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Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Monday, February 17, 2025

Monday, February 17, 2025 – 6th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  • SCR 6: US Army Major Jerome Lee Workman Memorial Bridge
  • SCR 7: Cohen Wade Craddock Memorial Bridge
  • SCR 8: US Army E6 Dennis Charles Hurley Memorial Bridge
  • SCR 9: Becker Brothers, Eugene and Kermit Becker Memorial Bridge
  • SCR 10: Donald Lucas & Ronald Lucas Memorial Bridge
  • SCR 11: Charlie Lee Jordan Memorial Bridge
  • SR 6: Commemorating 75th anniversary of Sport Fish Restoration Program

THIRD READING

There are no bills on Third Reading for Monday, February 17, 2025.

SECOND READING

There are no bills on Second Reading for Monday, February 17, 2025.

FIRST READING

  • Com. Sub. for SB 460: Relating to vaccine requirements

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9:30 a.m.: Government Organization (208W)

  • SB 38: Uniform Unlawful Restriction in Land Records Act
  • Com. Sub. for SB 269: Modifying requirements for public water systems or businesses having backflow preventers

1 p.m.: Workforce (208W)

  • Presentation: Dr. Jim Kaufman, President & CEO of West Virginia Hospital Association, to speak on health care workforce challenges
  • SB 249: Expanding employment and training requirements necessary for SNAP benefits

1 p.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure (451M)

  • Introduction of new Senators and Committee staff
  • Organizational Motions
  • Presentation: Secretary Stephen Todd Rumbaugh, P.E., WV Department of Transportation – Overview of DOT, its agencies, their various responsibilities and current work; Sources of funding for WV road infrastructure construction and maintenance; Methods used to prioritize infrastructure funding and maintenance including funding levels for districts, counties and any funding formulas; Maintenance and repaving/resurfacing schedules; and, Publicly available resources concerning ongoing and upcoming infrastructure projects

2 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)

  • Organizational Motions
  • Introduction of Staff
  • Com. Sub. for SB 439: Creating Wind Power Taxation Clarification Act

2 p.m.: Pensions (451M)

  • Introduction of new Senators and Committee staff
  • Organizational Motions
  • Presentation: Jeff Fleck, Executive Director Consolidated Public Retirement Board (CPRB) – Update on operation of the CPRB
  • Presentation: Blair Taylor, Executive Director Municipal Pensions Oversight Board (MPOB) – Update on operation of the MPOB

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

  • SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer
  • SB 139: Requiring one-year residency within district or county to fill vacancy in Legislature
  • SB 240: Updating crime of sexual extortion

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

  • Budget Presentation: Office of the West Virginia Attorney General – J.B. McCuskey, Attorney General
  • Budget Presentation: West Virginia State Auditor’s Office – Mark. A. Hunt, State Auditor
  • Budget Presentation: West Virginia Secretary of State – Kris Warner, Cabinet Secretary

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Senate Bills to be Introduced Monday, February 17, 2025

  • SB 506: Relating to enhanced pay for teachers (Tarr, Barrett, Grady; Education then Finance)
  • SB 507: Prohibiting drag shows from being performed in front of minors (Thorne; Judiciary)
  • SB 508: Creating mental hygiene regions by Supreme Court of Appeals (Deeds; Judiciary then Finance)
  • SB 509: Modifying criminal penalties imposed on parent, guardian, or custodian for child abuse (Deeds; Judiciary)
  • SB 510: Providing for creation of Stable Energy Rates Protection Act (Rose, Martin; Energy, Industry, and Mining then Government Organization)
  • SJR 8: Citizenship Requirement to Vote in WV Elections Amendment (Rucker, Azinger, Barrett, Chapman, Grady, Martin, Maynard, Rose, Takubo, Taylor, Weld; Judiciary then Finance)
  • SR 7: Recognizing 153rd anniversary of Glenville State University (Martin, Queen)
  • SR 8: Designating February 18, 2025, as WV Banker’s Day at Legislature (Morris)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Friday, February 14, 2025

No bills were advanced from committee on Friday, February 14, 2025.

Resolutions that Have Been Adopted by the Senate as of Friday, February 14, 2025 (3)

  • SCR 1: Adopting Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 01-08)
  • SCR 2: Authorizing payment of joint expenses (Adopted, 01-08)
  • SCR 4: Amending Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 02-12)

Action on House Bills in the Senate as of Friday, February 14, 2025 (2)

  • HB 2024: Updating the meaning certain terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Pending Senate introduction)
  • HB 2025: Updating terms in the Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Pending Senate introduction)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Friday, February 14, 2025 (7 – 3 Senate; 4 House)

  • SCR 1: Adopting Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 01-08)
  • SCR 2: Authorizing payment of joint expenses (Adopted, 01-08)
  • SCR 4: Amending Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 02-12)
  • HCR 1: Raising a Joint Assembly to open and publish election returns (Adopted, 01-08)
  • HCR 2: Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor (Adopted, 01-08)
  • HCR 3: Providing for an adjournment of the Legislature until February 12, 2025 (Adopted, 01-08)
  • HCR 4: Raising a Joint Assembly to hear remarks of the Governor (Adopted, 01-12)

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on X for updates.

All Senate Committee meetings and floor sessions are available for both live streaming and to watch again in our archives. The link to the Senate’s archived video page can be found here:http://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00289/Harmony/en/View/UpcomingEvents.

Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

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This Week in the House of Delegates

For the week ending Feb. 14, 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates Committee on Government Organization learned on just the second of the 60-day regular legislative session how the body’s new process for examining proposed legislation can help solve problems without passing a bill at all.

“I knew this was a possible effect of the new committee format, but I didn’t expect to see it in action during our first meeting,” said House Government Organization Committee Chairman Chris Phillips, R-Barbour. “I’m pleased we had designated time for the bill sponsor to explain what he was hoping to accomplish, then committee members who asked thoughtful questions and offered their own ideas but I’m especially happy the State Fire Marshal Ken Tyree was able to speak openly with us and agree to a solution that will work without changing the law.”

The House began the first session of the 87th Legislature with six standing committees, with four subcommittees under the House Finance Committee and three subcommittees under all the other standing committees. When a bill is introduced, the Speaker will refer it to a standing committee or a subcommittee, and a standing committee can refer it to a subcommittee. If it’s placed on an agenda, it must go through a hearing where the bill sponsor explains the bill’s purpose. The hearing stage is also when members of the public may provide testimony along with written comments to be included with the bill’s materials. The process is the same for both the subcommittee and the standing committee, so each bill has the potential for multiple hearings.

The Committee heard House Bill 2074 Thursday, which sponsor Jim Butler, R-Mason, explained was spurred by a specific issue with food booths at his local county fair. Butler explained how a fire inspector visited and said the block buildings that had been in place for at least 50 years all needed automatic fire suppression systems or the nonprofit vendors operating for fundraisers would have to shut down. The short-term solution was for the vendors to each accept written violations with instructions to correct the problem within a window of time, which now is approaching.

“In this instance, the day one discussion resulted in an agreement between committee members, the bill sponsor and the Fire Marshal that the underlying and over-restrictive requirement in the fire code will be amended in the rules process,” Butler said. “This means the problem is solved without the need to advance the bill, and I’ll certainly follow up to be sure that change occurs as expected, but I’m very pleased with this outcome.

