relating to Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act | Pending | Senate Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/20/25 |
| SB 617 | Discouraging gang activity | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025) | ||
| SB 661 | Revising reimbursement and transportation process for post-mental health involuntary commitment | Pending | Senate Select Committee on Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health | Committee | 03/03/25 |
| SB 694 | Protecting state and local government systems and data from foreign entities | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 03/11/25 |
| SB 713 | Creating WV Workplace Security Act | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 03/06/25 |
| SB 812 | Establishing, defining, and creating criminal penalties for terrorist acts and groups | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 03/19/25 |
| SB 823 | Clarifying and separating duties between Division of Emergency Management and DEP | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 29, 2025) | ||
| SB 826 | Modifying survivor’s benefit payments on first responders for payment of funeral expenses | Pending | Senate Finance | Committee | 03/20/25 |
| SB 827 | Updating requirements for parole hearings and notifications | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 03/20/25 |
| SB 828 | Clarifying requirements for persons employed by Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation include contracted vendor staff | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 3, 2025) | ||
| SB 829 | Modifying classes of state of preparedness declared by Governor or Legislature | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 03/27/25 |
| SB 830 | Eliminating short-term loans provided to released inmates for costs related to reintegration | Pending | Senate Workforce | Committee | 03/20/25 |
| SB 838 | Prohibiting law enforcement from placing surveillance cameras on private property | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 03/20/25 |
| SB 843 | Allowing Board of Education to prohibit individuals on sex offender registry from being on school property | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 03/20/25 |
| SB 849 | Providing enhanced pay for State Police | Pending | Senate Finance | Committee | 03/20/25 |
| SB 858 | Relating to controlled substance schedules and to clean-up errors identified in code sections | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 03/20/25 |
| SB 880 | Relating to powers and duties of Commissioner of Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation regarding Stevens Correctional Center | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 03/21/25 |
| SB 904 | Clarifying requirements for Commissioner of Bureau for Public Health | Pending | 2nd Reading | 04/10/25 | |
| SB 919 | Requiring CPS workers to audio record all interactions during visits | Pending | Senate Health and Human Resources | Committee | 03/24/25 |
| HB 2030 | Modifying compulsory housing for hotels and motels | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 03/20/25 |
| HB 2066 | Creating a crime for the destruction of first responder equipment. | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 11, 2025) | ||
| HB 2068 | Relating to Animal Abuse | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| HB 2073 | The West Virginia Refugee Absorptive Capacity Act. | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| HB 2074 | Clarifying the process of ventilation and fire suppression for limited use food preparation facilities. | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| HB 2088 | Prohibiting those listed on the state sex offender database from public school activities and events | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| HB 2106 | To require insurance companies to reimburse ambulance agencies for providing treatment in place or transportation to alternative destinations | Pending | House Homeland Security | Committee | 02/18/25 |
| HB 2170 | Allowing volunteer fire departments to use fire protection funding for certain purchases | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 03/03/25 |
| HB 2204 | Establishing an animal abuser registry | Pending | Committee | 02/12/25 | |
| HB 2210 | Establishing speed limits in child care zones | Pending | House Local Government | Committee | 02/13/25 |
| HB 2371 | Increase the allowance for volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies and Allowing fire departments to make an expenditure for educational and training supplies and fire prevention promotional materials | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/13/25 |
| HB 2378 | Requiring a syringe service program to be affiliated with a local health department | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 03/18/25 |
| HB 2384 | 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 | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/14/25 |
| HB 2394 | Requiring teachers to wear a “mobile alert button” for emergency situations, to be known as “Alyssa’s Law.” | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 03/19/25 |
| HB 2395 | Providing protection for search and rescue group dogs | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/14/25 |
| HB 2425 | Relating to Constitutional Carry | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/17/25 |
| HB 2427 | Relating to Capitol Carry | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/17/25 |
| HB 2432 | Including certain Federal Law enforcement agencies in federal officers' peace-keeping authority statute | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/17/25 |
| HB 2436 | Determining Bond requirements for certain crimes | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/17/25 |
| HB 2443 | Clarifying where convicted sex offenders may reside. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/17/25 |
| HB 2445 | To remove qualified immunity from officers serving no-knock warrants | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/17/25 |
| HB 2488 | Direct the WV DOT to conduct a safety study about suicide deaths on the New River Gorge Bridge and the potential costs and effectiveness of suicide safety nets and suicide safety system installed on the bridge. | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 02/17/25 |
| HB 2523 | Eliminate double taxation on foreign income at the state level | Pending | House Revenue | Committee | 02/20/25 |
| HB 2534 | Creating Persons with Disabilities Registry | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/18/25 |
| 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 2547 | Raise cost of living threshold for retired municipal police officers | Pending | House Investments | Committee | 02/20/25 |
| HB 2564 | Relating generally to the Business and Public Area Liability Protection Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/18/25 |
| HB 2592 | Right to keep and bear arms | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/18/25 |
| HB 2594 | Relating to the hunting of coyotes | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/18/25 |
| HB 2619 | To regulate outdoor advertisements, specifically gentleman’s clubs | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/19/25 |
| HB 2620 | Make speeds that exceed 25MPH over the speed limit reckless driving. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/19/25 |
| HB 2640 | Changing the age requirement for State Troopers | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/20/25 |
| HB 2650 | To allow those with a concealed carry license to carry a concealed handgun in public school property and buildings. | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/20/25 |
| HB 2654 | To create the Food Safety Act | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/20/25 |
