Bill Status - 2020 Regular Session
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There are 53 bill(s) regarding Counties
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee | Step | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5 | Presuming shared legal and physical custody of child in divorce is in best interest of child | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| SB 49 | Allowing counties to implement one-percent consumers sales tax in certain circumstances | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| SB 80 | Allowing county commissions to impose amusement tax | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| SB 109 | Relating to incentives for consolidating local governments | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| SB 116 | Creating surcharge on fire and casualty insurance policies to help municipalities and counties with certain fire-related cleanup and demolition | Pending | Senate Banking and Insurance | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| SB 138 | Incentives for consolidating local governments | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/10/20 |
| SB 163 | Relating to municipal or county taxation of hotel rooms booked through marketplace facilitator | Vetoed | Vetoed | ||
| SB 214 | Shifting funding from Landfill Closure Assistance Fund to local solid waste authorities | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 01/09/20 |
| SB 227 | Creating Local Government Labor and Consumer Marketing Regulatory Limitation Act | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/09/20 |
| SB 318 | Prohibiting regulation and licensing of occupations by local government | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 01/13/20 |
| SB 477 | Prohibiting county airport authorities to regulate possession or carrying of firearm | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/15/20 |
| SB 539 | Clarifying county airports may not prohibit carrying or possessing of firearms by those allowed to by law | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/20/20 |
| SB 557 | Establishing vocational-technical programs in middle schools | Pending | Senate Education | Committee | 01/21/20 |
| SB 579 | Changing and adding fees to wireless enhanced 911 fee | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 4, 2020) | ||
| SB 650 | Altering color scheme for county, city, or municipality vehicle registration plates | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 01/29/20 |
| SB 728 | Exempting all property used for agricultural purposes from county property maintenance codes or ordinances | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/25/20 |
| SB 795 | Limiting initial increase in valuation of residential real property | Pending | Senate Finance | Committee | 02/14/20 |
| SB 796 | Permitting prisoners or persons charged with crime be held in jails of counties of residence | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/14/20 |
| SB 822 | Increasing annual longevity-based salary increase for civil service deputy sheriffs | Pending | Senate Finance | Committee | 02/17/20 |
| HB 2025 | Requiring the Human Rights Commission, when investigating a complaint of discrimination, to specifically include an examination of the intent of the person | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 2044 | Relating to pecuniary interest of county and district officers, teachers and school officials in contracts | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 2312 | Authorizing county commissions to initiate collection actions for emergency ambulance service | Pending | House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 2444 | Prosecuting Attorney’s Detectives Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 2808 | Requiring local entities to enforce immigration laws | Pending | House Political Subdivisions | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 2840 | Allowing a county commission in certain counties to impose an amusement tax to support medical care | Pending | House Political Subdivisions | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 2881 | Altering the color scheme for county vehicle registration plates | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 2967 | Permitting a county to retain the excise taxes for the privilege of transferring title of real estate | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020) | ||
| HB 3055 | Permitting levies to pass with a majority of the vote | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 3130 | Creating three separate job titles for school bus operators | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 4034 | Prohibiting outdoor concerts later than 11:00 p.m. if the amphitheater is located within 500 feet of a residential dwelling | Pending | House Political Subdivisions | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 4038 | Prohibiting county airport authorities from making or adopting rules prohibiting possession of firearms in public | Pending | House Political Subdivisions | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 4070 | Compensating counties for state-owned lands through payments in lieu of taxes | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/17/20 |
| HB 4137 | Allowing counties to store and maintain voter registration records in a digital format | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 1, 2020) | ||
| HB 4144 | Relating to vacancies in the office of county commissioner | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/13/20 |
| HB 4145 | Prohibiting the regulation and licensing of occupations by local government | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/13/20 |
| HB 4157 | Prohibiting the regulation and licensing of occupations by local government | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/14/20 |
| HB 4350 | Relating to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/05/20 |
| HB 4355 | Allowing municipalities and counties to post their annual financial statements on the Internet | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/24/20 |
| HB 4357 | Relating to governmental websites | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/15/20 |
| HB 4384 | West Virginia Monument and Memorial Protection Act of 2020 | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/16/20 |
| HB 4396 | Relating to reporting suspected governmental fraud | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 2, 2020) | ||
| HB 4521 | Requiring rules of local boards of health to be approved by the county commission; exceptions | Pending | House Political Subdivisions | Committee | 01/23/20 |
| HB 4531 | County Budget Flexibility Act | Pending | House Political Subdivisions | Committee | 01/24/20 |
| HB 4544 | Relating to possession of any controlled substance on the premises of or within 200 feet of a public library | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 1, 2020) | ||
| HB 4555 | Relating to municipal or county taxation of hotel rooms booked through a marketplace facilitator | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/27/20 |
| HB 4633 | Expanding county commissions' ability to dispose of county or district property | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 3, 2020) | ||
| HB 4713 | Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/06/20 |
| HB 4792 | Relating to the board of public works assessing a flat fee on land owned by a railroad, telegraph, telephone, or pipeline under certain conditions | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/20/20 |
| HB 4840 | Dividing pretrial detention jail costs between arresting authorities | Pending | House Judiciary | 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 4879 | Granting jurisdiction to supervise youth sport league events to county boards of education and the Secondary School Activities Commission | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/11/20 |
| HB 4880 | Providing increased protections for the welfare of domestic animals | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/11/20 |
| HB 4903 | Requiring that free feminine hygiene products be provided to female prisoners in jails | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/11/20 |