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Actions, Suits and Liens (20 Bills)
SB 3 - Relating to COVID Liability
SB 57 - Staying civil actions resulting from domestic violence for 60 days from date of final order
SB 76 - Providing compensation to victims of abusive lawsuits
SB 123 - Changing determination of compensation paid to landowner when eminent domain used for pipeline
SB 306 - Relating to removal of animals left unattended in motor vehicles
SB 317 - Providing protection from civil liability for certain individuals rescuing animals locked in unattended vehicles
SB 369 - Permitting civil actions against social media sites for censorship
SB 396 - Providing limitations on nuisance actions against fire department or EMS fixed sirens
SB 400 - Relating to costs and interest in eminent domain condemnation proceedings
SB 439 - Allowing use or nonuse of safety belt as admissible evidence in civil actions
SB 511 - Preventing compensatory damage awards for medical expenses under certain circumstances
SB 512 - Relating to filing of asbestos and silica claims
SB 553 - Removing liability from railroad company in certain instances
SB 559 - Providing protection for property owner when someone visiting private cemetery causes damage to property
SB 569 - Relating to damages for medical monitoring
SB 663 - Providing fee for processing of criminal bonds
SB 670 - Requiring managed care organizations to report certain mental health parity information
SB 673 - Relating to venue for bringing civil action or arbitration proceedings under construction contracts
SB 674 - Clarifying that unpaid restitution does not preclude person from obtaining driver's license
SB 702 - Relating to involuntary hospitalization, competency, and criminal responsibility of persons charged or convicted of certain crimes

Agriculture (5 Bills)
SB 51 - Requiring dairy foods processed in state be added to list of items to be purchased by state-funded institutions
SB 58 - Creating WV Farm Fresh Dairy Act
SB 298 - Limiting landowner liability for recreational use of lands
SB 339 - Expanding types of agricultural operations that are protected from nuisance and other legal actions
SB 357 - Creating 2021 Farm Bill

Alcoholic Liquors and Beers (2 Bills)
SB 330 - Allowing grocery stores to sell certain amount of WV-made wine without license
SB 347 - Allowing private club licensees provide alcoholic beverage carryout

Appropriations (25 Bills)
SB 228 - Supplemental appropriation from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to Department of Veterans' Assistance, Veterans' Home Fund
SB 438 - Supplementing, amending, and increasing items of existing appropriation from State Road Fund to DMV
SB 441 - Supplementing, amending, and increasing an existing item of appropriation from State Road Fund to DOH
SB 443 - Supplementing, amending, decreasing, and increasing items of existing appropriation from State Road Fund to DOH
SB 444 - Expiring funds to unappropriated surplus balance in State Fund from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund
SB 449 - Supplementing and amending appropriations from State Fund to Public Defender Services
SB 457 - Expiring funds to unappropriated surplus balance in State Fund from Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund and Veterans' Facilities Support Fund
SB 461 - Supplemental appropriation from State Fund, General Revenue, to Division of Emergency Management
SB 468 - Supplemental appropriation from State Fund, General Revenue to Division of Forestry
SB 490 - Supplemental appropriation from General Revenue to Department of Veterans’ Assistance
SB 522 - Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to Department of Commerce
SB 536 - Supplemental appropriation of federal moneys to Workforce Investment Act
SB 540 - Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to PSC
SB 541 - Supplemental appropriation from federal moneys to WV State Police
SB 544 - Expiring funds to State Board of Education, School Building Authority, School Construction Fund from School Building Authority, Debt Service Fund
SB 545 - Supplemental appropriation from federal funds to DHHR, Division of Human Services
SB 546 - Expiring funds to balance of Department of Commerce
SB 547 - Supplemental appropriation of federal funds to Department of Education, State Board of Education, State Department of Education
SB 548 - Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to DHHR, Division of Health, Laboratory Services Fund
SB 549 - Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to Department of Revenue, Insurance Commissioner
SB 552 - Supplemental appropriation of federal funds to DHHR, Division of Human Services
SB 652 - Supplementing and amending various accounts within DHHR
SB 653 - Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to Division of Health, Central Office
SB 654 - Supplemental appropriation of federal funds to Department of Commerce, Geological and Economic Survey
SB 717 - Supplemental appropriation from General Revenue to WV Community and Technical College Education, Control Account

Banking and Finance (2 Bills)
SB 224 - Creating Emergency Medical Services Personnel Loan Forgiveness Program
SB 475 - Dedicating certain fees collected by Division of Labor to General Revenue Fund

Boards and Commissions (9 Bills)
SB 67 - Relating to authority of Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
SB 120 - Requiring wholesale drug distributors to report certain information to WV Board of Pharmacy
SB 281 - Prohibiting ABCC from taking enforcement actions for violations of law or rule not related to ABCC
SB 349 - Limiting DHHR and certain state and local boards of health in gaining access to certain entities
SB 525 - Establishing secondary location for racetrack video lottery terminals
SB 555 - Creating WV Semi-quincentennial Commission and fund
SB 556 - Updating and amending certain Archives and History Commission requirements
SB 565 - Relating generally to elections
SB 684 - Adding Curator of Division of Arts, Culture, and History as ex officio voting member to Library Commission

Claims (1 Bills)
SB 699 - Relating to reasonable force in defense of self, real, and personal property

Compacts (2 Bills)
SB 95 - Creating Corporate Anti-Subsidy Act
SB 668 - Creating Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact

Consumer Protection (8 Bills)
SB 5 - Relating to claims arising out of WV Consumer Credit and Protection Act
SB 33 - Creating State Settlement and Recovered Funds Accountability Act
SB 119 - Prohibiting certain misleading pharmaceutical advertising practices
SB 302 - Prohibiting gender-based price discrimination
SB 315 - Protecting consumers against businesses using automatic renewals without consent
SB 401 - Relating to WV Consumer Credit and Protection Act
SB 420 - Requiring labeling of potentially harmful ingredients on menstrual products' packaging
SB 642 - Requiring legal advertisements by State Auditor be posted to central website

Corporations (4 Bills)
SB 422 - Establishing common law "veil piercing" claims not be used to impose personal liability
SB 518 - Relating to grounds for administrative dissolution of certain companies, corporations, and partnerships
SB 596 - Creating Corporate Anti-Subsidy Act
SB 667 - Creating WV New Markets Jobs Act

Corrections (7 Bills)
SB 122 - Allowing counties to hold inmates under certain circumstances in county jail
SB 262 - Requiring certain municipalities pay for incarceration of inmates
SB 392 - Creating penalty for impersonating law-enforcement officer or official
SB 411 - Requiring probationers who served 10 or more years to participate in work release program
SB 465 - Including correctional officers as law-enforcement within WV Fire, EMS, and Law-Enforcement Survivor Benefit Act
SB 506 - Requiring certain persons who commit criminal offense while in juvenile custody not be held within sight or sound of adult inmates
SB 713 - Relating generally to inmate good time

Counties (12 Bills)
SB 99 - Creating surcharge on fire and casualty insurance policies to help municipalities and counties with certain fire-related cleanup and demolition
SB 239 - Establishing vocational-technical programs in middle schools
SB 282 - Limiting increase in assessed tax valuation for improvements to residential real property
SB 303 - Creating Local Government Labor and Consumer Marketing Regulatory Limitation Act
SB 304 - Requiring Secretary of State maintain online database of religious organizations
SB 415 - Allowing county commissions to impose amusement tax
SB 508 - Relating to public records management and preservation
SB 528 - Allowing counties to implement one percent consumers sales tax in certain circumstances
SB 604 - Requiring county commissions create districts for towing services
SB 624 - Prohibiting county airport authorities from adopting rules prohibiting possession of firearms in public areas
SB 685 - WV Monument and Memorial Protection Act
SB 708 - Establishing County Cleanup Committee within DNR

County Officials (3 Bills)
SB 392 - Creating penalty for impersonating law-enforcement officer or official
SB 622 - Increasing compensation for elected county officials
SB 658 - Requiring sheriff's departments to participate and utilize Handle With Care Program for trauma-inflicted children

