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211 Bills Pending in Committee — Senate Judiciary

Bill Title Date
SB 1 Providing certain persons immunity from civil and criminal liability 02/12/97
SB 2 Prohibiting unsupervised furlough for violent or repeat offenders 02/12/97
SB 3 Requiring arbitration of certain insurance disputes 02/12/97
SB 5 Requiring drug and alcohol testing of drivers in accidents involving death 02/12/97
SB 6 Requiring minimum mandatory incarceration for certain crimes 02/12/97
SB 7 Relating to dangerous weapons; "jackrock" defined; penalties 02/12/97
SB 8 Denying bail to persons posing danger of committing sexual offense 02/12/97
SB 9 Requiring advertisement of certain criminal offenders prior to parole 02/12/97
SB 10 Relating to state control of alcoholic liquors 02/12/97
SB 11 Prohibiting unauthorized use of food stamps; penalties 02/12/97
SB 12 Creating different degrees of robbery; penalties 02/12/97
SB 13 Providing death penalty for first degree murder 02/12/97
SB 19 Changing filing dates for a primary election 02/12/97
SB 22 Relating to visitation rights of grandparents with grandchildren 02/12/97
SB 23 Relating to crimes against the elderly 02/12/97
SB 24 Relating to eligibility for probation 02/12/97
SB 25 Establishing offense of making intentional false child abuse reports 02/12/97
SB 26 Relating to temporary custody of abused or neglected children 02/12/97
SB 27 Prohibiting street gang activities; penalties 02/12/97
SB 37 Authorizing division of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rules relating to yard waste composting 03/19/97
SB 40 Permitting access to cemeteries on private lands 02/13/97
SB 50 Providing special elections held during primary or general elections 02/14/97
SB 51 Providing certain persons immunity from civil liability 02/14/97
SB 53 Providing for payment of certain attorneys' fees 06/18/97
SB 57 Redefining requirements of content of order for election to increase levies 02/18/97
SB 59 Repealing code section making juvenile records confidential 02/18/97
SB 63 Relating to primary elections and nominating procedures of third-party candidates 02/18/97
SB 64 Prohibiting nude dancing in certain private clubs 04/07/97
SB 65 Including use of mace or pepper spray in definition of aggravated robbery 02/19/97
SB 68 Providing federal law-enforcement officers peace-keeping authority 02/19/97
SB 75 Creating Insurance Fraud Prevention Act 02/20/97
SB 97 Creating office of administrative hearings 02/21/97
SB 107 Prohibiting certain persons from engaging in lobbying activities 02/21/97
SB 110 Relating to transfer of juvenile cases to criminal jurisdiction of court 02/27/97
SB 112 Permitting voters to vote for election of a candidate of any party in a primary 02/24/97
SB 113 Creating Residential Property Condition Disclosure Act 02/24/97
SB 115 Relating to awards and benefits to dependent members of state police 02/25/97
SB 116 Relating to notifying victims of parole hearing dates; legal counsel 02/25/97
SB 117 Prohibiting discrimination on basis of gender in payment of state wages 02/25/97
SB 124 Equalizing and alternating juror strike selection in felony trials 02/25/97
SB 130 Relating to attorney fees for certain county and municipal employees 02/26/97
SB 132 Requiring identification code on operator's licenses for convicted felons 02/26/97
SB 133 Relating to prosecution of persons passing parked, loading school buses 02/26/97
SB 136 Creating Uniform Premarital Agreement Act 02/26/97
SB 144 Creating Disincentives to Frivolous Inmate Litigation 02/28/97
SB 147 Relating to division of corrections; rulemaking 02/28/97
SB 148 Relating to per diem costs of incarcerated regional jail inmates 02/28/97
SB 155 Authorizing division of banking to promulgate legislative rules relating to reverse mortgage loans 03/14/97
SB 156 Authorizing division of banking to promulgate legislative rules relating to regulated consumer lenders 03/14/97
SB 158 Authorizing division of banking to promulgate legislative rules relating to state-chartered financial institutions 03/14/97
SB 159 Authorizing board of barbers and cosmetologists to promulgate legislative rules relating to fee schedules 03/26/97
SB 160 Authorizing board of barbers and cosmetologists to promulgate legislative rules relating to criteria for certain licenses 03/12/97
SB 161 Authorizing cable television advisory board to promulgate legislative rules relating to implementing regulations 03/03/97
SB 162 Authorizing commission for deaf and hard of hearing to promulgate legislative rules relating to qualified interpreters fees 03/21/97
SB 163 Authorizing board of dental examiners to promulgate legislative rules relating to board 03/12/97
SB 164 Authorizing economic development authority to promulgate legislative rules relating to capital company act generally 03/03/97
SB 165 Authorizing division of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rules relating to hazardous waste management 03/11/97
SB 166 Authorizing division of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rules relating to underground storage tank insurance trust fund 03/11/97
SB 167 Authorizing division of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rules relating to confidential information 03/11/97
SB 168 Authorizing division of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rules relating to emission standards 03/11/97
SB 169 Authorizing division of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rules relating to surface mining reclamation 03/13/97
SB 170 Authorizing division of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rules relating to prevention and control of air pollution from hazardous waste treatment facilities 03/11/97
SB 171 Authorizing division of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rules relating to standards of performance 03/11/97
SB 172 Authorizing division of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rules relating to certain WV/NPDES regulations 03/13/97
