Bill Status - 2022 Regular Session
Committee Activity
175 Bills Pending in Committee — House Government Organization
| Bill | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| SB 77 | Allowing certain veterans park free at metered parking in any state municipality | 01/25/22 |
| SB 91 | Creating "Choose Life" special registration plate supporting adoption | 03/01/22 |
| SB 98 | Creating nonresident three-day fishing license | 03/02/22 |
| SB 129 | Making it unlawful for public utility to prohibit customers from hiring contractors to construct, install, or maintain connections to public utility | 03/01/22 |
| SB 371 | Authorizing miscellaneous boards and agencies to promulgate legislative rules | 02/25/22 |
| SB 481 | Relating to Adopt-A-Stream Program | 03/02/22 |
| SB 619 | Relating to rulemaking for unidentified and unclaimed remains in possession of Chief Medical Examiner | 02/24/22 |
| SB 640 | Eliminating requirement of PSC to send certain recommended decisions by certified mail | 02/24/22 |
| SB 649 | Requiring communication providers providing service or obtaining WV area codes to register with PSC | 03/03/22 |
| SB 721 | Relating to municipalities required to be represented on county authority boards | 03/02/22 |
| HB 2007 | Provide for occupational licenses or other authorization to practice by recognition for qualified applicants from other states | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2069 | Economic and Community Development Task Force | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2098 | Relating to permits issued by the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2102 | Relating to required notices for air quality permits prior to the permit being granted | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2107 | West Virginia Native American Tribes Unique Recognition, Authentication and Listing Act | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2125 | Creating a School Consolidation Task Force | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2135 | Providing that political party caucus meetings are not exempt from open proceedings requirements | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2158 | Relating to the Public Service Commission | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2174 | West Virginia Monument and Memorial Protection Act of 2021 | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2193 | Creating a litigation practice license for social workers | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2202 | Creating the West Virginia Intrastate Commerce Improvement Act | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2225 | Authorizing local units of government to adopt local energy efficiency partnership programs | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2295 | Relating to pecuniary interests of county and district officers, teachers and school officials in contracts | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2318 | Repealing the West Virginia Jobs Act | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2319 | Prohibiting the regulation and licensing of occupations by local government | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2330 | Relating to the Public Service Commission | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2332 | Terminating the State Board of Registration of Foresters | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2333 | Restricting the authority of the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists to regulate the use of commonly available, retail beauty products | 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 | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2347 | Relating to licensure qualifications | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2480 | Relating to state boards of examination or registration | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2491 | Expanding the eligibility requirements for private investigator and security guard licensure | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2513 | Relating generally to repealing certain rules | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2515 | Require regulatory agency heads to have one year experience in the regulated industry | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2521 | Limiting supervision of laying of lines on state rights-of-way | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2533 | Providing a tax credit for obtaining certain certifications by the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2603 | Limit number of visitor bureaus that can exist in a county | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2617 | An Act to Establish a Cap on Government Red Tape | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2673 | Exempting Division of Highways from Purchasing Division procedures | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2693 | Eliminating the Human Rights Commission | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2698 | Making it illegal to discriminate based on hair texture or hair style | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2717 | Assure West Virginians proper access to water and sewage service at reasonable rates | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2812 | Local Energy Efficiency Partnership Act | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2864 | Remove felonies from reason to disqualify from voting | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2866 | Establishing the Municipal Home Rule Program | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2926 | Relating to the Disconnection of Residential Utility during a State of Emergency | 01/12/22 |
| HB 2950 | Provide the Division of Motor Vehicles authority to develop an “Antique Fleet” program so that multiple antique motor vehicles may utilize a single registration plate | 02/08/22 |
