Bill Status - 1994 Regular Session
Committee Activity
117 Bills Reported from Committee — Senate Judiciary
| Bill | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| SB 16 | Providing additional criminal acts under controlled substances act | 02/11/94 |
| SB 17 | Relating to prevention of domestic violence | 02/16/94 |
| SB 21 | Providing additional funding for law-enforcement training programs | 03/04/94 |
| SB 22 | Authorizing division of corrections to establish boot camp program | 02/16/94 |
| SB 33 | Making damage to cemeteries and graveyards a misdemeanor | 04/12/94 |
| SB 34 | Relating to acts of civil war excused | 04/12/94 |
| SB 35 | Exempting certain persons from prohibition against carrying concealed weapons | 03/11/94 |
| SB 36 | Prohibiting abusive telephone collection tactics by creditors | 04/12/94 |
| SB 37 | Defining wanton endangerment as felony offense | 04/12/94 |
| SB 41 | Increasing penalties for sale or purchase of minor child | 04/12/94 |
| SB 42 | Prohibiting content-based censorship of certain historical writings | 04/12/94 |
| SB 46 | Relating to sale and use of deadly weapons; penalties | 04/12/94 |
| SB 47 | Prohibiting smoking within areas designated "no smoking"; penalty | 01/21/94 |
| SB 51 | Relating to word substitution in sexual abuse statute | 01/28/94 |
| SB 55 | Establishing time period for presumption of abandoned money orders | 04/12/94 |
| SB 56 | Regulating rental of consumer goods under rent-to-own agreements | 04/12/94 |
| SB 64 | Revising uniform controlled substances act | 04/12/94 |
| SB 89 | Relating to registered limited liability partnerships | 02/03/94 |
| SB 90 | Requiring clearing of refuse and debris from private lands | 01/27/94 |
| SB 91 | Reducing age of transfer for certain offenses including distribution of narcotic drugs | 06/16/94 |
| SB 92 | Requiring county clerks to permanently record correction indices | 04/12/94 |
| SB 97 | Exempting certain information from freedom of information law | 06/16/94 |
| SB 103 | Providing lien provision for fines in circuit court | 03/12/94 |
| SB 112 | Creating Racetrack Video Lottery Act | 02/04/94 |
| SB 117 | Exempting penal facilities from definition of public accommodation | 04/12/94 |
| SB 118 | Exempting person's residence from federal bankruptcy proceedings | 02/24/94 |
| SB 143 | Authorizing secretary of administration to promulgate legislative rules for agencies under secretary's authority | 04/12/94 |
| SB 145 | Authorizing agencies under board of public works to promulgate legislative rules for agencies under secretary's authority | 04/12/94 |
| SB 147 | Authorizing secretary of commerce, labor and environmental resources to promulgate legislative rules for agencies under secretary's authority | 06/16/94 |
| SB 158 | Authorizing secretary of military affairs and public safety to promulgate legislative rules for agencies under secretary's authority | 04/12/94 |
| SB 159 | Authorizing miscellaneous boards to promulgate legislative rules for various agencies | 04/12/94 |
| SB 161 | Authorizing secretary of education and the arts to promulgate legislative rules for agencies under secretary's authority | 04/12/94 |
| SB 180 | Authorizing secretary of health and human resources to promulgate legislative rules for agencies under secretary's authority | 03/11/94 |
| SB 184 | Authorizing secretary of transportation to promulgate legislative rules for agencies under secretary's authority | 04/12/94 |
| SB 186 | Authorizing secretary of tax and revenue to promulgate legislative rules for agencies under secretary's authority | 04/12/94 |
| SB 228 | Relating to child support beyond a certain age | 04/12/94 |
| SB 232 | Reducing appeal time of county commission for probating wills | 04/12/94 |
| SB 233 | Authorizing termination of certain trusts | 03/11/94 |
| SB 246 | Reducing appeal periods for impeaching or establishing wills | 04/12/94 |
| SB 256 | Transferring authority for interstate compact on juveniles | 03/02/94 |
| SB 259 | Prohibiting harsher enforcement of foreign judgments | 04/12/94 |
| SB 263 | Creating Home Incarceration Act | 04/12/94 |
| SB 277 | Relating to insurance proceeds for counties and municipalities | 02/23/94 |
| SB 289 | Granting mechanics' liens to surveyors for compensation | 04/12/94 |
| SB 291 | Providing special advocates for criminal proceedings of minors | 03/12/94 |
| SB 310 | Relating to siblings separated by foster care and adoption | 06/16/94 |
| SB 311 | Relating to child abuse and neglect | 03/11/94 |
| SB 314 | Relating to municipalities publishing sample election ballots | 06/16/94 |
| SB 333 | Increasing salaries of justices of supreme court and judges of circuit courts | 02/25/94 |
| SB 339 | Relating to cable television systems act | 03/01/94 |
| SB 347 | Creating Controlled Substances Monitoring Act | 03/02/94 |
| SB 350 | Making unwanted telephone solicitations criminal offense | 03/05/94 |
| SB 351 | Defining obscenity; penalties | 03/03/94 |
| SB 352 | Prohibiting dissemination of obscene material to minors | 03/03/94 |
| SB 360 | Relating to trade regulations concerning weights and measures | 04/12/94 |