| HB 2656 | To prohibit people taking their animals into a grocery store or a store that sells food if that animal is not a registered service animal | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/20/25 |
| HB 2669 | Allow off duty law enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at public schools and at public school events. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/20/25 |
| HB 2689 | Require pornography websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 03/11/25 |
| HB 2692 | Safe storage of firearms | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/20/25 |
| HB 2704 | Revising the reimbursement and transportation process for post mental health involuntary commitment | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 03/04/25 |
| HB 2736 | Relating generally to Underground Facilities Damage prevention | Pending | Senate Energy, Industry and Mining | Committee | 03/29/25 |
| HB 2744 | Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/21/25 |
| HB 2779 | To require cameras in every classroom and room where children are present | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/21/25 |
| HB 2808 | To ensure that West Virginia law enforcement entities are not compelled or commandeered by federal authorities to conduct activities that violate our citizens’ Constitutional rights | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/21/25 |
| HB 2814 | Creating plans to protect West Virginia from major crises | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/24/25 |
| HB 2878 | To require railroad companies to provide alternative entry and exit ways | Pending | Senate Transportation and Infrastructure | Committee | 03/24/25 |
| HB 2881 | Relating to the makeup of the State Police Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations Unit | Pending | Senate Health and Human Resources | Committee | 03/20/25 |
| HB 2894 | Prohibiting human trafficking of illegal aliens | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 04/01/25 |
| HB 2905 | Relating to fines for local fire departments | Pending | House Homeland Security | Committee | 02/27/25 |
| HB 2925 | Relating to a statewide panhandling ban | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/24/25 |
| HB 2935 | Comprehensive approach to homelessness | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/25/25 |
| HB 2980 | Authorizing adjustment from federal adjusted gross income for certain law enforcement pension benefit payments | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/26/25 |
| HB 3004 | Prohibiting entry by illegal aliens | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/27/25 |
| HB 3015 | Pedophilia Prosecution Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/27/25 |
| HB 3031 | Relating to oversight of West Virginia Fusion Center | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/28/25 |
| HB 3056 | Relating generally to the state fire marshal | Pending | House Government Administration | Committee | 02/28/25 |
| HB 3071 | Require all workplaces to keep Naloxone available in first aid kits and train employees in the use of Naloxone | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 03/03/25 |
| HB 3078 | Child Care speed Zone | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 03/12/25 |
| HB 3138 | Relating to impeding, threatening or harassing first responders | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 03/04/25 |
| HB 3148 | Firefighter Pilot Program | Pending | House Education | Committee | 03/04/25 |
| HB 3164 | Requiring registered sex offenders pay annual fee | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 11, 2025) | ||
| HB 3181 | Allow all law enforcement officers to purchase gun upon retirement | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 11, 2025) | ||
| HB 3191 | Mandating 25 foot perimeter around law enforcement officers while performing duties by public who are videoing interaction | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 03/06/25 |
| HB 3212 | To reduce the business license fee for WV Volunteer Fire Departments to $250 | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 03/07/25 |
| HB 3219 | Permitting certain nonviolent offenders to be able to carry firearms. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 03/07/25 |
| HB 3224 | State Living Donor Protection Act | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 03/07/25 |
| HB 3252 | Prohibiting the private ownership or operation of a prison | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 03/07/25 |
| HB 3299 | To require drones used by state and county personnel to be produced in the United States | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 03/11/25 |
| HB 3302 | Relating to state contracts regarding homeless | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 03/11/25 |
| HB 3303 | Expanding powers of bounty hunters in West Virginia | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 03/11/25 |
| HB 3316 | Relating to the appeal process for individuals required to register on the sex offenders list for life | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 03/12/25 |
| HB 3325 | Safe Storage of firearms | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 03/12/25 |
| HB 3331 | Relating to diesel-powered equipment regulations in underground coal mines | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 03/12/25 |
| HB 3413 | Expansion of Food Truck Definition | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 03/17/25 |
| HB 3417 | State Police to pay for arrests it makes until conviction or release | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 03/17/25 |
| HB 3423 | Clarifying the declaration of a State of Preparedness by executive orders of the Governor or by concurrent resolution of the Legislature. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 03/17/25 |
| HB 3424 | Removing language regarding short term loans being provided to released inmates for costs related to reentry into the community | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 10, 2025) | ||
| 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 | Pending | 3rd Reading | 04/03/25 | |
| HB 3430 | Relating to the notification of the parole hearing and the victim’s right to be heard allowing other notified persons listed on the parole hearing form to be allowed to submit not only written statements, but also speak at the parole board hearings | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 03/17/25 |
| 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 | Pending | 2nd Reading | 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. | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 03/27/25 |
| HB 3434 | Relating to the controlled substance schedules and to clean-up errors identified in the code sections | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 10, 2025) | ||
| HB 3436 | Genetic Privacy Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 03/17/25 |
| HB 3448 | Creating a special court cost fee on certain criminal convictions dedicated to the emergency medical services equipment and training fund | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 03/17/25 |
| HB 3456 | Relating to the powers and duties of the Commissioner of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation regarding Stevens Correctional Center | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 8, 2025) | ||
| HB 3466 | Installing emergency alert stations at rest areas | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 03/17/25 |
| HB 3468 | Authorizing adjustment from federal adjusted gross income for certain law enforcement pension benefit payments | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 03/17/25 |
| HB 3489 | Relating to vaccine requirements | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 03/18/25 |