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102 Bills Reported from Committee — Senate Judiciary

Bill Title Date
SB 2 Authorizing DEP to promulgate rules 04/23/24
SB 17 Authorizing Department of Health to promulgate legislative rules 04/23/24
SB 31 Authorizing Department of Human Services to promulgate legislative rules 04/23/24
SB 36 Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules 04/23/24
SB 50 Authorizing Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules 04/23/24
SB 60 Authorizing DOT to promulgate legislative rules 04/23/24
SB 189 Providing for substantial deference to state school superintendent's interpretations of school laws 01/31/24
SB 190 Modifying definition of sexual contact 04/23/24
SB 219 Relating to Uniform Controlled Substances Act 03/09/24
SB 267 Adding grievance and appellate procedures for individuals participating in DMV safety and treatment program 01/18/24
SB 269 Excluding test strips from definition of drug paraphernalia 04/23/24
SB 318 Modifying process of when parental rights are terminated 04/23/24
SB 320 Removing requirement for wineries to serve food when serving wine 02/02/24
SB 335 Modifying witness fee and mileage rate paid by state to match federal court system 01/18/24
SB 370 Updating Public Employees Grievance Board procedure that certain decisions be appealed to Intermediate Court of Appeals 04/23/24
SB 399 Creating crime of assault on a police dog 01/25/24
SB 442 Providing for immunity for mental health providers who are involved in mental hygiene checks 02/27/24
SB 451 Directing Prosecuting Attorneys Institute to make training available to certain new prosecuting attorneys 04/23/24
SB 477 Prohibiting public disclosure of personal information on internet 04/23/24
SB 493 Relating to use of criminal records as disqualification from authorization to practice particular profession 02/26/24
SB 496 Prohibiting racial discrimination based on certain hair textures and hairstyles 02/23/24
SB 503 Protecting belief-based student organizations from certain types of discrimination 04/23/24
SB 504 Relating to felony offense of sexual intercourse, intrusion, or contact with student 04/23/24
SB 516 Determining venue for custodial allocation actions independent of divorce 02/07/24
SB 539 Creating cold case database 04/23/24
SB 548 Clarifying appellate jurisdiction of Intermediate Court of Appeals 04/23/24
SB 556 Relating to DNA data maintained for law-enforcement purposes 02/13/24
SB 577 Limiting landowner liability when land is used for certain purposes 02/14/24
SB 578 Clarifying offense of burglary 04/23/24
SB 581 Requiring correctional facilities to provide free feminine hygiene products 02/09/24
SB 583 Relating to employer liability and damages in civil actions involving commercial motor vehicles 04/23/24
SB 590 Political Subdivision Labor Regulatory Limitation Act 02/13/24
SB 601 Creating WV Women's Bill of Rights 03/08/24
SB 615 Limiting statutory and common law actions for certain electric generating facilities 02/19/24
SB 616 Modifying definition of "family or household members" as it relates to domestic violence laws 02/13/24
SB 622 Changing time period of voting inactivity for removal from voter registration 02/16/24
SB 623 Requiring DMV to provide images of certain individuals to Secretary of State for voter identification purposes 04/23/24
SB 624 Cancelling voter registration records for individuals no longer WV residents 04/23/24
SB 630 Defining protections for election officials and election workers 02/22/24
SB 632 Relating to Dangerousness Assessment Advisory Board multi-disciplinary study group 04/23/24
SB 637 Prohibiting public disclosure of personal information on internet 02/21/24
SB 649 Clarifying per diem compensation for certain judges recalled to service 04/23/24
SB 679 Regulating certain plant-based derivatives, hemp-derived cannabinoid products, and Kratom 04/23/24
SB 711 Clarifying that qualified law enforcement from any federal agency may enforce state laws under limited circumstances 02/22/24
SB 716 Relating to child support 03/09/24
SB 717 Prohibiting sale of tobacco products to individuals younger than 21 years of age 02/29/24
SB 725 Clarifying conditions for pretrial release and maximum bail amount for certain defendants 02/27/24
SB 732 Requiring cooperation between law-enforcement agencies and military authorities 04/23/24
SB 740 Prohibiting digital manipulation of sexually explicit content to include minors 03/08/24
SB 741 Prohibiting creation, production, distribution or possession of artificially generated child pornography 03/08/24
SB 751 Creating online charitable raffles 04/23/24
SB 755 Providing safeguards for online sales of tobacco products 04/23/24
SB 765 Establishing and administering DNA identification system 02/22/24
SB 766 Relieving railroad companies of liability during parades 03/08/24
