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Senator White sponsored 163 bills   

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SB 8 Changing offense for failure to wear safety belts Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/98 
SB 9 Increasing penalties for making bomb threats Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/98 
SB 10 Increasing excise tax on sale and use of all tobacco products Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/14/98 
SB 11 Relating to driving under the influence of alcohol Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/98 
SB 18 Allowing teacher retirement at age 50 if contributing service equals or exceeds thirty Pending  Senate Pensions Committee  01/14/98 
SB 25 Creating Women's Access to Health Care Act Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 31 Prohibiting gender discrimination in payment of state wages Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 40 Increasing salaries for principals Pending  House Education Committee  03/02/98 
SB 41 Providing supplemental annuities and cost-of-living allowance for certain retired teachers Pending  Senate Pensions Committee  01/14/98 
SB 43 Providing free tuition at colleges and universities for senior citizens Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/14/98 
SB 58 Authorizing probation officers to carry firearms Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/98 
SB 59 Relating to rank structure and pay scale of conservation officers Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 62 Relating to state institutions of higher education tuition and fee waivers Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/14/98 
SB 67 Providing for carryover of funds allocated to staff development councils Pending  House Education Committee  03/02/98 
SB 68 Providing limits upon maximum class size for integrated classrooms Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/14/98 
SB 69 Providing cost-of-living increase for certain retired teachers Pending  Senate Pensions Committee  01/14/98 
SB 70 Increasing multiplier for retirement annuity in public employees retirement system Pending  Senate Pensions Committee  01/14/98 
SB 73 Prohibiting nude dancing in certain private clubs Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/06/98 
SB 75 Creating Good Samaritan Food Donation Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/98 
SB 79 Providing reduction in campground rental fees for residents with total and permanent disabilities Pending  House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee  02/11/98 
SB 86 Defining dangerous student Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/25/98 
SB 93 Allowing tax credit to employers providing child day care Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/14/98 
SB 95 Providing public employee retirees military service credit Pending  Senate Pensions Committee  01/14/98 
SB 99 Requiring political subdivisions give preference to resident vendors Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/14/98 
SB 102 Requiring advertisement of certain criminal offenders prior to parole Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/98 
SB 117 Exempting military retirement from personal income tax Pending  Senate Military Committee  01/14/98 
SB 119 Prohibiting children from riding in open truck bed; exceptions; penalty Rejected      03/05/98 
SB 127 Relating to visitation rights of grandparents with grandchildren Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/98 
SB 134 Denying bail to persons posing danger of committing sexual offense Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/98 
SB 143 Relating to uniform anatomical gift act Pending  Senate Interstate Cooperation Committee  01/14/98 
SB 145 Relating to division of environmental protection; water quality certification Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 154 Prohibiting female genital mutilation; penalties Pending    2nd Reading  03/12/98 
SB 177 Requiring written explanation when principals reject faculty senate recommendations Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/19/98 
SB 178 Relating generally to solid waste management Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 179 Relating to illegal parking in handicapped spaces Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 185 Relating to court of claims generally Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 186 Relating to rights of surviving spouses in estates Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/21/98 
SB 190 Adding definition for cider to wine sales; imposing separate liter tax Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/22/98 
SB 193 Creating alternative dispute resolution commission Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 194 Relating to education for juveniles in predispositional detention facilities Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 195 Authorizing construction of juvenile detention facilities by regional jail authority Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/21/98 
SB 196 Creating Rural Health Infrastructure Preservation and Enhancement Act Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  01/21/98 
SB 199 Providing biological grandparents first adoption right; exceptions Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/22/98 
SB 200 Relating to disposition of juvenile delinquents Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/03/98 
SB 203 Relating to uniform anatomical gift act Pending  Senate Interstate Cooperation Committee  01/22/98 
SB 204 Revising uniform controlled substances act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/22/98 
SB 215 Providing for state police structure; appointment of officers Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/03/98 
SB 217 Relating to treatment and prevention of domestic and family violence Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/26/98 
SB 222 Providing tax credit for long-term health care insurance premiums Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/26/98 
SB 224 Expanding eligibility requirements for special Class Q hunting permits Pending  Senate Natural Resources Committee  01/26/98 
SB 226 Providing resident tuition rates for national guard members Pending  House Education Committee  03/03/98 
SB 230 Expanding definition of trademark to include certain olympic committee insignia Pending    3rd Reading  03/11/98 
SB 231 Relating to licensing massage therapists Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/28/98 
