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There are 57 bill(s) regarding Professions and Occupations

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 120 Establishing tax credit for certain physicians who locate to practice in WV Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/28/22 
SB 131 Establishing Chuck Yeager Mountain State Medal of Excellence Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/12/22 
SB 202 Regulating pawnbrokers Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/12/22 
SB 213 Establishing licensed professional counseling compact Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 6, 2022)
SB 214 Updating telepsychology compact Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/24/22 
SB 221 Establishing occupational therapy compact Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 26, 2022)
SB 271 Relating to administration of anesthetics Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/14/22 
SB 473 Creating Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan Fair Pay Act Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/24/22 
SB 579 Defining standards for outfitters and guides and commercial jeep tours Pending  Senate Economic Development Committee  02/03/22 
SB 603 Prohibiting licensure and re-licensure in WV if applicant is prohibited from practicing in another jurisdiction Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 6, 2022)
SB 606 Relating to WV Medical Practice Act Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 9, 2022)
SB 655 Authorizing tactical medical professional to carry firearm with specific training requirements Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/03/22 
SB 681 Relating generally to WV Real Estate License Act Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/18/22 
SB 685 Relating to WV Real Estate License Act Pending    Concurrence  03/12/22 
SB 699 Defining practice of dentistry Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/21/22 
SB 707 Providing minimum experience requirement for director of services class title involving school transportation Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/21/22 
HB 2007 Provide for occupational licenses or other authorization to practice by recognition for qualified applicants from other states Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2311 Requiring prescriptions be made by electronic means Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2319 Prohibiting the regulation and licensing of occupations by local government Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2325 Removing the requirement of continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 9, 2022)
HB 2333 Restricting the authority of the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists to regulate the use of commonly available, retail beauty products Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2334 Requiring certain boards that seek to increase a fee or seek to impose a new fee to also submit cost saving measures Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2491 Expanding the eligibility requirements for private investigator and security guard licensure Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2579 Create the Volunteer Immunity and Charitable Organization Liability Limit Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2674 Relating to the administration of anesthetics Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2707 Relating to prescriptive authority for advanced practice registered nurses Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2781 To create the Occupational Licensing Legal Fund in the State Treasury Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2800 To allow another round of “buy in” to the old public employees retirement plan for those that didn’t last time Pending  House Pensions and Retirement Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2831 Nursing Program Expansion Pilot Program Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/12/22 
HB 3052 Creating the Interstate Mobility and Universal-Recognition Occupational Licensing Act (the Freedom to Travel Act) Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/12/22 
HB 3053 Relating to requirements for a registered veterinary nurse Pending  House ANRS Committee  01/12/22 
HB 3190 Allow anyone with a master’s degree to sit for WV Bar exam and become licensed attorney Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/22 
HB 3273 A bill relating to pre-need funeral solicitation Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/12/22 
HB 4105 Relating to service employees with National Association for Pupil Transportation Certifications Pending  Senate Rules Committee  03/12/22 
HB 4111 Relating to the prescriptive authority of advance practice registered nurses Pending    Concurrence  03/12/22 
HB 4261 Relating to the practice of optometry Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/19/22 
HB 4285 Relating to real estate appraiser licensing board requirements Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2022)
HB 4288 Relating to expanding the practice of auricular acudetox to professions approved by the acupuncturist board Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 9, 2022)
HB 4292 A bill to attract new West Virginia State Police Officers Pending  House Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security Committee  01/20/22 
HB 4294 Providing income tax credit for first responders Pending  House Finance Committee  02/17/22 
HB 4314 Exclude Solicitor from the definition of Investment Advisor Pending    3rd Reading  03/12/22 
HB 4324 To update collaborative pharmacy practice agreements Signed  Effective from passage - (March 8, 2022)
HB 4348 Relating to Pharmacy Technicians Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/22/22 
HB 4369 Update the telepsychology compact Signed  Effective from passage - (February 21, 2022)
HB 4385 Creating an income tax credit for all police officers, firefighters (paid and volunteer), EMS, and correctional officers Pending  House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services Committee  01/25/22 
HB 4390 Establishing Medal of Valor for emergency medical service personnel, firefighters, and law-enforcement officers Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/02/22 
HB 4447 To establish cultural competency training for teachers obtaining or renewing a teaching license in West Virginia. Pending  House Education Committee  01/31/22 
HB 4455 Permitting pharmacists to dispense the drug ivermectin by means of a standing order Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/31/22 
HB 4552 The West Virginia Build Back Businesses Tax Credit, companies employing 50 or fewer people are eligible to receive $500 per individual hired Pending  House Finance Committee  02/03/22 
HB 4588 Amending requirements for licensure relating to elevator mechanics, crane operators, HVAC, electricians, and plumbers Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/09/22 
HB 4590 Reinstate the Contractor Licensing Board under the Division of Labor in Chapter 21 Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/09/22 
HB 4594 Establishing an apprenticeship program for cosmetologists Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/09/22 
HB 4634 Relating to occupational licensing or other authorization to practice Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 9, 2022)
HB 4731 To establish the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact Pending    1st Reading  03/12/22 
HB 4735 Relating to reducing rates for legal advertising Pending  House Finance Committee  02/15/22 
HB 4754 To create the Partnership for Workforce Quality Pending  House Finance Committee  02/15/22 
HB 4795 Repeal the code provisions requiring auctioneers to be licensed and for auctions to be conducted by a licensed auctioneer Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/15/22