---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying process of when parental rights are terminated"
description: "Modifying process of when parental rights are terminated"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 318"
citation: "West Virginia SB 318 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Juveniles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Trump"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-11"
last_action: "2024-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bfcfcdd1-2e30-4eeb-b569-0636001889aa"
source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=318&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "d14fb4dd46a1c49c20718c6b6b14098744b4b4c75f6d7ca0d4b21e38cb920db3"
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 318 (2024) — Modifying process of when parental rights are terminated

## 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=sb318%20sub1.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=318)
2. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb318%20sub1%20enr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=318)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb318%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=318)

## Votes

- Passage — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-12** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-11** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-12** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-01-12** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-23** Committee substitute reported
- **2024-01-24** On 1st reading
- **2024-01-24** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2024-01-25** On 2nd reading
- **2024-01-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-26** On 3rd reading
- **2024-01-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-01-26** Passed Senate (Roll No. 67) `passage`
- **2024-01-26** Ordered to House
- **2024-01-29** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-01-29** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Do pass
- **2024-02-07** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2024-02-07** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-08** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2024-02-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-09** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2024-02-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-09** Passed House (Roll No. 132) `passage`
- **2024-02-09** Communicated to Senate
- **2024-02-09** Completed legislative action
- **2024-02-12** House Message received
- **2024-02-14** To Governor 2/14/2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-14** To Governor 2/14/2024 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-20** Approved by Governor 2/20/2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-21** Approved by Governor 2/20/2024 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-21** Approved by Governor 2/20/24 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-23** Chapter 92, 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/bfcfcdd1-2e30-4eeb-b569-0636001889aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).