# West Virginia HB 2066: Creating a crime for the destruction of first responder equipment. West Virginia HB 2066, Creating a crime for the destruction of first responder equipment., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-30 (Chapter 76, Acts, Regular Session, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2066-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: West Virginia HB 2066 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Creating a crime for the destruction of first responder equipment. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-12 - Last action: 2025-07-30, Chapter 76, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 - Sponsor: James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: §61-3-60 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (223 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New felony for damaging emergency equipment: cost, low. West Virginia creates a felony for knowingly and willfully damaging, destroying, or stealing property used for emergency response duties. Covered property is owned or operated by state or local governments, volunteer fire departments, or private entities contracted with those governments for emerge… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sarah Drennan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Walter Hall (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scot C. Heckert (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tresa Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Betsy Kelly (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jonathan Kyle (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tristan Leavitt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Doug Smith (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-12 | House | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 572) | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 467) | pass | 33 | 1 | | | 2025-02-25 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 10) | pass | 93 | 4 | | ## Actions (43) - 2025-07-30: Chapter 76, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-29: Approved by Governor 4/29/2025 (House) - 2025-04-22: To Governor 4/22/2025 (House) - 2025-04-12: House received Senate message (House) - 2025-04-12: House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 572) (House) - 2025-04-12: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-04-12: Completed legislative action (House) - 2025-04-12: House Message received (Senate) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/22/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/22/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/29/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/29/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-11: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Passed Senate (Roll No. 467) (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Senate requests House to concur (Senate) - 2025-04-10: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Reported do pass, with amendment (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-26: To Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-02-26: To Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-02-25: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-02-25: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-02-25: Passed House (Roll No. 10) (House) - 2025-02-25: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-02-24: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-02-24: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-02-24: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House) - 2025-02-24: Amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2025-02-21: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-02-21: Read 1st time (House) - 2025-02-20: By substitute, do pass (House) - 2025-02-19: Markup Discussion (House) - 2025-02-18: To House Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-13: To House Courts (House) - 2025-02-12: Filed for introduction (House) - 2025-02-12: To Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-12: Introduced in House (House) - 2025-02-12: To House Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2066 sub.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2066 sub.pdf) - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2066 sub eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2066 sub eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2066 sub enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2066 sub enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2066 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2066 intr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed) - SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed) - SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed) - SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed) - SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed) - SB 102: Modifying form of certain deeds (signed) ## Sources - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2066 sub.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2066 sub.pdf) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2066 sub eng.htm) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2066 sub eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2066 sub enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2066 sub enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2066 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2066 intr.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs) - [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs) - [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs) - [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs) - [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs) - [SB 102: Modifying form of certain deeds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB102-2025rs) - [West Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia/bills) - [West Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2066-2025rs (as of 2026-10-19).