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There are 192 bill(s) regarding Crimes, Offenses and Their Punishment

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 7 Establishing offense of intentionally making false child abuse reports Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
SB 8 Prohibiting destruction of landlords' rental property; penalties Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
SB 13 Requiring persons convicted of second offense driving under influence pay costs of incarceration Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
SB 14 Dedicating forfeited bail proceeds to counties Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
SB 30 Prohibiting misuse of newspaper or periodical route receptacles; penalty Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/31/00 
SB 36 Establishing felony offense for use of certain gaming devices or machines Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
SB 42 Including certain mouth-to-mouth contact between adult and minor as sexual contact Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
SB 74 Requiring hearing notice in criminal cases served on bondsmen Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/00 
SB 81 Including certain substances and devices as weapons for robbery statute Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
SB 85 Relating to worthless check restitution program Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
SB 86 Providing worthless check lists to public; fees Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/00 
SB 87 Increasing fees which may be imposed by holder of worthless check Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/00 
SB 88 Relating to obtaining property in return for worthless check Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/00 
SB 89 Creating jail penalty for worthless checks Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/00 
SB 97 Relating to criminal offenses by inmates Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
SB 104 Relating to defendant restitution to victim assistance programs Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/17/00 
SB 105 Extending period of supervision for certain felony sexual offenders Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/26/00 
SB 106 Relating to sexual abuse in the first degree Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/17/00 
SB 120 Prohibiting possession of firearm by convicted felon; penalties Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/18/00 
SB 121 Providing additional penalty for twice-convicted felon Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
SB 126 Relating to sale of tobacco products to minors and use of products; penalties Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
SB 133 Relating to distribution of obscene matter to minors; penalties Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
SB 148 Establishing crime of public indecency; penalties Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/19/00 
SB 152 Increasing fines and civil penalties for litter conviction Pending  House Finance Committee  03/08/00 
SB 153 Establishing criminal penalties for introduction of computer contaminants Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
SB 157 Providing criminal penalties for subjecting incarcerated or supervised inmate to certain sexual acts Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
SB 160 Establishing felony offense for simple possession of certain controlled substances Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/20/00 
SB 170 Prohibiting firearms possession by certain persons Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
SB 186 Repealing section relating to statements by accused upon legal examination Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/24/00 
SB 193 Establishing felony offense for certain crimes by inmates Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/25/00 
SB 201 Providing penalties for unauthorized use of insignias of division of corrections Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
SB 203 Relating to electronic monitoring equipment used by division of corrections Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/06/00 
SB 353 Clarifying discretion statutorily granted to parole board in release of prisoners Pending    Concurrence  03/11/00 
SB 371 Providing criminal penalties for assault against probation and parole officers Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
SB 374 Providing penalties for making false statement to law-enforcement officer Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/06/00 
SB 375 Providing felony offense for possession of firearm by convicted felon Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/02/00 
SB 379 Authorizing certain contributions to local crime victim's assistance programs Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/02/00 
SB 389 Establishing criminal offense for failure to pay for gasoline Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
SB 391 Increasing minimum sentence for twice-convicted felon Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/03/00 
SB 399 Relating to crimes involving firearms committed on school board property Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/04/00 
SB 401 Establishing felony offense of premeditated malicious wounding Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/04/00 
SB 403 Exempting from liability persons rendering emergency care services Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/04/00 
SB 405 Providing penalties for causing injury while driving using hand-held telephone or mobile radio Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/04/00 
SB 413 Allowing auditor as commissioner of securities to cooperate with other law-enforcement agencies Pending  House Finance Committee  03/07/00 
SB 422 Relating to civil rights violation for purposes of criminal liability Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/06/00 
SB 431 Relating to child safe protection act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/09/00 
SB 432 Prohibiting use of radar detection devices in motor vehicles Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/09/00 
SB 465 Requiring DNA analysis of persons convicted of certain offenses Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/11/00 
SB 477 Requiring personal interview with alleged adult abuse victim within certain time frame Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/06/00 
SB 494 Creating criminal offense of scalping admission tickets to certain events Rejected      02/28/00 
SB 495 Increasing fines for unlawfully killing bear Pending  House Finance Committee  03/08/00 
SB 496 Creating criminal offense of scalping admission tickets to certain events Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/15/00 
SB 497 Relating to sex offender registration act Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
SB 503 Providing immunity for liability for persons using deadly force protecting property Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/16/00 
SB 515 Increasing penalties for minors who possess, consume or sell alcoholic beverages Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/16/00 
SB 519 Expunging certain criminal records Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
SB 528 Establishing criminal offense of harassment by computer Pending    Concurrence  03/11/00 
SB 559 Authorizing issuance of Class A license plates for certain vehicles used in criminal investigations Pending    Concurrence  03/11/00 
SB 574 Creating Violent Offenders Registry Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/21/00 
SB 585 Changing method of awarding good conduct credit to prisoners Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/21/00 
SB 587 Establishing misdemeanor offense for displaying signs designed to cause harm to another person Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/21/00 
SB 612 Increasing penalty to felony for making bomb threat Pending  House Finance Committee  03/07/00 
SB 616 Increasing penalties for stalking; establishing offense of harassment Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/21/00 
SB 617 Establishing felony offense for making false bomb threat at school or day care Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/21/00 
SB 622 Creating Insurance Fraud Prevention Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/21/00 
SB 634 Establishing day-reporting center for alcohol or drug testing Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
SB 641 Creating offense for criminal invasion of privacy Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
HB 2010 Providing restitution to crime victims by juvenile offenders or the parents of the offenders Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2012 Prohibiting the manufacture, distribution or possession of certain controlled or counterfeit substances near a park or housing project Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2015 Exempting magistrates from obtaining a concealed weapons permit Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2016 Making the commission of a felony or misdemeanor with the use of a motor vehicle and firearm a separate criminal offense Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2019 Removing from a period of parole any credit for good conduct Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2021 Making the state convict road force mandatory Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2028 Raising the monetary threshold for grand larceny Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2029 Raising the maximum penalty for third degree sexual assault and first degree sexual abuse Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2031 Allowing persons to defend their property with deadly force without being exposed to liability Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2042 Reducing the blood alcohol content for DUI convictions Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2046 Misdemeanor offense for the manufacture, possession, use or distribution of jackrocks Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2056 Misdemeanor offense of ticket scalping Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2071 Relating to grandparent visitation when the parent's parental right is terminated due to a felony conviction Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2083 Imposing a fee on prison and jail inmates for medical services Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2114 Prohibiting violations of civil rights because of disability of sexual orientation Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2129 Bimonthly deductions for PEIA insurance and negotiation of fees with health care provider groups Pending  House Finance Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2130 Establishing three degrees of negligent vehicular homicide Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2134 Authorizing county commissions to adopt and enforce noise abatement ordinances Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2152 Providing the death penalty for first degree murder Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2159 Second or subsequent offense of cruelty to animals a felony and providing for mandatory incarceration Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2167 Authorizing the supreme court of appeals to establish a uniform bail schedule Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2178 Criminal penalty for willful violation of school employee rights Pending  House Industry and Labor Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2184 Creating a new felony offense of disarming or attempting to disarm a law-enforcement officer Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/02/00 
HB 2203 Sentencing alternative for violations of the ban on tobacco products for students over the age of eighteen years Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2210 Eviction proceedings of persons who commit illegal activities on rented property Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2211 Making it unlawful to create certain loud noises Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2275 Eliminating violent offenders from that group of criminal defendants and inmates who are eligible under existing law for work release Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2308 Implementing a training or certification program which includes drug testing and criminal background checks for in-home health care workers Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2336 Permitting the sealing of criminal records relating to drug offenses Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2377 Establishing a civil remedy for the drawing and uttering of worthless check Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
