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117 Bills Reported from Committee — Senate Judiciary

Bill Title Date
SB 4 Relating to crimes against public justice 03/14/26
SB 30 Allowing 18 to 20-year-olds to carry concealed weapon without permit 02/12/26
SB 54 Establishing criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults 03/14/26
SB 55 Establishing criminal offense for obstructing or hindering home incarceration supervisor or social services worker 01/29/26
SB 59 Relating to voter eligibility and residency requirements 03/14/26
SB 61 Prohibiting acceptance of illegal ballots cast in any election 02/03/26
SB 84 Prohibiting law enforcement from placing surveillance cameras on private property 03/14/26
SB 137 Modifying parole eligibility for crime of second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter 03/14/26
SB 182 Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment 03/14/26
SB 185 Allowing appointment of more than one chief deputy by sheriff 03/06/26
SB 197 Relating to crime of sexual abuse by parent, guardian, custodian, or person in position of trust to child 03/14/26
SB 200 Increasing criminal penalties and fines for assault on certain public service workers, law-enforcement officers, and police animals 03/14/26
SB 210 Modifying oversight provisions for Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability 03/11/26
SB 251 Authorizing Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules 03/02/26
SB 256 Authorizing DEP to promulgate legislative rules 03/02/26
SB 281 Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules 03/14/26
SB 309 Authorizing DOT to promulgate legislative rules 03/02/26
SB 374 Authorizing Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules 03/11/26
SB 399 Creating Bring Them Home Fund 02/24/26
SB 440 Increasing penalty for transporting telecommunication devices into jails 03/11/26
SB 459 Ensuring meaningful contact between child and step-siblings 03/14/26
SB 473 Creating felony offense of using electronic device to threaten violence 03/12/26
SB 478 Second Amendment Reaffirmation and Protection Act 02/13/26
SB 481 Relating to elections 03/14/26
SB 493 Relating to open captioning for motion pictures 03/14/26
SB 499 Requiring auto accident toxicology test be performed 03/14/26
SB 531 Establishing First Amendment Preservation Act 03/14/26
SB 538 Increasing compensation for panel attorneys 02/12/26
SB 540 Relating to audio recording during CPS investigation 03/05/26
SB 541 Relating to circuit court's responsibilities in juvenile abuse and neglect proceedings 03/02/26
SB 543 Requiring Bureau for Social Services to file legislative rule 02/25/26
SB 558 Relating to school bus safety violations by vehicle operators 03/14/26
SB 575 Relating to refusal review hearings 03/14/26
SB 590 Relating to exhibition of obscene material 03/05/26
SB 615 Requiring persons with illegal immigration status be turned over to ICE 02/10/26
SB 617 Banking and Financial Services Provider Protections for Eligible Adults from Financial Exploitation 03/14/26
SB 640 Prohibiting release of certain personal information of contributors to political elections 03/02/26
SB 643 Discontinuing WV Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Program 03/14/26
SB 648 Strategic and Critical Resources Act 03/14/26
SB 669 Relating to general powers of PSC 03/05/26
SB 670 Adopting Uniform Protected Series Act 03/14/26
SB 705 Creating offense of theft by conversion 03/14/26
SB 715 Requiring state agencies give first consideration to veterans and disabled law-enforcement officers when hiring 03/05/26
SB 718 Increasing pay for magistrates 02/24/26
SB 723 Clarifying law-enforcement cooperation with bordering states 03/14/26
SB 742 Modifying requirements for involuntary hospitalization 03/14/26
SB 792 Eliminating requirement that Supreme Court of Appeals supply magistrates with copies of WV Code 02/25/26
SB 793 Relating to courthouse closures on certain days 03/14/26
SB 794 Relating to appeals of orders or decrees of adoption 03/14/26
SB 796 Relating to distribution of West Virginia reports 03/14/26
SB 799 Requiring receipt of return of service or return receipt be filed with court 02/23/26
SB 800 Clarifying policy of state regarding jury service 03/14/26
