West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

West Virginia Senate Bill SB444

Introduced

2/13/25

Refer

2/13/25

Establishing 3-year mandatory prison sentence for person convicted of illegal possession of Schedule I and Schedule II drugs

No companion bills found.

Requiring a minimum of 7 year term in state prison for conviction of distributing controlled substances

Increasing penalties for drug possession and updating list of offenses

Increasing penalties for drug possession and updating list of offenses

To impose a life sentence on fentanyl dealers

To impose a life sentence on fentanyl dealers

Amending penalty of simple possession of marijuana from misdemeanor crime to civil violation

Amending penalty of simple possession of marijuana from misdemeanor crime to civil violation

Establishing criminal offense for being under influence of controlled substance unless specifically prescribed

Establishing criminal offense for being under influence of controlled substance unless specifically prescribed

Increasing criminal penalty for fentanyl

Relating generally to controlled substance criminal offenses

Increasing criminal penalty for fentanyl

Limiting penalty for possession of marijuana to no more than $1,000 without confinement

Changing simple possession of marijuana from misdemeanor crime to civil violation

Increasing penalty for felony distribution of controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II

Reducing the criminal penalty for possession of small amounts of marijuana or paraphernal

Increasing penalties for drug possession and updating list of offenses

To impose a life sentence on fentanyl dealers