Public Comments

• Creates a public, searchable animal abuse database maintained by the WV State Police
• Requires automatic inclusion upon conviction or plea
• Imposes a $125 annual fee, enforceable via judgment lien
• Directs collected fees to the WV State Police Criminal Justice Information Services Fund

1. No Public Safety Benefit

• Registries do not deter crime; decades of empirical research confirm this
• Animals cannot access registry information
• Public access serves no preventive function

2. Public Shaming as Policy

• The registry’s primary effect is reputational punishment after sentence completion
• Increases the risk of harassment and vigilantism
• Mirrors failed sex-offense registry models

3. Revenue Generation + Litigation Risk

• Annual fees and lien enforcement replicate structures already under federal constitutional challenge
• Expands state exposure to §1983 civil-rights litigation

4. Constitutional Concerns

• Potential ex post facto violations if applied retroactively
• Ongoing public burdens constitute punitive effects under established case law
• Violates Article III, Section 4 of the WV Constitution

• Reject HB-5176 as drafted
• If considered further, remove the public registry and fee provisions

Baylea’s law should be passed to more righteously punish the evil of those who are willing to selfishly and carelessly endanger other peoples’ lives, possibly resulting in death. It actually happens as in the case of Baylea Craig. This should be dealt with similarly to murder, and may God grant that a stricter sentence and the publishing of that sentence to the public will cause some to rethink drinking and driving.

Please vote no on 4600. This bill makes it more difficult for those who depend on USPS to mail ballots, especially since the change/confusion over postmark versus arrival. Seniors and military may be unaware of USPS changes and depend on mailing their ballot Thank You Olga Gioulis Sutton

Does this affect the programs already in existence, like the one in Wood County X755B

House Bill 4712

This should especially be the case if the person who made the decision to drive under the influence while under the legal age to drink alcohol, with illegal drugs on top of it, caused a fatality.

1. I just want to respond to Cindy M comment,.. she says our state is low ranking in healthcare & we have one of the highest mortality rate.. for infants? Would those deaths include after theyve received their vaccinations ? Healthy babies dont just die. Vaccine side effects that can contribute to infant deaths.. include APNEA , BRADYCARDIA,  MIs, BRAIN SWELLING,  & uncontrollable SEIZURES. & more.
2. The apnea can happen at night or right in front of your eyes, after their well visit.
3. The ingredients in the vaccines can upset the heart, causing children to have heart attacks or drop a babies heart to where its crucial to get intervention.. meaning CPR. A lot of cases.. this happens at home,  where they are not trained on CPR & unfortunately the EMS is too, late. Resulting in death.
4. Please let the parents decide whether or not they want to vaccinate.

1. Please take up this bill ! We shouldn't even have a law that refuses the right of students to attend school. About 700 families have a religious exemption. And the legislators are ignoring every single one of them & more. Some families want one but haven't gotten one because of what the legislators are doing .. & the board.