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Delegate Higginbotham sponsored 115 bills: |
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HB 2733 | Adding “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the categories covered by the Human Rights Act | Pending | House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4462 | Adjusting the calculation of business and occupation tax on producing or selling electricity from solar energy facilities | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/22/20 |
HB 4459 | Allowing a personal income tax deduction for a foster care child | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/22/20 |
HB 4628 | Allowing certain deductions to be made from individual personal income tax refunds to the Make-A-Wish Foundation | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/31/20 |
HB 4137 | Allowing counties to store and maintain voter registration records in a digital format | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 1, 2020) | ||
HB 4594 | Allowing poll workers to be appointed to work in precincts outside their county | Pending | 2nd Reading | 03/03/20 | |
HB 4177 | Allowing sheriffs to keep electronic copies of receipts for the payment of taxes | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/24/20 |
HB 3004 | Amending the industrial hemp development act consistent with federal law | Pending | House ANR | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4117 | Authorizing a special vehicle registration plate for "2nd Amendment" enthusiasts | Pending | House T&I | Committee | 01/13/20 |
HB 4710 | Authorizing law-enforcement agencies to create a referral program for voluntary treatment of addiction | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/07/20 |
HB 4593 | Authorizing the assignment of poll workers to serve more than one precinct under certain circumstances | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 3, 2020) | ||
HB 2512 | Authorizing the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue certain vital records in the custody of the State Registrar | Pending | House T&I | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4148 | Authorizing the suspension or dismissal of school personnel who retaliate against a student or parent who has made a complaint | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/13/20 |
HB 3129 | Be Exceptional Starting Today Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4010 | Changing the licensing requirement for certain casino employees | Pending | Senate Finance | Committee | 01/29/20 |
HB 4366 | Changing the school aid formula allowances for instructional technology and for AP and dual credit courses | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/16/20 |
HB 4006 | Civil Liability for Employers Hiring Ex-Offenders Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4123 | Clarifying that 911 telecommunication workers are included in the definition of those individuals who perform "emergency services" during a disaster | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020) | ||
HB 2417 | Clarifying that a vehicle may not be backed into a public street or highway unless it does not interfere with other traffic | Pending | House T&I | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4022 | Clarifying the qualifications of the Chancellor of the Higher Education Policy Commission | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 3, 2020) | ||
HB 4858 | Classifying "marihuana" and tetrahydrocannabinols as a Schedule IV controlled substance | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/11/20 |
HB 2997 | Conforming the state Consumer Credit and Protection Act to the federal Fair Debt Collection and Practices Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4531 | County Budget Flexibility Act | Pending | House Political Subdivisions | Committee | 01/24/20 |
HB 4597 | Creating a Campus Mentors pilot program | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/29/20 |
HB 4364 | Creating a tax credit for hiring an ex-felon | Pending | House SB | Committee | 01/16/20 |
HB 4143 | Creating the Business PROMISE+ Scholarship | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/23/20 |
HB 4387 | Donated Drug Repository Program | Pending | Senate Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/18/20 |
HB 2002 | Education Savings Account Act | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4548 | Eliminating the ability of a person's driver's license to be suspended for the failure to pay court fines and costs | Pending | House T&I | Committee | 01/27/20 |
HB 4831 | Establishing a comprehensive addiction recovery center certification and grant program in this state | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/11/20 |
HB 4701 | Establishing a comprehensive framework for the management of all real property assets of the state | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/05/20 |
HB 4519 | Establishing a summer youth intern pilot program within Department of Commerce | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 2, 2020) | ||
HB 4373 | Establishing a tax credit for families who suffer the loss of a stillborn child | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/16/20 |
HB 4566 | Establishing a tax deduction against corporation net income tax for retail food distributors that donate to school "backpack programs" | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/28/20 |
HB 4370 | Establishing limits applicable to the award of damages for medical monitoring | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/16/20 |
