# West Virginia SB 389: Board of Occupational Therapy rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensure determinations

West Virginia SB 389, Board of Occupational Therapy rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensure determinations, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jack Woodrum (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-25 (Reported in Com. Sub. for S. B. 369) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB389-2025rs
- 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 SB 389
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Board of Occupational Therapy rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensure determinations
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Last action: 2025-02-25, Reported in Com. Sub. for S. B. 369
- Sponsor: Jack Woodrum (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §64-9-1
- 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: Jack Woodrum (Republican), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-25: Reported in Com. Sub. for S. B. 369 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: To Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: To Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb389 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb389 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
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb389 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb389 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-SB389-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).