# West Virginia HB 2542: Requiring child protective services (“CPS”) workers to record, via audio, all interactions during CPS visits.

West Virginia HB 2542, Requiring child protective services (“CPS”) workers to record, via audio, all interactions during CPS visits., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Eric Brooks (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-06 (To House Health and Human Resources) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2542-2025rs
- 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 2542
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Requiring child protective services (“CPS”) workers to record, via audio, all interactions during CPS visits.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-03-06, To House Health and Human Resources
- Sponsor: Eric Brooks (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: §49-2-802, House Health and Human Resources
- 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: Ray Canterbury (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Green (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kump
- Cosponsor: Jonathan Kyle (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ian T. Masters (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Margitta Mazzocchi (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pritt

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-06: To House Health and Human Resources (House)
- 2025-02-25: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-02-21: To House Human Services (House)
- 2025-02-18: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-18: To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-18: To House Health and Human Resources (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2542 sub.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2542 sub.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2542 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2542 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
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2542 sub.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2542 sub.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2542 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2542 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-HB2542-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).