“Any time we can solve a problem for our constituents it’s a win, and doing so without endlessly amending state law is a bonus.”

As Marshal Tyree explained to the committee members, the state fire code was written in 1979 and updated about 15 times since then, but he said he’d have no problem addressing Butler’s narrow and limited exception under rule instead.

“If anyone has ever wondered how the West Virginia State Code could have become a patchwork of narrow nooks and crannies that may seem like they don’t fit together, one simply has to live through a few legislative sessions,” said House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay. “This specific instance was not necessarily the grand challenges of the state that we know we must address, but this was a meaningful proposal nonetheless and I’m pleased that its abbreviated journey through the legislative process is a good thing.”

A total of 377 bills have been introduced in the House, and the 60-day, regular legislative session ends at midnight April 12.

Contact: Ann Ali at (304) 340-3323

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Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Friday, February 14, 2025

Friday, February 14, 2025 – 3rd Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 10 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  • SCR 5: US Marine Corps Sergeant Robert Milford Payne Memorial Bridge
  • SR 5: Designating February 14, 2025, as National Organ Donor Day at Legislature

THIRD READING

There are no bills on Third Reading for Friday, February 14, 2025.

SECOND READING

There are no bills on Second Reading for Friday, February 14, 2025.

FIRST READING

There are no bills on First Reading for Friday, February 14, 2025.

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9:30 a.m.: Government Organization (208W)

  • Organizational Motions

9:30 a.m.: Education (451M)

  • Organizational Motions

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Senate Bills to be Introduced Friday, February 14, 2025

  • SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor and their immediate family members (FN) (Morris, Deeds, Fuller, Hamilton; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
  • SB 465: Creating WV Treasurer’s Investment in Precious Metals and Digital Currency Act (Rose; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
  • SB 466: Making vaccinations voluntary and not mandatory (FN) (Willis; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 467: Setting forth requirements for foster child clothing allowances (Deeds; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 468: Establishing WV Defend the Guard Act (Rose; Military then Judiciary)
  • SB 469: Creating WV Constitutional Carry Act of 2025 (Rose, Thorne; Judiciary)
  • SB 470: Creating WV Athletic Freedom Act (Rose, Thorne; Education)
  • SB 471: Creating Student-First School Funding Act (Rose, Thorne; Education then Finance)
  • SB 472: Requiring transparency from Department of Human Services (Deeds; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
  • SB 473: Limiting medical monitoring damages (Tarr; Judiciary)
  • SB 474: [By Request of the Executive] Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs (Smith, Woelfel; Judiciary then Finance)
  • SB 475: Creating Violent Crime Prevention Act (Stuart; Judiciary)
  • SB 476: Relating to permissible expenditures by Water Development Authority from Infrastructure Fund (Phillips, Hart, Queen, Tarr; Finance)
  • SB 477: Requiring ambulance at middle school or high school football game (Woelfel; Education then Finance)
  • SB 478: Repealing athletic eligibility of transfer students (Woelfel; Education)
  • SB 479: Relating to forms and disclosures to Ethics Commission (FN) (Woodrum; Government Organization then Finance)
  • SB 480: Allowing licensed substitute and full-time teachers to serve as parent volunteers without additional background check (Woodrum; Education)
  • SB 481: Allowing off-duty law-enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at public schools and public school events (Woodrum, Oliverio; Judiciary)
  • SB 482: Certified Professional Midwife Licensing and Regulation (Woodrum; Government Organization)
  • SB 483: Increasing civil penalties for failure to file required campaign finance reports (Woodrum, Oliverio; Government Organization)
  • SB 484: Relating to disclosures and penalties associated with use of synthetic media and artificial intelligence (Woodrum, Oliverio; Judiciary)
  • SB 485: Exempting the West Virginia Secretary of State from competitive bidding process (Woodrum, Oliverio; Government Organization)
  • SB 486: Clarifying eligibility requirements to vote in WV elections (Woodrum, Oliverio; Government Organization)
  • SB 487: Removing ineligible voters from active voter rolls (Woodrum; Government Organization)
  • SB 488: Clarifying definition of electioneering (Woodrum, Oliverio; Judiciary)
  • SB 489: Relating to election law violation complaints and procedures (Woodrum, Oliverio; Judiciary)
  • SB 490: Prohibiting ranked-choice voting in elections in West Virginia (Woodrum, Oliverio; Judiciary)
  • SB 491: Relating to reporting requirements and spending thresholds for expenditures on elections (Woodrum, Oliverio; Government Organization)
  • SB 492: Removing outdated provisions governing political committees (Woodrum, Oliverio; Government Organization)
  • SB 493: Removing the amount limitations on contributions to all political committees (Woodrum; Government Organization)
  • SB 494: Expanding time frame for certain electioneering communication reporting requirements (Woodrum, Oliverio; Government Organization)
  • SB495: Requiring contact information for chair of political committee (Woodrum, Oliverio; Government Organization)
  • SB 496: Removing reflexology and other energy-based work from definition of “massage therapy” (Thorne, Rucker; Government Organization)
  • SB 497: Preventing home insurers from canceling policy for isolated event (Chapman; Banking and Insurance)
  • SB 498: Permitting dedicated lottery tickets for special interests (FN) (Chapman; Finance)
  • SB 499: [By Request of the Executive] Non-Profit Athletics Act (Smith, Woelfel; Education)
  • SB 500: Transferring audits of volunteer fire departments to Legislative Auditor (FN) (Chapman; Government Organization)
  • SB 501: Relating to loan form (Tarr; Banking and Insurance)
  • SB 502: Relating to counties’ ability to regulate floodplains under National Flood Insurance Program guidelines (Rucker; Government Organization)
  • SB 503: Allowing sheriffs to appoint more than one chief deputy with consent of county commission (Helton; Judiciary)
  • SB 504: Prohibiting camping in public places (Helton; Judiciary)
  • SB 505: Ensuring Reliable and Affordable Electricity Act (Martin, Smith; Energy, Industry, and Mining then Government Organization)
  • SJR 6: Elimination of Business Inventory Tax Amendment (Rose, Thorne; Judiciary then Finance)
  • SJR 7: WV Educational Governance Accountability Amendment (Rose, Thorne; Judiciary then Finance)
  • SCR 6: US Army Major Jerome Lee Workman Memorial Bridge (Deeds)
  • SCR 7: Cohen Wade Craddock Memorial Bridge (Stuart)
  • SCR 8: US Army E6 Dennis Charles Hurley Memorial Bridge (Phillips, Tarr)
  • SCR 9: Becker Brothers, Eugene and Kermit Becker Memorial Bridge (Oliverio, Fuller, Taylor, Weld)
  • SCR 10: Donald Lucas & Ronald Lucas Memorial Bridge (Stuart)
  • SCR 11: Charlie Lee Jordan Memorial Bridge (Stuart)
  • SR 6: Commemorating 75th anniversary of Sport Fish Restoration Program (Hamilton, Deeds, Garcia, Hart, Jeffries, Morris, Queen, Rose, Rucker, Tarr, Woodrum)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Thursday, February 13, 2025

