West Virginia · 2026

HB 5596

Revising the statute to add costs for misdemeanor and felony convictions to be deposited into the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund

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Summary AI-generated

West Virginia HB 5596 proposes revising state statutes to add costs associated with misdemeanor and felony convictions. These added costs are designated to be deposited into the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund.

Software-generated, grounded only in the bill's own fields (it does not invent outcomes, amounts, or dates). Provenance: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Issue tags AI-classified

Criminal Justice & Policing 95% Government Operations & Budget 85%

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Sponsors + 3 cosponsors

Phil Mallow Republican lead
George Miller Republican
J.B. Akers Republican
Jordan Maynor Republican