Courts (9 Bills)
SB 4 - Creating Intermediate Court of Appeals
SB 29 - Authorizing fee payment and expense reimbursement for attorneys participating on court teams established by Supreme Court of Appeals
SB 71 - Adding grievance and appellate procedures for individuals participating in DMV safety and treatment program
SB 76 - Providing compensation to victims of abusive lawsuits
SB 229 - Implementing system for ranked choice voting for election of justices to WV Supreme Court of Appeals
SB 378 - Requiring participation in drug court program for certain offenders
SB 572 - Creating Patrolman Cassie Johnson Memorial Act
SB 614 - Including family court judges in Judges' Retirement System
SB 674 - Clarifying that unpaid restitution does not preclude person from obtaining driver's license

Crime (40 Bills)
SB 8 - Relating to castle doctrine and self-defense standards
SB 24 - Limiting liability of employers in cases where certain crime convictions are expunged
SB 25 - Requiring minors in possession of marijuana and their parents to attend classes on danger of marijuana
SB 26 - Limiting penalty for possession of marijuana to no more than $1,000 without confinement
SB 87 - Enacting WV Human Life Protection Act
SB 109 - Prohibiting civil rights violations
SB 230 - Prohibiting civil rights violations
SB 279 - Eliminating restriction to carry firearm on State Capitol Complex grounds
SB 309 - Creating felony offense of aggravated cruelty to animals
SB 352 - Creating offenses of conversion of leased or rented personal property
SB 361 - Extending supervision for conviction of soliciting minor and using obscene matter with intent to seduce minor
SB 378 - Requiring participation in drug court program for certain offenders
SB 379 - Requiring persons convicted of certain crimes on or after March 8, 1995, provide DNA samples
SB 392 - Creating penalty for impersonating law-enforcement officer or official
SB 411 - Requiring probationers who served 10 or more years to participate in work release program
SB 414 - Requiring DHHR file petition to terminate parental rights under certain circumstances
SB 428 - Transferring Parole Board to Office of Administrative Hearings
SB 455 - Creating reporting system for illegal gates on public roads
SB 470 - Limiting release of certain personal information maintained by state agencies
SB 481 - Increasing penalty for impersonating law-enforcement officer or official
SB 484 - Adding stalking to list of offenses for certain misconduct
SB 485 - Relating to use or presentation of firearm during commission of felony
SB 495 - Providing criminal offense of sexual extortion and sexual extortion by person holding certain position over another
SB 496 - Relating to punishment for second or third degree felony
SB 497 - Increasing penalty for attempted murder in first degree
SB 498 - Amending definition of "sexual contact"
SB 499 - Relating to parole eligibility for drug distribution offenses
SB 500 - Prohibiting intimidation and retaliation against public officers and employees, jurors, and witnesses
SB 503 - Creating crime for being under influence of controlled substance unless specifically prescribed
SB 537 - Relating generally to kidnapping
SB 570 - Creating Campus Self-Defense Act
SB 572 - Creating Patrolman Cassie Johnson Memorial Act
SB 578 - Removing requirement of imminent lawless action to prerequisite for crime of intimidation
SB 581 - Relating to online privacy protection for minors
SB 582 - Lowering legal age to sell or deliver wine from 18 to 16
SB 591 - Amending penalty of simple possession of marijuana from misdemeanor crime to civil violation
SB 626 - Updating regulation for purchase of automobile catalytic converters
SB 650 - Permitting concealed carry in certain areas on State Capitol Complex
SB 688 - Mandating extended supervision for defendants convicted of stalking and related felonious acts
SB 702 - Relating to involuntary hospitalization, competency, and criminal responsibility of persons charged or convicted of certain crimes

Domestic Relations (8 Bills)
SB 31 - Relating to custodial allocation actions independent of divorce
SB 50 - Relating generally to adoption records
SB 65 - Requiring licensed programs for domestic violence victims offer specific services
SB 78 - Relating to rehabilitative spousal support
SB 79 - Providing fair mechanism for adjudication of requests for relocation of parent with child
SB 312 - Allowing state and federal criminal history record check of each adult living in residence when minor child is placed there due to emergency
SB 402 - Relating to tax exemption for child support due
SB 696 - Creating mechanism for enforcement of spousal support

Economic Development (15 Bills)
SB 2 - Relating generally to economic development loans and state-issued loan insurance
SB 47 - Creating New Worker Relocation Incentive Program
SB 86 - Creating Office of Outdoor Recreation
SB 293 - Clarifying that Economic Development Authority is not authorized to enter into banking contracts without State Treasurer approval
SB 324 - Clarifying municipal B&O taxation where business activity occurs
SB 350 - Providing for collection and remittance of hotel occupancy tax by certain marketplace facilitators
SB 418 - Creating Small Business and Minority Populations Economic and Workforce Development Taskforce
SB 452 - Requiring development of comprehensive and strategic plan for off-highway vehicle recreation
SB 453 - Creating inventory and mapping of all roads in state forests, state parks, national forests, and national parks
SB 488 - Relating to distributing hotel occupancy tax to convention and visitor's bureaus
SB 534 - Permitting Economic Development Authority to make working capital loans from revolving loan fund capitalized with federal grant funds
SB 543 - Establishing Chuck Yeager Mountain State Medal of Excellence
SB 554 - Creating WV Motorsports Entertainment Complex Investment Act
SB 703 - Establishing searchable databases for registered corporation and sole proprietorship information
SB 705 - Creating Multi-Phase Procurement for Broadband Projects Act

Education (Higher) (17 Bills)
SB 15 - Relating generally to in-field master’s degree
SB 117 - Creating Stay in State Tax Credit
SB 241 - Providing tax credit to new graduates of in-state or out-of-state higher educational institution, community or technical college, or trade school
SB 242 - Establishing Promise for All Scholarship Program
SB 246 - Allowing licensed employees, staff, and students of public universities to carry concealed weapon
SB 253 - Implementing Business PROMISE+ Scholarship
SB 290 - Relating to suspension or termination of courses by institutions which receive WV Invests Grants
SB 307 - Relating generally to in-state tuition rates for certain persons
SB 335 - Relating to WV Invests Grant Program for students at accredited community and technical college
SB 341 - Requiring participation in athletic or sporting events be based on athlete's biological gender
SB 570 - Creating Campus Self-Defense Act
SB 579 - Establishing WV State Police Loan Forgiveness Program
SB 610 - Providing tuition and fee waivers at state higher education institutions for volunteers who have completed service in AmeriCorps programs in WV
SB 617 - Creating Student Journalist Press Freedom Restoration Act
SB 619 - Replacing Higher Education Policy Commission with new Office of Post-Secondary Education
SB 657 - Relating to free expression on state institution of higher education campuses
SB 666 - Creating Student Journalist Press Freedom Restoration Act

Education (K12) (45 Bills)
SB 11 - Declaring work stoppage or strike by public employees to be unlawful
SB 14 - Providing for additional options for alternative certification for teachers
SB 19 - Designating DHHR social workers to promote school attendance and performance
SB 23 - Requiring county boards of education establish program for random drug testing of student drivers and student athletes
SB 25 - Requiring minors in possession of marijuana and their parents to attend classes on danger of marijuana
SB 28 - Creating Open and Equal Opportunities in Student Activities Act
SB 56 - Eliminating requirement that schools be closed on election days
SB 89 - Exempting certain kindergarten and preschool programs offered by private schools from registration requirements
SB 90 - Creating Education Savings Account Act
SB 92 - Establishing Summer Feeding for All Program
SB 93 - Providing pay raises to teachers
SB 103 - Relating to employment of nurses in public schools
SB 105 - Relating to retirees employed as substitute bus drivers
SB 227 - Creating position of homeless education coordinator in certain counties
SB 235 - Middle School Technical Education Program Act
SB 237 - Implementing trauma-informed practices in schools
SB 238 - Expanding early childhood education programs to three-year-old children
SB 239 - Establishing vocational-technical programs in middle schools
SB 284 - Allowing private schools option of making vaccinations required for enrollment
SB 285 - Requiring parental notification of school-based dispensaries of contraceptives to minors
SB 287 - Requiring county boards of education to provide free feminine hygiene products in grades six through 12
SB 294 - Relating generally to savings and investment programs offered by state
SB 341 - Requiring participation in athletic or sporting events be based on athlete's biological gender
SB 342 - Allowing certain schools with enrollment of 25 or fewer students to operate as nonpublic micro-school
SB 348 - Relating to requirements for compulsory school attendance for certain students
SB 356 - Allowing for written part of drivers' exam given in high school drivers' education course
SB 366 - Relating to homeschool requirements
SB 375 - Relating to county boards of education policies for open enrollment
SB 435 - Requiring county superintendents to authorize certain school principals or administrators at nonpublic schools to issue work permits for enrolled students
SB 477 - Creating WV Children's Vision Act
SB 482 - Restricting participation in Teachers Retirement System by members who serve as officer in professional teaching association
SB 566 - Relating to interpretations of school laws
SB 585 - Requiring BOE create and provide course in family and consumer sciences in secondary schools
SB 588 - Requiring county boards of education and county superintendents to comply with instructions of State Board of Education
SB 592 - Providing for member private, parochial, or church schools to enter into agreements with public schools to permit students to participate in athletic event or other extracurricular activities
SB 617 - Creating Student Journalist Press Freedom Restoration Act
SB 618 - Prohibiting teaching of divisive acts and critical race theory in public schools
SB 636 - Requiring certain history and civics courses be taught in schools
SB 651 - Allowing county boards of education to publish financial statements on website
SB 658 - Requiring sheriff's departments to participate and utilize Handle With Care Program for trauma-inflicted children
SB 666 - Creating Student Journalist Press Freedom Restoration Act
SB 680 - Allowing State Superintendent of Schools define classroom teachers certified in special education
SB 689 - Permitting graduate athletes to participate in interscholastic athletic events during 2021-2022 school year
SB 710 - Requiring impact statement in certain instances of school closing or consolidation
SB 711 - Relating to school aid formula and minimum student enrollment