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

  • Com. Sub. for SB 460: Relating to vaccine requirements
  • Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • Com. Sub. for SB 29: Allowing physicians assistants to own practice
  • Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Finance

  • SB 454: Updating terms in Corporation Net Income Tax Act
  • Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • SB 455: Updating terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act
  • Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Resolutions that Have Been Adopted by the Senate as of Thursday, February 13, 2025 (3)

  • SCR 1: Adopting Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 01-08)
  • SCR 2: Authorizing payment of joint expenses (Adopted, 01-08)
  • SCR 4: Amending Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 02-12)

Action on House Bills in the Senate as of Thursday, February 13, 2025 (2)

  • HB 2024: Updating the meaning certain terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Pending Senate introduction)
  • HB 2025: Updating terms in the Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Pending Senate introduction)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Thursday, February 13, 2025 (7 – 3 Senate; 4 House)

  • SCR 1: Adopting Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 01-08)
  • SCR 2: Authorizing payment of joint expenses (Adopted, 01-08)
  • SCR 4: Amending Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 02-12)
  • HCR 1: Raising a Joint Assembly to open and publish election returns (Adopted, 01-08)
  • HCR 2: Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor (Adopted, 01-08)
  • HCR 3: Providing for an adjournment of the Legislature until February 12, 2025 (Adopted, 01-08)
  • HCR 4: Raising a Joint Assembly to hear remarks of the Governor (Adopted, 01-12)

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.

All Senate Committee meetings and floor sessions are available for both live streaming and to watch again in our archives. The link to the Senate’s archived video page can be found here:http://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00289/Harmony/en/View/UpcomingEvents.

Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

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Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Thursday, February 13, 2025

Thursday, February 13, 2025 – 2nd Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  • SCR 3: US Army Warrant Officer Joseph Rose III Memorial Bridge
  • SR 4: Recognizing public service of Frances Jones on Mineral County Day at Legislature

THIRD READING

There are no bills on Third Reading for Thursday, February 13, 2025.

SECOND READING

There are no bills on Second Reading for Thursday, February 13, 2025.

FIRST READING

There are no bills on First Reading for Thursday, February 13, 2025.

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9:30 a.m.: Finance (451M)

  • Introduction of Staff
  • Organizational Motions
  • Budget Presentation: West Virginia Department of Revenue – Eric Nelson, Cabinet Secretary

1 p.m.: Economic Development (208W)

  • Staff Introductions
  • Organizational Motions

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)

  • Organizational Motions
  • SB 460: Relating to vaccine requirements *
  • SB 29: Allowing physicians assistants to own practice

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

  • Procedural Motions
  • Introduction of Staff

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

  • Budget Presentation: Governor’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Presentation – Eric Nelson, Cabinet Secretary, Department of Revenue

* pending introduction of bill during Thursday’s floor session

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Senate Bills to be Introduced Thursday, February 13, 2025

  • SB 301: Department of Administration rule relating to general administration of records management and preservation (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 302: Department of Administration rule relating to retention and disposal scheduling (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 303: Department of Administration rule relating to management of records maintained by Records Center (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 304: Department of Administration rule relating to exemptions from management services provided by Fleet Management Division (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 305: Department of Administration rule relating to financial services reporting (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 306: Information Services and Communications Division rule relating to plan of operation (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 307: Information Services and Communications Division rule relating to telecommunications payments by spending units (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 308: Office of Technology rule relating to plan of operation (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 309: Office of Technology rule relating to telecommunications payments made by state spending units (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 310: Public Defender Services rule relating to payment of fees and reimbursement of expenses for court-appointed attorneys (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 311: DEP rule relating to hazardous waste management system (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 312: DEP rule relating to ambient air quality standards (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 313: DEP rule relating to standards of performance for new stationary sources (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 314: DEP rule relating to control of air pollution from hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 315: DEP rule relating to emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 316: DEP rule relating to requirements governing water quality standards (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 317: DEP rule relating to underground injection control (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 318: DEP rule relating to water pollution control permit fee schedules (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 319: Department of Health rule relating to public water systems (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 320: Department of Health rule relating to statewide trauma and emergency care system (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 321: Department of Health rule relating to fatality and mortality review team (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 322: Department of Health rule relating to vital statistics (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 323: Department of Health rule relating to emergency medical services (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 324: Department of Health rule relating to Primary Care Support Program (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 325: Department of Health rule relating to general provisions of Medical Cannabis Program (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 326: Department of Health rule relating to growers and processors of Medical Cannabis Program (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 327: Department of Health rule relating to laboratories of Medical Cannabis Program (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 328: Department of Health rule relating to dispensaries of Medical Cannabis Program (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 329: Department of Health rule relating to Safe Harbor Letter for Medical Cannabis Program (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 330: Department of Health rule relating to critical access hospitals (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 331: Department of Human Services rule relating to Recovery Residence Certification and Accreditation Program (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 332: Department of Human Services rule relating to pilot program for drug screening of applicants for cash assistance (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 333: Office of Inspector General rule relating to hospital licensure (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 334: Office of Inspector General rule relating to behavioral health centers licensure (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 335: Governor’s Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Correction rule relating to protocol for law-enforcement response to child abuse and neglect (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 336: Governor’s Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Correction rule relating to sexual assault forensic examinations (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 337: Division of Protective Services rule relating to ranks and duties of officers within membership of division (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 338: State Emergency Response Commission rule relating to Emergency Planning Grant Program (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 339: State Police rule relating to cadet selection (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 340: State Police rule relating to WV State Police Career Progression System (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 341: Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner rule relating to private club licensing (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 342: Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner rule relating to sale of wine and hard cider (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 343: Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner rule relating to tobacco products in vending machines (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 344: Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner rule relating to distilleries, mini-distilleries, and micro-distilleries (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 345: Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner rule relating to retail enforcement of select plant-based derivatives and derivative products, including hemp and kratom (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 346: Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner rule relating to nonintoxicating beer licensing and operations procedures (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 347: Insurance Commissioner rule relating to Medicare Supplement Insurance (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 348: Lottery Commission rule relating to WV Lottery Sports Wagering Rule (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 349: Tax Department rule relating to payment of taxes by electronic funds transfer (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 350: Tax Department rule relating to alternative resolution of tax disputes (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 351: Tax Department rule relating to consumers sales and service tax and use tax (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 352: Tax Department rule relating to exchange of information pursuant to written agreement (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 353: DOH rule relating to construction and reconstruction of state roads (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 354: DOH rule relating to use of state rights-of-way and adjacent areas (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 355: DOH rule relating to transportation of hazardous wastes on roads and highways (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 356: DOH rule relating to small wireless facilities on state rights-of-way (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 357: DMV rule relating to actions affecting driving privileges (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 358: DMV rule relating to disclosure of information from division files (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 359: DMV rule relating to handicapped placards (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 360: DMV rule relating to Safety and Treatment Program (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 361: DOH rule relating to State Vehicle Title, Registration, and Relicensing Project of 2018 (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 362: Parkways Authority rule relating to supporting electronic toll collection and enforcement (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 363: Department of Agriculture rule relating to state aid for fairs and festivals (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 364: Department of Agriculture rule relating to inspection of meat and poultry (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 365: Department of Agriculture rule relating to licensing and other fees (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 366: Department of Agriculture rule relating to WV manufacture-grade milk (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 367: Department of Agriculture rule relating to employment references, employment inquiries, and background checks (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 368: Department of Agriculture rule relating to WV fish processing (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 369: Department of Agriculture rule relating to select plant-based derivatives and select plant-based derivative products (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 370: Department of Agriculture rule relating to Rural Rehabilitation Program (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 371: Department of Agriculture rule relating to raw milk (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 372: Board of Architects rule relating to registration of architects (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 373: Board of Architects rule relating to fees for registration of architects (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 374: State Auditor rule relating to Local Government Purchasing Card Program (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 375: State Auditor rule relating to private trust companies (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 376: Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists rule relating to operation of certain salons and schools (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 377: Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists rule relating to schedule of fees (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 378: Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists rule relating to schedule of fines (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 379: Board of Chiropractic Examiners rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensure determinations (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 380: Board of Dentistry rule relating to continuing education requirements (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 381: Board of Dentistry rule relating to mobile dental facilities and portable dental units (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 382: Election Commission rule relating to regulation of campaign finance (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 383: Board of Funeral Service Examiners rule relating to funeral director, embalmer, apprentice, courtesy card holders, and funeral establishment requirements (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 384: Massage Therapy Licensure Board rule relating to general provisions (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 385: Board of Medicine rule relating to waiver of initial licensing fees for certain applicants (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 386: Board of Occupational Therapy rule relating to fees for services rendered by board (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 387: Board of Occupational Therapy rule relating to competency standards for advanced practice by occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 388: Board of Occupational Therapy rule relating to request for waiver of licensing fees for certain individuals (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 389: Board of Occupational Therapy rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensure determinations (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 390: Board of Occupational Therapy rule relating to telehealth practice requirements and definitions (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 391: Board of Osteopathic Medicine rule relating to waiver of initial licensing fees for certain applicants (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 392: Board of Pharmacy rule relating to licensure and practice of pharmacy (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 393: Board of Pharmacy rule relating to Uniform Controlled Substances Act (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 394: Board of Pharmacy rule relating to regulations governing pharmacy permits (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 395: Board of Pharmacy rule relating to application of waiver of initial licensing fees for certain individuals (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 396: Board of Examiners of Psychologists rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensures and fee waivers (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 397: Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board rule relating to requirements for licensure and certification (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 398: Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board rule relating to renewal of licensure or certification (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 399: Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board rule relating to requirements for registration and renewal of appraisal management companies (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 400: Real Estate Commission rule relating to licensing real estate brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons and conduct of brokerage business (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 401: Real Estate Commission rule relating to application of waiver of initial licensing fees for certain individuals (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 402: Real Estate Commission rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial license eligibility determination (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 403: Board of Registered Nurses rule relating to requirements for registration, licensure, and professional misconduct (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 404: Board of Respiratory Care rule relating to criteria for licensure (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 405: Board of Respiratory Care rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial licensure determinations (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 406: Board of Respiratory Care rule relating to telehealth practice requirements and definitions (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 407: Board of Sanitarians rule relating to practice of public health sanitation (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 408: Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology rule relating to speech-language pathology and audiology assistants (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 409: Hope Scholarship Board rule relating to Hope Scholarship Program (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 410: State Conservation Committee rule relating to State Conservation Committee grant program (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 411: Office of Miners’ Health, Safety, and Training rule relating to certification, recertification, and training of EMT-Miners and certification of EMT-M instructors (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 412: DNR rule relating to transporting and selling wildlife parts and pelts (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 413: DNR rule relating to boating (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 414: DNR rule relating to special boating (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 415: DNR rule relating to public use of campgrounds and campsites in WV state parks, forests, and rail trails (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 416: DNR rule relating to special projects and grants for WV state parks, forests, and rail trails (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 417: DNR rule relating to prohibitions when hunting and trapping (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 418: DNR rule relating to general hunting (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 419: DNR rule relating to special waterfowl hunting (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 420: DNR rule relating to special fishing (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 421: DNR rule relating to catching and selling baitfish (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 422: DNR rule relating to falconry (Woodrum; Judiciary)
  • SB 423: Modifying appropriation requirements of certain economic development funds (Rucker; Economic Development then Finance)
  • SB 424: Restoring Sanity Act (Rucker; Education then Judiciary)
  • SB 425: Relating to partisan judge and magistrate elections (Maynard; Judiciary)
  • SB 426: Dissolving PEIA and converting to employer-owned mutual insurance company (Taylor; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
  • SB 427: Permitting certain teenagers to work without obtaining work permit (Phillips; Workforce)
  • SB 428: Patrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Memorial Act (FN) (Phillips; Judiciary then Finance)
  • SB 429: Providing tax credit to certain disabled veterans for lifetime hunting, trapping, and fishing license (FN) (Smith; Military then Finance)
  • SB 430: Relating to cost-sharing requirements for breast examinations (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 431: Protecting minors from exposure to indecent displays of sexually explicit nature (Azinger; Judiciary)
  • SB 432: Requiring county boards of education adopt policies limiting use of personal cell phones and other electronic communication devices (Stuart; Education)
  • SB 433: Relating to dental health care service plans (Chapman; Banking and Insurance)
  • SB 434: Requiring each public school building be equipped with at least one panic alarm for use in school security emergency (Grady; Education then Finance)
  • SB 435: Updating WV Law Institute (Weld; Judiciary)
  • SB 436: Changing percent of fees retained by Auditor (Smith; Finance)
  • SB 437: Establishing WV Coal Marketing Program (FN) (Rose; Energy, Industry, and Mining then Finance)
  • SB 438: Creating WV Intrastate Energy Use Act (Rose; Judiciary)
  • SB 439: Creating Wind Power Taxation Clarification Act (Rose; Energy, Industry, and Mining then Finance)
  • SB 440: Requiring each judicial candidate to file as partisan candidate (Helton; Judiciary)
  • SB 441: Establishing digital currency backed by gold (Rucker; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
  • SB 442: Creating WV Released Time Education Act (Rucker; Education then Finance)
  • SB 443: Criminal background checks for licensing (Tarr; Government Organization)
  • SB 444: Establishing 3-year mandatory prison sentence for person convicted of illegal possession of Schedule I and Schedule II drugs (FN) (Tarr; Judiciary then Finance)
  • SB 445: Permitting state legislators to carry concealed handguns while on Capitol grounds (Tarr; Judiciary)
  • SB 446: Establishing branch banks and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation requirements (Tarr; Banking and Insurance)
  • SB 447: Creating Oral Health and Cancer Rights Act (Takubo, Oliverio; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 448: Creating credit against severance tax for certain infrastructure improvements (Phillips; Energy, Industry, and Mining then Finance)
  • SB 449: Permitting compressed air and rimfire shooting teams in public schools (Tarr; Education)
  • SB 450: Establishing WV Guardian Program (FN) (Tarr; Education then Finance)
  • SB 451: Enhancing retirement payout for state employees who have been drawing defined retirement benefits for at least 12 years (FN) (Tarr; Pensions then Finance)
  • SB 452: [By Request of the Executive] Relating to executive branch reorganization (Smith, Woelfel; Government Organization)
  • SB 453: [By Request of the Executive] Repealing certificate of need process (Smith, Woelfel; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 454: [By Request of the Executive] Updating terms in Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Smith, Woelfel; Finance)
  • SB 455: [By Request of the Executive] Updating meaning certain terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act (Smith, Woelfel; Finance)
  • SB 456: [By Request of the Executive] Defining “men” and “women” (Smith, Woelfel; Judiciary)
  • SB 457: [By Request of the Executive] Prohibiting cell phones in class (Smith, Woelfel; Education)
  • SB 458: [By Request of the Executive] Universal Professional and Occupational Licensing Act of 2025 (Smith, Woelfel; Government Organization)
  • SB 459: Requiring county economic development committee members be state residents (Thorne; Government Organization)
  • SB 460: [By Request of the Executive] Relating to vaccine requirements (Smith, Woelfel; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 461: [By Request of the Executive] Establishing One Stop Shop Permitting Process (Smith, Woelfel; Government Organization then Finance)
  • SB 462: Permitting Board of Occupational Therapy to require criminal history record checks (Takubo; Government Organization)
  • SB 463: Creating new penalty and procedure for simple possession of certain Schedule I or II substances (Deeds; Judiciary)
  • SCR 5: US Marine Corps Sergeant Robert Milford Payne Memorial Bridge (Jeffries)
  • SR 5: Designating February 14, 2025, as National Organ Donor Day at Legislature (Chapman)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.

