# West Virginia HB 4345: Relating to the preservation of missing persons records and evidence West Virginia HB 4345, Relating to the preservation of missing persons records and evidence, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michael Hornby (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-29 (Chapter 92, Acts, Regular Session, 2026) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4345-2026rs - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: West Virginia HB 4345 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Relating to the preservation of missing persons records and evidence - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-15 - Last action: 2026-06-29, Chapter 92, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 - Sponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: §15-3D-3, §15-3D-10, §15A-12-9 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (226 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Central hub for unresolved case files: benefit, low. Beginning June 12, 2026, the lead agency must send all documents for unresolved missing-person complaints to the West Virginia Fusion Center. The Fusion Center keeps these records until the agency says the person is found or the case is resolved. - Statewide cold case database created: benefit, low. Beginning June 12, 2026, the West Virginia Fusion Center runs a secure statewide database for cold cases. Each police agency and the State Fire Marshal must provide required case data. Required fields include victim details, case numbers, dates, available evidence like DNA or dental records, contac… - Stronger preservation of missing-person cases: mixed, low. Beginning June 12, 2026, police must keep all records for missing-person complaints that stay open for one year. They must also keep physical and biological evidence from these cases forever. Active and unresolved case files must be scanned and stored in a secure, searchable digital format. For cas… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scot C. Heckert (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Josh Holstein (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ian T. Masters (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-14 | House | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 677) | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-03-13 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 534) | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 64) | pass | 95 | 0 | | ## Actions (41) - 2026-06-29: Chapter 92, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: To Governor 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-14: House received Senate message (House) - 2026-03-14: House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 677) (House) - 2026-03-14: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-03-14: Completed legislative action (House) - 2026-03-14: House Message received (Senate) - 2026-03-14: To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 - House Journal (House) - 2026-03-13: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Passed Senate (Roll No. 534) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Senate requests House to concur (Senate) - 2026-03-12: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Reported do pass, with amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-11: To Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-11: To Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-10: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-10: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-10: Passed House (Roll No. 64) (House) - 2026-02-10: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-02-09: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-09: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-06: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-06: Read 1st time (House) - 2026-02-05: By substitute, do pass (House) - 2026-02-03: Markup Discussion (House) - 2026-02-02: To House Judiciary (House) - 2026-01-30: To House Homeland Security (House) - 2026-01-30: Markup Discussion (House) - 2026-01-15: Filed for introduction (House) - 2026-01-15: To Judiciary (House) - 2026-01-15: Introduced in House (House) - 2026-01-15: To House Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4345 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4345 sub1.pdf) - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4345 sub1 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4345 sub1 eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4345 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4345 sub1 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4345 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4345 intr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law) - HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime (signed) - HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (signed) - HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. (signed) - HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for ne… (signed) - HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations (signed) ## Sources - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4345 sub1.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4345 sub1.pdf) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4345 sub1 eng.htm) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4345 sub1 eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4345 sub1 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4345 sub1 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4345 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4345 intr.pdf) ## Related - [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs) - [HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4138-2026rs) - [HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4106-2026rs) - [HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5694-2026rs) - [HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5353-2026rs) - [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs) - [West Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia/bills) - [West Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4345-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).