# West Virginia HB 3294: Enacting the Bank Protections for Eligible Adults from Financial Exploitation Act

West Virginia HB 3294, Enacting the Bank Protections for Eligible Adults from Financial Exploitation Act, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Barnhart; status failed, last action 2025-04-12 (House received Senate message) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 3294
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Enacting the Bank Protections for Eligible Adults from Financial Exploitation Act
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-10
- Last action: 2025-04-12, House received Senate message
- Sponsor: Barnhart
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: §31A-2C-1, §31A-2C-2, §31A-2C-3, §31A-2C-4, §31A-2C-5, §31A-2C-6, §31A-2C-7
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (130 yes, 1 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: Barnhart
- Cosponsor: Jarred Cannon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Fehrenbacher (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scot C. Heckert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Holstein (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Paul Hott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Linville

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 494) | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 321) | pass | 96 | 1 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2025-04-12: House received Senate message (House)
- 2025-04-12: House refused to concur; requested Senate to recede (Voice) (House)
- 2025-04-12: Communicated to Senate (House)
- 2025-04-11: On 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Read 3rd time (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Passed Senate (Roll No. 494) (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Title amendment adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Senate requests House to concur (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Reported do pass, with amendment (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Immediate consideration (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Read 2nd time (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Immediate consideration (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: On 2nd reading, rereferred to Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: To Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: To Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-01: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-01: Passed House (Roll No. 321) (House)
- 2025-04-01: Communicated to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-31: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-31: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-03-28: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-28: Read 1st time (House)
- 2025-03-27: By substitute, do pass (House)
- 2025-03-10: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-03-10: To Finance (House)
- 2025-03-10: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-03-10: To House Finance (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3294 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3294 sub1.pdf)
- Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3294 sub1 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3294 sub1 eng.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3294 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3294 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/hb3294 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3294 sub1.pdf)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3294 sub1 eng.htm)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3294 sub1 eng.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3294 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3294 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-HB3294-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).