West Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

HB 2602 — Including possession of known stolen property in the offense of receiving or transferring stolen property

Last action — Chapter 89, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

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  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 January 08, 2020. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

12 added · 16 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to House Bill 2602 replaces the original title with a new one that focuses on criminalizing the possession of stolen property if a person knows or has reason to know that it is stolen. Importantly, the updated version clarifies that if someone is in possession of stolen property while cooperating with law enforcement, it will not be considered a crime. This change aims to enhance legal clarity around the possession of stolen goods, helping individuals understand their rights and obligations, particularly when working with law enforcement.

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HB2602 S JUD AM #1 Smith  7883   The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
HB2602 S JUD AMT #1 2-6 Smith  7883   The Committee on Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3.
Eng.
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY.
Com.
§61-3-18.
Sub.
Receiving or transferring stolen goods.
for House Bill 2602—A Bill to amend and reenact §61-3-18 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to criminalizing possession of property when a person  knows or has reason to know it is stolen;
If any person buys or receives from another person, or aids in concealing, or transfers to a person other than the owner thereof, or possesses any stolen goods or other thing of value, which he or she knows or has reason to believe has been stolen, he shall be deemed that person is guilty of the larceny thereof, and may be prosecuted although the principal offender be not has not been convicted:
making possession of stolen property larceny;
Provided, That possession of stolen goods while acting at the request of law enforcement or in cooperation with law enforcement does not constitute a violation of this section.
and clarifying that possession of stolen property while acting in cooperation with law enforcement or at law enforcement’s request is not a crime.
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How this bill changes current law

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The bill modifies the language of the existing law regarding the receiving or transferring of stolen goods, primarily for clarity and grammatical consistency.

  • §61-3-18

    that person is guilty of the larceny thereof → he shall be deemed that person is guilty of the larceny thereof

    This change clarifies the language regarding guilt in relation to larceny.

  • §61-3-18

    the principal offender has not been convicted → the principal offender be not has not been convicted

    This change adjusts the grammatical structure for clarity.

Action History

  1. Chapter 89, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

  2. Approved by Governor 2/24/20 - House Journal

  3. Approved by Governor 2/24/20 - Senate Journal

  4. Approved by Governor 2/24/20

  5. To Governor 2/18/20 - House Journal

  6. To Governor 2/18/20

  7. To Governor 2/18/20 - Senate Journal

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 163)

  12. House received Senate message

  13. Senate requests House to concur

  14. Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 132)

  15. Read 3rd time

  16. On 3rd reading

  17. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  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. 9)

  28. Read 3rd time

  29. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  30. Read 2nd time

  31. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  32. Read 1st time

  33. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  34. By substitute, do pass

  35. To House Judiciary

  36. Introduced in House

  37. To Judiciary

  38. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Canestraro · Cosponsor
  • N. Brown · Cosponsor
  • Foster · Cosponsor
  • Steele · Cosponsor
  • Betsy Kelly · Cosponsor
  • George Miller · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

  • Canestraro
  • Brown, N.
  • Foster
  • Steele
  • Betsy Kelly Republican

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 24001
Unaffiliated 68002
Democrat 5000
Total 97003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Estep-Burton — Yea
Kump — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Evans — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Shott — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Fast — Yea
Little — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Foster — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Steele — Yea
Bates — Yea
Graves — Yea
Storch — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Summers — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Miley — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Pack — Yea
Hill — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Walker — Yea
Capito — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Householder — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Canestraro — Not Voting
Linville — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Not Voting
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 31001
Total 33001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
LINDSAY — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
MANN — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
PALUMBO — Yea
TAKUBO — Not Voting
PITSENBARGER — Yea
TARR — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
ROBERTS — Yea
WELD — Yea
HARDESTY — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
IHLENFELD — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 96 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 24001
Unaffiliated 67003
Democrat 5000
Total 96004
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Doyle — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Kump — Yea
Evans — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Fast — Yea
Linville — Yea
Shott — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Little — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Bates — Yea
Foster — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Graves — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Steele — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Storch — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Summers — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Miley — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Pack — Yea
Capito — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Walker — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Householder — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Hardy — Not Voting
Rowe — Not Voting
Wilson — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Not Voting
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2602?
HB 2602 is sponsored by Canestraro, Brown, N., Foster, Steele, Betsy Kelly (Republican), and George Miller (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2602?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2020. Enacted.
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