SB 768 Providing exception for sharing of confidential child welfare records 04/23/24
SB 769 Prohibiting certain medical exams on anesthetized patients 02/29/24
SB 773 Expanding powers of National Park Service law-enforcement officers 02/23/24
SB 778 Amending certain qualifying offenses to enhance sentences of repeat offenders 04/23/24
SB 786 Relating to massage therapy establishments 04/23/24
SB 803 Updating definitions for assessment of real property 04/23/24
SB 816 Truth in Giving Act 02/29/24
SB 837 Reorganizing offices of Public Defender Corporations to conform to circuit reconfiguration 04/23/24
SB 850 Updating Consumer Credit and Protection Act 04/23/24
SB 851 Establishing requirements for contingency fee agreements between political subdivisions and private attorneys 02/27/24
HB 4026 Authorizing the Department of Administration to promulgate a legislative rule relating to state owned vehicles 04/22/24
HB 4086 Authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules 04/22/24
HB 4110 Authorizing certain miscellaneous agencies and boards to promulgate legislative rules 04/22/24
HB 4190 Relating to the establishment of an alert system for missing cognitively impaired persons 04/22/24
HB 4252 Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protective Orders Act 04/22/24
HB 4297 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act 04/22/24
HB 4320 Relating to access for minor children’s medical records 03/08/24
HB 4399 Creating the equitable right to expungement 04/22/24
HB 4552 To ensure party affiliation is consistent with candidate’s voter registration 04/24/24
HB 4700 Banning certain persons from sport wagering activities 04/22/24
HB 4786 Delivery Network Company (DNC) Insurance Model Act 04/22/24
HB 4837 Clarifying the duty of banks to retain and procure records 04/22/24
HB 4845 To prohibit swatting 04/22/24
HB 4851 To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel. 03/09/24
HB 4867 Require pornography websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content 03/08/24
HB 4911 Relating to the sale of raw milk 04/22/24
HB 4940 A squatter cannot be considered a tenant in WV. 04/22/24
HB 4951 To facilitate the interstate practice of School Psychology in educational or school settings 04/22/24
HB 4967 Relating to the administration of the Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Act to provide new liability protections for persons and companies who wish to purchase and redevelop former industrial properties. 04/22/24
HB 4998 Modifying penalties for third offense shoplifting 04/22/24
HB 4999 Creating exception to spousal privilege 04/22/24
HB 5065 Regarding continuing education requirements and compensation of Guardians Ad Litem 03/04/24
HB 5084 Require retailers to verify identification and age upon purchase of vape products 04/22/24
HB 5091 West Virginia Critical Infrastructure Protection Act 04/22/24
HB 5232 The Business Liability Protection Act 04/22/24
HB 5254 Relating generally to the creation of mental hygiene regions by the Supreme Court of Appeals 03/04/24
HB 5294 Revising state law regulating farm wineries 04/22/24
HB 5295 Authorizing a private outdoor designated area to simultaneously host multiple qualified permit holders 04/22/24
HB 5298 Relating to prohibiting a candidate who failed to secure the nomination of a political party in a primary election from seeking the same elected office as an affiliate with a different political party in the subsequent general election 04/22/24
HB 5326 Relating to prohibition of unfair real estate service agreements 04/22/24
HB 5349 West Virginia Truth in Food Labeling Act 04/22/24
HB 5395 Relating to judicial review of Board decisions 04/22/24
HB 5430 Relating to per diem compensation and expenses of newly elected or appointed judicial officers receiving education and training prior to taking the oath of office. 04/22/24
HB 5510 Clarify law regarding the crime of witness tampering 04/22/24
HB 5520 Relating to juvenile competency 04/22/24
HB 5561 Relating to permitting the electronic execution of trusts. 04/22/24
HB 5662 Relating to adding “person in a position of trust” to certain crimes 04/22/24
HB 5668 Creating the Responsible Gaming and Research Act 04/22/24

157 Bills Reported from Committee — House Judiciary

Bill Title Date
SB 2 Authorizing DEP to promulgate rules 04/23/24
SB 36 Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules 04/23/24
SB 50 Authorizing Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules 04/23/24
SB 60 Authorizing DOT to promulgate legislative rules 04/23/24
SB 147 Adding definition of “ammunition” for purposes of obtaining state license to carry concealed deadly weapon 04/23/24
SB 152 Displaying official US motto in public schools 03/09/24
SB 152 Displaying official US motto in public schools 03/09/24
