Bill Status - 2009 Regular Session
Committee Activity
106 Bills Reported and Completed — Senate Judiciary
| Bill | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| SB 99 | Sentencing discretion for certain youthful offenders | 06/09/09 |
| SB 153 | Authorizing Department of Environmental Protection promulgate legislative rules | 06/09/09 |
| SB 172 | Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules | 06/09/09 |
| SB 195 | Authorizing Department of Health and Human Resources promulgate legislative rules | 06/09/09 |
| SB 227 | Authorizing Department of Revenue promulgate legislative rules | 06/09/09 |
| SB 244 | Relating to public employees' reemployment after retirement | 06/09/09 |
| SB 246 | Relating to unemployment compensation generally | 06/09/09 |
| SB 256 | Providing additional requirements for certain property annexation | 06/09/09 |
| SB 259 | Clarifying certain terminology within Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority | 06/09/09 |
| SB 261 | Mandating party executive committees submit certain nominees 70 days before election | 06/09/09 |
| SB 263 | Disclosing certain inmates' personal communications | 06/09/09 |
| SB 278 | Creating felony offense of willful failure to provide certain drug benefits | 06/09/09 |
| SB 280 | Creating Correctional Industries Act of 2009 | 06/09/09 |
| SB 284 | Relating to Viatical Settlements Act | 06/09/09 |
| SB 293 | Creating felony offense of unauthorized practice of certain health care professions | 06/09/09 |
| SB 306 | Increasing pipeline companies' special license fees to Public Service Commission | 06/09/09 |
| SB 318 | Expanding Division of Protective Services' law-enforcement authority over state property under certain circumstances | 06/09/09 |
| SB 338 | Creating additional seventeenth judicial circuit court judge | 06/09/09 |
| SB 339 | Exempting certain licensed medical professionals from county hiring prohibition | 06/09/09 |
| SB 341 | Transferring juvenile justice database administration to Supreme Court | 06/09/09 |
| SB 344 | Authorizing mental hygiene commissioners sign readmission orders | 06/09/09 |
| SB 346 | Correcting code reference related to bear tagging | 06/09/09 |
| SB 347 | Correcting code reference related to extended supervision for certain sex offenders | 06/09/09 |
| SB 370 | Relating to community corrections program fees | 06/09/09 |
| SB 405 | Relating to grandparents' visitation | 06/09/09 |
| SB 425 | Disclosing certain refinanced loan's higher annual percentage rate | 06/09/09 |
| SB 436 | Updating terminology relating to surface mining reporting requirements | 06/09/09 |
| SB 445 | Removing conservation supervisors' election certification requirements | 06/09/09 |
| SB 451 | Relating to crime victims' compensation awards | 06/09/09 |
| SB 453 | Relating to Public Service Commission service of decisions | 06/09/09 |
| SB 456 | Creating Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Standard and Fire Prevention Act | 06/09/09 |
| SB 461 | Extending selenium effluent limits compliance time | 06/09/09 |
| SB 472 | Revising certain outdoor advertising restrictions | 06/09/09 |
| SB 501 | Prohibiting animal gas chamber euthanasia | 06/09/09 |
| SB 515 | Creating Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act | 06/09/09 |
| SB 521 | Including telecommunications devices as jail contraband | 06/09/09 |
| SB 537 | Relating to workers' compensation | 06/09/09 |
| SB 556 | Relating to defensive driving course points deduction | 06/09/09 |
| SB 575 | Relating to gaming operations at historic resort hotel | 06/09/09 |
| SB 595 | Relating to assignment of child support obligations | 06/09/09 |
| SB 612 | Relating to willful nonpayment of child support | 06/09/09 |
| SB 631 | Relating to certain insurance policy cancellation | 06/09/09 |
| SB 694 | Creating intrastate mutual aid system | 06/09/09 |
| SB 715 | Establishing Chesapeake Bay Restoration Initiative | 06/09/09 |
| SB 719 | Allowing certain police officers keep weapon after retirement | 06/09/09 |
| SB 760 | Authorizing Supreme Court to develop pilot pretrial release programs | 06/09/09 |
| SB 761 | Relating to illegal entries upon certain property | 06/09/09 |
| SB 764 | Providing race election results certification procedure | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2170 | Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2218 | Authorizing the Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2222 | Authorizing the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety to promulgate legislative rules | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2225 | Authorizing the Department of Education and the Arts to Promulgate Legislative Rules | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2305 | Revising appointment and compensation provisions of the Supreme Court Clerk and his or her staff | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2309 | Updating the law governing the practice of occupational therapy | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2404 | Relating to inmate reimbursement for medical services provided to persons held in regional jails | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2418 | Relating to exempting certain records of the Division of Corrections and Regional Jail Authority from the Freedom of Information Act that, if released, could aid inmates in committing unlawful acts | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2419 | Providing inmates a reduction in sentence for completion of education and rehabilitation programs | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2464 | Authorizing county commissions to designate locations for early voting other than the county courthouse or annex | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2474 | Exempting land-based finfish aquaculture facilities from certain sludge management requirements | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2504 | Establishing the Silver Alert Plan, an alert system for missing cognitively impaired persons | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2528 | Updating the regulation of the practice of forestry | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2531 | Updating the regulation of the practice of barbers and cosmetologists | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2532 | Creating licensure for Marriage and Family Therapists | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2536 | Adding language that includes railcars and locomotives in the category of railroad property that is illegal to interfere or tamper with | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2541 | Including poultry among those domesticated farm animals or stock which the owner shall be liable for damages caused by those animals | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2557 | Relating to the enforcement of new motor vehicle warranties | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2566 | Expanding applicability of increased penalties for crimes against certain protected persons | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2567 | Relating to filing agency rules with the Secretary of State under the Administrative Procedures Act | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2684 | West Virginia Drug Offender Accountability and Treatment Act | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2685 | Amending the Uniform Principal and Income Act | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2690 | Updating language pertaining to indemnity for the death of diseased or infected animals | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2694 | Establishing certain requirements for modification of custodial rights for parent's or guardian's that have been deployed to the United States Armed Forces | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2695 | Providing criminal penalties for a hunter who fails to render aid to a person the hunter shoots while hunting | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2701 | Relating to an escape of any person from the custody of the Division of Juvenile Services | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2719 | Relating to the sale and distribution of craft beer | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2737 | Authorizing the Administrative Director of the Supreme Court of Appeals to hire regional or specialized probation officers | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2738 | Registering protective orders with the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2739 | Enhancing the service and enforcement of domestic violence protective orders issued by state courts | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2771 | Relating to the West Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2788 | Protecting incapacitated adults from abuse or neglect by a caregiver | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2819 | Authorizing miscellaneous agencies and boards to promulgate legislative rules | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2860 | Regulating the sequestration and storage of carbon dioxide | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2863 | Relating to construction of state utility projects | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2869 | Lengthening the time frame for the filing of post-primary and post general campaign financial statements | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2877 | Increasing the monetary penalties, removing the possibility of incarceration and adding community service for a minor who misrepresents his or her age when purchasing alcohol | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2920 | Eliminating the felony conviction for a second or subsequent conviction of petit larceny | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2926 | Establishing a procedure for challenging a candidate's qualifications for elected office | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2952 | Clarifying that a terroristic threat is a felony regardless of intent to actually commit the threatened act | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2958 | Increasing the fines for a trespassing conviction pursuant to certain circumstances | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2968 | Requiring the State Fire Commission to establish safety standards for liquefied petroleum gas systems | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2976 | Requiring the State Fire Commission to promulgate rules pertaining to the State Building Code | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2981 | Relating to primary elections and nominating procedures of third-party candidates | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3011 | Repealing the section of code relating to limitation on political activity of officers or employees in the administration of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3036 | Relating to notice and publication requirements for expungement petitions | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3074 | Allowing the Secretary of State to notify people with delinquent taxes by certified mail | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3076 | Relating to the regulation and operation of cranes | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3120 | Increasing the WV Prosecuting Attorneys Institute's executive council's elected members from five to seven