SB 173 Authorizing division of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rules relating to voluntary remediation and development 03/11/97
SB 174 Authorizing family protection services board to promulgate legislative rules relating to licensure and funding of domestic violence programs 03/25/97
SB 175 Authorizing fire commission to promulgate legislative rules relating to state building code 03/27/97
SB 176 Authorizing governor's committee on crime, delinquency and correction to promulgate legislative rules relating to basic training academy 03/03/97
SB 177 Authorizing division of health to promulgate legislative rules relating to emergency medical services 03/14/97
SB 178 Authorizing division of health to promulgate legislative rules relating to nursing home licensure 03/14/97
SB 179 Authorizing division of health to promulgate legislative rules relating to residential board and care homes 03/14/97
SB 180 Authorizing division of health to promulgate legislative rules relating to child care centers 03/14/97
SB 182 Authorizing commissioner of human services to promulgate legislative rules relating to certification requirements for family day-care facilities 03/19/97
SB 183 Authorizing insurance commissioner to promulgate legislative rules relating to diabetes 03/14/97
SB 184 Authorizing insurance commissioner to promulgate legislative rules relating to emergency medical services 03/14/97
SB 185 Authorizing insurance commissioner to promulgate legislative rules relating to individual medical savings accounts 03/14/97
SB 186 Authorizing insurance commissioner to promulgate legislative rules relating to life and health reinsurance agreements 03/14/97
SB 187 Authorizing insurance commissioner to promulgate legislative rules relating to life insurance replacement 03/14/97
SB 188 Authorizing insurance commissioner to promulgate legislative rules relating to valuation of life insurance policies 03/14/97
SB 189 Authorizing insurance commissioner to promulgate legislative rules relating to medicare supplement insurance 03/14/97
SB 190 Authorizing insurance commissioner to promulgate legislative rules relating to utilization management 03/14/97
SB 191 Authorizing library commission to promulgate legislative rules relating to administrative regulations 03/14/97
SB 193 Authorizing board of licensed practical nurses to promulgate legislative rules relating to legal standards of nursing practices 03/19/97
SB 194 Authorizing board of medicine to promulgate legislative rules relating to professional limited liability companies 03/03/97
SB 196 Authorizing division of motor vehicles to promulgate legislative rules relating to compulsory motor vehicle insurance 03/25/97
SB 197 Authorizing division of natural resources to promulgate legislative rules relating to falconry 03/19/97
SB 198 Authorizing division of natural resources to promulgate legislative rules relating to hunting and trapping 03/19/97
SB 199 Authorizing division of natural resources to promulgate legislative rules relating to wildlife fertility control 03/19/97
SB 200 Authorizing nursing home administrators licensing board to promulgate legislative rules relating to board 03/21/97
SB 201 Authorizing board of pharmacy to promulgate legislative rules relating to pharmacy technician registration 03/12/97
SB 202 Authorizing board of pharmacy to promulgate legislative rules relating to controlled substances monitoring 03/12/97
SB 203 Authorizing board of examiners of psychologists to promulgate legislative rules relating to certain licensure qualifications 03/14/97
SB 204 Authorizing public service commission to promulgate legislative rules relating to "911" 03/03/97
SB 206 Authorizing real estate appraiser licensure and certification board to promulgate legislative rules relating to licensure and certification requirements 03/03/97
SB 207 Authorizing real estate appraiser licensure and certification board to promulgate legislative rules relating to licensure or certification renewal 03/03/97
SB 208 Authorizing board of respiratory care to promulgate legislative rules relating to establishment of fees 03/20/97
SB 210 Authorizing secretary of state to promulgate legislative rules relating to election returns 03/03/97
SB 211 Authorizing secretary of state to promulgate legislative rules relating to trademarks and service marks 03/03/97
SB 212 Authorizing secretary of state to promulgate legislative rules relating to registration services 03/14/97
SB 213 Authorizing tax division to promulgate legislative rules relating to personal income tax; low income exclusions 03/20/97
SB 214 Authorizing tax division to promulgate legislative rules relating to charitable raffles 03/20/97
SB 215 Authorizing governor's committee on crime, delinquency and correction to promulgate legislative rules relating to protocol for law enforcement in response to domestic violence 03/03/97
SB 216 Authorizing board of accountancy to promulgate legislative rules relating to board 03/03/97
SB 217 Authorizing department of administration to promulgate legislative rules relating to state purchasing card program 03/14/97
SB 218 Authorizing commissioner of agriculture to promulgate legislative rules relating to animal disease control 03/13/97
SB 219 Authorizing auditor to promulgate legislative rules relating to requisition standards 03/14/97
SB 220 Authorizing cable television advisory board to promulgate legislative rules relating to late fees 03/03/97
SB 221 Authorizing tax division to promulgate legislative rules relating to tax credit for qualified agricultural equipment 03/20/97
SB 222 Authorizing board of respiratory care to promulgate legislative rules relating to licensure application process 03/12/97
SB 223 Authorizing support enforcement commission to promulgate legislative rules relating to support from federal and state income tax refunds 03/03/97
SB 224 Authorizing support enforcement commission to promulgate legislative rules relating to interstate income withholding 03/03/97