SB 155 Creating Violent Crime Prevention Act 03/09/24
SB 159 Prohibiting persons convicted of certain crimes against minors from holding positions on boards of education 04/23/24
SB 160 Updating language and increasing penalties for indecent exposure 03/07/24
SB 164 Relating generally to trespassing 04/23/24
SB 166 Updating contested elections procedures 04/23/24
SB 190 Modifying definition of sexual contact 04/23/24
SB 219 Relating to Uniform Controlled Substances Act 03/09/24
SB 280 Allowing teachers in public schools to discuss scientific theories 04/23/24
SB 318 Modifying process of when parental rights are terminated 04/23/24
SB 370 Updating Public Employees Grievance Board procedure that certain decisions be appealed to Intermediate Court of Appeals 04/23/24
SB 451 Directing Prosecuting Attorneys Institute to make training available to certain new prosecuting attorneys 04/23/24
SB 475 Relating to recovery residences 04/23/24
SB 477 Prohibiting public disclosure of personal information on internet 04/23/24
SB 482 Relating to rule-making authority of Ethics Commission 04/23/24
SB 504 Relating to felony offense of sexual intercourse, intrusion, or contact with student 04/23/24
SB 539 Creating cold case database 04/23/24
SB 542 Amending procedure for filling vacancies in certain county offices having more than three commissioners 04/23/24
SB 548 Clarifying appellate jurisdiction of Intermediate Court of Appeals 04/23/24
SB 578 Clarifying offense of burglary 04/23/24
SB 583 Relating to employer liability and damages in civil actions involving commercial motor vehicles 04/23/24
SB 587 Enabling State Fire Commission to propose legislative rules 04/23/24
SB 613 WV Residential Mortgage Lender, Broker and Servicer Act 04/23/24
SB 623 Requiring DMV to provide images of certain individuals to Secretary of State for voter identification purposes 04/23/24
SB 624 Cancelling voter registration records for individuals no longer WV residents 04/23/24
SB 632 Relating to Dangerousness Assessment Advisory Board multi-disciplinary study group 04/23/24
SB 649 Clarifying per diem compensation for certain judges recalled to service 04/23/24
SB 716 Relating to child support 03/09/24
SB 740 Prohibiting digital manipulation of sexually explicit content to include minors 03/08/24
SB 741 Prohibiting creation, production, distribution or possession of artificially generated child pornography 03/08/24
SB 755 Providing safeguards for online sales of tobacco products 04/23/24
SB 766 Relieving railroad companies of liability during parades 03/08/24
SB 768 Providing exception for sharing of confidential child welfare records 04/23/24
SB 778 Amending certain qualifying offenses to enhance sentences of repeat offenders 04/23/24
SB 785 Allowing Foster Care Ombudsman access to child protective records 03/08/24
SB 786 Relating to massage therapy establishments 04/23/24
SB 837 Reorganizing offices of Public Defender Corporations to conform to circuit reconfiguration 04/23/24
SB 850 Updating Consumer Credit and Protection Act 04/23/24
SB 858 Clarifying filing requirements and deadlines in property tax cases 04/23/24
HB 4008 Amending the time required for providing notice of an entry on to land for visiting a grave from ten days to five 02/23/24
HB 4017 To modify certain election laws, early voting laws, and absentee voting laws 01/31/24
HB 4086 Authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules 04/22/24
HB 4093 Authorizing the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to assessing health and safety violation penalties 02/08/24
HB 4110 Authorizing certain miscellaneous agencies and boards to promulgate legislative rules 04/22/24
HB 4190 Relating to the establishment of an alert system for missing cognitively impaired persons 04/22/24
HB 4191 Relating to requirements imposed on social media companies to prevent corruption and provide transparency of election-related content made available on social media websites 02/24/24
HB 4205 Relating to changing the process of election litigation 01/29/24
HB 4233 Non-binary not permitted on birth certificates 04/22/24
HB 4252 Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protective Orders Act 04/22/24
HB 4292 Providing for enhanced damages for non-payment of royalties due from oil, natural gas, or natural gas liquids production 03/08/24
HB 4297 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act 04/22/24
HB 4297 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act 04/22/24
HB 4299 Permit teachers in K-12 schools be authorized to carry concealed firearms as a designated school protection officer 02/22/24
HB 4302 Modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian or custodian for child abuse 01/23/24
HB 4313 Creating the Parents' Bill of Rights 03/04/24
