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A BILL to repeal §19-20-24 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended relating to causing death or injury to animals used by law-enforcement officials or by fire prevention or investigation officials; criminal penalties; and to amend and reenact §61-2-10b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the amend the criminal penalties for governmental representatives, health care providers, utility workers, law-enforcement officers, correctional employees and emergency medical service personnel; and to create §61-5-30 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended relating to creating the criminal penalties, fines, for the crime of causing death or injury to animals used by law-enforcement officials or by fire prevention or investigation officials; and relating to creating the requirements and conditions for restitution and when it is owed when any trained dog or horse used by law-enforcement officials, the Department of Homeland Security or by fire prevention or investigation officials is harmed or killed including any veterinary bills, and replacement costs of any disabled or killed animal.

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Phil Mallow (R)*,  Scot Heckert (R), 

Senate Judiciary Committee Meeting (15:00:00 2/17/2026 Senate Judiciary Committee Room, 208 West) (on 02/17/2026)

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