SB574 - Supplemental appropriation to DOT, Division of Highways

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of supplemental appropriation bill is to supplement, amend, and increase existing items of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2024.

SR56 - Memorializing life of Honorable Warren Randolph McGraw Sr.

34 Co-Sponsors

SCR34 - Feasibility study of ballot identification and verification measures in statewide elections

11 Co-Sponsors

SB768 - Providing exception for sharing of confidential child welfare records

5 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to provide exception to the confidentiality of child welfare records to allow the sharing confidential information with law enforcement agencies and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

SB765 - Establishing and administering DNA identification system

6 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to designate the Forensic Analysis Laboratory of the Marshall University Forensic Science Center as a backup site for the division's DNA databank and database to function in the event of a natural disaster or statewide declared emergency which renders the division unable to function. The bill also requires the Chief Medical Examiner to collect samples for inclusion into the DNA Databank from crimes scene or from unidentified human remains which shall reside in the DNA databank.

SB556 - Relating to DNA data maintained for law-enforcement purposes

12 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is modify the way that DNA that is maintained for law-enforcement purposes in West Virginia. The bill provides updates for the policy of maintaining DNA. The bill requires DNA testing of all persons convicted of felonies and certain misdemeanors. The bill updates definitions. The bill adds language to further define and include qualified arrestees in the state DNA database. The bill requires testing of qualified arrestees on intake. The bill provides for testing methods. The bill authorizes emergency and requiring legislative rules. The bill specifies expungement for qualified arrestees in certain circumstances. Finally, the bill provides for failure to expunge or reasonable delay in expungement will not invalidate an identification, warrant, probable cause to arrest or arrest based upon a database match.

SB790 - Changing reference to Curator of Department of Arts, Culture, and History to Cabinet Secretary

2 Co-Sponsors

SB787 - Establishing limit on fees charged for medical records

4 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to establish a limit for fees charged for medical records.

SB785 - Allowing Foster Care Ombudsman access to child protective records

8 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to add the Foster care ombudsman as a person to have access to records concerning a child or juvenile.

SB780 - Adding liability to person in position of trust for child abuse cases

3 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to add person in a position of trust in relation to a child for murder of a child; death of a child; child abuse resulting in injury; child abuse creating risk of injury; female genital mutilation; child neglect resulting in injury; child neglect creating risk of injury; and child neglect resulting in death.