| HB 3008 | Prohibit the removal of a state government facility in a small community without an impact study | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3035 | Sunsetting the Board of Licensed Dieticians | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3052 | Creating the Interstate Mobility and Universal-Recognition Occupational Licensing Act (the Freedom to Travel Act) | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3055 | To create the “Council on Efficient Government Act” | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3058 | Relating to the General Revenue Fund | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3072 | Sunset the Board of Forestry | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3104 | Eliminating specific statutory restrictions on outdoor advertisement | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3124 | Permit collective bargaining for public employees | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3127 | Relating to Public Utilities Audit | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3141 | Designating February 3 as “Freedom Day,” to memorialize the February 3, 1865 Act by the Legislature that abolished slavery in West Virginia | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3178 | Suspend state government pay if business is shut down due to a pandemic | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3219 | Decoupling horse racing from licensed racetrack casinos | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3241 | Big Creek Cape Coalwood Commission | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3278 | Create Intergenerational Poverty Task Force | 01/12/22 |
| HB 3281 | To put cable television network providers under the purview of the PSC for any rate increases or reductions of channels available to customers | 01/12/22 |
| HB 4009 | Relating to unemployment benefits program | 01/24/22 |
| HB 4017 | Provide clarification around municipal taxation and the board’s responsibilities around reviewing home rule municipalities | 01/24/22 |
| HB 4034 | Establishing rates on administrative fees and the use of multiple wreckers | 01/12/22 |
| HB 4068 | Removing cap on a bidder’s contract | 01/13/22 |
| HB 4082 | Require State Police to provide multiple sets of licenses | 02/01/22 |
| HB 4142 | Authorizing the Fire Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Fire Code | 01/27/22 |
| HB 4143 | Authorizing the Fire Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the State Building Code | 01/27/22 |
| HB 4144 | Authorizing the Fire Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Volunteer Fire Department Equipment and Training Grant Funding Disbursement | 01/27/22 |
| HB 4145 | Authorizing the Fire Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Specialized Membership | 01/27/22 |
| HB 4146 | Authorizing the Fire Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Junior Firefighters | 01/27/22 |
| HB 4147 | Authorizing the Fire Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Certification of Fire Chiefs | 01/27/22 |
| HB 4148 | Authorizing the Fire Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Use of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) for Fire Training Program Purposes | 01/27/22 |
| HB 4149 | Authorizing the Fire Marshal to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Regulation of Fireworks and Related Explosive Materials | 01/27/22 |
| HB 4150 | Authorizing the State Police to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Career Progression | 01/25/22 |
| HB 4153 | Authorizing the Insurance Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Continuing Education for Individual Insurance Producers and Individual Insurance Adjusters | 02/03/22 |
| HB 4154 | Authorizing the Insurance Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to adoption of Valuation Manual | 02/03/22 |
| HB 4155 | Authorizing the Insurance Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Pharmacy Auditing Entities and Pharmacy Benefit Managers | 02/03/22 |
| HB 4156 | Authorizing the Insurance Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Term and Universal Life Insurance Reserve Financing | 02/03/22 |
| HB 4157 | Authorizing the Insurance Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Bail Bondsmen in Criminal Cases | 02/03/22 |
| HB 4158 | Authorizing the Lottery Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to West Virginia Lottery State Lottery Rules | 02/08/22 |
| HB 4159 | Authorizing the Lottery Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the West Virginia Lottery Limited Video Lottery Rule | 02/08/22 |
| HB 4160 | Authorizing the Racing Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Thoroughbred Racing | 02/08/22 |
| HB 4161 | Authorizing the Racing Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Pari-Mutuel Wagering | 02/08/22 |
| HB 4162 | Authorizing the Tax Department to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Valuation of Producing and Reserve Oil, Natural Gas Liquids, and Natural Gas for Ad Valorem Property Tax Purposes | 02/08/22 |
| HB 4163 | Authorizing the State Tax Department to promulgate a legislative rule relating to West Virginia Tax Credit for Federal Excise Tax Imposed upon Small Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers | 02/08/22 |
| HB 4164 | Authorizing the Tax Department to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Sales Tax Holiday | 02/08/22 |
| HB 4165 | Authorizing the State Tax Department to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Exemption for Repair, Remodeling, and Maintenance of Aircraft | 02/07/22 |
| HB 4166 | Authorizing the Tax Department to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Vendor Absorption or Assumption of Sales and Use Tax | 02/08/22 |
| HB 4167 | Authorizing the Tax Department to promulgate a legislative rule relating to On-line Bingo and Raffles | 02/08/22 |
| HB 4168 | Authorizing the Tax Department to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Corporation Net Income Tax | 02/07/22 |
| HB 4169 | Authorizing the Division of Motor Vehicles to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Examination and Issuance of Driver’s License | 02/15/22 |