SB 226 Providing certain adult probation officers payment or credit for unused leave time 03/03/97
SB 234 Increasing penalty for involuntary manslaughter 03/04/97
SB 236 Allowing municipalities to recover repair costs of hazardous dwellings 03/04/97
SB 239 Providing free copies of medical records to indigent persons 03/05/97
SB 251 Limiting liability of landowners to trespassers 03/06/97
SB 252 Relating to consumption of alcohol during pregnancy 03/06/97
SB 261 Establishing court bailiffs in courts of record 03/07/97
SB 263 Requiring biological grandparents have first right of adoption; exceptions 03/07/97
SB 268 Relating to sale of wine 03/10/97
SB 271 Establishing juvenile detention facilities adjacent to regional jails 03/10/97
SB 281 Authorizing possession and display of certain slot machines 03/11/97
SB 287 Permitting certain annexation by municipalities 03/11/97
SB 289 Providing civil liability immunity to crime victims and witnesses 03/11/97
SB 297 Limiting liability of authorized forest firefighters 03/12/97
SB 302 Validating foreign marriages; exceptions 03/12/97
SB 304 Relating to motorcycle operators and passengers; helmets 03/12/97
SB 312 Requiring electric and gas utilities maintain emergency telephone lines 03/12/97
SB 320 Creating Telemarketing Registration and Fraud Prevention Act 03/13/97
SB 338 Relating to charitable bingo; senior citizen membership exemption 03/14/97
SB 341 Changing time of holding primary elections 03/14/97
SB 342 Providing certain communications to news media privileged 03/14/97
SB 351 Allowing court to order inmates pay cost of incarceration 03/17/97
SB 354 Requiring promulgation of legislative rules relating to emission control strategies 03/20/97
SB 355 Increasing penalty for making bomb threats 03/17/97
SB 356 Requiring promulgation of legislative rules relating to market-based air emission banking and trading program 03/20/97
SB 369 Prohibiting certain discrimination based upon sexual orientation 03/19/97
SB 370 Prohibiting destruction of landlords' rental property; penalties 03/19/97
SB 375 Allowing popular vote on issue of zoning ordinances 03/19/97
SB 383 Requiring mileage records for public service district vehicles 03/20/97
SB 384 Limiting election of public service district board members and providing times for elections 03/20/97
SB 385 Creating Good Samaritan Food Donation Act 03/20/97
SB 386 Limiting election or nomination of prosecuting attorneys 03/20/97
SB 387 Creating Small Business Tax and Workers' Compensation Amnesty Programs of 1997 03/20/97
SB 391 Relating to formal complaints filed by citizens against public service districts 03/20/97
SB 392 Relating to election of public service district board members 03/20/97
SB 393 Providing unbiased investigations of complaints filed against public service districts 03/20/97
SB 394 Expanding notice requirements of county commissions concerning public service districts 03/20/97
SB 402 Requiring economic impact evaluation performed prior to final vote on certain legislation 03/21/97
SB 403 Relating to civil action causes for sale of drugs to minors resulting in injury or death 03/21/97
SB 408 Providing immunity to health care providers releasing certain medical records 03/21/97
SB 411 Equalizing pay scales of magistrates 03/21/97
SB 419 Relating to ticket dispensers for on-line lottery games 03/21/97
SB 420 Requiring party affiliation stated on campaign material and paid political advertising 03/21/97
SB 429 Requiring child advocate office to provide legal services to noncustodial parents 03/24/97
SB 433 Increasing political parties ability to obtain ballot access 03/24/97
SB 434 Relating to driving under the influence; test and lock program 03/24/97
SB 436 Providing penalties for certain timber removal 03/24/97
SB 437 Authorizing facsimile signatures by circuit clerks on absentee ballots 03/24/97
SB 448 Relating to absentee voting; electioneering 03/24/97
SB 459 Establishing voting by mail 03/24/97
SB 461 Creating Task Force on Gangs 03/24/97
SB 463 Relating to court of claims; compensation awards to victims of crimes 03/24/97
SB 477 Providing police reports regarding certain confidential informants be kept confidential 03/24/97
SB 491 Preventing rent control ordinances and regulations 03/24/97
SB 494 Relating to simulcasting of pari-mutuel horse and dog races 03/24/97
SB 495 Prohibiting violation of civil rights because of disability or sexual orientation 03/24/97
SB 501 Restricting attendance of legislators at sponsored social events; exceptions 03/24/97
SB 502 Permitting magistrates to carry concealed deadly weapon without a license 03/24/97
SB 504 Changing offense of failure to wear safety belts to a primary offense 03/24/97
SB 509 Creating Personal Responsibility Act of 1997 03/24/97
SB 521 Relating to driving under the influence of alcohol 03/24/97
SB 529 Relating to freedom of information act 03/24/97
HB 2045 Reporting delinquent child support obligors to consumer reporting agencies 02/18/97
HB 2046 Defining the term "support order" as used in the enforcement of family obligations 02/18/97
HB 2047 Requiring a deceased person's social security number to be placed on certain death records 02/18/97
HB 2048 Requiring boards of examination or registration to include an applicant's social security number on application for licenses or certificates of registration 02/20/97
HB 2059 Restricting certain retesting for drivers licenses 04/10/97
HB 2112 Magistrate bail deposits 02/20/97
HB 2113 Resolving motions in magistrate criminal cases for change of venue 02/20/97
HB 2153 Filling magistrate vacancies 02/24/97
HB 2165 Providing employer immunity from civil liability for information disclosed regarding former law-enforcement employees 04/07/97
HB 2193 Relating to enforcement of magistrate judgment in a criminal case for certain costs and fees 03/03/97
HB 2247 Eliminating violent offenders from that group of criminal defendants and inmates eligible for work release 04/07/97
HB 2260 Criminal procedures to be followed upon discovery of a criminal violation 03/06/97
