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Delegate Heckert sponsored 108 bills:

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HB 4004 Relating to formerly incarcerated individuals voting rights Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/24 
HB 4190 Relating to the establishment of an alert system for missing cognitively impaired persons Signed  Effective July 1, 2024
HB 4214 Relating to hiring new West Virginia State Police Officers Pending  House Finance Committee  01/31/24 
HB 4341 Establishing a State Military Funeral Honor Guard in honor of Hershel “Woody” Williams, known as the Hershel “Woody” Williams State Military Funeral Honor Guard Pending  House Finance Committee  02/08/24 
HB 4382 Relating to an involuntary commitment pilot program Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/10/24 
HB 4415 Expand the scope of hunting, fishing, and trapping benefits provided to former members of the United States Armed forces Pending  House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee  01/10/24 
HB 4497 To create a domestic violence registry Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/10/24 
HB 4504 To expand recreational benefits to West Virginia Landowners to promote land ownership within the State, increase property value, bolster the State economy, and to provide additional benefits to West Virginia taxpayers Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/08/24 
HB 4552 To ensure party affiliation is consistent with candidate’s voter registration Signed  Effective January 1, 2025
HB 4684 Relating generally to mental health treatment Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/12/24 
HB 4714 Add licensure requirement on substance use disorder inpatient provider facilities Pending  House DA Committee  01/15/24 
HB 4715 Develop a licensure process for recovery residences or other residential settings that present as a location where substance use disorder recovery can be facilitated Pending  House DA Committee  01/15/24 
HB 4716 Require Substance Use Disorder inpatient providers to offer patients transportation to certain places upon discharge Pending  House DA Committee  01/15/24 
HB 4720 Tuition and fee exemptions for service-connected Disabled Veterans and their dependents. Pending  House Finance Committee  02/08/24 
HB 4726 Creating a liaison program with the federal Department of Veterans Affairs Transition Assistance Program Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/08/24 
HB 4741 To make those who fail drug test ineligible for unemployment Pending  House WD Committee  01/15/24 
HB 4773 To permit students in eighth and ninth grade to attend summer school in order to raise their grades and establish academic eligibility to play sports in the fall. Pending  House Education Committee  01/16/24 
HB 4774 To repeal the provision allowing for students to transfer from one school to another without losing eligibility. Pending  House Education Committee  01/16/24 
HB 4776 Relating to adding elementary schools into school disciplinary measures Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/01/24 
HB 4784 Establish setback from residential properties for new windmills being constructed throughout the state. Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/29/24 
HB 4802 To amend the law regarding sewer systems. Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/16/24 
HB 4803 Relating to the hiring requirements of West Virginia law enforcement employees Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/07/24 
HB 4806 Require bathroom use in schools based upon biological sex Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/26/24 
HB 4808 To allow retired school employees to work after 140 days in certain circumstances. Pending  House Pensions and Retirement Committee  01/16/24 
HB 4809 Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 26, 2024)
HB 4864 To prohibit municipalities from shutting off water service for the nonpayment of stormwater management fees. Pending    1st Reading  02/23/24 
HB 4865 To amend the senior citizen tax credit threshold. Pending  House Finance Committee  01/17/24 
HB 4870 To create an influx into the courthouse improvement fund to allow counties to apply for grants to improve their courthouse facilities. Pending  House Finance Committee  01/17/24 
HB 4882 Extending in-state tuition rates to all members and veterans of the National Guard, reserves, and armed forces as well as their spouses and dependents Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2024)
HB 4888 Requiring ten percent of all state revenues derived from sales tax, excise tax, severance tax, or generated by any other means be placed in General Revenue and returned to the County Division of Highways Pending  House T&I Committee  01/18/24 
HB 4889 Increasing penalty for undocumented parking in “Purple Heart Wounded” or “Veterans” paking spaces. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/18/24 
HB 4890 To eliminate additional fee from the WVDMV for honorably discharged veterans for “Veteran” vehicle registration plate Pending  House Finance Committee  02/16/24 
HB 4918 To codify the USCCA to provide concealed carry classes in West Virginia. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/18/24 
HB 4950 Requiring all insurance companies doing business in the state to be required to notify policy holder of changes Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/22/24 
