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WV HB4996

Bill

Status

Enrolled

3/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

Carl Martin

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes mandatory bail conditions for defendants charged with making terroristic threats against schools, preschools, daycare centers, or similar facilities where children are present

  • Prohibits defendants from residing within 1,000 feet of the property line of any threatened educational facility or any similar facility where children are regularly present

  • Authorizes courts to impose additional protective conditions including no-contact orders with students and school employees, GPS monitoring with 1,000-foot exclusion zones, and home incarceration at compliant residences

  • Allows immediate arrest for any violation of bail conditions, along with bail forfeiture, bench warrant issuance, remand to custody, or modification of bail terms

  • Requires court clerks to provide free certified copies of bail conditions to victims, school officials, or any requesting party

Legislative Description

Relating to bail in cases involving terroristic threats to schools or children

Last Action

Completed legislative action

3/14/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/17/2026
Judiciary2/6/2026
Homeland Security2/5/2026
Judiciary1/30/2026

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