---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amending the definition of “minor”"
description: "Amending the definition of “minor”"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 3190"
citation: "West Virginia HB 3190 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crime"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steele"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 49
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39c4ba99-c9cb-424a-86e5-6d518673939a"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=3190&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "d0651119a10d79c53991b72fc9bb6d87c3001d6b352c140b1ce7e7a788f09ba4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
---

# West Virginia HB 3190 (2023) — Amending the definition of “minor”

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3190%20sub.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3190)
2. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3190%20sub%20enr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3190)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3190%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3190)
4. **hb3190 hfa capito 3-11 _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3190 hfa capito 3-11 _1 adopted.htm)
5. **hb3190 hfat capito 2-16 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3190 hfat capito 2-16 adopted.htm)
6. **hb3190 hfat capito 3-11 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3190 hfat capito 3-11 adopted.htm)
7. **hb3190 s jud am _1 3-6 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb3190 s jud am _1 3-6 adopted.htm)
8. **hb3190 s jud amt _1 3-6 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb3190 s jud amt _1 3-6 adopted.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steele — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-31** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-01-31** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** By substitute, do pass
- **2023-02-14** Immediate consideration
- **2023-02-14** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-15** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-02-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-16** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-02-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-16** Passed House (Roll No. 174) `passage`
- **2023-02-16** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2023-02-16** Communicated to Senate
- **2023-02-17** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-02-17** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Immediate consideration
- **2023-03-08** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-08** On 2nd reading to Judiciary
- **2023-03-09** Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-09** Immediate consideration
- **2023-03-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** On 3rd reading with right to amend
- **2023-03-10** Rearranged on Calendar by Rules Committee
- **2023-03-10** Deferred until foot of 2nd reading
- **2023-03-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-03-10** Committee Amendment Reported
- **2023-03-10** Floor amend. to amend. reported
- **2023-03-10** Amend. to amend. not germane
- **2023-03-10** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2023-03-10** Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 567) `passage`
- **2023-03-10** Senate requests House to concur
- **2023-03-11** House received Senate message
- **2023-03-11** House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 751)
- **2023-03-11** Communicated to Senate
- **2023-03-11** House Message received
- **2023-03-11** Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 612)
- **2023-03-11** Communicated to House
- **2023-03-11** Completed legislative action
- **2023-03-11** House received Senate message
- **2023-03-11** To Governor 3/22/2023 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-11** To Governor 3/22/2023 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-22** To Governor 3/22/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-29** Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Chapter 103, Acts, Regular Session, 2023 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39c4ba99-c9cb-424a-86e5-6d518673939a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).