As of Friday, March 19, 2021, 1290 bills have been introduced to the House. Of those bills, 97 have passed and advanced to the Senate.
House Bill 2888 provides that if scientific evidence arises or is debunked pertaining to an incarcerated individual’s case in West Virginia, then the individual’s case is not considered adjudicated and can be reopened.
House Bill 2776 creates the Air Ambulance Patient Protection Act, which declares that any entity who solicits air ambulance membership subscriptions, accepts membership applications, or charges membership fees, is an insurer and shall be licensed and regulated by the Offices of the Insurance Commissioner.
House Bill 2770 increases criminal invasion of privacy from a misdemeanor to a felony and increases the penalties for the offense.
House Bill 2379 prohibits a state agency or official from creating regulations beyond statute regarding the registration, reporting, or operation of foundation in West Virginia.
House Bill 2932 adds home confinement officers as members of law-enforcement and authorizes them to carry concealed firearms in certain facilities.
House Bill 2916 creates a Semi-quincentennial Commission for the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.
House Bill 2804, a supplemental appropriation bill, moves expiring funds from BRIM and the Veterans Facilities Support Fund to the unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.
House Bill 2803, a supplemental appropriation bill, supplements, amends, and increases items of appropriation for the Department of Commerce for expenditures during fiscal year 2021.
House Bill 2802, a supplemental appropriation bill, supplements, amends, and increases items of appropriation for the Department of Homeland Security for expenditures during fiscal year 2021.
House Bill 2789, a supplemental appropriation bill, supplements, amends, and increases items of appropriation for Public Defenders for expenditures during fiscal year 2021.
House Bill 2788, a supplemental appropriation bill, moves expiring funds from the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to the unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.
House Bill 2763 provides a mechanism for reporting cyber incident and provides for an annual report to the Joint Committee of the West Virginia Legislature. An example of a cyber incident would be a threatening actor pulling private personal information from a county board.
House Bill 2758 regulates bail bondsmen by the Insurance Commission.
House Bill 2682 replaces a certified mail requirement with an e-mail or regular mail requirement for license suspensions by the Insurance Commissioner to insurance producers and insurance adjusters who have failed to meet continuing education requirements
House Bill 2382 authorizes the DEP to create rules for ambient air quality standards.
House Bill 2972 permits the manufacture of 100 gallons of liquor for personal use only and not for sale in a household of two or more adults over 21 or 50 if only one person over 21 resides in the home.
House Bill 2969 clarifies the procedures for the sale and operation of a municipally owned toll bridge by a private toll transportation facility.
House Bill 2891, which creates minimum statutory standards for law-enforcement officer, was amended on second reading to drop the age requirement for municipality police officers from 21 to 18.
House Bill 2877 expands direct healthcare agreement beyond primary care to include more medical care services, such as physical therapy.
House Bill 2834 add the Curator of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History as an ex officio voting member of the Commission on the Arts.
House Bill 2797 declares certain claims against the state to be moral obligations and authorizes the payments from the General Revenue Fund, Special Revenue Funds, and State Road Fund
House Bill 2705 authorizes the Department of Health and Human Resources to create rules to regulate food establishments’ dog friendly areas.
House Bill 2688 allows county political executive committees to create building funds in the same manner as a party headquarters committee.
House Bill 3133 adds back into code the procedure for changing rates for motor carriers.
House Bill 3128 clarifies calculation of the three percent fee retained by commercial mobile radio service providers.
House Bill 3081 updates the West Virginia Business Corporation Act and the West Virginia Nonprofit Corporation Act to allow corporations and nonprofit corporations to conduct shareholder meetings by means of remote communication.
House Bill 3078 adds a condition in the code that would allow an inmate to be released from prison and complete required rehabilitative and educational classes while on parole as a condition of parole.
House Bill 2817 creates the Donated Drug Repository Program and gives the WV Board of Pharmacy authorization over the program.
House Bill 2794 extends the Neighborhood Investment Program Act to July 1, 2026.
House Bill 2400 authorizes the Division of Highways to create rules relating to traffic and safety rules.
House Bill 3175 allows car salespersons who have been previously convicted of a felony to be treated similarly to car dealership owners.
House Bill 3132 changes terms relating to motor carrier inspectors to commercial vehicle enforcement officers.
House Bill 3129 relates to the Consumer Price index rate increase.
House Bill 2940, a supplemental appropriation bill, increasing the designates federal funds spending unit for the State Board of Education during fiscal year 2021.
House Bill 2941, a supplemental appropriation bill, increasing the designates federal funds spending unit for the Insurance Commissioner during fiscal year 2021.
House Bill 2903, a supplemental appropriation bill, increasing the designates federal funds spending unit for the West Virginia State Police during fiscal year 2021.
House Bill 2901, a supplemental appropriation bill, increasing the designates federal funds spending unit for the DHHR CHIP during fiscal year 2021.
House Bill 2898, a supplemental appropriation bill, increasing the designates federal funds spending unit for Workforce West Virginia during fiscal year 2021.
House Bill 2896, a supplemental appropriation bill, increasing the designates federal funds spending unit for DHHR Medicaid during fiscal year 2021.
House Bill 2855 clarifies definitions relating to the Natural Resources Police Officer Retirement System.
House Bill 2854 clarifies definition relating to the WV Municipal Police Officer and Firefighter Retirement System.
House Bill 2830 strengthens state law relating to sex trafficking.
House Bill 2495 clarifies procedures for the handling of asbestos and silica litigation.
changes to the Tax Departments method of accessing coal property taxation. There are six changes: 1.) The method will rely on the most recent calendar year’s coal prices, not a three-year average. 2.) The average coal density shall be flat average of 1800 tons per acre foot unless the taxpayer provides evidence to establish a lower density value. 3.) Tax Commission shall consider economic viability and engineering ponderations when establish values of coal properties. 4.) Coal beds less than 35 inches shall not be classified as minable coal for valuation of property tax. 5.) Coal seams may not be classified for taxation until the actual depletion of coal commences under a permit. 6.) Non-filers shall be subject to penalties equal to and uniform with all forms of industrial property and natural resources property.
