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West Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2437: Clarification of penalties for offenses involving Fentanyl

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2437 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Clarification of penalties for offenses involving Fentanyl. Primary sponsor: J.B. Akers (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 6, 2025): To Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
J.B. AkersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Geno ChiarelliCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Scot HeckertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Chuck HorstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Tresa HowellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Jonathan KyleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Jordan MaynorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Dave McCormickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
PhillipsCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
PrittCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Doug SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. To Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health
  2. To Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health then Judiciary
  3. Introduced in Senate
  4. Communicated to Senate
  5. Passed House (Roll No. 30)
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
  10. Read 1st time
  11. On 1st reading, Special Calendar
  12. Do pass

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source