Elections (24 Bills)
SB 17 - Requiring certain disclosures of election expenditures
SB 27 - Allowing voters who register in person with county clerk to vote during early in-person voting
SB 46 - Requiring one-year residency within district or county to fill vacancy in Legislature
SB 49 - Requiring PACs disclose contributors' names and addresses to Secretary of State
SB 54 - Permitting photo identification on voter registration cards
SB 56 - Eliminating requirement that schools be closed on election days
SB 70 - Relating to residency requirements for voter registration
SB 96 - Creating online voters' guide
SB 110 - Adjusting distance from polling place certain election-related activity is prohibited
SB 229 - Implementing system for ranked choice voting for election of justices to WV Supreme Court of Appeals
SB 292 - Relating to disclosure of fundraising contributions during legislative session
SB 310 - Providing for nonpartisan elections of county prosecuting attorneys
SB 340 - Requiring all local special levies be held on regularly scheduled statewide election ballot
SB 360 - Allowing poll workers to work full and half days
SB 367 - Relating to advertisements from political candidates
SB 561 - Election Security and Access Act of 2021
SB 565 - Relating generally to elections
SB 573 - Requiring disclaimers on third-party, nongovernment solicitations mailed or otherwise provided to businesses
SB 597 - Providing caregiver expenses be given to candidates running for office in WV
SB 631 - Permitting all registered voters to vote by absentee ballot
SB 633 - Creating Social Media Integrity and Anti-Corruption in Elections Act
SB 638 - Allowing "one button" straight party ticket voting
SB 639 - Making elections of all judges and county boards of education partisan
SB 690 - Requiring all eligible voters to vote in general election

Energy (5 Bills)
SB 404 - Modifying well work permits issued by DEP Office of Oil and Gas
SB 492 - Establishing program for bonding to reclaim abandoned wind and solar generation facilities
SB 542 - Relating generally to public electric utilities and facilities fuel supply for existing coal-fired plants
SB 677 - Relating generally to miners' safety, health, and training standards
SB 681 - Creating Natural Resources Anti-Commandeering Act

Environment (9 Bills)
SB 336 - Relating to nonferrous metal sales and transportation to secondary recycler
SB 368 - Authorizing DEP to develop Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program
SB 405 - Amending definition of "aboveground storage tank"
SB 427 - Limiting DEP employees entering private lands for environmental purposes only
SB 436 - Relating generally to solid waste facilities
SB 464 - Requiring composting of organic materials and commercial composting products comply with WV Fertilizer Law
SB 510 - Extending Adopt-a-Trail programs for unimproved public roads
SB 616 - Abolishing environmental advocate within DEP
SB 708 - Establishing County Cleanup Committee within DNR

Estates and Trusts (4 Bills)
SB 53 - Providing person criminally responsible for another's death may not be involved in burial arrangements
SB 80 - Allowing for administration of certain small estates by affidavit and without appointment of personal representative
SB 81 - Relating generally to WV Uniform Trust Code
SB 483 - Allowing oaths be taken before any person authorized to administer oaths

Ethics (5 Bills)
SB 37 - Prohibiting registered lobbyists from appointment to state legislative, executive, or judicial position for five years
SB 43 - Relating to Pay Transparency Act of 2021
SB 300 - Prohibiting legislators and part-time public officials from having interest in public contracts under certain circumstances
SB 564 - Creating Office of State Inspector General
SB 580 - Updating WV Governmental Ethics Act

Finance and Administration (15 Bills)
SB 97 - Modifying procedure certain public agencies use to procure architectural and engineering services contracts
SB 280 - Relating to e-commerce modernization
SB 297 - Relating generally to modernizing Board of Treasury Investments
SB 351 - Declaring Israel as prominent trading partner
SB 364 - Limiting use of wages by employers and organizations for political activities
SB 374 - Increasing threshold for bid requirement to $10,000 to be consistent with other state agencies
SB 429 - Exempting Division of Emergency Management from Purchasing Division requirements for certain contracts
SB 474 - Exempting DOH from Purchasing Division procedures
SB 486 - Relating to powers and duties of Chief Technology Officer
SB 487 - Updating Division of Purchasing procurement and spending thresholds
SB 564 - Creating Office of State Inspector General
SB 587 - Making contract consummation with state more efficient
SB 684 - Adding Curator of Division of Arts, Culture, and History as ex officio voting member to Library Commission
SB 700 - Creating WV Monument and Memorial Protection Act of 2021
SB 715 - Creating Recovery and Hope Act

Governor -- Bills Requested By (46 Bills)
SB 125 - Budget Bill
SB 271 - Updating meaning of "federal taxable income" and certain other terms used in WV Corporation Net Income Tax Act
SB 274 - Elevating Economic Development and Tourism departments
SB 275 - Relating generally to WV Appellate Reorganization Act of 2021
SB 276 - Updating meaning of "federal adjusted gross income" and certain other terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act
SB 277 - Creating COVID-19 Jobs Protection Act
SB 295 - Relating generally to economic development loans and loan insurance issued by state
SB 299 - Providing liquor, wine, and beer licensees with new concepts developed during state of emergency
SB 373 - Relating to modernizing collection of income taxes for mobile workforce
SB 438 - Supplementing, amending, and increasing items of existing appropriation from State Road Fund to DMV
SB 441 - Supplementing, amending, and increasing an existing item of appropriation from State Road Fund to DOH
SB 443 - Supplementing, amending, decreasing, and increasing items of existing appropriation from State Road Fund to DOH
SB 444 - Expiring funds to unappropriated surplus balance in State Fund from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund
SB 449 - Supplementing and amending appropriations from State Fund to Public Defender Services
SB 457 - Expiring funds to unappropriated surplus balance in State Fund from Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund and Veterans' Facilities Support Fund
SB 461 - Supplemental appropriation from State Fund, General Revenue, to Division of Emergency Management
SB 468 - Supplemental appropriation from State Fund, General Revenue to Division of Forestry
SB 490 - Supplemental appropriation from General Revenue to Department of Veterans’ Assistance
SB 522 - Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to Department of Commerce
SB 536 - Supplemental appropriation of federal moneys to Workforce Investment Act
SB 540 - Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to PSC
SB 541 - Supplemental appropriation from federal moneys to WV State Police
SB 544 - Expiring funds to State Board of Education, School Building Authority, School Construction Fund from School Building Authority, Debt Service Fund
SB 545 - Supplemental appropriation from federal funds to DHHR, Division of Human Services
SB 546 - Expiring funds to balance of Department of Commerce
SB 547 - Supplemental appropriation of federal funds to Department of Education, State Board of Education, State Department of Education
SB 548 - Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to DHHR, Division of Health, Laboratory Services Fund
SB 549 - Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to Department of Revenue, Insurance Commissioner
SB 552 - Supplemental appropriation of federal funds to DHHR, Division of Human Services
SB 600 - Relating to personal income tax reduction
SB 645 - Decreasing existing items of appropriation from DHHR, Division of Human Services and Division of Health
SB 646 - Supplemental appropriation of federal funds to Department of Homeland Security
SB 647 - Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to Law-Enforcement, Safety and Emergency Worker Funeral Expense Payment Fund
SB 648 - Supplemental appropriation of federal funds to Child Care and Development
SB 652 - Supplementing and amending various accounts within DHHR
SB 653 - Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to Division of Health, Central Office
SB 654 - Supplemental appropriation of federal funds to Department of Commerce, Geological and Economic Survey
SB 678 - Decreasing and increasing appropriations from General Revenue to Executive, Governor's Office
SB 679 - Supplemental appropriation from General Revenue to Department of Veterans' Assistance, Veterans Home
SB 682 - Supplemental appropriations to Dept. of Commerce, Dept. of Education, Bureau of Senior Services, and Civil Contingent Fund
SB 686 - Supplemental appropriation to Division of Human Services and Division of Health, Central Office
SB 693 - Updating certain definitions and terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act
SB 719 - Supplemental appropriation from State Fund, General Revenue to WV State Police
SB 720 - Supplemental appropriation from State Road Fund to DMV
SB 721 - Supplemental appropriation to Oil and Gas Reclamation Fund
SB 722 - Supplemental appropriation to WV Commuter Rail Access Fund from Insurance Commission Fund

Health (62 Bills)
SB 1 - Providing for parity of payment for telehealth services between service in-person and service provided through telehealth platform
SB 12 - Relating to local health department accountability
SB 38 - Creating WV Black Lung Program
SB 67 - Relating to authority of Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
SB 73 - Prohibiting discrimination in access to organ transplants based on physical or mental disability
SB 87 - Enacting WV Human Life Protection Act
SB 103 - Relating to employment of nurses in public schools
SB 104 - Creating Patient Safety and Transparency Act
SB 113 - Creating Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program
SB 118 - Require parental notification of minors being prescribed contraceptives
SB 124 - Relating to insulin cost management
SB 224 - Creating Emergency Medical Services Personnel Loan Forgiveness Program
SB 231 - Relating generally to medical cannabis
SB 255 - Relating to wholesale importation of prescription drugs
SB 257 - Relating to prohibition on short-term duration health insurance
SB 260 - Establishing Minority Health Advisory Team
SB 273 - Expanding use of telemedicine to all medical personnel
SB 284 - Allowing private schools option of making vaccinations required for enrollment
SB 289 - Requiring Medicaid and insurance coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders
SB 301 - Relating to patients' rights and vaccinations
SB 311 - Relating to acquisition and disposition of property by urban development authority
SB 319 - Relating to establishing Community Health Equity Initiative Demonstration Project
SB 328 - Collecting and analyzing statistical information pertaining to terminating pregnancies under Medicaid Program
SB 334 - Establishing license application process for needle exchange programs
SB 341 - Requiring participation in athletic or sporting events be based on athlete's biological gender
SB 349 - Limiting DHHR and certain state and local boards of health in gaining access to certain entities
SB 372 - Providing greater discretion to WV Board of Medicine to approve graduate clinical training
SB 375 - Relating to county boards of education policies for open enrollment
SB 387 - Relating to drug screening of applicants for cash assistance
SB 390 - Reorganizing Health Care Authority under DHHR and clarifying responsibilities for all-payer claims database
SB 399 - Amending reporting requirements for Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification’s website
SB 406 - Removing Hepatitis B vaccine from list of compulsory immunizations
SB 414 - Requiring DHHR file petition to terminate parental rights under certain circumstances
SB 416 - Creating Fetal Heartbeat Act
SB 417 - Relating to long-term care and substance abuse treatment
SB 420 - Requiring labeling of potentially harmful ingredients on menstrual products' packaging
SB 426 - Allowing parents decline required medication administered to newborns
SB 477 - Creating WV Children's Vision Act
SB 509 - Removing requirement that determination of medical stability be found prior to admission to mental health facility
SB 551 - Revising forms of living will, medical power of attorney, and combined medical power of attorney and living will
SB 563 - Banning certain medical abortions
SB 567 - Requiring health benefit plans provide insurance to persons with pre-existing conditions
SB 574 - Relating to prioritizing county and municipality officials for COVID-19 vaccinations
SB 589 - Relating to treatment of persistent symptoms of hypothyroidism
SB 590 - Removing restriction preventing medical marijuana from being in edible form
SB 595 - Prohibiting nonsurgical, chemical abortions in WV
SB 598 - Creating Youth Mental Health Protection Act
SB 609 - Second Chance at Life Act
SB 621 - Relating to non-compete covenants between certain health care practitioners
SB 623 - Creating Fetal Heartbeat Act
SB 640 - Creating Tobacco Cessation Initiative Program Special Revenue Account within State Treasury
SB 649 - Legalizing cannabis production, sales, and adult consumption
SB 659 - Prohibiting insurance companies from raising rates for policies that allow nursing home care
SB 668 - Creating Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact
SB 670 - Requiring managed care organizations to report certain mental health parity information
SB 671 - Appointing Director of Office of Emergency Medical Services
SB 687 - Updating provisions of Medical Professional Liability Act
SB 691 - Updating provisions of Medical Professional Liability Act
SB 694 - Requiring health insurance coverage for persons with diabetes
SB 702 - Relating to involuntary hospitalization, competency, and criminal responsibility of persons charged or convicted of certain crimes
SB 714 - Relating to physician assistant practice act
SB 715 - Creating Recovery and Hope Act

Human Rights (18 Bills)
SB 73 - Prohibiting discrimination in access to organ transplants based on physical or mental disability
SB 74 - Creating Human Life Non-Discrimination Act
SB 108 - Prohibiting racial discrimination based on certain hair textures and hairstyles
SB 109 - Prohibiting civil rights violations
SB 230 - Prohibiting civil rights violations
SB 251 - Creating Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act
SB 252 - Relating to unlawful discriminatory practices covered by Human Rights Act and Fair Housing Act
SB 254 - Adding definitions of “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to categories covered by Human Rights Act
SB 333 - Establishing WV Freedom of Conscience Protection Act
SB 337 - Creating Life at Conception Act of 2021
SB 353 - Creating Second Amendment Preservation Act
SB 419 - Redefining "firearm" to match federal code
SB 558 - Prohibiting certain divisive acts or concepts from schools, state agencies and any groups receiving state funding
SB 593 - Requiring certain movie theaters to provide open captioning during certain showings
SB 606 - Creating Restroom Access Act
SB 617 - Creating Student Journalist Press Freedom Restoration Act
SB 666 - Creating Student Journalist Press Freedom Restoration Act
SB 692 - Prohibiting unlawful discriminatory practices covered by Human Rights Act and Fair Housing Act

Human Services (14 Bills)
SB 13 - Protecting rights of conscience for child welfare services providers
SB 16 - Providing continued eligibility for developmental disability services to dependents of military members
SB 19 - Designating DHHR social workers to promote school attendance and performance
SB 20 - Creating litigation practice license for social workers
SB 35 - Requiring establishment of paternity before awarding DHHR benefits
SB 52 - Relating to payment of attorney fees in subsidized adoptions or guardianships
SB 248 - Requiring DHHR collaborate with Workforce Development Board and WV Division of Personnel for purposes of job placement
SB 255 - Relating to wholesale importation of prescription drugs
SB 384 - Increasing minimum salaries for Bureau for Child Support Enforcement attorneys
SB 414 - Requiring DHHR file petition to terminate parental rights under certain circumstances
SB 480 - Creating State Employment First Policy for wages of disabled persons
SB 611 - Establishing state certification process and payment system for certified community behavioral health clinics
SB 629 - Creating Closed Captioning Act
SB 672 - Requiring Medicaid managed care organizations use open network of laboratory providers

Insurance (27 Bills)
SB 22 - Relating to surcharge on fire and casualty insurance policies for funding volunteer fire departments
SB 39 - Prohibiting insurance coverage from requiring prior authorization for tests to stage cancer
SB 40 - Ensuring insurance coverage for residents with preexisting conditions
SB 75 - Prohibiting insurance companies from using credit ratings to establish home and auto premiums
SB 83 - Regulating pharmacy services administrative organizations
SB 84 - Relating to allocation of premiums for employers and employees in PEIA
SB 99 - Creating surcharge on fire and casualty insurance policies to help municipalities and counties with certain fire-related cleanup and demolition
SB 233 - Relating to insurance coverage for insulin
SB 234 - Ensuring coverage for residents with preexisting conditions
SB 249 - Creating Health Care Choice Act
SB 256 - Prohibiting insurers from denying coverage as result of preexisting condition
SB 257 - Relating to prohibition on short-term duration health insurance
SB 259 - Authorizing small private employers to buy-in to PEIA
SB 268 - Prohibiting insurance discrimination against firearms manufacturers
SB 289 - Requiring Medicaid and insurance coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders
SB 354 - Relating to Medicaid reform
SB 395 - Expanding PEIA Finance Board membership
SB 398 - Limiting eligibility of certain employers to participate in PEIA plans
SB 413 - Relating to use of aftermarket crash parts by repair shops
SB 423 - Prohibiting abortion coverage in certain qualified health care plans
SB 463 - Consolidating position of Inspector General of former Workers’ Compensation Fraud and Abuse Unit and position of Director of Insurance Fraud Unit
SB 493 - Issuing license suspensions to insurance producers and adjusters who fail to meet CE requirements
SB 494 - Authorizing transfer of moneys from Insurance Commission Fund to Workers’ Compensation Old Fund
SB 516 - Relating to PEIA in-patient rates
SB 583 - Increasing required medical coverage for autism spectrum disorders
SB 659 - Prohibiting insurance companies from raising rates for policies that allow nursing home care
SB 694 - Requiring health insurance coverage for persons with diabetes

Juveniles (6 Bills)
SB 118 - Require parental notification of minors being prescribed contraceptives
SB 385 - Relating to requirements of procurement process in performance-based contracts
SB 388 - Creating Office of Quality Assurance and Evaluation within DHHR
SB 391 - Relating to study of child protective services and foster care workforce
SB 409 - Transferring child welfare enforcement responsibilities to State Police
SB 562 - Relating to juvenile competency proceedings

Labor (16 Bills)
SB 44 - Creating WV Call Center Jobs Act of 2021
SB 48 - Prohibiting employment of unauthorized employees in construction industry
SB 272 - Relating to WV Employment Law Worker Classification Act
SB 322 - Relating generally to the payment of salary or wages under the Parental Leave Act
SB 363 - Relating to certification requirements of crane operators
SB 370 - Requiring certain documents that contain wage records be considered confidential
SB 393 - Requiring contractors provide county boards of education number of units constructed prior to issuing permit
SB 421 - Authorizing Workforce West Virginia to hire at-will employees
SB 435 - Requiring county superintendents to authorize certain school principals or administrators at nonpublic schools to issue work permits for enrolled students
SB 501 - Continuing and indexing of license and stamp fees
SB 519 - Prohibiting political subdivisions from enacting means of regulating certain areas of employer-employee relationship and sale or marketing of consumer merchandise
SB 526 - Creating Uniform Worker Classification Act
SB 527 - Prohibiting political subdivisions from enacting certain ordinances, regulations, local policies, or other legal requirements
SB 607 - Relating generally to payment of salary or wages under Parental Leave Act
SB 620 - Repealing WV Workplace Freedom Act
SB 701 - Reestablishing prevailing wage for certain state government contracts

Legal Gaming (6 Bills)
SB 9 - Continuing Licensed Racetrack Modernization Fund
SB 10 - Modifying racetrack licensing due date
SB 308 - Modifying requirement that racetrack participate in WV Thoroughbred Development Fund by certain date
SB 358 - Removing prohibition on ATMs located in area where racetrack video lottery machines are located
SB 560 - Reallocating certain amount of net terminal income from racetrack video lottery distributed to thoroughbred and greyhound development funds at licensed racetracks of origin
SB 603 - Authorizing new market entrants to conduct remote sports wagering and remote interactive wagering

Legislature (10 Bills)
SB 36 - Relating to WV Secondary School Activities Commission audits
SB 116 - Drug testing of legislators
SB 326 - Relating to retirement and pension benefits of certain members of PERS and Teachers Retirement system
SB 332 - Providing procedure for WV to select delegates to Article V Convention
SB 475 - Dedicating certain fees collected by Division of Labor to General Revenue Fund
SB 504 - Relating to review of presidential executive orders by Legislature
SB 505 - Establishing Office of Regulatory and Fiscal Affairs under Joint Committee on Government and Finance
SB 568 - Relating to measures Governor may make during state of emergency
SB 675 - Clarifying process for filling vacancies in Legislature
SB 706 - Computing retirement benefits for certain members of Legislature under WV Public Employees Retirement Act

Legislature--Rule Making (99 Bills)
SB 126 - Authorizing Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules
SB 127 - State Board of Risk and Insurance Management rule relating to mine subsidence insurance
SB 128 - State Board of Risk and Insurance Management rule relating to public entities insurance program
SB 129 - State Board of Risk and Insurance Management rule relating to procedures for providing written notification of claims of potential liability to state or its employees.
SB 130 - DEP rule relating to ambient air quality standards
SB 131 - DEP rule relating to standards of performance for new stationary sources
SB 132 - DEP rule relating to control of air pollution from combustion of solid waste
SB 133 - DEP rule relating to control of air pollution from municipal solid waste landfills
SB 134 - DEP rule relating to acid rain provisions and permits
SB 135 - DEP rule relating to emission standards for hazardous air pollutants.
SB 136 - DEP rule relating to control of greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal-fired electric utility generating units
SB 137 - DEP rule relating to requirements governing water quality standards
SB 138 - DEP rule relating to hazardous waste management system
SB 139 - DEP rule relating to voluntary remediation and redevelopment rule
SB 140 - Division of Rehabilitation Services rule relating to Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act Board
SB 141 - DHHR rule relating to behavioral health centers licensure
SB 142 - DHHR rule relating to hospital licensure
SB 143 - DHHR rule relating to nursing home licensure
SB 144 - DHHR rule relating to lead abatement licensing
SB 145 - DHHR rule relating to emergency medical services
SB 146 - DHHR rule relating to client rights at state-operated mental health facilities
SB 147 - DHHR rule relating to delegation of medication administration and health maintenance tasks to approved medication assistive personnel
SB 148 - DHHR rule relating to public health standards for businesses remaining open during COVID-19 outbreak
SB 149 - DHHR rule relating to diabetes self-management education
SB 150 - DHHR rule relating to WV clearance for access, registry, and employment screening
SB 151 - DHHR rule relating to recovery residence certification and accreditation program
SB 152 - DHHR rule relating to child placing agencies licensure
SB 153 - DHHR rule relating to minimum licensing requirements for residential child care and treatment facilities for children and transitioning adults and vulnerable and transitioning youth group homes and programs in WV
SB 154 - DHHR rule relating to procedure to contest substantiation of child abuse or neglect
SB 155 - Health Care Authority rule relating to exemption from certificate of need
SB 156 - Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules
SB 157 - Fire Marshal rule relating to standards for certification and continuing education municipal, county, and other public sector building code officials, building code inspectors, and plans examiners
SB 158 - State Emergency Response Commission rule relating to emergency planning and community right to know
SB 159 - State Emergency Response Commission rule relating to emergency planning grant program
SB 160 - Authorizing Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules
SB 161 - Alcohol Beverage Control Commission rule relating to distilleries, mini-distilleries, and micro-distilleries
SB 162 - Division of Financial Institutions rule relating to Fintech Regulatory Sandbox Program
SB 163 - Insurance Commissioner rule relating to fingerprinting requirements for applicants for insurance producer and insurance adjuster license
SB 164 - Insurance Commissioner rule relating to insurance adjusters
SB 165 - Insurance Commissioner rule relating to credit for reinsurance
SB 166 - Insurance Commissioner rule relating to continuing education for individual insurance producers and individual insurance adjusters
SB 167 - Insurance Commissioner rule relating to mental health parity
SB 168 - Insurance Commissioner rule relating to health benefit plan network access and adequacy
SB 169 - Municipal Pensions Oversight Board rule relating to exempt purchasing
SB 170 - Racing Commission rule relating to thoroughbred racing
SB 171 - Racing Commission rule relating to greyhound racing
SB 172 - Racing Commission rule relating to advance deposit account wagering
SB 173 - Lottery Commission rule relating to WV lottery interactive wagering rule
SB 174 - State Tax Department rule relating to tax credit for providing vehicles to low-income workers
SB 175 - State Tax Department rule relating to downstream natural gas manufacturing investment tax credit
SB 176 - State Tax Department rule relating to high-wage growth business tax credit
SB 177 - DOH rule relating to traffic and safety rules
SB 178 - DMV rule relating to examination and issuance of driver's license
SB 179 - DMV rule relating to denial, suspension, revocation, disqualification, restriction, non-renewal, cancellation, administrative appeals, and reinstatement of driving privileges
SB 180 - DMV rule relating to compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance
SB 181 - DMV rule relating to special purpose vehicles
SB 182 - Authorizing miscellaneous agencies and boards to promulgate legislative rules
SB 183 - Commissioner of Agriculture rule relating to WV Seed Law
SB 184 - Commissioner of Agriculture rule relating to inspection of meat and poultry
SB 185 - Commissioner of Agriculture rule relating to poultry litter and manure movement into primary poultry breeder rearing areas
SB 186 - Commissioner of Agriculture rule relating to seed certification program
SB 187 - Commissioner of Agriculture rule relating to WV exempted dairy farms and milk and milk products processing rules
SB 188 - Auditor rule relating to standards for requisitions for payment issued by State Officers on Auditor
SB 189 - Board of Funeral Service Examiners rule relating to funeral director, embalmer, apprentice, courtesy card holders, and funeral establishment requirements
SB 190 - Board of Funeral Service Examiners rule relating to crematory requirements
SB 191 - Board of Funeral Service Examiners rule relating to fee schedule
SB 192 - Board of Hearing Aid Dealers rule relating to rule governing the West Virginia Board of Hearing Aid Dealers
SB 193 - Board of Landscape Architects rule relating to registration of landscape architects
SB 194 - Board of Landscape Architects rule relating to application for waiver of initial licensing fees for certain individuals
SB 195 - Livestock Care Standards Board rule relating to livestock care standards
SB 196 - Board of Medicine rule relating to registration to practice during declared state of emergency
SB 197 - Board of Occupational Therapy rule relating to telehealth practice; requirements, definitions
SB 198 - Board of Osteopathic Medicine rule relating to licensing procedures for osteopathic physicians
SB 199 - Board of Osteopathic Medicine rule relating to emergency temporary permits to practice during states of emergency or states of preparedness
SB 200 - Board of Pharmacy rule relating to licensure and practice of pharmacy
SB 201 - Board of Pharmacy rule relating to Uniform Controlled Substances Act
SB 202 - Board of Pharmacy rule relating to Board of Pharmacy rules for continuing education for licensure of pharmacists
SB 203 - Board of Pharmacy rule relating to licensure of wholesale drug distributors, third-party logistics providers, and manufacturers
SB 204 - Board of Pharmacy rule relating to controlled substances monitoring program
SB 205 - Board of Pharmacy rule relating to board of pharmacy rules for immunizations administered by pharmacists and pharmacy interns
SB 206 - Board of Physical Therapy rule relating to general provisions for physical therapist and physical therapist assistants
SB 207 - Board of Physical Therapy rule relating to fees for physical therapist and physical therapist assistants
SB 208 - Board of Physical Therapy rule relating to general provisions for athletic trainers
SB 209 - Board of Physical Therapy rule relating to fees for athletic trainers
SB 210 - Board of Professional Surveyors rule relating to examination and licensing of professional surveyors in WV
SB 211 - Real Estate Commission rule relating to licensing real estate brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons and conduct of brokerage business
SB 212 - Board of Respiratory Care rule relating to criteria for licensure
SB 213 - Secretary of State rule relating to loan and grant programs under the Help America Vote Act for purchase of voting equipment, election systems, software, services, and upgrades
SB 214 - Secretary of State rule relating to guidelines and standards for electronic notarization
SB 215 - Bureau of Senior Services rule relating to shared table initiative for senior citizens
SB 216 - Authorizing Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules
SB 217 - Division of Labor rule relating to high pressure steam boiler and forced flow steam generator requirements
SB 218 - Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training rule relating to rule governing submission and approval of comprehensive mine safety program for coal mining operations in WV
SB 219 - Division of Natural Resources rule relating to Cabwaylingo State Forest trail system two-year pilot program permitting ATVs and ORVs
SB 220 - DNR rule relating to defining terms used in all hunting and trapping
SB 221 - DNR rule relating to deer hunting rule
SB 222 - DNR rule relating to special migratory game bird hunting
SB 223 - DNR rule relating to special waterfowl hunting
SB 296 - Relating generally to repealing certain rules

Local and Special Laws (1 Bills)
SB 669 - Transferring property located in Union Carbide Corporation Tech Center to City of South Charleston

Military and Veterans (6 Bills)
SB 16 - Providing continued eligibility for developmental disability services to dependents of military members
SB 307 - Relating generally to in-state tuition rates for certain persons
SB 432 - Defining term “veteran” relating to veteran-owned businesses
SB 479 - Relating to WV veterans service decoration and WV Service Cross
SB 568 - Relating to measures Governor may make during state of emergency
SB 584 - Establishing program to pay monthly allotment to certain veterans

Motor Vehicles (26 Bills)
SB 54 - Permitting photo identification on voter registration cards
SB 59 - Reporting motor vehicle crashes to owners
SB 64 - Allowing certain out-of-state residents ride motorcycle without helmet
SB 69 - Creating "Choose Life" special registration plate supporting adoption
SB 71 - Adding grievance and appellate procedures for individuals participating in DMV safety and treatment program
SB 77 - Allowing certain motorcycle operators to ride without helmet
SB 91 - Requiring State Police to follow towing services policies of county of location
SB 94 - Repealing additional registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles
SB 102 - Allowing disabled veterans and purple heart recipients park free at paid parking of state or its political subdivisions
SB 112 - Relating to mobility impairment identifying documents
SB 261 - Authorizing Office of Administrative Hearings hear appeals on suspension or revocation of graduated driver's license
SB 316 - Eliminating suspension of driver's license for failure to pay court fines and costs
SB 321 - Clarifying and updating language regarding Fairmont State alumni license plates
SB 325 - Repealing article relating to mandatory motor vehicle state inspections
SB 343 - Authorizing DMV to process online driver’s license or identification card change of address
SB 345 - Expanding alcohol test and lock program to include offenders with drug-related offense
SB 346 - Authorizing DMV use electronic means when providing notice for licensees and vehicle owners
SB 356 - Allowing for written part of drivers' exam given in high school drivers' education course
SB 386 - Relating to fees for certain military special registration plates
SB 413 - Relating to use of aftermarket crash parts by repair shops
SB 431 - Relating to school attendance notification requirements to DMV
SB 433 - Authorizing Division of Rehabilitation Services to approve training programs acceptable for training low vision individuals to obtain Class G driver's license
SB 529 - Correcting improper citation relating to DMV registration
SB 565 - Relating generally to elections
SB 665 - Exempting parade participants from motorcycle helmet requirements
SB 697 - Establishing Civil Air Patrol license plate

Municipalities (9 Bills)
SB 42 - Creating Zombie Property Remediation Act of 2021
SB 55 - Allowing municipalities to contract projects up to $50,000 without bidding
SB 99 - Creating surcharge on fire and casualty insurance policies to help municipalities and counties with certain fire-related cleanup and demolition
SB 262 - Requiring certain municipalities pay for incarceration of inmates
SB 303 - Creating Local Government Labor and Consumer Marketing Regulatory Limitation Act
SB 304 - Requiring Secretary of State maintain online database of religious organizations
SB 674 - Clarifying that unpaid restitution does not preclude person from obtaining driver's license
SB 685 - WV Monument and Memorial Protection Act
SB 695 - Providing procedures for decreasing or increasing corporate limits by annexation

Natural Resources (25 Bills)
SB 66 - Creating Voluntary WVU Rifle Team Check-Off Program on hunting and fishing licenses
SB 86 - Creating Office of Outdoor Recreation
SB 114 - Permitting certain veterans to hunt, trap, or fish in state without license
SB 313 - Authorizing year-round hunting of coyote
SB 323 - Prohibiting Natural Resources Commission from establishing bag limit for antlered deer
SB 362 - Creating Orphan Oil and Gas Well Prevention Act
SB 381 - Creating nonresident three-day fishing license
SB 394 - Exempting certain persons from hunting, trapping, and fishing license fees
SB 403 - Creating Timber Co-tenancy Modernization and Majority Protection Act and Unknown and Unlocatable Timber Interest Owners Act
SB 404 - Modifying well work permits issued by DEP Office of Oil and Gas
SB 407 - Assessing wildlife impact fee on wind power projects
SB 450 - Protecting albino deer
SB 473 - Permitting primitive camping at state campgrounds
SB 502 - Providing lifetime hunting, fishing, and trapping license to residents, adopted, and foster children under 15
SB 513 - Relating generally to natural resources and modifying definitions of certain terms
SB 514 - Providing criteria for Natural Resource Commission appointment and compensation
SB 520 - Allowing foster parents to purchase lifetime hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses for foster children
SB 538 - Providing for unitization of interests in drilling units in connection with shallow horizontal oil or gas wells
SB 586 - Providing WV veterans discounts on fees and charges at state parks
SB 616 - Abolishing environmental advocate within DEP
SB 637 - Removing salt from list and definition of minerals for severance tax purposes
SB 681 - Creating Natural Resources Anti-Commandeering Act
SB 709 - Establishing Adventure Travel Recreation Program within DNR
SB 712 - Relating to oversight fees for certain gas-producing wells
SB 716 - Encouraging public access and use of state roads and trails

Professions and Occupations (11 Bills)
SB 24 - Limiting liability of employers in cases where certain crime convictions are expunged
SB 100 - Establishing tax credit for certain physicians who locate to practice in WV
SB 269 - Relating to Universal Recognition of Occupational Licenses Act
SB 314 - Regulating pawnbrokers
SB 466 - Relating generally to appraisal management companies
SB 471 - Updating firefighter training requirements
SB 472 - Updating criteria for regulating certain occupations and professions
SB 521 - Extending licensure renewal term of certain private investigators, security guards, and associated firms
SB 543 - Establishing Chuck Yeager Mountain State Medal of Excellence
SB 644 - Exempting certain persons pursuing degree in speech pathology and audiology from license requirements
SB 668 - Creating Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact

Public Safety (33 Bills)
SB 45 - Relating to required equipment for State Police and Natural Resources police officers
SB 59 - Reporting motor vehicle crashes to owners
SB 77 - Allowing certain motorcycle operators to ride without helmet
SB 246 - Allowing licensed employees, staff, and students of public universities to carry concealed weapon
SB 250 - Prohibiting abuser of child from making contact with victim for 10 years
SB 312 - Allowing state and federal criminal history record check of each adult living in residence when minor child is placed there due to emergency
SB 338 - Creating Fire Service Equipment and Training Fund
SB 355 - Relating to emergency powers of Governor
SB 359 - Informing landowners when fencing that may contain livestock is damaged due to accident
SB 365 - WV Firearms Protection Act
SB 379 - Requiring persons convicted of certain crimes on or after March 8, 1995, provide DNA samples
SB 389 - Relating to State Resiliency Office responsibility to plan for emergency and disaster response, recovery, and resiliency
SB 409 - Transferring child welfare enforcement responsibilities to State Police
SB 434 - Requiring training for law-enforcement officers responsible for investigating crimes of sexual assault
SB 451 - Relating to possession of firearms by individuals during declared state of emergency
SB 458 - Relating to possession of firearms by individuals during state of emergency
SB 471 - Updating firefighter training requirements
SB 476 - Requiring hospitals to staff qualified personnel to perform sexual assault forensic exams
SB 478 - Permitting use of established federal marketplace programs to purchase supplies
SB 506 - Requiring certain persons who commit criminal offense while in juvenile custody not be held within sight or sound of adult inmates
SB 507 - Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act of 2021
SB 576 - Mandating coverage for medical care of State Police officers injured in line of duty
SB 577 - Exempting certain fire departments from licensure requirements for providing rapid response services
SB 604 - Requiring county commissions create districts for towing services
SB 608 - Appointing Director of Office of Emergency Medical Services
SB 612 - Requiring compensation to certain State Troopers for off-duty time when on standby
SB 613 - Adding classification and base salaries of certain civilian employees of State Police Forensic Laboratory
SB 624 - Prohibiting county airport authorities from adopting rules prohibiting possession of firearms in public areas
SB 630 - Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms an essential business during declared emergency
SB 634 - Requiring training of certain officers for persons with autism spectrum disorder
SB 635 - Requiring State Fire Commission propose rules for sprinkler protection in basements of certain buildings
SB 643 - Requiring payment of increased costs to volunteer fire departments and EMS units imposed by legislative rules
SB 660 - Providing for cooperation between law-enforcement agencies and military authorities

Public Service Commission (7 Bills)
SB 244 - Making it unlawful for public utility to prohibit customers from hiring contractors to construct, install, or maintain connections to public utility
SB 523 - Correcting improper code references
SB 524 - Correcting amount of current 911 fee
SB 632 - Renaming "motor carrier inspectors" to "commercial vehicle enforcement officers"
SB 655 - Eliminating sunset and legislative audit provisions for certain PSC rules
SB 656 - Relating to use of federal index in setting rates for collection and haulage of solid waste
SB 707 - Requiring solid waste authorities provide roll-off dumpster for residents

Real and Personal Property (12 Bills)
SB 42 - Creating Zombie Property Remediation Act of 2021
SB 85 - Requiring Public Land Corporation and Real Estate Division review all vacated publicly owned property
SB 123 - Changing determination of compensation paid to landowner when eminent domain used for pipeline
SB 265 - Relating to sale of delinquent tax liens
SB 266 - Creating Uniform Easement Relocation Act
SB 282 - Limiting increase in assessed tax valuation for improvements to residential real property
SB 298 - Limiting landowner liability for recreational use of lands
SB 318 - Relating generally to public notice of unclaimed property held by State Treasurer
SB 400 - Relating to costs and interest in eminent domain condemnation proceedings
SB 430 - Modifying form of certain deeds
SB 559 - Providing protection for property owner when someone visiting private cemetery causes damage to property
SB 664 - Establishing public easement by prescription on private property

Records and Papers (1 Bills)
SB 469 - Permitting and establishing requirements for appearance by video for purpose of notarial acts

Retirement (16 Bills)
SB 21 - Relating generally to Consolidated Public Retirement Board
SB 60 - Increasing monthly retirement annuity for certain retirees
SB 98 - Providing $1,000 cost-of-living adjustment to certain PERS and State Teachers Retirement System retirees
SB 245 - Providing 11-month window to allow PERS members to purchase credited service
SB 326 - Relating to retirement and pension benefits of certain members of PERS and Teachers Retirement system
SB 327 - Establishing contribution holiday for public pension plans funded at 130 percent or more
SB 425 - Authorizing public retirement system participants to receive cash value of retirement benefits in lieu of regular payments
SB 456 - Relating to Natural Resources Police Officers Retirement System
SB 459 - Relating to return of member's paid contributions to heirs after member's death under certain circumstances
SB 460 - Relating to Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act
SB 467 - Relating to WV Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System
SB 482 - Restricting participation in Teachers Retirement System by members who serve as officer in professional teaching association
SB 594 - Establishing deferred retirement option program for WV State Police
SB 614 - Including family court judges in Judges' Retirement System
SB 625 - Relating to amortization of annual impacts on funding deficiencies for municipal police or firefighter pension and relief funds
SB 706 - Computing retirement benefits for certain members of Legislature under WV Public Employees Retirement Act

Roads and Transportation (25 Bills)
SB 82 - Exempting physicians from specified traffic laws when responding to emergencies
SB 115 - Exempting emergency vehicles and private ambulances from paying tolls or other charges
SB 243 - Prohibiting charging fee for parking in accessible parking space bearing international symbol of access
SB 247 - Authorizing Commissioner of Highways to designate road as historic route
SB 283 - Relating to public and private funding of road construction projects
SB 286 - Providing for special obligation notes to finance construction completing I-73 and I-74
SB 329 - Relating to outdoor advertising regulated by DOH
SB 331 - Establishing 80 miles per hour speed limit on state highways
SB 371 - Permitting Commissioner of DOH to make money transfers within State Road Fund
SB 376 - Removing obsolete provisions regarding DOH standards for studded tires and chains
SB 382 - Removing requirement that Commissioner of DOH regulate studded tires
SB 400 - Relating to costs and interest in eminent domain condemnation proceedings
SB 408 - Relating to maintenance and repair of roads and highways
SB 440 - Relating to requirements on abandoned or discontinued state highway or road
SB 452 - Requiring development of comprehensive and strategic plan for off-highway vehicle recreation
SB 453 - Creating inventory and mapping of all roads in state forests, state parks, national forests, and national parks
SB 454 - Requiring DOH provide web-based interactive and downloadable road maps
SB 455 - Creating reporting system for illegal gates on public roads
SB 474 - Exempting DOH from Purchasing Division procedures
SB 489 - Returning refundable exemption for sales of construction materials by second party for DOH projects
SB 491 - Relating to interest rate in condemnation proceedings
SB 510 - Extending Adopt-a-Trail programs for unimproved public roads
SB 602 - Removing residency requirement for Commissioner of Highways
SB 615 - Removing specific restrictions on outdoor advertisements
SB 676 - Requiring off-highway vehicle gas tax be used for state road mapping

Rule Making Authority (1 Bills)
SB 517 - Relating to sunset provisions of legislative rules

Salaries (4 Bills)
SB 288 - Creating Katherine Johnson Fair Pay Act of 2021
SB 599 - Increasing salaries for WV State Police
SB 622 - Increasing compensation for elected county officials
SB 683 - Clarifying amount of deputy sheriff annual salary increase

Senior Citizens (1 Bills)
SB 424 - Creating fixed income credit for low-income senior citizens

State Personnel (12 Bills)
SB 7 - Limiting political activity by public employees
SB 84 - Relating to allocation of premiums for employers and employees in PEIA
SB 86 - Creating Office of Outdoor Recreation
SB 93 - Providing pay raises to teachers
SB 226 - Authorizing transfer of accrued personal leave of former county board of education employee when subsequently employed by state agency
SB 245 - Providing 11-month window to allow PERS members to purchase credited service
SB 425 - Authorizing public retirement system participants to receive cash value of retirement benefits in lieu of regular payments
SB 480 - Creating State Employment First Policy for wages of disabled persons
SB 557 - Adding Curator of Division of Arts, Culture and History as ex officio voting member to Commission on Arts
SB 601 - Relating generally to public employees grievance procedure
SB 602 - Removing residency requirement for Commissioner of Highways
SB 671 - Appointing Director of Office of Emergency Medical Services

Taxation (64 Bills)
SB 32 - Relating to valuation of natural resources land property
SB 34 - Creating exemption to state sales and use tax for rental and leasing of equipment
SB 61 - Expanding Coyote Control Program through voluntary assessment on breeding cows
SB 62 - Changing low-income qualifier to 300 percent or less of federal poverty guideline for senior citizens' homestead tax credit
SB 63 - Creating Taxation with Representation Act
SB 68 - Relating to excise tax on tobacco products
SB 72 - Requiring notice be sent to owners of record before real property can be sold due to nonpayment of taxes
SB 88 - Exempting WV senior citizens 65 and older from personal income tax
SB 100 - Establishing tax credit for certain physicians who locate to practice in WV
SB 101 - Authorizing tax credit for business entities which invest in certain fresh food retailers
SB 106 - Creating personal income tax credit for volunteer firefighters
SB 111 - Exempting firearm safe storage products from consumers sales tax
SB 117 - Creating Stay in State Tax Credit
SB 121 - Exempting nonprofit corporations from property tax for certain agricultural and industrial fairs and expositions
SB 225 - Creating tax credit for persons who successfully complete firearms safety course
SB 232 - Establishing Stay in State tax credit
SB 241 - Providing tax credit to new graduates of in-state or out-of-state higher educational institution, community or technical college, or trade school
SB 258 - Relating to taxation of prescription opioids
SB 263 - Permitting online raffles to benefit charitable and public service organizations
SB 264 - Relating generally to licenses to sell paraphernalia for use with controlled substances
SB 265 - Relating to sale of delinquent tax liens
SB 267 - Relating to payment of taxes by co-owners
SB 270 - Providing for collection of tax by hotel marketplace facilitators
SB 278 - Redirecting excise tax revenue on bottled soft drinks from WVU to the counties for law-enforcement support
SB 282 - Limiting increase in assessed tax valuation for improvements to residential real property
SB 291 - Exempting certain hygiene products from sales tax
SB 305 - Providing exemption from consumers sales and service tax for certain aircraft maintenance
SB 324 - Clarifying municipal B&O taxation where business activity occurs
SB 344 - Relating to credit for qualified rehabilitated buildings investment
SB 350 - Providing for collection and remittance of hotel occupancy tax by certain marketplace facilitators
SB 383 - Relating to exempting certain organizations from property taxation
SB 397 - Relating to health care provider tax
SB 402 - Relating to tax exemption for child support due
SB 412 - Relating to wind power projects taxation at real property rates
SB 415 - Allowing county commissions to impose amusement tax
SB 424 - Creating fixed income credit for low-income senior citizens
SB 437 - Extending contingent increase of tax rate on certain eligible acute care hospitals
SB 445 - Reinstating film investment tax credit
SB 446 - Extending Neighborhood Investment Program Act
SB 447 - Relating to economic incentive tax credits
SB 448 - Relating generally to property tax increment financing districts
SB 462 - Extending Neighborhood Investment Program Act until July 1, 2026
SB 488 - Relating to distributing hotel occupancy tax to convention and visitor's bureaus
SB 507 - Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act of 2021
SB 515 - Providing new graduates of in-state or out-of-state higher educational institution or trade school income tax modification for up to four years
SB 530 - Establishing causes for revocation, cancellation, or suspension of business registration certificate
SB 531 - Relating to incomplete, duplicative, or redundant claims for refund
SB 532 - Limiting claims for state tax credits and rebates
SB 533 - Allowing limits of business and occupation taxes imposed on sale of automobiles
SB 539 - Removing tax exemption for aircraft sold in state that is removed within 60 days of purchase
SB 550 - Providing counties with authority to impose county sales and use tax of up to one percent under certain circumstances
SB 571 - Providing earned income tax credit against personal income tax
SB 575 - Creating tax credit for individuals who complete firearms safety course
SB 600 - Relating to personal income tax reduction
SB 605 - Relating to state tax on digital advertisement
SB 628 - Exempting certain vehicles from ad valorem taxation when used for public purpose
SB 641 - Allowing counties to use severance tax proceeds for litter cleanup programs
SB 661 - Permitting retailers to assume sales or use tax assessed on tangible personal property
SB 662 - Exempting Social Security from personal income tax
SB 669 - Transferring property located in Union Carbide Corporation Tech Center to City of South Charleston
SB 693 - Updating certain definitions and terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act
SB 698 - Creating annual adjustment to motor vehicle excise tax
SB 704 - Exempting certain persons from personal income tax
SB 718 - Relating generally to Coal Severance Tax Rebate

Unemployment Compensation (1 Bills)
SB 442 - Relating to Unemployment Insurance Program Integrity Act

Utilities (3 Bills)
SB 30 - Permitting third-party ownership of renewable and alternative energy generating facilities
SB 377 - Relating to extension for boil water advisories by water utility or public service district
SB 380 - Relating generally to Electronic Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Act

Workers Compensation (12 Bills)
SB 6 - Creating WV Employment Law Worker Classification Act
SB 18 - Allowing workers' compensation for first responders diagnosed with PTSD due to event during employment
SB 41 - Relating generally to occupational pneumoconiosis
SB 107 - Including certain types of cancers for which rebuttable presumption of injury exists for firefighters
SB 236 - Adding certain cancers as rebuttable presumption for injuries, diseases for professional firefighters
SB 240 - Allowing workers’ compensation benefits for first responders diagnosed with PTSD
SB 320 - Allowing workers' compensation benefits for first responders diagnosed with PTSD
SB 410 - Relating to time limitation for filing occupational pneumoconiosis claims
SB 463 - Consolidating position of Inspector General of former Workers’ Compensation Fraud and Abuse Unit and position of Director of Insurance Fraud Unit
SB 494 - Authorizing transfer of moneys from Insurance Commission Fund to Workers’ Compensation Old Fund
SB 535 - Relating to rebuttable presumption for certain injuries and diseases from employment as firefighter
SB 627 - Allowing workers’ compensation benefits for first responders diagnosed with PTSD

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