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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill Mandates Life Without Parole for First-Degree Murder of a Minor Using a Firearm
Last action · February 11, 2026: To JudiciarySponsors: Anne Charnock and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 920 establishes a mandatory sentence of for individuals convicted of first-degree murder of a minor where a firearm was used.
Changes criminal sentencing guidelines by removing judicial discretion for parole eligibility in specific murder convictions involving minors and firearms.
- Senate Bill 920 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Individuals convicted of first-degree murder of a minor involving a firearm
They face a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of mercy under the proposed law.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 11, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Judiciary
- Feb 11, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
- Feb 11, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Judiciary then Finance
- Feb 11, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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