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Legislator > Jack Woodrum
State Senator
Jack Woodrum
(R) - West Virginia
West Virginia Senate District 10
In Office - Started: 12/01/2020
contact info
Capitol Office
State Capitol Complex, Building 1
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25305
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: 304-357-7849
Hinton Office
P.O. Box 1496
Hinton, WV 25951
Hinton, WV 25951
Phone: 304-660-9241
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB485 | Exempting West Virginia Secretary of State from competitive bidding process | AN ACT to amend and reenact §5A-3-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Purchasing Division; exempting the Secretary of State from the competitive bidding process for specific purchases of securing, facilitating, or supporting critical election infrastructure; requiring the Secretary of State to provide certain documents related to exempt purchases to the Director of the Purchasing Division for posting on the division’s website; and providing an exception to the requirement to provide certain documents to the director. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB154 | Prohibiting sexual orientation instruction in public schools | AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §18-5-29, relating to prohibiting instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity; setting forth definitions; creating exceptions to prohibition against instruction; prohibiting a public school and the county board employees assigned to the school from knowingly giving false or misleading information to the parent, custodian, or guardian of a student regarding the student’s gender identity or intention to transition to a gender that is different than the student’s biological sex; requiring a public school employee to report a student's request for an accommodation that is intended to affirm the student's gender identity from a person employed by the public school to an administrator employed by the county board and assigned to the school; requiring the administrator to report the student's request to the student’s parent, custodian, or guardian; providing that a complaint may be filed in pursuant to state board rule for violations of these provisions, providing that school personnel found in violation of this section may be subjected to discipline or dismissal pursuant statute; providing that the state board, in consultation with the Higher Education Policy Commission, shall promulgate rules to implement section; allowing the Attorney General to enforce compliance; and providing that the provisions of this act are severable. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB722 | Creating WV Short Line Railroad Modernization Act | AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §11-13NN-1, §11-13NN-2, §11-13NN-3, §11-13NN-4, §11-13NN-5, §11-13NN-6, §11-13NN-7, and §11-13NN-8, relating to creating the West Virginia Short Line Railroad Modernization Act; defining terms; setting out the amount of the tax credit; setting limitations on the credit; providing for requirements to claim the credit; setting out uses of the credit; providing for carryover of the credit; allowing the transfer of the credit; providing for review and accountability; and setting a sunset date. | Vetoed |
| SB225 | Expanding powers of National Park Service law-enforcement officers | AN ACT to amend and reenact §15-10-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to incorporating in subsection (b) the following additional full time federal law-enforcement officers of the United States government who are authorized to carry firearms while performing their duties in furtherance of the allowances contained in subsection (a) of this section of the code- United States Fish and Wildlife special agents and law enforcement, Diplomatic Security Service special agents, Coast Guard special agents, Customs and Border Protection law-enforcement agents and officers, Department of Defense special agents, Federal Protective Service officers, Federal Bureau of Prisons officers, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents and law enforcement; also relating to expanding the powers of law-enforcement officers of the National Park Service and the United States Forest Service to include the authority to arrest, conduct searches, conduct seizures and enforce all laws of this state and also establishes that these officers will have the authority to undertake an independent investigation pursuant to that authority but only for activities occurring on lands managed and overseen by the National Park Service or the United States Forest Service. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB369 | Authorizing miscellaneous boards and agencies to promulgate legislative rules | AN ACT to amend and reenact §64-9-1 et seq. of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing certain miscellaneous agencies and boards to promulgate legislative rules; authorizing the rules as filed, as modified, and as amended by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee, and as amended by the Legislature; authorizing the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to state aid for fairs and festivals; authorizing the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the inspection of meat and poultry; authorizing the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to licensing and other fees; authorizing the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to manufacture-grade milk; authorizing the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to employment reference and inquiries and background checks; authorizing the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to fish processing; authorizing the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to select plant-based derivatives and select plant-based derivative products; authorizing the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Rural Rehabilitation Program; authorizing the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to raw milk; authorizing the Board of Architects to promulgate a legislative rule relating to registration of architects; authorizing the Board of Architects to promulgate a legislative rule relating to fees for registration of architects; authorizing the State Auditor to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Local Government Purchasing Card Program; authorizing the State Auditor to promulgate a legislative rule relating to private trust companies; authorizing the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the operation of barber, cosmetology, nail technology, aesthetic, hair styling, and waxing salons and schools; authorizing the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the schedule of fees; authorizing the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the schedule of fines; authorizing the Board of Chiropractic Examiners to promulgate a legislative rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensure determinations; authorizing the Board of Dentistry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to continuing education requirements; authorizing the Board of Dentistry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to mobile dental facilities and portable dental units; authorizing the Election Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the regulation of campaign finance; authorizing the Board of Funeral Service Examiners to promulgate a legislative rule relating to funeral director, embalmer, apprentice, courtesy card holders, and funeral establishment requirements; authorizing the Massage Therapy Licensure Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to general provisions; authorizing the Board of Medicine to promulgate a legislative rule relating to waiver of initial licensing fees for certain initial licensure applicants; authorizing the Board of Occupational Therapy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to fees for services rendered by the board; authorizing the Board of Occupational Therapy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to competency standards for advanced practice by occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants; authorizing the Board of Occupational Therapy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to request for waiver of licensing fees for certain individuals; authorizing the Board of Occupational Therapy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensure determinations; authorizing the Board of Occupational Therapy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to telehealth practice requirements and definitions; authorizing the Board of Osteopathic Medicine to promulgate a legislative rule relating to a waiver of initial licensing fees for certain initial licensure applicants; authorizing the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to licensure and practice of pharmacy; authorizing the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Uniform Controlled Substances Act; authorizing the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to regulations governing pharmacy permits; authorizing the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the application of waiver of initial licensing fees for certain individuals; authorizing the Board of Examiners of Psychologists to promulgate a legislative rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensure determinations and application for waiver of initial licensing fees for certain individuals; authorizing the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to requirements for licensure and certification; authorizing the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to renewal of licensure or certification; authorizing the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to requirements for registration and renewal of appraisal management companies; authorizing the Real Estate Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to licensing real estate brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons and the conduct of brokerage business; authorizing the Real Estate Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the application for waiver of initial licensing fees for certain individuals; authorizing the Real Estate Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial license eligibility determination; authorizing the Board of Respiratory Care to promulgate a legislative rule relating to criteria for licensure; authorizing the Board of Respiratory Care to promulgate a legislative rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensure determinations; authorizing the Board of Respiratory Care to promulgate a legislative rule relating to telehealth practice requirements and definitions; authorizing the Board of Sanitarians to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the practice of public health sanitation; authorizing the Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology to promulgate a legislative rule relating to speech-language pathology and audiology assistants; authorizing the State Conservation Committee to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the State Conservation Committee Grant Program; and authorizing the Hope Scholarship Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Hope Scholarship Program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB325 | Authorizing Department of Health to promulgate legislative rules | AN ACT to amend and reenact §64-5-1 et seq. and §64-5A-1 et seq. of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new article, designated §64-5B-1, relating to authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and the Office of Inspector General to promulgate legislative rules; authorizing the rules as filed and as modified by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and as amended by the Legislature; directing certain agencies of the Department of Health to amend current legislative rules; authorizing the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to public water systems; authorizing the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to statewide trauma and emergency care system; authorizing the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to fatality and mortality review team; authorizing the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to vital statistics; authorizing the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to emergency medical services; authorizing the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Primary Care Support Program; authorizing the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the general provisions of the Medical Cannabis Program; authorizing the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to growers and processors of the Medical Cannabis Program; authorizing the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to laboratories of the Medical Cannabis Program; authorizing the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to dispensaries of the Medical Cannabis Program; authorizing the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Safe Harbor Letter for the Medical Cannabis Program; authorizing the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to critical access hospitals; directing the Department of Health to amend a legislative rule relating to sewage treatment and collection system design standards; authorizing the Department of Human Services to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Recovery Residence Certification and Accreditation Program; authorizing the Department of Human Services to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the pilot program for drug screening of applicants for cash assistance; directing the Department of Human Services to amend a legislative rule relating to child placing agencies licensure; authorizing the Office of Inspector General to promulgate a legislative rule relating to hospital licensure; and authorizing the Office of Inspector General to promulgate a legislative rule relating to behavioral health centers licensure. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB581 | Relating to school attendance and student participation in 4-H activities | AN ACT to amend and reenact §18-8-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to expanding the definition of an excused absence; including up to five college visits in the definition of excused absence; including a student in any West Virginia Department of Education-recognized and -sanctioned student organization to enhance student enrichment and success, including but not limited to SkillsUSA, Future Business Leaders of America, Health Occupations Students of America, the Common Ground Partnership, or 4-H or FFA-sanctioned activity or program in the definition of excused absence; providing that the student be credited as present in the same manner as a student participating in an educational field trip; providing that the student not be counted as absent; addressing makeup of missed schoolwork and the student’s class grades; addressing student sanctioned program participation during any period of time the student has been suspended, expelled, or assigned to an alternative school or program; providing that an agent of a sanctioned organization shall provide documentation as proof of a student's participation in a sanctioned activity or program; providing that the total amount of certain excused absences may not exceed more than 10 per school year; and providing that nothing in this section shall interfere with the Every Student Succeeds Act. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB449 | Permitting compressed air and rimfire shooting teams in public schools | AN ACT to amend and reenact §61-7-11a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §18-2-46, relating to permitting air rifles and rimfire rifles on school buses solely during transportation to or from a school-sponsored shooting team event, on the grounds of any primary or secondary educational facility of any type for shooting team purposes, and at a school-sponsored shooting team function that is taking place in a specific area that is owned, rented, or leased by West Virginia Department of Education, the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission, a county school board, or local public school; requiring that during the school day or at any time other than school-sponsored team events or practices, the air rifles and rimfire rifles and ammunition be locked up in a location where students do not have access; and requiring air rifles and rimfire rifles and ammunition stored on school buses to be placed in a locked case and located in a specific location that is determined by the state transportation director or the county transportation director. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB196 | Lauren's Law | The purpose of this bill is to enhance the penalties for drug offenses and to match the federal drug offenses penalties. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB522 | Clarifying procedure for administrative dissolution of limited liability companies by Secretary of State | AN ACT to amend and reenact §31B-8-810 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to clarifying the procedure for administrative dissolution of limited liability companies by the Secretary of State; and requiring the Secretary of State to provide notice to limited liability companies subject to administrative dissolution. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB525 | Clarifying procedure for administrative dissolution of nonprofit corporations by Secretary of State | AN ACT to amend and reenact §31E-13-1321 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to clarifying the procedure for administrative dissolution of nonprofit corporations by the Secretary of State; and requiring the Secretary of State to provide notice to nonprofit corporations subject to administrative dissolution. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB483 | Increasing civil penalties for failure to file required campaign finance reports | The purpose of this bill is to increase compliance with statutory requirements for the timely filing of campaign finance reports and provide stricter penalties including higher fines and turning over unpaid civil penalties to debt collection agencies if the fines are not fully satisfied within 30 days of issuance. | Dead |
| SR50 | Requesting federal government study waterway restoration to mitigate existing and future flooding | Requesting stream and river restoration opportunities that would assist the citizens of West Virginia in addressing existing flooding damage and mitigating the risk of future flooding damage be evaluated and acted upon by the federal government. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB488 | Clarifying definition of electioneering | A BILL to amend and reenact §3-9-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to clarifying the definition of electioneering; describing certain prohibited electioneering information or activity; exempting from the definition of “electioneering” certain activity and materials; permitting voters to use cellular phones within the electioneering prohibition zone under certain circumstances; prohibiting taking photos or videos in and around a place where voting is conducted; providing exceptions to prohibition on photographs and videos; permitting a voter’s use of candidate list and public questions in polling place; permitting certain persons to enforce election laws and maintain law and order inside the prohibited zone; and permitting certain persons to seek assistance from law-enforcement officer. | Dead |
| SCR25 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study incentives and policies to fund public libraries | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study incentives and policies to best fund public libraries for the state of West Virginia. | Dead |
| SCR24 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study issues regarding admission to residency programs | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the issues of unmatched medical students unable to gain admission into residency programs and opportunities for simultaneously addressing the shortage of medical professionals in the state of West Virginia. | Dead |
| SB234 | Increasing value at which municipal property must be sold through public auction | The purpose of this bill is to increase the value at which municipal property must be sold through public auction and allowing for the negotiated sale of real property to adjacent property owners. | Dead |
| SB690 | Authorizing county commissions to increase compensation of elected county officials | A BILL to amend and reenact §7-7-1 and §7-7-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing county commissions to increase the compensation of elected county officials. | Dead |
| SB482 | Certified Professional Midwife Licensing and Regulation | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §30-44-1, §30-44-2, §30-44-3, §30-44-4, §30-44-5, §30-44-6, §30-44-7, §30-44-8, §30-44-9, §30-44-10, §30-44-11, §30-44-12, and §30-44-13, relating to creating the Certified Professional Midwife Licensing and Regulation Act. | Dead |
| SB67 | Allowing motor vehicle racing on county or municipal roads under certain circumstances | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §17-2-3; and to repeal §7-1-3qq, relating to racing events; authorizing Department of Transportation to permit motor vehicle racing events and impose permit fee; defining terms; imposing permit issuance requirements; making certain laws inapplicable to racing events; and providing for liability and indemnification. | Dead |
| SCR6 | US Army Major Jerome Lee Workman Memorial Bridge | Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 10-077/00-062.66 (10A205), (37.98938, -81.33126), locally known as Skitter Creek Bridge, carrying Interstate 77 over Skitter Creek/Coal Haul Road in Fayette County, the "U. S. Army Major Jerome Lee Workman Memorial Bridge". | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB54 | Requiring age-appropriate instruction on Holocaust in public schools | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §18-2-9b, relating to requiring all public schools located within this state to give age-appropriate instruction on the Holocaust. | Dead |
| SB292 | Allowing doula services be covered by Medicaid and PEIA | The purpose of this bill is to require doula services to be covered by Medicaid and PEIA and to increase reimbursement rates. | Dead |
| SR44 | Memorializing life of basketball legend Jerry West | Memorializing the life of Jerry West, basketball legend and son of West Virginia. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR8 | Citizenship Requirement to Vote in WV Elections Amendment | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending section 1, article IV thereof, to prohibit persons who are not United States citizens from voting in any elections held in West Virginia; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment. | Dead |
| SB92 | Glucagon for Schools Act | The purpose of this bill is to create the Glucagon for Schools Act. | Dead |
| SB492 | Removing outdated provisions governing political committees | AN ACT to amend and reenact §3-8-4a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to elections; and removing outdated provisions governing political committees terminated within three years of the effective date of the amendments made to this section during the regular session of the Legislature, 2002. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB801 | Creating WV Public Waterway Access Act | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §20-3C-1, §20-3C-2, §20-3C-3, and §20-3C-4, relating to creating the West Virginia Public Waterway Access Act; establishing purpose and legislative findings; defining terms; requiring public access at bridge crossings in certain circumstances; and requiring Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Division of Natural Resources, to develop guidelines to implement West Virginia Public Waterway Access Act. | Dead |
| SB730 | Establishing Forest Carbon Registry | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §19-1D-1, §19-1D-2, §19-1D-3, and §19-1D-4, relating to the establishment of a Forest Carbon Registry under the administration of the Division of Forestry; providing for the registration of carbon offset agreements and projects affecting West Virginia forestlands; requiring the inclusion of geographic information system shapefiles for encumbered properties; assigning responsibility to purchasers and certain landowners to record such agreements or projects; establishing a deadline for recording; and imposing civil penalties for noncompliance. | Dead |
| SB701 | Classifying forestry equipment for levy purposes | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding one new section, designated §11-8-5a, relating to taxation; classifying forestry equipment as Class I property; recognizing forestry as a component of agriculture essential to this state's economy; defining forestry equipment; exempting the sale of forestry equipment from the consumers sales and service tax; and providing for effective dates. | Dead |
| SB336 | Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules | AN ACT to amend and reenact §64-6-1 et seq. of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules; authorizing the rules as filed and as modified by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee; authorizing the Governor’s Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Correction to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the protocol for law-enforcement response to child abuse and neglect; authorizing the Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Correction to promulgate a legislative rule relating to sexual assault forensic examinations; authorizing the Division of Protective Services to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the ranks and duties of officers within the membership of the division; authorizing the State Emergency Response Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Emergency Planning Grant Program; authorizing the West Virginia State Police to promulgate a legislative rule relating to cadet selection; and authorizing the West Virginia State Police to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the West Virginia State Police Career Progression System. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR16 | Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending section one-b, article X thereof, relating to homestead exemption increases; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment. | Dead |
