West Virginia Legislative Overview – 2025 Session
WEST VIRGINIA Legislative Overview – 2025 Session
(Adjourned on April 12, 2025)
13 pet related items were proposed during the 2025 legislative session, 7 of which were designated as priority by the Pet Advocacy Network.
Final Disposition of Priority ISSUES:
| BILL # | SUMMARY | FINAL DISPOSITION |
| HB 2158/SB 578 | Pet Food Registration Fee/Sunset Clause: Amends Chapter 19 (Agriculture), Article 14 (WV Commercial Feed Law), Section 19-14-5 (Permits; registration) of West Virginia Code to remove the sunset clauses for the pet food registration fees which fund the West Virginia Spay and Neuter Program. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (SESSION ADJOURNED) |
| HB 2204 | Statewide Animal Abuse Registry: Amends Chapter 15 (Public Safety) of West Virginia Code by adding a new Article 17 (Animal Abuser Registry) to establish a statewide animal abuse registry. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (MISSED CROSSOVER DEADLINE) |
| HB 3044/HB 3132 | Commercial Dog Breeder Standards/Disclosure/Warranty Law: Amends Chapter 7 (County Commissions & Officers), Article 10 (Humane Officers) and Chapter 19 (Agriculture), Article 20 (Dogs and Cats) to: 1) Amend Section 19-20-26 (Commercial Dog-Breeding Operations) of the Code of West Virginia to provide primary enclosure standards and commercial dog breeder written disclosure requirements; and 2) Add a new Section 19-20-27 (Dogs unfit for sale and purchaser’s remedies). | DIED IN COMMITTEE (MISSED CROSSOVER DEADLINE) |
| HB 3427 | Animal Cruelty Offenses – Penalties: Amends Article 8 (Crimes Against Chastity, Morality and Decency), Section 61-8-19 (Cruelty to Animals; Penalties) of the Code of West Virginia to further provide for definitions and penalties for the offense of cruelty to animals. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (MISSED CROSSOVER DEADLINE) |
| SB 150 | Animal Cruelty Offenses – Penalties: Amends Title 61 (Crimes & Their Punishment), Article 8 (Crimes Against Chastity, Morality & Decency), Section 19 (Cruelty to Animals) of the Code of West Virginia to create and defines the felony offense of cruelty to animals and to create criminal penalties for such offense. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (MISSED CROSSOVER DEADLINE) |
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