HOUSE OF DELEGATES
BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED
Monday, January 15, 2024
HB4693. By Del. Fluharty - Expanding the amount of promise scholarship funds awarded to persons majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics - To Education then Finance
HB4694. By Del. Fluharty - Exempting law enforcement and emergency vehicles from paying turnpike tolls - To Technology and Infrastructure then Finance
HB4695. By Del. Gearheart - Make appointment process for Congressional seats the same as that for the US Senate - To the Judiciary
HB4696. By Del. Crouse - Relating generally to the West Virginia State Athletic Commission (FN) - To Government Organization then Finance
HB4697. By Del. Barnhart - Add protections for WV residents who reside out of state for certain time periods from non-renewal of licenses and registration (FN) - To Technology and Infrastructure
HB4698. By Del. Statler - Relating to who may diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder as a compensable injury or disease under workers compensation - To Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services then Health and Human Resources then Finance
HB4699. By Del. Fluharty - Prohibiting persons convicted of a felony related to interfering with an election related proceeding of the United States Congress from running for or election to a public office - To the Judiciary
HB4700. By Del. Fluharty - Banning certain persons from sport wagering activities - To the Judiciary
HB4701. By Del. Fluharty - Establishing the “Stay in State” tax credit (FN) - To Education then Finance
HB4702. By Del. Linville - Relating to charitable bingo and alcohol sales and consumption while such bingo is taking places - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then the Judiciary
HB4703. By Del. Linville - Relating to vehicles exempt from payment of registration fees for certain veterans (FN) - To Technology and Infrastructure then Finance
HB4704. By Del. Linville - Creating Infrastructure Ready Jurisdictions - To Political Subdivisions then Technology and Infrastructure
HB4705. By Del. Linville - Relating to the consumers sales and service tax and returning the refundable exemption for sales of construction and maintenance materials acquired by a second party for use in Division of Highways projects (FN) - To Technology and Infrastructure then Finance
HB4706. By Del. Linville - Creating the utility pole rights of way and easement mapping initiative (FN) - To Technology and Infrastructure then the Judiciary
HB4707. By Del. McGeehan - Relating to the management of personal service appropriations for vacant positions (FN) - To Government Organization then Finance
HB4708. By Del. Dean - Relating to unsafe real property - To Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary
HB4709. By Del. Dean - Relating to vocational and technical education programs - To Education then Finance
HB4710. By Del. Mallow - Limit property tax increases on certain individuals - To Finance
HB4711. By Del. Mallow - Assure West Virginians proper access to water and sewage service at reasonable rates - To the Judiciary then Finance
HB4712. By Del. Mallow - Relating generally to coal fired energy plants and wind power - To Energy and Manufacturing then Finance
HB4713. By Del. Cooper - Requiring Director of transportation have 2 years experience for bus operator - To Education
HB4714. By Del. Criss - Add licensure requirement on substance use disorder inpatient provider facilities (FN) - To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Health and Human Resources
HB4715. By Del. Criss - Develop a licensure process for recovery residences or other residential settings that present as a location where substance use disorder recovery can be facilitated (FN) - To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB4716. By Del. Criss - Require Substance Use Disorder inpatient providers to offer patients transportation to certain places upon discharge - To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Health and Human Resources
HB4717. By Del. Criss - Relating to terminating the authority of the Director of the Purchasing Division to impose a certain annual fee upon vendors (FN) - To Finance
HB4718. By Del. W. Clark - Providing online privacy protection laws for children under 18 years of age - To the Judiciary
HB4719. By Del. Maynor - Relating to appointing members to county authorities - To Political Subdivisions then Government Organization
HB4720. By Del. Cooper - Tuition and fee exemptions for service-connected Disabled Veterans and their dependents. (FN) - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance
HB4721. By Del. Cooper - Require Surveyors to offer to record surveys of property - To Political Subdivisions then Government Organization
HB4722. By Del. Barnhart - Create a credit against the severance tax to encourage private companies to make infrastructure improvements to highways, roads and bridges in this state (FN) - To Technology and Infrastructure then Finance
HB4723. By Del. Barnhart - To reduce the business license fee for WV Volunteer Fire Departments to $250 (FN) - To Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services then Finance
HB4724. By Del. Barnhart - To require that Public Service District Boards that represent more than one community to have at least one member from each community on the board. - To Political Subdivisions then Technology and Infrastructure
