2025 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

HB2836: Relating to wild animal rehabilitation permits

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to permit individuals, referred to as a "Wildlife Rehabilitator", to capture and transport, receive, temporarily confine, provide medical and supportive care to release and humanely dispatch orphaned, injured or ill native wildlife provided that the methods and documentation for such activities are in accordance with permit conditions set forth by the director of the Division of Wildlife Resources.

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Medium Confidence

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Bill History

2/24/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
To Government Organization
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
To House Government Organization
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism
House of Delegates
3/25/2025
By substitute, do pass
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
3/27/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/27/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
3/28/2025
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/28/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
3/28/2025
Passed House (Roll No. 236)
House of Delegates
3/28/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
3/31/2025
To Natural Resources then Finance
Senate
3/31/2025
To Natural Resources
Senate
4/3/2025
Reported do pass, but first to Finance
Senate
4/3/2025
To Finance
Senate
4/9/2025
Reported do pass
Senate
4/9/2025
Immediate consideration
Senate
4/9/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
4/10/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/11/2025
On 3rd reading
Senate
4/11/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/11/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 481)
Senate
4/11/2025
Communicated to House
Senate
4/11/2025
Completed legislative action
Senate

Amendments

hb2836 sub hfat crouse 3-26

hb2836 sub hfat crouse 3-26

3/26/2025Not Adopted

hb2836 sub hfa crouse 3-26 _1

hb2836 sub hfa crouse 3-26 _1

3/26/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (Roll No. 481)
4/11/2025
31
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 236)
3/28/2025
89
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/11/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197013.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197023.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197022.5 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197031.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/19706.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/19706.0 KB