SB 880 Recognizing Judea and Samaria 02/26/26
SB 888 Creating Judicial Deference Reform Act 02/26/26
SB 900 Including certain correctional facilities as "targeted facility" 03/14/26
SB 901 Creating truancy pre-trial diversion program 02/25/26
SB 937 Establishing community-based child welfare system program 03/10/26
SB 950 Relating to mileage and expenses of judges 03/14/26
SB 961 Relating to rule-making policies 02/20/26
SB 963 Protecting due process in firearm confiscation 03/12/26
SB 986 Relating to child torture and abused children 03/05/26
SB 1008 Relating to statute of limitations for asbestos and silica litigation 03/14/26
SB 1026 Increasing criminal penalties and fines for disturbing religious worship 03/14/26
SB 1029 Providing parents plain-language statements of immediate rights and ongoing rights 03/02/26
SB 1037 Allowing death penalty for first degree murder during commission of sexual assault 02/27/26
SB 1083 Requiring registration as sex offender for conviction of indecent exposure to certain minors 03/05/26
HB 4022 CPS Allocation 03/14/26
HB 4025 Exempting certain employees from the classified civil service system 03/14/26
HB 4106 Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds 04/01/26
HB 4138 Relating to persons convicted of a crime 04/01/26
HB 4169 Relating to mental health examination requirements. 04/01/26
HB 4198 E-Verify Safe Harbor Act 03/14/26
HB 4215 Department of Health Rules Bundle 03/09/26
HB 4265 Relating to authorizing the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to registration forms and tags for registration, taxation, and control of dogs. 04/01/26
HB 4345 Relating to the preservation of missing persons records and evidence 03/14/26
HB 4354 Relating to necessity allowance 04/01/26
HB 4364 Relating to concurrent juvenile jurisdiction on military installations 03/14/26
HB 4366 Relating to military interpersonal violence 03/14/26
HB 4412 Require certain websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content 04/01/26
HB 4415 Creating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within the state 03/14/26
HB 4433 Prohibiting Human Smuggling and Trafficking 03/14/26
HB 4552 Relating to the law-enforcement powers of correctional officers 04/01/26
HB 4602 Relating to requiring the Department of Human Services to establish a pilot program to contract for supplemental caseworker aide services for the Bureau for Social Services 03/13/26
HB 4603 Relating to the creation of the process of obtaining and adjudicating a pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition 03/13/26
HB 4606 Relating to the meaning of residence for the purpose of bail 04/01/26
HB 4610 Safeguard the Right-To-Try Cutting-Edge Medicine Act 04/01/26
HB 4625 Relating to quit claim deeds 03/14/26
HB 4710 Changing the limit on switching parties before filing to run for office from 60 days to 180 days prior to an election. 03/13/26
HB 4712 Increasing the criminal penalties for DUI causing death to be known as “Baylea’s Law.” 04/01/26
HB 4749 Relating to adding requirements to the foster child bill of rights 03/13/26
HB 4755 Adding Aggravated Vehicular Homicide to the list of qualifying offenses 04/01/26
HB 4799 To establish the cold case task force for the State of West Virginia 04/01/26
HB 4842 Relating to civil remedies for the unauthorized disclosure of intimate images. 04/01/26
HB 4850 Providing online training for Executors/Executrix of an Estate 04/01/26
HB 4852 Relating to regulation of foods 03/12/26
HB 4865 Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials 04/01/26
HB 4893 Increase the penalties for contempt of court in a magistrate court 03/14/26
HB 4983 Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data center 03/14/26
HB 4990 Relating to crimes using gift cards 03/14/26
HB 4995 Require the use of video cameras in certain special education classrooms 04/01/26
HB 4996 Relating to bail in cases involving terroristic threats to schools or children 04/01/26
HB 4999 Relating to crimes against athletic officials 03/14/26
HB 5065 Relating to hotel occupancy tax. 03/14/26
HB 5067 Relating to the powers and duties of the director of the Division of Administrative Services 03/14/26
HB 5101 The Joanna Phillips Domestic Violence Prevention Act 04/01/26
