# West Virginia HB 3432: Revising the statutes to clarify and separate duties identified in the code between the Division of Emergency Management and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

West Virginia HB 3432, Revising the statutes to clarify and separate duties identified in the code between the Division of Emergency Management and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Betsy Kelly (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-01 (On 2nd reading, House Calendar) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB3432-2025rs
- 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 3432
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Revising the statutes to clarify and separate duties identified in the code between the Division of Emergency Management and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-17
- Last action: 2025-04-01, On 2nd reading, House Calendar
- Sponsor: Betsy Kelly (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §15-5B-3A, §15-5C-2
- 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: Betsy Kelly (Republican), House

## Actions (13)

- 2025-04-01: On 2nd reading, House Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-31: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-31: Placed on House Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-28: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-28: Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 3/31/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-27: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-27: Read 1st time (House)
- 2025-03-26: By substitute, do pass (House)
- 2025-03-24: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-03-17: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-03-17: To Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-17: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-03-17: To House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3432 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3432 sub1.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3432 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3432 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/hb3432 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3432 sub1.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3432 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3432 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-HB3432-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).