HB 4966 Relating generally to sub surface well plugging Pending  House ENG Committee  01/22/24 
HB 4967 Relating to the administration of the Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Act to provide new liability protections for persons and companies who wish to purchase and redevelop former industrial properties. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 6, 2024)
HB 4970 Relating to Limitations upon local municipalities’ ability to retain revenue received from minor traffic violations Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/07/24 
HB 4971 Relating to Critical Materials Manufacturing Tax Signed  Effective July 1, 2025
HB 4975 Relating to establishing a foster parent information system Signed  Effective from passage - (March 9, 2024)
HB 4988 To ensure that classroom sizes are equal without losing a teachers aide Pending  House Education Committee  01/22/24 
HB 5006 Relating to the administration of the A. James Manchin Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 19, 2024)
HB 5008 Providing that hunting and fishing licenses expire a year from the date of issue rather than the end of the calendar year Pending  House ANR Committee  01/23/24 
HB 5011 Relating generally to transfer of high school athletes. Pending  House Education Committee  01/23/24 
HB 5018 To provide for oversight and authority governing community air monitoring programs. Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  02/08/24 
HB 5023 To provide for two coal miners to go onto a job site where they will be gone over two hours within the mine Pending  House ENG Committee  01/23/24 
HB 5036 Creating the Parents' Bill of Rights Pending  House Senior Citizen Issues Committee  01/23/24 
HB 5037 E-cigarette and E-cigarette Liquid Directory Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/23/24 
HB 5045 Related to the administration of the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Act, and Underground Carbon Dioxide Sequestration and Storage Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 13, 2024)
HB 5062 Relating to allowing a guardian ad litem to request the appointment of a court appointed special advocate Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/28/24 
HB 5063 Modifying the time to terminate a foster care arrangement Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/02/24 
HB 5072 To require drones used by state and county personnel to be produced in the United States Pending  House Finance Committee  02/08/24 
HB 5073 Relating to the Women’s Right to Know Act Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/25/24 
HB 5076 Relating to Well Plugging Authority Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/02/24 
HB 5084 Require retailers to verify identification and age upon purchase of vape products Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 7, 2024)
HB 5088 To require all state employees, county employees, and employees of county school boards to be subject to random drug testing Pending  House Education Committee  01/25/24 
HB 5099 Relating to prohibitions on contracting with companies that boycott Israel Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/25/24 
HB 5102 To reduce the business license fee for WV Volunteer Fire Departments to $250 Pending  House FD Committee  01/25/24 
HB 5103 Relating to payment for EMS treatment without transport Pending  House Finance Committee  02/16/24 
HB 5122 Relating to civil service for deputy sheriffs Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 30, 2024)
HB 5124 The purpose of this bill is to remove the restrictions of taxpayers to access online curriculum, and allow for taxpayers to inspect additional instructional material adopted by the county board pursuant to including books in the classroom. Pending  House Education Committee  01/25/24 
HB 5128 Directing transfer of moneys into fire protection funds at the end of each year Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 3, 2024)
HB 5134 Deceased Disabled Veteran Real Property Exemption for Widowed Spouses Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/04/24 
HB 5137 Relating to requiring the State Auditor to conduct audits of all county boards of education Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  03/04/24 
HB 5139 Allow teachers to bank personal and sick days. Pending  House Education Committee  01/25/24 
HB 5140 Allowing certain slaughterhouses sell meat products direct to consumer in individual amounts Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/15/24 
HB 5146 Increase penalties for abuse of or cruelty to animals Pending  House ANR Committee  01/25/24 
HB 5147 To quantify fair workman compensation rates and more equitable method of tracking/billing for various classifications within volunteer fire departments and emergency rescue personnel Pending  House Finance Committee  02/16/24 
HB 5148 Reducing cost for Volunteer Fire and EMS supplies Pending  House FD Committee  01/25/24 
HB 5151 Relating to defining term fictive kin Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 7, 2024)
HB 5155 Require recovery residences to be certified if they receive renumeration from the state Pending  House DA Committee  01/25/24 
HB 5177 Relating generally to required/mandated state audits for Volunteer Fire Deparments Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/25/24 
HB 5196 To require all West Virginia high school students to pass a Civics examination and the United States Naturalization Examination Pending  House Education Committee  01/25/24 