| SB 362 | Relating to costs of parole supervision | 03/11/94 |
| SB 364 | Prohibiting change orders on state contracts exceeding certain percentage of original bid | 03/12/94 |
| SB 377 | Relating to unemployment compensation | 04/12/94 |
| SB 400 | Allowing alternative reporting procedure for certain political fund-raising events | 04/12/94 |
| SB 408 | Relating to youth smoking laws | 04/12/94 |
| SB 410 | Relating to workers' compensation | 04/12/94 |
| SB 419 | Increasing salaries of certain prosecuting attorneys | 02/25/94 |
| SB 426 | Limiting liability of certain landowners | 04/12/94 |
| SB 432 | Increasing penalties for escape from jail or other confinement | 03/04/94 |
| SB 435 | Requiring family notification when retaining autopsy tissue | 03/07/94 |
| SB 449 | Relating to certificate of title for reconstructed or salvaged vehicles | 03/07/94 |
| SB 452 | Requiring all factory-built homes have certificate of title | 03/12/94 |
| SB 457 | Relating to employment and income reporting by child advocate office | 03/11/94 |
| SB 460 | Providing regional reconstruction in assigning children's advocates | 03/11/94 |
| SB 467 | Revising procedures for complaints against licensed veterinarians | 03/07/94 |
| SB 469 | Relating to Public Employees Retirement Act | 03/05/94 |
| SB 484 | Protecting confidentiality of domestic relations court files | 03/07/94 |
| SB 506 | Requiring notice of delinquent real estate by registered or certified mail | 03/07/94 |
| SB 515 | Establishing alternative disposition of certain traffic offenses | 04/12/94 |
| SB 516 | Prohibiting certain practices by automobile manufacturers and distributors | 04/12/94 |
| SB 520 | Coordinating state implementation of national voter registration act of 1993 | 04/12/94 |
| SB 522 | Relating to accident and sickness insurance | 04/12/94 |
| SB 523 | Repealing article relating to commission on interstate cooperation | 03/07/94 |
| SB 526 | Licensing persons to carry dangerous weapons; penalties | 03/11/94 |
| SB 1020 | Relating to domestic relations generally | 04/20/94 |
| HB 2031 | Providing that vaccinated dogs and cats may not run at large if prohibited by county commission ordinance | 03/10/94 |
| HB 2572 | Doubling the fines charged by any court for moving traffic violations occurring in a highway construction zone when workers are present | 04/11/94 |
| HB 2573 | Institution of civil actions by counties or municipalities against persons who have been assessed costs of the demolition of structures | 03/12/94 |
| HB 4009 | Jennings Randolph Lake Project Compact | 04/11/94 |
| HB 4014 | Additional fee in court and bond costs to finance law-enforcement training | 03/11/94 |
| HB 4020 | Relating to driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs and lowering the legal blood alcohol limit for conviction | 04/11/94 |
| HB 4043 | Relating to the disposition of delinquent, nonentered, escheated and waste and unappropriated lands | 04/11/94 |
| HB 4061 | Commercial Bungee Jumping Safety Act | 04/11/94 |
| HB 4063 | Relating to the retirement of incapacitated justices, judges and magistrates | 04/11/94 |
| HB 4065 | Reorganization of the Division of Environmental Protection | 04/11/94 |
| HB 4066 | Providing a procedural mechanism for the authorization of more than one legislative rule | 04/11/94 |
| HB 4099 | Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act | 03/15/94 |
| HB 4101 | Uniform Transfer on Death Security Registration Act | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4114 | Requiring creditors to give advance written notice of changes in terms of a revolving loan account | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4123 | Exempting from liability certain blind and disabled persons for the actions of a guide or support dog | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4133 | Distress which may be levied on goods of a lessee | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4169 | Requiring notice to consumers of the right to a refund of unearned premiums in certain situations when insurance is not provided by the creditor | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4171 | Reducing the time permitted for curing technical deficiencies in documents which affect real estate conveyances and transactions | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4172 | Responsibility and liability of persons convicted of misdemeanor offenses for the costs of their incarceration | 03/12/94 |
| HB 4295 | Altering the criminal and civil jurisdiction of magistrate and circuit courts | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4342 | Interference or injury to animals used by law-enforcement officials and penalties therefor | 03/10/94 |
| HB 4390 | Relating to eminent domain proceedings and providing for a certain change in the rate of interest | 03/12/94 |
