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type: "Bill"
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title: "Amending certain qualifying offenses to enhance sentences of repeat offenders"
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description: "Amending certain qualifying offenses to enhance sentences of repeat offenders"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
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legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "SB 778"
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citation: "West Virginia SB 778 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Boards and Commissions", "Crime"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Weld"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2024-02-14"
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last_action: "2024-04-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94ba9371-0879-4cf3-b50d-b4f227e0f908"
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source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=778&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
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source_hash: "d98b5b752d99a7910fcd001938784d3b8ffc8002bbfa091e6ae2f85d61c82aa8"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
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---
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# West Virginia SB 778 (2024) — Amending certain qualifying offenses to enhance sentences of repeat offenders
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb778%20sub1.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=778)
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2. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb778%20sub1%20enr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=778)
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3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb778%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=778)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **94–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage — **34–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Weld — primary (person)
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- Deeds — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-14** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2024-02-14** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-14** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
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- **2024-02-14** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-21** Committee substitute reported
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- **2024-02-21** Immediate consideration
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- **2024-02-21** Read 1st time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-22** On 2nd reading
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- **2024-02-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-23** On 3rd reading
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- **2024-02-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-23** Passed Senate (Roll No. 226) `passage`
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- **2024-02-23** Ordered to House
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- **2024-02-26** Introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2024-02-26** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-06** Do pass
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- **2024-03-07** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
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- **2024-03-06** Immediate consideration
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- **2024-03-06** Read 1st time `reading-1`
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- **2024-03-07** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
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- **2024-03-07** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-08** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
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- **2024-03-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-08** Passed House (Roll No. 684) `passage`
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- **2024-03-08** Communicated to Senate
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- **2024-03-08** Completed legislative action
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- **2024-03-09** House Message received
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- **2024-03-12** To Governor 3/12/2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-09** To Governor 3/12/2024 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-09** To Governor 3/12/2024 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-27** Approved by Governor 3/27/2024 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-03-09** Approved by Governor 3/27/2024 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
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- **2024-03-09** Approved by Governor 3/27/24 - House Journal `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-23** Chapter 85, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/94ba9371-0879-4cf3-b50d-b4f227e0f908`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).
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