| WV | HB2008 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require all local entities of this state to enforce immigration laws. The bill provides for definitions. The bill protects the taxpayers of West Virginia by ensuring that municipalities and counties in West Virginia are...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 |
| WV | HB2762 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require the State Fire Commission to propose rules providing that buildings commencing construction after July 1, 2023, housing emergency fire, rescue, or ambulance services shall be protected throughout by approved aut...
[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 | HB3271 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require the placement of audio recording devices in the restrooms of self-contained classrooms.
[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 | HB3092 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require local and county health departments to issue a mobile food establishment reciprocity permit to a mobile food service establishment that is operating within the State of West Virginia and holds a valid mobile foo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 |
| WV | HB2967 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the expedited processing of professional or trade license applications for service members, veterans, and their spouses, when the applicant is licensed, in good standing, in another jurisdiction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-28
Approved by Governor 3/28/2023 |
| WV | HB3077 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to repeal the termination of the use of the Multi-State Real-Time Tracking System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-28
Approved by Governor 3/28/2023 |
| WV | HB3313 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to restrain county commissions from imposing rules and regulations on farmers beyond what is already prescribed through state statute.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-11
Communicated to House |
| 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 | HR18 | Intro
25% | Urging the Congress of the United States to enact federal law that allows for the expiration on pharmaceutical product patents in certain instances
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-10
To House Rules Committee |
| WV | HB2062 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to update the laws on e-bikes in West Virginia to more closely comport to federal law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/8/2023 - House Journal |
| WV | HCR2 | Pass | Cpl. Billy F. Mann Memorial Bridge
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-08
House received Senate message |
| WV | HCR62 | Pass | U.S. Army PFC Clayton Collins Memorial Bridge
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-08
House received Senate message |
| 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 | HB3562 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to change the makeup of the Fusion Center Oversight Committee and to provide reporting requirements pertaining to Fusion Center operations as well as any violations of the safeguards provided in this bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-02
To Senate Government Organization 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 | HB3561 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the function of the Institute for Civic Life for promotion of cultural values for Civic life in local communities and the oversight thereof.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-01
House rejected (Roll No. 398) |
| WV | HCR63 | Intro
25% | Proclaiming and making the AR-15 the official rifle of the State of West Virginia.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-01
To House Veterans Affairs & Homeland Security Committee |
| WV | HB3274 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to create the Affordable Medicaid Buy-In Program. The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Resources to develop and administer the Affordable Medicaid Buy-In Plan. The bill creates the Health Care Affordability...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-27
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HCR16 | Engross
50% | Staff Sgt. J.J. “Junior” Spurrier Memorial Bridge
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-24
To Senate Transportation and Infrastructure 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 | HB3424 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to fund the West Virginia State Athletic Commission by implementing a 3% gate fee for all ticket and pay-per-view sales, live streaming right, video rights, sold for such contest and any rebroadcast rights from sanctioned ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-23
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 | HR16 | Intro
25% | Calling for condemnation of the new FDA regulations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-21
To House Agriculture & Natural Resources 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 | HB3368 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Troops-to-Teachers program.West Virginia Code §18A-3-2a was amended by two bills passed during the 2021 Regular Session of the Legislature by the House and Senate. House Bill 2029 (passed last on April ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-20
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HJR17 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this amendment is to provide for the election of six members of the West Virginia Board of Education, every six years, in a manner provided by law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB3546 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require the contracted employment substitute teachers for 180 instructional days at all schools with more than 200 students..
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-16
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HR12 | Pass | Encouraging Monongahela Power to purchase Pleasants Power Station
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-15
Completed legislative action |
| WV | HB3481 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to allow all employees included under the Teachers Retirement System, including teachers, municipality employees, county workers, and otherwise to serve as substitute teachers without sacrificing their retirement benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-14
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HJR27 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this resolution is to provide for an election to amend the State Constitution to exempt honorably discharged veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States who have been determined to have a 100 percent or more disability from ad va...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-14
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB3503 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to prevent discrimination at institutions of higher education at West Virginia post-secondary institutions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-14
To House Education 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 | HB2970 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to provide for additional reasons for a civil action to be filed to expunge criminal records.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HR13 | Intro
25% | A resolution requesting a combined investigative task force be created (United States House of Representatives) to incorporate or coordinate with other state, national and international investigations, entities, and activities to discuss and investig...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB3367 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide a pay raise to administrative employees, staff, and personnel of the Division of Corrections, Division of Juvenile Services, and the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority who have accum...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-10
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB2789 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to exempt certain services from the certificate of need.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-08
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB3339 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to combat the sexualization of children and to allow children in the State of West Virginia to avoid the detrimental effects, both during childhood and later into adulthood, caused by exposure to pornography through an age...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-08
To House Seniors, Children, and Family Issues Committee |
| WV | HB3338 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the felony offense of possessing a firearm while in violation of certain offenses under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. The bill also impose a mandatory indeterminate prison sentence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-08
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB2576 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to make unlawful the practice of municipalities' assessing user fees when employees are not present in the municipality in the performance of his or her job.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
