| SB534 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Chief Technology Officer to receive confidential records and have access to an agencies' database which may contain confidential information, while accepting the responsibility to safeguard this informatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-11
From Special Calendar, 3rd reading, placed on House Calendar |
| HB2621 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establishing the offense of unlawful use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle on a street or highway. It provides exceptions and conditions for certain lawful uses and definitions. It mak...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-11
House Message received |
| SB282 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to reclassify retail liquor licenses; to provide for licenses for free standing liquor stores and mixed retail liquor outlets; to provide a preference for free standing liquor stores; to set forth minimum requirements for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-11
Communicated to House |
| SB714 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to unify the custody and supervision of persons participating in an alternative sentencing program under the county sheriff.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-11
Placed at foot of bills |
| SB249 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require the start of the instructional school term on August 21 and to provide greater flexibility for county school boards to meet the requirement that there be one hundred eighty instructional days in the annual schoo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-11
To conference |
| SB770 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority Fund excess funds
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-11
From Special Calendar, 3rd reading, placed on House Calendar |
| HB2836 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish zones of educational innovation that allow school employees to collaboratively devise and implement 21st century school improvement strategies that are currently restrained and/or restricted by policies issued...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-11
House received Senate message |
| SB439 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to permit the Superintendent of the State Police to consult with the Insurance Commissioner instead of the executive director of the Workers' Compensation Commission in order to defray medical costs. The bill also changes ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-11
Communicated to Senate |
| HB2050 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the number of members on the West Virginia Route 2 and Interstate 68 Authority from 20 to 26 and expand the Authority's territory to include Cabell, Mason and Jackson counties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-10
Removed from calendar by Rules Committee |
| HB3275 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to change the date through which governmental entities are required to purchase workers' compensation through West Virginia Mutual Insurance Company.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-10
Removed from calendar by Rules Committee |
| HB3192 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require reports to the Governor from state agencies to be made available electronically via the Internet.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-09
Removed from calendar by Rules Committee |
| HB2133 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalties for discarding trash on land and in streams, make fines and community service mandatory.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-08
On second reading to Judiciary |
| HB2969 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring firefighters to have annual hazardous materials training
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-08
On second reading to Finance |
| HB3158 | Engross
Sine Die | Providing assistance to certain political subdivision activities involving municipal policemen's and firemen's pensions and relief systems and volunteer fire departments
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-07
On second reading to Finance |
| SB638 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is in relation to higher education capital facilities, including capital project planning, financing, management and maintenance. The bill provides for the acquisition, sale, transfer, exchange, lease, conveyance and condemn...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-07
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2069 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the faculty senate allotment for classroom teachers and librarians from $50 to $100, to be spent on academic materials, supplies or equipment to enhance instruction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-07
Senate requests House to concur |
| SB435 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Learn and Earn Cooperative Education Program between eligible community and technical colleges and participating companies for students enrolled in technical programs and to provide for legislative and eme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-06
To House Finance Committee |
| SB639 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require that the Records Management and Preservation Board for county government entities allocates at least fifty percent of funds in the Public Records and Preservation Revenue Account for grants to counties for recor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-06
To House Finance Committee |
| SB17 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the amount of net terminal income allocated to the Cultural Facilities and Capitol Resources Matching Grant Program Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-06
To House Finance Committee |
| SB66 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to lay out the procedure for county school boards to return unused donated personal leave days back to the donors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-06
To House Finance Committee |
| HB3057 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require all law-enforcement agencies in this state to certify qualified law-enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms nationwide as provided by the federal Law-Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 and require ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB142 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create a tax incentive for the creation, construction or enlargement of tourism attractions or amenities. The credit operates to allow the taxpayer to recover up to twenty-five percent or, in the case of bed and breakf...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-02
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2686 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require twenty consecutive minutes for meal breaks and to rest periods of fifteen minutes for each four hours of work.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-02
To Senate Labor Committee |
| SB242 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to reduce recidivism of offenders convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol through mandated participation in the Motor Vehicle Alcohol Test and Lock Program for all offenders. Implementing mandated license san...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-02
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB3276 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to amend the Professional Surveyors Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-02
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| HB2114 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide for a $100 a day penalty for employers failing to withhold an employee's income for child support obligations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB678 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of the bill is to provide for mandated salvage valuation for property tax purposes, of tangible personal property and computer servers directly used in certain high technology businesses or an Internet advertising business, and to exempt ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-02
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2359 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to define "caving" as a recreational purpose and activity for which a landowner's liability for injury is limited.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB740 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that a third or subsequent offense under this section is a felony and, provide penalties of imprisonment for not more than two years, a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-02
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2781 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a tax credit to sawmills that become certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HB2388 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to expand the membership of the Racing Commission from three to five members and reorganizes the administrative functions of the West Virginia Racing Commission by establishing a State Racing Office and creating the positi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-02
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| SB251 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize county commissions, municipalities and boards of education that receive lottery revenues to issue bonds secured by such lottery revenues to construct public projects. This will allow county commissions, mun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-02
To House Finance Committee |
| SB15 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to limit the liability of the section of Parks and Recreation of the Division of Natural Resources, county parks and recreation commissions, boards of park and recreation commissioners and owners of land used for public pa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-02
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB45 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection to sign National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-02
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB78 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to enable the Division of Motor Vehicles to create and issue "Patriot Guard Riders" license plates for passenger vehicles and motorcycles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-01
To House Roads & Transportation Committee |
| SB84 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow municipalities to provide for free parking for certain veterans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-01
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2415 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to identify salvia divinorum as an hallucinogen and to add it to the list of controlled substances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-01
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| SB328 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Bank. The purpose of the bank is to provide loans and other financial assistance to government units for transportation infrastructure.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-01
To House Finance Committee |
| SB378 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize reciprocity agreements with other states related to concealed handgun licensees of this and other states being honored; removing the requirement that licensees of other states be residents of said state; and r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-01
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB63 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the amount from the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund that is deposited each fiscal year into the Higher Education Improvement Fund for higher education from $10 million to $15 million.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-04-01
To House Finance Committee |
| SB519 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing Governor institute employee furlough program
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-31
To House Government Organization Committee |
| SB554 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring sex offender registry fee
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-31
To House Finance Committee |
| SB56 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to pay the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards salary bonus to the holders of certificates awarded to them during employment as a classroom teacher if they are subsequently employed as a school principal, or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-31
To House Education Committee |
| HB2241 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a misdemeanor penalty for violations of law and rules on credit card solicitation on college campuses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-30
To Senate Education Committee |
| HB2072 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require insurance companies who provide variable premium adjustable life insurance polices to issue annual statements which include information related to how long a particular policy will remain in force under specifi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-30
To Senate Banking and Insurance Committee |
| SB299 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to specify that infrastructure projects providing broadband services facilities be included in infrastructure projects eligible for funding from the West Virginia Infrastructure Fund. The bill also provides for including ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-27
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2091 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require public notice of state plan amendments prior to submission for federal approval and increasing the membership of the Medicaid Advisory Board.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-27
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| HB3086 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to permit home incarceration supervisors to carry handguns in the course of their official duties. The bill requires that before such supervisors may carry handguns they must meet specialized qualifications established by ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB57 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow persons to continue as athletic coaches or coaches of other extracurricular activities
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-26
To House Education Committee |
| SB591 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that magistrates of a county run for election in numbered divisions similar to the election of circuit judges.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-03-24
To House Judiciary Committee |
