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Current trends in West Virginia legislation over the last 72 hours as measured by public interest and activity.
| Position | Bill | Status | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | HB2768 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to make the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act more consistent with the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The bill modifies the penalties imposed on debt collectors who violate the provisions of the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-01 |
| #2 | HB2693 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to make the definition of wildlife consistent with the existing definition of wildlife contained in WV Code §20-1-2. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-07 |
| #3 | HB2794 | Engrossed | The purpose of this bill is to require proof of mailing of notices to debtors that consumers are represented by legal counsel. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29 |
| #4 | HB2496 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to exempt for profit organizations designated by a county to develop and operate a nursing home bed facility with no more than thirty-six beds in any county in West Virginia that currently is without a skilled nursing faci... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-16 |
| #5 | HR7 | Introduced | Congress To Protect Social Security and Medicare [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-21 |
| #6 | SB401 | Engrossed | Allowing county board of education base employment decisions on individual's qualifications [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-29 |
| #7 | HB2897 | Passed | 10.0pt;color:windowtext'>The purpose of this bill is to raising the amount required for competitive bidding of construction contracts by the state and its subdivisions, public service districts, and sanitary boards to $50,000; and excepting public se... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23 Chapter 103, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| #8 | HJR23 | Introduced | Relating to the establishment of a general fund expenditure limit [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-10 |
| #9 | HB3026 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to provide that a vehicle driver who injures a “vulnerable road user” is guilty of reckless driving. The bill defines the term “vulnerable road user.” The bill imposes misdemeanor penalties. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-14 |
| #10 | SB633 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Motorsports Committee. The bill sets forth who serves on the committee and its duties. The bill requires meetings, hearings and reports. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-17 |
| #11 | SB652 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to require a Mental Hygiene Commissioner to be on call at all times. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-18 |
| #12 | SB617 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to require that the State Road Commissioner make available online the state’s master road and highway map. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-15 |
| #13 | SB196 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to terminate the West Virginia Massage Therapy Licensure Board effective July 1, 2018. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-08 |
| #14 | SB286 | Engrossed | The purpose of this bill concerns visitation rights of grandparents. The bill defines a term. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-30 |
| #15 | SB335 | Introduced | Repealing consumers sales and service tax, use tax and personal income tax [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-16 |
| #16 | HB2141 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to extend the authority of law-enforcement officers to motor carrier inspectors when possession of a controlled substance, assault or battery is committed in the inspector's presence, and to expand the authority of inspect... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-08 |
| #17 | SB359 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to provide exemptions from mandatory immunizations. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-21 |
| #18 | SCR40 | Introduced | Requesting study on available funds for improvements at Beech Fork State Park and Cacapon Resort State Park [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-16 |
| #19 | SB386 | Passed | The purpose of this bill is to authorize medicinal cannabis in West Virginia. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23 Chapter 195, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| #20 | HB2365 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to allow a person to place signs, displays or devices advertising events to be held no more frequently than once a year at locations other than where the event will be held, without obtaining a license from the Commissione... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13 |
| #21 | HB2607 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to extend the maximum period of confinement a judge may impose for certain, first-time probationary violations from sixty days to six months. The bill also provides judges greater sentencing discretion for certain, subsequ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-21 |
| #22 | HB2192 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to include pharmacies in the definition of health care provider related to the Medical Professional Liability Act. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-08 |
| #23 | SR101 | Passed | Notifying House Senate has assembled in extraordinary session [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-04 Completed legislative action |
| #24 | SR24 | Passed | Congratulating Chapmanville Lady Tigers Softball team for winning 2016 Class AA state championship [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-28 Completed legislative action |
| #25 | HB2484 | Introduced | Preventing taxpayer subsidization of health insurance covering elective abortions [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-15 |
| #26 | HB2050 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to allow state employees to take paid leave to attend parent-teacher conferences for their children. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-08 |
| #27 | HB2111 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to exempt certified professional estimator services from consumer sales and service tax. The bill provides a definition. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-08 |
| #28 | HB2294 | Introduced | 10.0pt;color:black'>The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Treasurer's Office to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Procedure for Fees in Collections by Charge, Credit or Debit Card or by Electronic Payment. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22 Reported in Com. Sub. for H. B. 2219 |
| #29 | HB2252 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Law Enforcement Training and Certification Standards. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-09 |
| #30 | HB2241 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Operation of Barber, Beauty, Nail and Aesthetic Shops/Salons and Schools of Barbering and Beauty Culture. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22 Reported in Com. Sub. for H. B. 2219 |
| #31 | HB2232 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Physical Therapy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Fees for Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22 Reported in Com. Sub. for H. B. 2219 |
| #32 | HB2245 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Examiners in Counseling to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Licensed Professional Counselor License Renewal and Continuing Professional Education Requirements. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22 Reported in Com. Sub. for H. B. 2219 |
| #33 | SB224 | Passed | The purpose of this bill is to repeal the requirement for an employer’s bond for wages and benefits for certain designated employers and related requirements. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23 Chapter 137, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| #34 | SCR8 | Passed | Donnie Adkins Memorial Bridge [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-07 House Message received |
| #35 | HB2616 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to decrease the personal income tax rate for certain taxpayers and raising personal income tax rate for certain other taxpayers. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-21 |
| #36 | HB2613 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to allow state, county or municipal employees with a license to carry a concealed weapon to possess a firearm at any time in this state. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-21 |
| #37 | SB433 | Passed | The purpose of this bill is to permit counties to increase the excise tax on the privilege of transferring real property. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23 Chapter 235, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| #38 | SB488 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to move the Office of Emergency Medical Services from the Bureau for Public Health to the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, and to provide the Emergency Medical Services Council with authority and oversight... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-01 |
| #39 | SB499 | Engrossed | The purpose of this bill is to create the Debt Resolution Services Division within the Auditor’s office administered by the existing employees of the Auditor’s office. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05 Tabled on 2nd reading, Special Calendar |
| #40 | HCR53 | Engrossed | US Army Corporal Jerry Lee Noble Memorial Bridge [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-07 |
| #41 | HB2873 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to allow certain alternate sentencing for nonviolent felony offenders. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09 |
| #42 | HB2877 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to allow the superintendent the ability to set the fees for services under the central abuse registry related to background checks. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09 |
| #43 | HB2948 | Passed | The purpose of this bill is to require certain state agencies to take final action on certain completed permit applications within thirty days if uncontested, or ninety days if contested, unless other timelines exist. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-23 Chapter 113, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 |
| #44 | HJR26 | Introduced | The purpose of this resolution is to amend the Constitution to provide that the West Virginia Board of Education be organized by the Legislature and perform duties as directed by the Legislature or prescribed by law. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-14 |
| #45 | HB3071 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to provide for indigent burials. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-14 |
| #46 | SB623 | Introduced | Changing license period for horse and dog racing [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-16 |
| #47 | SCR45 | Passed | Home of Anna Lindquist, 1996 NHSPA Hall of Fame Inductee highway sign [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-07 House Message received |
| #48 | SCR53 | Introduced | US Army SGT Benny Fleming Memorial Bridge [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04 |
| #49 | SR103 | Passed | Recognizing Huntington as grand prize winner in America's Best Communities competition [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-15 Completed legislative action |
| #50 | HB3035 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to legalize the manufacture, sale and possession of marijuana and establish a regulatory program for growing, selling and testing of marijuana sold in West Virginia. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-14 |