HB 5201 Addressing the number of ambulance squads needed per affected population in every county Pending  House FD Committee  01/25/24 
HB 5202 Provide volunteer firemen free license plates and vehicle registration Pending  House FD Committee  01/25/24 
HB 5203 Relating generally to annual funding from the WV State Budget for Volunteer Fire Department and EMS Pending  House FD Committee  01/25/24 
HB 5204 Developing a program for equitable reimbursement rate for EMS transports and treatment in place Pending  House FD Committee  01/25/24 
HB 5210 Relating to voluntary private school immunization Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/12/24 
HB 5213 To allow Gold Star spouses to receive one free Gold Star vehicle registration for personal use. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 6, 2024)
HB 5234 Relating to Free State Park passes, Hunting & Fishing Licenses for Veterans with PTSD diagnosis Pending  House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee  01/26/24 
HB 5236 Relating to coercive control in domestic violence Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/26/24 
HB 5268 Relating to the enhanced recovery of oil and natural gas in horizontal wells Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 24, 2024)
HB 5316 Adding exceptions to Article 7B of Chapter 55 of this code to which the provisions of Article 7B shall no longer apply Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/29/24 
HB 5344 Relating to testimony of cognitively delayed persons in open court and criminal penalties for assault of cognitively delayed persons Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/29/24 
HB 5352 Relating to Pawnbrokers Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/30/24 
HB 5373 Relating to changing political parties less than one year prior to being appointed to political office. Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/29/24 
HB 5399 To modify the state auditing practices of the volunteer and part-volunteer fire departments Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/29/24 
HB 5404 To adjust the current burglary code to add ‘Possession of burglarious tools’ Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/01/24 
HB 5409 Relating to loss of parental rights after a third petition for a child’s removal Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/01/24 
HB 5418 To give County Sheriffs overall approval in requirements for the position of Bailiff Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/01/24 
HB 5423 To allow mentally challenged person to be protected from testifying in an open court Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/02/24 
HB 5438 Exempting law enforcement and emergency vehicles from paying turnpike tolls Pending  House T&I Committee  02/05/24 
HB 5482 Patrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Organ Donor Act Pending  House T&I Committee  02/06/24 
HB 5509 Provide for a special driver’s license for those with physical disabilities Pending  House T&I Committee  02/07/24 
HB 5518 To adjust the School Aid Formula’s Transportation calculations from its current standard of student enrollment to school bus mileage traveled daily Pending  House Education Committee  02/07/24 
HB 5521 Prohibiting laws requiring person to receive or use medical products Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/08/24 
HB 5522 Relating to providing a credit against the business and occupation tax imposed on coal-fired electric generating units to help off-set environmental compliance costs Pending  House Finance Committee  02/14/24 
HB 5523 Authorizing cancellation of voter registration records for individuals who are no longer West Virginia citizens and have obtained a driver’s license in another state Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/08/24 
HB 5528 Relating to the renewable energy facilities program Vetoed  Vetoed
HB 5535 Tobacco Products Excise Tax Act Pending  House Finance Committee  02/09/24 
HB 5557 Relating to Medicaid Waiver Package Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/12/24 
HB 5621 Prohibiting the termination of employment of an employee who defends themselves from an attack inside workplace Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/26/24 
HB 5624 Relating to Surface Use Notice Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/16/24 
HB 5629 Relating to the use of American materials Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/12/24 
HB 5633 Requiring a person to be a member of a respective political party 12 months before they can run for office in that party Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/12/24 
HB 5634 Empowering the Homeland Security Inspector General to oversee/investigate all County Metro 911 Agencies. Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/12/24 
HB 5642 Relating to expanding the employment and training requirements necessary to receive SNAP benefits Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/12/24 
HB 5650 Allow suspended school personnel to enter school property functions open to the public Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2024)
HB 5664 To automatically start a Smart 529 account for every newborn in West Virginia. Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/24 
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