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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 | HB5213 | Passed | The purpose of this bill is to provide for one free Gold Star Family license plate to a Gold Star spouse. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22 Chapter 190, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| #2 | HB5319 | Engrossed | The purpose of this bill is to create the offense of exposing a law-enforcement officer, probation officer, parole officer, courthouse security officer, correctional officer, the State Fire Marshal, a deputy or assistant fire marshal, firefighter, or... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-19 |
| #3 | HB4517 | Introduced | 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] | 2024-02-14 |
| #4 | HB4183 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to provide easier access to contraceptives and sterilization services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10 |
| #5 | HB4587 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit a mail-order pharmacy from dispensing an abortifacient or other abortion-inducing medication; and provide criminal penalties. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10 |
| #6 | SB496 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that race discrimination includes discrimination based on certain hair textures and styles. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-23 Referred to Finance on 2nd reading |
| #7 | HB5098 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to require federal law enforcement officials to provide a minimum of 48 hours' notice to the Attorney General and affected local sheriff's department prior to execution of federal warrants or arrests in the state of West V... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25 |
| #8 | HB4860 | Passed | The purpose of this bill is to provide that the general education teacher in an integrated classroom for education of exceptional children not responsible for accommodation logs. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22 Chapter 111, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| #9 | HB4177 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to direct the Supreme Court of Appeals to assign appropriate judicial officers for a pilot domestic violence court in Kanawha County. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10 |
| #10 | HCR42 | Passed | U.S. Army SSG William E. Miller Memorial Bridge [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29 House received Senate message |
| #11 | HB5057 | Passed | The purpose of this bill is to define a nominal fee for providing a referral to an insurance company or producer. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22 Chapter 170, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| #12 | HR5 | Introduced | Urging and requesting West Virginia Medicaid to authorize coverage through the West Virginia Medicaid program for portable oxygen concentrators, when medically necessary [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29 |
| #13 | HB4324 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to allow licensed pharmacists to distribute the drug ivermectin by means of a standing order. The bill makes definitions, provides a framework for the distribute, clarifies the role of the Board of Medicine, and provides f... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10 |
| #14 | SB2 | Passed | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to alternative emission limitations during startup and shutdown operations.This section is new; therefore, [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 Chapter 172, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| #15 | SB222 | Passed | Exempting WV veterans from certain fees and charges at state parks [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 Chapter 265, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| #16 | SB358 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to protect employees of the State of West Virginia and its political subdivisions from being commandeered by a federal agency or other agent to enforce federal regulations and other actions related to extractive resources ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12 |
| #17 | HB5514 | Passed | The purpose of this bill is enhance training requirements for county boards of education members by increasing the number of hours required for training, authorizing the State Board to require members to attend additional training when beneficial, mo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22 Chapter 117, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| #18 | SB824 | Passed | The purpose of this bill is to expanding the membership of the West Virginia Motorsport Committee from five to 18 members, including the chairperson; and to designate the motorsport to be represented by the increased membership. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 Chapter 98, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| #19 | SB504 | Passed | The purpose of this bill is to modify elements of a felony offense pertaining to when a school employee or volunteer engages in sexual intercourse, intrusion, or contact with students. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 Chapter 83, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| #20 | HB5471 | Introduced | The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to add an item of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2024. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05 On 3rd reading, House Calendar |
| #21 | HB5660 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to give power to modify county fire service fees to the county commission instead of the county fire board. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13 |
| #22 | SB802 | Passed | The purpose of this bill is to include in the definition of "motor vehicle" a self-propelled vehicle designed primarily for, and used in, the occupation or business of farming, with a horsepower unit of 20 or greater; and the right to bring and actio... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 Chapter 55, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| #23 | HB4580 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to permit persons with master's degrees, regardless of the course of study, to take an examination for admission to practice law in the courts of this state. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10 |
| #24 | SB225 | Engrossed | Establishing revocation of authority for spending by agency in support of challenge to WV law [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26 |
| #25 | HB4776 | Engrossed | The purpose of this bill is to include elementary schools in the school disciplinary section as amended during the 2023 Regular Session of the Legislature. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01 |