HB 2378 Providing for reimbursement to the bail bondsman for the amount of a forfeited bond under certain circumstances Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2384 Prohibiting sale at full retail price of any damaged container or canned goods Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2390 Requiring inmates convicted of a felony involving violence to serve at least eighty percent of his or her maximum sentence Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2416 Raising the minimum sentence of a person convicted of a second or subsequent offense of felony Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2417 Providing for jury sentencing of a person convicted of certain criminal offenses following a jury trial Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2419 Enhanced penalties for crimes against the elderly Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2427 Imposing a mandatory life sentence without probation or parole for conviction on death caused by arson-related crime Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2429 Adding the suspension of driver's license as a penalty for vandalism of public property Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2431 Making it a misdemeanor to shoot deer, turkey or bear from a vehicle Pending  House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2460 Authorizing criminal discovery in magistrate court Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2473 Creating felony penalties for owning or allowing use of certain gaming devices or machines Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2591 Providing that the use of intimidation, force or threats against judicial officers, jurors and witnesses is a felony Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2605 Increasing the age requirement for obtaining a concealed weapon permit from eighteen to twenty-one years of age Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
HB 2619 Enhancement of the jail sentence of persons convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol who are intoxicated when they appear to serve their sentences Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2652 Increasing the criminal penalty for unlawful possession of certain controlled substances Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2664 Clarifying costs to be assessed against defendants in magistrate court cases Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2687 Creating the felony offense of destruction of property Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2692 Authorizing courts to order defendants to contribute monetarily or through hours of service to local crime victim's assistance programs Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2708 Establishing the crime of interfering with or misleading a law-enforcement officer Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2720 Making it a crime to operate certain large vehicles in the passing lane of four lane highways Pending  House Roads and Transportation Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2763 Prohibiting discrimination in providing access to public accommodations because of means of transportation or insignia on clothing Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2785 Relating to cruelty to animals during extreme weather conditions Pending  House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2859 Changing the crime of DUI causing a death to a felony Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2870 Creating the criminal offense of failing to supervise a child Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2876 Penalties for the crime of littering Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2877 Creating the West Virginia sentencing commission Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2900 Increasing the civil penalty for violating the Consumer Credit and Protection Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2913 Providing a defense to the seller of legal beverages to certain individuals Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2917 Criminal penalties for owning or allowing use of certain gaming devices or machines Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2936 Relating to a personal representative's criminal liability for failure to carry out his or her statutory duties Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/00 
HB 2993 Requiring county boards of education to conduct a criminal background check through the FBI in addition to the State Criminal Identification Bureau Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/00 
HB 4008 Defining the offense of trespassing on a railroad track Pending  House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee  01/12/00 
HB 4014 Relating to armed assault upon school property or against school personnel or students Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/00 
HB 4017 Distribution of profits from prison-made goods Pending  House Finance Committee  01/12/00 
HB 4019 Creating a misdemeanor offense for political firing Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/19/00 
HB 4021 Establishing an additional penalty for crimes involving DNR's use of decoy animals Pending  Senate Natural Resources Committee  02/02/00 
HB 4028 Relating to the employment of persons under the age of eighteen at establishments in which beer, wine or alcoholic liquors are sold Pending  House Industry and Labor Committee  01/13/00 
HB 4040 Reducing the time for eligibility for expungement of criminal records of certain persons Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/14/00 
HB 4044 Relating to county coroner fees Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/14/00 
HB 4050 Increasing the fees which may be imposed by the holder of a worthless check Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/14/00 
HB 4051 Allowing multiple worthless checks to be added in order to enhance penalties Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/14/00 
HB 4052 Allowing a jail penalty for worthless check violations Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/14/00 
HB 4053 Relating to the distribution of worthless check warrant lists Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/14/00 
HB 4054 Creation of a worthless check restitution program Pending  House Finance Committee  02/09/00 
HB 4068 Defendant restitution to victim assistance programs Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/01/00 
HB 4069 Extending the maximum sentence for sexual abuse in the first degree Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/18/00 
HB 4070 Extending the maximum sentence for third degree sexual assault Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/18/00 
HB 4075 Strengthening laws relating to pornography and obscene matter Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/18/00 
HB 4076 Adding a five-year penalty to the term of an indeterminate felony sentence for a twice convicted felon Pending  House Finance Committee  02/07/00 
