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128 Bills Reported from Committee — Senate Judiciary

Bill Title Date
SB 2 Relating to unemployment benefits program 03/12/22
SB 6 Establishing common law “veil piercing” claims not be used to impose personal liability 04/20/22
SB 7 Relating to damages for medical monitoring 03/12/22
SB 11 Including family court judges in Judges' Retirement System 02/17/22
SB 25 Updating provisions of Medical Professional Liability Act 04/20/22
SB 29 Providing fee for processing of criminal bonds 03/08/22
SB 33 Protecting consumers against businesses using automatic renewals without consent 02/15/22
SB 35 Adding grievance and appellate procedures for individuals participating in DMV Safety and Treatment Program 01/19/22
SB 71 Prohibiting political subdivisions from enacting certain ordinances, regulations, local policies, or other legal requirements 03/12/22
SB 86 Creating criminal offense of sexual extortion 02/17/22
SB 96 Requiring disclaimers on third-party, nongovernment solicitations mailed or otherwise provided to businesses 02/25/22
SB 137 Requiring persons convicted of certain felonies on or after March 8, 1995, provide DNA samples 02/23/22
SB 146 Relating to interpretations of school laws 02/17/22
SB 223 Relating to procedure to settle decedents' estates 03/02/22
SB 230 Relating generally to public employees grievance procedure 03/11/22
SB 232 Relating to punishment for third offense felony 04/20/22
SB 244 Relating to appointment of judges to Intermediate Court of Appeals 04/20/22
SB 245 Revising wage payment and collection 04/20/22
SB 253 Relating to voting precincts and redistricting 04/20/22
SB 266 Adding definition of “ammunition” for purposes of obtaining state license to carry concealed deadly weapon 03/03/22
SB 279 Authorizing DEP to promulgate legislative rules 04/20/22
SB 312 Authorization for Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules 04/20/22
SB 330 Authorizing DOT to promulgate legislative rules 04/20/22
SB 334 Authorizing miscellaneous agencies and boards to promulgate rules 04/20/22
SB 371 Authorizing miscellaneous boards and agencies to promulgate legislative rules 02/25/22
SB 413 Clarifying crime of harassment to include stalking 03/02/22
SB 422 Relating to DNA data maintained for law-enforcement purposes 02/28/22
SB 427 Permitting WV Board of Medicine investigators to carry concealed weapon 04/20/22
SB 430 Modifying witness fee rate paid by state to match federal court system 02/22/22
SB 431 Relating generally to Uniform Controlled Substances Act 02/17/22
SB 435 Awarding service weapon to retiree from Division of Protective Services 04/20/22
SB 437 Providing for early discharge of parolees 04/20/22
SB 439 Adopting Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act of 2015 02/02/22
SB 440 Establishing Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act 04/20/22
SB 441 Providing confidentiality of video and other records of correctional juvenile facilities 04/20/22
SB 449 Relating to Nonviolent Offense Parole Program 04/20/22
SB 452 Permitting civil remedies for unauthorized disclosure of intimate images 04/20/22
SB 453 Establishing uniform requirements for restrictive employment agreements 02/01/22
SB 463 Best Interests of Child Protection Act of 2022 04/20/22
SB 466 Relating to limitations on civil actions or appeals brought by inmates 04/20/22
SB 470 Relating generally to health care decisions 04/20/22
SB 472 Relating to access to juvenile records by certain employees of Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation 02/10/22
SB 488 Eliminating restrictions on voting rights for formerly incarcerated individuals 02/21/22
SB 520 Increasing financial penalties for ransomware attacks 04/20/22
SB 534 Clarifying that secondary source on insurance is not controlling authority 02/22/22
SB 535 Providing for revocation of school personnel certification or licensure in certain circumstances 04/20/22
SB 536 Relating generally to controlled substance criminal offenses 04/20/22
SB 540 Allowing municipal fire departments provide retirees with service weapon in certain circumstances 02/11/22
SB 543 Creating Unemployment Compensation Insurance Fraud Unit within Workforce WV 03/12/22
SB 552 Relating to tax sale process 04/20/22
SB 556 Removing outdated reference to federal officers’ peace-keeping authority 02/24/22
SB 558 Increasing members of WV Parole Board 02/28/22
SB 561 Increasing number of magistrate judges in Berkeley County 02/10/22
SB 573 Providing system where magistrates shall preside in certain instances outside normal court hours 03/12/22
SB 575 Ensuring that imposition of certain sexual offenses apply to persons working in juvenile facilities 04/20/22
SB 588 Relating to WV Rails to Trails Program 03/12/22
SB 590 Clarifying that tenancy includes persons who reside in sober living home 03/12/22
SB 591 Relating to process for filling vacancies in state Legislature 04/20/22
SB 593 Allowing Marshall University's Forensic Analysis Laboratory access and participation in WV DNA database for certain purposes 04/20/22
SB 595 Relating to Dangerousness Assessment Advisory Board 04/20/22
SB 606 Relating to WV Medical Practice Act 04/20/22
SB 610 Relating to duties, powers and responsibilities of DOT Secretary 04/20/22
SB 616 Relating to confidentiality of court files and law-enforcement records of certain enumerated offenses 04/20/22
