history of bills and resolutions
considered by senate
Includes actions as of February 10, 2021
(This symbol * indicates Committee Substitutes.)
all senate bills introduced
(This digest embraces the complete bill list submitted.
If passed, all effective ninety days from passage unless otherwise indicated.)
1. By Sen. Takubo - Providing for parity of payment for telehealth services between service in-person and service provided through telehealth platform - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Health and Human Resources
2. By Sen. Tarr - Relating generally to economic development loans and state-issued loan insurance - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Government Organization
3. By Sen. Trump - Relating to COVID Liability - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
4. By Sen. Trump - Creating Intermediate Court of Appeals - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary then Finance
5. By Sen. Rucker and Trump - Relating to claims arising out of WV Consumer Credit and Protection Act - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
6. By Sen. Trump - Creating WV Employment Law Worker Classification Act - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
7. By Sen. Trump - Limiting political activity by public employees - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
8. By Sen. Rucker - Relating to castle doctrine and self-defense standards - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
9. By Sen. Tarr - Continuing Licensed Racetrack Modernization Fund - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Finance
10. By Sen. Tarr - Modifying racetrack licensing due date - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Finance
11. By Sen. Rucker - Declaring work stoppage or strike by public employees to be unlawful - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Education
12. By Sen. Maroney - Relating to local health department accountability - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Health and Human Resources
13. By Sen. Tarr - Protecting rights of conscience for child welfare services providers - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Health and Human Resources
14. By Sen. Rucker - Providing for additional options for alternative certification - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Education
15. By Sen. Rucker - Relating generally to in-field master’s degree - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Education then Finance
16. By Sen. Romano - Providing continued eligibility for developmental disability services to dependents of military members - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Military then Finance
17. By Sen. Romano - Requiring certain disclosures of election expenditures - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
18. By Sen. Romano - Allowing workers' compensation for first responders diagnosed with PTSD due to event during employment (original similar to HB2051) - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
19. By Sen. Lindsay - Designating DHHR social workers to promote school attendance and performance (original similar to HB2067) - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Education then Finance
20. By Sen. Lindsay - Creating litigation practice license for social workers (original similar to HB2193) - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
21. By Sen. Lindsay - Relating generally to Consolidated Public Retirement Board - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Pensions then Finance
22. By Sen. Romano - Relating to surcharge on fire and casualty insurance policies for funding volunteer fire departments - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
23. By Sen. Tarr - Requiring county boards of education establish program for random drug testing of student drivers and student athletes - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Education then Judiciary
24. By Sen. Tarr - Limiting liability of employers in cases where certain crime convictions are expunged - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
25. By Sen. Tarr - Requiring minors in possession of marijuana and their parents to attend classes on danger of marijuana - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
26. By Sen. Romano - Limiting penalty for possession of marijuana to no more than $1,000 without confinement - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
27. By Sen. Romano - Allowing voters who register in person with county clerk to vote during early in-person voting - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
28. By Sen. Trump and Rucker - Creating Tim Tebow Act - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Education
29. By Sen. Trump - Authorizing fee payment and expense reimbursement for attorneys participating on court teams established by Supreme Court of Appeals - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary then Finance
30. By Sen. Trump - Permitting third-party ownership of renewable and alternative energy generating facilities - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Economic Development then Government Organization
31. By Sen. Trump - Relating to custodial allocation actions independent of divorce - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
32. By Sen. Tarr - Relating to valuation of natural resources land property - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Finance
33. By Sen. Tarr - Creating State Settlement and Recovered Funds Accountability Act - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary then Finance
34. By Sen. Tarr - Creating exemption to state sales and use tax for rental and leasing of equipment - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Finance
35. By Sen. Tarr - Requiring establishment of paternity before awarding DHHR benefits - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
36. By Sen. Tarr - Relating to WV Secondary School Activities Commission audits - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Education
