Bill Status - 2022 Regular Session
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There are 79 bill(s) regarding Public Safety
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee | Step | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 4 | Repealing ban on construction of nuclear power plants | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 1, 2022) | ||
| SB 44 | Requiring State Fire Commission propose rules for sprinkler protection for certain new buildings | Pending | House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services | Committee | 01/25/22 |
| SB 52 | Prohibiting county airport authorities from adopting rules prohibiting possession of firearms in public areas | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| SB 76 | Mandating coverage for medical care of State Police officers injured in line of duty | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| SB 78 | Requiring hospitals to staff qualified personnel to perform sexual assault forensic exams | Pending | Senate Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| SB 82 | Requiring DHHR secretary appoint director of Office of Emergency Medical Services | Pending | Senate Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| SB 109 | Transferring child welfare enforcement responsibilities to State Police | Pending | Senate Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| SB 127 | Allowing certain motorcycle operators to ride without helmet | Pending | Senate Transportation and Infrastructure | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| SB 137 | Requiring persons convicted of certain felonies on or after March 8, 1995, provide DNA samples | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/23/22 |
| SB 140 | Allowing state and federal criminal history record check of each adult living in residence when minor child is placed there due to emergency | Pending | Senate Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| SB 142 | Requiring payment of increased costs to volunteer fire departments and EMS units imposed by legislative rules | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| SB 155 | Creating tax credit for persons who successfully complete firearms safety course | Pending | Senate Finance | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| SB 190 | Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms an essential business during declared emergency | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| SB 243 | Granting all public employees 10 percent per year permanent pay increase | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| SB 273 | Relating to number of state troopers in county | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 01/14/22 |
| SB 422 | Relating to DNA data maintained for law-enforcement purposes | Pending | Senate Finance | Committee | 02/28/22 |
| SB 425 | Requiring free feminine hygiene products be provided to female prisoners | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/18/22 |
| SB 427 | Permitting WV Board of Medicine investigators to carry concealed weapon | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 6, 2022) | ||
| SB 433 | Relating to municipal fire departments | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/26/22 |
| SB 435 | Awarding service weapon to retiree from Division of Protective Services | Signed | Effective from passage - (February 7, 2022) | ||
| SB 436 | Correcting code citation for authority of State Fire Marshal | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 10, 2022) | ||
| SB 437 | Providing for early discharge of parolees | Signed | Effective from passage - (February 7, 2022) | ||
| SB 441 | Providing confidentiality of video and other records of correctional juvenile facilities | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2022) | ||
| SB 448 | Developing policies and procedures for Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2022) | ||
| SB 449 | Relating to Nonviolent Offense Parole Program | Signed | Effective from passage - (February 7, 2022) | ||
| SB 488 | Eliminating restrictions on voting rights for formerly incarcerated individuals | Pending | Senate Rules | Committee | 02/21/22 |
| SB 513 | Creating Fire Service Recruitment and Retention Grant | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 01/31/22 |
| SB 556 | Removing outdated reference to federal officers’ peace-keeping authority | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/24/22 |
| SB 570 | Establishing training for law-enforcement in handling individuals with Alzheimer's and dementias | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 9, 2022) | ||
| SB 619 | Relating to rulemaking for unidentified and unclaimed remains in possession of Chief Medical Examiner | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/24/22 |
| SB 632 | Making Office of Emergency Medical Services independent office within Executive Branch | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 03/08/22 |
| SB 661 | Relating to licensure of Head Start facilities in WV | Pending | Senate Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/17/22 |
| SB 666 | Adding Kratom and Delta-8 THC to list of Schedule 1 controlled substances | Pending | Senate Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/17/22 |
| SB 679 | Requiring health care providers and law-enforcement officers to notify DMV when licensee is incapable of operating motor vehicle | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/18/22 |
| SB 728 | Requiring registered sex offenders pay annual fee | Pending | 1st Reading | 03/12/22 | |