and permitting the appointment of special prosecutors in juvenile delinquency, child abuse or neglect proceedings | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3134 | Municipal vote by mail pilot program | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3170 | Relating to WV Guardianship and Conservatorship Act | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3194 | Making it a misdemeanor to knowingly file false information with the Secretary of State | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3197 | Authorizing municipalities to permit nonpolice officers to issue citations for littering | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3240 | Giving the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles authority to approve all-terrain vehicle rider safety awareness courses | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3278 | Relating to the life and health insurance guaranty association | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3305 | Relating to the powers and duties of probation officers | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3314 | Relating to concealed handgun licensing | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3339 | Facilitating the complete closure of the Gwinn, otherwise known as the Midwest Services Landfill, located in Summers County | 06/09/09 |
136 Bills Reported and Completed — House Judiciary
| Bill | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| SB 99 | Sentencing discretion for certain youthful offenders | 06/09/09 |
| SB 153 | Authorizing Department of Environmental Protection promulgate legislative rules | 06/09/09 |
| SB 172 | Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules | 06/09/09 |
| SB 195 | Authorizing Department of Health and Human Resources promulgate legislative rules | 06/09/09 |
| SB 227 | Authorizing Department of Revenue promulgate legislative rules | 06/09/09 |
| SB 246 | Relating to unemployment compensation generally | 06/09/09 |
| SB 256 | Providing additional requirements for certain property annexation | 06/09/09 |
| SB 258 | Clarifying local fiscal bodies cannot be held liable for certain deficits | 06/09/09 |
| SB 259 | Clarifying certain terminology within Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority | 06/09/09 |
| SB 261 | Mandating party executive committees submit certain nominees 70 days before election | 06/09/09 |
| SB 263 | Disclosing certain inmates' personal communications | 06/09/09 |
| SB 278 | Creating felony offense of willful failure to provide certain drug benefits | 06/09/09 |
| SB 279 | Relating to industrial accidents and emergency response regulations | 06/09/09 |
| SB 280 | Creating Correctional Industries Act of 2009 | 06/09/09 |
| SB 284 | Relating to Viatical Settlements Act | 06/09/09 |
| SB 293 | Creating felony offense of unauthorized practice of certain health care professions | 06/09/09 |
| SB 318 | Expanding Division of Protective Services' law-enforcement authority over state property under certain circumstances | 06/09/09 |
| SB 326 | Mandating certain dental anesthesia insurance coverage | 06/09/09 |
| SB 338 | Creating additional seventeenth judicial circuit court judge | 06/09/09 |
| SB 339 | Exempting certain licensed medical professionals from county hiring prohibition | 06/09/09 |
| SB 341 | Transferring juvenile justice database administration to Supreme Court | 06/09/09 |
| SB 344 | Authorizing mental hygiene commissioners sign readmission orders | 06/09/09 |
| SB 346 | Correcting code reference related to bear tagging | 06/09/09 |
| SB 347 | Correcting code reference related to extended supervision for certain sex offenders | 06/09/09 |
| SB 370 | Relating to community corrections program fees | 06/09/09 |
| SB 398 | Imposing certain restrictions on graduated driver's licenses | 06/09/09 |
| SB 405 | Relating to grandparents' visitation | 06/09/09 |
| SB 425 | Disclosing certain refinanced loan's higher annual percentage rate | 06/09/09 |
| SB 434 | Relating to long-term care policy insurance agents | 06/09/09 |
| SB 436 | Updating terminology relating to surface mining reporting requirements | 06/09/09 |
| SB 440 | Increasing county litter control officers' authority | 06/09/09 |
| SB 445 | Removing conservation supervisors' election certification requirements | 06/09/09 |
| SB 451 | Relating to crime victims' compensation awards | 06/09/09 |
| SB 453 | Relating to Public Service Commission service of decisions | 06/09/09 |
| SB 456 | Creating Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Standard and Fire Prevention Act | 06/09/09 |
| SB 461 | Extending selenium effluent limits compliance time | 06/09/09 |
| SB 468 | Requiring redemption property purchaser pay in certified funds | 06/09/09 |
| SB 470 | Regulating all-terrain vehicles on Hatfield-McCoy Trail | 06/09/09 |
| SB 472 | Revising certain outdoor advertising restrictions | 06/09/09 |
| SB 476 | Relating to "financial institution" definition | 06/09/09 |
| SB 484 | Relating to ad valorem property taxes | 05/31/09 |
| SB 490 | Authorizing Mercer County Commission appoint emergency operations center board | 06/09/09 |
| SB 494 | Authorizing Insurance Commissioner order restitution in certain cases | 06/09/09 |
| SB 495 | Authorizing Insurance Commissioner permit certain groups life insurance policies | 06/09/09 |
| SB 501 | Prohibiting animal gas chamber euthanasia | 06/09/09 |
| SB 503 | Defining "sound financial condition" | 06/09/09 |
| SB 507 | Relating to Clean Coal Technology Council's powers and duties | 05/31/09 |
| SB 515 | Creating Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act | 06/09/09 |
| SB 521 | Including telecommunications devices as jail contraband | 06/09/09 |
