HB4179 HFAT Akers 2-9

Morgan 3345

Delegate Akers moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

H. B. 4179 -- A Bill to repeal §19-20-24 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended relating to Causing death or injury to animals used by law-enforcement officials or by fire prevention or investigation officials; criminal penalties; and to amend and reenact §61-2-10b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to creating the felony crime of battery upon governmental representatives, health care providers, utility workers, law-enforcement officers, correctional employees and emergency medical service personnel and establishing the potential sentencing ranges, penalties, and fines for that offense; creating the felony crime of assault upon governmental representatives, health care providers, utility workers, law-enforcement officers, correctional employees and emergency medical service personnel and establishing the potential sentencing ranges, penalties, and fines for that offense; and to create §61-5-30 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended relating to creating the felony crime of Causing death or injury to animals used by law-enforcement officials or by fire prevention or investigation officials and establishing the potential sentencing ranges, penalties, and fines for that offense; and relating to creating the requirements and conditions for an order of restitution upon a defendant for any trained dog or horse used by law-enforcement officials, the Department of Homeland Security or by fire prevention or investigation officials that is harmed or killed.

Adopted

Rejected