| WV | HB2346 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to declare the need for retired bus operators as substitutes and allow retired bus operators to work as substitutes without affecting their monthly retirement benefit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 |
| WV | HB2597 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require that employee evaluations must provide data and an explanation in support of any statement or rating in which the employee is assessed to be less than satisfactory.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 |
| WV | HB2827 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to amend this statute to make public charter schools eligible for Safe Schools Funds; provide that Safe Schools Funds shall be distributed providing that Safe Schools Funds shall be distributed first to meet the special ed...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 |
| WV | HB3084 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to clarify provisions related to public charter schools in response to issues during the initial implementation and to clarify their access to other sources of public school funding. The funding issues include eligibility ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 |
| WV | HB2380 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to remove or revise obsolete, outdated, antiquated, inoperative, surplus, or superseded provisions of code related to the School Building Authority.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 |
| WV | HB3233 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to authorize an increase to the officer uniform allowance and to create a maternity and specialty uniform allowance. This bill was recommended for introduction during the 2023 regular session of the Legislature by the Adju...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 |
| WV | HB3224 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to add West Virginia Junior College to the list of eligible institutions that accept PROMISE scholarship recipients.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 |
| WV | HB3371 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require the state to utilize the full federal matching requirements for WVU and WVSU.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 |
| WV | HB3547 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to increase the number of personal leave days that county board of education employees may use without regard to the cause for the absence from four to five.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 |
| WV | HB3555 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit an institution from assessing a new or increased charge for required course materials to a student unless the institution allows the student to opt of the way the institution permits for the student to obtain t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 |
| WV | HB3113 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require each high school student to complete a one credit course of study in personal finance as a requirement for high school graduation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-23
Approved by Governor 3/23/2023 |
| WV | HCR71 | Engross
50% | Designated annually as November 7th as “Pastor Appreciation Day” in West Virginia
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-11
Communicated to Senate |
| WV | HCR80 | Pass | To study pediatric cancer in Appalachia and to provide directive language asking for a report on this issue in the appalachian region.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-11
Completed legislative action |
| WV | HR23 | Pass | Medal of Valor nomination of retired Roane County Sheriff’s Deputy John Westfall.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-11
Completed legislative action |
| WV | HR22 | Pass | Medal of Valor nomination of WV State Police Corporal Marshall Lee Bailey
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-11
Completed legislative action |
| WV | HR20 | Pass | Medal of Valor nomination of Deputy Thomas E. Baker, III
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-11
Completed legislative action |
| WV | HR21 | Pass | Medal of Valor nominee, WV State Police Trooper Eric Michael Workman.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-11
Completed legislative action |
| WV | HR19 | Pass | Medal of Valor nominee Firefighter John Dean Forbush
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-11
Completed legislative action |
| WV | HR25 | Pass | Medal of Valor nomination of Patrolman Cassie Marie Johnson.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-11
Completed legislative action |
| WV | HR24 | Pass | Medal of Valor nominee, James W. Spencer of the Charleston Fire Department.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-11
Completed legislative action |
| WV | HB3130 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Coalfields Energy Research and Economic Development Authority; establishing purpose; setting membership of authority; creating powers and duties of authority; exempting authority from taxation; ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-10
Removed from calendar by Rules Committee |
| WV | HB3340 | Enroll
75% | The purpose of this bill is to revise the West Virginia Tax Increment Financing Act to authorize a county commission or municipality to extend the termination date of certain districts in light of the impact of COVID-19 on districts which had issued ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-10
Became law without Governor's signature- House Journal |
| WV | HCR27 | Engross
50% | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study all benefits of state employees to determine which benefits, if any, may be refused by an employee in exchange for a cash equivalent.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-08
Referred to Rules |
| WV | HCR40 | Pass | USMC Larry Allen “Crocky” Holstein, Jr. Memorial Bridge
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-08
House received Senate message |
| WV | HB2989 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to increase the number of out-of-state medical students receiving in-state tuition rates who agree to practice for a specific time within West Virginia from two to four program participants per medical school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-07
On 2nd reading to Finance |
| WV | HB2006 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to reorganize the Department of Health and Human Resources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-04
Approved by Governor 3/4/2023 |
| WV | HB2596 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to deny transfers to other schools by students who are suspended or expelled from a school for certain conduct.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-04
Approved by Governor 3/4/2023 |
| WV | HB3122 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to permit certain types of rifles using an encapsulated propellant charge that loads from the breech.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-04
Approved by Governor 3/4/2023 |
| WV | HB2992 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify and update the definition of a school bus.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-02
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | HB3548 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to provide for uniform procedures, agreement forms and benefits to ensure a teacher's exchange of his or her duty-free lunch to perform duties at the school is a voluntary exchange..
