The House Judiciary Committee advanced three bills this morning.
House Bill 5086 would establish a peer support team program that supports certain licensed professions, such as first responders, medical providers, and social workers. If these professionals talk to their peer support team, the communications between them are protected and cannot be revealed in testimony. This bill was reported to the floor.
House Bill 5227 would allow the Secretary of State to charge a $5 fee plus any amount charged by a financial institution for any returned or dishonored check, money order, or draft. This bill was reported to the floor.
House Bill 4265 is a rules bundle that would allow the Department of Agriculture to create several legislative rules on registration forms and tags for the registration and taxation of dogs. This bill was reported to the floor.
House Bill 5413 would clarify the obligation of the West Virginia State Police to collect fees for the Central Abuse Registry. This bill would make it so someone who is on the Central Abuse registry and the Sex Offender registry only has to pay one of the fines. This bill was advanced to markup and discussion.