37. By Sen. Tarr - Prohibiting registered lobbyists from appointment to state legislative, executive, or judicial position for five years - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
38. By Sen. Stollings - Creating WV Black Lung Program - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
39. By Sen. Stollings - Prohibiting insurance coverage from requiring prior authorization for tests to stage cancer - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
40. By Sen. Stollings - Ensuring insurance coverage for residents with preexisting conditions - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary
41. By Sen. Stollings - Relating generally to occupational pneumoconiosis - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
42. By Sen. Woelfel - Creating Zombie Property Remediation Act of 2020 - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Economic Development
43. By Sen. Hamilton - Relating to Pay Transparency Act of 2021 - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Workforce then Judiciary
44. By Sen. Hamilton - Creating WV Call Center Jobs Act of 2021 - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Workforce then Judiciary
45. By Sen. Hamilton - Relating to required equipment for State Police and Natural Resources police officers - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Government Organization then Finance
46. By Sen. Hamilton - Requiring one-year residency within district or county to fill vacancy in Legislature - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
47. By Sen. Hamilton - Creating New Worker Relocation Incentive Program - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Economic Development then Finance
48. By Sen. Hamilton - Prohibiting employment of unauthorized employees in construction industry - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Workforce then Judiciary
49. By Sen. Hamilton - Requiring PACs disclose contributors' names and addresses to Secretary of State - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
50. By Sen. Hamilton - Relating generally to adoption records - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Health and Human Resources
51. By Sen. Sypolt - Requiring dairy foods processed in state be added to list of items to be purchased by state-funded institutions - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Government Organization
52. By Sen. Sypolt - Relating to payment of attorney fees in subsidized adoptions or guardianships - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
53. By Sen. Sypolt - Providing next of kin criminally responsible for relative's death may not be involved in burial arrangements - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
54. By Sen. Sypolt - Permitting photo identification on voter registration cards - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary then Finance
55. By Sen. Sypolt - Allowing municipalities to contract projects up to $50,000 without bidding - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Government Organization
56. By Sen. Sypolt - Eliminating requirement that schools be closed on election days (original similar to HB2071) - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Education then Judiciary
57. By Sen. Sypolt - Staying civil actions resulting from domestic violence for 60 days from date of final order - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
58. By Sen. Sypolt - Creating WV Farm Fresh Dairy Act - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Agriculture and Rural Development then Health and Human Resources
59. By Sen. Sypolt - Reporting motor vehicle crashes to owners - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary
60. By Sen. Sypolt - Increasing monthly retirement annuity for certain retirees - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Pensions then Finance
61. By Sen. Sypolt - Expanding Coyote Control Program through voluntary assessment on breeding cows - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Agriculture and Rural Development then Finance
62. By Sen. Sypolt - Changing low-income qualifier to 300 percent or less of federal poverty guideline for senior citizens' homestead tax credit - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Finance
63. By Sen. Sypolt - Creating Taxation with Representation Act (original similar to HB2108) - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Finance
64. By Sen. Sypolt - Allowing certain out-of-state residents ride motorcycle without helmet - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary
65. By Sen. Sypolt - Requiring licensed programs for domestic violence victims offer specific services - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
66. By Sen. Sypolt - Creating Voluntary WVU Rifle Team Check-Off Program on hunting and fishing licenses - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Natural Resources then Finance
67. By Sen. Sypolt - Relating to authority of Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Health and Human Resources
68. By Sen. Takubo - Relating to excise tax on tobacco products - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Finance
69. By Sen. Rucker - Creating "Choose Life" special registration plate supporting adoption - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
70. By Sen. Rucker - Relating to residency requirements for voter registration - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
71. By Sen. Rucker - Adding grievance and appellate procedures for individuals participating in DMV safety and treatment program - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary then Finance
72. By Sen. Rucker - Requiring notice be sent to owners of record before real property can be sold due to nonpayment of taxes - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Government Organization
