West Virginia Senator Patricia Rucker [R] | Bills

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WVSB147PassAdding definition of “ammunition” for purposes of obtaining state license to carry concealed deadly weapon
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2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal
WVSB159PassThe purpose of this bill is to require that the party affiliation for county school board members be displayed beside their name on the ballot for election.
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2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/27/24 - Senate Journal
WVSB146PassCreating adult education taskforce
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2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/27/2024 - Senate Journal
WVSB166PassUpdating contested elections procedures
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2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal
WVSB152Engross
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Displaying official US motto in public schools
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2024-03-09
Senate requests House to concur
WVSB142PassClarifying deadline to file annual report for companies authorized to do business in WV
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2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/22/2024 - House Journal
WVSB155Engross
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Creating Violent Crime Prevention Act
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2024-03-09
To conference
WVSB148PassEstablishing auto-renewal program for wildlife licenses
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2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/27/2024 - Senate Journal
WVSB451PassThe purpose of this bill is to require all prosecutors to undergo training prior to performing his or her duties; and require the West Virginia prosecuting attorneys Institute to conduct mandatory training for all prosecuting attorneys.
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2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal
WVSB445PassThe purpose of this bill is to reduce the certification periods for EMS personnel from four years to two years to align certification periods with those of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians and to reduce the certification renewal...
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2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal
WVSB453PassThe purpose of this bill is to require any pharmacy benefit manager ("PBM") who contracts with PEIA to be entirely transparent in providing its full data around pricing and payments for drugs and to pharmacies.
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2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/27/2024 - Senate Journal
WVSB487PassThe purpose of this bill is to provide for period reviews of required professional development for teachers and education staff
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2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal
WVSB530PassThe purpose of this bill is to remove the requirement for a county to draft and adopt comprehensive zoning ordinances.
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2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/22/24 - House Journal
WVSB614Engross
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The purpose of this bill is to address elementary behavior intervention and safety; specify requirements applicable to when a grade kindergarten through six teacher in an elementary setting determines that the behavior of a student is violent, threat...
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2024-03-09
Senate requests House to concur
WVSB690PassThe purpose of this bill is to create a commission on West Virginia Agritourism to review and investigate means of preserving our farmland and growing our agricultural tourism and agricultural economic development and recommend to the Legislature tha...
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2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/27/2024 - Senate Journal
WVSB632PassThe purpose of this bill is to continue the study group on competency and criminal responsibility, add brain injuries to the subjects to be studied, amend the membership of the study group, establish a steering committee within the study group, setti...
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2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal
WVSB786PassThe purpose of this bill is to modify the date for implementing massage establishment licensure, and to provide authority for the board to issue an emergency order halting establishment operation until the establishment is in compliance with §30-3...
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2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal
WVSB768PassThe purpose of this bill is to provide exception to the confidentiality of child welfare records to allow the sharing confidential information with law enforcement agencies and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal
WVSB503PassThe purpose of this bill is to protect belief-based student organizations by expanding student organizations that are protected against certain types of discrimination by a state institution of higher education and expanding the types of discriminati...
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2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/22/2024 - House Journal
WVSB172PassThe purpose of this bill generally relates to Local School Improvement Councils. The bill revises council membership requirements. The bill requires minutes be taken at every council meeting. The bill revises requirements pertaining to annual council...
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2024-03-08
Approved by Governor 3/7/2024 - House Journal
WVSB352Engross
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The purpose of this bill is to modify the Unborn Child Protection act. The bill provides for definitions. The bill creates a process of informed consent. The bill provides for printed information. The bill provides for the creation of an Internet web...
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2024-03-08
On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
WVSB601Engross
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The purpose of this bill is to establish the West Virginia Women's Bill of Rights.
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2024-03-08
On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
WVSB740Engross
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The purpose of this bill is to create a new criminal offense of manipulating a photograph, image, video clip, movie, or similar recording containing sexually explicit conduct by the insertion thereof of a visual image of an actual minor so as to crea...
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2024-03-08
Communicated to Senate
WVSB785Engross
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The purpose of this bill is to add the Foster care ombudsman as a person to have access to records concerning a child or juvenile.
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2024-03-08
Communicated to Senate
WVSB819Engross
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The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the Secretary of the Department of Health from promulgating rules that require public water systems or businesses to have backflow preventers.
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2024-03-08
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
WVSB160Engross
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Updating language and increasing penalties for indecent exposure
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2024-03-07
On 3rd reading, House Calendar
WVSB468Engross
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The purpose of this bill is to amend required courses of education to include human growth and development related to pregnancy and human development inside the womb; required methods of presenting this instruction and adding a human growth and devel...
