HB 4600 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Making it a felony for a “Person in a Position of Trust” to assault, batter, or verbally abuse a child, or neglect to report abuse they witness

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Mar 2022

Signed into Law

Mar 2022

Introduced Feb 9, 2022 Signed Mar 25, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2022

How they voted

25–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 26

Mar 12, 2022

D Democratic9

8 Yea 1

88% Yea

R Republican17

17 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 25, 2022

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 3/25/22

lower

Mar 12, 2022

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 3/25/22 - House Journal

lower

Mar 12, 2022

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 3/25/2022 - Senate Journal

upper

Mar 12, 2022

Lower · Passed

House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 692)

lower

Mar 12, 2022

Upper · Passed

Title amendment adopted

upper

Mar 12, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (Roll No. 519)

upper

Mar 12, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

upper

Mar 10, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment

upper

Mar 2, 2022

Committee

To Judiciary

upper

Mar 2, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

Mar 1, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed House (Roll No. 299)

lower

Feb 28, 2022

Introduced

Amendment ruled not germane

lower

Feb 24, 2022

Lower · Passed

By substitute, do pass

lower

Feb 9, 2022

Committee

To House Judiciary

lower

Feb 9, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

Feb 9, 2022

Committee

To Judiciary

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors