West Virginia 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 2891 — Creating minimum statutory standards for law-enforcement officers

Last action — Chapter 205, Acts, Regular Session, 2021

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 03, 2021. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 66% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 1 recorded vote so far — a real headwind.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

9 added · 34 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill HB 2891 changes the minimum age requirement for certain participants from 21 to 18 years old. This means that individuals who are 18 or older can now qualify, whereas previously, they needed to be at least 21 or on track to turn 21 by their graduation date. This change is significant because it expands opportunities for younger adults to engage in the relevant programs or positions covered by the bill, potentially enhancing participation and accessibility.

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HB2891 S JUD AMT Schindzielorz 7892   The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
HB2891 HFA HANNA and HIGGINBOTHAM 3-11 #1 Delegates Hanna and Higginbotham move to amend the Bill on page 1, section 14, line 10 after the words “The person is” by striking the number 21 and replacing it with the number 18, and on page 1, Section 14, Line 10, after the words “or older” striking the words “or will be 21 years of age by the date of his or her academy graduation” 
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for House Bill 2891—A Bill to amend and reenact §30-29-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended;
and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-29-14, all relating to minimum standards for hiring of pre-certified law-enforcement officers;
adding “pre-certified law-enforcement officer” as a defined term;
prohibiting West Virginia law-enforcement agencies from employing or offering to employ a pre-certified law-enforcement officer without certain findings;
requiring a hiring West Virginia law-enforcement agency to make written findings or adopt the written findings of a previous employing West Virginia law-enforcement agency documenting that the pre-certified law-enforcement officer meets certain minimum standards;
requiring such written findings to be made available to the Law-Enforcement Professional Standards Subcommittee of the Governor’s Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Correction;
providing ten minimum standards for hiring of a pre-certified law-enforcement officer;
requiring report from background investigation to be made part of written findings;
authorizing Law-Enforcement Professional Standards Subcommittee to deny certification or deny admission to a basic entry-level training program to a person failing to meet minimum standards;
requiring direct supervision of a pre-certified law-enforcement officer by a certified law-enforcement officer while engaged in law-enforcement duties;
providing meaning of “directly supervised”;
providing for recordkeeping;
providing for transfer of records between employing West Virginia law-enforcement agencies;
providing exception for West Virginia State Police;
specifying application of requirements pertaining to minimum standards for hiring of pre-certified law-enforcement officers;
and providing exception to disclosure under West Virginia Freedom of Information Act for certain records.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 205, Acts, Regular Session, 2021

  2. Approved by Governor 4/28/21

  3. To Governor 4/22/21

  4. Approved by Governor 4/28/21 - Senate Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 4/28/21 - House Journal

  6. To Governor 4/22/21 - Senate Journal

  7. To Governor 4/22/21 - House Journal

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 647)

  12. House received Senate message

  13. Senate requests House to concur

  14. Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 473)

  15. Read 3rd time

  16. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  17. On 3rd reading with right to amend

  18. Read 2nd time

  19. On 2nd reading

  20. Read 1st time

  21. On 1st reading

  22. Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment

  23. To Judiciary

  24. To Judiciary

  25. Introduced in Senate

  26. Communicated to Senate

  27. Passed House (Roll No. 161)

  28. Read 3rd time

  29. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  30. Amendment adopted (Roll No. 152)

  31. Read 2nd time

  32. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  33. Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 3/12/21

  34. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  35. Read 1st time

  36. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  37. By substitute, do pass

  38. To House Judiciary

  39. Introduced in House

  40. To Judiciary

  41. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (142)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2891?
HB 2891 is sponsored by Bryan Ward (Republican), John Paul Hott (Republican), Capito, Steele, Jonathan Pinson (Republican), Ben Queen (Republican), Westfall, Kayla Young (Democrat), Pack, L., and Betsy Kelly (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2891?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 03, 2021. Enacted.
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