Senate House Messages

To create a Hydrogen power task force

To grant the Fleet Management Division oversight authority of the state vehicle fleet  (original similar to SB432)

Relating to filing of lien by municipalities for collection of refuse fees

Relating to the establishment and operation of regional water, wastewater and stormwater authorities

Clarifying and updating school bus rules and the types of vehicles covered

Establishing that 18 is the age of consent and removing the ability of an underage person to obtaining a consent to marry through their parents, legal guardians, or by petition to the circuit court

To create the American Campuses Act

Relating to in-state food service permit reciprocity

Create a credit against the severance tax to encourage private companies to make infrastructure improvements to highways, roads and bridges in this state

To modify the salaries of the Governor and Constitutional officers beginning January 1, 2025

Relating to distribution of certain taxes and surcharges to benefit volunteer and part-volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services providers.  (original similar to HB3266)

Relating generally to West Virginia Real Estate License Act

Clarifying and expanding the powers and duties of the director of the Coalfield Community Development Office  (original similar to SB157)

Restraining county commissions from imposing rules and regulations on farmers beyond what is already prescribed through state statute

To pay certain moral obligations of the state

To authorize municipalities to combine operations with other municipalities and counties to provide governmental services

Relating to federal funds for land-grant institutions

Change the maximum time period of a protective order to one year

To clean up statutory provisions regarding the Hope Scholarship program to better reflect the intent and operation of the program

Updating the veteran preference ratings in state code for state employment

Enact the West Virginia Consumer Financial Privacy Act of 2023

To create the Coal Fired Grid Stabilization and Security Act of 2023

Allowing consumer lenders to permit employees to conduct certain business at locations other than the licensee’s designated office

Relating to expanding the definitions of land and recreational purposes

Relating to the West Virginia Fusion Center