| HB 4170 | Authorizing the Division of Motor Vehicles to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Dealer Licensing | 02/15/22 |
| HB 4171 | Authorizing the Division of Motor Vehicles to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Collection of Tax on the Sale of a Vehicle | 02/15/22 |
| HB 4172 | Authorizing the Department of Transportation to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Employment Procedures | 02/15/22 |
| HB 4187 | Authorizing the Chiropractic Examiners to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Chiropractic Telehealth Practice | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4188 | Authorizing the Contractor Licensing Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Contractor Licensing Act | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4189 | Authorizing the Board of Counseling to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Licensing Rule | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4190 | Authorizing the Board of Counseling to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Licensed Professional Counselors Fees Rule | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4191 | Authorizing the Board of Counseling to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Marriage and Family Therapist Licensing Rule | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4192 | Authorizing the Board of Counseling to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Marriage and Family Therapist Fees Rule | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4194 | Authorizing the Board of Dentistry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the West Virginia Board of Dentistry | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4195 | Authorizing the Board of Dentistry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Formation and Approval of Professional Limited Liability Companies | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4196 | Authorizing the Board of Dentistry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Formation and Approval of Dental Corporation and Dental Practice Ownership. | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4197 | Authorizing the Board of Dentistry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Continuing Education Requirements | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4198 | Authorizing the Board of Dentistry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Administration of Anesthesia by Dentists | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4199 | Authorizing the Board of Dentistry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Expanded Duties of Dental Hygienists and Dental Assistants | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4200 | Authorizing the Board of Dentistry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Teledentistry | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4201 | Authorizing the West Virginia Board of Funeral Service Examiners to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Fee Schedule | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4202 | Authorizing the Massage Therapy Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to General Provisions | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4215 | Authorizing the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Licensure and Practice of Pharmacist Care. | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4216 | Authorizing the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Controlled Substances Monitoring Program. | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4217 | Authorizing the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Regulations Governing Pharmacists | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4218 | Authorizing the Public Service Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Occupancy of Customer-Provided Conduit | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4219 | Authorizing the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Requirements for Licensure and Certification | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4220 | Authorizing the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Renewal of Licensure or Certification | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4221 | Authorizing the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Requirements for Registration and Renewal of Appraisal Management Companies | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4224 | Authorizing the Secretary of State to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Voter Registration at the Division of Motor Vehicles | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4225 | Authorizing the Secretary of State to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Voter Registration List Maintenance by the Secretary of State | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4226 | Authorizing the Secretary of State to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Combined Voter Registration and Driver Licensing Fund | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4227 | Authorizing the Secretary of State to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Use of Digital Signatures | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4228 | Authorizing the Secretary of State to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Regulation of Political Party Headquarters Finances | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4229 | Authorizing the Secretary of State to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Standards and Guidelines for Electronic Notarization, Remote Online Notarization, and Remote Ink Notarization | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4230 | Authorizing the Secretary of State to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Real Property Electronic Recording Standards and Regulations | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4231 | Authorizing the Board of Social Work Examiners to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Qualifications for the Profession of Social Work | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4232 | Authorizing the Social Work Examiners to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Continuing Education for Social Workers and Providers | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4233 | Authorizing the Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Licensure of Speech-Pathology and Audiology | 01/18/22 |