| HB 4425 | Enlarging the time period in which to file a human rights complaint | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4430 | Requiring the Public Service Commission to develop rules requiring power companies to identify persons on life support systems, etc. | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4479 | Visitation rights for legal guardians and step-parents | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4481 | Uniform registration and permitting program for motor transporters of hazardous materials within the State | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4507 | Defining precomputed loan and precomputed sale under the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4508 | Relating to the appointment of guardians and conservators for persons in need of protection | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4570 | Making certain technical corrections and updating the statutes governing family violence | 03/10/94 |
| HB 4586 | Requiring prosecuting attorneys to devote full time to their public duties | 03/12/94 |
| HB 4593 | Providing that child abuse resulting in death be murder in the first degree | 03/10/94 |
| HB 4597 | Draping of state flag to honor the passing of police officers and state troopers | 03/11/94 |
| HB 4623 | Requiring a sales listing form be completed when any document is submitted to the county clerk for recordation | 03/11/94 |
| HB 4645 | Misdemeanor offense of harassing another person with the intent to cause mental injury or emotional distress | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4654 | Increasing the criminal penalties for second degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, attempts to commit a felony, second conviction of certain criminal violations, etc | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4675 | Rules of practice and procedure and compelling of discovery before the Court of Claims | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4690 | Regulation of private investigators | 04/12/94 |
121 Bills Reported from Committee — House Judiciary
| Bill | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| SB 18 | Prohibiting reassignment of certain civil service employees | 04/12/94 |
| SB 33 | Making damage to cemeteries and graveyards a misdemeanor | 04/12/94 |
| SB 34 | Relating to acts of civil war excused | 04/12/94 |
| SB 35 | Exempting certain persons from prohibition against carrying concealed weapons | 03/11/94 |
| SB 36 | Prohibiting abusive telephone collection tactics by creditors | 04/12/94 |
| SB 37 | Defining wanton endangerment as felony offense | 04/12/94 |
| SB 41 | Increasing penalties for sale or purchase of minor child | 04/12/94 |
| SB 42 | Prohibiting content-based censorship of certain historical writings | 04/12/94 |
| SB 46 | Relating to sale and use of deadly weapons; penalties | 04/12/94 |
| SB 56 | Regulating rental of consumer goods under rent-to-own agreements | 04/12/94 |
| SB 64 | Revising uniform controlled substances act | 04/12/94 |
| SB 91 | Reducing age of transfer for certain offenses including distribution of narcotic drugs | 06/16/94 |
| SB 92 | Requiring county clerks to permanently record correction indices | 04/12/94 |
| SB 97 | Exempting certain information from freedom of information law | 06/16/94 |
| SB 103 | Providing lien provision for fines in circuit court | 03/12/94 |
| SB 117 | Exempting penal facilities from definition of public accommodation | 04/12/94 |
| SB 130 | Relating to solid waste landfill closure assistance program | 04/05/94 |
| SB 143 | Authorizing secretary of administration to promulgate legislative rules for agencies under secretary's authority | 04/12/94 |
| SB 145 | Authorizing agencies under board of public works to promulgate legislative rules for agencies under secretary's authority | 04/12/94 |
| SB 147 | Authorizing secretary of commerce, labor and environmental resources to promulgate legislative rules for agencies under secretary's authority | 06/16/94 |
| SB 158 | Authorizing secretary of military affairs and public safety to promulgate legislative rules for agencies under secretary's authority | 04/12/94 |
| SB 159 | Authorizing miscellaneous boards to promulgate legislative rules for various agencies | 04/12/94 |
| SB 161 | Authorizing secretary of education and the arts to promulgate legislative rules for agencies under secretary's authority | 04/12/94 |
| SB 180 | Authorizing secretary of health and human resources to promulgate legislative rules for agencies under secretary's authority | 03/11/94 |
| SB 184 | Authorizing secretary of transportation to promulgate legislative rules for agencies under secretary's authority | 04/12/94 |
| SB 186 | Authorizing secretary of tax and revenue to promulgate legislative rules for agencies under secretary's authority | 04/12/94 |
| SB 228 | Relating to child support beyond a certain age | 04/12/94 |
| SB 232 | Reducing appeal time of county commission for probating wills | 04/12/94 |
| SB 233 | Authorizing termination of certain trusts | 03/11/94 |
| SB 242 | Removing affidavit requirement of person assisting handicapped voter | 03/11/94 |
| SB 243 | Relating to acceptance of advanced placement credit for higher education | 04/12/94 |
