CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The House convened for a floor session this morning. Two bills had been removed from the calendar by the Rules Committee before the meeting. House Bill 2008 and House Bill 2009 are on the inactive House Calendar.
Two bills passed the House today.
House Bill 2217 increases the penalties for conspiracy to commit certain crimes. Any person who conspires to commit a felony crime against a person or a felony where the victim is a child faces imprisonment in a corrections facility for three to 15 years. The bill clarifies felony crimes of kidnapping, arson, and sexual assault.
House Bill 2362 recognizes correctional officers as law enforcement officers.
Several bills were on second reading today and two were amended.
House Bill 2434, the Stop Squatters Act, provides a remedy for removing unauthorized persons from residential and commercial real estate. The bill establishes offenses and penalties for intentional property damage by a person in unlawful possession or for providing false documents to convey real property or attempting to sell or rent without title. The amendment was for clean-up purposes. Â
House Bill 2511 allows for charitable bingo and alcohol sales and consumption to take place at the same time for Veterans Service Organizations. The bill was amended to include fraternity societies and volunteer fire departments.
