West Virginia 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 8 R cosponsors

HB 2802 — Relating to in-service training credits for law-enforcement officers

Last action — Chapter 159, Acts, Regular Session, 2025

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Patrick Morrisey (Republican) on July 31, 2025.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

112 added · 88 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill HB 2802 adds a new section that requires the law-enforcement training subcommittee to include rules for training officers who participate in school safety programs. This means that officers can now earn training credits for their involvement in such initiatives, promoting an increased emphasis on school safety. This change is important because it encourages law enforcement to be more actively involved in ensuring safe school environments while also providing them with necessary training credits.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION ENGROSSED House Bill 2802 By Delegates Pinson, Burkhammer, Kump, Funkhouser, Maynor, Hornby, Holstein, Kelly, and Akers [Introduced February 21, 2025;
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION ENROLLED House Bill 2802 BY DELEGATES PINSON, URKHAMMER , UMP , FUNKHOUSER , AYNOR , ORNBY, HOLSTEI, KELL,AND AKERS [Passed April 11, 2025;
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary] Eng HB 2802 A BILL to amend and reenact §30-29-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to in-service training credits for law-enforcement officers.
in effect 90 days from passage (July 10, 2025)] Enr HB 2802 AN ACT to amend and reenact §30-29-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to law-enforcement training and certification;
establishing certain standards governing in- service law-enforcement officer training curricula and in-service supervisory level training curricula promulgated by rules of the subcommittee;
and providing that the rules shall include certain provisions for substitution of training credit hours for officers engaging in on-site participation in school safety programs.
Provided, That the rules shall include a provision for substitute hours of in-service training or supervisory level in-service training credits to the extent and in a manner determined appropriate by the subcommittee for law-enforcement officers or certified law-enforcement instructors who engage in on-site participation in a school safety program authorized by law or by a law-enforcement agency;
Provided, That the rules shall include a Enr HB 2802 provision for substitute hours of in-service training or supervisory level in-service training credits to the extent and in a manner determined appropriate by the subcommittee for law-enforcement officers or certified law-enforcement instructors who engage in on-site participation in a school safety program authorized by law or by a law-enforcement agency;
Eng HB 2802 (8) Certify organized criminal enterprise investigation techniques with a qualified anti-racial profiling training course or module;
(8) Certify organized criminal enterprise investigation techniques with a qualified anti-racial profiling training course or module;
These standards and procedures shall provide for preservation of records and access to records by law-enforcement agencies and conditions as to how the information in those records is to be used regarding an officer's law-enforcement employment by another law- enforcement agency:
These standards and procedures shall provide for preservation of records and access to records by law-enforcement agencies and conditions as to how the information in Enr HB 2802 those records is to be used regarding an officer's law-enforcement employment by another law- enforcement agency:
(A) The subcommittee shall establish and manage a database that is available to all law- enforcement agencies in the state concerning the status of any person's certification.
(A) The subcommittee shall establish and manage a database that is available to all law- enforcement agencies in the state concerning the status of any person's certification;
Eng HB 2802 (13) Seek supplemental funding for law-enforcement training academies from sources other than the fees collected pursuant to §30-29-4 of this code;
(13) Seek supplemental funding for law-enforcement training academies from sources other than the fees collected pursuant to §30-29-4 of this code;
Provided, That such rules and procedures must be consistent with the priority criteria prescribed by generally applicable department procedures;
Provided, That such rules and procedures Enr HB 2802 must be consistent with the priority criteria prescribed by generally applicable department procedures;
and (18) Make recommendations to the Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Correction for legislation related to the subcommittee's duties and responsibilities, or for research or studies by the Division of Administrative Services on topics related to the subcommittee’s duties and responsibilities.
(18) Make recommendations to the Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Correction for legislation related to the subcommittee's duties and responsibilities, or for research or studies by the Division of Administrative Services on topics related to thesubcommittee’s duties and responsibilities;
Eng HB 2802 (19) Promulgate standards governing the training, firearms qualification, and initial and ongoing professional certification of a tactical medical professional, as defined in §30-43-1 of this code, on or before January 1, 2024.
and (19) Promulgate standards governing the training, firearms qualification, and initial and ongoing professional certification of a tactical medical professional, as defined in §30-43-1 of this code, on or before January 1, 2024.
(1) Establish training to effectively investigate human trafficking offenses as defined in §61- 2-1 et seq.
(1) Establish training to effectively investigate human trafficking offenses as defined in §61-2-1 et seq.
Enr HB 2802 The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
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Clerk of the House of Delegates ...............................................................
Clerk of the Senate Originated in the House of Delegates.
In effect 90 days from passage.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates ...............................................................
President of the Senate __________ The within is ................................................
this the...........................................
Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2025.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 159, Acts, Regular Session, 2025

