HB2123 is a bill in the West Virginia Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian or custodian for child abuse.

What is the status of HB2123?

Passed both chambers as of April 25, 2025.

Who sponsored HB2123?

Smith, Doug (R, 039), with 10 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB2123?

On the West Virginia Legislature website: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2123&year=2025&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

West Virginia legislation · 2025 Regular Session

West Virginia HB2123: Modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian or custodian for child abuse

Q: What does HB2123 do?

In its own words: An act to amend and reenact §61-8D-3 and §61-8D-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian, custodian, or person in a position of trust in relation to a child for child abuse resulting in bodily injury, serious bodily injury, child abuse causing substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury; providing that a prior conviction under this section subjects a person to increased penalties; and providing a definition for a prior conviction; and also relating to modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a par.

Status: Passed both chambers, April 25, 2025

The purpose of this bill is to modify the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian, custodian, or person in a position of trust in relation to a child for child abuse resulting in injury and child abuse or neglect creating risk of injury.

What the bill says

An act to amend and reenact §61-8D-3 and §61-8D-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian, custodian, or person in a position of trust in relation to a child for child abuse resulting in bodily injury, serious bodily injury, child abuse causing substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury; providing that a prior conviction under this section subjects a person to increased penalties; and providing a definition for a prior conviction; and also relating to modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a par.

From the enrolled text, April 10, 2025:

AN ACT to amend and reenact §61-8D-3 and §61-8D-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian, custodian, or person in a position of trust in relation to a child for child abuse resulting in bodily injury, serious bodily injury, child abuse causing substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury; providing that a prior conviction under this section subjects a person to increased penalties; and providing a definition for a prior conviction; and also relating to modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian, custodian, or person in a position of trust in relation to a child for child neglect resulting in bodily injury, serious bodily injury, and child neglect causing substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury; providing that a prior conviction under this section subjects a person to increased penalties; and providing a definition for a prior conviction. ARTICLE 8D. CHILD ABUSE. §61-8D-3. Child abuse resulting in injury; child abuse creating risk of injury; criminal penalties. (a) If a parent, guardian, custodian, or person in a position of trust in relation to a child abuses a child and by the abuse causes the child bodily injury as the term is defined in §61-8B-1 of this code, then the parent, guardian, custodian, or …

West Virginia HB2123: Modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian or custodian for child abuse

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