# West Virginia HB 3189: Creating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within the state

West Virginia HB 3189, Creating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within the state, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Green (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-03 (Introduced in Senate) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB3189-2025rs
- 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 3189
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Creating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within the state
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-06
- Last action: 2025-04-03, Introduced in Senate
- Sponsor: David Green (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §61-5-8, Senate Judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (100 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Green (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Brooks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Browning (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Funkhouser (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scot C. Heckert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Betsy Kelly (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Phil Mallow (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith Marple (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carl Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jonathan Pinson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ward

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 354) | pass | 100 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-04-03: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: To Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: To Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-02: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-02: Passed House (Roll No. 354) (House)
- 2025-04-02: Communicated to Senate (House)
- 2025-04-01: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-01: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-03-31: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-31: Read 1st time (House)
- 2025-03-28: Do pass (House)
- 2025-03-06: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-03-06: To Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-06: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-03-06: To House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3189 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3189 eng.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3189 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3189 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
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3189 eng.htm)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3189 eng.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3189 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3189 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-HB3189-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).