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There are 59 bill(s) regarding Municipalities

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 15 Removing municipalities' authority to restrict firearm possession without carry concealed permit during brief temporary events 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 159 Allowing municipalities to contract projects up to $50,000 without bidding Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/09/20 
SB 209 Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment Signed  Effective from passage - (February 20, 2020)
SB 225 Empowering municipalities to enact Adopt-A-Street programs Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 29, 2020)
SB 227 Creating Local Government Labor and Consumer Marketing Regulatory Limitation Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/09/20 
SB 263 Creating Zombie Property Remediation Act of 2020 Pending  Senate Economic Development Committee  01/10/20 
SB 281 Removing residency requirement for persons applying for reappointment to municipal police dept Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 28, 2020)
SB 311 Relating to court-ordered community service Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 5, 2020)
SB 318 Prohibiting regulation and licensing of occupations by local government Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/13/20 
SB 523 Extending deadline for municipalities to offer Social Security coverage to certain municipal retirement system members Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 29, 2020)
SB 532 Distributing assets remaining in municipal policemen's or firemen's pension and relief fund on death of last retiree or beneficiary Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 13, 2020)
SB 634 Authorizing municipality adopt most recent edition of ICC International Property Maintenance Code Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/28/20 
SB 650 Altering color scheme for county, city, or municipality vehicle registration plates Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/29/20 
SB 741 Authorizing municipalities place certain property into receivership Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/10/20 
SB 751 Removing certain requirements of municipality annexing property within urban growth boundary Pending    2nd Reading  03/07/20 
SB 759 Authorizing municipalities establish low-cost alternative energy revolving loan program Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/12/20 
HB 2085 Requiring urban renewal authorities to submit proposed urban renewal projects to the affected local county boards of health Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2107 Providing meetings and conference rights for members of municipal fire departments Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2117 Relating to the approval of the Historic Landmarks Commission Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2118 Relating to the power of local government authorities to regulate vehicular traffic within their borders Pending  House Technology and Infrastructure Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2120 Providing local government the authority to place video cameras at road intersections Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2216 Defining the term minor boundary adjustment Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2808 Requiring local entities to enforce immigration laws 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 2973 Local Energy Efficiency Partnership Act Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/08/20 
HB 3043 Clarifying that municipalities may enact ordinances for rates, fees, and charges based upon actual use of services Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/08/20 
HB 4020 Removing authority of municipalities to require occupational licensure if licensure for the occupation is required by the state Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
HB 4027 Providing that a municipal services user fee may not be imposed on employees of the state Pending  House Political Subdivisions 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 4097 Requiring program to assist eligible homeowners maintain their homes free of conditions that are unsafe Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/10/20 
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 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 4376 Prohibiting municipalities from limiting the rights of persons to purchase, possess, transfer, own, carry, transport, sell or store deadly weapons Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/16/20 
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 4409 Relating to transferring remaining funds from the Volunteer Fire Department Workers' Compensation Premium Subsidy Fund Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 3, 2020)
HB 4429 Relating to the distribution of the assets remaining in a municipal policemen's or firemen's pension Pending  House Pensions and Retirement Committee  01/24/20 
HB 4442 Requiring certain municipalities to pay for the incarceration of inmates Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/21/20 
HB 4451 Relating to charging fees for municipal services Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/22/20 
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 4662 Providing a process by which a city may hold an election to recall an ordinance Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  02/03/20 
HB 4666 Relating to competitive bids for intergovernmental relations and urban mass transportation Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
HB 4713 Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/06/20 
HB 4715 Authorizing municipalities to take action to grant certain fire department employees limited power of arrest Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
HB 4772 Authorizing ordinances allowing the municipal court to place a structure, dwelling or building into receivership under certain circumstances Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  02/10/20 
HB 4795 Authorizing ordinances that allow the municipal court to place a structure, dwelling or building into receivership Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4797 Authorizing municipalities to enact ordinances that allow the municipal court to place a structure, dwelling or building into receivership Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
HB 4802 Eliminating the ability of a person's driver's license to be suspended for the failure to pay court fines Pending  House Technology and Infrastructure Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4819 Modernizing the process for dissolution of municipal corporations Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  02/11/20 
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 4856 Establishing a system to remediate local fiscal emergencies Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4859 Accounting for state funds distributed to volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies and departments Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 2, 2020)
HB 4946 Eliminating the requirement that municipal police civil service commissions certify a list of three individuals for every position vacancy Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)