| SB 537 | Relating to workers' compensation | 06/09/09 |
| SB 540 | Clarifying certain Tax Commissioner's authorities | 06/09/09 |
| SB 556 | Relating to defensive driving course points deduction | 06/09/09 |
| SB 575 | Relating to gaming operations at historic resort hotel | 06/09/09 |
| SB 595 | Relating to assignment of child support obligations | 06/09/09 |
| SB 600 | Relating to coal reclamation tax | 06/09/09 |
| SB 612 | Relating to willful nonpayment of child support | 06/09/09 |
| SB 613 | Clarifying coalbed methane notice requirements | 06/09/09 |
| SB 631 | Relating to certain insurance policy cancellation | 06/09/09 |
| SB 632 | Requiring insurers share certain information with Bureau for Medical Services | 06/09/09 |
| SB 641 | Disclosing solid waste origins at commercial landfills | 06/09/09 |
| SB 694 | Creating intrastate mutual aid system | 06/09/09 |
| SB 715 | Establishing Chesapeake Bay Restoration Initiative | 06/09/09 |
| SB 719 | Allowing certain police officers keep weapon after retirement | 06/09/09 |
| SB 756 | Increasing military facilities security guards' patrol areas | 06/09/09 |
| SB 760 | Authorizing Supreme Court to develop pilot pretrial release programs | 06/09/09 |
| SB 761 | Relating to illegal entries upon certain property | 06/09/09 |
| SB 764 | Providing race election results certification procedure | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2170 | Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2218 | Authorizing the Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2222 | Authorizing the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety to promulgate legislative rules | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2225 | Authorizing the Department of Education and the Arts to Promulgate Legislative Rules | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2305 | Revising appointment and compensation provisions of the Supreme Court Clerk and his or her staff | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2360 | Insuring that tobacco products are not sold in any packaging other than the original | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2404 | Relating to inmate reimbursement for medical services provided to persons held in regional jails | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2418 | Relating to exempting certain records of the Division of Corrections and Regional Jail Authority from the Freedom of Information Act that, if released, could aid inmates in committing unlawful acts | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2419 | Providing inmates a reduction in sentence for completion of education and rehabilitation programs | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2421 | Requires that inoperable fire hydrants be painted black and be reported to emergency dispatch centers | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2464 | Authorizing county commissions to designate locations for early voting other than the county courthouse or annex | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2474 | Exempting land-based finfish aquaculture facilities from certain sludge management requirements | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2504 | Establishing the Silver Alert Plan, an alert system for missing cognitively impaired persons | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2536 | Adding language that includes railcars and locomotives in the category of railroad property that is illegal to interfere or tamper with | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2539 | Authorizing professional licensing boards to combine administrative staff functions | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2541 | Including poultry among those domesticated farm animals or stock which the owner shall be liable for damages caused by those animals | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2557 | Relating to the enforcement of new motor vehicle warranties | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2566 | Expanding applicability of increased penalties for crimes against certain protected persons | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2567 | Relating to filing agency rules with the Secretary of State under the Administrative Procedures Act | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2569 | Creating the Juvenile Services Reimbursement Offender Fund | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2651 | Repealing article regulating male breeding animals | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2652 | Repealing the Tree Fruit Industry Self-Improvement Act of 1984 | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2684 | West Virginia Drug Offender Accountability and Treatment Act | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2685 | Amending the Uniform Principal and Income Act | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2690 | Updating language pertaining to indemnity for the death of diseased or infected animals | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2694 | Establishing certain requirements for modification of custodial rights for parent's or guardian's that have been deployed to the United States Armed Forces | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2695 | Providing criminal penalties for a hunter who fails to render aid to a person the hunter shoots while hunting | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2701 | Relating to an escape of any person from the custody of the Division of Juvenile Services | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2719 | Relating to the sale and distribution of craft beer | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2723 | Authorizing liens