| WV | HB4376 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to ensure that a smoke evacuation system is in place to protect medical personnel during any medical treatment where there could be surgical smoke.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 218, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4297 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to bring state code into compliance with the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) provision.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 60, 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 | HB5162 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to create the Youth Apprenticeship Program and expanding registered apprenticeship programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 171, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5091 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to add the criminal offense of damaging, destroying, or stealing any amount of copper, with felony penalties, providing for forfeiture of items of personal property which are used, have been used, or are intended for use, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 89, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5188 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the prerequisite that a disabled police officer or firefighter be found unable to engage in other substantial gainful employment before awarding disability benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 74, 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 | HB5510 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to provide penalties for crimes against public justice, criminal offenses and penalties for intimidation, retaliation against public officers and employees, jurors, and witnesses; fraudulent official proceedings and legal ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 90, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5128 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to transfer, after the end of each fiscal year from any remaining and available net profits in the State Lottery Fund, the sum of $6 million to the Fire Protection Fund for state distribution to volunteer fire departments;...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 231, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5694 | Engross
50% | Relating to Firearms
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
Senate requests House to concur |
| WV | HB4867 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to create liability for publishers and distributors of material harmful to minors. The bill provides definitions. The bill requires any commercial entity that provides pornography and other materials defined as being harmf...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
Communicated to Senate |
| WV | HCR57 | Engross
50% | Resolution demanding Congress call a Convention of States to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States to create fiscal responsibility by and within the federal government.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Communicated to Senate |
| WV | HB4885 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit persons from sitting, standing, kneeling, or laying down in the roadway for the purpose of blocking traffic.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Referred to Judiciary |
| WV | HB5137 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize and require the state auditor to conduct audits of all county boards of education relating to income or funds received, regardless of source.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Referred to Government Organization |
| WV | HCR16 | Pass | Thomas Leo Starsick Memorial Bridge
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
House received Senate message |
| WV | HB4784 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the requirement that in order for the commission to award a siting certificate for a wind energy system, the minimum distance from a wind turbine to the closest residence be two miles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HCR40 | Pass | USMC MSG Edward P. & MP Carl A. McCray Memorial Bridge
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
House Message received |
| WV | HCR32 | Pass | Sloan Brothers Memorial Bridge
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
House Message received |
| WV | HCR34 | Pass | U.S. Army Staff Sargent Harlie Steven Gabbert Memorial Bridge
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
House received Senate message |
| WV | HB5043 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to revise and/or establish requirements, prohibitions and regulation of foreign principals or agents of foreign principals, lobbying by or on behalf of such foreign principals or their agents, and to establish criminal lia...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Economic Development Committee |
| WV | HB5077 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to establish residency requirements for candidates seeking nomination and election to United States Congress.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5241 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to require the Insurance Commissioner to audit claims under the Public Employees Insurance Act related to post-traumatic stress syndrome disorder PTSD claims for evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment for first responders; c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Banking and Insurance Committee |
| WV | HB5355 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to allow volunteer fire departments to use fire protection funding for certain purchases associated with the State Auditor's West Virginia Checkbook fiscal reporting system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5399 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to modify state auditing practices and requirements to facilitate efficient financial management of volunteer and part-volunteer fire departments; directing state audit functions of these departments to the State Auditor; ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HCR66 | Pass | U.S. Army SP4 Lonnie “Bill” Walker Memorial Bridge
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
House received Senate message |
| WV | HCR68 | Pass | U. S. Army Air Force, Major (Ret.) Willis “Scottie” Adams Memorial Bridge
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
House Message received |
| WV | HR9 | Pass | Reaffirming the longstanding sisterhood partnership between West Virginia and Taiwan
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
Completed legislative action |
| WV | HB5031 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to add a definition for "illegal alien" under human trafficking and provide that illegal aliens are not eligible for restitution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5337 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the legislative oversight committee of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation; clarify that the legislative oversight committee shall be charged with the immediate and ongoing oversight of the Division...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HCR48 | Intro
25% | November 7th to be designated annually as “Pastor Appreciation Day”
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
Be adopted, but first to Rules |
| 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 | HCR82 | Intro
25% | To create a study resolution to review training, equipment and operating standards, and for certification and evaluation of local and rural fire departments for retention, training, and recruitment purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To House Rules Committee |
| WV | HCR86 | Intro
25% | Honoring Herschel “Woody” Williams as one of two West Virginia statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To House Rules Committee |
| WV | HCR87 | Intro
25% | A resolution to task the Economic Development Authority to find land around Flatwoods and funding and businesses to make an area similar to Pigeon Forge to increase tourism and entertainment
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To House Rules Committee |
| WV | HB5318 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that elected municipal police chiefs shall be certified law-enforcement officers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-19
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5319 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to create the offense of exposing a law-enforcement officer, probation officer, parole officer, courthouse security officer, correctional officer, the State Fire Marshal, a deputy or assistant fire marshal, firefighter, or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4890 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the $10 application fee for special license plates issued to honorably discharged members of the military.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5103 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to allow county commissions to initiate collections for emergency ambulance services and to set a fee for those who refuse transport and to require insurance plans to cover special emergency ambulance service fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5147 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to quantify and ensure fair workers' compensation rates and to develop a more equitable method of tracking and billing for the various classifications within volunteer fire departments and emergency rescue personnel.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5255 | Intro
25% | 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 | HB5522 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to encourage and incentivize the installation, repair, and maintenance of environmental pollution control equipment at coal-fired electric generating units located in West Virginia and that serve West Virginia residents, b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HCR71 | Engross
50% | Requesting the Division of Highways to place at least 10 additional signs along highways entering West Virginia honoring fallen veterans and Gold Star Families.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB5541 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase insurance coverage to a minimum amount of $2000 that may be recovered by a fire department responding to fire call at an insured property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HR6 | Pass | A resolution reaffirming support for the town of Thurmond, the historic buildings within the community, and the strong coal mining history associated with it
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
Completed legislative action |
| WV | HB5673 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to unify of county school districts in the state; establish findings; require county school districts be unified with other county school districts by July 1, 2027; require State Board of Education to study and provide rec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB5680 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase certain criminal penalties for unlawful use of designated accessible parking spaces for mobility impaired persons and unlawful creation and use of special plates or placards issued to mobility impaired persons ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB5652 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide a statutory framework for lending state funds to local airports for hangar construction to enhance economic development in the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5664 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Mountaineer Scholars Grant Program, which would provide a $100 grant to each child born in West Virginia to establish a qualified higher education savings program account through the West Virginia State Tr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HCR76 | Intro
25% | Requesting a study on all community and technical schools being a part of the “Earn and Learn Program”
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Rules Committee |
| WV | HB5634 | Intro
25% | Empowering the Homeland Security Inspector General to oversee/investigate all County Metro 911 Agencies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Government Organization Committee |