SB 649 Requiring communication providers providing service or obtaining WV area codes to register with PSC 03/03/22
SB 659 Relating to nonintoxicating beer, wine, and liquor licenses and requirements 03/12/22
SB 660 Setting forth standard of care requirements for telehealth practice 02/24/22
SB 668 Clarifying eligibility for probation and parole conditions for sex offenses 03/12/22
SB 671 Modernizing regulation of car-sharing services in WV 03/03/22
SB 693 Clarifying meeting voting requirements for political party executive committees 04/20/22
SB 697 Modifying and clarifying elements of kidnapping and unlawful restraint 03/02/22
SB 726 Relating to pre-trial diversion agreements and deferred prosecution agreements 04/20/22
SB 727 Directing ABC Administration discontinue purchase of alcoholic liquors from Russian Federation 03/02/22
SB 728 Requiring registered sex offenders pay annual fee 03/12/22
HB 2177 Permitting the issuance of a state issued identification card without a photo on the card under certain conditions 04/19/22
HB 2300 Including Family Court Judges in the Judges' Retirement System 03/12/22
HB 2631 Provide for WVDNR officers to be able to work “off duty” 04/19/22
HB 2838 Authorize the ordering of restitution to the state for reimbursement of costs incurred for misuse of public funds, and to create the State Auditor’s Public Integrity and Fraud Fund for use of said funds 04/19/22
HB 2910 To modify the allowable number of magistrate judges per county 04/19/22
HB 3303 Relating to clarifying the process of filling vacancies on ballots 04/19/22
HB 4012 Prohibiting the showing of proof of a COVID-19 vaccination 04/19/22
HB 4048 WV Keep, Bear and Drive with Arms Act 04/19/22
HB 4097 To prohibit nonpublic funding sources for election administration and related expenses without prior written approval by the State Election Commission. 04/19/22
HB 4098 Relating to Geothermal Energy Development 04/19/22
HB 4111 Relating to the prescriptive authority of advance practice registered nurses 03/12/22
HB 4114 Authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules 04/19/22
HB 4126 Authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate legislative rules 04/19/22
HB 4141 Authorizing the Governor’s Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Corrections to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Law Enforcement Training and Certification Standards 04/19/22
HB 4242 Authorizing the Division of Labor to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Child Labor 04/19/22
HB 4296 To revise outdated provisions within Chapter 23 of the West Virginia Code, which pertains to workers’ compensation 04/19/22
HB 4297 To facilitate the sharing of information between the Department of Health and Human Resources and the State Auditor’s office in order to investigate reports of financial abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult 04/19/22
HB 4299 To prohibit the intentional interference with election processes and creating associated criminal penalties 04/19/22
HB 4301 Reforming membership requirements of Huntington Park and Recreation District Board 04/19/22
HB 4307 Increase some benefits payable from Crime Victims Compensation Fund 04/19/22
HB 4308 Authorizing disclosure of juvenile information to Crime Victims Compensation Fund for investigation and award of benefits 04/19/22
HB 4311 Creating criminal penalties for illegal voting activity 04/19/22
HB 4312 Extending the option of electronic absentee ballot transmission to first responders in certain emergency circumstances 04/19/22
HB 4329 To clarify the definition of an “interested person” for purposes of the West Virginia Small Estate Act 04/19/22
HB 4331 West Virginia’s Urban Mass Transportation Authority Act 04/19/22
HB 4340 Relating to maximizing the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education 04/19/22
HB 4353 Relating to On Cycle Elections - Voter Turnout Act 04/19/22
HB 4373 To exclude fentanyl test strips from the definition of drug paraphernalia 04/19/22
HB 4377 To update the involuntary commitment process 04/19/22
HB 4419 Allowing candidate committees and campaign committees to make contributions to affiliated state party executive committees 04/19/22
HB 4433 Providing that retirement benefits are not subject to execution 04/19/22
HB 4438 Applying current requirements for certain voting systems to be independent and non-networked to all voting systems that seek certification in West Virginia. 04/19/22
HB 4511 To make numerous amendments to modernize and increase efficiencies in the administration of the West Virginia Unclaimed Property Act 04/19/22
HB 4522 Relating to the expungement of criminal records 03/12/22
HB 4560 Relating generally to motor vehicle dealers, distributors, wholesalers and manufacturers 04/19/22
HB 4578 Relating to authorizing the Superintendent of the State Police to administer the Handle with Care program 04/19/22
HB 4583 Clarifying the definition of incapacity so that incarceration in the penal system or detention outside of the United States may not be inferred as resulting in a lack of capacity to execute a power of attorney 04/19/22
HB 4596 Relating generally to additional persons qualifying for the provisions of the Law-Enforcement Officers Safety Act 04/19/22
