| SB476 | Intro
Sine Die | Expiring funds from Revenue Shortfall Reserve Fund to General Revenue
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-07
Committed to Rules on 3rd reading |
| SB416 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the cap on the size of projects constructed by the Division of Highways and to remove the sunset date.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
Committed to Rules on 3rd reading |
| SB504 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to expand the definition of “Special aircraft property”, as it relates to taxation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
Committed to Rules on 3rd reading |
| SB293 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing increase in annual salary of employees in Division of Corrections
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
Committed to Rules on 3rd reading |
| SB417 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to remove the financial limitations on how many design build projects may be undertaken by the Division of Highways. Currently, no more than $50 million a year up to an aggregate of $150 million may be expended for desig...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
Committed to Rules on 3rd reading |
| SB421 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase from $200 million to $500 million the amount the Division of Highways is allowed to use to apply for Federal Grant Anticipation Notes to be reimbursed from the funds made available to West Virginia from the fed...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
Committed to Rules on 3rd reading |
| SB613 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to change the composition of the State Fire Commission by increasing the members that represent volunteer fire departments by one and decreasing the members that represent full-time paid fire departments by one.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
Committed to Rules on 3rd reading |
| SB549 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow individuals at least twenty-one to operate a motorcycle without a helmet under specified conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
Rejected by Senate (Roll No. 277) |
| SB281 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the number of limited video lottery machines that a retailer may have from five to seven. The bill increases the number of limited video lottery terminals certain tax exempt organizations may have. The bill req...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
Committed to Rules on 3rd reading |
| SB375 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to change the severance tax on limestone, sandstone and other mined stone products from a percentage of the sales price to a flat rate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29
Committed to Rules on 3rd reading |
| SB557 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to dissolve the Information Services and Communications Division under the Office of Technology, and to require the Office of Technology oversee WVNET.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-27
On 2nd reading to Finance |
| SB516 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish that the division of corrections is responsible for inmate’s housing costs beginning the day after the inmate’s conviction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-27
Referred to Finance on 2nd reading |
| SB692 | Intro
Sine Die | 10.0pt;color:windowtext'>The purpose of this bill is to impose a fire protection fee on managed timberlands, timberlands or farm woodlots to be used to help fund volunteer fire departments, supplement their workers’ compensation premiums, and to fu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-27
Rereferred to Finance on 2nd reading |
| SB560 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish a medical malpractice peer review panel by the Board of Medicine to review medical malpractice and medical malpractice-related claim.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-27
Rereferred to Judiciary on 2nd reading |
| SB673 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing procedure for WV to select delegates to Article V convention
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-27
Rereferred to Judiciary on 2nd reading |
| SB273 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a tax credit for education expenses and to enact an educational savings account program; providing a short title and definitions; qualifying for an educational savings account; amount of the account; responsibil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB537 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide exemptions from mandatory immunizations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
On 2nd reading to Health and Human Resources |
| SB435 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit mental health providers from engaging in, or referring a patient to, sexual orientation conversion therapy when such person is under eighteen years of age.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
Senator Trump requests to be removed as sponsor of bill |
| SB408 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the state civil service system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
On 2nd reading to Judiciary |
| SB659 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to enact the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact. The bill enters the state into the compact with all jurisdictions that also enact the compact.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| SB672 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting persons under 18 from using tanning device
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| SB298 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to amend this section to allow a constitutional officer to waive his or her salary for any calendar year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB677 | Intro
Sine Die | Increasing tax rate on cigarettes and e-cigarette liquid
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB682 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to state administration of local sales and use taxes
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| SB680 | Intro
Sine Die | Permitting surface owners seek damages from oil and gas operations
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB681 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring DEP work with Tax Commissioner, PSC and county assessors to develop system for verifying production information
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| SB674 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to public school support
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB683 | Intro
Sine Die | Increasing tax rate for higher earning businesses
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB675 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing rule-making authority to Board of Licensed Practical Nurses
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB679 | Intro
Sine Die | Defining "aboveground storage tanks"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee |
| SB678 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to tax on sales of e-cigarette liquid
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB670 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing WV Advisory Council on Rare Diseases
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| SB676 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting counties from regulating sale and use of fireworks
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-20
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| SB651 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide for direct affiliation of technology and development parks with the state’s universities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| SB666 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to correct an internal code reference that needs updated as a result of a bill that passed in the 2016 regular session.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB668 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to define the crime of filing a fraudulent claim against a doctor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB654 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to enact the refugee absorptive capacity act; short title; definitions; state office for refugees; moratorium applications and cessations; fiscal impact assessment; and reports required.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| SB669 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to replace the wireless enhanced 911 fee with a telecommunications tax that results in slightly enhanced revenues for the tower fund, state police, office of emergency services, WV counties, and approximately $21 million t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB650 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require photo identification on voter registration identification cards. The bill also provides that voter registration information may also be required on drivers’ licenses or state issued identification cards if so ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB652 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require a Mental Hygiene Commissioner to be on call at all times.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| SB662 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to seek funding, where feasible, for completing construction of Interstates 73 and 74 in the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18
To Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
| SB661 | Intro
Sine Die | 10.0pt;color:windowtext'>The purpose of this bill is to encourage the film and entertainment industries to choose West Virginia as a location to do business.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18
To Senate Economic Development Committee |
| SB649 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require mediation to occur prior to filing most civil actions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB663 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize county commissions to set standards for certain road construction projects within their counties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18
To Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
| SB653 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to reduce legislative pay from $20,000 to $19,000, and to make changes to the legislative compensation schedule.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB660 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to permit managed care organizations to access controlled substances database information for individuals enrolled in the managed care organization’s Medicaid plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| SB665 | Intro
Sine Die | 10.0pt;color:windowtext'>The purpose of this bill is to license the practice of athletic training; and provide criminal penalties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| SB657 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow more local review and control over the operation of, and setting rates, fees and charges for, water and sewer utilities that are owned by political subdivisions of the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| SB655 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to add digital literacy skills to the list of areas for which the state board is to adopt high-quality education standards. The bill requires the state board to provide online assessment preparation for any online assessme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB443 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish a new special revenue fund to collect and remit moneys to the Adult Drug Court Participation Fee Fund in the state to maintain and administer the state’s adult drug court programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18
Recommitted to Finance on 3rd reading |