  2. Approved by Governor 4/25/2025

  3. To Governor 4/21/2025

  4. Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - House Journal

  6. To Governor 4/21/2025 - Senate Journal

  7. To Governor 4/21/2025 - House Journal

  8. Completed legislative action

  9. Communicated to House

  10. Passed Senate (Roll No. 480)

  11. Read 3rd time

  12. On 3rd reading

  13. Read 2nd time

  14. On 2nd reading

  15. Reported do pass

  16. On second reading, rereferred to Judiciary

  17. Read 1st time

  18. Immediate consideration

  19. Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Judiciary

  20. To Judiciary

  21. To Judiciary

  22. Introduced in Senate

  23. Communicated to Senate

  24. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  25. Passed House (Roll No. 107)

  26. Read 3rd time

  27. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  28. Read 2nd time

  29. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  30. Read 1st time

  31. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  32. Do pass

  33. To House Judiciary

  34. Markup Discussion

  35. To House Homeland Security

  36. To House Judiciary

  37. Introduced in House

  38. To Judiciary

  39. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (143)

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Votes

Passage

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3000
Republican 29000
Democrat 2000
Total 34000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
STUART — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
Joey Garcia Democrat Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Amy Grady Republican Yea
Anne B. Charnock Republican Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
Brian Helton Republican Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Chris Rose Republican Yea
Craig A. Hart Republican Yea
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Glenn Jeffries Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jay Taylor Republican Yea
Laura Wakim Chapman Republican Yea
Mark R. Maynard Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Mike Oliverio Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Robbie Morris Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Rupie Phillips Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Scott Fuller Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Tom Willis Republican Yea
Vince Deeds Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 83002
Democrat 9000
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 98002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Kump — Yea
Flanigan — Yea
Linville — Yea
Steele — Yea
Devault — Yea
Clark, T — Yea
Anitra Hamilton Democrat Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Kayla Young Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Rick Garcia Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Yea
Andy Shamblin Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Yea
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Smith Republican Yea
Bryan Ward Republican Yea
Carl "Bill" Roop Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Chris Phillips Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Yea
David Cannon Republican Not Voting
David Green Republican Yea
David McCormick Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Doug Smith Republican Yea
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Yea
Eric Brooks Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Street Republican Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Yea
Ian T. Masters Republican Yea
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Funkhouser Republican Yea
Joe Parsons Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Kyle Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Yea
Jordan Bridges Republican Yea
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Yea
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Yea
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Not Voting
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marshall W. Clay Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Amos Republican Yea
Michael Hite Republican Yea
Michael Hornby Republican Yea
Mickey Petitto Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Lucas Republican Yea
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Ray Canterbury Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Ryan Browning Republican Yea
S. Chris Anders Republican Yea
Sarah Drennan Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Tresa Howell Republican Yea
Tristan Leavitt Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2802?
HB 2802 is sponsored by Jonathan Pinson (Republican), Adam Burkhammer (Republican), Kump, Joe Funkhouser (Republican), Jordan Maynor (Republican), Michael Hornby (Republican), Josh Holstein (Republican), James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican), and Betsy Kelly (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2802?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2025. Enacted.
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