HOUSE OF DELEGATES
BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED
Monday, February 12, 2024
HB5210. By Del. Kimble, Jeffries, Worrell, Phillips, McGeehan, C. Pritt, Mazzocchi, Holstein, Pinson, Heckert and Brooks - Relating to voluntary private school immunization - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB5545. By Del. Campbell - Allow state policemen to get credit for half of years served as city officer or county deputy sheriff and what they paid into their retirement system (FN) - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance
HB5556. By Del. Campbell - Comprehensive Services Act - To Senior, Children, and Family Issues then Health and Human Resources
HB5557. By Del. Jeffries, Barnhart, Phillips, Hott and Heckert - Relating to Medicaid Waiver Package - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
HB5558. By Del. Jeffries, Kimble, Phillips, Hott, Pinson and Burkhammer - The purpose of this bill is to provide management agencies receiving funds from the West Virginia Mothers and Babies Pregnancy Support Program the ability, in coordination with the Bureau for Public Health, to promulgate rules requirements, and procedures for expending funds. - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
HB5559. By Del. Bridges, Winzenreid, Dean, Ward, Pinson, Zatezalo, Vance, Mazzocchi, Holstein, Maynor and Foggin - Authorizing sheriffs who are members of the public retirement system to retire upon attaining the age of sixty-two with eight or more years of services - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance
HB5560. By Del. Foster and Kirby - Relating to makin 8:00pm the latest custody exchanges can happen for children under ten without agreement from both parties. - To the Judiciary
HB5561. By Del. Barnhart, Criss, Anderson, Zatezalo, Westfall and Hott - Relating to permitting the electronic execution of trusts. - To the Judiciary
HB5562. By Del. Barnhart, Criss, Anderson, Zatezalo, Westfall and Hott - Relating to the repeal of the common law rule against perpetuities by extending it to 1,000 years for all trusts. - To the Judiciary
HB5563. By Del. Tully, W. Clark, Crouse, Cannon, Willis, Maynor, Bridges and Holstein - Adding a proviso that any county will open attendance zones and an existing transportaion Arrangement shall not be permitted to close the open attendance zone reestablish closed boarders or modify existing transportation routes or arrangements for any current or future students who chooose to utilize these options - To Education
HB5564. By Del. W. Clark, Espinosa, Hardy, Ferrell, Hite and C. Pritt - Providing that small format, micro hospitals are exempt from certificate of need review - To Health and Human Resources
HB5565. By Del. Summers and Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Relating to requiring the Division of Motor Vehicles to provide an identification card for eligible released inmates - To Technology and Infrastructure
HB5566. By Del. Foster - To facilitate the interstate practice and regulation of Cosmetology - To Government Organization
HB5567. By Del. Lewis - Relating to allowing medical or geriatric parole for certain inmates - To Jails and Prisons then the Judiciary
HB5568. By Del. Young - Relating to salary increases for state employees - To Jails and Prisons then Finance
HB5569. By Del. Phillips - Requiring an appraiser to pay for a background check required by the AMC as a condition of being added to the AMCs panel of appraisers. - To Government Organization
HB5570. By Del. Young - Relating to Cancer Prevention Programs for Firefighters - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
HB5571. By Del. Coop-Gonzalez - Requiring law enforcement to obtain a warrant to access certain video survelilance - To the Judiciary
HB5572. By Del. Burkhammer, Kimble, Pinson and Tully - Prohibiting cameras and recording devices in bedrooms and bathrooms of foster children - To the Judiciary
HB5573. By Del. Young - To allow a $2,000 refundable child tax credit for all eligible for the federal tax credit (FN) - To Senior, Children, and Family Issues then Finance
HB5574. By Del. Young - To allow a $1,000 refundable child tax credit for all eligible for the federal tax credit (FN) - To Senior, Children, and Family Issues then Finance
HB5575. By Del. Young - Relating to fines for local fire departments - To the Judiciary
HB5576. By Del. Young - Authorizing municipal fire departments specialized license plates - To Technology and Infrastructure
HB5577. By Del. Young - Increasing required medical coverage for autism spectrum disorders - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
HB5578. By Del. Young - Modifying definition of sexual contact - To the Judiciary
HB5579. By Del. Young - Establishing program to pay monthly allotment to certain veterans - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance
HB5580. By Del. Young - Creating the Affordable Medicaid Buy-in Program - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
HB5581. By Del. Young - Regarding continuing education requirements and compensation of Guardians Ad Litem - To the Judiciary then Finance
HB5582. By Del. Phillips - Modifying exceptions for real estate appraisal licensure. - To Government Organization
HB5583. By Del. Toney, Howell, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Adkins - Relating of movement of oversized vehicles on roadways - To Technology and Infrastructure