SB 236 Reauthorizing teen court programs for juveniles accused of certain offenses Pending  House Finance Committee  03/10/98 
SB 237 Providing payment from PEIA to health maintenance organizations Pending  Senate SPEI Committee  01/29/98 
SB 239 Relating to establishment of prosecuting attorneys institute Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 240 Establishing juvenile detention facilities adjacent to regional jails Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/29/98 
SB 248 Continuing purchasing division within department of administration Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 250 Continuing commission on uniform state laws Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 251 Continuing commission on Potomac river basin Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 252 Updating public housing law Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 256 Reducing and abolishing provider tax on dental services Pending  House Finance Committee  03/12/98 
SB 259 Relating to grandparent visitation rights generally Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/30/98 
SB 261 Requiring motor vehicle registration plates display county of residence Pending  Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee  01/30/98 
SB 264 Providing PEIA retirees pay same premium for coverage as active school employees Pending  Senate SPEI Committee  01/30/98 
SB 265 Prohibiting nude dancing in bars which do not have a liquor license Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/30/98 
SB 359 Relating to victims of fraudulent schemes Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/98 
SB 360 Relating to school building authority generally Pending  House Education Committee  02/04/98 
SB 361 Creating patients' bill of rights Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 365 Relating to tuition trust fund act Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 369 Requiring compressed gas containers be secured during transport Pending  Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee  02/02/98 
SB 375 Providing cost-of-living increase for certain retired teachers Pending  Senate Pensions Committee  02/02/98 
SB 376 Establishing special resident crossbow hunting permit for disabled persons Pending  Senate Natural Resources Committee  02/02/98 
SB 378 Clarifying certain trust and fiduciary recordkeeping requirements for banks Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  02/11/98 
SB 380 Equalizing pay scales of magistrates Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/03/98 
SB 389 Requiring carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential units Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 397 Authorizing certain replacement poll workers to vote emergency absentee ballots Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 399 Authorizing auditor to receive complaints for fraudulent use of state funds Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 401 Requiring display of warning signs relating to consumption of alcohol during pregnancy Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/05/98 
SB 404 Establishing "Robert C. Byrd Day" Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/05/98 
SB 413 Continuing department of health and human resources Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 414 Continuing parks section of division of natural resources Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 415 Continuing division of environmental protection Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 416 Continuing board of social work examiners Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 417 Continuing board of examiners in speech pathology Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 418 Creating Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/05/98 
SB 419 Creating Uniform Principal and Income Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/09/98 
SB 421 Relating to national guard command pay; recreation facilities at camp Dawson Pending  Senate Military Committee  02/06/98 
SB 424 Relating to costs for maintenance and improvements to real estate available to unit owners Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 425 Creating Crane Operator Certification Act Pending  Senate Labor Committee  02/06/98 
SB 429 Providing certain procedures changed in education and public employees grievance board hearing process Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/10/98 
SB 432 Increasing minimum planning period for teachers Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/09/98 
SB 442 Limiting access to records of financial institutions Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 443 Creating Telemarketing Regulation and Fraud Prevention Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/09/98 
SB 445 Increasing service credit for certain retired teachers Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/10/98 
SB 446 Eliminating exemption from freedom of information act for certain documentary material within office of economic development Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/10/98 
SB 448 Increasing multiplier for retirement annuity in public employees retirement system Pending  Senate Pensions Committee  02/10/98 
SB 450 Permitting recovery of costs for damage repairs caused by inmates Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/10/98 
SB 457 Creating children's health insurance program Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/04/98 
SB 462 Increasing excise tax on sale and use of tobacco products Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/11/98 
SB 470 Limiting liability of landowners Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/05/98 
SB 472 Authorizing municipalities to reduce speed limit in residential areas Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 473 Requiring candidates to request copies of certificates of election Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 474 Establishing licensure and regulation of bail-enforcement agents Pending  House Finance Committee  02/17/98 
SB 476 Limiting implementation of Kyoto protocol Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/12/98 
SB 480 Phasing out taxes imposed on certain health care providers Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/12/98 
SB 534 Continuing child support enforcement division Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 535 Continuing lending and credit rate board Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 537 Continuing human rights commission Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 544 Providing exclusion from income for personal income tax purposes for all retirees Pending  House Finance Committee  03/04/98 
