West Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: Passed House Of Delegates 9 R cosponsors

HB 5318 — Clarifying that elected municipal police chiefs shall be certified law-enforcement officers.

Last action — To Government Organization

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

This bill has passed the House of Delegates. Introduced January 29, 2024. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House of Delegates

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to HB 5318 updated its title and clarified some key points about the requirements for municipal police chiefs. The main change is that now all municipal police chiefs must be certified law-enforcement officers or eligible for certification, ensuring better standards for those in leadership positions. However, the amendment includes exemptions for chiefs in office before the new rules take effect and for those in Class IV towns, which helps ease the transition for existing officials. This matters because it aims to improve public safety by ensuring that municipal police leaders have the necessary training and credentials.

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HB5318 HFA Adkins 2-14 #1Webb 3313 Delegate Adkins moved to amend the bill on page 1, section 30-29-13, line 6,  by adding after the word “date” the words “Provided further, That elected chief executives of municipal law-enforcement agencies of Class IV towns as defined by §8-1-3 of this Code are exempt from this requirement.”   AdoptedRejected
HB5318 HFAT Kelly 2-14WRV 3133 Delegate Kelly moved to amend the committee substitute by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:Com.
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5318 -- “A Bill to amend and reenact §30-29-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to municipal chief executive requirements;
and clarifying that persons elected as municipal police chiefs shall be certified law-enforcement officers, or to be certifiable as such, according to the requirements set forth in other applicable provisions of this code;
providing that chief executives elected prior to the effective date are exempt from the requirement;
and providing that elected or appointed chief executives of a municipal law-enforcement agency of Class IV towns are exempt from the requirements of the section.”   AdoptedRejected 
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Action History

  1. To Government Organization

  2. To Government Organization

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. Communicated to Senate

  5. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  6. Passed House (Roll No. 196)

  7. Read 3rd time

  8. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  9. Amendment adopted (Roll No. 181)

  10. Amendment reported by the Clerk

  11. Read 2nd time

  12. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  13. Read 1st time

  14. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  15. By substitute, do pass

  16. To House Judiciary

  17. Introduced in House

  18. To Judiciary

  19. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on · 20 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (141)

141 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 94 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 62004
Democrat 8000
Unaffiliated 24002
Total 94006
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Kump — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Forsht — Yea
Foster — Yea
Linville — Yea
Longanacre — Yea
Smith — Yea
Steele — Yea
Griffith — Yea
Martin — Yea
Hamilton — Yea
Summers — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Tully — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Warner — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Devault — Yea
Householder — Yea
Winzenreid — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Fast — Yea
Ross — Yea
Kirby — Not Voting
Nestor — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Yea
Joey Garcia Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Kayla Young Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin 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 Ward Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Not Voting
David Green 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
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Not Voting
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Paul Hott 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
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach 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
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Not Voting
Scot C. Heckert Republican Not Voting
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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HFA ADKINS 2-14 #1

Passed 61 Yea · 36 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 461802
Unaffiliated 151100
Democrat 0701
Total 613603
% of votes cast 61%36%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Linville — Yea
Ross — Yea
Longanacre — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Forsht — Yea
Smith — Yea
Foster — Yea
Martin — Yea
Steele — Yea
Summers — Yea
Nestor — Yea
Tully — Yea
Kirby — Yea
Kump — Yea
Devault — Yea
Hamilton — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Hardy — Nay
Warner — Nay
Espinosa — Nay
Westfall — Nay
Fast — Nay
Winzenreid — Nay
Phillips — Nay
Griffith — Nay
Householder — Nay
Evan Hansen Democrat Nay
Hollis Lewis Democrat Nay
Joey Garcia Democrat Nay
John Williams Democrat Not Voting
Kayla Young Democrat Nay
Mike Pushkin Democrat Nay
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Nay
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Nay
Adam Burkhammer Republican Nay
Adam Vance Republican Yea
Andy Shamblin Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Nay
Bill Ridenour Republican Yea
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Ward Republican Nay
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Nay
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Nay
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Not Voting
David Green Republican Yea
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Yea
Eric Brooks Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Nay
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Nay
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Street Republican Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Yea
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Nay
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Nay
Jonathan Pinson Republican Nay
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
Lori Dittman Republican Nay
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Nay
Marty Gearheart Republican Not Voting
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Hite Republican Yea
Michael Hornby Republican Nay
Mickey Petitto Republican Nay
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Lucas Republican Yea
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Nay
Roger Hanshaw Republican Nay
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Nay
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Nay
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 5318?
HB 5318 is sponsored by Betsy Kelly (Republican), Dean Jeffries (Republican), Kirby, Jonathan Pinson (Republican), Michael Hornby (Republican), Phil Mallow (Republican), Bob Fehrenbacher (Republican), Kump, Bryan Ward (Republican), John Paul Hott (Republican), and Chris Phillips (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 5318?
This bill has passed the House of Delegates. Introduced January 29, 2024. It now moves to the second chamber.
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