Bill Status - 2020 Regular Session
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There are 39 bill(s) regarding Actions, Suits and Liens
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee | Step | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 10 | Allowing use or nonuse of safety belt as admissible evidence in civil actions | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| SB 20 | Providing compensation to victims of abusive lawsuits | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| SB 40 | Permitting civil actions by social media user for suppression or censorship of user's speech | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| SB 75 | Changing determination of compensation paid to landowner when eminent domain used for pipeline | Pending | Senate Energy, Industry and Mining | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| SB 136 | Prohibiting certain misleading lawsuit advertising practices | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020) | ||
| SB 184 | Providing protection from civil liability for certain individuals rescuing animals locked in unattended vehicles | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/09/20 |
| SB 196 | Staying civil actions resulting from domestic violence for 60 days from date of final order | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/09/20 |
| SB 228 | Eliminating liability of owners of active or abandoned mine lands and active or inactive railway lines to persons who may enter upon premises | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/09/20 |
| SB 308 | Creating criminal penalties for violation of orders issued for protection of victims of financial exploitation | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 3, 2020) | ||
| SB 599 | Clarifying when claimant may file cause of action without screening certificate of merit | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/11/20 |
| SB 821 | Providing immunity from civil liability to facilities and employees providing crisis stabilization | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/27/20 |
| HB 2088 | Relating to admissibility of certain evidence in a civil action for damages | Pending | 3rd Reading | 03/06/20 | |
| HB 2478 | Modifying the Fair Trade Practices Act | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020) | ||
| HB 2642 | Clarifying what constitutes an action requiring service to the Attorney General and notice to the Legislature | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 2725 | Relating to preventing compensatory damage awards for medical expenses from including certain sums | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 3011 | Prohibiting provisions within settlement agreements that prevent the disclosure of factual information related to a claim filed in a civil action | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 3082 | Repealing antiquated provisions relating to gaming activities | Pending | House Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 4006 | Civil Liability for Employers Hiring Ex-Offenders Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 4057 | Creating a cause of action for injuries suffered in a gun- free zone | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 4106 | Biometric Information Privacy Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/13/20 |
| HB 4147 | Providing compensation to victims of abusive lawsuits | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/13/20 |
| HB 4151 | Relating to standard of review in First Amendment violations | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/13/20 |
| HB 4370 | Establishing limits applicable to the award of damages for medical monitoring | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/16/20 |
| HB 4433 | Relating to deeds of trust | Pending | RECD | 03/07/20 | |
| HB 4452 | Modifying the notice requirements for the redemption of delinquent properties | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020) | ||
| HB 4559 | Modifying the limitations on civil actions against the perpetrator of sexual assault or sexual abuse upon a minor | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 1, 2020) | ||
| HB 4603 | Relating to choice of law provisions in franchise agreements | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/14/20 |
| HB 4640 | Foster Care Support Fund | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/31/20 |
| HB 4653 | Requiring disclosure of nonpublic personal information required in employment cases | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/03/20 |
| HB 4686 | Providing that West Virginia Emergency Medical Services Retirement Fund moneys are exempt from tax, and are not subject to garnishment | Pending | House Pensions and Retirement | Committee | 02/04/20 |
| HB 4699 | Relating to unfair or deceptive telemarketing acts or practices | Pending | House Technology and Infrastructure | Committee | 02/05/20 |
| HB 4717 | Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020) | ||
| HB 4726 | West Virginia Public Participation Protection Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/06/20 |
| HB 4807 | Relating to arrests of addicted or mentally ill persons that are a danger to themselves or others | Pending | House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse | Committee | 02/11/20 |
| HB 4850 | Creating a process by which voters may recall a county ordinance in a special election | Pending | House Political Subdivisions | Committee | 02/11/20 |
| HB 4857 | Relating to the addition of mandatory, inter-board reporting by licensees or registrants of the boards of medicine | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/11/20 |
| HB 4874 | Eliminating the statute of limitations for claims arising from certain sex related injuries | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/11/20 |
| HB 4919 | Requiring certain identifying information of the judgment debtor | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/11/20 |
| HB 4944 | Establishing a procedure to name a kinship legal guardian | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/11/20 |