HB 4077 Changing from a misdemeanor to a felony the possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/18/00 
HB 4081 Permitting expungement of underage alcohol use conviction records Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/19/00 
HB 4100 Providing authorization for issuance of wallet size license cards to carry deadly weapons Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/00 
HB 4108 Removing the waiting period for the issuance of certain concealed weapons licenses Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/00 
HB 4120 Making larceny of municipal or voluntary fire department equipment a felony Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/21/00 
HB 4122 Prohibiting the awarding of child custody or visitation when a child is conceived as the result of sexual assault Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/00 
HB 4142 Restoring a jail penalty option for first offense uttering worthless checks Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/25/00 
HB 4164 Allowing probation officers to carry firearms Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/26/00 
HB 4169 Relating to equipment used in the electronic monitoring of offenders program Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
HB 4170 Preventing the unauthorized use of a uniform, badge, identification card or other insignia of the division of corrections Tabled    3rd Reading  02/07/00 
HB 4319 Authorizing county commissions to adopt ordinances prohibiting excessive noises Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/31/00 
HB 4320 Making it a misdemeanor to disturb the peace by making excessive noise Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/31/00 
HB 4322 Requiring the taking of blood samples from certain persons convicted of offenses Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
HB 4334 Providing a work release option for persons sentenced for nonviolent felonies Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/01/00 
HB 4340 Increasing the length of incarceration for persons convicted of selling drugs to minors Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
HB 4349 Making it unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of eight hundredths of one percent in the person's blood Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/01/00 
HB 4379 Creating the crime of feticide Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/03/00 
HB 4389 Requiring a criminal background check of applicants for motor vehicle driver examiner positions Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
HB 4392 Expanding the comprehensiveness of the section concerning what causes a civil rights violation for purposes of criminal responsibility Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/04/00 
HB 4393 Limiting the purchase of handguns to one gun per month Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/04/00 
HB 4396 Criminal penalties for misuse of the state purchasing card Vetoed    Governor  04/05/00 
HB 4426 Prohibiting the sale of drug paraphernalia at events conducted outdoors Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
HB 4428 Criminalizing the hunting, digging or harvesting of moss, shrubs, bushes, ferns and other like things on the lands of another Pending  House Finance Committee  03/01/00 
HB 4432 Imposing penalties for interfering with or misleading a law-enforcement officer Pending    3rd Reading  03/07/00 
HB 4466 Creating a new felony offense of premeditated malicious wounding Pending  House Finance Committee  02/29/00 
HB 4467 Relating to recidivist information in the appropriate county consistent with the opening of the correctional facility in Fayette County Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
HB 4469 Providing criminal penalties for the distribution of pornography Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/09/00 
HB 4476 Relating to access of pornography on public computers Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/15/00 
HB 4492 Creating a separate crime for the death of a viable fetus caused by the criminal slaying of the mother Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/10/00 
HB 4497 Relating to the penalty for abuse of an incapacitated adult Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/10/00 
HB 4511 Amending provisions relating to the crime victims compensation fund Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/23/00 
HB 4530 Creating criminal offenses of engaging in sexual intercourse with incarcerated persons by persons employed at corrections or juvenile services facilities Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/14/00 
HB 4532 Reducing the crime of child concealment for first or second offenses and providing that a third offense is a felony Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/14/00 
HB 4552 Expungement of certain arrest records Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/15/00 
HB 4557 Providing that certain juveniles be prosecuted as adults for capital offenses Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/16/00 
HB 4561 Clarifying terms in sexual abuse of spouse Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
HB 4582 Strengthening the penalties for littering Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/18/00 
HB 4596 Revising the law relating to indecent exposure and creating the crime of public indecency Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/21/00 
HB 4635 Adding exceptions to the prohibitions against carrying concealed deadly weapons for persons licensed in other states Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/23/00 
HB 4641 Creating criminal offenses involving theft detection shielding devices Signed    Governor  04/11/00 
HB 4653 Requiring persons convicted of first offense DUI to pay the costs of their incarceration Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/24/00 
HB 4654 Making it a felony to disrupt or degrade state computer equipment or data Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/24/00 
HB 4702 Clarifying the definition of victim in the Victim Protection Act and increasing liability of parents for criminal acts of their children Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/25/00 
HB 4709 Providing fines against shipping companies for overloaded vehicles involved in an accident Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/25/00 
HB 4741 Establishing the position of victim advocate Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/25/00 
HB 4790 Criminal justice resource center Pending    RECD  03/11/00