HB 5166 To provide notice to any political committees violating the filing requirements prior to assessing any civil fines and giving the Secretary of State authority to grant additional time for compliance not to exceed an additional 14 days. 03/13/26
HB 5182 Relating generally to authorizing security personnel employed by the State Treasurer to carry concealed weapons while performing his or her official duties 03/14/26
HB 5214 Relating to drug testing of parents who have had abuse and/or neglect claims substantiated against them prior to reunification. 04/01/26
HB 5227 Relating to Secretary of State annual reports, fees, and veteran-owned business logotypes 04/01/26
HB 5366 Relating to rules governing the practice of law 04/01/26
HB 5401 Relating to voting in West Virginia elections while residing overseas 04/01/26
HB 5406 Relating to driving under the influence 03/14/26
HB 5441 Reforming State Personnel System 03/14/26
HB 5444 Relating to increasing the amount of fees to be paid by parolees for supervision. 03/14/26
HB 5484 Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense 04/01/26
HB 5528 Relating to protection of personal residential information of certain public officials. 03/14/26
HB 5684 Relating to authorizing the Supreme Court of Appeals to create child protection commissioners 04/01/26

128 Bills Reported from Committee — House Judiciary

Bill Title Date
SB 4 Relating to crimes against public justice 03/14/26
SB 54 Establishing criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults 03/14/26
SB 59 Relating to voter eligibility and residency requirements 03/14/26
SB 84 Prohibiting law enforcement from placing surveillance cameras on private property 03/14/26
SB 137 Modifying parole eligibility for crime of second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter 03/14/26
SB 197 Relating to crime of sexual abuse by parent, guardian, custodian, or person in position of trust to child 03/14/26
SB 200 Increasing criminal penalties and fines for assault on certain public service workers, law-enforcement officers, and police animals 03/14/26
SB 207 Clarifying sheriff's compensation for collection of taxes 02/25/26
SB 208 Exempting certain military records from public release 02/25/26
SB 281 Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules 03/14/26
SB 440 Increasing penalty for transporting telecommunication devices into jails 03/11/26
SB 459 Ensuring meaningful contact between child and step-siblings 03/14/26
SB 473 Creating felony offense of using electronic device to threaten violence 03/12/26
SB 481 Relating to elections 03/14/26
SB 499 Requiring auto accident toxicology test be performed 03/14/26
SB 506 Permitting certain use of county-owned wireless tower 03/14/26
SB 531 Establishing First Amendment Preservation Act 03/14/26
SB 558 Relating to school bus safety violations by vehicle operators 03/14/26
SB 575 Relating to refusal review hearings 03/14/26
SB 643 Discontinuing WV Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Program 03/14/26
SB 670 Adopting Uniform Protected Series Act 03/14/26
SB 705 Creating offense of theft by conversion 03/14/26
SB 723 Clarifying law-enforcement cooperation with bordering states 03/14/26
SB 742 Modifying requirements for involuntary hospitalization 03/14/26
SB 793 Relating to courthouse closures on certain days 03/14/26
SB 794 Relating to appeals of orders or decrees of adoption 03/14/26
SB 796 Relating to distribution of West Virginia reports 03/14/26
SB 800 Clarifying policy of state regarding jury service 03/14/26
SB 900 Including certain correctional facilities as "targeted facility" 03/14/26
SB 937 Establishing community-based child welfare system program 03/10/26
SB 944 Expanding categories of eligible federal law-enforcement officers authorized to enforce state laws 03/14/26
SB 947 Providing birth certificate copies to homeless individuals under 18 03/14/26
SB 985 Relating to registration and enforcement of kratom products 03/14/26
SB 1008 Relating to statute of limitations for asbestos and silica litigation 03/14/26
SB 1026 Increasing criminal penalties and fines for disturbing religious worship 03/14/26
HB 4053 To establish the blue envelope program. 03/14/26
