2024 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

HB5423: To allow mentally challenged person to be protected from testifying in an open court

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit a cognitively impaired or mentally defective person from being forced to testify in open court, and to increase the penalty for sexual assault of a mentally defective or mentally incapacitated person.

Bill History

2/2/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
2/2/2024
To Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/2/2024
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
2/2/2024
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/2/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Judiciary(House of Delegates)
Sine Die

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/19707.0 KB