HB4725. By Del. Maynor - Relating to Election Runoff (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB4726. By Del. Cooper - Creating a liaison program with the federal Department of Veterans Affairs Transition Assistance Program (FN) - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Government Organization
HB4727. By Del. Cooper - Requiring that a state employee with a commercial driver’s license have a current medical evaluation certification - To Technology and Infrastructure then the Judiciary
HB4728. By Del. Mallow - Limit amount a county tax assessor can increase assessed value of antique or classic cars - To Political Subdivisions then Finance
HB4729. By Del. Mallow - Allow local governments to hold property owners more accountable for upkeep of buildings - To Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary
HB4730. By Del. Statler - Requiring the Commissioner of Highways to develop a formula for allocating road funds among districts (FN) - To Technology and Infrastructure then Finance
HB4731. By Del. Sheedy - Provide that first $5000 per year earned on Military Duty, Active, National Guard, or Reserves be exempt from the WV State Income Tax. (FN) - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance
HB4732. By Del. Ross - To remove the state requirement for EMT’S to be nationally certified. (FN) - To Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services then Government Organization
HB4733. By Del. Ross - To allow classroom aides with 10 or more years of service and good evaluations to bid on teaching positions
- To Education
HB4734. By Del. Nestor - To provide a pay increase to state correctional workers in West Virginia (FN) - To Jails and Prisons then Finance
HB4735. By Del. Mallow - Create a Police Officer’s Bill of Rights - To the Judiciary
HB4736. By Del. Mazzocchi - Creating the West Virginia Farm Fresh Dairy Act (FN) - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Health and Human Resources
HB4737. By Del. Gearheart - Requiring the approval of the Legislature and the Governor before additional bonds may be issued by the Parkways Authority (FN) - To Technology and Infrastructure then Finance
HB4738. By Del. Gearheart - Requiring legislative approval of additional parkways bonds and removing tolls once bonds paid
- To Technology and Infrastructure then Finance
HB4739. By Del. Gearheart - To allow landowners to pay hunters to hunt their property (FN) - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then the Judiciary
HB4740. By Del. Tully - To provide safe harbor peer review for nurses - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB4741. By Del. Street - To make those who fail drug test ineligible for unemployment (FN) - To Workforce Development then the Judiciary
HB4744. By Del. Gearheart - Requiring certain non-discretionary procedures be strictly complied with by the West Virginia Parkways Authority before tolls, rents, fees or charges may be increased - To Government Organization
HB4745. By Del. Summers - Exempting Coturnix quail from the game farm requirement if they are owned for agricultural purposes - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Government Organization
HB4746. By Del. Hornbuckle - Providing for the reintegration of inmates in correctional facilities (FN) - To Jails and Prisons then the Judiciary
HB4748. By Del. Hornbuckle - Creating the Police Partnering with Communities Act (FN) - To the Judiciary then Finance
HB4749. By Del. Pushkin - Relating to wages of persons with disabilities (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB4750. By Del. Pushkin - Relating to removing the Certificate of Need moratorium on opioid treatment facilities - To Health and Human Resources
HB4751. By Del. Pushkin - Requiring West Virginia Medicaid managed care organizations to contract with any otherwise qualified provider - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
HB4752. By Del. Pushkin - Providing a tax credit for obtaining certain certifications by the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system - To Energy and Manufacturing then Finance
HB4753. By Del. Westfall - Requiring health insurance policies and medicaid to cover blomarker testing - To Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary
HB4754. By Del. Criss - Exempting the processing of beef, pork or lamb by a slaughterhouse for an individual owner of the product processed from the Consumer Sales and Service Tax - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Finance
HB4755. By Del. Criss - Terminating the Division of Personnel - To Government Organization then Finance
HB4756. By Del. Winzenreid - Crating a state Alzheimer’s plan task force - To Health and Human Resources
HB4757. By Del. Summers, Tully, Rohrbach and Hite - Relating to the organization of the Office of the Inspector General - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
HB4758. By Del. Jennings - Creating of the Joint Oversight Committee on the Fusion Center - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then the Judiciary
HB4759. By Del. Phillips and McGeehan - Relating to E-Verify, the federal employment authorization program - To Government Organization then the Judiciary
HB4760. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Hornbuckle [By Request of the Executive] - Establishing salaries for the Secretaries of the Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Health Facilities (FN) - To Finance