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There are 58 bill(s) regarding Courts (And Related Subheadings)

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 46 Decreasing number of jurors on municipal jury Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/13/13 
SB 53 Clarifying appointment of attorney from public defender office as counsel for eligible clients Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/13/13 
SB 60 Relating to name-change notice publication requirements Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 10, 2013)
SB 74 Relating to jury service qualification Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 12, 2013)
SB 87 Relating to number of juror strikes in felony cases Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/13/13 
SB 113 Creating Civil Justice Reform Act of 2013 Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/13/13 
SB 165 Requiring presentence reports consider financial costs Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/15/13 
SB 198 Exempting magistrates and municipal court judges from concealed weapon license requirement Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/18/13 
SB 215 Limiting punitive damages awarded in personal injury or wrongful death cases Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/19/13 
SB 375 Granting courts broad discretion in placing neglected or abused children Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/26/13 
SB 381 Increasing number of family court judges Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/27/13 
SB 383 Authorizing family court judges appoint counsel in certain contempt cases Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 7, 2013)
SB 384 Increasing certified legal education credits required for court-appointed attorneys in juvenile cases Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/28/13 
SB 385 Allowing family court judge order child to be taken into custody in certain emergency situations Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/27/13 
SB 387 Relating to family court judge supervision of criminal background investigations Signed  Effect from passage
SB 398 Relating to funding assistance from Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/28/13 
SB 522 Relating to collection and processing of certain court fees Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/20/13 
SB 554 Creating Intermediate Court of Appeals Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/18/13 
SB 555 Creating loser-pays civil justice system Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/18/13 
SB 589 Establishing ethical standards for court reporters Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/21/13 
SB 641 Increasing compensation caps for family court secretary-clerks and case coordinators Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/25/13 
HB 2071 Relating to procedures for writs of execution, suggestions and suggestee executions relating to child support and spousal support, and increasing the statute of limitations Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2080 Requiring community corrections performance measurement standards for agencies responsible for supervising individuals placed on probation, serving a period of parole Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2084 Providing forensic evaluators with civil immunity for acts committed by the subject of the evaluation Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2100 Adding one family court judge to the twenty-third family court circuit Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2270 Increasing the effective period for domestic violence protective orders Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2278 Protecting nonfamily or nonhousehold members from sexual offenses, stalking and harassment Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2314 Authorizing a family court judge to order a child to be taken into custody in emergency situations Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2013)
HB 2318 Relating to competency and criminal responsibility of persons charged or convicted of a crime Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2489 Relating to official misconduct by a public officer or employee Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/15/13 
HB 2498 Making it a crime for a person sitting on a grand jury to disclose the identity of an individual who will be indicted Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 12, 2013)
HB 2568 Authorizing the Legislature to add a nonbinding advisory referendum ballot issue Pending  House Constitutional Revision Committee  02/20/13 
HB 2585 Increasing the time to file a petition in response to notice of an increased assessment Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 12, 2013)
HB 2758 Relating to eyewitness identification Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/27/13 
HB 2777 Relating to Public Defender Services Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/01/13 
HB 2780 Relating generally to multidisciplinary team meetings for juveniles committed to the custody of the West Virginia Division of Juvenile Services Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 12, 2013)
HB 2781 Relating to juvenile proceedings Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/01/13 
HB 2783 Relating generally to the powers of family court judges Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/01/13 
HB 2787 Permitting family court judges and magistrates to carry concealed handguns without a permit Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  04/04/13 
HB 2815 Clarifying and modifying the process of appointing and terminating guardians for minors Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 10, 2013)
HB 2824 Relating to procedures and protections for child witnesses in domestic relations Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/05/13 
HB 2833 Relating to the judicial retirement system Pending  House Pensions and Retirement Committee  03/05/13 
HB 2842 Clarifying that time-sharing plans, accommodations and facilities are subject to regulation by the Division of Land Sales and Condominiums Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 12, 2013)
HB 2853 Increasing the amount of certain exemptions of property in bankruptcy proceedings Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/06/13 
HB 2869 Providing for judges and magistrates of West Virginia Courts to carry concealed firearms Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/08/13 
HB 2889 Recognizing the right of judges and magistrates of West Virginia Courts who are licensed to carry a concealed weapon to carry a concealed firearm in court buildings Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/11/13 
HB 2892 Changing the number of strikes in jury selection in felony cases Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/11/13 
HB 2894 Allowing the Division of Corrections and Regional Jail Authority employees who are authorized to carry a weapon to carry concealed weapons Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/11/13 
HB 2938 Establishing fair trade practices for court reporters Pending    3rd Reading  04/13/13 
HB 2988 Providing the West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority with the ability to issue bonds Pending  House Finance Committee  03/19/13 
HB 2989 Creating a system for the bifurcation for trial of claims for compensatory and exemplary damages Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/20/13 
HB 3079 Relating generally to arbitration Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/25/13 
HB 3096 Increasing the compensation caps for secretary-clerks and case coordinators in the family court system Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/25/13 
HB 3118 Requiring a change of venue in all criminal matters for which the sentence could be life without mercy and to allow for appeals by current inmates Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/25/13 
HB 3123 Enhancing protections of the principal under a medical power of attorney and power of attorney Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/25/13 
HB 3130 Authorizing a new court to be known as the Intermediate Court of Appeals Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/25/13 
HB 3141 Providing consistency for the location of the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration's appeal hearings Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/25/13 
HB 3154 Relating to the expungement of certain felony convictions Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/25/13