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WV HB4387
Bill
Status
1/15/2026
Primary Sponsor
Adam Burkhammer
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AI Summary
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Amends §15-3D-7 of the West Virginia Code to clarify the process for submitting information to identify human remains under the Missing Persons Act
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Requires medical examiners to promptly provide all identification information to the West Virginia State Police, rather than submitting directly to databases
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Mandates the West Virginia State Police to immediately submit all available identification information to NamUs (National Missing and Unidentified Persons System) and other appropriate law-enforcement databases
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Shifts database entry responsibility from medical examiners to the West Virginia State Police while maintaining the medical examiner's role in collecting and providing identification data
Legislative Description
Relating to information submitted by medical examiner to aid in identification of human remains
Public Safety
Last Action
To House Health and Human Resources
1/15/2026