| WV | HB4822 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to modify the monetary amount of grants issued under the Certified Sites and Development Readiness Program under the Department of Economic Development.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 99, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4863 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to create the Patriotic Access to Students in Schools Act. The bill defines patriotic societies. Finally, the bill provides for the opportunity to speak and recruit at public schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 112, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4945 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to make several specific changes in the Hope Scholarship Program; including that the annual Hope Scholarship Program appropriation calculation will be based on the estimated number of participating students instead of the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 113, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4951 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to enact the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 114, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5153 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to revise, update, and streamline the requirements governing the West Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarship.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 163, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5084 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require that a valid driver's license, state identification card, or military identification card be presented to verify the minimum age of eighteen for the purchase or acceptance of tobacco related products.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 223, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5091 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to add the criminal offense of damaging, destroying, or stealing any amount of copper, with felony penalties, providing for forfeiture of items of personal property which are used, have been used, or are intended for use, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 89, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5294 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to revise and update the code regulating farm wineries in West Virginia to allow the state's farm winery industry to be more competitive with farm wineries in adjacent states.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 9, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5298 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit unsuccessful candidates in a primary election from being nominated by a different political party for placement on the subsequent general election ballot.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 126, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5295 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to expressly authorize a private outdoor designated area to simultaneously host multiple qualified permit holders, including but not limited to a special S2 licensed and properly insured private fair and festival.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 10, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5262 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to establish the creation of a Teachers Bill of Rights. The bill defines the duties of counselors. The bill defines data to be provided. The bill defines the special education student to instructor ratio, a waiver process,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 248, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4829 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to remove the requirement that service personnel have a high school diploma or its equivalent.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 244, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5338 | Veto | The purpose of this bill is to all create the Consumer Data Protection Act; establishing a framework for controlling and processing personal data in the state; creating definitions; limiting application to all persons that conduct business in the sta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
Vetoed by Governor 3/27/24 - House Journal |
| WV | HB5544 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to require certain reporting from the Mountaineer Trail Network Authority each year and beginning on December 1, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
House Message received |
| WV | HB5697 | Engross
50% | Relating to public charter schools code provisions
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
Senate requests House to concur |
| WV | HB4434 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit state agencies and local government units from restricting the sale or use of motor vehicles based on the energy sources used to power the vehicles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Referred to Government Organization |
| WV | HCR49 | Pass | U. S. Air Force Airman 1st Class “Willis ”Arnold" Karickhoff Memorial Bridge
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
House received Senate message |
| WV | HCR41 | Pass | Thurman W. Whisner Memorial Bridge
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
House received Senate message |
| WV | HB5373 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the changing of party affiliation from Independent or no party to a party affiliation fewer than 60 days prior to running for office.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HR9 | Pass | Reaffirming the longstanding sisterhood partnership between West Virginia and Taiwan
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
Completed legislative action |
| WV | HB5437 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to impose a time limit for the Department of Highways to grant an entrance permit for work on a highway, to describe the time limit for requested changes, and to describe when a permit shall be considered approved.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB5516 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of deep fake images for the criminal invasion of privacy or the unlawful depiction of nude or partially nude minors or minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct; establishing such conduct as criminal ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HCR92 | Intro
25% | Economic Development Authority Support for Emergency Medical Services
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Rules Committee |
| WV | HCR48 | Intro
25% | November 7th to be designated annually as “Pastor Appreciation Day”
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
Be adopted, but first to Rules |
| WV | HCR91 | Intro
25% | Requesting That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance engage in a study concerning differences in commercial real property taxes in West Virginia versus bordering states and what can be done to mitigate such differences
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Rules Committee |
| WV | HCR90 | Intro
25% | Requesting That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance engage in a study concerning a program to provide funding support for major events in the state
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Rules Committee |
| WV | HB4299 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize teachers in elementary or secondary schools to carry concealed firearms and be designated as a school protection officer (SPO).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4902 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to match the salaries of Aide V (Special Education Aides) with that of Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teachers and then increasing that amount by 5% for the Aide V position; increase the pay of self-contained, special...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HCR82 | Intro
25% | To create a study resolution to review training, equipment and operating standards, and for certification and evaluation of local and rural fire departments for retention, training, and recruitment purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To House Rules Committee |
| WV | HCR86 | Intro
25% | Honoring Herschel “Woody” Williams as one of two West Virginia statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To House Rules Committee |
| WV | HCR87 | Intro
25% | A resolution to task the Economic Development Authority to find land around Flatwoods and funding and businesses to make an area similar to Pigeon Forge to increase tourism and entertainment
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To House Rules Committee |
| WV | HB4640 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to restore moneys previously removed from net terminal income in 2014 and the racetrack video lottery and racetrack table games.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | HCR85 | Intro
25% | Requesting a study to ways to require public service districts to complete projects when fully funded
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To House Rules Committee |
| WV | HCR84 | Intro
25% | Requesting a study on interstate compact on food truck health department licensing reciprocity
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To House Rules Committee |
| WV | HB5243 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the West Virginia Women's Bill of Rights.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5311 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to set the tax rate for property located in West Virginia that is owned by another state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5607 | Intro
25% | Relating to public charter school’s application for funding.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HR6 | Pass | A resolution reaffirming support for the town of Thurmond, the historic buildings within the community, and the strong coal mining history associated with it
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
Completed legislative action |
| WV | HB5652 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide a statutory framework for lending state funds to local airports for hangar construction to enhance economic development in the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HCR76 | Intro
25% | Requesting a study on all community and technical schools being a part of the “Earn and Learn Program”
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Rules Committee |
| WV | HCR75 | Intro
25% | Requesting the US Army Corps of Engineers adopt rules allowing licensed Side by Sides to access all roads
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Rules Committee |
| WV | HB5563 | Intro
25% | Adding a proviso that any county will open attendance zones and an existing transportaion Arrangement shall not be permitted to close the open attendance zone reestablish closed boarders or modify existing transportation routes or arrangements for an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB5564 | Intro
25% | Providing that small format, micro hospitals are exempt from certificate of need review
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5542 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to allow for a full rebate for the amount of taxes paid for aircraft.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4423 | 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] | 2024-02-08
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4767 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide an across-the-board raise for teachers' minimum salaries to bring about parity with teacher salaries in surrounding states.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5050 | Intro
25% | This purpose of this bill is to authorize legislative rules for the Higher Education Policy Commission regarding Guidelines for Employing and Evaluating Presidents, Higher Education Adult Part-Time Student (HEAPS) Grant Program, West Virginia Providi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
On 2nd reading, House Calendar |
| WV | HB5304 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the Small Business Payroll Tax Credit, a three-year program establishing a tax credit for defined payroll taxes paid on up to 10,400 employee hours at a statutorily designated wage rate for new businesses with 15...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5350 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to expand the definition of "recreational purposes" to include mountain biking activities as an activity for which the duty and liability of a landowner who grants a lease, easement or license of land to federal, state, co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5519 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the director of the Division of Forestry to enter into contracts for management of state forests and wooded areas for the purposes of preventing forest fires. This is a new section; therefore, underscoring and
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To House Government Organization Committee |