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Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 – 1st Day of Session

The Senate will convene at noon. The State of the State address begins at 7 p.m. in the House Chamber.

THIRD READING

There are no bills on Third Reading for Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

SECOND READING

There are no bills on Second Reading for Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

FIRST READING

There are no bills on First Reading for Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

Scheduled Committee Meetings

1 p.m.: Select Committee on Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health (451M)

  • Organizational Motions
  • Presentation: Law Enforcement Statistics related to Substance Use Disorder in West Virginia – Jack Luikart, Director, West Virginia Fusion Center

2 p.m.: Public Hearing (House Finance – 460M)

  • Required Presentation on Federal Block Grants Funding to the Senate and House Finance Committees

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Senate Bills to be Introduced Wednesday, February 12, 2025

  • SB 1: Requiring PSC to be clearinghouse for state road paving projects (Chapman; Transportation and Infrastructure then Government Organization)
  • SB 2: Designating Patriot Day as state holiday (Chapman; Finance)
  • SB 3: Modifying permissible expenditures by Water Development Authority from Infrastructure Fund (Oliverio; Finance)
  • SB 4: Prohibiting compensation when assisting persons apply for VA benefits in certain circumstances (Oliverio; Military then Finance)
  • SB 5: Authorizing Adopt-A-Road volunteer programs under jurisdiction of DOT (Maynard; Transportation and Infrastructure)
  • SB 6: Exempting life insurance cash value from Medicaid eligibility calculations (Oliverio, Barrett, Garcia, Phillips, Queen, Woodrum; Banking and Insurance then Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 7: Creating crime of desecration of deceased human body (Woodrum, Deeds; Judiciary)
  • SB 8: Providing additional sites and devices for newborn safe surrender (Thorne; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 9: Eliminating tax exemption of state-owned real property (FN) (Smith; Finance)
  • SB 10: Exempting certain meat processes from consumers sales and service tax (FN) (Smith; Agriculture then Finance)
  • SB 11: Orphan Oil and Gas Well Prevention Act (FN) (Smith; Energy, Industry and Mining then Finance)
  • SB 12: Requiring Department of Human Services to update long-term care and substance abuse treatment services in certain areas (FN) (Smith; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 13: Establishing residency requirements for candidates seeking nomination and election to US Congress (Smith; Judiciary)
  • SB 14: Relating to nonferrous metal sales and transportation to secondary recycler (FN) (Smith; Energy, Industry and Mining then Finance)
  • SB 15: Requiring Department of Human Services file petition to terminate parental rights under certain circumstances (Smith; Judiciary)
  • SB 16: Clarifying requirements for filing occupational pneumoconiosis claims (FN) (Smith; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
  • SB 17: Fetal Heartbeat Act (Smith; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
  • SB 18: Allowing county commissions to impose amusement tax (FN) (Smith; Government Organization then Finance)
  • SB 19: Providing civil and criminal immunity for use of force in defense of self, real and personal property (Smith; Judiciary)
  • SB 20: Requiring funding for increased costs to volunteer fire departments and EMS units (FN) (Smith; Government Organization then Finance)
  • SB 21: Assessing wildlife impact fee on wind power projects (FN) (Smith; Natural Resources then Finance)
  • SB 22: Applying penalties for nonpayment of royalties under terms of oil and natural gas leases (Smith; Energy, Industry and Mining)
  • SB 23: Creating Special Road Repair Fund (FN) (Smith; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
  • SB 24: Requiring certain probationers to participate in work release program and six months in work release center (Smith; Judiciary then Finance)
  • SB 25: Creating WV Coal Marketing Program (FN) (Smith; Energy, Industry and Mining then Finance)
  • SB 26: Authorizing proceeds and application of hotel occupancy tax to municipalities and county commissions (Smith; Economic Development then Government Organization)
  • SB 27: Clarifying felony of exhibiting obscene matter to minor (Chapman; Judiciary)
  • SB 28: Requiring insurance coverage of certain genetic testing without cost sharing (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 29: Allowing physicians assistants to own practice (Takubo; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 30: Requiring medically necessary care and treatment to address congenital anomalies associated with cleft lip and cleft palate (FN) (Woodrum; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 31: Relating to DNA data maintained for law-enforcement purposes (Oliverio; Judiciary then Finance)
  • SB 32: Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act (IB) (Oliverio; Judiciary)
  • SB 33: Establishing Public/Private Small Business Enhancement Program (Oliverio; Government Organization then Finance)
  • SB 34: Creating community solar pilot program (Oliverio; Energy, Industry and Mining then Finance)
  • SB 35: Permitting campus police officers to participate in Deputy Sheriffs Retirement System (FN) (Oliverio; Pensions then Finance)
  • SB 36: Clarifying requirements and compensation when assisting persons apply for VA benefits in certain circumstances (Oliverio; Military then Judiciary)
  • SB 37: Allowing Teachers Retirement System members to exchange unused leave for monetary compensation (FN) (Oliverio; Education then Finance)
  • SB 38: Uniform Unlawful Restriction in Land Records Act (Oliverio; Government Organization then Judiciary)
  • SB 39: Uniform Special Deposits Act (Banking and Insurance then Judiciary)
  • SB 40: Requiring doula services be covered and reimbursed by Medicaid and PEIA (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 41: Approving overtime pay for teachers (Taylor; Education then Finance)
  • SB 42: Reducing number of days required for certain educators to apply for full-time employment (Rucker; Education then Finance)
  • SB 43: Relating to administration of anesthetics (Rucker; Health and Human Resource then Finance)
  • SB 44: Modifying ratio of children at family child care facilities (Taylor; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 45: Relieving railroad companies of liability during parades under certain circumstances (Taylor; Judiciary)
  • SB 46: Allowing municipalities to complete work previously requested to DOH (Taylor; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
  • SB 47: Authorizing WVSSAC to promulgate legislative rules (Taylor; Education)
  • SB 48: Creating mobile training team for school safety (Taylor; Education then Judiciary)
  • SB 49: Prohibiting mandates for vaccines (Taylor; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 50: Requiring municipal elections to be held on same day as statewide elections (Taylor; Judiciary)
  • SB 51: Taylor Removing rape and incest exception to obtain abortion in WV (Taylor; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
  • SB 52: Relating to exemptions from excise taxes (FN) (Woodrum; Finance)
  • SB 53: Prohibiting schools from starting earlier than 7:45 am (Oliverio; Education)
  • SB 54: Requiring age-appropriate instruction on Holocaust in public schools (Oliverio; Education)
  • SB 55: Requiring DOH Commissioner to develop formula for allocating road funds among districts (FN) (Oliverio; Transportation and Insurance then Finance)
  • SB 56: Increasing Homestead Property Tax Exemption for homeowners (FN) (Oliverio; Finance)
  • SB 57: Establishing tax on production of electricity from wind and solar sources (FN) (Phillips; Energy, Industry and Mining then Finance)
  • SB 58: Permitting State Tax Division investigators carry concealed weapons (Phillips; Judiciary)
  • SB 59: Requiring user photo on EBT cards (Phillips; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 60: Establishing road or highway infrastructure improvement projects or coal production and processing facilities tax credit (FN) (Phillips; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
  • SB 61: Providing cost-of-living adjustment for certain PERS and State Teachers Retirement System retirees (FN) (Woelfel; Pensions then Finance)
  • SB 62: Requiring investigative and assessment services in relation to child welfare (Woelfel; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
  • SB 63: Authorizing restitution to victims of securities fraud (FN) (Oliverio; Judiciary then Finance)
  • SB 64: Prohibiting financial institutions from discriminating against firearms businesses (Phillips; Banking and Insurance then Judiciary)
  • SB 65: Relating to fire department recruitment and retention (FN) (Phillips; Government Organization then Finance)