HB 2261 Taxation of docket fee upon judgment for recovery of a fine 03/06/97
HB 2264 Requirements for pleas of not guilty, guilty or nolo contendere in magistrate cases 03/06/97
HB 2268 Time within which sentences are to be imposed in magistrate court 03/05/97
HB 2269 Collection of magistrate court fines and court assessments 03/05/97
HB 2277 Including employees of enhanced emergency telephone systems in the civil service system 04/09/97
HB 2439 Raising the minimum sentence of a person convicted of a second or subsequent offense of felony 03/26/97
HB 2466 Requiring that a medicaid lien be recorded in the office of the clerk of the county commission to be perfected 04/07/97
HB 2475 Prohibiting the manufacture, distribution or possession of certain controlled or counterfeit substances near a park or housing project 04/04/97
HB 2493 Provisions for appeal by the state in criminal proceedings 04/04/97
HB 2536 Requiring poll workers who work outside their voting precinct to vote by absentee ballot 04/04/97
HB 2569 Allowing real estate brokers to hire unlicensed persons to perform certain routine office procedures 04/07/97
HB 2621 Changing the electioneering prohibition during absentee voting from within three hundred feet of the clerk's office to within a three hundred foot radius 04/04/97
HB 2632 Providing for the sale or donation of unclaimed stolen property 03/27/97
HB 2643 Amending the Medical Practice Act 04/07/97
HB 2646 Prohibiting certain elected officials from being situated within fifteen feet of the counting of votes in an election 04/04/97
HB 2647 Prohibiting county commissioners who are candidates in an election from serving on the board of canvassers or participating in the canvassing of returns 04/04/97
HB 2769 Providing that elected magistrates shall be considered as having met education and training requirements imposed for investigative or security licensure 04/07/97
HB 2792 Preventing counties from assessing a fire service fee when a municipality has already enacted such a fee 04/07/97
HB 2813 Relating to ballots in counties electing more than three county commissioners 04/04/97
HB 2825 Access to services of commercial solid waste facilities and setting forth considerations in granting a certificate of need 04/04/97
HB 2830 Including in the definitions of perjury, subornation of perjury and false swearing the offense of false allegations in divorce or child custody proceedings 04/04/97
HB 2848 Requiring that family law masters serve in the geographic areas where they are assigned 04/04/97
HB 2849 Authorizing a preneed cremation agreement 04/07/97
HB 2883 Appraisal of coal reserves 04/07/97
HB 2894 Requiring mandatory training for police judges 04/07/97
HB 2895 Authorizing the commissioner of corrections to establish policies for the operation of mental health units at correctional facilities 04/07/97

291 Bills Pending in Committee — House Judiciary

Bill Title Date
SB 34 Relating to pecuniary interest in certain contracts 03/10/97
SB 49 Prohibiting fleeing investigation of probable law violation by use of motor vehicle 02/28/97
SB 52 Requiring certain notices aired on local cable services 03/03/97
SB 72 Including certain humane officers within definition of police officer 04/02/97
SB 73 Prohibiting female genital mutilation; penalties 03/07/97
SB 233 Crediting community service against criminal fine or confinement 04/03/97
SB 250 Authorizing landlords to dispose of abandoned personal property 04/07/97
SB 377 Relating to prosecuting attorneys in matters representing department of health and human services 03/25/97
SB 414 Prohibiting children from riding in open truck bed; exceptions; penalty 04/01/97
SB 453 Eliminating landlord liability for tenant's delinquent utilities 04/07/97
SB 456 Establishing administrative penalty authority for violation of safe drinking water act 04/07/97
SB 469 Changing expenditure thresholds for certificate of need review 04/07/97
SB 487 Removing certain disclosure requirements from debt collection practices 04/07/97
SB 492 Relating to withholding income of amounts payable as support 04/07/97
SB 528 Relating to sheriff's tax lien sales of property 04/07/97
SB 538 Expunging criminal records of person receiving pardon 04/01/97
SB 546 Relating to appellate procedures in unemployment compensation cases 04/03/97
SB 550 Clarifying authority of commissioner of corrections for inmate transfer and contracts for certain goods and services 04/07/97
SB 552 Relating to cases of persons charged with crimes but determined to be incompetent 04/07/97
SB 554 Limiting election or nomination of prosecuting attorneys 04/07/97
SB 557 Relating to juvenile justice reform 04/07/97
SB 559 Establishing privacy rights of customers of financial institutions 04/07/97
HB 2001 Unlawful use or possession of a firearm in drug trafficking offenses 02/12/97
HB 2003 Prohibiting persons who feloniously kill another person from obtaining certain property by joint survivorship provisions 02/12/97
HB 2004 Liability for power surges caused by electric utilities 02/12/97
HB 2008 Requiring the signature of the fiduciary commissioner on any waiver of final settlement in estates subject to administration 02/12/97
HB 2009 Eliminating the blood test and three-day waiting period required for the issuance of a marriage license 02/12/97
HB 2012 Prohibiting price discrimination based on gender 02/12/97
HB 2029 Amending trial proceedings involving crimes of murder and sexual assault 02/12/97
HB 2030 Residential Property Condition Disclosure Act 02/12/97
HB 2033 Imposing a fine upon a railroad company for violation of public service commission rules 02/12/97
HB 2038 Distribution of awards for damages in wrongful death actions 02/12/97
HB 2042 Requiring parental consent before an unemancipated minor may obtain an abortion except in certain instances 02/12/97
HB 2051 Relating generally to the guardianship conservator appointment process 02/13/97
HB 2052 Election of attorney general and secretary of state in nonpresidential election years 02/13/97