73. By Sen. Rucker and Trump - Prohibiting discrimination in access to organ transplants based on physical or mental disability - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
74. By Sen. Rucker - Creating Human Life Non-Discrimination Act - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
75. By Sen. Rucker - Prohibiting insurance companies from using credit ratings to establish home and auto premiums - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Banking and Insurance
76. By Sen. Rucker - Providing compensation to victims of abusive lawsuits - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
77. By Sen. Sypolt - Allowing certain motorcycle operators to ride without helmet - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
78. By Sen. Trump - Relating to rehabilitative spousal support - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
79. By Sen. Trump - Providing fair mechanism for adjudication of requests for relocation of parent with child - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
80. By Sen. Trump - Allowing for administration of certain small estates by affidavit and without appointment of personal representative - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
81. By Sen. Trump - Making technical corrections to WV Directed Trust Act - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
82. By Sen. Takubo - Exempting physicians from specified traffic laws when responding to emergencies - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
83. By Sen. Takubo - Regulating pharmacy services administrative organizations - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Health and Human Resources
84. By Sen. Plymale - Relating to allocation of premiums for employers and employees in PEIA - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
85. By Sen. Maynard - Requiring Public Land Corporation and Real Estate Division review all vacated publicly owned property - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Government Organization then Finance
86. By Sen. Maynard - Creating Office of Outdoor Recreation - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Economic Development then Finance
87. By Sen. Maynard - Enacting WV Human Life Protection Act - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
88. By Sen. Maynard - Exempting WV senior citizens 65 and older from personal income tax - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Finance
89. By Sen. Roberts and Rucker - Exempting certain kindergarten and preschool programs offered by private schools from registration requirements - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Education
90. By Sen. Rucker - Creating Education Savings Account Act - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Education then Finance
91. By Sen. Lindsay - Requiring State Police to follow towing services policies of county of location - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
92. By Sen. Romano - Establishing Summer Feeding for All Program (original similar to HB2057) - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Education then Finance
93. By Sen. Romano - Providing pay raises to teachers - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Education then Finance
94. By Sen. Romano - Repealing additional registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles (original similar to HB2223) - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
95. By Sen. Romano - Creating Corporate Anti-Subsidy Act - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Interstate Cooperation then Judiciary
96. By Sen. Romano - Creating online voters' guide - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
97. By Sen. Romano - Modifying procedure certain public agencies use to procure architectural and engineering services contracts - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Government Organization
98. By Sen. Romano - Providing $1,000 cost-of-living adjustment to certain PERS and State Teachers Retirement System retirees - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Pensions then Finance
99. By Sen. Romano - Creating surcharge on fire and casualty insurance policies to help municipalities and counties with certain fire-related cleanup and demolition - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
100. By Sen. Takubo - Establishing tax credit for certain physicians who locate to practice in WV - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
101. By Sen. Stollings - Authorizing tax credit for business entities which invest in certain fresh food retailers - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Finance
102. By Sen. Stollings - Allowing disabled purple heart recipients park free at municipal metered parking spaces - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Military then Government Organization
103. By Sen. Stollings - Relating to employment of nurses in public schools - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Education then Finance
104. By Sen. Lindsay - Creating Patient Safety and Transparency Act - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Health and Human Resources
105. By Sen. Lindsay - Relating to retirees employed as substitute bus drivers (original similar to HB2143) - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Pensions then Finance
106. By Sen. Lindsay - Creating personal income tax credit for volunteer firefighters - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Finance
107. By Sen. Weld - Including certain types of cancers for which rebuttable presumption of injury exists for firefighters (original similar to HB2292) - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
108. By Sen. Baldwin - Prohibiting racial discrimination based on certain hair textures and hairstyles - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Workforce then Judiciary
109. By Sen. Baldwin - Prohibiting civil rights violations - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
