SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2022 Delegate Walker was the Lead Sponsor of 50 bills |
Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
HB 2647 | Prohibiting the use of polystyrene containers | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
HB 2653 | Providing a tax exemption for income from a qualified retirement plan used to pay for long-term care | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
HB 2654 | Relating to rulemaking for healthcare plans | Pending | Banking and Insurance |
HB 2655 | Expanding felony hate crime protections to individuals on the basis of perceived or actual sexual orientation | Pending | Judiciary |
HB 2657 | Relating to the Antihazing Law | Pending | Education |
HB 2669 | Establishing tax credits for lead abatement in child occupied residences | Pending | Finance |
HB 2685 | Relating to state certification of industrial hemp and medical cannabis seed | Pending | Agriculture and Natural Resources |
HB 2697 | Relating to unlawful discriminatory practices in categories covered by the Human Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act | Pending | |
HB 2698 | Making it illegal to discriminate based on hair texture or hair style | Pending | Government Organization |
HB 3031 | Authorizing civil damages for any person who was subject to an intentionally false report made to law enforcement | Pending | Judiciary |
HB 3032 | Prohibiting discrimination based on an individual’s mental or physical disability in access to organ transplantation | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
HB 3140 | Allowing disabled persons to operate small electric vehicles on the Greenbrier Trail | Pending | Agriculture and Natural Resources |
HB 3176 | Requiring sharps containers in all state buildings and facilities where the public is allowed | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
HB 3188 | Making expungement of records for certain defendants found not guilty or have had charges dismissed to occur without petitioning the court | Pending | Judiciary |
HB 3193 | Relating to obtaining an appropriate gender marker for state documents | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
HB 4569 | Medical Facility Protection Act | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
HB 4594 | Establishing an apprenticeship program for cosmetologists | Pending | Government Organization |
HB 4630 | Allowing a tenant to recover deposits in full if a landlord has failed any Dwelling Unit Inspections | Pending | Judiciary |
HB 4631 | Establishing a bone marrow and peripheral blood stem donation awareness program | Signed | |
HB 4638 | Increase the minimum salary for Child Support Attorneys | Pending | Finance |
HB 4639 | Creation of a Higher Education Prison Task Force | Pending | |
HB 4686 | Repeal right to work | Pending | |
HB 4687 | Relating to wild and wonderful restoration Task Force | Pending | Agriculture and Natural Resources |
HB 4706 | Reforming the community reinvestment act to ensure investment in low income communities | Pending | Government Organization |
HB 4707 | Relating to general provisions of labor and industrial relation | Pending | Judiciary |
HB 4708 | Primary care physicians must inform patients about Triple Negative Breast Cancer | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
HB 4722 | Banning of bee killing pesticides to protect agriculture | Pending | Agriculture and Natural Resources |
HB 4724 | Create a CARE FOR ALL line | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
HB 4737 | Food insecurity state wide tip line | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
HB 4741 | To clarify that impermissible discrimination includes discrimination based on certain hair textures and styles
| Pending | Government Organization |
HB 4745 | Decriminalization and legalization of cannabis with a taxing mechanism to bring more revenue to the state | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
HB 4746 | All state buildings and rest areas within WV have sharp containers | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
HB 4747 | To make Juneteenth a paid holiday for all state workers | Pending | Government Organization |
HB 4748 | Repeal of public school educators and personnel not paying state income tax | Pending | Finance |
HB 4763 | Authorizing children age 12 or older to referee youth sporting events | Pending | Education |
HB 4782 | Increase number of pain management visits the insurance companies must cover under the opioid reduction act | Pending | Banking and Insurance |
HB 4791 | Affordable broadband access for seniors, low income, and disabled persons due to fixed, minimum, or moderate incomes | Pending | |
HB 4805 | During a state of emergency lasting more than 6 months, the department of highways will reimburse any vehicle damages without including auto insurance deductibles | Pending | Banking and Insurance |
HB 4806 | Repeal breed specific legislation | Pending | Agriculture and Natural Resources |
HB 4807 | Providing small grants to encourage the creation of large pollinator friendly gardening habitats | Pending | Agriculture and Natural Resources |
HB 4813 | Renter’s bill of rights | Pending | Judiciary |
HB 4814 | Creating a youth advisory council for civic engagement | Pending | Education |
HB 4815 | Keep federal level weight limits for trucking in the state of WV | Pending | |
HB 4816 | Re-establish prevailing wage | Pending | |
HB 4817 | Relating to fees employer’s pay for electronic drafts sent to Child Support Enforcement | Pending | Senior Citizen Issues |
HB 4818 | Legal apprenticeships as alternatives to Law School to help those who cannot afford law school or have a disability | Pending | Government Organization |
HB 4819 | Policy offering a housing credit for educators who live in West Virginia 5 or more years after becoming an educator in the state | Pending | Education |
HB 4820 | Repeal of taxing state employees pensions and social security | Pending | Pensions and Retirement |
HB 4821 | Increase access to and amount covered of the promise scholarship to ensure full ride regardless of tuition costs, double majors, or courses of interest | Pending | Education |
HB 4822 | Limitations to solitary confinement to 3 days per every 2 weeks | Pending | |