# West Virginia HB 2536: Require full cash bail for offenders who are rearrested for certain crimes while out on bond and enhanced criminal penalties

West Virginia HB 2536, Require full cash bail for offenders who are rearrested for certain crimes while out on bond and enhanced criminal penalties, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Eric Brooks (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-18 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2536-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 2536
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Require full cash bail for offenders who are rearrested for certain crimes while out on bond and enhanced criminal penalties
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-02-18, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Eric Brooks (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: §62-1C-1, House Judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Eric Brooks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Foggin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Green (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kump
- Cosponsor: Ian T. Masters (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Margitta Mazzocchi (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pritt

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-18: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-18: To Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-18: To House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2536 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2536 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 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2536 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2536 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 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [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 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2536-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).