2025 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
SB617: Discouraging gang activity
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to discourage gang activity and add gang activity to offenses punishable by this section.
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Bill History
2/27/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/27/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
2/27/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
2/27/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
3/24/2025
Committee substitute reported
Senate
3/24/2025
Immediate consideration
Senate
3/24/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
3/25/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
3/25/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/26/2025
On 3rd reading
Senate
3/26/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/26/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 184)
Senate
3/26/2025
Ordered to House
Senate
3/26/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
To Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Markup Discussion
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Do pass
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
4/8/2025
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/8/2025
Postponed on 3rd reading, Special Calendar, until 4/9/2025
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
Amendment reported by the Clerk
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
Amendment rejected (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
Passed House (Roll No. 433)
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
4/10/2025
House Message received
Senate
4/10/2025
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 452)
Senate
4/10/2025
Communicated to House
Senate
4/10/2025
Completed legislative action
Senate
4/14/2025
To Governor 4/14/2025
Senate
4/12/2025
To Governor 4/14/2025 - Senate Journal
Senate
Amendments
sb617 hfat akers 4-9
sb617 hfat akers 4-9
4/9/2025Not Adopted
sb617 hfa akers 4-9 _1
sb617 hfa akers 4-9 _1
4/9/2025Not Adopted
sb617 hfa lewis 4-9 _1
sb617 hfa lewis 4-9 _1
4/9/2025Not Adopted
sb617 hfa lewis 4-9 _1 rejected
sb617 hfa lewis 4-9 _1 rejected
4/9/2025Not Adopted
sb617 hfat akers 4-9 adopted
sb617 hfat akers 4-9 adopted
4/9/2025Adopted
sb617 hfa akers 4-9 _1 adopted
sb617 hfa akers 4-9 _1 adopted
4/9/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 452)
4/10/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 433)
4/9/2025
88
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 184)
3/26/2025
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(4/10/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 16
Primary Sponsor
Rollan Roberts
Republican
Co-Sponsors (15)
Mike Azinger
Republican
Jason Barrett
Republican
Vince Deeds
Republican
Scott Fuller
Republican
Craig Hart
Republican
Brian Helton
Republican
Glenn Jeffries
Republican
Mark Maynard
Republican
Robbie Morris
Republican
Chris Rose
Republican
Mike Stuart
Republican
Eric Tarr
Republican
Darren Thorne
Republican
Kevan Bartlett
Republican
Tom Willis
Republican