| SB 246 | Reducing appeal periods for impeaching or establishing wills | 04/12/94 |
| SB 259 | Prohibiting harsher enforcement of foreign judgments | 04/12/94 |
| SB 289 | Granting mechanics' liens to surveyors for compensation | 04/12/94 |
| SB 291 | Providing special advocates for criminal proceedings of minors | 03/12/94 |
| SB 310 | Relating to siblings separated by foster care and adoption | 06/16/94 |
| SB 311 | Relating to child abuse and neglect | 03/11/94 |
| SB 314 | Relating to municipalities publishing sample election ballots | 06/16/94 |
| SB 325 | Relating to division of natural resources; certificate of training | 04/12/94 |
| SB 334 | Including reptiles, mollusks and crustaceans in definition of "wildlife" | 04/12/94 |
| SB 360 | Relating to trade regulations concerning weights and measures | 04/12/94 |
| SB 362 | Relating to costs of parole supervision | 03/11/94 |
| SB 377 | Relating to unemployment compensation | 04/12/94 |
| SB 400 | Allowing alternative reporting procedure for certain political fund-raising events | 04/12/94 |
| SB 408 | Relating to youth smoking laws | 04/12/94 |
| SB 410 | Relating to workers' compensation | 04/12/94 |
| SB 424 | Relating to Bluefield state college generally | 04/12/94 |
| SB 426 | Limiting liability of certain landowners | 04/12/94 |
| SB 457 | Relating to employment and income reporting by child advocate office | 03/11/94 |
| SB 460 | Providing regional reconstruction in assigning children's advocates | 03/11/94 |
| SB 515 | Establishing alternative disposition of certain traffic offenses | 04/12/94 |
| SB 516 | Prohibiting certain practices by automobile manufacturers and distributors | 04/12/94 |
| SB 520 | Coordinating state implementation of national voter registration act of 1993 | 04/12/94 |
| SB 522 | Relating to accident and sickness insurance | 04/12/94 |
| SB 524 | Exempting persons selling preneed burial contracts from continuing education | 04/12/94 |
| SB 526 | Licensing persons to carry dangerous weapons; penalties | 03/11/94 |
| HB 2572 | Doubling the fines charged by any court for moving traffic violations occurring in a highway construction zone when workers are present | 04/11/94 |
| HB 2587 | Removing requirement of affidavit of person assisting handicapped voter | 04/11/94 |
| HB 4004 | Criminal offense of sexual abuse of a child occurring from the act of parent, guardian or custodian who permits another person to abuse the child | 02/18/94 |
| HB 4012 | Defining the transportation of drugs into the State as a felony and increasing the penalties related to the possession or distribution of narcotics | 04/11/94 |
| HB 4013 | Probable cause arrest of domestic violence offenders | 04/11/94 |
| HB 4015 | Establishment of a boot camp program by the Commissioner of Corrections | 03/12/94 |
| HB 4020 | Relating to driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs and lowering the legal blood alcohol limit for conviction | 04/11/94 |
| HB 4029 | Relating to the sale of firearms to minors and the possession of firearms on public school property | 03/04/94 |
| HB 4039 | Racetrack Video Lottery Act | 03/11/94 |
| HB 4043 | Relating to the disposition of delinquent, nonentered, escheated and waste and unappropriated lands | 04/11/94 |
| HB 4061 | Commercial Bungee Jumping Safety Act | 04/11/94 |
| HB 4063 | Relating to the retirement of incapacitated justices, judges and magistrates | 04/11/94 |
| HB 4064 | Creating the misdemeanor offense of demoting or discharging or threatening to demote or discharge a governmental employee because of political affiliation | 01/27/94 |
| HB 4065 | Reorganization of the Division of Environmental Protection | 04/11/94 |
| HB 4066 | Providing a procedural mechanism for the authorization of more than one legislative rule | 04/11/94 |
| HB 4073 | Permitting certain juvenile witnesses to testify via closed circuit television in sexual abuse cases | 03/05/94 |
| HB 4097 | Leases of personal property under the Uniform Commercial Code | 03/07/94 |
| HB 4099 | Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act | 03/15/94 |
| HB 4101 | Uniform Transfer on Death Security Registration Act | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4114 | Requiring creditors to give advance written notice of changes in terms of a revolving loan account | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4123 | Exempting from liability certain blind and disabled persons for the actions of a guide or support dog | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4128 | Reducing the appeal period for impeaching or establishing a will | 02/28/94 |
| HB 4133 | Distress which may be levied on goods of a lessee | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4134 | Reducing the time to appeal an order of judgment of the county commission admitting or refusing to admit a will to probate | 02/28/94 |
| HB 4171 | Reducing the time permitted for curing technical deficiencies in documents which affect real estate conveyances and transactions | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4172 | Responsibility and liability of persons convicted of misdemeanor offenses for the costs of their incarceration | 03/12/94 |
