---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying definition of sexual contact"
description: "Modifying definition of sexual contact"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 190"
citation: "West Virginia SB 190 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crime"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Weld"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb640304-38e7-4bbc-90b3-bc881f534e84"
source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=190&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "2b1157297680a179b44fe0e5364db3881618211b92dd9ce30b88b3a5e3c1ee23"
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 SB 190 (2024) — Modifying definition of sexual contact

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb190%20sub1.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=190)
2. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb190%20sub1%20enr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=190)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb190%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=190)

## Votes

- Passage — **22–9** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Weld — primary (person)
- Barrett — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo — cosponsor (person)
- Deeds — cosponsor (person)
- Takubo — cosponsor (person)
- Trump — cosponsor (person)
- Woelfel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-10** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-10** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23** Committee substitute reported
- **2024-02-23** Immediate consideration
- **2024-02-23** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-24** On 2nd reading
- **2024-02-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-26** On 3rd reading
- **2024-02-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-26** Passed Senate (Roll No. 256) `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Ordered to House
- **2024-02-27** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-02-27** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05** Do pass
- **2024-03-06** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2024-03-06** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2024-03-07** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2024-03-07** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-08** On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
- **2024-03-08** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2024-03-08** Amendment ruled not germane
- **2024-03-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-08** Passed House (Roll No. 652) `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Communicated to Senate
- **2024-03-08** Completed legislative action
- **2024-03-09** House Message received
- **2024-03-12** To Governor 3/12/2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-09** To Governor 3/12/2024 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-09** To Governor 3/12/2024 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-22** Approved by Governor 3/22/2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-09** Approved by Governor 3/22/2024 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-09** Approved by Governor 3/22/2024 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-23** Chapter 82, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb640304-38e7-4bbc-90b3-bc881f534e84`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).