| SR42 | Designating March 31, 2025, as WV Nurses Day | Designating March 31, 2025, as West Virginia Nurses Day at the Legislature. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB892 | Relating to property valuation | A BILL to amend and reenact §11-1C-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to property valuation; clarifying requirements before an assessor can be nominated; and providing preference when certain requirements are met. | Dead |
| SB486 | Clarifying eligibility requirements to vote in WV elections | AN ACT to amend and reenact §3-1-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to eligibility requirements to vote in West Virginia elections; describing eligibility requirements for persons to vote, including citizenship, age, and residency requirements; providing guidance on persons deemed ineligible to vote; providing for restoration of voting rights in certain circumstances; and clarifying when a person convicted of a disqualifying crime is not permitted to vote. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB8 | Providing additional sites and devices for newborn safe surrender | AN ACT to amend and reenact §49-4-201 and §49-4-206 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to expanding the places that can be designated a safe surrender site to include emergency medical service facilities, police departments, 911 call centers, or sheriff’s detachments, relating to allowing emergency medical service facilities, police departments, 911 call centers, or sheriff’s detachments that take possession of a child to perform any act necessary to protect the physical health or safety of the child, relating to permitting the installation of newborn safety devices at emergency medical service facilities, police departments, 911 call centers, or sheriff’s detachments that have been designated as safe-surrender sites; and providing conditions for the same. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB487 | Removing ineligible voters from active voter rolls | AN ACT to amend and reenact §3-2-25 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to systematic purging program and additional systematic confirmation procedure for the removal of ineligible voters from active voter rolls; removing obsolete reference to combined voter registration and licensing fund; and decreasing the period of voting inactivity from four to two years. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB881 | Modifying authority of certain higher education entities to sell and transfer property | The purpose of this bill is to update the required procedures for an institution of higher education to sell and transfer property. | Dead |
| SB579 | Relating to Home Rule Reform | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit municipalities participating in the Home Rule program from establishing additional protected classes of persons beyond what is designated in state statute. | Dead |
| SB595 | Creating Mountain Bike Responsibility Act | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §20-20-1, §20-20-2, §20-20-3, §20-20-4, §20-20-5, §20-20-6, §20-20-7, §20-20-8, §20-20-9, and §20-20-10, relating to creating the Mountain Bike Responsibility Act; stating a legislative purpose; defining terms; providing for the duties and liabilities of trail system operators, mountain bicyclists, and passengers on aerial passenger tramways; providing for competition responsibilities; and providing a release for minor participants. | Dead |
| SB737 | Creating WV Farm Equipment Repair Pilot Program | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §19-40-1, §19-40-2, §19-40-3, and §19-40-4, relating to creating the West Virginia Farm Equipment Repair Pilot Program; stating legislative findings; providing definitions; allowing the Commissioner of Agriculture, when a need is identified by one of the specified entities, to authorize a farm equipment repair pilot program in which a career and technical education center, comprehensive high school, or the community and technical college works with businesses to establish and facilitate a program to ensure that instructors are provided with the educational or technologies required to make localized repairs to farm equipment and train students for future jobs in the program; limiting number of pilot programs to five; allowing program to be set up in a community partnership-style arrangement and to be initiated by first meeting with the commissioner to collaborate and form a plan of implementation, operation, and scope that will result in a functional effort and startup model; allowing certain agreements to be included in the deliverable, result-based items included in the strategic plan of implementation; prohibiting repair providers and businesses from being required to disclose any proprietary training, tools, or software to participate in the pilot programs; allowing pilot program to be facilitated under guidelines set forth by the commissioner alongside educational partners; and requiring the commissioner, in collaboration with the West Virginia Board of Education and the Higher Education Policy Commission, to propose legislative rules for promulgation. | Dead |
| SB802 | Establishing system for tracking receipt and status of absentee voter ballots | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §3-3-11a, relating to establishing a system for tracking the receipt and status of absent voter ballots; specifying required information to be recorded and reported; providing for records to be updated when defects are cured by the voter; allowing voters to receive notices by email; and declaring voter email addresses to be confidential and not subject to public disclosure. | Dead |
| SB589 | Providing pay increases to members of judiciary | A BILL to amend and reenact §50-1-3, §51-1-10a, §51-2-13, §51-2A-6, §51-9-4, §51-9-6a, §51-9-6b, §51-9-6c, and §51-11-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to repeal §51-9-6d, relating to salaries and retirement benefits of judges; increasing annual salary of magistrates, justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals, circuit court judges, family court judges, and judges of the Intermediate Court of Appeals; suspending contribution of courts into judicial retirement system until certain condition met; providing for actuarially reduced pension benefit for judges in certain circumstances; increasing surviving spouse plan benefit; eliminating distinction between certain judges for purposes of calculating surviving spouse plan benefits, surviving dependent children plan benefits, and adjusted annual retirement benefit; and providing sunset date for limitation on retirement benefits. | Dead |
| SB358 | Authorizing Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules | AN ACT to amend and reenact §64-8-1 et seq. of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules; authorizing the rules as modified and as filed by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee; authorizing the Division of Highways to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the construction and reconstruction of state roads; authorizing the Division of Highways to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the use of state road rights-of-way and adjacent areas; authorizing the Division of Highways to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the transportation of hazardous wastes upon the roads and highways; authorizing the Division of Highways to promulgate a legislative rule relating to small wireless facilities on Division of Highways rights-of-way; authorizing the Division of Motor Vehicles to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the denial, suspension, revocation, disqualification, restriction, non-renewal, cancellation, administrative appeals, and reinstatement of driving privileges; authorizing the Division of Motor Vehicles to promulgate a legislative rule relating to disclosure of information from the files of the Division of Motor Vehicles; authorizing the Division of Motor Vehicles to promulgate a legislative rule relating to handicapped placards; authorizing the Division of Motor Vehicles to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the safety and treatment program; authorizing the Division of Motor Vehicles to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the State Vehicle Title, Registration, and Relicensing Project of 2018; and authorizing the Parkways Authority to promulgate a legislative rule relating to electronic toll collection and enforcement. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB6 | Exempting life insurance cash value from Medicaid eligibility calculations | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §9-3-7, relating to exempting cash value or death benefit of a life insurance policy from Medicaid eligibility calculations. | Dead |
| SB236 | Distributing funds to volunteer fire departments in counties with excess levy or fees | The purpose of this bill is to distribute funds to volunteer fire departments equally among counties that have a levy in place. | Dead |
| SR37 | Recognizing Energy Council on its 50th anniversary | Recognizing the Energy Council on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB83 | Allowing Foster Care Ombudsman access to child protective records | A BILL to amend and reenact §49-5-101 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to adding the Foster Care Ombudsman, or his or her designee, as a person to have access to confidential records concerning a child or juvenile in cases involving child abuse or neglect, or both, and in cases where there is a child fatality, or near fatality when the Foster Care Ombudsman, or his or her designee, are acting in the course of their official duties. | Dead |
| SCR15 | Opposing China's use of UN Resolution 2758 against Taiwan | Opposing the People’s Republic of China’s misuse of United Nations Resolution 2758 to delegitimize Taiwan and exclude Taiwan from international organizations. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB490 | Prohibiting ranked-choice voting in elections in West Virginia | AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §3-1-52, relating to prohibiting ranked-choice voting in elections in West Virginia. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR34 | Expressing support for President Felix Tshisekedi and citizens of Democratic Republic of Congo | Expressing support for President Feliz Tshisekedi and the citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB191 | Modifying retirement and disability benefits for dependents of certain State Police retirees | The purpose of this bill is to change the awards and benefits to dependents of State Police officers who must take disability retirement to better match the awards and benefits of the dependents of State Police retirants who serve twenty years without disability retirement. | Dead |
| SB740 | Establishing Stop Squatters Act | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Stop Squatters Act; providing a limited alternative remedy to remove unauthorized persons from residential and commercial real properties. The bill also establishes criminal offenses and penalties for intentional property damage by persons in unlawful possession, or who present a false document purporting to convey real property or attempt to list for sale or rent without title thereto. | Dead |
| SB732 | Relating generally to medical cannabis | The purpose of this bill is to improve patient safety in the medical cannabis program by authorizing permitted, regulated medical cannabis processors to manufacture medical cannabis in edible form for dispensing to certified patients in the state; to specify certain requirements applicable to medical cannabis dispensed in edible form; and to require information relating to the dispensing of medical cannabis be input into the controlled substance monitoring database. | Dead |
| SB735 | Relating to development and operation of broadband within state | The purpose of this bill is to encourage, improve, and develop broadband infrastructure within the State in order to: (1) drive innovation and job creation, promote population growth opportunities, and expand markets for existing West Virginia businesses; (2) serve the ongoing and growing needs of West Virginia’s education systems, health-care systems, public-safety systems, industries, businesses, governmental operations, and citizens; and (3) improve accessibility for underserved communities and populations—particularly for educational purposes. | Dead |
| SB20 | Requiring funding for increased costs to volunteer fire departments and EMS units | A BILL to amend and reenact §8-15-8b, §16-4C-24, §33-3-33, and §33-12C-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §15A-11-11a, relating to fire departments and emergency medical service units; providing that any increased costs or expenditures to volunteer fire departments that result from the implementation of a state legislative rule shall be funded respectively by the State Fire Commission and the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health; creating Fire Service Recruitment and Retention Fund; establishing that the purpose of the fund is to provide grants for recruitment and retention purposes; requiring the State Fire Commission to create a grant program; establishing considerations for awarding grants; providing for rulemaking; requiring State Fire Commission verify eligibility of volunteer fire departments with Legislative Auditor; raising policy surcharge to one percent; allocating disbursements to various funds; raising policy surcharge for surplus lines policies to five percent; and setting internal effective dates. | Dead |
