| HB2815 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to alter public education higher education governance, including defining terms. The bill changes the powers of Higher Education Policy Commission, Council for Community and Technical College Education and certain institut...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 122, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2195 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require county boards of education to implement comprehensive drug awareness and prevention programs for all student in grades K through 12. The programs are to provide instruction regarding the dangers of substance a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 69, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2767 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is elating to authorizing the Secretary of State to transmit electronic versions of undeliverable mail to the circuit clerks of the state to minimize agency costs and streamline processes for the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 121, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2318 | Pass | 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] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 129, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2781 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require voters to provide a photo identification when voting, to identify the requirements for those photo identifications, to set forth certain qualifying identification documents, to provide for provisional ballots to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 84, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2303 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to increase the fines and community service hours for littering.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 150, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2898 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to request and obtain criminal background information about prospective employees of the Legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 147, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2805 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to declare certain claims against the state to be moral obligations of the state and to authorize payments therefor from the following funds: GENERAL REVENUE FUND:Â Â $ 624,388.72 STATE ROAD FUND:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 26, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2364 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit electioneering during early voting periods in and around early voting locations to the same extent as is currently prohibited at polling places on election day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 83, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB3080 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to institute a “Celebrate Freedom Week” and require the instruction in the study of the Declaration of Independence and other founding American historical documents, including the Bill of Rights, during this week.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 70, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2679 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit county park commissions from prohibiting firearms in their facilities and to clarify that a firearm may be carried by a person for self defense in state parks, state forests and state recreational areas managed...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 163, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2740 | Pass | 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] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 10, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2219 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Livestock Care Standards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 144, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2856 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to declare the public policy of the state of West Virginia and the intent of the Legislature to facilitate, advance and improve the availability of interstate passenger rail service to the state by the Cardinal Passenger T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 67, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2691 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to allow persons qualified by training to be a barber and a cosmetologist to elect to practice solely as a barber and maintain licensure by taking continuing education solely in subjects related to barbering.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 179, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2348 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate any requirement that class hours of students be consecutive when studying professions regulated by the board of Barbers and Cosmetologists.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 180, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2404 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to bar persons who are convicted of certain criminal offenses from acquiring property from their victims through joint tenancy or inheritance. The bill also creates exceptions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 90, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2494 | Pass | Providing that statewide school report cards are only to be made available to custodial parents and guardians of students upon request
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 73, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2709 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the City of South Charleston to levy a special district excise tax for the benefit of the South Charleston Park Place Economic Opportunity Development District.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 160, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2083 | Pass | Increasing the felony criminal penalties for exposing children to methamphetamine manufacturing
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 44, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB3096 | Pass | 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 sub-divisions of the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 161, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2479 | Pass | 10.0pt;color:windowtext'>The purpose of this bill is to adopt and implement the provisions of the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act in West Virginia. This bill codifies standard procedures for resolution and determination of custody...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 66, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2509 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to permit a physician to prescribe certain controlled substances when using telemedicine technologies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 173, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2520 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of a tanning device by a person under the age of eighteen.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 192, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2431 | Pass | 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] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 187, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2878 | Pass | 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] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 219, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2857 | Pass | West Virginia Safer Workplaces Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 136, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2734 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to authorize a method for the collection and remittance of property taxes related to dealer’s heavy equipment inventory. Current law does not provide any special guidance in this regard.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 228, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2542 | Pass | 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] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 123, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2653 | Pass | This purpose of this bill is to extend the multistate real-time tracking system to June 30, 2023.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 45, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB3048 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to increase the cap mandated on the collection of Tier II fees for chemical inventories.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 97, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2109 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to include a municipal land bank as an agency within the West Virginia Land Reuse Agency Authorization Act and that a municipal land bank may acquire tax delinquent property. The bill also provides that a municipal land ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 162, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2683 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to update the West Virginia Guaranty Association Act. The bill modifies the scope and construction of the act. It adds and amends definitions; clarifies and adds powers, duties and rights of association. The bill modifies ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 132, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2552 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to increase the pet food registration fee and direct that the additional money to the West Virginia Spay Neuter Assistance Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 8, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2006 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalties for violating the Whistle-blower Law. The bill additionally authorizes the termination from employment for a violation, instead of the current allowance of a suspension not to exceed six months.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 184, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2850 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to limit products liability actions against a seller other than the manufacturer except in limited circumstances and to define terms.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 2, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2706 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to authorize legislative rules for the Higher Education Policy Commission regarding the West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program, Providing Real Opportunities for Maximizing In-state Student Excellence (PROMISE), Resea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 124, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2939 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to allow the superintendent the ability to expand the sale of items from the post exchange to the general public.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 205, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB3022 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require the reporting of fraud and misappropriation of funds to the Legislature’s Commission on Special Investigations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 211, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2428 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to establish additional substance abuse treatment facilities; offer legislative findings; establish additional substance abuse treatment services in Wood County, West Virginia; require the secretary of DHHR to determine ho...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 194, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2721 | Pass | 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] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 220, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2949 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to exempt specified Division of Natural Resources’ contracts for some replacement, repair or design for repairs to facilities from review and approval requirements of the Division of Purchasing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 164, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2839 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to update the schedules for legislative review of state departments and regulatory boards, and to outline the procedures and scope of reviews of departments, regulatory boards, agencies and programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 148, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2319 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require members of the Legislature to disclose contributions and fund-raising events while the Legislature is in session. The bill requires the information to be provided within 5 days of the event or receipt of contr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 85, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2631 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to prevent dismissal of complaints that exceed time standards for disposition when the accused causes delay that results in the time overage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 169, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2486 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to provide that when a party's health condition is at issue in a civil action, medical records and releases for medical information may be requested and required without court order. The bill prohibits unilateral restricti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 130, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2797 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that there is statutory immunity for government agencies and officials from actions of third-parties using documents or records of governmental agencies for unlawful acts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 107, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2948 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require certain state agencies to take final action on certain completed permit applications within thirty days if uncontested, or ninety days if contested, unless other timelines exist.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 113, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2846 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to include high school students participating in a competency-base pharmacy technician education and training program, as persons qualifying to be a pharmacy technician trainee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 177, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| HB2555 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to remove the requirement that programs be jointly administered by labor and management trustees in order to qualify for tax credits for apprenticeship training in construction trades.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23
Chapter 231, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