HB 4098 To restore the right of a person to sit on a jury has been restored upon expungement of one’s record 02/16/26
HB 4106 Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds 04/01/26
HB 4137 Updating the West Virginia Law Institute 02/04/26
HB 4138 Relating to persons convicted of a crime 04/01/26
HB 4169 Relating to mental health examination requirements. 04/01/26
HB 4179 To create felony charge for individuals who assault police officers or police dogs 02/11/26
HB 4265 Relating to authorizing the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to registration forms and tags for registration, taxation, and control of dogs. 04/01/26
HB 4345 Relating to the preservation of missing persons records and evidence 03/14/26
HB 4352 Prohibiting cameras and recording devices in bedrooms and bathrooms of foster children 03/04/26
HB 4364 Relating to concurrent juvenile jurisdiction on military installations 03/14/26
HB 4366 Relating to military interpersonal violence 03/14/26
HB 4382 Require collection agencies to provide a 30 day notice prior to wage garnishments. 02/09/26
HB 4405 Expanding the reasons that an executive director may create, merge, or dissolve a public defender corporation 02/12/26
HB 4412 Require certain websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content 04/01/26
HB 4415 Creating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within the state 03/14/26
HB 4433 Prohibiting Human Smuggling and Trafficking 03/14/26
HB 4452 To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations 04/01/26
HB 4456 Relating to clarification of a law enforcement agency and cooperation between law enforcement agencies and personnel of states bordering this state 02/05/26
HB 4461 Establishing limitations on billing practices of Internet or telecommunications providers that fail to provide subscribed customers service for five or more days 02/09/26
HB 4466 Extend the public intoxication of alcohol code to include being under the impairment of narcotics in public 02/12/26
HB 4468 Relating to confidentiality of court files and law-enforcement records 02/11/26
HB 4477 To give the Secretary of State authority to refer allegations of violations of election laws to West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute. 03/04/26
HB 4484 To expand each county commission’s ability to sell or lease property. 03/14/26
HB 4522 Banning Foreign-backed spending on State Ballot Issues 02/10/26
HB 4538 Regarding fines in DOH work zones 04/01/26
HB 4546 Providing for biennial reporting instead of annual reporting for business organizations. 04/01/26
HB 4552 Relating to the law-enforcement powers of correctional officers 04/01/26
HB 4568 Clarifying abuse of process 02/19/26
HB 4570 To make the posting of a summons in a conspicuous place on rental property acceptable service when a tenant is unavailable for personal service 02/09/26
HB 4600 Require all ballots for primary and general elections be received not later than the close of the polls on election day. 02/11/26
HB 4601 Relating to the Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations Unit 02/04/26
HB 4603 Relating to the creation of the process of obtaining and adjudicating a pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition 03/13/26
HB 4606 Relating to the meaning of residence for the purpose of bail 04/01/26
HB 4625 Relating to quit claim deeds 03/14/26
HB 4638 Relating to registration of voters and voluntary registration of organ donors 03/14/26
HB 4656 Relating to chronic absenteeism 03/11/26
HB 4695 To double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minor 02/12/26
HB 4709 Relating to changing the process of election litigation 02/19/26
HB 4710 Changing the limit on switching parties before filing to run for office from 60 days to 180 days prior to an election. 03/13/26
HB 4712 Increasing the criminal penalties for DUI causing death to be known as “Baylea’s Law.” 04/01/26
HB 4725 Clarifying the disposition of animal subject to animal cruelty treatment. 02/13/26
HB 4749 Relating to adding requirements to the foster child bill of rights 03/13/26
HB 4755 Adding Aggravated Vehicular Homicide to the list of qualifying offenses 04/01/26
HB 4799 To establish the cold case task force for the State of West Virginia 04/01/26
