West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB5600: Adding representation of the West Virginia Fire Marshal’s office to the LEPS committee.
Status: Introduced, February 16, 2026
What the bill says
To amend and reenact §30-29-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to law enforcement training and certification; and adding representation of the West Virginia Fire Marshal's office to law-enforcement professional standards subcommittee. ARTICLE 29. LAW-ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION. §30-29-2. Law-enforcement professional standards subcommittee. (a) The Law-Enforcement Professional Standards Subcommittee is continued as a subcommittee of the Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction. The subcommittee has the following and (2) Consider applic.
From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:
A BILL to amend and reenact §30-29-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to law enforcement training and certification; and adding representation of the West Virginia Fire Marshal's office to law-enforcement professional standards subcommittee. ARTICLE 29. LAW-ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION. §30-29-2. Law-enforcement professional standards subcommittee. (a) The Law-Enforcement Professional Standards Subcommittee is continued as a subcommittee of the Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction. The subcommittee has the following and (2) Consider applications by law-enforcement officers whose certification is deemed inactive as a result of his or her separation from employment with a law-enforcement agency. (b) The subcommittee shall be comprised of eleven members, including one representative of each of the (2) Law-enforcement section of the Department of Natural Resources; (3) West Virginia Sheriffs' Association; (4) West Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police; (5) West Virginia Deputy Sheriffs' Association; (6) West Virginia State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police; (7) West Virginia Municipal League; (8) West Virginia Association of County Officials; (9) Human Rights Commission; (10) West Virginia Troopers Association; and (11) Office of the State Fire Marshal; and (12) The public at large. (c) The subcommittee shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the chairperson, vice chairperson or a majority of the members of the …