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WV HB2757
Bill
Status
2/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bill Ridenour
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of terrorism to include violent protests, riots, mobs, attacks on critical infrastructure, "swatting," terroristic vandalism, and intentionally spreading disease among crops or livestock
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Significantly increases penalties for terrorism-related offenses, with fines up to $2.5 million and prison sentences of 3-20+ years depending on the offense, with mandatory consecutive sentencing that cannot be suspended or reduced through probation
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Designates fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction and classifies its distribution resulting in injury or death as terrorism
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Requires the Attorney General to identify and maintain a list of terrorist groups, with membership or association automatically constituting engagement in terrorism
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Prohibits any person who has committed a terrorist act from entering West Virginia regardless of whether they were prosecuted or served their sentence, and requires restitution to victims of up to three times the economic harm suffered
Legislative Description
Relating to the Anti-Terrorism Act
Crime
Last Action
To House Judiciary
2/21/2025