  • SB 66: Providing exemption from state severance tax for coal sold to coal-fired power plants located in WV (FN) (Phillips; Energy, Industry and Mining then Finance)
  • SB 67: Allowing motor vehicle racing on county or municipal roads under certain circumstances (FN) (Maynard; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
  • SB 68: Limiting landowner liability when land is used for certain purposes (Maynard; Judiciary)
  • SB 69: Requiring parental notification of minors being prescribed contraceptives (Maynard; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 70: Clarifying process for filling vacancies in Legislature (Maynard; Judiciary)
  • SB 71: WV Monument and Memorial Protection Act of 2025 (Maynard; Government Organization)
  • SB 72: Requiring parental notification of school-based dispensaries of contraceptives to minors (Maynard; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 73: Clarifying that tenancy includes persons who reside in sober living home (Woelfel; Judiciary)
  • SB 74: Creating pilot program for recovery residences in Cabell County (Woelfel; Judiciary)
  • SB 75: Changing distribution of income from excess lottery fund (FN) (Rucker; Finance)
  • SB 76: Increasing WV Natural Resources Police Officer Retirement System accrued benefit for certain members (FN) (Deeds; Pensions then Finance)
  • SB 77: Providing all coal severance tax be provided to county that produced coal (FN) (Phillips; Energy, Industry and Mining then Finance)
  • SB 78: Providing tax credit to corporations for existing employer-provided child care facilities (FN) (Takubo; Finance)
  • SB 79: Uniform Mortgage Modification Act (IB) (Oliverio; Judiciary)
  • SB 80: Requiring moment of silence at beginning of each school day (Rucker; Education then Judiciary)
  • SB 81: Establishing criminal offense for crimes against public justice workers (Rucker; Judiciary)
  • SB 82: Establishing criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults (Rucker; Judiciary)
  • SB 83: Allowing Foster Care Ombudsman access to child protective records (Rucker; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 84: Providing license for certified professional midwife (Rucker; Health and Human Resources then Government Organization)
  • SB 85: Prohibiting use or sale of abortifacients (Rucker; Judiciary)
  • SB 86: Creating Unmatched Medical Graduate Advisory Council (Rucker; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 87: Establishing WV Mothers and Babies Pregnancy Support Program (Rucker; Finance)
  • SB 88: Requiring Fire Commission promulgate standards for propane tank installation in certain homes (Rucker; Government Organization)
  • SB 89: Creating alternative high-risk population public charter schools (FN) (Education then Finance)
  • SB 90: Providing greater access to unused buildings for public charter schools (Rucker; Education)
  • SB 91: Requiring notice be sent to owners of record before real property can be sold due to nonpayment of taxes (Rucker; Government Organization)
  • SB92: Glucagon for Schools Act (Rucker; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 93: Creating E-cigarette and E-cigarette Liquid Directory (Rucker; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 94: Requiring course in public schools on human development (Rucker; Education)
  • SB 95: Allowing reimbursement for remote ultrasound procedures and fetal nonstress tests (Rucker; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 96: Exempting ad valorem property tax on property used for divine worship, educational, and charitable purposes (FN) (Rucker; Finance)
  • SB 97: WV Chemical Abortion Prohibition Act (Rucker; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
  • SB 98: Adding grievance and appellate procedures for individuals participating in DMV safety and treatment program (FN) (Rucker; Judiciary then Finance)
  • SB 99: Return to WV Tax Credit Act (FN) (Clements; Finance)
  • SB 100: Allowing members of State Police retirement system to use accrued leave as credit toward retirement (Barrett; Pensions then Finance)
  • SB 100: Allowing members of State Police retirement system to use accrued leave as credit toward retirement (Barrett; Pensions then Finance)
  • SB 101: Imposing deadlines for autopsies and autopsy reports (Weld; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 102: Modifying form of certain deeds (Weld; Judiciary)
  • SB 103: Exempting certain records from public release (Weld; Military)
  • SB 104: Clarifying sheriff’s compensation for collection of taxes (Weld; Government Organization)
  • SB 105: Updating retirement eligibility for certain sheriffs (Weld; Pensions then Finance)
  • SB 106: Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to assist with border security in Texas (FN) (Stuart; Finance)
  • SB 107: Relating to real property, tax, and registration requirements associated with carbon offset agreements (FN) (Tarr; Natural Resources then Finance)
  • SB 108: Relating to voluntary immunization in private schools (Roberts; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 109: Neighborhood Assistance and Rejuvenation Compact Act (FN) (Tarr; Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health then Finance)
  • SB 110: Creating Medicaid state plan amendment to provide cost sharing for certain populations (Tarr; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 111: Requiring correctional facilities to provide free feminine hygiene products (FN) (Woelfel; Judiciary then Finance)
  • SB 112: Prohibiting acceptance of illegal ballots cast in any election (Tarr; Judiciary)
  • SB 113: Modifying responsibility for reimbursement of training cost of certain law-enforcement employees (Clements; Finance)
  • SB 114: Requiring lending institutions to utilize DMV electronic lien system under certain circumstances (Clements; Transportation and Infrastructure)
  • SB 115: Establishing tax credit for certain physicians who locate to practice in WV (Takubo; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 116: Increasing dental coverage limit for Medicaid enrollees (FN) (Takubo; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 117: Exempting certain physicians from specified traffic laws when responding to emergencies (Takubo; Transportation and Infrastructure)
  • SB 118: Creating Forensic Pathology Recruitment Program (Takubo; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 119: Stop the Bleed Act (Takubo; Education)
  • SB 120: Establishing and administering DNA identification system (Takubo; Judiciary then Finance)
  • SB 121: Updating language and increasing penalties for indecent exposure (Weld; Judiciary)
  • SB 122: Establishing minimum student enrollment for school aid formula (FN) (Clements; Education then Finance)
  • SB 123: Permitting DOH Commissioner to realign spending within State Road Fund (Clements; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
  • SB 124: Reducing statute of limitations on actions to recover on oral and written contracts (Barrett; Judiciary)
  • SB 125: Clarifying when magistrate vacancies shall be filled (Chapman; Judiciary)
  • SB 126: WV Volunteer State Defense Guard Act (Chapman; Military then Finance)
  • SB 127: Establishing revocation of authority for spending by agency in support of challenge to WV law (Tarr; Judiciary then Finance)
  • SB 128: Preventing courts from ordering services at higher rate than Medicaid (Tarr; Judiciary)
  • SB 129: Establishing Medicaid cost containment measures (Tarr; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 130: Prioritizing medical services for Medicaid beneficiaries in WV be delivered within state (Tarr; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 131: Modifying prohibitions on illegal immigrants entering or residing in WV (Tarr; Judiciary)
  • SB 132: Relating to county economic opportunity development districts (Tarr; Economic Development then Finance)
  • SB 133: Prohibiting ranked choice voting in elections (Tarr; Judiciary)
  • SB 134: Prohibiting camping in public places (Tarr; Judiciary)
  • SB 135: Precluding Department of Agriculture from cancellation of certain leases (Tarr; Agriculture)
  • SB 136: Modifying parole eligibility for person serving sentence for first degree murder (Weld; Judiciary)
  • SB 137: Requiring political action committee to disclose contributors’ names and addresses to Secretary of State (Hamilton; Government Organization then Judiciary)
  • SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (Hamilton; Judiciary)
  • SB 139: Requiring one-year residency within district or county to fill vacancy in Legislature (Hamilton; Judiciary)
  • SB 140: Clarifying when excess funds accumulated by boards are to be transferred to General Revenue Fund (Woodrum; Finance)
  • SB 141: Authorizing DNR Director to enter into certain agreements with federal agencies (Woodrum; Natural Resources)
  • SB 142: Mountain Bike Responsibility Act (Woodrum; Natural Resources then Judiciary)
