HB 5413 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

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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What changed between versions

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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

900
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 99
Mar 2, 2026
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican90
81 Yea 9
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

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