HB 2058 Requiring businesses which use scanners at the checkout counter to post prices on the shelf 02/13/97
HB 2060 Prohibiting a debt collector from compiling and maintaining files on creditors who have instructed the debt collector not to do so 02/13/97
HB 2062 Prohibiting sale at full retail price of any damaged container or canned goods 02/13/97
HB 2071 Misdemeanor offense of ticket scalping 02/13/97
HB 2072 Authorized expenditure by qualified nonprofit tax exempt organizations of certain net proceeds of bingo and raffle operations 02/13/97
HB 2075 West Virginia Regulatory Flexibility Act 02/13/97
HB 2076 Permitting courts to award attorney fees and expenses against the state in civil actions brought by the state and in proceedings for judicial review of administrative orders 02/13/97
HB 2080 Admission into evidence in judicial proceedings held to determine custody of minor children of any criminal convictions for acts of violence or abuse toward children or family members 02/13/97
HB 2081 Expanding the definition of child abuse and neglect and admitting heresay evidence 02/13/97
HB 2082 Second or subsequent offense of cruelty to animals a felony and providing for mandatory incarceration 02/13/97
HB 2087 Access by property owners of information in assessor's records used to appraise and assess property for tax purposes 02/13/97
HB 2088 Licensing requirements for carrying concealed handguns 02/13/97
HB 2089 Requiring alcohol server permits 02/14/97
HB 2092 Reducing the blood alcohol content for DUI convictions 02/14/97
HB 2096 Allowing persons to defend their property with deadly force without being exposed to liability 02/14/97
HB 2099 Permitting the sale of certain motor vehicles on an "as is" basis 02/14/97
HB 2100 Prohibiting state officials from employing their spouses, parents or children at public expense 02/14/97
HB 2104 Requiring felons to make restitution for the full amount of stolen property 02/14/97
HB 2118 Removing the requirement that venue properly lies in Kanawha County in relation to certain controversies involving the state 02/17/97
HB 2129 Assessment of fees, costs and damages for filing frivolous lawsuits, pleadings and motions 02/17/97
HB 2131 Requiring advised consent for induced abortions 02/17/97
HB 2132 Eliminating the acquisition of property rights in real estate by adverse possession 02/17/97
HB 2133 Making it a misdemeanor to shoot deer, turkey or bear from a vehicle 03/06/97
HB 2135 Confidentiality of juvenile records and removing the prohibition against publishing the names of certain juvenile offenders 02/18/97
HB 2136 Preapproval of site location of a private club 02/18/97
HB 2137 Amending the Health Care Surrogate Act 03/07/97
HB 2138 Primary elections and nominating procedures of third party candidates 02/18/97
HB 2140 Homestead exemption from debts caused by catastrophic illness 02/18/97
HB 2141 Providing safeguards for the documentation and investigation procedures of child abuse cases 02/18/97
HB 2142 Allowing duly registered voters who sign petitions to place the name of a candidate for office on the ballot to vote in primary elections 02/18/97
HB 2143 Requiring that every child removed from a home must have a medical examination prior to placement in foster care or into an institution 02/18/97
HB 2144 Declaring void any judicial actions taken against members of the Legislature while in session and applying this exemption to clients of attorney members of the Legislature 02/18/97
HB 2145 Requiring landlords to place security deposits into interest bearing accounts 02/18/97
HB 2146 Preventing the recordation of fraudulent deeds and notification by the clerk of the county commission 02/18/97
HB 2156 Prohibiting unsupervised furlough or other release for violent or repeat offenders 02/19/97
HB 2157 Implementing a program requiring certain inmates to work toward their upkeep and offset the cost of their incarceration 02/19/97
HB 2176 Requiring sellers of alcoholic liquors, nonintoxicating beer and tobacco products to require proof of age from all purchasers and prohibiting the sale of tobacco products by vending machines 02/20/97
HB 2179 Validation of foreign marriages 02/20/97
HB 2182 Allowing magistrates to collect bank service charges for the holder or payee 02/20/97
HB 2185 Requiring persons who have judgments against them and their wages to notify the clerk of the court of any change of job status or employer 02/20/97
HB 2196 Requirements for the motor vehicle alcohol test and lock program 02/24/97
HB 2197 Providing for a limited privilege for news media professionals and organizations to protect information and sources from disclosure 02/24/97
HB 2203 Providing special penalty provisions for children under the age of eighteen and over the age of fifteen for certain crimes 02/24/97
HB 2206 Creation of a pilot program for environmental audits and self-evaluations 02/24/97
HB 2215 Electronic records retention under the Consumer Credit and Protection Act 02/25/97
HB 2217 Tax relief for homeowners and renters under sixty-five years of age 02/26/97
HB 2222 Extending grandparent visitation rights 02/26/97
HB 2224 Creating the felony crime of disseminating indecent material to minors 02/26/97
HB 2225 Establishing three degrees of negligent vehicular homicide 02/26/97
HB 2230 Requiring electric and gas utilities to maintain telephone lines dedicated solely to emergencies 02/26/97
HB 2239 Increasing the period allowed to perfect a mechanic's lien for subcontractors 02/27/97
HB 2240 Removing from a period of parole any credit for good conduct 02/27/97
HB 2243 Uniform Anatomical Gift Act 02/27/97
HB 2244 Uniform Premarital Agreement Act 02/27/97
HB 2245 Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act 02/27/97
HB 2248 Providing for notification of parole hearing dates and an opportunity for victims to address the parole board 02/27/97
HB 2249 Promulgation of legislative rules allowing for facility-wide and multiunit alternate emission control strategies 02/27/97
