| WV | SB196 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to enhance the penalties for drug offenses and to match the federal drug offenses penalties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/24/2025 - House Journal |
| WV | SB464 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the commissioner to issue special plates to recipients of the distinguished Medal of Valor awarded under §9-32-1 of this code to firefighters, law-enforcement officers, and emergency medical services person...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/24/2025 - House Journal |
| WV | SB50 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require municipal elections to be held on statewide election days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/24/2025 - Senate Journal |
| WV | SB275 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to remove the requirement for cooks or custodians employed by public schools in this state to have a high school diploma or equivalent.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/24/2025 - House Journal |
| WV | SB270 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to declare the sale, repair, maintenance, and manufacture of firearms, ammunition, and related accessories and components, etc. to be "essential" businesses and services for the purposes of safety and security in times of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - House Journal |
| WV | SB282 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to change the expiration date for certain provisions that pertain to allowing a person receiving retirement benefits under the Teachers Retirement System to accept employment as a critical needs substitute teacher for an u...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/15/2025 - Senate Journal |
| WV | SB154 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit a public school student from being required to participate in instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity if a parent, custodian, or guardian of the student objects in writing; require each pu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - Senate Journal |
| WV | SB565 | Enroll
75% | The purpose of this bill is to update the practice of optometry.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Became law without Governor's signature- House Journal |
| WV | SB427 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the requirement that 14 or 15 year old obtain a work permit; establishing that employer seeking to hire a child 14 or older receive an age certificate from the commission prior to employing the child; providin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/24/2025 - House Journal |
| WV | SB198 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to establish the criminal offenses of creating, producing, distributing, or possessing with intent to distribute artificial intelligence-created visual depictions of child pornography when no actual minor is depicted; to s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/24/2025 - House Journal |
| WV | SB537 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to provide approved pregnancy help organizations flexibility to receive funding for various costs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - Senate Journal |
| WV | SB617 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to discourage gang activity and add gang activity to offenses punishable by this section.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/24/2025 - House Journal |
| WV | SB581 | Pass | The relating school attendance and student participation in 4-H activities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/24/2025 - House Journal |
| WV | SB199 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to address elementary behavior intervention and safety; to clarify that nothing in the bill be construed to conflict with certain federal laws; and to specify requirements applicable to when a grade kindergarten through si...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/15/2025 - Senate Journal |
| WV | SB722 | Veto | The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Short Line Railroad Modernization Act and tax credit allowed and credit limitations for short line railroad companies in West Virginia.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Vetoed by Governor 4/30/2025 - Senate Journal |
| WV | SB652 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to expand provisions pertaining to cardiac arrest to be applicable to elementary schools; and impose certain cardiac arrest related requirements on coaches and any other personnel supervising a youth sports league team tha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/24/2025 - House Journal |
| WV | SB280 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require "In God We Trust" signs be displayed in public schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/29/2025 - House Journal |
| WV | SB500 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to transfer audit authority for volunteer fire companies to the West Virginia Legislative Auditor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/24/2025 - House Journal |
| WV | SB844 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to exempt quail and partridges possessed for agricultural purposes from the game preserve licensure requirement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - House Journal |
| WV | SB765 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Troops-to-Teachers program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - Senate Journal |
| WV | SB912 | Pass | The purpose of this bill relates generally to the student growth assessment program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - House Journal |
| WV | SR50 | Pass | Requesting federal government study waterway restoration to mitigate existing and future flooding
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Completed legislative action |
| WV | SCR26 | Intro
25% | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study smoke shops
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Referred to Rules |
| WV | SCR27 | Intro
25% | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study sale of alcohol
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-12
Referred to Rules |
| WV | SB939 | Engross
50% | Relating to testing for substance use disorder
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-11
Senate requests House to concur |
| WV | SB904 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the duties and responsibilities of the Secretary of the Department of Health, the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health, and the state health officer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-10
On 2nd reading, House Calendar |
| WV | SB124 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to reduce the statute of limitations on actions to recover on both oral and written contracts, on bonds of fiduciaries and personal representatives, and on recognizances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB585 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Cohen Craddock Student Athlete Safety Act. The bill provides legislative findings; defines terms; creates the Student Athlete Safety Advisory Committee and provides duties thereof; requires use of certain ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-09
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB864 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the inference of criminal intent in a burglary prosecution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB761 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to permit involuntary hospitalization of a dependent or spouse experiencing substance use disorder presenting an imminent threat of danger to self, family, or others as a result of a substance use disorder. The bill sets f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-09
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB944 | Engross
50% | Creating WV Child First Advisory Committee
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-09
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB155 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Summer Feeding for All initiative that will encourage county school systems to look for innovative ways to provide assistance to students in need to access nutritious foods during summer break and other ti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-08
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SCR6 | Pass | US Army Major Jerome Lee Workman Memorial Bridge
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-04
House Message received |
| WV | SB292 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to require doula services to be covered by Medicaid and PEIA and to increase reimbursement rates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-04
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB67 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to transfer duties from county commissions to the Department of Transportation when a road closure is requested to hold organized motorsports events on public roads.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-04
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | SB54 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to require all public schools located within this state shall give age-appropriate instruction on the Holocaust.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-04
To House Education Committee |
| WV | SB197 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to limit persons required to pass appropriate West Virginia Board of Education approved basic skills and subject matter tests in the area for which licensure is being sought as a condition for the issuance of a professiona...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-04
To House Education Committee |
| WV | SR44 | Pass | Memorializing life of basketball legend Jerry West
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-04
Completed legislative action |
| WV | SJR8 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this resolution is to propose an amendment to the Constitution to provide that in all elections held in West Virginia only citizens of the state who are citizens of the United States are qualified to vote.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SJR2 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this resolution is to authorize the incorporation of churches or religious denominations which choose to incorporate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB283 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to expand the grade levels that the course of study in personal finance can be completed in for the purpose of counting toward satisfying the personal finance course requirement for high school graduation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-02
Approved by Governor 4/1/2025 - House Journal |
| WV | SB92 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to create the Glucagon for Schools Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-02
To House Education Committee |
| WV | SB701 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to reclassify forestry equipment as Class I property to provide tax benefits to forestry businesses by acknowledging forestry as a part of agriculture.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-02
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SCR23 | Engross
50% | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study WV Secondary School Activities Commission
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-02
To House Education Committee |
| WV | SB632 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit out-of-network emergency medical services agencies from balance billing a covered enrollee in a health insurance plan for ground ambulance services. The bill establishes the minimum payment to be made by an ins...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB943 | Intro
25% | Clarifying apiaries are protected agricultural operations
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
Referred to Rules on 2nd reading |
| WV | SB506 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to enhance pay for teachers; provide for market pay enhancement for teacher salaries in certain circumstances; provide for certification to the State Auditor; set out distribution of funds; require reporting; make funds su...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-31
Referred to Rules on 3rd reading |
| WV | SB8 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to permit the installation of newborn safety devices at emergency service medical facilities, police departments, or sheriff's detachments that have been designated as safe-surrender sites and providing conditions for the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-27
Approved by Governor 3/26/2025 - House Journal |
| WV | SB249 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to expand the employment and training requirements necessary to receive SNAP benefits. The bill defines and expands exemptions. The bill clarifies the Secretary's duties when there is a lack of funding or inability to prov...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-26
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB105 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize sheriffs who are members of the public retirement system to retire upon attaining the age of 62 with eight or more years of service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-26
To House Finance Committee |
