| WV | HB4233 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require birth certificates issued in this state to include the gender of the child at birth and prohibit use of the term "non-binary" on birth certificates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 217, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4667 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit harm reduction programs in West Virginia to distribute any smoking devices as part of the program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 220, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4756 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to create a council to establish a state Alzheimer's Plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 221, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5017 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to make it easier for food trucks to travel from county to county.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 222, 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 | HB5273 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to clarify EMSRS surviving spouse benefits when member dies from duty or non-duty related cause, and to clarify how to compute a retiree's age when the member elected an early retirement and then returned to work.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 224, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5347 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to create the Pathway to a Career in Medicine Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 225, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5105 | Veto | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the vaccine requirements for public virtual schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
Vetoed by Governor 3/27/24 - House Journal |
| WV | HB4320 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that neither a parent nor legal guardian of a minor child shall be denied access to the minor child's medical records.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
Senate requests House to concur |
| WV | HB5002 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require that state-owned rest areas and welcome centers built on or after January 1, 2025, provide at least one diaper changing stations in both male and female restrooms.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Senate requests House to concur |
| WV | HB4408 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow the development of a specialized intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5340 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require insurance coverage to not prioritize the use of an opioid over a nonopioid drug for the treatment of pain.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Banking and Insurance Committee |
| WV | HB5530 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require hospital to disclose price and fee information for certain hospital services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB4864 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit municipalities from shutting off a user's water for nonpayment of a stormwater fee. The bill allows for municipalities to impose a lien to obtain payment but prohibits municipalities from shutting off services ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-23
On 1st reading, House Calendar |
| WV | HB4909 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the Health Care Authority and the certificate of need.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
On 1st reading, House Calendar |
| WV | HB5361 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow influenza immunizations to be offered to patients and residents of specified facilities on a voluntary basis based upon recommendations of the Center for Disease Control.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB4978 | Engross
Sine Die | 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] | 2024-02-20
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5021 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to update cardiac response plans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-19
On 2nd reading, House Calendar |
| WV | HB5255 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish that an emergency medical services agency may triage and transport a patient to an alternative destination in this state or treat in place if the ambulance service is coordinating the care of the patient throu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| 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 | HB5243 | Engross
Sine Die | 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 | 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 | HB5286 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the ability to sub-contract in the certificate of need process.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5682 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Prescription Drug Affordability Stakeholder Council and establishing the Prescription Drug Affordability Fund, and commissioning studies and reports from the board...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5665 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit persons from erecting, maintaining, funding, leasing, or otherwise facilitating billboard advertisements or statements that display messages concerning the availability of abortions in bordering states.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5622 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to gender change in government documents
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5210 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to voluntary private school immunization
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5620 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to authorizing the installation of monitors in long-term care facilities
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Seniors, Children, and Family Issues Committee |
| WV | HB5564 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 | HB5558 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide management agencies receiving funds from the West Virginia Mothers and Babies Pregnancy Support Program the ability, in coordination with the Bureau for Public Health, to promulgate rules requirements, and proce...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5543 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to describe the process of involuntary treatment for substance use disorder.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5552 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require medical professionals to report to the Bureau for Public Health all injuries and side effects from vaccines. And requiring the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health to produce an annual report for the Leg...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5521 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to ensure that no law may require a person to receive or use a medical product and to ensure that there will be no penalties associated with refusing the medical product or refusing to disclose whether the product has been...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5524 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill relates generally to regulating and restricting the shipment and receipt of abortion-inducing drugs and abortion-related paraphernalia. The bill ensures compliance with 18 U.S.C. §1461--1462. The bill establishes a private...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5508 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that the West Virginia Racing Commission annually transfer $8,000,000 from the West Virginia Greyhound Breeding Development Fund to the Fire Protection Fund and the Emergency Medical Services Equipment and Train...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5512 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require the express consent of a parent or guardian to conduct a genetic screening of a newborn infant, to retain blood samples from the infant, and to retain and share results of the genetic screening of the infant.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5096 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to permit public service districts to include notices of alleged federal and state violations in one publication.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5481 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide immunity from liability for hospitals that have established a hospital police department if a loss or claim results from the failure to provide police protection.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB4595 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to update the authority of LOCHHRA.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] | 2024-02-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4868 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to reduce the certification periods for EMS personnel from 4 years to 2 years to align certification periods with those of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, to reduce the certification renewal fees to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5079 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create a refund process for payers of substance abuse programs when the individual seeking treatment leaves early, or otherwise does not complete the program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5239 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create a licensure procedure for recovery residence/ residential substance use disorder service programs. The bill defines terms; establishes licensure application process for substance use disorder service programs and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5408 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide safeguards when retail sellers engage in online delivery sales of tobacco products, tobacco-derived products, or vapor products via online certification and to further permit retail sellers to engage third party...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4908 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to permit government agencies to contract with a West Virginia public health institute.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB4983 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to fund the Tobacco Use Cessation Initiative.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5394 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase penalties for the sale of e-cigarettes, vapes, or cartridges to anyone under 18 years of age, making it a misdemeanor and increasing the fines and penalties for the employee and business that sells these items ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5365 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require municipal/public water utilities and public service districts shall set aside funds to ensure the delivery of free bottled water when normal water service is disrupted.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To House Political Subdivisions 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 | HB5284 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to remove personal care from the Certificate of Need requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5303 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to define neighborhood hospitals and provide an exemption for neighborhood hospitals, ambulatory health care facilities, and ambulatory surgical facilities from requiring a certificate of need.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