HB 2250 Requiring drug and alcohol testing of drivers involved in accidents that result in death 02/27/97
HB 2257 Requiring utilities to charge the lowest rates available to emergency service providers 02/27/97
HB 2267 Identification card for certain persons who derive their income from service of process 02/27/97
HB 2271 Making the state convict road force mandatory 02/28/97
HB 2275 Increasing the allowable service charge for a worthless check 02/28/97
HB 2278 Providing disincentives to frivolous or malicious inmate litigation 02/28/97
HB 2279 Requiring the division of corrections and the parole board to comply with the state administrative procedures act with regard to rule-making activities 02/28/97
HB 2280 Payment of per diem costs for incarceration of inmates at regional jails 02/28/97
HB 2284 Equalizing the number and alternating the selection of juror strikes between the prosecuting attorney and the accused in felony trials 02/28/97
HB 2301 Misdemeanor offense for the manufacture, possession, use or distribution of jackrocks 03/03/97
HB 2302 Redefining the requirements for the content of an order for election to increase levies 03/03/97
HB 2303 State Mandates Relief Act 03/03/97
HB 2304 Creating presumption that grandparent visitation is in the best interest of the child unless the same be shown to be unsafe for the child 03/03/97
HB 2306 Granting homestead exemption benefits to disabled veterans under the age of sixty-five 03/03/97
HB 2308 Authorizing the establishment of police lines, perimeters and barricades in emergency situations 03/03/97
HB 2309 Providing the death penalty for first degree murder 03/03/97
HB 2312 DEP, Hazardous Waste Management 03/03/97
HB 2313 DEP, performance standards, new stationary sources 03/03/97
HB 2314 DEP, hazardous air pollutants 03/03/97
HB 2315 Secretary of State, registration services 03/03/97
HB 2316 Board of Accountancy, rules of professional conduct 03/07/97
HB 2318 Agriculture, animal disease control 03/03/97
HB 2319 Auditor's Office, standards for requisitions for payment 03/14/97
HB 2320 Banking, consumer credit and protection act 03/06/97
HB 2321 Banking, state chartered financial institutions 03/06/97
HB 2322 Banking, consumer lenders 03/06/97
HB 2323 Banking, reverse mortgage loans 03/06/97
HB 2324 Barbers and cosmetologists, fee schedule 03/07/97
HB 2325 Barbers and cosmetologists, examination and licensure 03/07/97
HB 2326 Cable television, regulations 03/03/97
HB 2327 Deaf and hard of hearing, fees for qualified interpreters 03/07/97
HB 2328 Dental examiners, administrative regulations 03/13/97
HB 2329 EDA, administration of capital company act 03/14/97
HB 2330 DEP, underground storage tank insurance trust fund 03/03/97
HB 2331 DEP, WV/NPDES regulations, coal mining facilities 03/03/97
HB 2332 DEP, surface mining reclamation regulations 03/03/97
HB 2334 DEP, prevent/control air pollution from hazardous waste treatment 03/03/97
HB 2335 DEP, voluntary remediation and redevelopment rule 03/03/97
HB 2336 Family protection, operation of services board, licensure and funding domestic violence programs 03/03/97
HB 2338 Crime, delinquency and correction, response to domestic violence 03/03/97
HB 2339 Crime, delinquency and correction, basic training academy 03/03/97
HB 2340 Health, nursing home licensure rule 03/13/97
HB 2341 Health, child care centers 03/13/97
HB 2342 Health, emergency medical services 03/12/97
HB 2343 Health, clinical laboratory technician and technologist licensure 03/13/97
HB 2344 Health, residential board and care homes 03/13/97
HB 2346 Insurance, medicare supplement 03/06/97
HB 2347 Insurance, individual medical savings accounts 03/06/97
HB 2348 Insurance, life and health reinsurance agreements 03/06/97
HB 2349 Insurance, valuation of life insurance policies 03/06/97
HB 2350 Insurance, diabetes regulations 03/06/97
HB 2351 Insurance, emergency medical services 03/06/97
HB 2352 Insurance, utilization management 03/06/97
HB 2353 Insurance, replacement of life insurance 03/06/97
HB 2355 Standards of practice for licensed practical nurses 03/12/97
HB 2356 Manufactured housing construction and safety standards 03/12/97
HB 2357 Board of Medicine, limited liability companies 03/03/97
HB 2358 Division of Motor Vehicles, inspection manual 03/06/97
HB 2359 Division of Motor Vehicles, compulsory insurance 03/06/97
HB 2360 DNR, fertility control of wildlife 03/13/97
HB 2361 DNR, hunting and trapping prohibitions 03/13/97
HB 2362 DNR, falconry 03/13/97
HB 2363 Rules of the nursing home administrators licensing board 03/12/97
HB 2364 Registration of pharmacy technicians 03/07/97
HB 2365 Board of Pharmacy, controlled substances monitoring 03/07/97
HB 2366 Qualifications for licensure as a psychologist 03/12/97
HB 2367 PSC, rules for the use of "911" 03/03/97
HB 2368 Real estate appraiser licensing and certification 03/07/97
HB 2369 Real estate appraiser licensing renewal 03/07/97
HB 2370 Respiratory care, licensure 03/11/97
HB 2371 Respiratory care, fees 03/11/97
HB 2372 Respiratory care, continuing education 03/11/97
HB 2373 Secretary of State, procedures for recounts 03/03/97
HB 2374 Secretary of State, trademarks and service marks 03/03/97
HB 2375 Support Enforcement Commission, support from tax refunds 03/14/97
HB 2376 Support Enforcement Commission, interstate income withholding 03/14/97
HB 2377 Tax Division, credit for agricultural equipment 03/14/97
HB 2378 Tax Division, low income exclusions 03/14/97
HB 2379 Tax Division, charitable raffles 03/14/97
HB 2380 Board of Examiners of Psychologists, fees 03/14/97
HB 2381 Cable television, collection of late fees 03/11/97
HB 2382 Equalizing the pay scales of magistrates 03/04/97
HB 2383 Procedures for special levy elections conducted by local levying bodies 03/04/97
HB 2385 Eviction proceedings of persons who commit illegal activities on rented property 03/04/97
HB 2387 Permitting the recording of ballots on a computer disc 03/04/97
HB 2390 Providing reduced utility rates for certain senior citizens 03/04/97
