| HB4059 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Real Estate Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to licensing real estate brokers, associate brokers and salespersons and the conduct of brokerage business.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-16
Reported in Com. Sub. for H. B. 4079 |
| HB4071 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the board of Hearing Aid Dealers to promulgate a legislative rule relating to rules governing the West Virginia Board of Hearing Aid Dealers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-16
Reported in Com. Sub. for H. B. 4079 |
| HB4065 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to immunizations administered by pharmacists and pharmacy interns.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-16
Reported in Com. Sub. for H. B. 4079 |
| HB4058 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Real Estate Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to schedule of fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-16
Reported in Com. Sub. for H. B. 4079 |
| HB4067 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to licensure and practice of pharmacy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-16
Reported in Com. Sub. for H. B. 4079 |
| HB4066 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to pharmacist recovery networks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-16
Reported in Com. Sub. for H. B. 4079 |
| HB4050 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Optometry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to rules of the West Virginia Board of Optometry.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-16
Reported in Com. Sub. for H. B. 4079 |
| HB4055 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Secretary of State to promulgate a legislative rule relating to procedures for handling ballots and counting write-in votes in counties using optical scan ballots.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-16
Reported in Com. Sub. for H. B. 4079 |
| HB4075 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Athletic Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to regulation of mixed martial arts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-16
Reported in Com. Sub. for H. B. 4079 |
| HB4449 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to make it a criminal offense for any participating public employer of any retirement system administered by the Consolidated Public Retirement Board to fail to make required contributions, and authorizes the State Auditor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-15
To House Finance Committee |
| HB4458 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create Citizen and State Accountability Act. The bill authorizes departments, agencies, and officials of state or local government to apply for major and minor grant agreements. The bill establishes the requirements for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-15
To House Finance Committee |
| HB4555 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to enact the Refugee Information Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-15
To House Finance Committee |
| HB4306 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to permit local boards of health to combine without approval of the Commissioner for the Bureau for Public Health.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-15
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| HB4326 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to exempt veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States of America from obtaining a certificate of training in handling a firearm if that veteran presents to the local office of the Divis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-15
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB4205 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to entitle natural resource producers to the economic opportunity tax credit. The bill allows the credit to be used to offset the severance tax. The bill establishes conditions. The bill modifies definitions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-15
To House Finance Committee |
| HB4512 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require that expenditures from the State Road Construction Account be supplemental to certain funds scheduled to be allocated for certain projects in the counties eligible for projects funded from the account.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2745 | Intro
Sine Die | Adding the examination of Advanced Care Technician
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| HB4290 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require the investment with the IMB of municipal fire and police pension funds if the funds are less than 30 percent funded.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To House Finance Committee |
| HB4517 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to permit counties to assess wind turbines in wind power projects at values ranging from salvage value to true and actual value.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Energy Committee |
| HB4562 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to exclude seasonal amusement park workers from the definition of “employee” for purposes of payment of minimum wages, maximum hours, and overtime compensation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Industry and Labor Committee |
| HB4554 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit counties, municipalities, and cities from passing any sanctuary ordinances, policies, and procedures.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Veterans Affairs & Homeland Security Committee |
| HB4586 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to assure that all persons hired in this state have their identity verified; authorizes the use of the federal E-Verify program to verify employment eligibility, require documents relating to verification of eligibility be...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Industry and Labor Committee |
| HB4605 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to assess nonoccupied property owned by out-of-state individuals or other legal entities with an additional $4 an acre with the revenue dedicated to the Public Employees Insurance Agency to reduce costs of insurance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB4581 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require that all health care workers receive an influenza vaccination by October 1 every year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| HB4570 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a one percent raise in retirement benefits to certain members or beneficiaries of members of the Public Employees Retirement System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| HB4610 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow the city of White Sulphur Springs to spend money as needed from a special fund created in 1985 and to remove the limitation that previously allowed only the interest to be spent. This money may not be spent for sa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| HB4516 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to modify the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System accrued benefit for Deputy Sheriff Retirement System members to 2.75 percent beginning July, 1, 2018.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| HB4606 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that any applicant who has a retail (ABC) license for beer, wine or liquor may qualify for a limited video lottery operator’s license.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB4612 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit public utilities from prohibiting customers from constructing, installing, or maintaining a connection or other infrastructure necessary for the customer to connect to the public utility to receive service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Energy Committee |
| HB4513 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to specify additional grounds for the debarment of a vendor to the state or its subdivisions, clarify that vendors may be subject to debarment for the actions of individuals acting on behalf of the vendors, to broaden the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB4573 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to add additional violations of law and remove exceptions for certain lesser included crimes, that could cause the forfeiture of a participant’s retirement plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| HB4527 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require health care insurance policies to provide coverage for services performed by a pharmacist.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Banking & Insurance Committee |
| HB4330 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow county commissions to initiate collections for emergency ambulance services and to set a fee for those who refuse transport.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| HB4533 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to make it a misdemeanor for a person to knowingly allow a felony drug offense to be committed on his or her property. The bill creates a duty to report. The bill creates criminal penalties. The bill allows a private cause...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee |
| HB4567 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to enact the Ban-the-Box Act which prohibits public employers from asking applicants for employment to disclose information concerning the applicant’s criminal record or history, under certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Industry and Labor Committee |
| HB4553 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require applicants for new and renewed drivers’ licenses to be asked if they desire to be organ donors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Roads & Transportation Committee |
| HB4557 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the salaries of circuit court judges, family court judges, and magistrates by enacting into law the recommendations contained in the 2017 Final Report of the West Virginia Judicial Compensation Commission with ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB4583 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to harmonize a potential code conflict regarding the disclosure of confidential information.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2661 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to permit recreational gold mining.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB4568 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to amend the statute relating to cruelty to animals. The bill provides definitions of “food”, “water”, “shelter” and “treatment”. It provides specifics for tethering an animal. The bill includes for s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB4545 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require the state Department of Education to develop a pilot program to provide mental and behavioral health services as an alternative to suspending students for disruptive behaviors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| HB4559 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to modernize rental car interactions. The bill permits digital and electronic rentals. The bill provides that a rental car provider has met certain obligations when the renter has not executed a rental agreement or interac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Roads & Transportation Committee |
| HB4585 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow the Farm-To-Food Bank Tax Credit to equal 100 percent of the value of the donated edible agricultural products when the value is $2,500 or less.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee |
| HB4514 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to make it a felony to knowingly house a drug trafficker and to establish penalties for the offense.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee |
| HB4616 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require a majority of affected persons to a minor boundary adjustment annexation to approve of the annexation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| HB4525 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to amend the residency requirements for people entitled to vote and people eligible to register to vote by adding a definition for the phrase “legal resident.”
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB4615 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill concerns forfeiture of contraband. The bill establishes criminal forfeiture and the items and property subject to forfeiture. The bill sets forth additional procedures for forfeiture. The bill establishes dates. The bill perm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB4526 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require any newly appointed chief executive of a municipal law-enforcement agency to be a certified law-enforcement officer. The bill provides that current chief executives are unaffected by this requirement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| HB4574 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish and define rights of mineral estate owners, surface owners, royalty owners, and operators for development of oil and gas interests through cotenancy in production, to authorize development of oil and gas throu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Energy Committee |
| HB4576 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of a person’s credit history in certain insurance transactions involving passenger motor vehicles or commercial vehicle insurance lines.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To House Banking & Insurance Committee |