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-01
Removed from calendar by Rules Committee |
| WV | HB3192 | Engross
50% | This purpose of this bill is to abolish the Center for Nursing and transfer its duties and authorities to the Higher Education Policy Commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-28
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | HCR45 | Engross
50% | Lewis Joseph D’Antoni Memorial Road
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-28
To Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HCR50 | Engross
50% | U. S. Army PVT Leon ‘Deacon’ Stover Memorial Bridge
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-28
To Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB2602 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to add special teaching assistants Aide V and Aide VI to the class titles of service personnel of the state minimum pay scale and class titles that are set forth in §18A-4-8a of this code. These classifications were ina...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-27
Approved by Governor 2/22/2023 - House Journal |
| WV | HR11 | Pass | Reaffirming the longstanding sisterhood partnership between West Virginia and Taiwan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-27
Completed legislative action |
| WV | HB3376 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to correct a conflict in WV Code §18A-3-2a resulting from the passage of two bills amending that section in 2021. Both sections are currently printed in the Code but have slightly different provisions. This bill uses th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-24
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | HB3549 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit regular classroom teachers and special education classroom teachers who are required to participate an individualized education program committee from also being required to prepare or reduce to writing the ind...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-24
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | HB3314 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize counties to increase the special district excise tax to a rate or rates on sales within the boundaries of an economic opportunity development district by a maximum of one cent on the dollar of sales to provide...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-21
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB3501 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create a special revenue fund known as the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Instruction Fund to provide funding for CPR instruction to high school students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-21
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB3300 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the creation of an "EV Manufacturers Investment Credit." The bill provides for definitions. The bill establishes tier 1 eligibility, credits, and exemptions. The bill establishes tier 2 eligibility, credits,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-20
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HCR19 | Intro
25% | Declaring the “pepperoni roll” to be the official state food of West Virginia
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-20
To House Rules Committee |
| WV | HB3201 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill relates to the Foundation allowance for transportation cost.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-17
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB3293 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to establish requirements for the state educational agency and local educational agencies to support students in the public school system who exhibit indicators of risk for, or who have been diagnosed with, dyslexia and dy...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-17
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | HB2134 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to allow accrued annual or sick leave to be used for retirement service credit in the Teachers Retirement System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-15
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB3098 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill relates generally to standardized testing in public schools. The bill provides legislative findings; provides a definition of standardized testing; provides for a coordinated statewide student assessment to be administered th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-15
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | HB3466 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase fees charged by sheriffs and to increase the portion of fees directed to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-14
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| WV | HB2832 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify appropriate and inappropriate duties for school counselors while also providing the definition of a school counselor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-13
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | HB3068 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create of the West Virginia STEM Scholarship Act. The bill provides for a short title. The bill provides for legislative findings and a purpose. The bill provides for the West Virginia STEM Scholarship Program and sets ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-09
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB3322 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide that the first $100,000 of income filed jointly, or the first $50,000 filed individually, is exempt from the tax on social security.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-07
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB3321 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to limit the imposition of municipal business and occupation taxes. West Virginia Code §8-13-5 was amended by two bills passed during the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature, by the House. House Bill 4636 (passed la...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-07
To House Finance Committee |
