2025 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

HB3066: To provide notification to victims when their criminal offenders escape or are released from prison

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to require the Commissioner of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation to create an "Orange Alert" communication system to notify any victim resident within the state when a prisoner of a correctional facility or jail has escaped or released.

Bill History

3/3/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
To Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
To House Homeland Security
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Markup Discussion
House of Delegates

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(3/3/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Homeland Security(House of Delegates)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197011.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/19704.8 KB