| SB328 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create a fund to relieve the burden upon municipalities and counties of certain fire related cleanup and demolition.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-15
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| SB324 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the Governor and Legislature from administering equal across-the-board budget cuts to all higher education and to protect community colleges from disproportionate budget cuts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-15
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB115 | Intro
Sine Die | State Fire Marshal rule relating to fireworks and related explosive materials regulation
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-15
Reported in Com. Sub. for S. B. 116 |
| SB318 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow influenza immunizations to be offered to patients and residents of specified facilities on a voluntary basis based upon recommendations of the Center for Disease Control.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-15
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| SB323 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the tax credit for qualified rehabilitated buildings investment. The bill sets a date after which the increase applies to new rehabilitation expenditures. The bill adjusts the tax credits with respect to both p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-15
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB319 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to reduce the student-school nurse ratio from 1,500-1 in grades K-7 to 750-1 and to expand it to all levels of school in the 2017-18 school year to provide for ever-increasing medical needs of students, while ensuring that...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-15
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB296 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to strengthen and establish criminal offenses relating to human trafficking. The bill eliminates an existing criminal offense and penalty for human trafficking, and establishes a new article with multiple offenses and pe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB285 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Commissioner of Highways or local authorities to establish minimum speed limits in certain congested areas and to assess fines for violating the minimum speed limit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
| SB317 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize a family court judge to order substance abuse counseling of a child in emergency situations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| SB128 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Lottery Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Limited Video Lottery.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
Reported in Com. Sub. for S. B. 127 |
| SB295 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a tax credit for modifications to homes made more accessible for an elderly person or a person with a disability.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB313 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to rename the Court of Claims the state Claims Commission, rename judges commissioners; modify definitions; provide explicit powers for the removal of commissioners; provide authority to the Joint Committee on Government a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB314 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow adjustment of gross income for calculating personal income liability for certain retirees entitled to reduced benefits related to a terminated defined benefit plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Pensions Committee |
| SB287 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to govern when and how civil damages for future medical monitoring expenses will be paid and administered.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB315 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the hourly rate for attorneys who are appointed in child abuse and neglect matters from $45.00 to $75.00 an hour out of court and from $65.00 to $95.00 an hour in court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB284 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require an accounting of all registration plates issued to government entities, and to require the revocation of all registrations and plates issued erroneously.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| SB291 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to apply the residential solar energy tax credit of up to $2,000 to each installation of a solar energy system. The bill extends the tax credit until July 1, 2023.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB311 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to classify the convention and visitor’s bureau as a public agency, subject to the ethics act and open meetings requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| SB279 | Intro
Sine Die | Limiting liability of Parks and Recreation section of DNR
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Natural Resources Committee |
| SB146 | Intro
Sine Die | Racing Commission rule relating to thoroughbred racing
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
Reported in Com. Sub. for S. B. 127 |
| SB310 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to exempt complimentary hotel rooms provided by a hotel operator to guests without charge from the hotel occupancy tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB147 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Racing Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Pari-Mutuel Wagering.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
Reported in Com. Sub. for S. B. 127 |
| SB283 | Intro
Sine Die | Creating Food Production Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Agriculture and Rural Development Committee |
| SB297 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the minimum criminal penalty for transportation of a Schedule I or II narcotic drug into the state from one year to three years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB289 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to help level the playing field between local stores in West Virginia and online competitors by clarifying that the sales tax applies to digital goods.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB309 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize counties to offer license plates customized to that particular county and the application procedures thereof.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
| SB307 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of supplemental appropriation bill is expire funds to the surplus balance of General Revenue and to supplement, amend, add, and increase an items of appropriation in the aforesaid accounts for the designated spending units for expenditure...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB292 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Director of the Division of Justice and Community Services to make grants from state and other funds to provide civil legal services to low income persons.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB312 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish a four-year pilot program to have social workers in public schools, from prekindergarten through the elementary school. The bill requires a minimum of one social worker per county. The bill requires guidelines...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-14
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB269 | Intro
Sine Die | This purpose of this bill is to require executive branch agencies to maintain a website that contains certain information.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| SB264 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that the salaries of appointed officers shall be fixed by the Governor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| SB44 | Intro
Sine Die | Allowing ballot option to express opposition to all candidates
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
Senator Jeffries requests to be removed as sponsor of bill |
| SB275 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require the Tax Commissioner to include on the West Virginia personal income tax return a short survey asking the taxpayer the top three preferences where the taxpayer's taxes should be spent and the bottom three least ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB266 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create and maintain a centralized state vehicle inventory system. The bill establishes the Fleet Management Office within the Department of Administration. The bill creates the state Vehicle Title, Registration and Reli...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| SB177 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to repeal article 4A of chapter 16. This bill was recommended for passage during the 2017 Regular Session of the Legislature by the Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Resources Accountability.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
Senator Jeffries requests to be removed as sponsor of bill |
| SB262 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow signs drawing attention to a candidate for public office on rights-of-way along public road or highway during a specified period, and increases the penalties for allowing those signs in rights-of-way outside permi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
| SB17 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating generally to salary structure for temporary higher education employees
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
Senator Jeffries requests to be removed as sponsor of bill |
| SB271 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prevent the State Board of Education from implementing common core academic standards and assessments; to establish a process and criteria for the state to develop alternate academic standards and assessments; to prohib...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB200 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase high-quality educational opportunities within the public school system by allowing authorized public schools and programs exceptional levels of self-direction and flexibility in exchange for exceptional levels ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
Senator Maroney requests to be removed as sponsor of bill |
| SB270 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to revise existing standards and establish the burden of proof imposed on civil litigants seeking to circumvent corporate structure in civil litigation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB39 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring BRIM cover volunteer workers and student teachers
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
Senator Jeffries requests to be removed as sponsor of bill |
| SB267 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require agencies to provide updated employee information for the online state phone directory, and require that agencies update the information within thirty days of a change, or provide that information to the Office o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| SB278 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to permit hunting on Sundays on private land with the consent of the landowner. The bill also eliminates ballot measures pertaining to Sunday hunting and voids the results of any ballot measure prohibiting Sunday hunting...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Natural Resources Committee |
| SB63 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring school counselors spend all their time on comprehensive school counseling programs
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
Senator Jeffries requests to be removed as sponsor of bill |
| SB276 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to protect West Virginia’s insured citizens from excessive charges from air-ambulance providers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Banking and Insurance Committee |
| SB265 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers having a hydraulically operated bed have a warning device that will alert the operator when the vehicle is in motion and the bed is in an upward position. The bill requir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
| SB277 | Intro
Sine Die | Â The purpose of this bill is to create an Intermediate Court of Appeals. The bill requires election of judges of the intermediate court of appeals be on nonpartisan basis. The bill requires elections be on a division basis when more than one judge ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB274 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide more flexibility in human resources and personnel to institutions of higher education. The bill strikes language mandating a temporary salary schedule and redefines classified and nonclassified employees. It...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB272 | Intro
Sine Die | Creating WV Safer Workplaces Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Workforce Committee |
| SB253 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the English language requirement used when evaluating an individual applicant for medical licensing in the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-10
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