HB 2395 Increasing the penalties for the sale or gifts of tobacco products to minors 03/27/97
HB 2400 Relieving residents from the six month occupancy requirement for homestead exemption purposes 03/04/97
HB 2408 Compliance with environmental quality laws and creating a consolidated permit agency 03/05/97
HB 2411 Making it unlawful to create certain loud noises 03/05/97
HB 2418 Removing the prohibition against publishing the names of certain juvenile offenders 03/05/97
HB 2422 Requiring railroads to provide sanitary toilet facilities in all occupied engines and cabooses 03/20/97
HB 2425 Reimbursing appointed counsel for transcript fees charged by court reporters 03/05/97
HB 2426 Furnishing court transcripts to indigent persons in juvenile delinquency and juvenile abuse and neglect proceedings 03/05/97
HB 2440 Payment of unused vacation time, personal leave and sick leave for certain adult probation officers 03/06/97
HB 2442 Requiring campaign material and political advertising to contain the party affiliation of the candidate authorizing the printing 03/06/97
HB 2443 Providing restitution to crime victims by juvenile offenders or the parents of the offenders 03/07/97
HB 2444 Establishing a special volunteer medical license 04/01/97
HB 2448 Creating the misdemeanor offense of "scalping" noncollectible toys 03/07/97
HB 2449 Requiring inmates convicted of a felony involving violence to serve at least eighty percent of his or her maximum sentence 03/07/97
HB 2450 Enhanced penalties for crimes against the elderly 03/07/97
HB 2452 Civil and criminal immunity from liability in matters relating to noise pollution to persons who operate or use sport shooting ranges 03/07/97
HB 2454 Repealing the code section relating to the monthly free dump day at solid waste facilities 03/07/97
HB 2457 Changing the way public service district members are paid 03/10/97
HB 2458 Eliminating the public service district deposit requirement when new service connections are made 03/10/97
HB 2461 Prohibiting the state from paying magistrates to attend law school 03/10/97
HB 2469 Relating to prohibiting conservation officers from hiring out to private persons or government entities 03/19/97
HB 2476 Establishing a market-based air emission banking and trading program 03/11/97
HB 2481 Prohibiting violations of civil rights because of disability or sexual orientation 03/11/97
HB 2482 Protecting free gas rights from the requirements of plugging abandoned wells with certain exceptions 03/11/97
HB 2483 Limiting increase of taxation on Class II real property 03/11/97
HB 2484 Civil service coverage for certain employees of the regional jail and correctional facility authority 03/11/97
HB 2485 Relating to title searches on real estate purchased at sheriff's sale for delinquent taxes 03/11/97
HB 2489 Establishing tort reform measures 03/11/97
HB 2494 Increasing the amount paid into the special county fund from magistrate court costs for class one counties 03/11/97
HB 2503 Providing additional relief for a taxpayer from an erroneous assessment 03/12/97
HB 2505 Adding "sexual orientation" to the categories covered by the Human Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act 03/12/97
HB 2514 Eliminating the requirement that assessors note liens on landbooks 03/12/97
HB 2523 Making the crime of impersonating a state policeman or deputy sheriff a felony 03/13/97
HB 2527 Limiting the abuse of strategic lawsuits against public participation by giving the defendant a cause of action to recover damages 03/13/97
HB 2533 Allowing the solid waste authority to assess user fees 03/13/97
HB 2537 Prohibiting posting of notification of sobriety checkpoints 03/13/97
HB 2547 Requiring a completed background check of an applicant before a license to carry a deadly weapon may be issued 03/14/97
HB 2549 Providing for jury sentencing of a person convicted of certain criminal offenses following a jury trial 03/14/97
HB 2554 Establishing a process for verifying the accuracy of a canvass or recount 03/14/97
HB 2559 Adding psychologists to professions defined for the purpose of coverage under the uniform limited liability act 03/14/97
HB 2560 Including persons convicted under state criminal statutes under the section which authorizes putting offenders to work in community service programs 03/14/97
HB 2561 Providing that magistrates be elected on a nonpartisan ballot and providing that terms of magistrates be staggered 03/14/97
HB 2565 Public service commission jurisdiction over certain sewer systems and creating the small public utility customer act 03/17/97
HB 2578 Establishing an alternative homestead exemption for persons under the age of sixty-five 03/17/97
HB 2585 Requiring law masters to follow certain time requirements when giving notice extending temporary emergency protective orders 03/18/97
HB 2591 Making the twenty thousand dollar homestead exemption applicable to every property owner regardless of age or disability 03/18/97
HB 2592 Requiring mines who employ more than fifty miners to maintain a separate mine rescue team and limiting the number of mines that a mine rescue team is responsible for serving 03/20/97
HB 2597 Relating to trespassing on railroad property and facilities 03/18/97
HB 2604 Telemarketing Regulation and Fraud Prevention Act 03/19/97
HB 2610 Allowing child custody and child abuse and neglect proceedings to be open to the public 03/19/97
HB 2612 Allowing a court to order convicts to pay the cost of their imprisonment and food 03/19/97
HB 2613 Making the state convict road force mandatory 03/19/97
HB 2614 Providing for the nonpartisan election of supreme court justices 03/19/97
HB 2615 Making changes in unemployment compensation law to conform to federal legislation 03/19/97
HB 2616 Making the penalty for all thefts of services the same as the larceny penalty would be for the same value of goods 03/19/97
HB 2622 Making the larceny of equipment from a fire department a felony 03/19/97