| HB 4173 | Requiring uniform statewide per diem costs per inmate to be paid by each county | 03/05/94 |
| HB 4178 | Requiring agencies of state government to develop land management plans | 03/07/94 |
| HB 4207 | Repeal of section relating to the Public Employees Retirement Expense Fund | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4295 | Altering the criminal and civil jurisdiction of magistrate and circuit courts | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4310 | West Virginia Insurance Fraud Act | 03/10/94 |
| HB 4314 | Conforming quarry law on blasting to existing surface mine law | 03/07/94 |
| HB 4337 | Disposition of fees for cost of probation to the circuit clerk and county commission | 02/24/94 |
| HB 4344 | Enacting the West Virginia Clean Indoor Air Act | 03/07/94 |
| HB 4366 | Creation of a one-call system for use by operators of underground facilities and by persons engaged in excavation or demolition in the vicinity of underground facilities | 03/03/94 |
| HB 4407 | Abolishing an alternative qualification which allows an entity to be defined as a newspaper, relating to the publication of legal advertisements, rates, etc. | 03/07/94 |
| HB 4425 | Enlarging the time period in which to file a human rights complaint | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4430 | Requiring the Public Service Commission to develop rules requiring power companies to identify persons on life support systems, etc. | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4479 | Visitation rights for legal guardians and step-parents | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4481 | Uniform registration and permitting program for motor transporters of hazardous materials within the State | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4482 | Establishment of a procedure for obtaining a certificate of approval to open or reopen a mine or to contract production and other services at such mine | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4496 | Removing the jurisdiction of the PSC to consider county plans for consolidation or merger of public service districts | 03/03/94 |
| HB 4508 | Relating to the appointment of guardians and conservators for persons in need of protection | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4512 | Prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle by a person under the influence of any self-ingested or voluntarily ingested fume, vapor or substance derived from paint, glue or other legal substance | 03/05/94 |
| HB 4522 | Permitting probation officers to carry firearms | 03/04/94 |
| HB 4548 | Establishing a financial reporting requirement by inaugural committees | 03/07/94 |
| HB 4563 | Relating to environmental quality standards | 03/10/94 |
| HB 4570 | Making certain technical corrections and updating the statutes governing family violence | 03/10/94 |
| HB 4575 | Protecting the confidentiality of domestic relations court files | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4586 | Requiring prosecuting attorneys to devote full time to their public duties | 03/12/94 |
| HB 4590 | Revising procedures for complaints and disciplinary action against veterinarians | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4593 | Providing that child abuse resulting in death be murder in the first degree | 03/10/94 |
| HB 4594 | Revising sentencing options and increasing years which certain persons must serve before being eligible for parole in first degree murder cases | 02/25/94 |
| HB 4597 | Draping of state flag to honor the passing of police officers and state troopers | 03/11/94 |
| HB 4601 | Authorizing the state lottery commission to license and regulate riverboat gambling | 03/07/94 |
| HB 4614 | Providing that the definition of "mayor" in the state housing law shall include the chief executive officer of a municipality | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4619 | Repeal of section relating to substituted consent for health care services in extended care facilities | 03/05/94 |
| HB 4623 | Requiring a sales listing form be completed when any document is submitted to the county clerk for recordation | 03/11/94 |
| HB 4633 | Relating to sale of weapons to prohibited persons and display of weapons | 03/07/94 |
| HB 4637 | Charitable use of gross proceeds from raffles | 03/04/94 |
| HB 4645 | Misdemeanor offense of harassing another person with the intent to cause mental injury or emotional distress | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4654 | Increasing the criminal penalties for second degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, attempts to commit a felony, second conviction of certain criminal violations, etc | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4675 | Rules of practice and procedure and compelling of discovery before the Court of Claims | 04/12/94 |
| HB 4676 | Bluefield College, sale of property | 03/04/94 |
| HB 4690 | Regulation of private investigators | 04/12/94 |