HB 2406 | Exempting persons with valid religious objections from having their photographs taken and placed on government licenses | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4349 | Exempting sales of small arms and small arms ammunition from state sales and use taxes | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/15/20 |
HB 4365 | Granting of college credit hours for learning English as a second language | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 31, 2020) | ||
HB 2418 | Including family court judges in the Judges’ Retirement System | Pending | House Pensions and Retirement | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4077 | Increasing the amount of the bond required to be posted by proprietary schools | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 1, 2020) | ||
HB 2852 | Increasing the expenditure for academic materials, supplies, and equipment | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4794 | Issuing specialty motor vehicle registration plates for businesses owning a fleet of 25 or more vehicles | Pending | House T&I | Committee | 02/11/20 |
HB 2401 | Licensing the practice of athletic training | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 2314 | Limiting the maximum number of appointees to certain county and municipal bodies | Pending | House Political Subdivisions | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4826 | Permitting former members of the Legislature to remain eligible for insurance plans at full cost to the member and at no cost to the state | Pending | House Banking and Insurance | Committee | 02/11/20 |
HB 4812 | Permitting the resident lineal descendants of landowners to hunt, trap or fish on that resident landowner's property without a license | Pending | House ANR | Committee | 02/11/20 |
HB 4138 | Prescribing methods of support for families of veterans to attend funeral services | Pending | House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security | Committee | 01/13/20 |
HB 3124 | Prohibiting civil rights violations based on disability, gender identity or sexual orientation | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4399 | Prohibiting civil rights violations based on gender identity or sexual orientation | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/17/20 |
HB 2646 | Providing a safe harbor for employers to correct underpayment or nonpayment of wages and benefits due to separated employees | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 4, 2020) | ||
HB 4630 | Providing a tax credit for families who have foster children | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/31/20 |
HB 4724 | Providing a tax credit to encourage new teachers to remain in the state | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/06/20 |
HB 4805 | Providing adequate opportunities for state employees to obtain continuing education credits for professional licenses and registrations | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/11/20 |
HB 4147 | Providing compensation to victims of abusive lawsuits | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/13/20 |
HB 4372 | Providing for political party platforms to be placed on ballots for certain primary elections | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/16/20 |
HB 4142 | Providing that the Jobs Investment Trust Board be part of the Department of Commerce | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/13/20 |
HB 4782 | Public Participation Protection Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/10/20 |
HB 4720 | Qualifying not-for-profit private baccalaureate institutions for the Advanced Career Education Programs and the WV Invests Grant Program | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/13/20 |
HB 4382 | Reinstating the film investment tax credit | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/16/20 |
HB 2941 | Reinstating the film investment tax credit | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 3063 | Relating to a home Instruction and private school tax credit | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4957 | Relating to business and occupation taxes on operators of certain coal-fired electric generating units | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/19/20 |
HB 4967 | Relating to calculating net enrollment for home-school students enrolled in one virtual school course in the public school system | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/21/20 |
HB 4790 | Relating to Career Technical Education for middle school students | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 2, 2020) | ||
HB 4804 | Relating to comprehensive systems of support for teacher and leader induction and professional growth | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020) | ||
HB 2712 | Relating to death penalty for first degree murder | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4560 | Relating to deliveries by a licensed wine specialty shop | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020) | ||
HB 4136 | Relating to deputy sheriff retirement system act | Pending | House Pensions and Retirement | Committee | 01/13/20 |
HB 4378 | Relating to disciplining teachers | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 4, 2020) | ||
HB 4511 | Relating to exemptions for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Foster Homes | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/17/20 |
HB 4357 | Relating to governmental websites | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/15/20 |
HB 4649 | Relating to implementation of trauma-informed practices in schools | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/14/20 |
HB 4446 | Relating to inspections of surface coal mining operations | Pending | House ENG | Committee | 01/21/20 |
HB 4480 | Relating to legislative rules for the Higher Education Policy Commission | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 1, 2020) | ||
