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Legislation · West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

SB 1037: Allowing death penalty for first degree murder during commission of sexual assault

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to impose the death penalty on defendants convicted of first degree murder and first degree sexual abuse of a child in the same proceeding.

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Feb 20, 2026

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