by municipalities and requiring administrative procedures for the assessment and collection of delinquent municipal fees | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2737 | Authorizing the Administrative Director of the Supreme Court of Appeals to hire regional or specialized probation officers | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2738 | Registering protective orders with the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2739 | Enhancing the service and enforcement of domestic violence protective orders issued by state courts | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2742 | Repealing outdated provisions from the WV Code relating to vinegars | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2771 | Relating to the West Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2788 | Protecting incapacitated adults from abuse or neglect by a caregiver | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2788 | Protecting incapacitated adults from abuse or neglect by a caregiver | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2795 | Creating a special hunting and fishing license for persons with a life-threatening condition who are under twenty-one years of age | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2819 | Authorizing miscellaneous agencies and boards to promulgate legislative rules | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2839 | Relating to the management of pain by physicians | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2841 | Extending the time for the city council of Richwood to meet as a levying body | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2860 | Regulating the sequestration and storage of carbon dioxide | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2869 | Lengthening the time frame for the filing of post-primary and post general campaign financial statements | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2877 | Increasing the monetary penalties, removing the possibility of incarceration and adding community service for a minor who misrepresents his or her age when purchasing alcohol | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2916 | Relating to the Emergency Medical Services Act | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2920 | Eliminating the felony conviction for a second or subsequent conviction of petit larceny | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2926 | Establishing a procedure for challenging a candidate's qualifications for elected office | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2950 | Creating the Neighborhood Housing and Economic Stabilization Program for low-income minority neighborhoods | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2952 | Clarifying that a terroristic threat is a felony regardless of intent to actually commit the threatened act | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2958 | Increasing the fines for a trespassing conviction pursuant to certain circumstances | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2968 | Requiring the State Fire Commission to establish safety standards for liquefied petroleum gas systems | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2976 | Requiring the State Fire Commission to promulgate rules pertaining to the State Building Code | 06/09/09 |
| HB 2981 | Relating to primary elections and nominating procedures of third-party candidates | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3011 | Repealing the section of code relating to limitation on political activity of officers or employees in the administration of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3036 | Relating to notice and publication requirements for expungement petitions | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3063 | Relating to hunting, tagging and reporting bear | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3076 | Relating to the regulation and operation of cranes | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3082 | Relating to the gathering and reporting of foreclosure data and statistics | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3120 | Increasing the WV Prosecuting Attorneys Institute's executive council's elected members from five to seven and permitting the appointment of special prosecutors in juvenile delinquency, child abuse or neglect proceedings | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3134 | Municipal vote by mail pilot program | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3155 | Relating to the renewal of the West Virginia Small Business Linked Deposit Program | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3170 | Relating to WV Guardianship and Conservatorship Act | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3194 | Making it a misdemeanor to knowingly file false information with the Secretary of State | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3197 | Authorizing municipalities to permit nonpolice officers to issue citations for littering | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3240 | Giving the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles authority to approve all-terrain vehicle rider safety awareness courses | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3278 | Relating to the life and health insurance guaranty association | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3305 | Relating to the powers and duties of probation officers | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3314 | Relating to concealed handgun licensing | 06/09/09 |
| HB 3339 | Facilitating the complete closure of the Gwinn, otherwise known as the Midwest Services Landfill, located in Summers County | 06/09/09 |