| SB264 | Allowing death penalty for intentionally killing law-enforcement officer or first responder in line of duty | A BILL to amend and reenact §61-2-2 and §62-3-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend the code by adding eleven new sections, designated §61-2-2a, §61-2-2b, §61-2-2c, §61-2-2d, §61-2-2e, §61-2-2f, §61-2-2g, §62-7-4, §62-7-5, §62-7-6, and §62-7-6a; and to repeal §61-11-2, relating to permitting the imposition of a death penalty for first degree murder when the victim is a law-enforcement officer or first responder murdered in the performance of his or her official duties; providing for sentencing procedures relating to imposition of death penalty, setting forth aggravating and mitigating circumstances for the imposition of capital punishment; describing contents of sentencing verdict and requiring it be recorded; providing automatic review of death penalty sentence by the Supreme Court of Appeals; providing for forensic DNA testing in death penalty cases; directing the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation to carry out death sentence; authorizing West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation to promulgate rules and emergency rules; providing exception for death penalty sentence in murder cases; providing for the execution of death sentence; providing for delivery of sentence of death; providing for transmission of certain court records to warden of the state correctional facility; transferring of person sentenced to death to the state correctional facility; providing for presence of certain persons at execution; providing for record of execution; and providing for disposition of deceased defendant’s body. | Dead |
| SB698 | Relating to open captioning for motion pictures | The purpose of this bill is to require exhibitors of motion pictures who operate two or more theaters in more than one location in this state to provide open captioning during at least two showings per week of each motion picture that is produced and offered with open captioning. The bill requires, when requested, audio description to be provided for any motion picture that is produced and offered with audio description. | Dead |
| SB700 | Relating to effects on regular levy rates when appraisal results in tax increase and public hearings | The purpose of this bill is to repeal the section relating to the effect on regular levy rates when an appraisal results in a tax increase and public hearings. | Dead |
| SB699 | Protecting environment and humans from geo-engineering experiments | The purpose of this bill is to protect the environment and humans from geoengineering experiments. | Dead |
| SB333 | Office of Inspector General rule relating to hospital licensure | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Office of Inspector General to promulgate a legislative rule relating to hospital licensure. | Dead |
| SB324 | Department of Health rule relating to Primary Care Support Program | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Primary Care Support Program. | Dead |
| SB327 | Department of Health rule relating to laboratories of Medical Cannabis Program | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to laboratories of the Medical Cannabis Program. | Dead |
| SB332 | Department of Human Services rule relating to pilot program for drug screening of applicants for cash assistance | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Human Services to promulgate a legislative rule relating to pilot program for drug screening of applicants for cash assistance. | Dead |
| SB334 | Office of Inspector General rule relating to behavioral health centers licensure | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Office of Inspector General to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Behavioral Health Centers Licensure. | Dead |
| SB326 | Department of Health rule relating to growers and processors of Medical Cannabis Program | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to grower and processors of the Medical Cannabis Program. | Dead |
| SB328 | Department of Health rule relating to dispensaries of Medical Cannabis Program | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to dispensaries of the Medical Cannabis Program. | Dead |
| SB323 | Department of Health rule relating to emergency medical services | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to emergency medical services. | Dead |
| SB331 | Department of Human Services rule relating to Recovery Residence Certification and Accreditation Program | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Human Services to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Recovery Residence Certification and Accreditation Program. | Dead |
| SB319 | Department of Health rule relating to public water systems | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to public water systems. | Dead |
| SB322 | Department of Health rule relating to vital statistics | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to vital statistics. | Dead |
| SB330 | Department of Health rule relating to critical access hospitals | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to critical access hospitals. | Dead |
| SB329 | Department of Health rule relating to Safe Harbor Letter for Medical Cannabis Program | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Safe Harbor Letter for the Medical Cannabis Program. | Dead |
| SB320 | Department of Health rule relating to statewide trauma and emergency care system | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to statewide trauma and emergency care system. | Dead |
| SB321 | Department of Health rule relating to fatality and mortality review team | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to fatality and mortality review team. | Dead |
| SB489 | Relating to election law violation complaints and procedures | A BILL to amend §3-1-50 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prescribing administrative procedures and ultimate disposition of election law violation complaints and investigations thereof by the Secretary of State; specifying who may file complaints; setting forth requirements for complaints; requiring complaints to be sworn; requiring the Secretary of State to notify complainants of deficiencies in complaint; requiring Secretary of State to submit report of suspected election law violations to State Election Commission; setting forth process for State Election Commission to handle complaints; requiring Secretary of State to notify respondents to election law complaints of investigations and setting forth contents thereof; setting forth procedure for Secretary of State to follow for investigations; permitting Secretary of State to issue and require responses to sworn interrogatories, subpoenas, and request production of documents; permitting Secretary of State to interview and depose respondents; requiring Secretary of State to publish findings of investigations to State Election Commission; permitting State Election Commission to request Secretary of State to discuss the report and require him or her to take further action following investigation of complaint; permitting State Election Commission to propose and enter settlement agreements; requiring State Election Commission to dismiss complaints upon a finding that no probable cause exists; requiring Attorney General to provide legal and investigative support upon request by the Secretary of State or the State Election Commission; requiring prosecuting authority to receive and process suspected criminal violations; and permitting Secretary of State to promulgate rules. | Dead |
| SB484 | Relating to disclosures and penalties associated with use of synthetic media and artificial intelligence | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §3-8-12a, relating to disclosures and penalties associated with the use of synthetic media and artificial intelligence. | Dead |
| SCR13 | Purple Heart Trail | Requesting the Division of Highways name a portion of WV Route 10, beginning at the Hal Greer Boulevard exit from Interstate 64, Latitude 38.3921254, Longitude -8234015503, through the intersection with WV Route 19, Latitude 37.4053864, Longitude -81.1400179, the "Purple Heart Trail". | Dead |
| SB602 | Relating to Closed Captioning Act | The purpose of this bill is to enact the Closed Captioning Act. The bill requires public places that have televisions for use by the public to have at least one half of those televisions to have their closed captioning feature activated at all times. The bill creates an exception. The bill defines terms, and establishes an effective date. | Dead |
| SR13 | Memorializing life of Wanda Porterfield Casto | Memorializing the life of Wanda Porterfield Casto, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and dedicated public servant. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB599 | Creating Sound Science in Regulations Act | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Sound Science in Regulations Act. The bill provides that no state agency may propose or effectuate a regulatory action unless it is based on the best available science. | Dead |
| SB393 | Board of Pharmacy rule relating to Uniform Controlled Substances Act | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Uniform Controlled Substances Act. | Dead |
| SB370 | Department of Agriculture rule relating to Rural Rehabilitation Program | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Rural Rehabilitation Program. | Dead |
| SR3 | Creating Select Committee on Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health | Creating a Select Committee on Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health for the Eighty-Seventh Legislature. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB30 | Requiring medically necessary care and treatment to address congenital anomalies associated with cleft lip and cleft palate | The purpose of this bill is to require coverage for newly born children up to the age of 19 for medically necessary congenital anomalies of cleft lip and palate. | Dead |
| SB389 | Board of Occupational Therapy rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensure determinations | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Occupational Therapy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensure determinations. | Dead |
| SB384 | Massage Therapy Licensure Board rule relating to general provisions | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Massage Therapy Licensure Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to general provisions. | Dead |
| SB409 | Hope Scholarship Board rule relating to Hope Scholarship Program | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Hope Scholarship Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Hope Scholarship Program. | Dead |
| SB366 | Department of Agriculture rule relating to WV manufacture-grade milk | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to West Virginia manufacture-grade milk. | Dead |
| SB390 | Board of Occupational Therapy rule relating to telehealth practice requirements and definitions | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Occupational Therapy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to telehealth practice requirements and definitions. | Dead |
| SB372 | Board of Architects rule relating to registration of architects | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Architects to promulgate a legislative rule relating to registration of architects. | Dead |
| SB385 | Board of Medicine rule relating to waiver of initial licensing fees for certain applicants | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Medicine to promulgate a legislative rule relating to waiver of initial licensing fees for certain initial licensure applicants. | Dead |
| SB407 | Board of Sanitarians rule relating to practice of public health sanitation | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Sanitarians to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the practice of public health sanitation. | Dead |
| SB367 | Department of Agriculture rule relating to employment references, employment inquiries, and background checks | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to employment reference and inquiries and background checks. | Dead |
| SB375 | State Auditor rule relating to private trust companies | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Auditor to promulgate a legislative rule relating to private trust companies. | Dead |
| SB403 | Board of Registered Nurses rule relating to requirements for registration, licensure, and professional misconduct | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Registered Nurses to promulgate a legislative rule relating to requirements for registration and licensure and conduct constituting professional misconduct. | Dead |
| SB406 | Board of Respiratory Care rule relating to telehealth practice requirements and definitions | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Respiratory Care to promulgate a legislative rule relating to telehealth practice requirements and definitions. | Dead |
