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type: "Bill"
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title: "Modifying penalties for third offense shoplifting"
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description: "Modifying penalties for third offense shoplifting"
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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: "HB 4998"
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citation: "West Virginia HB 4998 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Crime"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Kirby"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-01-22"
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last_action: "2024-04-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78fa4891-106b-4c11-ac71-2a3067072455"
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source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4998&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
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source_hash: "c250046291cf991b38541d08aeecf22737446e4ba34e286f47891e7ba10f940b"
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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 HB 4998 (2024) — Modifying penalties for third offense shoplifting
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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. **Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4998%20eng.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=4998)
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2. **Enrolled Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4998%20enr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=4998)
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3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4998%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=4998)
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4. **hb4998 hfa lewis 2-1 revised adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/hb4998%20hfa%20lewis%202-1%20revised%20adopted.htm)
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5. **hb4998 hfat fast 2-1 adopted adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/hb4998%20hfat%20fast%202-1%20adopted%20adopted.htm)
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6. **hb4998 hfat fast 2-1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/hb4998%20hfat%20fast%202-1%20adopted.htm)
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7. **hb4998 s jud am _1 2-29 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/com_amends/hb4998%20s%20jud%20am%20_1%202-29%20adopted.htm)
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8. **hb4998 s jud amt _1 2-29 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/com_amends/hb4998%20s%20jud%20amt%20_1%202-29%20adopted.htm)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB — **89–8** (pass) · lower
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- Passage — **34–0** (pass) · upper
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- PASSAGE — **86–8** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Kirby — primary (person)
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- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
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- Hornbuckle — cosponsor (person)
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- Nestor — cosponsor (person)
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- Pritt, E. — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2024-01-22** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-22** Introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2024-01-22** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-30** Do pass
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- **2024-01-31** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
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- **2024-01-31** Read 1st time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-01** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
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- **2024-02-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-01** Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
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- **2024-02-02** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
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- **2024-02-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-02** Passed House (Roll No. 82) `passage`
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- **2024-02-02** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
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- **2024-02-02** Communicated to Senate
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- **2024-02-05** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
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- **2024-02-05** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-05** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-01** Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment `committee-passage`
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- **2024-03-01** Immediate consideration
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- **2024-03-01** Read 1st time `reading-1`
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- **2024-03-04** On 2nd reading
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- **2024-03-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-04** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
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- **2024-03-05** On 3rd reading
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- **2024-03-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-05** Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 371) `passage`
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- **2024-03-05** Senate requests House to concur
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- **2024-03-07** House received Senate message
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- **2024-03-07** House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 516)
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- **2024-03-07** Communicated to Senate
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- **2024-03-07** Completed legislative action
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- **2024-03-08** House Message received
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- **2024-03-09** To Governor 3/21/2024 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-21** To Governor 3/21/2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-09** To Governor 3/21/2024 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-09** Approved by Governor 3/26/2024 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
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- **2024-03-26** Approved by Governor 3/26/24 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-03-09** Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-22** Chapter 88, 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/78fa4891-106b-4c11-ac71-2a3067072455`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).
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