| WV | SB2040 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to place a limited moratorium on new municipal fire fees imposed on non-municipal residents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-08
On 2nd reading |
| WV | HB5695 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to Community Enhancement Districts
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
On 1st reading, House Calendar |
| WV | HB5441 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to raise the threshold from $25,000 to $50,000 for the requirement of bids for municipal public works projects and setting the threshold at $50,000 for public service districts, and public works projects under the Regional...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
On 1st reading, House Calendar |
| WV | HB4517 | Intro
Sine Die | 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
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB321 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prevent municipalities from targeting protected businesses with planning and zoning ordinances more restrictive than those placed upon other businesses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
Rereferred to Rules on 2nd reading |
| WV | HB4962 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill relates to relating to hotel and motel housing vouchers programs; prohibiting city or town from requiring hotel or motel participation in housing voucher programs; prohibiting county from requiring hotel or motel participatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4007 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow city attorneys or municipal court clerks to file judgment liens; it also allows suspension of drivers' license if a person who has entered into a payment plan for a fine fails to make payments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5657 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow county commissions to designate certain distinct residential communities as villages. The bill does not interfere with the existing classification of villages for tax purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| WV | HB5269 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to clarify MPFRS surviving spouse benefits when member dies from duty or non-duty related causes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
On 2nd reading, House Calendar |
| WV | HB5631 | Intro
Sine Die | To allow wine to be served at outdoor gatherings where beer is permitted to be served.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| WV | HB5534 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish time off or rate of pay for firefighters who are required to work during holidays.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services Committee |
| WV | HB4196 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to modify Municipal Home Rule appeals. The bill provides for appeals and grounds therefor. The bill provides who is eligible to appeal. Finally, the bill provides procedures for the appeal.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4602 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to repeal the provisions authorizing municipalities to require a municipal license when a state license is required for the same activity or purpose and to repeal municipal license taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4803 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to change the process of appointing eligible law enforcement officers after competitive examinations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4849 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow the mayors of Class IV towns or villages to also serve as the chief of police during their service as mayor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4970 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to limit the amount of revenue municipalities may receive from minor traffic violations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5420 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to raise the threshold from $25,000 to $50,000 for the requirement of bids for government construction contracts or municipal public works projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4249 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that subcontractors are exempt from municipal business and occupation taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5372 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to remove multiple severability clauses in the West Virginia Code.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5322 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the "Local Meat Processing Development Act" restricting county and municipality ordinances that are more stringent than state or federal requirements and regulation of meat processing businesses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29
To House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee |
| WV | SB569 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow municipalities to complete work previously requested to the Division of Highways, with a provision for payment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-26
To Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB5133 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to remove the age limit of 40 years when hiring law-enforcement officers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5118 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to raise the age limit of 40 years to 60 years when hiring law-enforcement officers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5203 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that any increased costs or expenditures to volunteer fire departments that result from the implementation of a state legislative rule shall be funded respectively by the State Fire Commission and the Commission...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services Committee |
| WV | SB541 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to facilitate creation of home-based businesses, with certain conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5058 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a process by which a city may hold an election to recall an ordinance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| WV | SB490 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that West Virginia follows a market-based approach to municipal business and occupation taxation, in line with rulings of the Supreme Court of the United States recognizing that the national economy has changed ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-18
To Senate Economic Development Committee |
| WV | SB479 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the ability of a person's driver's license to be suspended for the failure to pay court fines and costs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-17
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4861 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize municipalities to place signage on state roads within their municipal jurisdiction and boundaries.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-17
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| WV | HB4877 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize an expenditure of revenue from the Municipal Pension and Protection Fund and Fire Protection Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-17
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4872 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require counties and municipalities to provide public notice for land or building purchases.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-17
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| WV | HB4826 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to repeal the municipal amusement tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4729 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to empower county commissions and local governing bodies to compel removal of unsafe real property conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-15
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| WV | HB4708 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create mechanisms for local governments to identify and address dilapidated and dangerous properties; requiring county assessor to conduct survey, and having staff receive training thereto; allowing empower county commi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-15
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| WV | HB4688 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prevent municipalities from charging an employment fee or user fee based upon a person's employment within a city's jurisdiction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| WV | SB421 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to rename the Department of Health and Human Resources.This bill was recommended for passage during the 2024 legislative session by the Legislative Oversight Commission of Health and Human Resources Accountability.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| WV | SB282 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to funding for volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services units
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4600 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to repeal the section of code relating to domestic animal tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4626 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to repeal the authority granted to municipalities to levy business and occupation or privilege tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4601 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Municipal Home Rule Program
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
Originating in House Government Organization |
| WV | HB4209 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to stop the collection of municipal user fees from state employees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| WV | HB4407 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to limit the imposition of municipal business and occupation taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4404 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to add language mandating that any judgment by a mayor, any individual exercising the mayor's functions, the police court judge, or municipal judge of city be obligated to the Model Rules of Judicial Conduct.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
