House Bills Introduced

HOUSE OF DELEGATES

BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED

Monday, January 16, 2023

HB2009. By Del. McGeehan, C. Pritt, Crouse, Phillips, Ridenour, Shamblin, Kimble, Ross, Coop-Gonzalez, Horst and Lucas - Relating to the authority and obligations of the Governor and Legislature when in declared states of preparedness and emergency - To Government Organization

HB2556. By Del. Brooks, Vance, Crouse, E. Pritt, Chiarelli and Willis - Eliminating fees for hunting and fishing licenses for military retirees. (FN) - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Finance

HB2557. By Del. Gearheart - Make appointment process for Congressional seats the same as that for the US Senate - To the Judiciary

HB2558. By Del. Crouse, Kirby, Mallow, Longanacre, Kump, Forsht, Devault, Heckert, Hillenbrand, A. Hall and Worrell - Permitting religious exemptions for compulsory immunizations - To Health and Human Resources

HB2559. By Del. Crouse, Willis, Mallow, Kump, Forsht, Heckert, Mazzocchi, Miller, Hillenbrand, Kirby and Chiarelli - Prohibiting mask mandates by the State of West Virginia - To Health and Human Resources

HB2560. By Del. Crouse, Howell, Longanacre, Honaker, Petitto, Brooks, Maynor, Mallow, Ridenour and Heckert - To require cameras in every classroom and room where children are present - To Education then Finance

HB2561. By Del. Crouse, Warner, Coop-Gonzalez, Hott, Kelly, Riley, Honaker, Cannon, Petitto, Butler and Longanacre - Clarifying the announcement form and eligibility requirements for becoming a candidate for election to a public office - To the Judiciary

HB2562. By Del. Longanacre, Crouse, Cooper, Maynor, Petitto and Jennings - Provide for a special drivers license for those with physical disabilities   - To Technology and Infrastructure

HB2563. By Del. Linville, Kelly, Pinson, Honaker, Smith, Phillips, Hott, Steele, Foster and Adkins - Provide that someone guilty of a crime where victim was a police officer in performance of duties is ineligible for parole - To the Judiciary

HB2564. By Del. Linville [By Request of the WV Department of Transportation] - Repeal of administrative hearing procedures for DUI offenses - To the Judiciary

HB2565. By Del. Linville [By Request of the WV Department of Transportation] - Relating to registration plates - To Technology and Infrastructure

HB2566. By Del. Brooks, Kirby, Crouse, Willis and Chiarelli - Increasing the Homestead Property Tax Exemption - To Finance

HB2567. By Del. Ross, Linville, Dean, W. Hall and Dillon - Relating to felony trespassing (FN) - To the Judiciary

HB2568. By Del. Ross, Dillon, Linville, Cannon, Dean and Bridges - Raising retirement rate for Deputy Sheriff’s Retirement System  (FN) - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance

HB2569. By Del. Espinosa, Ridenour, Clark, Ferrell, Steele, Criss, Barnhart, Hardy and Dean - Establishing the Motorsport Responsibility Act - To the Judiciary

HB2570. By Del. Gearheart, Crouse, Smith, Clark, Householder, A. Hall, Storch, Cooper, Butler, Ellington and McGeehan - 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

HB2571. By Del. Gearheart - Require county school boards to have members elected per district (FN) - To the Judiciary

HB2572. By Del. Horst, Jeffries, McGeehan, Phillips, Kirby, Ridenour, Smith, Kimble, Householder, Longanacre and Mazzocchi - To create the Protection of Shared Physical and Digital Property from Warrantless Searches Act

 - To the Judiciary

HB2573. By Del. Horst, Jeffries, C. Pritt, Kimble, Kirby, Foster, Householder, Longanacre, Ridenour, Phillips and Mazzocchi - To create the Criminal Forfeiture Act - To the Judiciary

HB2574. By Del. Horst, Householder, Longanacre, Foster, Hardy, Phillips, Worrell, Mazzocchi, Ridenour, Thorne and Smith - Relating to warrantless entry of private lands - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then the Judiciary

HB2575. By Del. Nestor, Horst, Hanna, Longanacre, Martin, Hott, Barnhart, Kump, Phillips, Gearheart and Honaker - 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 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Government Organization

HB2576. By Del. Linville, Howell, Foster, Steele, Cannon, Householder, Longanacre, Adkins, Chiarelli and Phillips - Municipalities may not assess a user fee when employee was not present in the municipality in the performance of his or her job - To Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary

HB2577. By Del. Linville, Cannon, Householder, Criss, W. Hall, Chiarelli and Phillips - Revoke spending authority for money used by an agency in support of a challenge to WV law - To the Judiciary

HB2578. By Del. Longanacre, Fehrenbacher, Heckert, Forsht, Tully, Sheedy and Brooks - To create the Rural Area Department Volunteer Incentive Act of 2023 - To Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services then Government Organization

HB2579. By Del. Longanacre, Crouse, Dean, Nestor, Forsht, Heckert and Brooks - Relating to the nonpartisan election of county superintendents of schools - To Education then the Judiciary

HB2580. By Del. Longanacre, Forsht, Ridenour and Brooks - Requiring an annual test for students to advance to the next grade level - To Education

HB2581. By Del. Longanacre - Relating to a permanent partial repeal of the gasoline tax in WV not to exceed 50% of the current tax - To Technology and Infrastructure then Finance

HB2582. By Del. Longanacre and Brooks - To reduce the amount of money provided in welfare programs for certain individuals - To Workforce Development then Finance

HB2583. By Del. Longanacre, Nestor, Ridenour, Hornby, Heckert, Tully, Hott, Brooks, Sheedy, Miller and Jennings - Veterans' Welcome Home Grant (FN) - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance

HB2584. By Del. Smith, Barnhart, Cooper, Kimble, Longanacre, Honaker, Ridenour, Hardy, Mallow, Steele and McGeehan - Allow homestead exemptions for disabled veterans (FN) - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance

HB2585. By Del. Smith, Cooper, Clark, Longanacre, Zatezalo, Linville, Espinosa, Riley, Ellington, Storch and Ferrell - Authorizing a special election for presenting the question of a special levy renewal for levies expiring prior to the primary election scheduled for May 14, 2024 - To Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary

HB2586. By Del. Smith - Relating to establishing a thirty thousand dollar homestead exemption for taxpayers with a household income at or below U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Poverty Guidelines.  (FN) - To Finance

HB2587. By Del. Smith, Barnhart, Howell, Dean, Hardy, Linville, Clark, Steele, Householder, McGeehan and Foster - To reflect that County Sheriffs will be required to include a breakdown of the distribution of where a citizens taxes will be paid - To the Judiciary

HB2588. By Del. Summers, Espinosa, Householder, Martin, Gearheart, Crouse, Tully, Fehrenbacher, Linville and Hardy - Relating to indexing unemployment benefits based on the state average unemployment rate - To Finance

HB2589. By Del. Summers, Espinosa, Householder, Martin, Gearheart, Crouse, Westfall, Tully, Fehrenbacher, Linville and Hardy - Requiring work search activities to qualify for unemployment benefits - To the Judiciary

HB2590. By Del. Crouse, Kimble, Longanacre, Smith, Honaker, Butler, Coop-Gonzalez and Brooks - To remove the helmet law in West Virginia. - To Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary