West Virginia 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 441 — Providing confidentiality of video and other records of correctional juvenile facilities

Last action — Chapter 61, Acts, Regular Session, 2022

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 20, 2022. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

24 added · 6 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to Bill SB 441 create clearer rules regarding the confidentiality of video footage and reports from correctional or juvenile facilities. Now, specific parties, such as law enforcement and certain state attorneys, can access this information under defined conditions, while ensuring that it remains confidential. This change is important because it aims to balance the need for transparency in investigations with the protection of sensitive information, especially related to juveniles.

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SB441 SFA Trump #1 1-28 Smith  7883   Senator Trump moved to amend the bill on page one, section eight-a, line three, by changing the period to a comma and inserting the words “or as required by the provision of §29B-1-1 et seq.
SB441 HFAT Capito 3-9 Valentino 3133   Delegate Capito moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
of this code.”.
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Senate Bill No.
441 -- “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §15A-4-8a, relating to the confidentiality of video, incident reports, or investigation reports of a correctional or juvenile facility;
providing that the commissioner’s agents, representatives, or other designees may view any video, incident report, or investigation report of a correctional or juvenile facility;
permitting the disclosure of video, incident reports, or investigation reports to law enforcement under certain conditions;
requiring the law enforcement agency to treat the records as confidential pursuant to §49-5-101(a);
permitting the disclosure of such items in a civil or administrative proceeding upon and appropriate order;
providing that release of records from a juvenile facility related to an employee grievance shall be in accordance with §49-5-101;
permitting the viewing of facility video to any licensed state attorney investigating a potential claim against the division;
preventing the disclosure to any licensed state attorney unless a protective order is entered;
and extending the confidentiality provisions of this section to any person receiving copies of the video, incident report, or investigation report.”       Adopted Rejected  
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Action History

  1. Chapter 61, Acts, Regular Session, 2022

  2. Approved by Governor 3/28/22

  3. To Governor 3/23/2022

  4. Approved by Governor 3/28/22 - Senate Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/28/22 - House Journal

  6. To Governor 3/23/22 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 3/23/2022 - Senate Journal

  8. Completed legislative action

  9. Communicated to House

  10. Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 555)

  11. House Message received

  12. Communicated to Senate

  13. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  14. Passed House (Roll No. 624)

  15. Read 3rd time

  16. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  17. Postponed on 3rd reading, Special Calendar, until 3/12/22

  18. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  19. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  20. Read 2nd time

  21. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  22. Read 1st time

  23. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  24. Do pass

  25. To House Judiciary

  26. To Judiciary

  27. Introduced in House

  28. Ordered to House

  29. Passed Senate (Roll No. 62)

  30. Read 3rd time

  31. On 3rd reading

  32. Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  33. Read 2nd time

  34. On 2nd reading

  35. Read 1st time

  36. On 1st reading

  37. Committee substitute reported

  38. To Judiciary

  39. Introduced in Senate

  40. To Judiciary

  41. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Trump · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 151 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Trump

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (151)

151 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 10000
Unaffiliated 23000
Democrat 1000
Total 34000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
LINDSAY — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
STOVER — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MARTIN — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BROWN — Yea
NELSON — Yea
CAPUTO — Yea
PHILLIPS — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
GEFFERT — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
KARNES — Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Amy Grady Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea

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