| HB 2126 | Creating the West Virginia Residential Furniture and Children’s Products Flame Retardants Act | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2159 | Preserving and protecting the right to keep and bear arms | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2178 | Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act of 2021 | Pending | House Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2201 | Repealing the section of code relating to unlawful military organizations | Pending | House Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2213 | Relating to the hunting of coyotes | Pending | House ANRS | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2216 | Right to keep and bear arms | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2273 | Dividing pretrial detention jail costs between arresting authorities | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2276 | Authorizing the Governor to seek the return of fugitives | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2277 | Establishing an intravenous drug user treatment and commitment process | Pending | House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2285 | Relating to Capitol Complex Security Access | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2340 | Require compensation for state police officers when required to be on standby so they can be called back to work if necessary | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2559 | Prohibiting the private ownership or operation of a prison | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2711 | Permitting persons who are twenty-one years of age or older to operate or be a passenger on a motorcycle without a helmet | Pending | House Technology and Infrastructure | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2779 | Allow contracted work by state troopers to be counted toward their retirement instead of overtime | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2828 | Firearm Protection Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2850 | Establish a Corporate Crime division in the State Police | Pending | House Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2882 | Relating to repealing a ban on construction of nuclear power plants | Pending | 2nd Reading | 03/12/22 | |
| HB 2956 | Permit licensed food trucks to operate on the State Capitol Complex during periods in which the Capitol Complex Cafeteria is not operational | Pending | House Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2977 | Allow guns to be carried on capitol grounds | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2978 | Gun carry allowed on college campuses | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3000 | To allow circuit court judges with at least six years of service to conceal carry if they so desire | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3095 | To create the "Protection of Property from Warrantless Searches Act” | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3112 | Requiring Trauma-informed Employee training for employees of Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation | Pending | House Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3153 | Eliminate the WV Fusion Center | Pending | House Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3176 | Requiring sharps containers in all state buildings and facilities where the public is allowed | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3211 | State Police Review Board | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3263 | Relating to creating the refugee information act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 4038 | To allow those who are 18-20 years old to carry a deadly weapon concealed without a permit, as is allowed for those who are 21 or older | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/12/22 |
| HB 4071 | Mask and Quarantine Option For Parents and Faculty | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 03/08/22 |
| HB 4082 | Require State Police to provide multiple sets of licenses | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/01/22 |
| HB 4087 | Allowing variance in state fire code for certain buildings used solely for emergency equipment storage | Pending | RECD | 03/12/22 | |
| HB 4282 | Relating to establishing next generation 911 services in this state | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2022) | ||
| HB 4294 | Providing income tax credit for first responders | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/17/22 |
| HB 4346 | Relating to the authority and obligations of the Governor and Legislature when in declared states of preparedness and emergency | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/24/22 |
| HB 4370 | Clarifying that the Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee is responsible to develop, update, and implement policies regarding the Statewide Interoperable Radio Network | Pending | 3rd Reading | 03/12/22 | |
| HB 4471 | Relating to the Save Our Volunteer Fire Departments Bill | Pending | House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services | Committee | 01/31/22 |
| HB 4543 | To eliminate restrictions on voting rights for formerly incarcerated individuals | Pending | House J&P | Committee | 02/03/22 |
| HB 4555 | To modify laws relating to carrying and storing a handgun or handgun ammunition by a hotel guest | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/03/22 |
| HB 4559 | Providing for legislative rulemaking relating to the disposition of unidentified and unclaimed remains in the possession of the Chief Medical Examiner | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 9, 2022) | ||
| HB 4596 | Relating generally to additional persons qualifying for the provisions of the Law-Enforcement Officers Safety Act | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 7, 2022) | ||
| HB 4662 | Relating to licensure of Head Start facilities in this state | Signed | Effective from passage - (March 12, 2022) | ||
| HB 4718 | Establishing criteria for the government’s adoption of new and emerging surveillance technologies while ensuring privacy protections for individuals | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/15/22 |
| HB 4777 | State Living Donor Protection Act | Pending | House Banking and Insurance | Committee | 02/15/22 |
| HB 4796 | Prohibit the sheriff’s department from posting mug shot photos for an arrest | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/15/22 |