| #26 | HB4294 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to reduce the fuel tax. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10 |
| #27 | SB335 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to amend the witness fee rate in West Virginia to match the current federal rate. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-18 |
| #28 | HCR26 | Passed | PFC Jerry Lee Bassett Memorial Bridge [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29 House Message received |
| #29 | SB679 | Passed | The purpose of this bill is to regulate select plant-based derivatives, including hemp-derived cannabinoid products and regulation of kratom. The bill amends the short title; clarifies findings; defines terms; requires permits to manufacture, process... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 Chapter 3, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| #30 | HB4752 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to provide a tax credit for obtaining certain certifications by the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system or the Green Globes Building Initiative gr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-15 |
| #31 | HB5135 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to add a definition of the term "ammunition" relating to the requirements for obtaining a state permit to carry a concealed deadly weapon pursuant to the provisions of §61-7-4 of this code. The bill allows those persons... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25 |
| #32 | SB738 | Engrossed | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Fire Marshal to promulgate emergency rules relating to increased fees. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 On 3rd reading, House Calendar |
| #33 | HB4552 | Passed | The purpose of this bill is to require immediate verification of partisan election candidates' party affiliation. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24 Chapter 125, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| #34 | SB40 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Fire Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the fire code.This section is new; therefore, [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24 Reported in Com. Sub. for S. B. 36 |
| #35 | SB69 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the West Virginia Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certified pesticide applicator. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10 |
| #36 | SB339 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalties for operating a house of prostitution from a misdemeanor to a felony in order to provide law enforcement with adequate tools to address human trafficking in the illegal sex trade industries. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12 |
| #37 | HB4899 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to provide stronger language for the freedom of association and nondiscrimination against students and student organizations on campus. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-18 |
| #38 | HB5037 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to establish the E-cigarette and E-cigarette Liquid Directory. The bill requires all manufacturers to obtain marketing authorization from the United States Food and Drug Administration before engaging in consumer sales in ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23 |
| #39 | SB650 | Passed | The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to increase an existing item of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2024. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 Chapter 15, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| #40 | HB4572 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to establish social media privacy for current and prospective students or employees of higher education institutions operating in the state of West Virginia for content not publicly available on the internet. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10 |
| #41 | SJR4 | Introduced | The purpose of this resolution is to amend the State Constitution to prohibit the state, counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions of the state from restricting the right to keep and bear arms. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10 |
| #42 | HB4722 | Engrossed | The purpose of this bill is to create a credit against the severance tax to encourage private companies to make infrastructure improvements to highways, roads and bridges in this state. The bill limits the total amount of road and highway infrastruct... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04 Referred to Finance |
| #43 | SB517 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to require the biological sex to be limited to male or female and to require that nonbinary birth certificates not be issued. The bill also provides circumstances when an amended birth certificate may be issued to change g... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23 |
| #44 | HB4678 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to set the standards for and provide for a childcare tax credit. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12 |
| #45 | HB4537 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to include three types of cancer for which rebuttable presumption of injury from employment exists for firefighters and provides that the presumption for the three types of cancer expires July 1, 2028, unless extended by t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10 |
| #46 | SB134 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to substance abuse screening, standards and procedures. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10 |
| #47 | HB4410 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to impose criminal liability and penalties upon purchasers of goods for delivery who refuse to return rejected goods to the vendor after the purchaser has had their purchase money reimbursed. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10 |
| #48 | HB4028 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to control of particulate matter air pollution from the combustion of in indirect heat exchangers.This section is new; there... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07 |
| #49 | HB5076 | Introduced | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the process of well plugging. The bill adds new conditions in which a well does not need promptly plugged. Finally, the bill limits causes of actions in law and equity. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02 |
| #50 | HB5510 | Passed | The purpose of this bill is to provide penalties for crimes against public justice, criminal offenses and penalties for intimidation, retaliation against public officers and employees, jurors, and witnesses; fraudulent official proceedings and legal ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22 Chapter 90, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
