2024 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

HB4825: Relating to the prohibition of warrantless searches and seizures.

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to warrantless entry of private lands; limitations of entry onto private lands; clarifying the process for law enforcement entry onto posted private lands; use of surveillance cameras on or near posted private lands; searches and seizures on private lands; requiring a search warrant or other recognized exception for searches and seizures in open fields; providing a definition; providing for abolishing the common law open fields doctrine; prohibiting surveillance cameras on private property; and providing exceptions.

Bill History

1/16/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
1/16/2024
To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/16/2024
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
1/16/2024
To House Agriculture and Natural Resources
House of Delegates
1/25/2024
With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/25/2024
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates

Amendments

hb4825 h anr am _1

hb4825 h anr am _1

1/24/2024Not Adopted

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/16/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Judiciary(House of Delegates)
Sine Die

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197035.5 KB