| WV | HB4864 | Intro
25% | 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 | HB5441 | Intro
25% | 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 | SB809 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to transfer duties from county commissions to the Department of Transportation when a road closure is requested to hold organized motorsports events on public roads.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB4517 | Intro
25% | 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
25% | 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
25% | 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
25% | 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 | HB5534 | Intro
25% | 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
25% | 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
25% | 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 | HB4849 | Intro
25% | 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
25% | 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 | HB5486 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the "County Home Rule Program."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5487 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill relates to the suspension of licenses for failure to respond or appear in court when charged with a motor vehicle violation. The bill requires written notice of all fees owed and impending suspension prior to license suspensi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB5420 | Intro
25% | 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 | SB538 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide an exception for a public nuisance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5406 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to take 50 cents from every vehicle registration sold, or renewed, or both, in West Virginia and use that money to fund the Deputy Sheriff's Retirement Fund.This section is new; therefore,
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4249 | Intro
25% | 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 | SB569 | Intro
25% | 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 | HB5058 | Intro
25% | 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 | HB5009 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create a process by which voters may recall a county ordinance in a special election.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| WV | HB4949 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to modify local permitting deadlines for local governing bodies or planning commissions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-19
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| WV | HB4870 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to allow for a one-time allocation of money into the West Virginia courthouse facilities improvement fund for the purpose of allowing counties to apply for a state match for the construction, reconstruction, repair, mainte...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-17
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4861 | Intro
25% | 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 | HB4872 | Intro
25% | 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 | HB4785 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to restrict certain advertising by adult venues on public billboards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4790 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require the Commissioner of Division of Corrections to prepare a report on the feasibility of splitting the per diem costs for incarcerating inmates among the municipalities, counties, and the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
To House Jails and Prisons Committee |
| WV | HB4729 | Intro
25% | 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 | HB4688 | Intro
25% | 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 | SB388 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish responsibility for reimbursement of training costs of law-enforcement employees who leave original jurisdiction of employment for employment in any other law-enforcement agency in this state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4600 | Intro
25% | 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
25% | 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 | HB4636 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the Local Government Labor and Consumer Marketing Regulatory Limitation Act. The bill prohibits political subdivisions from enacting any ordinance, regulation, local policy, local resolution or other legal requir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| WV | HB4601 | Intro
25% | Establishing the Municipal Home Rule Program
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
Originating in House Government Organization |
| WV | SB202 | Intro
25% | Requiring certain municipalities pay for incarceration of inmates
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4209 | Intro
25% | 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 | HB4528 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require urban renewal authorities to submit active, amended and proposed urban renewal projects and plans to the affected local county boards of health for review and comment. The bill requires urban renewal authorities...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| WV | HB4265 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase fees charged by sheriffs and to increase the portion of fees directed to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Pensions & Retirement Committee |
| WV | HB4291 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize local units of government to adopt local energy efficiency partnership programs and to create districts to promote the use of energy efficiency improvements by owners of certain real property; to provide for t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Energy and Manufacturing Committee |
| WV | HB4407 | Intro
25% | 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 |
