| HB2108 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to add one family court judge to the twenty-third family court circuit, comprising the counties of Mineral, Hampshire and Morgan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2111 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Wireless Technology Business Property Valuation Act which provides for mandated salvage valuation for property tax purposes of tangible personal property directly used in certain wireless technology busine...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2158 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the preparation of jobs impact statements for proposed legislation. This article is new, therefore, it has been completely underscored.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HJR6 | Intro
Sine Die | The "Disabled Veteran's Property Tax Exemption Amendment"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2117 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing criminal penalties for using automated telephone calls to disseminate false, misleading or deceptive information during a proclaimed state of emergency
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Veterans Affairs & Homeland Security Committee |
| HJR5 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this resolution is to increase the homestead exemption from $20,000 to $40,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2113 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the amount of retirement income from $2,000 to $20,000 that may be excluded from the gross income for individuals receiving retirement benefits under the West Virginia Public Employees Retirement System and the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| SB263 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide for a court appointed special advocate (CASA) program in each judicial circuit and court appointed special advocates in each county for child abuse and neglect cases. The bill also provides for a revenue stream ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB264 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to change the amount of severance tax revenue annually dedicated to the West Virginia Infrastructure General Obligation Debt Service Fund from $23 million to $22.5 million.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HB2154 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a yearly bonus payable in July of every year starting in 2015 for retired public school teachers and state retirees. These sections are new; therefore, they have been completely underscored.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| HB2141 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that air pollution control regulation of wood burning appliances is subject to the approval of the Legislature under the authority of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The bill also p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2132 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to exempt basic barbers from licensure by the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists; to authorize the practice of basic barbering; to establish qualifications and requirements to practice basic barbering; to establish a basi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Government Organization Committee |
| SB260 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require materials, supplies, equipment and other items purchased by the state and its agencies to be made in the United States. The bill provides exceptions. The bill also defines terms.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To Senate Labor Committee |
| HB2125 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require that mining equipment being transported or trammed underground where energized trolley wire exists, other than ordinary sectional movement be done by qualified personnel under supervision of a certified foreman.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Energy Committee |
| HB2130 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to include law-enforcement officers among those professionals the assault or battery of which leads to enhanced criminal penalties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2119 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the Intrastate Coal and Use Act. The bill establishes that the environmental regulation of coal and certain coal products mined and used within the state are exclusively regulated by the West Virginia Department ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Energy Committee |
| HB2134 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that certain persons authorized to carry handguns into court buildings must have firearms training and certification equivalent to members of the state police.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2101 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill eliminates boards, councils, tasks forces, commissions and committees that are unnecessary, inactive or redundant. This bill is recommended for introduction and passage in the 2015 Regular Session by the Joint Committee on Government Organ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Government Organization Committee |
| HB2145 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that any law-abiding person twenty-one years of age or older may carry a concealed weapon within the boundaries of the state, including on or within municipally owned or controlled buildings, recreation centers ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2131 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to exempt shampoo assistants and persons practicing hair braiding from oversight and regulation by the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Government Organization Committee |
| SB257 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to improve middle grades education; require the West Virginia Board of Education promulgate rules applicable to grades six through eight; require electronic school strategic improvement plans to reflect a clear mission foc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To Senate Education Committee |
| HCR2 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting a study of the needs, challenges, and issues facing West Virginia military veterans
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Veterans Affairs & Homeland Security Committee |
| HB2137 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide to counties an hourly cost when paying for the incarceration of inmates in regional jails instead of an daily rate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2146 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow a public school's recognition of, and education, regarding traditional winter celebrations. It permits county boards of education and public schools to educate students about the history of traditional winter cele...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Education Committee |
| HB2124 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the distance from the working face that haulage roads must be maintained in an underground coal mine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Energy Committee |
| HB2123 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require students to attend school until the age of eighteen. This section is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-20
To House Education Committee |
| SCR7 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting DOH name bridge in Preston County "Army Air Force SGT Everett Wayne 'Bud' Sell Memorial Bridge"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-19
To Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
| SB252 | Intro
Sine Die | Making Schools for Deaf and Blind eligible for School Building Authority funding
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-19
To Senate Education Committee |
| HB2097 | Intro
Sine Die | Creating the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority Fund
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-19
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2092 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to voter photo identification
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HJR4 | Intro
Sine Die | The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2096 | Intro
Sine Die | Giving the Insurance Commissioner the power to regulate and penalize self-insured employers
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-19
To House Banking & Insurance Committee |
| HB2095 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring that permanent and temporary battery charging stations in mines be ventilated directly to the return on a separate split of air
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-19
To House Energy Committee |
| HB2093 | Intro
Sine Die | Creating the Valued Employee Retention program
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2094 | Intro
Sine Die | Creating an environmental awareness program in the West Virginia School system
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-19
To House Education Committee |
| HB2090 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of the bill is to address the accountability of a corporation’s political activities. The bill requires annual authorization and approval by a majority of shareholders for corporations spending a yearly aggregate of $10,000 or more ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2085 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the solicitation of public employees, in their work place, for contributions, services or other things of value by electronic communications is prohibited. It clarifies that solicitations of public employee...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2089 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill concerns the disclosure of information on campaign contributions and spending. The bill sets forth reporting and disclosure requirements. The bill sets forth the treatment of functional equivalent of express advocacy as indep...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB245 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to repeal requirements to pay prevailing wages for construction of public improvements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-16
To Senate Labor Committee |
| SB239 | Intro
Sine Die | This bill eliminates boards, councils, tasks forces, commissions and committees that are unnecessary, inactive or redundant. This bill is recommended for introduction and passage in the 2015 Regular Session by the Joint Committee on Government Organ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-16
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| SR8 | Pass | Recognizing jazz drummer Butch Miles
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-16
Completed legislative action |
| SR7 | Pass | Authorizing appointment of employees
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-16
Completed legislative action |
| HB2086 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the “West Virginia Corporate Political Accountability Act of 2015” relating to the accountability of a corporation’s political activities. It defines additional terms and requires annual authori...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2084 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit healthcare providers from discriminating against or refusing treatment to persons based upon the manner by which they were injured. This section is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-16
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| SB247 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to repeal the Dangerous Wild Animals Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-16
To Senate Agriculture and Rural Development Committee |
| SB241 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to update the meaning of "federal taxable income" and certain other terms in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act by bringing them into conformity with their meaning for Internal Revenue Code's definitions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-16
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB244 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to permit hospital patients to designate a lay caregiver to provide aftercare assistance in the patient's residence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-16
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| SB240 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to update the meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act; and specifying effective dates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-16
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SCR5 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Governor fill Board of Education vacancies
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-16
To Senate Education Committee |
| HB2088 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to reduce the number of defendants named in the beginning of a lawsuit by tolling the statute of limitations against all tortfeasors upon filing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-01-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
