HOUSE OF DELEGATES

BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

HB4747. By Del. Foster - Removing marijuana as a tested substance from the screening requirements - To Workforce Development then the Judiciary

HB4827. By Del. Ellington, Toney and Statler - Remove variable rate on gas tax (FN) - To Technology and Infrastructure then Finance

HB4828. By Del. Ellington, Toney and Statler - Relating to limiting the personal income tax (FN) - To Finance

HB4829. By Del. Toney, Statler, Ferrell, Campbell and Ellington - Relating employment of service personnel and removing the requirement for a high school diploma or general education development certificate. - To Education

HB4830. By Del. Toney, Statler, Ellington, Ferrell and Campbell - To address the professional development of teachers. (FN) - To Education

HB4831. By Del. Westfall - Relating to Catalytic Converters - To the Judiciary

HB4832. By Del. Ellington, Toney and Statler - Relating to state superintendent’s reports regarding the finances of school districts  - To Education

HB4833. By Del. Holstein, Householder, Statler, Mazzocchi, Dittman, Barnhart, Forsht, Cannon and E. Pritt - Require that any student in the 11th or 12th grade, who has been placed in a “free/elective/assistant” period, be informed of online college course opportunities available for them - To Education

HB4834. By Del. Hansen and Young - Establishing a community solar program for subscribers to gain credits against their utility bills - To Energy and Manufacturing then the Judiciary

HB4835. By Del. Hansen - Increasing transparency in the apportionment process for congressional and legislative districts - To Political Subdivisions then Government Organization then the Judiciary

HB4836. By Del. Hansen - Relating to modernization of procedures for voting in public elections - To the Judiciary

HB4837. By Del. Criss and Barnhart - Clarifying the duty of banks to retain and procure records - To Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary

HB4838. By Del. Holstein, Statler, Dittman, Shamblin, Barnhart, E. Pritt, Householder, Hornby, Mazzocchi, Forsht and Cannon - Require county boards of education to provide long-term substitute teachers, upon hiring, with certain information - To Education

HB4839. By Del. Dillon - Relating to online instructors contracted by the WVDE or counties. - To Education

HB4840. By Del. Dillon - To include legal services under the state purchasing requirements to require the solicitation of bids. - To Government Organization

HB4841. By Del. Young - Relating to vintage distilled spirits - To the Judiciary

HB4842. By Del. Young - Basic Affordable Supplies for Incarcerated Act - To Jails and Prisons then Finance

HB4843. By Del. Kump, Horst, Ridenour, C. Pritt, Ward, Phillips, Hite, DeVault, Petitto and Butler - Prohibit the use of school resources in election advocacy efforts and prohibit school employees from political activity during their work hours or on behalf of the school administration - To Education

HB4844. By Del. Kump, Linville, C. Pritt, Phillips, Horst, Riley, Ridenour, Hite, Chiarelli, Petitto and Butler - Relating generally to drug testing of state legislators. (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary

HB4845. By Del. Hillenbrand, Chiarelli, McGeehan, C. Pritt, Phillips, Brooks, Shamblin, Thorne, Maynor, Ridenour and Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - To prohibit swatting - To Technology and Infrastructure then the Judiciary

HB4846. By Del. Hillenbrand, Thorne, Ridenour, Adkins, Phillips, Kimble, Kump, Burkhammer, W. Clark, Chiarelli and Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Relating to “In God We Trust” signs donated in schools - To Education then the Judiciary

HB4847. By Del. Hillenbrand, Burkhammer, McGeehan, C. Pritt, Phillips, Brooks, Shamblin, Thorne, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Rohrbach - To provide school access for Patriotic Youth Groups  - To Education then the Judiciary

HB4848. By Del. Espinosa, Householder, W. Clark and Hardy - To establish the aggravated criminal offense of reckless driving resulting in death. - To the Judiciary

HB4849. By Del. Adkins - Allow the mayors to also serve as the chief of police - To Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary

HB4850. By Del. Criss, Anderson, Zatezalo, Hardy and Householder - Removing the sunset clause from Oil and Gas Personal Property Tax - To Finance

HB4851. By Del. Statler, Ellington and Toney - To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel. (FN) - To Education then the Judiciary

HB4852. By Del. Riley - Eliminate double taxation on foreign income at the state level - To Finance

HB4853. By Del. C. Pritt - To supersede all ordinances that restrict atv’s on paved roads - To Political Subdivisions then Technology and Infrastructure

HB4854. By Del. C. Pritt - Prohibit county clerk from charging or prohibiting person from taking pictures of public documents - To the Judiciary

HB4855. By Del. Burkhammer - Require Division of Purchasing to write contracts in an unbiased manner - To Government Organization

HB4856. By Del. Chiarelli - To limit the number of vape stores and head shops to one for every 15,000 residents per county - To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then the Judiciary