HB 2630 Penalties for driving a motor vehicle when the privilege to do so has been lawfully suspended or revoked 03/20/97
HB 2640 Reducing payment of damages in civil actions by that amount owed for delinquent or current child support 03/20/97
HB 2644 Imposing a fee on prison and jail inmates for medical services 03/20/97
HB 2650 Limiting the power of counties and municipalities from passing ordinances relating to weapons and ammunition 03/20/97
HB 2658 Requiring an adjudicatory hearing or jury trial in certain juvenile proceedings 03/21/97
HB 2665 Creating a misdemeanor offense for persons who walk in the street when a sidewalk is available 03/21/97
HB 2673 Allowing mental hygiene commissioners to carry concealed weapons 03/21/97
HB 2675 Reimbursement to counties for costs incurred for incarceration in county or regional jails 03/21/97
HB 2682 Exempting magistrates from obtaining a concealed weapons permit 03/24/97
HB 2690 Creating a felony for committing a violent crime while wearing body armor 03/24/97
HB 2691 Providing for jury trials in certain administrative proceedings involving contested cases 03/24/97
HB 2694 Providing for the collection of taxes on real estate sold at a sheriff's sale 03/24/97
HB 2708 Changing the time at which primary elections are held from May to April 03/24/97
HB 2711 Authorizing authority to assess penalties for violating the safe drinking water act 03/25/97
HB 2717 Allowing local citizens to vote on the location of a commercial infectious medical waste facility 03/25/97
HB 2720 Requiring the county commission of the county in which an indigent individual resides to pay the expenses of a commitment hearing 03/25/97
HB 2724 Requiring businesses selling alcoholic liquor, beer or tobacco products to post signs warning of the penalty for use of false identification 03/25/97
HB 2726 Establishing the misdemeanor offense of unauthorized use of a dumpster or solid waste container and services 03/25/97
HB 2732 Designating English as the official state language 03/25/97
HB 2733 Providing immunity from civil damages to employers who disclose information about employees or former employees 03/25/97
HB 2736 Providing that an enforcement agency may apply for and receive title and registration for an abandoned automobile 03/26/97
HB 2753 Discretion of the attorney general to attend to the criminal business of the state in any court thereof 03/26/97
HB 2754 Penalties for passing worthless checks 03/26/97
HB 2758 Providing attorney fees and court costs for persons who successfully challenge and have an agency rule invalidated and creating a cause of action against the agency 03/26/97
HB 2761 Removing the requirement that reclamation related liabilities have to exceed the accrued amount in the reclamation fund before the fund tax is collected and removal of the five thousand dollar per acre limit for bonding 03/26/97
HB 2762 Relating generally to surface coal mining and reclamation 03/26/97
HB 2771 Creating a criminal offense for the death of a child caused by neglect 03/27/97
HB 2772 Requiring probation for persons between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one who commit felony property crimes 03/27/97
HB 2773 Prohibiting partial-birth abortions unless the mother's life is in jeopardy 03/27/97
HB 2781 Changing the crime of obstructing emergency medical service personnel from a misdemeanor to a felony 03/27/97
HB 2783 Providing a doubled fine for shoplifting liquor, beer, wine, tobacco products or nonprescription drugs 03/27/97
HB 2784 Relating generally to noncoal mineral extraction 03/27/97
HB 2787 Regulating sales and services of energy and nonenergy related products and equipment 03/27/97
HB 2789 Relating to distribution, labeling and sales of wine in West Virginia 03/27/97
HB 2790 Providing a uniform filing deadline for all lists, returns and applications filed with county assessors 03/27/97
HB 2796 Exempting certain yard waste from landfill prohibition 03/27/97
HB 2798 Adding the suspension of driver's license as a penalty for vandalism of public property 03/27/97
HB 2803 Promulgating a legislative rule relating to the prevention and control of particulate air pollution from manufacturing process operations 03/28/97
HB 2804 Prohibiting public funds from being expended to any association which lobbies 03/28/97
HB 2805 Increasing the civil jurisdiction of magistrate court from five thousand to ten thousand dollars 03/28/97
HB 2809 Limiting the liability of forest firefighters 03/28/97
HB 2816 Specifying circumstances under which the county commission must revoke the authority of an appointed fiduciary 03/28/97
HB 2817 Relating generally to the prevention and treatment of domestic and family violence 03/28/97
HB 2822 Civil Justice Reform Act of 1997 03/28/97
HB 2827 Golden Rule Financing and Tax Incentives Disclosure Act 03/28/97
HB 2831 Legal services to be provided and available to noncustodial parent 03/28/97
HB 2833 Making it a felony for the wrongful taking of timber valued at one thousand dollars or more 03/28/97
HB 2837 Prevention of certain rates on residential, commercial and industrial consumers of solid waste services 03/28/97
HB 2840 Authorizing an action for the late return of a rented video cassette 03/28/97
HB 2841 Eliminating landlord liability for delinquent water services accounts of tenants 03/28/97
HB 2844 Reformation of inspection requirements by the office of miners' health, safety and training 03/28/97
HB 2853 Adding an additional magistrate in Boone County 03/28/97
HB 2855 Regulation of quarry mining and reclamation of minerals other than coal 03/28/97
HB 2856 Prohibiting certain business licensees from selling or serving for consumption on the premises any beer bottled in a glass container 03/28/97
HB 2858 Creating the felony offense of murder by abuse or neglect of a child 03/28/97
HB 2862 Requiring a local police agency to pay a percentage of the cost of training a state police academy recruit 03/28/97
HB 2864 Procedures to prevent the filing and prosecution of frivolous lawsuits 03/28/97