  • SB 143: Relating to Uniform Controlled Substances Act (Weld; Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health then Judiciary)
  • SB 144: Relating to Military Incentive Program (FN) (Weld; Military then Finance)
  • SB 145: Relating to real property conveyed by land installment agreement (Weld; Judiciary)
  • SB 146: Providing for substantial deference to state school superintendent’s interpretations of school laws (Weld; Judiciary)
  • SB 147: Establishing aggravated felony offense of reckless driving resulting in death (Weld; Judiciary)
  • SB 148: Clarifying provision of electricity on premises of US armed forces or WV National Guard does not constitute public service (Weld; Energy, Industry, and Mining then Economic Development)
  • SB 149: Exempting certain military veterans and their dependents from tuition (Weld; Military then Finance)
  • SB 150: Creating felony offense of cruelty to animals (Weld; Judiciary)
  • SB 151: Creating crime of assault on police dogs and other public safety animals (Weld; Judiciary)
  • SB 152: Providing waiver of fees for emergency responders disabled in line of duty for hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses (FN) (Weld; Natural Resources then Finance)
  • SB 153: Exempting certain persons from hunting, trapping, and fishing license fees (FN) (Weld; Natural Resources then Finance)
  • SB 154: Prohibiting public schools from requiring students to participate in sexual orientation instruction (Grady; Education then Judiciary)
  • SB 155: Establishing Summer Feeding for All Program (Woelfel; Education then Finance)
  • SB 156: Providing diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations without cost sharing (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 157: Providing pay raise for state road employees (Chapman; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
  • SB 158: Modifying eligibility requirements for serving as member of State Board of Education (Chapman; Education then Judiciary)
  • SB 159: Prohibiting certain medical exams on anesthetized patients (Chapman; Judiciary)
  • SB 160: Providing Medicaid coverage for postpartum health care (FN) (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 161: Providing water filtration equipment to residents whose water is deemed unsafe (FN) (Chapman; Natural Resources then Finance)
  • SB 162: Limiting cost of prescription medications for senior citizens (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
  • SB 163: Including certain mental health disorders in existing public health programs (Chapman; Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health)
  • SB 164: Clarifying parent and guardian access to minor child’s medical records (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
  • SB 165: Ensuring equal financial support to kinship parents and fictive kin (Chapman; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 166: Requiring CPS to give parents written copy of their rights in certain circumstances (Chapman; Judiciary)
  • SB 167: Permitting care of patient by telemedicine across state lines (Chapman; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 168: Prohibiting rent control (Chapman; Government Organization)
  • SB 169: Correlating Medicaid personal needs allowance with state poverty index (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 170: Stop Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Deep Fake Media Act (Chapman; Judiciary)
  • SB 171: Requiring all state buildings provide private room for nursing or breastfeeding purposes (FN) (Chapman; Government Organization then Finance)
  • SB 172: Permitting retired teachers to substitute up to 180 days without penalty of losing retirement (FN) (Chapman; Pensions then Finance)
  • SB 173: Requiring hotels and public lodging establishments to provide human trafficking awareness training for employees (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
  • SB 174: Clarifying what constitutes shelter for animals exposed to cold weather (Chapman; Agriculture then Judiciary)
  • SB 175: Prohibiting counties from double-taxing rental properties (Chapman; Government Organization)
  • SB 176: Relating to food allergen awareness in food service establishments (FN) (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 177: Pharmacist Prescribing Authority Act (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Government Organization)
  • SB 178: Imposing limit of three terms on elected public officials in state (Chapman; Judiciary)
  • SB 179: Granting school administrators ability to hold students back for 20 or more missed days (Chapman; Education)
  • SB 180: Relating to teaching and instructing world languages in public schools (Chapman; Education)
  • SB 181: Requiring payments to court-appointed attorneys be reimbursed or denied within 30 days of voucher submission (Chapman; Judiciary)
  • SB 182: Relating to EMT funding (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 183: Providing tax deduction for medical payments (FN) (Chapman; Finance)
  • SB 184: Prohibiting pre-conviction forfeiture of someone merely accused of crime (Chapman; Judiciary)
  • SB 185: Relating to lab grown meat (Chapman; Agriculture)
  • SB 186: Modifying witness fee and mileage rate paid by state to match federal court system (FN) (Grady; Judiciary then Finance)
  • SB 187: Providing bonuses to school personnel for unused personal days (Grady; Education then Finance)
  • SB 188: Increasing penalty for voluntary manslaughter (Deeds; Judiciary)
  • SB 189: Allowing for testimony of spouses in criminal case (Deeds; Judiciary)
  • SB 190: Increasing retirement benefit multiplier of Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act (FN) (Deeds; Pensions then Finance)
  • SB 191: Modifying retirement and disability benefits for dependents of certain State Police retirees (FN) (Deeds; Pensions then Finance)
  • SB 192: Updating retirement eligibility for certain sheriffs (FN) (Deeds; Pensions then Finance)
  • SB 193: Clarifying amount of deputy sheriff annual salary increase (Deeds; Government Organization)
  • SB 194: Modifying parole eligibility for crime of second-degree murder (Deeds; Judiciary)
  • SB 195: Providing reports to DMV on mental and physical disabilities for driver’s license (Deeds; Judiciary)
  • SB 196: Increasing penalties for drug possession and updating list of offenses (Deeds; Judiciary)
  • SB 197: Limiting requirements for issuance of professional teaching certificate (Grady; Education)
  • SB 198: Prohibiting creation, production, distribution, or possession of artificially generated child pornography (Grady; Judiciary)
  • SB 199: Relating to elementary behavior intervention and safety (Grady; Education)
  • SB 200: Placing limitations on concealed carry permit (Tarr; Judiciary)
  • SB 201: Anti-Racism Act of 2025 (FN) (Tarr; Judiciary then Finance)
  • SB 202: Establishing crime of sexual assault in fourth degree (Tarr; Judiciary)
  • SB 203: Making syringe exchange services programs unlawful (Tarr; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 204: Making opioid treatment programs unlawful (Tarr; Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health then Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 205: Prompt Payment Act of 2025 (Tarr; Finance)
  • SB 206: Precluding Department of Agriculture from cancellation of certain leases (Tarr; Agriculture)
  • SB 207: Prohibiting certain funding and involvement or attendance of minors to drag shows (Tarr; Judiciary)
  • SB 208: Mountain Homes Act (FN) (Tarr; Economic Development then Finance)
  • SB 209: Creating WV Guardian Program (FN) (Tarr; Education then Finance)
  • SB 210: Defining protections for election officials and election workers (Woelfel; Judiciary)
  • SB 211: Relating to procedure for citations issued by county litter control officer (Woelfel; Government Organization then Judiciary)
  • SB 212: Creating Critical Incident Review Team (Woelfel; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 213: Establishing revocation of authority for spending by agency in support of challenge to WV law (Tarr; Judiciary then Finance)
  • SB 214: Creating homeless education coordinator in counties designated by state board as urban county (Woelfel; Education then Finance)
  • SB 215: Relating to registration as service worker for Bureau for Children and Families (Woelfel; Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 216: Providing medical examination transportation services for students who seek support after experiencing sexual violence (Woelfel; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 217: Authorizing child or child care tax credit. (FN) (Woelfel; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 218: Creating tax credit related to child care expenses (FN) (Woelfel; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
  • SB 219: Amending penalty of simple possession of marijuana from misdemeanor crime to civil violation (Woelfel; Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health then Judiciary)
  • SB 220: Authorizi