HB4857. By Del. Foster - Banning Medicaid and CHIP from paying for child and adult transgender surgeries (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary

HB4858. By Del. Foster - Requiring annual report to the Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary regarding statements of charges brought against a judge of this state - To the Judiciary

HB4859. By Del. E. Pritt - Creating a new property tax category for short-term rentals. - To Finance

HB4860. By Del. E. Pritt, Ellington, Toney, Campbell, Willis, Dittman, Stephens, Foggin, DeVault and Ross - Providing that a general education teacher may not be responsible for accommodation logs - To Education

HB4861. By Del. E. Pritt and Sheedy - Authorizing municipalities to place signage on state roads within their municipal jurisdiction and boundaries. - To Political Subdivisions then Technology and Infrastructure

HB4862. By Del. Hillenbrand, Adkins, Ward, Petitto, Brooks, Butler, Crouse, Kirby, Sheedy, Horst and Warner - Introduction of a “School Safety Program” - To Education then Finance

HB4863. By Del. Espinosa, Householder, Hornby, Hite, Hardy and W. Clark - Patriotic Access to Students in Schools Act - To Education

HB4864. By Del. Hardy, Householder, Mallow, Hite, Heckert, Jennings, Horst, Espinosa, Hornby and Summers - To prohibit municipalities from shutting off water service for the nonpayment of stormwater management fees. - To Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary

HB4865. By Del. Hardy, Criss, Smith, Hite, Mallow, Heckert, Jennings, Shamblin, Riley, Householder and Espinosa - To amend the senior citizen tax credit threshold. - To Finance

HB4866. By Del. Chiarelli, Martin, Ward, Mallow, Street, Coop-Gonzalez, Hite, Petitto, Brooks, Fast and E. Pritt - Prohibit needle exchanges from providing services in West Virginia - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary

HB4867. By Del. Chiarelli, Pinson, Coop-Gonzalez, Mallow, Martin, Brooks, Kimble, Kelly, Fast, McGeehan and Young - Require pornography websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content - To the Judiciary

HB4868. By Del. Statler, Mallow, Burkhammer, Summers, Jennings, Toney, Ellington, Riley, Barnhart, Butler and Petitto - To reduce the certification period for certain emergency medical personnel from 4 years to 2 years (FN) - To Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services then the Judiciary

HB4869. By Del. Statler, Summers, Mallow, Burkhammer, Jennings, Toney, Ellington, Riley, Barnhart, Butler and Petitto - To provide expansion of the Prudent Layperson Statute to include payment when no transportation is provided. - To Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary

HB4870. By Del. Hardy, Criss, Heckert, Mallow, Hite, Jennings, Shamblin, Espinosa, Hornby, Kelly and Toney - To create an influx into the courthouse improvement fund to allow counties to apply for grants to improve their courthouse facilities. (FN) - To Finance

HB4871. By Del. Horst, Bridges, Phillips, Crouse, Hite, Maynor, Hardy, Mazzocchi, Howell, W. Clark and Kump - To allow youth and handicapped hunters to harvest a buck deer or doe during youth/handicapped special hunts - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Government Organization

HB4872. By Del. Howell, Miller, Horst, Crouse, Brooks, Thorne, Hillenbrand, Ward, C. Pritt, Campbell and Hott - Require counties and municipalities to provide public notice for land or building purchases - To Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary

HB4873. By Del. Hansen, Lewis, Garcia, Pushkin, Rowe, Williams and Young - Relating to legalizing cannabis production, sales and adult consumption - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary then Finance

HB4874. By Del. Summers and Tully - Relating to fatality and mortality review team - To Health and Human Resources

HB4875. By Del. Kirby, Foster, Kimble, Brooks, Foggin, Ridenour and Street - Eliminate use of good time credit for certain sexual offenses - To the Judiciary

HB4876. By Del. Kirby and Brooks - Modify definition of final average salary within Deputy Sheriff’s Retirement System (FN) - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance

HB4877. By Del. Crouse - Authorizing expenditure of revenue from the Municipal Pension and Protection Fund and Fire Protection Fund (FN) - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance

HB4878. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Hornbuckle [By Request of the Executive] - Updating the meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act - To Finance

HB4879. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Hornbuckle [By Request of the Executive] - Providing for a child and dependent care credit against the personal income tax (FN) - To Finance

HB4880. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Hornbuckle [By Request of the Executive] - Relating to personal income tax social security exemption - To Finance

HB4881. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Hornbuckle - Relating to bringing terms not defined in that act info conformity with the meaning of those terms for federal income tax purposes - To Finance

HB4882. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Hornbuckle [By Request of the Executive] - 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 - To Education then Finance

HB4883. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Hornbuckle [By Request of the Executive] - Relating to increasing annual salaries of certain employees of the state - To Finance