HB5584. By Del. Dean, Horst, Vance, Dillon, Bridges, Smith, Foster and Kirby - To require bag limits to be set by biologists at the DNR and not the commission - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Government Organization
HB5585. By Del. Burkhammer - Relating to support of child care in kinship/relative custody situations - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB5586. By Del. Coop-Gonzalez - Requiring publicly funded medical schools to teach certain life-saving methods - To Education then Health and Human Resources
HB5587. By Del. Dillon - Supporting Responsible Competition Between West Virginia Electrical Utilities - To Energy and Manufacturing then Finance
HB5588. By Del. Dillon - Transfer of Funds from Department of Economic Development to School Building Authority - To Education then Finance
HB5589. By Del. Dillon - Transferring Funds from State Economic Development Authority to Wayne County Commission for Water Infrastructure - To Economic Development and Tourism then Finance
HB5590. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Hornbuckle - Changing reference to the “Curator” of the Department of Arts, Culture, and History to the “Secretary” of the Department - To Government Organization
HB5591. By Del. Jeffries, Westfall, Riley and W. Hall - Relating to required modification of levy rates resulting from increased valuation yield - To Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary
HB5592. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Riley, Phillips, Kelly and Cannon - Relating to Legislative Auditor’s scope of authority - To Government Organization
HB5593. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Riley, Jeffries, Phillips, Cannon and Kelly - Relating to the creation, composition, qualifications, and compensation of the State Board of Risk and Insurance Management - To Government Organization
HB5594. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Chiarelli, Warner and Statler - Exempting West Virginia University and Marshall University from contracts, agreements, or memorandums of understanding with spending units in state government with exceptions - To Finance
HB5595. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Phillips, Cannon and Kelly - Relating to shortened procedure for road condition claims (FN) - To Finance
HB5596. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Exempt Division of Natural Resources from purchasing requirements - To Government Organization
HB5597. By Del. Tully, Toney, Burkhammer, Maynor, Holstein, Ferrell, Dittman, Kimble, Summers, Statler and Willis - Relating to school bus driver charged with DUI - To Education then the Judiciary
HB5598. By Del. Tully, Toney, Maynor, Holstein, Ferrell, Kimble, Summers and Statler - Requiring a shcool administrator and local Board of Education to assess whether a student is in the foster care system or undre the supervision of Child Protective Services prior to being disiplined for a level 3 or 4 behavior policy violation - To Education
HB5599. By Del. Tully, Toney, DeVault, Kimble and Summers - To allow a tax exempt, charitable organization to apply for & be granted one limited occasion bingo license each year free of charge - To the Judiciary
HB5600. By Del. Garcia, Akers, Fluharty, Kirby, Steele, Nestor, Smith, Phillips and C. Pritt - Creating a private cause of action for the deprivation of a right granted by the state constitution or by state law - To Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary
HB5601. By Del. E. Pritt and Howell - To prohibit people taking their animals into a grocery store or a store that sells food if that animal is not a registered service animal - To the Judiciary
HB5602. By Del. Kimble - Requiring Governor’s consent to accept certain grants - To Government Organization then Finance
HB5603. By Del. Linville - Relating to creating the West Virginia Infrastructure Deployment Clearinghouse (FN) - To Technology and Infrastructure
HB5604. By Del. Householder, Riley, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Cannon, Linville, Maynor, Phillips and Burkhammer - Relating to procurement by state spending units - To Finance
HB5605. By Del. Moore, Dittman and Petitto - To require landlords to carry an insurance policy to cover the repair of broken water lines so that the cost is not taken on by the tenant - To Technology and Infrastructure
HB5606. By Del. Winzenreid - Relating generally to money laundering - To the Judiciary
HB5607. By Del. Statler - Relating to public charter school’s application for funding. - To Education then Finance
HB5608. By Del. Young - Relating to the use of legal cannabis sales profits to offset employee contributions to the Public Employees Insurance program. - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary then Finance
HB5609. By Del. Burkhammer and Kimble - Relating to confidentiality of child care recrods and the Foster Care Ombudman - To Senior, Children, and Family Issues then the Judiciary
HB5610. By Del. Hansen - Requiring candidates for sheriff and prosecutor to disclose criminal history when filing for office - To the Judiciary
HB5611. By Del. Cannon - Allowing disabled purple heart recipients park free at municipal metered parking spaces - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance
HB5612. By Del. Garcia - Relating to including foster parents under the parental leave act - To Senior, Children, and Family Issues then the Judiciary
HB5613. By Del. Ridenour and Jennings - Creating plans to protect West Virginia from major crises - To Government Organization
HB5614. By Del. Kelly - Relating to postmortem examinations - To Health and Human Resources
