| WV | SB781 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase the size of matching grants for local economic development from $30,000 to $50,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To Senate Economic Development Committee |
| WV | HB5646 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require the Economic Development Authority to provide matching funds to county commissions for supporting basic services such as Emergency Medical Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Economic Development and Tourism Committee |
| WV | HB5627 | Intro
25% | WV Small Business COVID Relief Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Economic Development and Tourism Committee |
| WV | HB5555 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Legislative Oversight Committee on Aviation Development.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4504 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to expand recreational benefits to West Virginia landowners.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5304 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the Small Business Payroll Tax Credit, a three-year program establishing a tax credit for defined payroll taxes paid on up to 10,400 employee hours at a statutorily designated wage rate for new businesses with 15...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4905 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Tourism and Commercial Opportunity Zone Tax and Tax Credit Act in order to encourage investment in business development in this state and thereby increase employment and economic development, with concomit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5370 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to declare a legislative finding that citizens and businesses should be the priority of any attempt at economic development or stimulus; and to require that agreements with a business entity for purposes of incentivizing e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To House Economic Development and Tourism Committee |
| WV | SB594 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require that all appropriations that exceed $1 million to any single private business entity must be brought as a stand-alone bill to both the House of Delegates and the Senate, prohibiting either the House of Delegates...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To Senate Economic Development Committee |
| WV | HB5320 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill generally relates to modifying the implementation of economic development loans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29
To House Economic Development and Tourism Committee |
| WV | HB5291 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require all retail businesses with a physical location in this state to accept cash for charges up to $100, and providing for enforcement by the Attorney General, private causes of action.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29
To House Economic Development and Tourism Committee |
| WV | HB5115 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require that land assessed as farm property in West Virginia for taxation purposes be assessed at the regular rate of taxation for the preceding three years after the sale of the property for development.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5070 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to providing West Virginia residents a 25 percent discount for lodging and services at West Virginia State Parks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee |
| WV | SB541 | Intro
25% | 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 | HB4977 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require that public restrooms provide diaper changing stations in both male and female restrooms if these stations are provided at all.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-22
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4924 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish an Office of Entrepreneurship within the Office of Economic Development.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-19
To House Economic Development and Tourism Committee |
| WV | SB490 | Intro
25% | 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 | HB4915 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize Adopt-A-Trail programs for volunteers to clean up and maintain trails on public lands in this state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-18
To House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee |
| WV | HB4824 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to include non-combustion and other fuel sources that are free of carbon dioxide of that use carbon dioxide sequestration in the Economic Development Act of 1985, and to exclude from the definition of "public utility" any ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
To House Energy and Manufacturing Committee |
| WV | HB4799 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide that electricity provided to high impact industrial business development districts not be required to be generated from renewable sources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
To House Energy and Manufacturing Committee |
| WV | HB4748 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Police Partnering With Communities Act. The bill provides for legislative findings. The bill defines "distressed areas." The bill establishes the fund within the West Virginia State Treasurer's Office. Fin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-15
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4752 | Intro
25% | 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
To House Energy and Manufacturing Committee |
| WV | HB4642 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Small Business COVID Relief Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To House Economic Development and Tourism Committee |
| WV | HB4606 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create a Small Business and Minority Populations Economic and Workforce Development Taskforce to assist the Director of the Economic Development Authority in developing and implementing a procedure to address employment...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To House Economic Development and Tourism Committee |
| WV | SB210 | Intro
25% | WV Native American Tribes Unique Recognition, Authentication, and Listing Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4610 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create a fund for, and a grant program dedicated to, the purposes of constructing, renovating and/or expanding agricultural, vocational and technical training facilities at West Virginia primary and secondary schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To House Economic Development and Tourism Committee |
| WV | HB4355 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to permit the manufacturing or distilling bourbon whiskey at a persons' residence for consumption at that residence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4392 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide a procedure for the State of West Virginia to officially recognize certain qualified Native American tribes of West Virginia as a Native American Tribe of West Virginia.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4496 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the Small Business Payroll Tax Credit, a three-year program establishing a tax credit for up to five employees for new businesses with fewer than 15 employees; establishing a start date and end date; listing the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Economic Development and Tourism 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 | HB4198 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to modify certain provisions relating to broadband. The bill adds certain provisions to the administration of the Broadband Development Fund, including regulating the disposal of grant funded assets. The bill relates to de...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB4371 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to state the obligation of the West Virginia Economic Development Authority to provide effective technical and business advisory services to African-Americans and minority-owned and-operated enterprises that are available ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Economic Development and Tourism Committee |
| WV | HB4197 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to pre-empt all restrictions on any political subdivision regarding the formation or establishment of any entity which would seek to provide or assist in providing broadband service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB4267 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to expand the definition of sources of energy for high impact industrial plants and facilities to include power sources free of carbon dioxide emissions, or through sources utilizing carbon dioxide sequestration. The bill ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Energy and Manufacturing Committee |
| WV | HB4483 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to legalize cannabis, provide for taxation of cannabis, and allow cannabis market activity as regulated by the Department of Commerce.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB4582 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to empower the Treasurer to invest in gold and silver.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Banking & Insurance Committee |
| WV | HB4508 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish an Economic and Community Development Task Force. The bill sets forth the composition of task force. The bill requires a report to Joint Committee on Government and Finance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Government Organization Committee |