SB 546 Removing privilege tax on certificates of title for motor vehicles Pending  Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee  02/13/98 
SB 550 Establishing auto repair fraud prevention Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/16/98 
SB 551 Authorizing rules relating to prepaid tuition trust fund act Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 573 Relating to grandparent visitation rights generally Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 576 Relating to cancellation of outstanding auto liability or physical damage insurance Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  02/17/98 
SB 581 Clarifying responsibility for parole supervision violations Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 582 Providing certain members of teachers retirement system a minimum retirement annuity Pending  Senate Pensions Committee  02/18/98 
SB 584 Creating Indoor Air Quality in Schools Act of 1998 Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/18/98 
SB 587 Providing pay increase for classified state employees Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/18/98 
SB 599 Authorizing facsimile signatures by circuit clerks on absentee ballots Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 600 Authorizing certain landfills to apply for closure assistance Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 601 Relating to solid waste assessment fees; grant eligibility requirements Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 603 Relating to absentee voting; electioneering Pending    Concurrence  03/14/98 
SB 604 Permitting certain children to accompany parent or legal guardian to polls Pending    Concurrence  03/14/98 
SB 605 Relating generally to unemployment compensation Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 608 Deleting electronic portfolio requirements from permanent record of students Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/19/98 
SB 620 Increasing per diem compensation and expenses for judges of court of claims Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/19/98 
SB 630 Providing teachers retirement allowance for disability as result of act of student violence Pending  Senate Pensions Committee  02/20/98 
SB 636 Relating to proof of insurance at the time of a traffic stop Pending    2nd Reading  03/12/98 
SB 637 Including former divisions of corrections and health within coverage of occupational safety and health act Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/04/98 
SB 641 Including magistrate court clerks in public employees pay raise Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/23/98 
SB 642 Exempting military income from personal income tax Pending  Senate Military Committee  02/23/98 
SB 651 Requiring telecommunication companies to provide access to live operator services Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/23/98 
SB 655 Requiring separate units for special care patients of state hospitals and mental health facilities Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/23/98 
SB 667 Requiring certain blood sampling paid by medicaid Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/23/98 
SB 680 Relating to speed limit in school zones Pending  Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee  02/23/98 
SB 687 Establishing substitution of photocopy of original will Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/02/98 
SB 720 Requiring judicial review of certain juvenile proceedings Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 721 Relating to reinserting homes for unmarried mothers into definition of "child welfare agency" Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/10/98 
SB 722 Authorizing director of division of juvenile services to consent to medical treatment of juveniles Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 723 Relating to Kanawha home for children Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/10/98 
SB 724 Relating to moneys deposited in child assessment and in-state placement fund Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/23/98 
SB 725 Relating to juvenile proceedings generally Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 729 Relating to transportation of natural gas Pending    3rd Reading  03/06/98 
SB 743 Increasing experience increment for classified employees Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/10/98 
SB 744 Limiting liability of volunteer physicians' services for certain athletic events Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 745 Requiring public utilities charge emergency shelter providers lowest rates Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 746 Relating to court reporters Pending    Concurrence  03/14/98 
SB 749 Providing additional limitations on security interests in homestead property Pending    Concurrence  03/14/98 
SB 752 Conforming child support enforcement legislation to federal requirements Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 756 Establishing charges assessed against inmates for services provided by state Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/10/98 
SB 757 Repealing sections relating to continuation and management of penitentiary at Moundsville Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 758 Authorizing monitoring of inmates' mail in correctional institutions Pending    Concurrence  03/14/98 
SB 766 Authorizing board of public works to correct erroneous assessments Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 768 Authorizing insurance commissioner to promulgate legislative rules Pending    2nd Reading  03/05/98 
SB 769 Relating to codifying practice of preprosecution or pretrial diversion Pending    RECD  03/14/98 
SB 770 Updating mental health code Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/12/98 
SB 773 Conforming various child welfare laws with federal adoption and safe families act of 1997 Signed    Governor  04/22/98 
SB 774 Requiring information regarding federally mandated changes in state law; penalty Vetoed    Governor  04/02/98 
SB 775 Establishing mandatory collection of solid waste Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/05/98 
SB 776 Providing for disposition of excess inaugural funds Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/09/98 
SB 777 Authorizing certain employees of division of corrections to carry firearms Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/09/98 
SB 778 Removing certain language for consideration of persons for parole Signed    Governor  04/22/98