2025 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
HB2551: Increase criminal penalties for trespassing livestock
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to increase the criminal penalties for the misdemeanor offense of negligently permitting livestock to run at large and trespass on the property of other landowners which injures a person or destroys the property of another person.
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Bill History
2/18/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
To Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/28/2025
By substitute, do pass
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 344)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Passed House (Roll No. 345)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
4/3/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
4/3/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Passed House (Roll No. 345)
4/2/2025
70
Yea
30
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 344)
4/2/2025
68
Yea
31
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/2/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)