| SB365 | Department of Agriculture rule relating to licensing and other fees | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to licensing and other fees. | Dead |
| SB397 | Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board rule relating to requirements for licensure and certification | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to requirements for licensure and certification. | Dead |
| SB379 | Board of Chiropractic Examiners rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensure determinations | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Chiropractic Examiners to promulgate a legislative rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensure determinations. | Dead |
| SB376 | Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists rule relating to operation of certain salons and schools | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists to promulgate a legislative rule relating to operation of barber, cosmetology, nail technology, aesthetic, hair styling, and waxing salons and schools. | Dead |
| SB374 | State Auditor rule relating to Local Government Purchasing Card Program | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Auditor to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Local Government Purchasing Card Program. | Dead |
| SB404 | Board of Respiratory Care rule relating to criteria for licensure | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Respiratory Care to promulgate a legislative rule relating to criteria for licensure. | Dead |
| SB395 | Board of Pharmacy rule relating to application of waiver of initial licensing fees for certain individuals | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the application of waiver of initial licensing fees for certain individuals. | Dead |
| SB380 | Board of Dentistry rule relating to continuing education requirements | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Dentistry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to continuing education requirements. | Dead |
| SB401 | Real Estate Commission rule relating to application of waiver of initial licensing fees for certain individuals | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Real Estate Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to application of waiver of initial licensing fees for certain individuals. | Dead |
| SB396 | Board of Examiners of Psychologists rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensures and fee waivers | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Examiners of Psychologists to promulgate a legislative rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensure determinations and application for waiver of initial licensing fees for certain individuals. | Dead |
| SB408 | Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology rule relating to speech-language pathology and audiology assistants | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology to promulgate a legislative rule relating to speech-language pathology and audiology assistants. | Dead |
| SB386 | Board of Occupational Therapy rule relating to fees for services rendered by board | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Occupational Therapy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to fees for services rendered by the Board. | Dead |
| SB364 | Department of Agriculture rule relating to inspection of meat and poultry | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to inspection of meat and poultry. | Dead |
| SB402 | Real Estate Commission rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial license eligibility determination | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Real Estate Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial license eligibility determination. | Dead |
| SB398 | Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board rule relating to renewal of licensure or certification | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to renewal of licensure or certification. | Dead |
| SB363 | Department of Agriculture rule relating to state aid for fairs and festivals | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to state aid for fairs and festivals. | Dead |
| SB391 | Board of Osteopathic Medicine rule relating to waiver of initial licensing fees for certain applicants | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Osteopathic Medicine to promulgate a legislative rule relating to waiver of initial licensing fees for certain initial licensure applicants. | Dead |
| SB387 | Board of Occupational Therapy rule relating to competency standards for advanced practice by occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Occupational Therapy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to competency standards for advanced practice by occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. | Dead |
| SB381 | Board of Dentistry rule relating to mobile dental facilities and portable dental units | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Dentistry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to mobile dental facilities and portable dental units. | Dead |
| SB392 | Board of Pharmacy rule relating to licensure and practice of pharmacy | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to licensure and practice of pharmacy. | Dead |
| SB399 | Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board rule relating to requirements for registration and renewal of appraisal management companies | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to requirements for registration and renewal of appraisal management companies. | Dead |
| SB394 | Board of Pharmacy rule relating to regulations governing pharmacy permits | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to regulations governing pharmacy permits. | Dead |
| SB383 | Board of Funeral Service Examiners rule relating to funeral director, embalmer, apprentice, courtesy card holders, and funeral establishment requirements | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Funeral Service Examiners to promulgate a legislative rule relating to funeral director, embalmer, apprentice, courtesy card holders, and funeral establishment requirements. | Dead |
| SB410 | State Conservation Committee rule relating to State Conservation Committee grant program | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Conservation Committee to promulgate a legislative rule relating to State Conservation Committee grant program. | Dead |
| SB378 | Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists rule relating to schedule of fines | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists to promulgate a legislative rule relating to schedule of fines. | Dead |
| SB368 | Department of Agriculture rule relating to WV fish processing | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to West Virginia fish processing. | Dead |
| SB373 | Board of Architects rule relating to fees for registration of architects | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Architects to promulgate a legislative rule relating to fees for registration of architects. | Dead |
| SB400 | Real Estate Commission rule relating to licensing real estate brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons and conduct of brokerage business | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Real Estate Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to licensing real estate brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons and the conduct of brokerage business. | Dead |
| SB377 | Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists rule relating to schedule of fees | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists to promulgate a legislative rule relating to schedule of fees. | Dead |
| SB382 | Election Commission rule relating to regulation of campaign finance | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Election Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to regulation of campaign finance. | Dead |
| SB405 | Board of Respiratory Care rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensure determinations | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Respiratory Care to promulgate a legislative rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensure determinations. | Dead |
| SB388 | Board of Occupational Therapy rule relating to request for waiver of licensing fees for certain individuals | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Occupational Therapy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to request for waiver of licensing fees for certain individuals. | Dead |
| SB371 | Department of Agriculture rule relating to raw milk | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to raw milk. | Dead |
| SB582 | Permitting current campus police officers to participate in WV DNR Police Officer Retirement System | The purpose of this bill is to permit current campus police officers in this state to participate in the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Police Officer Retirement System. The bill also mandates newly hired campus police officers to participate in the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Police Officer Retirement System beginning on January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| SB353 | DOH rule relating to construction and reconstruction of state roads | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Highways to promulgate a legislative rule relating to construction and reconstruction of state roads. | Dead |
| SB362 | Parkways Authority rule relating to supporting electronic toll collection and enforcement | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Parkways Authority to promulgate a legislative rule relating to supporting electronic toll collection and enforcement. | Dead |
| SB357 | DMV rule relating to actions affecting driving privileges | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Motor Vehicles to promulgate a legislative rule relating to denial, suspension, revocation, disqualification, restriction, non-renewal, cancellation, administrative appeals, and reinstatement of driving privileges. | Dead |
| SB359 | DMV rule relating to handicapped placards | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Motor Vehicles to promulgate a legislative rule relating to handicapped placards. | Dead |
| SB355 | DOH rule relating to transportation of hazardous wastes on roads and highways | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Highways to promulgate a legislative rule relating to transportation of hazardous wastes upon the roads and highways. | Dead |
| SB356 | DOH rule relating to small wireless facilities on state rights-of-way | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Motor Vehicles to promulgate a legislative rule relating to small wireless facilities on Division of Highways rights-of-way. | Dead |
| SB354 | DOH rule relating to use of state rights-of-way and adjacent areas | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Highways to promulgate a legislative rule relating to use of state rights of way and adjacent areas. | Dead |
| SB361 | DOH rule relating to State Vehicle Title, Registration, and Relicensing Project of 2018 | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Motor Vehicles to promulgate a legislative rule relating to State Vehicle Title, Registration and Relicensing Project of 2018. | Dead |
| SB360 | DMV rule relating to Safety and Treatment Program | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Motor Vehicles to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Safety and Treatment Program. | Dead |
| SB340 | State Police rule relating to WV State Police Career Progression System | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Police to promulgate a legislative rule relating to West Virginia State Police Career Progression System. | Dead |
| SB335 | Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Correction rule relating to protocol for law-enforcement response to child abuse and neglect | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Correction to promulgate a legislative rule relating to protocol for law enforcement response to child abuse and neglect. | Dead |
| SB338 | State Emergency Response Commission rule relating to Emergency Planning Grant Program | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Emergency Response Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Emergency Planning Grant Program. | Dead |
| SB337 | Division of Protective Services rule relating to ranks and duties of officers within membership of division | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Protective Services to promulgate a legislative rule relating to ranks and duties if offices within the membership of the division. | Dead |
| SB339 | State Police rule relating to cadet selection | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Police to promulgate a legislative rule relating to cadet selection. | Dead |
| SB480 | Allowing licensed substitute and full-time teachers to serve as parent volunteers without additional background check | The purpose of this bill is to allow licensed substitute and full-time teachers to serve as parent volunteers without an additional background check. | Dead |