110. By Sen. Baldwin - Adjusting distance from polling place certain election-related activity is prohibited - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
111. By Sen. Baldwin - Exempting firearm safe storage products from consumers sales tax - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Finance
112. By Sen. Baldwin - Relating to mobility impairment identifying documents - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
113. By Sen. Baldwin - Creating Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
114. By Sen. Baldwin - Permitting certain veterans to hunt, trap, or fish in state without license - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Natural Resources then Finance
115. By Sen. Baldwin - Exempting emergency vehicles and private ambulances from paying tolls or other charges - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
116. By Sen. Baldwin - Drug testing of legislators - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
117. By Sen. Baldwin - Creating Stay in State Tax Credit - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Finance
118. By Sen. Maynard - Require parental notification of minors being prescribed contraceptives - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
119. By Sen. Baldwin - Prohibiting certain misleading pharmaceutical advertising practices - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary
120. By Sen. Baldwin - Requiring wholesale drug distributors to report certain information to WV Board of Pharmacy - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization
121. By Sen. Baldwin - Exempting nonprofit corporations from property tax for certain agricultural and industrial fairs and expositions - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Agriculture and Rural Development then Finance
122. By Sen. Maynard - Allowing counties to hold inmates under certain circumstances in county jail - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary then Finance
123. By Sen. Baldwin - Changing determination of compensation paid to landowner when eminent domain used for pipeline - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Energy, Industry, and Mining then Judiciary
124. By Sen. Baldwin, Beach, Caputo, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Lindsay, Plymale, Romano, Stollings, Unger and Woelfel - Relating to insulin cost management - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
ALL SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1. By Sen. Tarr - Protection of the Right to Bear Arms Amendment - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary then Finance
2. By Sen. Sypolt - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary then Finance
3. By Sen. Sypolt - Protection of Electronic Communication and Data Amendment - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary then Finance
4. By Sen. Trump - Incorporation of Churches or Religious Denominations Amendment - Introduced 2/10/2021 - To Judiciary then Finance
ALL SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1. By Sen. Blair (Mr. President), Takubo and Baldwin - Adopting joint rules of Senate and House of Delegates - Introduced 1/13/2021 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/13/2021 - To House 1/13/2021 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/13/2021
2. By Sen. Blair (Mr. President), Tarr and Baldwin - Authorizing payment of expenses of 85th Legislature - Introduced 1/13/2021 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/13/2021 - To House 1/13/2021 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/13/2021
ALL SENATE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1. By Sen. Takubo - Adopting rules of Senate - Introduced 1/13/2021 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted 1/13/2021
2. By Sen. Takubo - Notifying House of Delegates Senate has organized - Introduced 1/13/2021 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted 1/13/2021
3. By Sen. Takubo - Notifying Governor Legislature has organized - Introduced 1/13/2021 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted 1/13/2021
4. By Sen. Tarr - Authorizing mailing of journals and bills - Introduced 1/13/2021 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted 1/13/2021
5. By Sen. Tarr - Authorizing appointment of Senate employees - Introduced 1/13/2021 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted 1/13/2021
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
1. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Raising a Joint Assembly to open and publish election returns - Introduced 1/13/2021 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/13/2021 - To Senate 1/13/2021 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/13/2021
2. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Providing for an adjournment of the Legislature until February 10, 2021 - Introduced 1/13/2021 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/13/2021 - To Senate 1/13/2021 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/13/2021
3. By Mr. Speaker - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor - Introduced 2/10/2021 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 2/10/2021 - To Senate 2/10/2021 - Adopted by Senate 2/10/2021
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
ADOPTED BY LEGISLATURE
1. By Sen. Blair (Mr. President), Takubo and Baldwin - Adopting joint rules of Senate and House of Delegates - Adopted 1/13/2021
2. By Sen. Blair (Mr. President), Tarr and Baldwin - Authorizing payment of expenses of 85th Legislature - Adopted 1/13/2021
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
ADOPTED BY LEGISLATURE
1. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Raising a Joint Assembly to open and publish election returns - Adopted 1/13/2021
2. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Providing for an adjournment of the Legislature until February 10, 2021 - Adopted 1/13/2021
3. By Mr. Speaker - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor - Adopted 2/10/2021