HB 4315 Providing DMV with certain medical information related to mental or physical disabilities as it relates to the ability of a person to drive safely 01/31/24
HB 4320 Relating to access for minor children’s medical records 03/08/24
HB 4350 Relating to appointment of candidates after filing period 04/22/24
HB 4381 West Virginia Consumer Privacy Act of 2024 02/19/24
HB 4399 Creating the equitable right to expungement 04/22/24
HB 4428 Requiring candidates to live in the state or local election district for the office for which they are seeking. 01/23/24
HB 4552 To ensure party affiliation is consistent with candidate’s voter registration 04/24/24
HB 4595 Relating to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability 02/02/24
HB 4621 Relating to the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation posting booking photographs of an accused person 02/29/24
HB 4627 Relating to DNA data maintained for law enforcement purposes 01/25/24
HB 4654 Removing bona fide schools, public libraries, and museums from the list of exemptions from criminal liability relating to distribution and display to minor of obscene matter 02/20/24
HB 4666 Relating to establishing criminal penalties for human trafficking 01/25/24
HB 4667 Prohibiting syringe services programs from distributing listed smoking devices 04/22/24
HB 4683 Requiring parents or guardians to participate in programs for juveniles in an out-of-home placement 01/26/24
HB 4700 Banning certain persons from sport wagering activities 04/22/24
HB 4706 Creating the utility pole rights of way and easement mapping initiative 02/26/24
HB 4753 Relating to providing health insurance coverage concerning biomarker testing 03/09/24
HB 4758 Creation of the Joint Oversight Committee on the Fusion Center 02/13/24
HB 4759 Relating to E-Verify, the federal employment authorization program 01/30/24
HB 4782 Preventing municipalities from targeting protected businesses with planning and zoning ordinances more restrictive than those placed upon other businesses. 04/22/24
HB 4784 Establish setback from residential properties for new windmills being constructed throughout the state. 02/29/24
HB 4786 Delivery Network Company (DNC) Insurance Model Act 04/22/24
HB 4801 Relating generally to the banking authority of the State Treasurer’s Office 04/22/24
HB 4807 Establishing limitations on billing practices of Internet or telecommunications providers that fail to provide subscribed customers service for five or more days 02/20/24
HB 4809 Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act 04/22/24
HB 4837 Clarifying the duty of banks to retain and procure records 04/22/24
HB 4845 To prohibit swatting 04/22/24
HB 4851 To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel. 03/09/24
HB 4864 To prohibit municipalities from shutting off water service for the nonpayment of stormwater management fees. 02/23/24
HB 4867 Require pornography websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content 03/08/24
HB 4885 Relating to blocking roadways 03/04/24
HB 4940 A squatter cannot be considered a tenant in WV. 04/22/24
HB 4952 Relating to time frame of service of notice 02/29/24
HB 4963 Prohibiting the use of deep fake technology to influence an election 02/28/24
HB 4965 Mandating restitution to children of victims of negligent homicide or driving under the influence causing death 02/05/24
HB 4967 Relating to the administration of the Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Act to provide new liability protections for persons and companies who wish to purchase and redevelop former industrial properties. 04/22/24
HB 4985 Relating to Securities Restitution Assistance Fund 02/05/24
HB 4998 Modifying penalties for third offense shoplifting 04/22/24
HB 4999 Creating exception to spousal privilege 04/22/24
HB 5016 Allow women to work on inmate road crews 02/05/24
HB 5020 Relating to deferred adjudication and pre-trial diversions for first offense DUI cases 02/23/24
HB 5031 Relating to human trafficking 02/28/24
HB 5039 Relating to authorizing the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles to enforce administrative penalties for the civil offense of refusing a secondary chemical test 02/29/24
HB 5043 Relating to requirements, prohibitions and regulation of foreign principals or agents of foreign principals, lobbying by or on behalf of such foreign principals or their agents 02/29/24
HB 5057 To raise the threshold for nominal referral fees from $25 to $100. 04/22/24
HB 5062 Relating to allowing a guardian ad litem to request the appointment of a court appointed special advocate 02/28/24
HB 5065 Regarding continuing education requirements and compensation of Guardians Ad Litem 03/04/24
HB 5067 To remove the 2 year timeframe for medical malpractice suits to be filed ONLY for individuals who were minors when they had their procedures performed 02/16/24
