# West Virginia HB 2922: Safer Communities Act

West Virginia HB 2922, Safer Communities Act, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michael Hite (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-31 (By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2922-2025rs
- 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 2922
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Safer Communities Act
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-03-31, By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance
- Sponsor: Michael Hite (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: §7-28-1, §7-28-2, §7-28-3, §7-28-4, §7-28-5, §7-28-6, §7-28-7, House Finance
- 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: Michael Hite (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Dean (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Paul Hott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: D. Rolland Jennings (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jonathan Kyle (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: George Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Statler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Adam Vance (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ward

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-31: By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance (House)
- 2025-03-31: To House Finance (House)
- 2025-02-24: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-24: To Government Organization then Finance (House)
- 2025-02-24: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-24: To House Government Organization (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2922 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2922 sub1.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2922 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2922 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/hb2922 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2922 sub1.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2922 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2922 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-HB2922-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).