Clarifying qualifications to be licensed to administer polygraphs
This bill establishes specific licensing requirements for individuals and firms administering polygraph examinations (psychophysiological detection of deception) in West Virginia. To obtain a license, applicants must be 21+, U.S. citizens, have no disqualifying felony convictions (with a rational nexus review), honorable military discharge, pass a competency exam, complete six months of internship training, and meet education standards set by the Commissioner of Labor (without requiring a bachelor's degree for Class I or associate degree for Class II applicants). It creates two license types: Class I (general use) and Class II (for law enforcement employees only). The bill also mandates an annual fee paid into a dedicated fund for enforcement, with the Commissioner setting detailed rules for training, testing, equipment standards, and continuing education.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Last action Mar 4, 2025
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Committee Substitute
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The bill text was reformatted from a printed legislative document to a digital web page version, with no substantive policy changes to the law itself. The core requirements for polygraph examiner licensing, including age, citizenship, criminal history, training, and degree requirements, remain identical between versions.
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Document formatting changed from printed bill format to web page layout with navigation menus and interactive elements.
Page numbering and line numbers were removed in the digital version.
The explanatory note about degree requirements was removed from the digital version as it was already incorporated into the main text.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Mar 3, 2025
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican31
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
To House Government Organization
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
To Government Organization
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 55)
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute reported
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Fuller
RRepublican
Co
Brian Helton
RRepublican
Co
Craig Hart
RRepublican
Co
Vince Deeds
RRepublican
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