HB 4518 | Relating to minimum salaries for teachers | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/23/20 |
HB 4808 | Relating to persons from another state storing firearms in this state | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/11/20 |
HB 4386 | Relating to political party committees | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/16/20 |
HB 2725 | Relating to preventing compensatory damage awards for medical expenses from including certain sums | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4843 | Relating to public school education assessment of students for dyslexia and dyscalculia | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/18/20 |
HB 4736 | Relating to qualifications for a commercial driver's license permit | Pending | House T&I | Committee | 02/07/20 |
HB 4706 | Relating to reports concerning funds due to unknown or unlocatable interest owners | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/14/20 |
HB 2735 | Relating to state road construction | Pending | House T&I | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4008 | Relating to the authorization to release a defendant or a person arrested upon his or her own recognizance | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4350 | Relating to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/05/20 |
HB 4735 | Relating to the employment of school nurses or licensed practical nurses | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/06/20 |
HB 4368 | Relating to the Medical Cannabis Act | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/06/20 |
HB 4009 | Relating to the process for involuntary hospitalization | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020) | ||
HB 2489 | Relating to the removal of the severance tax on oil and gas produced from low producing oil and natural gas wells | Pending | House ENG | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4369 | Relating to the termination, expiration, or cancellation of oil or natural gas leases | Pending | House ENG | Committee | 01/16/20 |
HB 4567 | Relating to the use of medical cannabis | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/28/20 |
HB 4546 | Relating to tuberculosis testing for school superintendents | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 2, 2020) | ||
HB 4144 | Relating to vacancies in the office of county commissioner | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/13/20 |
HB 4371 | Relating to when a municipality's approval is not required for an event licensed by the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission | Pending | House Political Subdivisions | Committee | 01/16/20 |
HB 4562 | Renewable Energy Facilities Program | Pending | House ENG | Committee | 01/28/20 |
HB 4011 | Reorganizing various boards and authorities for the licensing and oversight of trades, occupations, and professions | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/11/20 |
HB 4623 | Requiring all schools to instruct students on the Holocaust and other genocides | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/31/20 |
HB 4112 | Requiring county school boards to provide adequate mental health evaluations, and counseling services | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/13/20 |
HB 4810 | Requiring earlier start of buck deer hunting season | Pending | House ANR | Committee | 02/11/20 |
HB 4729 | Requiring higher education institutions to use previous versions or editions of instructional materials | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 1, 2020) | ||
HB 4725 | Requiring motor vehicle inspections only every three years and exempting certain vehicles | Pending | House T&I | Committee | 02/06/20 |
HB 4016 | Requiring motor vehicles safety inspections every three years instead of each year | Pending | House T&I | Committee | 01/09/20 |
HB 4449 | Requiring state purchases of certain items to be made from authorized dealers in this state | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/06/20 |
HB 4656 | Requiring test in civics to graduate high school or obtain GED | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/03/20 |
HB 4105 | Requiring that public schools have full-time trainers on staff | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/13/20 |
HB 2551 | Requiring the State Board of Education to develop a method for funding student transportation costs as a stand-alone consideration | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4408 | Requiring the State Board of Education to develop and implement an online database for the employment of school principals | Pending | Senate Education | Committee | 02/24/20 |
HB 4491 | Requiring the State Board of Education to provide for the routine education of all professional educators | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/23/20 |
HB 4568 | Requiring the State Board of Education to provide for the routine education of all professional educators | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/18/20 |
HB 2519 | The Campus Self Defense Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4012 | West Virginia Contractor Act | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/09/20 |
HB 2869 | West Virginia Healthy Food Crop Block Grant Program | Pending | House ANR | Committee | 01/08/20 |
HB 4718 | West Virginia Indian Tribes Recognition Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/12/20 |
HB 4165 | West Virginia Remembers Program | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 3, 2020) | ||
HB 4676 | West Virginia Saving Money and Reducing Time Prize Program | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/04/20 |
HB 2817 | Youth Mental Health Protection Act | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/08/20 |