HB 5072 To require drones used by state and county personnel to be produced in the United States 02/08/24
HB 5077 Establishing residency requirements for candidates seeking nomination and election to United States Congress 02/29/24
HB 5084 Require retailers to verify identification and age upon purchase of vape products 04/22/24
HB 5091 West Virginia Critical Infrastructure Protection Act 04/22/24
HB 5093 Relating to revision of orders concerning distribution of marital property 02/28/24
HB 5096 Change the requirement for posting public notices at the state and federal level for PSDs. 02/06/24
HB 5105 To eliminate the vaccine requirements for public virtual schools. 03/09/24
HB 5122 Relating to civil service for deputy sheriffs 04/22/24
HB 5130 Relating to criminal trespass 02/28/24
HB 5151 Relating to defining term fictive kin 04/22/24
HB 5232 The Business Liability Protection Act 04/22/24
HB 5235 To double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minor 02/24/24
HB 5238 Mandating that all courts provide adjudication for juvenile offenders for traffic violations to the Division of Motor Vehicles 04/22/24
HB 5241 Requiring the West Virginia Office of the Insurance Commissioner to audit certain PEIA claims 02/29/24
HB 5243 Relating to Women’s Bill of Rights 02/15/24
HB 5250 Relating to combatting gift card fraud 02/13/24
HB 5251 Relating to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act 02/13/24
HB 5254 Relating generally to the creation of mental hygiene regions by the Supreme Court of Appeals 03/04/24
HB 5261 Relating to the definition of small arms for purposes of taxation 04/22/24
HB 5298 Relating to prohibiting a candidate who failed to secure the nomination of a political party in a primary election from seeking the same elected office as an affiliate with a different political party in the subsequent general election 04/22/24
HB 5305 Relating to impaired driving not eligible for deferred adjudication 03/04/24
HB 5311 Establishing tax treatment of real property owned by another state government 02/15/24
HB 5318 Clarifying that elected municipal police chiefs shall be certified law-enforcement officers. 02/19/24
HB 5319 Creating the offense of exposing persons to fentanyl 02/19/24
HB 5326 Relating to prohibition of unfair real estate service agreements 04/22/24
HB 5332 Excepting persons previously commissioned as a notary public from requirement to have a high school diploma or its equivalent in order to be recommissioned as a notary public 04/22/24
HB 5337 Establishing the legislative oversight committee of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. 02/27/24
HB 5344 Relating to testimony of cognitively delayed persons in open court and criminal penalties for assault of cognitively delayed persons 02/29/24
HB 5345 Relating to the registration requirements in the Sex Offender Registration Act. 02/28/24
HB 5358 Creating an ombudsman program within the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation to review complaints against a state agency or correctional facility. 02/29/24
HB 5373 Relating to changing political parties less than one year prior to being appointed to political office. 02/29/24
HB 5395 Relating to judicial review of Board decisions 04/22/24
HB 5430 Relating to per diem compensation and expenses of newly elected or appointed judicial officers receiving education and training prior to taking the oath of office. 04/22/24
HB 5445 Revising the statute to reduce the minimum age for a cadet for the West Virginia State Police from the age of 21 to the age of 18. 02/26/24
HB 5510 Clarify law regarding the crime of witness tampering 04/22/24
HB 5516 Relating to criminalizing the use of deep fakes 02/28/24
HB 5520 Relating to juvenile competency 04/22/24
HB 5539 Providing that causes of action under Chapter 46A of the Code of West Virginia survive the death of the party 02/29/24
HB 5561 Relating to permitting the electronic execution of trusts. 04/22/24
HB 5572 Prohibiting cameras and recording devices in bedrooms and bathrooms of foster children 02/28/24
HB 5606 Relating generally to money laundering 02/22/24
HB 5609 Relating to confidentiality of child care records and the Foster Care Ombudsman 03/07/24
HB 5617 Authorizing the Public Service Commission to promulgate rules for maintenance, flushing, flow testing, and marking of fire hydrants owned by water utilities 04/22/24
HB 5621 Prohibiting the termination of employment of an employee who defends themselves from an attack inside workplace 02/26/24
HB 5623 Relating to absentee voting 02/29/24
HB 5662 Relating to adding “person in a position of trust” to certain crimes 04/22/24
HB 5668 Creating the Responsible Gaming and Research Act 04/22/24
HB 5676 Relating to changing the maximum amount a County Clerk can charge to settle an estate and removing reference to Fiduciary Commissioner 02/29/24