Bill Status - 2020 Regular Session
Search Bills by Subject
There are 48 bill(s) regarding Courts
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee | Step | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 20 | Providing compensation to victims of abusive lawsuits | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| SB 97 | Allowing senior judge to continue receiving per diem compensation beyond annual salary of sitting judge due to delay by Governor in filling vacancy | Pending | House Pensions and Retirement | Committee | 02/12/20 |
| SB 126 | Relating generally to WV Appellate Reorganization Act of 2020 | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| SB 140 | Changing rate at which certain judges are paid for mileage when traveling within state | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/20/20 |
| SB 141 | Relating generally to WV Appellate Reorganization Act of 2020 | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| SB 188 | Requiring participation in drug court program | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/09/20 |
| SB 246 | Including family court judges in retirement system for judges | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/26/20 |
| SB 254 | Adding grievance and appellate procedures for individuals participating in DMV safety and treatment program | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/10/20 |
| SB 275 | Creating Intermediate Court of Appeals | Pending | RCNS | 03/07/20 | |
| SB 276 | Creating Intermediate Court of Appeals | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/10/20 |
| SB 277 | Relating to civil asset forfeiture | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/10/20 |
| SB 475 | Requiring posting of Ten Commandments in every courthouse | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/15/20 |
| SB 562 | Expunging certain criminal convictions | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020) | ||
| SB 597 | Relating to judicial branch members' salaries and pensions | Signed | Effective July 1, 2020 | ||
| SB 602 | Relating to judicial branch members' salaries and pensions | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/23/20 |
| SB 639 | Relating to duties of prosecuting attorney in child abuse and neglect matters | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/12/20 |
| SB 653 | Increasing number of magistrates in certain counties | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/29/20 |
| SB 670 | Amending service of process on nonresident persons or corporate entities | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 4, 2020) | ||
| SB 678 | Waiving fines and fees for completing Getting Over Addicted Lifestyles Successfully Program | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 4, 2020) | ||
| SB 692 | Clarifying persons indicted or charged jointly for felony offense can move to have separate trial | Vetoed | Vetoed | ||
| SB 711 | Relating to juvenile jurisdiction of circuit courts | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 4, 2020) | ||
| SB 732 | Authorizing fee payment and expense reimbursement for attorneys who participate on court teams established by Supreme Court of Appeals | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/29/20 |
| SB 772 | Clarifying American Law Institute's Restatements of Law | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/26/20 |
| SB 796 | Permitting prisoners or persons charged with crime be held in jails of counties of residence | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/14/20 |
| HB 2029 | Relating to Public Defender Services | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 2109 | Extending the maximum period of confinement a judge may impose for certain, first-time probationary violations | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 2133 | Creating an additional magistrate court deputy clerk position for Marion County | Pending | House Political Subdivisions | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 2164 | Clarifying that appeals to the Supreme Court are a matter of right | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/05/20 |
| HB 2197 | Increasing the salaries of circuit court judges, family court judges, and magistrates | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 2212 | Requiring bail bondsman and bail bond enforcer be subject to random drug testing | Pending | House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 2221 | Reducing the cost of the fee for a state license to carry a concealed weapon | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 2222 | Requiring the Insurance Commissioner to regulate professional bondsmen | Pending | House Banking and Insurance | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 2495 | Authorizing certain West Virginia courthouse security officers to carry concealed firearms | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 2517 | Permitting salary increases for full time official court reporters based upon years of service | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 2922 | Relating to requirements to obtain a final order of discharge and dismissal for possession of opiates or opioids | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 18, 2020) | ||
| HB 3029 | Requiring court reporters be licensed | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 3039 | Relating to a court's consideration of the expression of a preference by a child in certain child custody matters | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020) | ||
| HB 3064 | Establishing an intravenous drug user treatment and commitment process | Pending | House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 3073 | Authorizing a court administrator to make determinations of financial eligibility for public defender services | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/08/20 |
| HB 4109 | Relating to the choice of law used for contractual interpretations when deciding the comity of a legal decision in a foreign country | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/13/20 |
| HB 4173 | Directing the Supreme Court of Appeals to create a pilot domestic violence court in Kanawha County | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/14/20 |
| HB 4550 | Providing salary increases for magistrates, family court judges, circuit court judges, and Supreme Court justices | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/27/20 |
| HB 4704 | Repealing statutory provisions that provide immunity from criminal prosecution or liability | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/05/20 |
| HB 4706 | Relating to reports concerning funds due to unknown or unlocatable interest owners | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/14/20 |
| HB 4782 | Public Participation Protection Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/10/20 |
| HB 4913 | Providing a procedure for modification of a prison sentence when a person has served at least 10 years | 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 |