WV HB2634 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on February 19 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-19 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 19 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-19 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to increase penalties related to child sexual assault and sexual abuse; to increase penalties for distributing, possessing and transporting material depicting a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct; and to clarify that that failure to report sexual assault, sexual abuse, or sexual exploitation of a child is a felony.
Title
To double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minor
Sponsors
| Del. Adam Vance [R] | Del. Eric Brooks [R] | Del. Christopher Toney [R] | Del. Michael Hornby [R] |
| Del. Doug Smith [R] | Del. Dean Jeffries [R] | Del. Chris Phillips [R] | Del. Dana Ferrell [R] |
| Del. Mark Dean [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-19 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2025-02-19 | House | To Judiciary |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 8B | 5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 61 | 8B | 9 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 61 | 8D | 5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 61 | 8D | 6 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
