Relating to concurrent juvenile jurisdiction on military installations
HB 2056 establishes a process for West Virginia to consent to concurrent juvenile jurisdiction with the U.S. government on military installations within the state. It requires military installation officials to submit written requests detailing the scope of jurisdiction (including juvenile delinquency cases), boundary descriptions, and future land expansions to the Governor. Upon approval, the Governor must file these documents with the Secretary of State, enabling state courts to handle juvenile cases on military lands instead of federal authorities. This directly affects juveniles under 18 involved in offenses on military installations, state agencies, and military installation leadership. The bill does not change existing juvenile laws but clarifies state-federal coordination for cases occurring on U.S. military property.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Last action Mar 21, 2025
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The bill text was updated to reflect its current status as an 'Engrossed Committee Substitute' rather than a previous draft, and minor formatting adjustments were made to section titles. No substantive policy changes, such as new laws, funding, or eligibility rules, were introduced in this specific update.
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Updated the document header to indicate the bill is now an 'Engrossed Version' and changed the history label to 'Committee Substitute (1)'.
Added a period to the end of the section title 'Part VII. Juvenile Proceedings' for consistency.
Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 20, 2025
How they voted
94–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 100
Mar 20, 2025
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican91
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 118)
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
To House Courts
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Doug Smith
RRepublican
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