| SB524 | Clarifying persons permitted to be present in polling place during election period for non-voting activities | The purpose of this bill is to clarify individuals permitted to be present in a polling place during an election period while voting is taking place for normal non-voting activities that normally occur at the location. | Dead |
| SB523 | Requiring candidates for municipal offices to file campaign financial statements and financial reports | The purpose of this bill is to increase transparency into county and municipal campaign finance activities by requiring all campaign finance reports for all elected offices in the state to be published online within 48 hours of the deadline, and to require municipal candidates file their campaign finance reports with the County Clerk of the County in which they are running. | Dead |
| SB246 | Violent Crime Prevention Act | The purpose of this bill is to strengthen and enhance identification of perpetrators and linkages of committed crimes to provide greater safety within communities. | Dead |
| SR6 | Commemorating 75th anniversary of Sport Fish Restoration Program | Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Sport Fish Restoration Program as part of the American system of conservation funding. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB491 | Relating to reporting requirements and spending thresholds for expenditures on elections | The purpose of this bill is to increase transparency in independent expenditure political communications by increasing the timeframe for when independent expenditures trigger a report, reducing the spending thresholds for reporting, and requiring written and spoken disclaimers for certain digital communications. | Dead |
| SB479 | Relating to forms and disclosures to Ethics Commission | The purpose of this bill is to require disclosure forms, statements, and reports to be prescribed by procedural rule and made available on the Ethics Commission website; requiring certain information be included on lobbyist registration form; and requiring reports of expenditures over $5,000 in grassroots campaigns specify media outlet. | Dead |
| SB481 | Allowing off-duty law-enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at public schools and public school events | The purpose of this bill is to allow off duty law enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at public schools and at public school events. | Dead |
| SB494 | Expanding time frame for certain electioneering communication reporting requirements | The purpose of this bill is to increase transparency in electioneering communications political communications by increasing the timeframe for when electioneering communications trigger a report, reducing the spending thresholds for reporting, and requiring written and spoken disclaimers for certain digital communications. | Dead |
| SB493 | Removing the amount limitations on contributions to all political committees | The purpose of this bill is to remove the existing amount limitations on contributions to all political committees beginning on July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| SB495 | Requiring contact information for chair of political committee | The purpose of this bill is add contact information of the committee chair and require and acknowledgment in the statement of organization that the committee must adhere to the reporting requirements set forth in the campaign finance laws of West Virginia. | Dead |
| SB415 | DNR rule relating to public use of campgrounds and campsites in WV state parks, forests, and rail trails | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to public use of campgrounds in West Virginia State Parks and State Forests and campsites in State Rail Trails under the Division of Natural Resources. | Dead |
| SB348 | Lottery Commission rule relating to WV Lottery Sports Wagering Rule | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Lottery Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to West Virginia Lottery Sports Wagering Rule. | Dead |
| SB342 | Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner rule relating to sale of wine and hard cider | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner to promulgate a legislative rule relating to sale of wine and hard cider. | Dead |
| SB411 | Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training rule relating to certification, recertification, and training of EMT-Miners and certification of EMT-M instructors | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Office Miners' Health, Safety, and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the certification, recertification, and training of EMT-Miners and the certification of EMT-M instructors. | Dead |
| SB312 | DEP rule relating to ambient air quality standards | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to ambient air quality standards. | Dead |
| SB310 | Public Defender Services rule relating to payment of fees and reimbursement of expenses for court-appointed attorneys | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Public Defender Services to promulgate a legislative rule relating to payment of fees and reimbursement of expenses of court-appointed attorneys. | Dead |
| SB304 | Department of Administration rule relating to exemptions from management services provided by Fleet Management Division | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Administration to promulgate a legislative rule relating to exemptions from management services provided by the Fleet Management Division. | Dead |
| SB344 | Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner rule relating to distilleries, mini-distilleries, and micro-distilleries | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner to promulgate a legislative rule relating to distilleries, mini-distilleries, and micro-distilleries. | Dead |
| SB302 | Department of Administration rule relating to retention and disposal scheduling | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Administration to promulgate a legislative rule relating to retention and disposal scheduling. | Dead |
| SB416 | DNR rule relating to special projects and grants for WV state parks, forests, and rail trails | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to special projects and grants for West Virginia State Parks, State Forests, and State Rail Trails under the Division of Natural Resources. | Dead |
| SB349 | Tax Department rule relating to payment of taxes by electronic funds transfer | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Tax Department to promulgate a legislative rule relating to payment of taxes by electronic funds transfer. | Dead |
| SB308 | Office of Technology rule relating to plan of operation | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Office of Technology to promulgate a legislative rule relating to plan of operation. | Dead |
| SB419 | DNR rule relating to special waterfowl hunting | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to special waterfowl hunting. | Dead |
| SB420 | DNR rule relating to special fishing | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to special fishing. | Dead |
| SB413 | DNR rule relating to boating | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to boating. | Dead |
| SB418 | DNR rule relating to general hunting | The purpose of this bill is to The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to general hunting. | Dead |
| SB305 | Department of Administration rule relating to financial services reporting | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Administration to promulgate a legislative rule relating to financial services reporting. | Dead |
| SB314 | DEP rule relating to control of air pollution from hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to control of air pollution from hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. | Dead |
| SB306 | Information Services and Communications Division rule relating to plan of operation | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Information Services and Communications Division to promulgate a legislative rule relating to plan of operation. | Dead |
| SB346 | Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner rule relating to nonintoxicating beer licensing and operations procedures | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner to promulgate a legislative rule relating to nonintoxicating beer licensing and operations procedures. | Dead |
| SB422 | DNR rule relating to falconry | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to falconry. | Dead |
| SB343 | Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner rule relating to tobacco products in vending machines | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner to promulgate a legislative rule relating to tobacco products in vending machines. | Dead |
| SB309 | Office of Technology rule relating to telecommunications payments made by state spending units | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Office of Technology to promulgate a legislative rule relating to telecommunications payments made by state spending units. | Dead |
| SB421 | DNR rule relating to catching and selling baitfish | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to catching and selling baitfish. | Dead |
| SB352 | Tax Department rule relating to exchange of information pursuant to written agreement | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Tax Department to promulgate a legislative rule relating to exchange of information pursuant to written agreement. | Dead |
| SB414 | DNR rule relating to special boating | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to special boating. | Dead |
| SB351 | Tax Department rule relating to consumers sales and service tax and use tax | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Tax Department to promulgate a legislative rule relating to consumers sales and service tax and use tax - drugs, durable medical goods, mobility enhancing equipment and prosthetic devices per se exemption; motor vehicles per se exemption. | Dead |
| SB412 | DNR rule relating to transporting and selling wildlife parts and pelts | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to transporting and selling wildlife parts and pelts. | Dead |
| SB350 | Tax Department rule relating to alternative resolution of tax disputes | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Tax Department to promulgate a legislative rule relating to alternative resolution of tax disputes. | Dead |
| SB315 | DEP rule relating to emission standards for hazardous air pollutants | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to emission standards for hazardous air pollutants. | Dead |
| SB345 | Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner rule relating to retail enforcement of select plant-based derivatives and derivative products, including hemp and kratom | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner to promulgate a legislative rule relating to retail enforcement of select plant-based derivatives and derivative products, including hemp and kratom. | Dead |
| SB307 | Information Services and Communications Division rule relating to telecommunications payments by spending units | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Information Services and Communications Divisions to promulgate a legislative rule relating to telecommunications payments by spending units. | Dead |
| SB311 | DEP rule relating to hazardous waste management system | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to hazardous waste management system. | Dead |
| SB317 | DEP rule relating to underground injection control | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to underground injection control. | Dead |
| SB341 | Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner rule relating to private club licensing | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner to promulgate a legislative rule relating to private club. | Dead |
| SB347 | Insurance Commissioner rule relating to Medicare Supplement Insurance | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Insurance Commissioner to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Medicare Supplement Insurance. | Dead |
| SB417 | DNR rule relating to prohibitions when hunting and trapping | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to prohibitions when hunting and trapping. | Dead |
| SB318 | DEP rule relating to water pollution control permit fee schedules | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to water pollution control permit fee schedules. | Dead |
| SB303 | Department of Administration rule relating to management of records maintained by Records Center | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Administration to promulgate a legislative rule relating to management of records maintained by the Records Center. | Dead |
| SB313 | DEP rule relating to standards of performance for new stationary sources | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to standards of performance for new stationary sources. | Dead |
| SB316 | DEP rule relating to requirements governing water quality standards | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to requirements governing water quality standards. | Dead |
| SB301 | Department of Administration rule relating to general administration of records management and preservation | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Administration to promulgate a legislative rule relating to general administration of records management and preservation. | Dead |