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Statement on behalf of Speaker Hanshaw

“After recent conversation with Delegate Brandon Steele and in recognition of his need to spend more time focused on matters outside the Capitol building, I’m pleased to name Delegate JB Akers as our Standing Judiciary Committee Chairman for the 87th Legislature while Delegate Jordan Maynor will ably step into the Vice Chairman position. Delegate Akers has acclimated quickly to the legislative process and has shown a thoughtful approach to consensus-building that will serve us well.”

Contact: Ann Ali at (304) 340-3323

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Senate President Randy Smith Names Leadership Team, Major Committee Chairmen for 87th Legislature

CHARLESTON – Senate President Randy Smith, R-Preston, today announced his leadership team and Major Committee chairmen and vice-chairmen for the upcoming 2025 Regular Session. The newly chosen leadership team assumed their responsibilities upon being sworn in on January 8.

Senator Patrick Martin, R-Lewis, will serve as Majority Leader. He represents the 12th Senatorial District and was first elected to the Senate in 2020. He previously served two terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

Senator Jay Taylor, R-Taylor, will serve as Majority Whip. He represents the 14th Senatorial District and was elected to the Senate in 2022.

“I’m proud of the team we have put together for the upcoming session,” Senate President Smith said. “I knew that I wanted fresh perspectives and a new approach to how we work as a team to address the challenges that are facing West Virginia. Each one of our committee chairmen and vice chairmen brings a unique perspective to the table, and I am very excited about the work that we will accomplish together.”

Major committee leadership is as follows:

Finance

Chairman – Senator Jason Barrett, R-Berkeley

Vice-Chairman – Senator Rollan Roberts, R-Raleigh

Judiciary

Chairman – Senator Mike Stuart, R-Kanawha

Vice-Chairman – Senator Tom Willis, R-Berkeley

Education

Chairman – Senator Amy Nichole Grady, R-Mason

Vice-Chairman – Senator Charles Clements, R-Wetzel

Health and Human Resources

Chairman – Senator Laura Wakim Chapman, R-Ohio

Vice-Chairman – Senator Vince Deeds, R-Greenbrier

Government Organization

Chairman – Senator Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson

Vice-Chairman – Senator Jack David Woodrum, R-Summers

Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

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Senate President Randy Smith Names Leadership for Senate Committees for 87th Legislature

CHARLESTON – Senate President Randy Smith, R-Preston, today announced leadership for all remaining Senate committees for the 2025 Regular Session.

For the 87th Legislature, the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee will be split into two separate committees. In addition, Senate President Smith has authorized the creation of the Select Committee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health.

“Our Senate committees focus on issues that touch the lives of every West Virginian,” Senate President Smith said. “I am lucky to have such a variety of members with vast experiences willing to step up and assume these roles, and I look forward to getting our hard work started.”

Committee leadership is as follows:

Energy, Industry and Mining

Chairman – Senator Chris Rose, R-Monongalia

Vice-Chairman – Senate Ben Queen, R-Harrison

Economic Development

Chairman – Senator Glenn Jeffries, R-Putnam

Vice-Chairman – Senator Robbie Morris, R-Randolph

Banking and Insurance

Chairman – Senator Mike Azinger, R-Wood

Vice-Chairman – Senator Robbie Morris, R-Randolph

Military

Chairman – Senator Ryan Weld, R-Brooke

Vice-Chairman – Senator Scott Fuller, R-Wayne

Transportation

Chairman – Senator Mark Maynard, R-Wayne

Vice-Chairman – Senator Jay Taylor, R-Taylor

Pensions

Chairman – Senator Mike Oliverio, R-Monongalia

Agriculture

Chairman – Senator Craig Hart, R-Mingo

Vice-Chairman – Senator Darren Thorne, R-Hampshire

Natural Resources

Chairman – Senator Bill Hamilton, R-Upshur

Vice-Chairman – Senator Vince Deeds, R-Greenbrier

Workforce

Chairman – Senator Rollan Roberts, R-Raleigh

Vice-Chairman – Senator Jack David Woodrum, R-Summers

Confirmations

Chairman – Senator Donna Boley, R-Pleasants

Vice-Chairman – Senator Laura Wakim Chapman, R-Ohio

Enrolled Bills

Chairman – Senator Jack David Woodrum, R-Summers

Vice-Chairman – Senator Scott Fuller, R-Wayne

Rules

Chairman – Senator Randy Smith, R-Preston

Vice-Chairman – Senator Patrick Martin, R-Lewis

Select Committee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Chairman – Senator Brian Helton, R-Fayette

Vice-Chairman – Senator Ryan Weld, R-Brooke

Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

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