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There are 30 bill(s) regarding Courts

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 11 Including family court judges in Judges' Retirement System Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/17/22 
SB 29 Providing fee for processing of criminal bonds Pending  House Finance Committee  03/08/22 
SB 35 Adding grievance and appellate procedures for individuals participating in DMV Safety and Treatment Program Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/19/22 
SB 244 Relating to appointment of judges to Intermediate Court of Appeals Signed  Effective from passage - (February 1, 2022)
SB 248 Creating Patrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Memorial Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/12/22 
SB 561 Increasing number of magistrate judges in Berkeley County Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/10/22 
SB 573 Providing system where magistrates shall preside in certain instances outside normal court hours Vetoed  Vetoed
SB 675 Establishing program to certify interpreters for court proceedings Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/18/22 
SB 726 Relating to pre-trial diversion agreements and deferred prosecution agreements Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2022)
HB 2055 Establishing a procedure to name a kinship legal guardian Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2258 Establishing an intravenous drug user treatment and commitment process Pending  House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2539 Directing the Supreme Court of Appeals to create a pilot domestic violence court in Kanawha County Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2883 To ensure that the WV Judiciary remains neutral and detached in matters related to allocation of custodial responsibility and decision-making responsibility of children Pending  House Senior, Children, and Family Issues Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2910 To modify the allowable number of magistrate judges per county Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2022)
HB 3144 Repeal section relating to circuit courts having limited jurisdiction to hear divorce cases Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/22 
HB 3155 Provide for a raise for private investigators hired by public defender offices or court appointed panel attorneys Pending  House Finance Committee  01/12/22 
HB 3163 Second Look Sentencing Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/22 
HB 4280 To increase the amount of money given to jurors per day Pending  House Finance Committee  02/10/22 
HB 4284 Relating to magistrate employee appointments Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/19/22 
HB 4316 To modify portions of the Best Interest of the Child Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/22 
HB 4327 Relating to the suspension of driver’s license for unpaid tickets Pending  House Technology and Infrastructure Committee  01/21/22 
HB 4359 Creating the Criminal Forfeiture Process Act, replacing the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/24/22 
HB 4423 To allow West Virginia Magistrate Courts to more easily recover payments owed to them. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/27/22 
HB 4442 Modifying the process of contesting elections. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/31/22 
HB 4550 To eliminate a specific dollar amount or a range for the jury to consider with respect to awards for noneconomic damages in civil litigation Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/03/22 
HB 4700 Relating to making certain officers of the courts elected as non-partisan Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/15/22 
HB 4712 Require the prompt enrollment in payment plans for costs, fines, forfeitures, restitution, or penalties in circuit court and magistrate court Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2022)
HB 4780 Exclude all of proceeds from life insurance policy from creditors in bankruptcy proceeding Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  02/15/22 
HB 4785 Relating to judicial vacancies Signed  Effective from passage - (March 9, 2022)
HB 4800 Permit family court judges to become members of the judicial retirement system Pending  House Pensions and Retirement Committee  02/15/22