Increasing criminal penalties and fines for assault on certain public service workers, law-enforcement officers, and police animals
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “Increasing criminal penalties and fines for assault on certain public service workers, law-enforcement officers, and police animals” Read the full text
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2026 regular session
Where it is
Signed (latest official status) · Pending
Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 11, 2026) SB 201
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The numbers
0
sponsors on the bill
Recorded votes
Increasing criminal penalties and fines for assault on certain public serviceSenate · 2026-03-13 · Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 596) · Yea 33, Nay 0, Absent 1, Excused 0
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-12 · Passed House (Roll No. 417) · Yeas 96, Nays 0, Absent 3, Exc 0
Increasing criminal penalties and fines for assault on certain public serviceSenate · 2026-02-21 · Passed Senate (Roll No. 179) · Yea 28, Nay 0, Absent 6, Excused 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the West Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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