2024 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
SB539: Creating cold case database
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to create the Cold Case database, explaining the types of cases to be included in the Cold Case database, explaining the state agency developing the Cold Case database, delineating the information that must be provided for inclusion in the Cold Case database for each investigation and delineating the information that may be provided for inclusion in the Cold Case database for each investigation if applicable to either the victim of the crime or the suspect of the crime.
Bill History
1/24/2024
Filed for introduction
Senate
1/24/2024
To Judiciary
Senate
1/24/2024
Introduced in Senate
Senate
1/24/2024
To Judiciary
Senate
1/31/2024
Committee substitute reported
Senate
2/1/2024
On 1st reading
Senate
2/1/2024
Read 1st time
Senate
2/2/2024
On 2nd reading
Senate
2/2/2024
Read 2nd time
Senate
2/5/2024
On 3rd reading
Senate
2/5/2024
Read 3rd time
Senate
2/5/2024
Passed Senate (Roll No. 94)
Senate
2/5/2024
Ordered to House
Senate
2/6/2024
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
2/6/2024
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/27/2024
With amendment, do pass
House of Delegates
2/28/2024
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
2/28/2024
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
2/29/2024
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
2/29/2024
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
2/29/2024
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
3/1/2024
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/1/2024
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
3/1/2024
Passed House (Roll No. 433)
House of Delegates
3/1/2024
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
3/1/2024
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
3/4/2024
House Message received
Senate
3/4/2024
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 349)
Senate
3/4/2024
Communicated to House
Senate
3/4/2024
Completed legislative action
Senate
3/5/2024
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
3/6/2024
To Governor 3/6/2024
Senate
3/7/2024
To Governor 3/6/2024 - House Journal
House of Delegates
3/22/2024
Approved by Governor 3/22/2024
Senate
3/9/2024
Approved by Governor 3/22/2024 - Senate Journal
Senate
3/9/2024
Approved by Governor 3/22/24 - House Journal
House of Delegates
4/23/2024
Chapter 232, Acts, Regular Session, 2024
Senate
Amendments
sb539 hfat fast 3-1
sb539 hfat fast 3-1
3/1/2024Not Adopted
sb539 hfat fast 3-1 adopted
sb539 hfat fast 3-1 adopted
3/1/2024Adopted
sb539 h jud am _1
sb539 h jud am _1
2/26/2024Not Adopted
sb539 h jud am _1 adopted
sb539 h jud am _1 adopted
2/26/2024Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 349)
3/4/2024
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 433)
3/1/2024
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 94)
2/5/2024
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/23/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 6
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Tom Takubo
Republican