HB5615. By Del. Ridenour - Prohibiting contracts with companies that use illegal means - To Government Organization then the Judiciary
HB5616. By Del. Ridenour, Martin, C. Pritt, Kirby, Phillips, McGeehan, Foster, Kimble, Steele and Hillenbrand - Prohibiting contracts, affiliations or employment of entities that support actions counter the the US Constitution and West Virginia Constitution - To Government Organization then the Judiciary
HB5617. By Del. Linville [By Request of the Public Service Commission] - Authorizing the Public Service Commission to promulgate rules for maintenance, flushing, flow testing, and marking of fire hydrants owned by water utilities - To Technology and Infrastructure then the Judiciary
HB5618. By Del. Hamilton - Relating to cost sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations - To Banking and Insurance then Health and Human Resources
HB5619. By Del. Vance, Toney, Rohrbach, Worrell, Nestor, Hornbuckle, Brooks, Dean, Bridges, Mallow and Young - To increase the pay for retired state employees by 5% over three years beginning in 2025 (FN) - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance
HB5620. By Del. Fluharty - Relating to authorizing the installation of monitors in long-term care facilities - To Senior, Children, and Family Issues then Health and Human Resources
HB5621. By Del. Kimble, Jeffries, McGeehan, Worrell, Street, Mazzocchi, Dittman, Heckert, Foggin, Kirby and Moore - Prohibiting the termination of employment of an employee who defends themselves from an attack inside workplace - To the Judiciary
HB5622. By Del. Williams, Hansen and Hamilton - Relating to gender change in government documents - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB5623. By Del. W. Hall, Shamblin, Rohrbach, DeVault, Stephens, Ferrell, Hite, Green, Steele and Forsht - Relating to absenteee voting (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB5624. By Del. Anderson, Zatezalo, Dillon, Heckert and Barnhart - Relating to Surface Use Notice - To Energy and Manufacturing then the Judiciary
HB5625. By Del. Crouse - Relating to updating names of institutions of higher education and nondiscrimination in leadership positions - To Education
HB5626. By Del. Worrell - Relating to establishing a community solar pilot program for subscribers to gain credits against their utility bills - To Energy and Manufacturing then the Judiciary
HB5627. By Del. Lucas and Linville - WV Small Business COVID Relief Act - To Economic Development and Tourism then Finance
HB5628. By Del. Rowe - Require Corrections authorities to gather an inmate’s identification documents prior to release - To Technology and Infrastructure then the Judiciary
HB5629. By Del. Worrell, Shamblin, Dean, Vance, Toney, Sheedy, E. Pritt, Heckert, Foggin, Miller and Ferrell - Relating to the use of American materials - To Government Organization then Finance
HB5630. By Del. Holstein, Barnhart, Tully, Mallow, Cannon, Foster and E. Pritt - Requiring that county assessors send out notice to taxpayers when their property tax increases - To Finance
HB5631. By Del. Rowe - To allow wine to be served at outdoor gatherings where beer is permitted to be served. (FN) - To Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary
HB5632. By Del. Lucas, Warner, Howell, Akers, Adkins, Crouse, Dean, Campbell, Maynor and Ross - Relating generally to West Virginia Real Estate License Act - To Government Organization
HB5633. By Del. Adkins, Ridenour, Marple, Vance, Maynor, Toney, DeVault, Mallow and Heckert - Requiring a person to be a member of a respective political party 12 months before they can run for office in that party - To the Judiciary
HB5634. By Del. Adkins, Pinson, Ridenour, Marple, DeVault, Maynor, Toney, Heckert and Mallow - Empowering the Homeland Security Inspector General to oversee/investigate all County Metro 911 Agencies. - To Government Organization
HB5635. By Del. Griffith and Summers - To allow patients or subscribers of medications to direct pharmacists to list the illness or condition for which a prescription is being issued be listed on the label of the prescription. - To Health and Human Resources
HB5636. By Del. Lewis - Relating to facilitating the successful transitioning of offenders back into society - To Jails and Prisons then the Judiciary
HB5637. By Del. Linville - Relating to special registration plates for military personnel - To Technology and Infrastructure then Finance
HB5638. By Del. Lewis, Hansen, Hamilton, Young, Stephens, Willis, Hornbuckle, Rowe and Akers - Recognizing Juneteenth Day as an official state holiday - To Government Organization
HB5639. By Del. Householder - Prompt Payment Act of 2024 - To Finance
HB5640. By Del. Kelly and Hott - Relating to the composition of the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority Board and shceduled meetings (FN) - To Jails and Prisons then the Judiciary
HB5641. By Del. Pinson - Relating to the electrical needs of the premises of the United States Armed Forces or the West Virginia National Guard - To Energy and Manufacturing
HB5642. By Del. Jeffries, Hott, Barnhart and Heckert - Relating to expanding the employment and training requirements necessary to receive SNAP benefits - To Health and Human Resources
HB5643. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Riley, Jeffries, Phillips, Kelly and Cannon - Relating to actions for damages or attorney’s fees in cases involving Board of Risk Management and Insurance (FN) - To the Judiciary