2025 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
SB531: Relating to offenses of assault and battery on athletic officials
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to define assault and battery against athletic officials as felony offenses; and providing criminal penalties for the offenses.
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Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
2/19/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/19/2025
To Education then Judiciary
Senate
2/19/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
2/19/2025
To Education
Senate
3/19/2025
Committee substitute reported, but first to Judiciary
Senate
3/19/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
3/27/2025
Committee substitute for committee substitute reported
Senate
3/28/2025
On 1st reading
Senate
3/28/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
3/29/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
3/29/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/31/2025
On 3rd reading
Senate
3/31/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/31/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 245)
Senate
3/31/2025
Ordered to House
Senate
4/1/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
To Judiciary
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
Markup Discussion
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
With amendment, do pass
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
Immediate consideration
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
4/10/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/10/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
4/10/2025
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Passed House (Roll No. 508)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
4/12/2025
House Message received
Senate
4/12/2025
Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 594)
Senate
4/12/2025
Senate requests House to concur
Senate
4/12/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
4/12/2025
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 633)
House of Delegates
4/12/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
4/12/2025
Completed legislative action
House of Delegates
Amendments
sb531 sfa martin _1 4-12 adopted
sb531 sfa martin _1 4-12 adopted
4/12/2025Adopted
sb531 sfat martin _1 4-12
sb531 sfat martin _1 4-12
4/12/2025Not Adopted
sb531 sfa martin _1 4-12
sb531 sfa martin _1 4-12
4/12/2025Not Adopted
sb531 sfat martin _1 4-12 adopted
sb531 sfat martin _1 4-12 adopted
4/12/2025Adopted
sb531 hfat akers 4-10
sb531 hfat akers 4-10
4/10/2025Not Adopted
sb531 hfat akers 4-10 adopted
sb531 hfat akers 4-10 adopted
4/10/2025Adopted
sb531 h jud am _1
sb531 h jud am _1
4/9/2025Not Adopted
sb531 h jud am _1 adopted
sb531 h jud am _1 adopted
4/9/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 594)
4/12/2025
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 633)
4/12/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 508)
4/11/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 245)
3/31/2025
33
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(4/12/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Republican: 5
Primary Sponsor
Mike Woelfel
Democrat