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2024-02-29
To House Health & Human Resources Committee
WVSB813Engross
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The purpose of this bill is to allow student-athletes to participate in competitive events and activities while playing for their school.
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2024-02-29
To House Education Committee
WVSB769Engross
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The purpose of this bill is to prohibit certain medical practices; prohibit medical providers from performing pelvic, prostate, rectal, and breast exams on an anesthetized or unconscious patient except in specific circumstances; and establish an effe...
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2024-02-29
To House Health & Human Resources Committee
WVSB816Engross
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The purpose of this bill is to inform the public about who receives the proceeds from the sale of donated consumer goods.
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2024-02-29
To House Judiciary Committee
WVSB171PassThe purpose of this bill is to prohibit county commissions from adopting any ordinance, rule, license requirement, or other authorization that exceeds state law, rule, or regulation regarding agricultural operations. The bill revokes any ordinance, r...
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2024-02-26
Approved by Governor 2/23/2024 - House Journal
WVSB493Engross
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The purpose of this bill is to amend §1-1-6 and §30-1-24 relating generally to the use of criminal records as disqualification, from authorization to practice a profession or occupation, by a board, authority, or other agency authorized to issu...
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2024-02-26
To House Government Organization Committee
WVSB870Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to establish the Anti-Woke Act; prohibit a school district, a public charter school, the West Virginia Board of Education, the West Virginia Department of Education, or any employee of the aforementioned entities from prov...
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2024-02-26
Referred to Judiciary on 2nd reading
WVSB860Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to create alternative high-risk population public charter schools and permit an enrollment count of three times a year for funding purposes.
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2024-02-24
Referred to Finance on 2nd reading
WVSB853Intro
25%
The purpose of this bill is to require the Fire Commission promulgate standards for the installation of propane tanks at single family homes, and to require the State Fire Marshall to enforce those rules.
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2024-02-23
Referred to Government Organization on 2nd reading
WVSB711Engross
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The purpose of this bill is to add to the list of federal agencies and agents who under limited circumstances may enforce state laws.
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2024-02-22
To House Judiciary Committee
WVSB761Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to require county school boards to publish an annual list of buildings that are closed, unused, or unoccupied for purposes of providing greater access to Charter Schools. Once a public charter school requests usage of a pu...
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2024-02-22
Referred to Rules on 2nd reading
WVSB637Engross
50%
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the public disclosure of an individual's personal information on the internet in certain circumstances; and provide penalty for violation.
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2024-02-21
To House Judiciary Committee
WVSB375Engross
50%
The purpose of this bill is to create the "Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act". The bill exempts a health care sharing ministry form the state's insurance laws.
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2024-02-19
To House Judiciary Committee
WVSB847Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to provide that if a court enters an order of acquittal of all criminal charges against a person in a case, the court shall order the record expunged upon the expiration of 30 days, unless the person objects to the expunge...
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2024-02-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee
WVSB867Intro
25%
The purpose of this bill is to allow student-athletes to participate in competitive events and activities while playing for their school.
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2024-02-19
To Senate Education Committee
WVSB593Intro
25%
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit ranked choice voting in any election held in West Virginia.
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2024-02-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee
WVSB821Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to establish the same criminal elements and criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults as are applicable to abuse or neglect of children.
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2024-02-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee
WVSB620Engross
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The purpose of this bill is to provide pregnancy help centers greater flexibility to receive funding for items such as capital expenditures and training. Currently, the funding is limited to a fee per service arrangement.
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2024-02-15
To House Finance Committee
WVSB321Intro
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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.
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2024-02-14
Rereferred to Rules on 2nd reading
WVSB515Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to prohibit a public school student from being required to participate in instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity if a parent, custodian, or guardian of the student objects in writing; require each pu...
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2024-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee
WVSB789Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to require Medicaid to submit certain proposals with a $3 million or more impact through the rulemaking process, and requiring Medicaid to submit reports regarding program expenditures and recommendations regarding cost co...
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2024-02-14
To Senate Finance Committee
WVSB556Intro
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The purpose of this bill is modify the way that DNA that is maintained for law-enforcement purposes in West Virginia. The bill provides updates for the policy of maintaining DNA. The bill requires DNA testing of all persons convicted of felonies and ...
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2024-02-13
Referred to Finance
WVSB772Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to codify existing policy of the Secretary of State regarding the security of absentee ballots.
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2024-02-13
To Senate Government Organization Committee
WVSB749Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to recognize gold and silver bullion and specie as legal tender in West Virginia, to authorize the West Virginia Bullion Depository, and to authorize the depository to issue transactional currency backed by gold and silver...
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2024-02-12
To Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
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