| SB64 | Prohibiting financial institutions from discriminating against firearms businesses | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit financial institutions from discriminating against firearms businesses. The bill specifies civil remedies. The bill provides for attorney's fees and costs for a successful action. The bill provides for a statute of limitations on civil actions. The bill provides for potential loss of state business to a financial institution found to have violated this article. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date. | Dead |
| SB190 | Increasing retirement benefit multiplier of Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act | The purpose of this bill is to increase the retirement benefit multiplier of the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act from two and one-half percent to three percent of the member's final average salary multiplied by the member's years of credited service. | Dead |
| SB189 | Allowing for testimony of spouses in criminal case | The purpose of this bill is to allow testimony by one spouse regarding an offense of the other spouse against a child or grandchild. | Dead |
| SB192 | Updating retirement eligibility for certain sheriffs | The purpose of this bill is to authorize sheriffs who are members of the public retirement system to retire upon attaining the age of sixty-two with eight or more years of service. | Dead |
| SB43 | Relating to administration of anesthetics | The purpose of this bill is to update the required credentials for a certified registered nurse anesthetist who cooperates with a physician or dentist. | Dead |
| SB193 | Clarifying amount of deputy sheriff annual salary increase | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the amounts of deputy sheriff annual salary increases. | Dead |
| SB224 | Authorizing Division of Forestry director to contract and manage forest land | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Director of the Division of Forestry and the Director of the Division of Natural Resources to contract for the management of state-owned and -leased forests and wooded lands for purposes of preventing forest fires; provide for procedures and requirements to enter into land management contract; establish competitive bidding process; provide for proceeds from contracts to be paid to treasurer and credited to the appropriate division for certain purposes; and authorize either director to directly award a contract under certain circumstances when necessary for an economic development project. | Dead |
| SB19 | Providing civil and criminal immunity for use of force in defense of self, real and personal property | The purpose of this bill is to provide immunity from civil or criminal prosecution against persons using force, including deadly force, in defense of self, real and personal property. The bill also includes the use of force in defensive actions protecting self, real, and personal property of another person or in other defined situations, including when there is no duty to retreat. Persons prosecuted civilly or criminally for lawful use of this reasonable force are entitled to receive court costs, fees, and expenses resulting from their legal and lawful defensive actions. | Dead |
| SB3 | Modifying permissible expenditures by Water Development Authority from Infrastructure Fund | The purpose of this bill is to the modify the upper limit of funds which may be transferred to sub account; raise the cap on total project costs for certain facilities for use of Critical Needs and Failing Systems Sub Account funding; and allow the authority to grant infrastructure grant money from the Critical Needs and Failing Systems Sub Account to certain projects for the upgrading of a water facility or wastewater facility to reduce maintenance costs, operations costs, or waterline leakages. | Dead |
| SB237 | Designating certain law-enforcement officers as special Natural Resources police officers | The purpose of this bill is to require Director of the Division of Natural Resources to enter into written agreements with federal agencies in the state with law enforcement duties on and in federal lands located within the boundaries of West Virginia to enforce state laws therein. The bill establishes the position of special natural resource police officers; establishes authority and limitations thereon of special natural resource police officers; and sets forth necessary qualifications of the special natural resources police officers. | Dead |
| SB18 | Allowing county commissions to impose amusement tax | The purpose of this bill is to allow county commissions to impose an amusement tax. | Dead |
| SB141 | Authorizing DNR Director to enter into certain agreements with federal agencies | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the Director of the Division of Natural Resources has replaced the designation of the "Department of Natural Resources" to enter into written agreements with federal agencies in the state with law enforcement duties on and in federal lands located within the boundaries of West Virginia to enforce state laws therein required. | Dead |
| SB231 | Clarifying when funds accumulated by boards may be transferred to General Revenue Fund | The purpose of this bill is to provide clarification regarding when funds accumulated by boards may be transferred to the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury and to limit the amount of excess funds that may be transferred to the General Revenue Fund in a single fiscal year. | Dead |
| SB7 | Creating crime of desecration of deceased human body | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the crime of a desecration of a human body. | Dead |
| SB239 | Second Look Sentencing Act | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Second Look Sentencing Act. | Dead |
| SB232 | Repealing authority of Agriculture Commissioner to increase certain fees by rules or regulations | The purpose of this bill is to repeal the authority of the Agriculture Commissioner to increase certain fees by rules or regulations. | Dead |
| SB52 | Relating to exemptions from excise taxes | The purpose of this bill is to tighten the transfer-tax provisions and remove the loopholes that are being used to evade the payment of transfer taxes. | Dead |
| SB142 | Mountain Bike Responsibility Act | The purpose of this bill is to outline the duties and responsibilities of trail system operators, bicyclists, and passengers on aerial passenger tramways related to commercial bicycling activities in the State of West Virginia. | Dead |
| SB233 | Establishing rebate for registration fees for hybrid vehicles | The purpose of this bill is to provide a rebate of $100 for owners of hybrid vehicles. | Dead |
| SB230 | Relating to DNA collection from those convicted of crimes | The purpose of this bill is to collect DNA from those convicted of crimes to assist in solving other open criminal cases. | Dead |
| SB238 | Modifying composition of Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority Board | The purpose of this bill is to is to increase the composition of the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority Board to 11 members, add additional county commissioners, and increase meetings to four times a year. | Dead |
| SB227 | Authorizing Division of Forestry to administer certain exchange program | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Forestry to administer the Carbon Exchange Program. | Dead |
| SB226 | Prohibiting ranked choice voting in any election held in WV | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit ranked choice voting in elections in West Virginia. | Dead |
| SB228 | Restricting driving in left lane of multi-lane highways in WV | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the regulation of driving in the left lane on four-lane interstate highways in West Virginia. The bill provides for the purpose and intent. The bill creates definitions and provides for the prohibition. The bill provides penalties. The bill creates enforcement. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date. | Dead |
| SB229 | WV Sexual Assault Survivors' Child Protection Act | The purpose of this bill is to protect the rights and welfare of children conceived as the result of sexual assault, protect the survivors of sexual assault from repeated interactions with the perpetrators, provide definitions, provide for termination of parental rights for perpetrators whose abuse resulted in the conception of a child, require continued child support from the perpetrator unless waived by the survivor, provide authority to establish procedures, and provide services to the survivors and children affected by sexual assault. | Dead |
| SB235 | Authorizing DMV to provide images of certain individuals to Secretary of State for voter identification | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Motor Vehicles to provide images of persons issued any identification or license to the Secretary of State for voter identification purposes. | Dead |
| SB140 | Clarifying when excess funds accumulated by boards are to be transferred to General Revenue Fund | The purpose of this bill is to provide clarification as to when excess funds accumulated by boards are to be transferred to the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB2267 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules | Effective from passage (Roll No. 601) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2267 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules | Senate adopted conference report and passed bill (Roll No. 600) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2164 | To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel. | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 585) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB196 | Lauren's Law | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 549) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB35 | Permitting campus police officers to participate in Deputy Sheriffs Retirement System | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 604) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB154 | Prohibiting sexual orientation instruction in public schools | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 598) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB280 | Displaying official US motto in public schools | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 550) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB102 | Modifying form of certain deeds | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 595) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB427 | Permitting certain teenagers to work without obtaining work permit | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 575) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2347 | The Joel Archer Substance Abuse Intervention Act. | Passed Senate (Roll No. 545) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB474 | Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 610) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB474 | Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs | Motion to concur in House amendments adopted(Roll No. 609) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB474 | Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs | Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 608) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB474 | Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs | Motion to withdraw suspension of Joint Rule 3 and concurrence adopted (Roll No. 607) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB474 | Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs | Passed Senate (Roll No. 606) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB474 | Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs | Passed Senate (Roll No. 605) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2451 | To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 605) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB526 | Creating Pharmacist Prescribing Authority Act | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 551) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB531 | Relating to offenses of assault and battery on athletic officials | Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 594) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2695 | Raleigh and Mason Counties Economic Opportunity Development Districts | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 599) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2797 | Relating to who may diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder as a compensable injury or disease under workers compensation | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 581) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB586 | Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices | Effective from passage (Roll No. 612) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB586 | Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 611) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB586 | Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices | Effective from passage (Roll No. 583) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB586 | Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices | Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 582) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB581 | Relating to school attendance and student participation in 4-H activities | Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 576) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB587 | Relating generally to government contracting | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 553) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2880 | Relating to parent resource navigators | Senate adopted conference report and passed bill (Roll No. 602) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB576 | Authorizing fixed odds racing in horse and dog racing | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 552) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3125 | To remove restrictions from teachers receiving permanent teaching licenses | Effective from passage (Roll No. 590) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3125 | To remove restrictions from teachers receiving permanent teaching licenses | Passed Senate (Roll No. 589) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3111 | To provide pay increases to members of the judiciary | Effective July 1, 2025 (Roll No. 597) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3111 | To provide pay increases to members of the judiciary | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 596) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3164 | Requiring registered sex offenders pay annual fee | Passed Senate (Roll No. 603) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB710 | Relating to the practice of teledentistry | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 577) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB712 | Relating to retirement provisions of systems managed by CPRB | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 554) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB712 | Relating to retirement provisions of systems managed by CPRB | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 555) | 04/12/2025 | Nay |
| HB3181 | Allow all law enforcement officers to purchase gun upon retirement | Senate receded and passed (Roll No. 592) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3297 | Establishing the Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship at West Virginia University. | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 586) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3357 | Supplemental Appropriation - Lottery Surplus - Hope Scholarship | Effective from passage (Roll No. 568) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3357 | Supplemental Appropriation - Lottery Surplus - Hope Scholarship | Passed Senate (Roll No. 567) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3357 | Supplemental Appropriation - Lottery Surplus - Hope Scholarship | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 566) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3360 | Supplemental Appropriation - EDA Bridge Loan Fund | Effective from passage (Roll No. 571) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3360 | Supplemental Appropriation - EDA Bridge Loan Fund | Passed Senate (Roll No. 570) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3360 | Supplemental Appropriation - EDA Bridge Loan Fund | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 569) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3356 | Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Hope Scholarship | Effective from passage (Roll No. 565) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3356 | Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Hope Scholarship | Passed Senate (Roll No. 564) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3356 | Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Hope Scholarship | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 563) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3352 | Supplemental Appropriation - Human Services - Medicaid | Effective from passage (Roll No. 537) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3352 | Supplemental Appropriation - Human Services - Medicaid | Passed Senate (Roll No. 536) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3352 | Supplemental Appropriation - Human Services - Medicaid | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 535) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3349 | Supplemental Appropriation - Medicaid | Effective from passage (Roll No. 534) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3349 | Supplemental Appropriation - Medicaid | Passed Senate (Roll No. 533) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3349 | Supplemental Appropriation - Medicaid | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 532) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3359 | Supplemental Appropriation - EDA and Medicaid Net Zero | Effective from passage (Roll No. 540) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3359 | Supplemental Appropriation - EDA and Medicaid Net Zero | Passed Senate (Roll No. 539) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3359 | Supplemental Appropriation - EDA and Medicaid Net Zero | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 538) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3369 | Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Enrollment | Effective from passage (Roll No. 574) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3369 | Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Enrollment | Passed Senate (Roll No. 573) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3369 | Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Enrollment | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 572) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3371 | Supplemental Appropriation - - HLFC to OIG Net Zero | Effective from passage (Roll No. 543) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3371 | Supplemental Appropriation - - HLFC to OIG Net Zero | Passed Senate (Roll No. 542) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3371 | Supplemental Appropriation - - HLFC to OIG Net Zero | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 541) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2014 | Certified Microgrid Program | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 591) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB837 | Eliminating WV Office of Equal Opportunity | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 555) | 04/12/2025 | Nay |
| SB825 | Permitting higher education institutions enter agreements with non-profit organizations for economic development and job creation | Effective from passage (Roll No. 579) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB825 | Permitting higher education institutions enter agreements with non-profit organizations for economic development and job creation | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 578) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB866 | Requiring WV Board of Education to promulgate legislative rule in consultation with WV Board of Physical Therapy | Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 584) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB914 | Relating to testing and attendance requirements for private, parochial, and church schools | Effective from passage (Roll No. 558) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB914 | Relating to testing and attendance requirements for private, parochial, and church schools | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 557) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB912 | Relating to student growth assessment program | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 556) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB907 | Relating to high impact development projects | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 580) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB941 | Clarifying authority regarding dams designed by US Conservation Service | Effective from passage (Roll No. 560) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB941 | Clarifying authority regarding dams designed by US Conservation Service | Passed Senate (Roll No. 559) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB942 | Modifying requirements for diesel-powered equipment in mines | Effective from passage (Roll No. 562) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB942 | Modifying requirements for diesel-powered equipment in mines | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 561) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3517 | Relating generally to fiscal emergencies of local governments | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 593) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3520 | Expiring funds to the surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, Office of Energy | Effective from passage (Roll No. 588) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3520 | Expiring funds to the surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, Office of Energy | Passed Senate (Roll No. 587) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3520 | Expiring funds to the surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, Office of Energy | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 544) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2054 | Relating to liability of vendors in private farmers markets | Effective from passage (Roll No. 476) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2054 | Relating to liability of vendors in private farmers markets | Passed Senate (Roll No. 466) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2066 | Creating a crime for the destruction of first responder equipment. | Passed Senate (Roll No. 467) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2267 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules | Effective from passage (Roll No. 470) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2267 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules | Passed Senate (Roll No. 469) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2121 | Deceased Disabled Veteran Real Property Exemption for Widowed Spouses | Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 468) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2164 | To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel. | Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 514) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB225 | Expanding powers of National Park Service law-enforcement officers | Effective from passage (Roll No. 500) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB225 | Expanding powers of National Park Service law-enforcement officers | Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 499) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB1 | Requiring utility work and road paving coordination | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 519) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2026 | Budget Bill | Effective from passage (Roll No. 518) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2026 | Budget Bill | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 517) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB449 | Permitting compressed air and rimfire shooting teams in public schools | Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 498) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2344 | Relating generally to traffic safety | Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 471) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2358 | Relating to postmortem examinations | Passed Senate (Roll No. 474) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2351 | Relating to compensation for panel attorneys | Effective July 1, 2025 (Roll No. 473) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2351 | Relating to compensation for panel attorneys | Passed Senate (Roll No. 472) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2434 | Relating to establishing the Stop Squatters Act | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 529) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2451 | To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses | Passed Senate (Roll No. 515) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2511 | Relating to charitable bingo and alcohol sales and consumption while such bingo is taking places | Passed Senate (Roll No. 475) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Economic Development and Tourism Committee | 14 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Finance Committee | 17 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Government Organization Committee | 13 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Senate Economic Development Committee | 15 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Senate Enrolled Bills Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | West Virginia Senate Finance Committee | 17 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Senate Government Organization Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| Detail | West Virginia Senate Workforce Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | West Virginia Senate District 10 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 12/01/2020 |