West VirginiaWest Virginia law lets examiner applicants qualify without certain degrees
Since June 9, 2026, West Virginia law has allowed lie detector examiner applicants to qualify without specified college degrees, though other training rules may apply.
What it does
Class I applicants need not hold a bachelor’s degree, and Class II applicants need not hold an associate degree. The Labor Commissioner may still set other education or training requirements.
Argument forSome applicants could qualify without a college degree because Class I and Class II licenses do not require specified degrees.
Argument againstApplicants could still face demanding education or training requirements because the Labor Commissioner sets standards at least as strict as the association’s recommendations.
More detail
Class I applicants need not hold a bachelor’s degree, and Class II applicants need not hold an associate degree. This applies to people seeking Class I or Class II licenses to administer lie detector examinations. The Labor Commissioner may set other education or training requirements, which must be at least as strict as those recommended by the American Polygraph Association. This law took effect June 9, 2026, 90 days after passage.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 25Chapter 202, Acts, Regular Session, 2026Latest
- Mar 19Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 3/19/2026Major
- Mar 14Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 3/19/2026 - House JournalMajor
- Mar 14Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 3/19/2026 - Senate JournalBecame Law
- Mar 13To Governor 3/13/2026To Governor
- Mar 11House Message received
- Vote recorded PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 11Completed legislative action
- Mar 11Communicated to Senate
- Mar 11Passed House (Roll No. 388)Passed House
- Mar 11Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 11On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Mar 10Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 10On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Mar 9Read 1st timeMinor
- Mar 9Immediate consideration
- Mar 9Do pass
- Feb 3To House Government OrganizationMinor
- Feb 3To Government OrganizationMinor
- Feb 3Introduced in HouseMinor
- Feb 3House received Senate message
- Feb 2Ordered to House
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 2Passed Senate (Roll No. 29)Passed Senate
- Feb 2Read 3rd timeMinor
- Feb 2On 3rd reading
- Jan 30Read 2nd timeMinor
- Jan 30On 2nd reading
- Jan 29Read 1st timeMinor
- Jan 29On 1st reading
- Jan 28Committee substitute reported
- Jan 14To Workforce
- Jan 14Introduced in SenateMinor
- Jan 14To Workforce
- Jan 14Filed for introductionIntroduced
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