| HB 4243 | Authorizing the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Governing the Safety of Those Employed in and Around Surface Mines in West Virginia. | 01/27/22 |
| HB 4244 | Authorizing the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Governing First-Aid Training of Shaft and Slope Employees. | 01/27/22 |
| HB 4245 | Authorizing the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Substance Abuse Screening, Standards and Procedures. | 01/27/22 |
| HB 4246 | Authorizing the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Revocation of Hunting and Fishing Licenses. | 01/27/22 |
| HB 4247 | Authorizing the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Special Motorboating Regulations | 01/27/22 |
| HB 4248 | Authorizing the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Public Shooting Ranges | 02/09/22 |
| HB 4249 | Authorizing the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to General Hunting | 02/09/22 |
| HB 4250 | Authorizing the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Commercial Sale of Wildlife | 02/09/22 |
| HB 4251 | Authorizing the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Lifetime Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing Licenses | 02/09/22 |
| HB 4269 | Require PSC to annually report to Legislative Committee on the ratepayer utility costs over the prior 15 years and projected over the next 5 years, all adjusted for inflation. | 01/19/22 |
| HB 4270 | Relating to the Elimination of Daylight Savings Time | 01/19/22 |
| HB 4277 | Relating to sunset of the James “Tiger” Morton Catastrophic Illness Commission | 01/19/22 |
| HB 4343 | Relating to renewal of registrations by sheriffs by establishing that registration renewal is discretionary | 02/15/22 |
| HB 4346 | Relating to the authority and obligations of the Governor and Legislature when in declared states of preparedness and emergency | 01/24/22 |
| HB 4365 | Relating to discontinuing operation of certain state long-term care facilities | 01/25/22 |
| HB 4368 | To correct a code citation referring to the authority and jurisdiction of the State Fire Marshal | 01/25/22 |
| HB 4383 | Make the Consumer Advocate division separate and independent from the PSC | 01/25/22 |
| HB 4390 | Establishing Medal of Valor for emergency medical service personnel, firefighters, and law-enforcement officers | 02/02/22 |
| HB 4392 | Create the West Virginia Native American Tribes Unique Recognition, Authentication, and Listing Act | 01/25/22 |
| HB 4397 | Authorizing a temporary foreign brewers import license | 01/26/22 |
| HB 4399 | Declaring November 14 every year, a special Memorial Day in remembrance of the Marshall University airplane crash | 01/26/22 |
| HB 4453 | “Fair Advancements for State Employees” Bill | 01/31/22 |
| HB 4481 | Relating to the Adopt-A-Stream Program | 02/01/22 |
| HB 4494 | Providing for additional firefighters and security Guards for the National Guard | 02/02/22 |
| HB 4500 | Combining the offices of the West Virginia State Americans with Disabilities Act Office and the West Virginia Equal Employment Opportunity Office within the Department of Administration | 02/02/22 |
| HB 4501 | Relating to management and control of jobs investment trust be vested in the West Virginia Economic Development Authority | 02/02/22 |
| HB 4504 | Relating to placing the duties and functions of certain boards and commissions under the Department of Arts, Culture and History | 02/02/22 |
| HB 4531 | Relating to encouraging public-private partnerships related to transportation facilities | 02/03/22 |
| HB 4542 | To add additional members to the West Virginia Parole Board | 02/03/22 |
| HB 4574 | Creating the “West Virginia Workforce Resiliency Act” | 02/08/22 |
| HB 4588 | Amending requirements for licensure relating to elevator mechanics, crane operators, HVAC, electricians, and plumbers | 02/09/22 |
| HB 4590 | Reinstate the Contractor Licensing Board under the Division of Labor in Chapter 21 | 02/09/22 |
| HB 4592 | Relating generally to airports | 02/09/22 |
| HB 4594 | Establishing an apprenticeship program for cosmetologists | 02/09/22 |
| HB 4599 | To modify the membership of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council | 02/09/22 |
| HB 4611 | Providing an exception to the requirements for voters to present a valid identifying document when appearing in person to vote at the polls | 02/10/22 |
| HB 4621 | Relating to scope of practice | 02/09/22 |
| HB 4626 | Create a statewide job bank for all public employees | 02/10/22 |
| HB 4693 | To mandate that the Secretary of State to utilize the Electronic Registration Information Center | 02/15/22 |
| HB 4702 | Establishing a state office to promote community food security | 02/15/22 |
| HB 4706 | Reforming the community reinvestment act to ensure investment in low income communities | 02/15/22 |
| HB 4727 | Require governmental meetings to have agendas posted on websites three days prior to the meeting | 02/15/22 |
| HB 4741 | To clarify that impermissible discrimination includes discrimination based on certain hair textures and styles | 02/28/22 |
| HB 4747 | To make Juneteenth a paid holiday for all state workers | 02/15/22 |
| HB 4789 | Authorize municipal courts to request the suspension of a driver’s license of a person who does not pay outstanding fees and costs | 02/15/22 |
| HB 4795 | Repeal the code provisions requiring auctioneers to be licensed and for auctions to be conducted by a licensed auctioneer | 02/15/22 |
| HB 4818 | Legal apprenticeships as alternatives to Law School to help those who cannot afford law school or have a disability | 02/15/22 |