HB 4801 Defining Permissible expenditures for municipalities and counties 04/01/26
HB 4842 Relating to civil remedies for the unauthorized disclosure of intimate images. 04/01/26
HB 4850 Providing online training for Executors/Executrix of an Estate 04/01/26
HB 4865 Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials 04/01/26
HB 4881 Relating to obtaining title to abandoned or junked motor vehicles abandoned on the property or place of business of an automobile dealer 03/14/26
HB 4893 Increase the penalties for contempt of court in a magistrate court 03/14/26
HB 4986 Relating to providing additional ground for abandonment finding in an adoption proceeding 03/05/26
HB 4990 Relating to crimes using gift cards 03/14/26
HB 4995 Require the use of video cameras in certain special education classrooms 04/01/26
HB 4996 Relating to bail in cases involving terroristic threats to schools or children 04/01/26
HB 4997 Relating to residency restrictions for persons convicted of terroristic threats 02/17/26
HB 4999 Relating to crimes against athletic officials 03/14/26
HB 5059 Relating to cultural heritage institutions 03/05/26
HB 5060 Relating to Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations 03/05/26
HB 5086 Relating to peer support services 04/01/26
HB 5101 The Joanna Phillips Domestic Violence Prevention Act 04/01/26
HB 5105 Relating to financial exploitation of a person in recovery 02/24/26
HB 5162 Relating to the sales of tax liens 03/12/26
HB 5166 To provide notice to any political committees violating the filing requirements prior to assessing any civil fines and giving the Secretary of State authority to grant additional time for compliance not to exceed an additional 14 days. 03/13/26
HB 5176 Relating to creating the animal abuse database within the West Virginia State Police. 02/19/26
HB 5197 Relating to Civil Action to Set Aside a Tax Deed 02/21/26
HB 5198 Relating to crimes against the intellectually disabled 02/24/26
HB 5203 To forbid any municipality from issuing an ID for the purpose of voting in a municipal election 03/04/26
HB 5214 Relating to drug testing of parents who have had abuse and/or neglect claims substantiated against them prior to reunification. 04/01/26
HB 5227 Relating to Secretary of State annual reports, fees, and veteran-owned business logotypes 04/01/26
HB 5228 Relating to clarifying the definition of electioneering 02/21/26
HB 5273 Relating to campaign financial statements by candidates for municipal office 02/21/26
HB 5319 Camping ban on certain public property. 03/11/26
HB 5341 To create a domestic violence registry 02/25/26
HB 5351 Relating to modernization of fees generated from emergency communication service users 03/05/26
HB 5366 Relating to rules governing the practice of law 04/01/26
HB 5401 Relating to voting in West Virginia elections while residing overseas 04/01/26
HB 5406 Relating to driving under the influence 03/14/26
HB 5413 Relating to the Central Abuse Registry 03/04/26
HB 5416 relating to authority and notice requirements for religious organizations 02/26/26
HB 5444 Relating to increasing the amount of fees to be paid by parolees for supervision. 03/14/26
HB 5449 Repealing the Addiction Treatment Pilot Program 02/25/26
HB 5454 Relating to the select committee for the West Virginia Fusion Center 02/26/26
HB 5471 To provide pay increases to members of the judiciary 02/20/26
HB 5484 Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense 04/01/26
HB 5528 Relating to protection of personal residential information of certain public officials. 03/14/26
HB 5554 To modify the building fund for state parties. 03/04/26
HB 5557 Require advertising materials be submitted with the initial public offering statement. 03/04/26
HB 5587 To authorize cameras in school buses to send red light violators footage directly to the applicable law enforcement agency for ticketing and enforcement 03/05/26
HB 5649 Relating to confidentiality of certain records pertaining to adults and facility residents 03/05/26
HB 5652 Relating to the hotel occupancy tax 03/04/26
HB 5660 Updates to obtaining a license to carry deadly weapons statute 03/04/26
HB 5684 Relating to authorizing the Supreme Court of Appeals to create child protection commissioners 04/01/26