Relating to the Central Abuse Registry
HB 5413 creates a Central Abuse Registry managed by the West Virginia State Police to track individuals convicted of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property involving children, incapacitated adults, or adults receiving behavioral health services in specific settings like residential care facilities, day care centers, or home care. It requires registrants to provide personal details (name, DOB, SSN) and pay an annual $125 fee to the circuit clerk, with fees funding mental health services for State Police employees. The registry combines existing requirements, so those already registering as sex offenders only pay one $125 fee instead of separate fees. Failure to pay the fee does not violate supervised release, but unpaid fees may result in a recorded judgment lien.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2026
Last action Mar 4, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that individuals required to register under both the Central Abuse Registry and the Sex Offender Registration Act only need to pay one annual fee of $125, which satisfies both requirements. The amendment also updated the bill's title to explicitly include obligations for the Sex Offender Registry regarding these fees, ensuring consistency in how the State Police manage payments for both registries.
Scope change
The scope of the fee obligation was clarified to apply to individuals registered under both the Central Abuse Registry and the Sex Offender Registration Act, preventing double payment.
REQUIREMENT
Clarified that a single $125 annual fee satisfies registration requirements for both the Central Abuse Registry and the Sex Offender Registration Act, eliminating the need for duplicate payments.
Updated the bill title to explicitly state the obligation of the West Virginia State Police to manage fees for the Sex Offender Registry in addition to the Central Abuse Registry.
TECHNICAL
Removed the original title and introductory text, replacing them with the amended title reflecting the dual-registry fee structure and expanded police obligations.
Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 2, 2026
How they voted
90–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 99
Mar 2, 2026
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican90
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 247)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
J.B. Akers
RRepublican
Co
Andy Shamblin
RRepublican
Co
Bill Flanigan
RRepublican
Co
Buck Jennings
RRepublican
Co
Chris Phillips
RRepublican
Co
Ian Masters
RRepublican
Co
Joe Funkhouser
RRepublican
Co
Keith Marple
RRepublican
Co
Laura Kimble
RRepublican
Co
Mark Zatezalo
RRepublican
Co
Phil Mallow
RRepublican
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