HB 4600 Making it a felony for a “Person in a Position of Trust” to assault, batter, or verbally abuse a child, or neglect to report abuse they witness 04/19/22
HB 4629 Relating to procedures for certain actions against the state 04/19/22
HB 4636 Clarifying when business and occupation taxes owed to a city or municipality are considered to be remitted on time 04/19/22
HB 4642 Relating to pecuniary interests of county and district officers, teachers and school officials in contracts 04/19/22
HB 4667 Prohibition on county, city, or municipality restrictions on advanced air mobility aircraft 04/19/22
HB 4668 Relating to air bag fraud 04/19/22
HB 4712 Require the prompt enrollment in payment plans for costs, fines, forfeitures, restitution, or penalties in circuit court and magistrate court 04/19/22
HB 4778 Permit banks to transact business with any one or more fiduciaries on multiple fiduciary accounts 04/19/22
HB 4779 Permit banks the discretion to choose whether to receive deposits from other banks, savings banks, or savings and loan associations when arranging for the re-deposits of county, municipal, and state funds 04/19/22
HB 4785 Relating to judicial vacancies 04/19/22
HB 4787 Creating the Highly Automated Motor Vehicle Act 04/19/22
HB 4826 Relating to e-sports 04/19/22
HB 4827 Relating to the promotion and development of public-use vertiports 04/19/22
HB 4842 Relating to obscene matter to minors 03/12/22
HB 4846 Relating to flying under the influence and other aviation offenses 03/12/22
HB 4847 Relating to missing persons generally 04/19/22
HB 4848 Relating to nonintoxicating beer, wine and liquor licenses 04/19/22

137 Bills Reported from Committee — House Judiciary

Bill Title Date
SB 6 Establishing common law “veil piercing” claims not be used to impose personal liability 04/20/22
SB 7 Relating to damages for medical monitoring 03/12/22
SB 25 Updating provisions of Medical Professional Liability Act 04/20/22
SB 29 Providing fee for processing of criminal bonds 03/08/22
SB 71 Prohibiting political subdivisions from enacting certain ordinances, regulations, local policies, or other legal requirements 03/12/22
SB 135 Relating to acquisition and disposition of property by urban development authority 04/20/22
SB 191 Allowing poll workers to work full and half days 04/20/22
SB 230 Relating generally to public employees grievance procedure 03/11/22
SB 231 Relating generally to broadband connectivity 04/20/22
SB 232 Relating to punishment for third offense felony 04/20/22
SB 242 Restricting authority to prevent or limit owner's use of natural resources or real property in certain agricultural operations 04/20/22
SB 244 Relating to appointment of judges to Intermediate Court of Appeals 04/20/22
SB 245 Revising wage payment and collection 04/20/22
SB 279 Authorizing DEP to promulgate legislative rules 04/20/22
SB 424 Relating generally to 2022 Farm Bill 04/20/22
SB 427 Permitting WV Board of Medicine investigators to carry concealed weapon 04/20/22
SB 434 Updating authority to airports for current operations 04/20/22
SB 435 Awarding service weapon to retiree from Division of Protective Services 04/20/22
SB 437 Providing for early discharge of parolees 04/20/22
SB 440 Establishing Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act 04/20/22
SB 441 Providing confidentiality of video and other records of correctional juvenile facilities 04/20/22
SB 449 Relating to Nonviolent Offense Parole Program 04/20/22
SB 452 Permitting civil remedies for unauthorized disclosure of intimate images 04/20/22
SB 463 Best Interests of Child Protection Act of 2022 04/20/22
SB 466 Relating to limitations on civil actions or appeals brought by inmates 04/20/22
SB 468 Creating Unborn Child with Down Syndrome Protection and Education Act 04/20/22
SB 470 Relating generally to health care decisions 04/20/22
SB 486 Allowing PERS retirees to designate special needs trust as beneficiary 03/11/22
SB 493 Requiring county BOE make meetings available to public in-person and through internet 03/12/22
SB 498 Creating Anti-Racism Act of 2022 03/12/22
SB 505 Updating laws on licensure and regulation of money transmitters 04/20/22
SB 508 Requiring certain attire for deer hunters with muzzleloaders 04/20/22
SB 520 Increasing financial penalties for ransomware attacks 04/20/22
SB 535 Providing for revocation of school personnel certification or licensure in certain circumstances 04/20/22
SB 536 Relating generally to controlled substance criminal offenses 04/20/22
SB 543 Creating Unemployment Compensation Insurance Fraud Unit within Workforce WV 03/12/22
SB 552 Relating to tax sale process 04/20/22
SB 568 Relating to health insurance loss ratio information 04/20/22
SB 570 Establishing training for law-enforcement in handling individuals with Alzheimer's and dementias 04/20/22
SB 573 Providing system where magistrates shall preside in certain instances outside normal court hours 03/12/22
SB 575 Ensuring that imposition of certain sexual offenses apply to persons working in juvenile facilities 04/20/22
SB 590 Clarifying that tenancy includes persons who reside in sober living home 03/12/22
SB 591 Relating to process for filling vacancies in state Legislature 04/20/22
SB 593 Allowing Marshall University's Forensic Analysis Laboratory access and participation in WV DNA database for certain purposes 04/20/22
SB 595 Relating to Dangerousness Assessment Advisory Board 04/20/22
SB 606 Relating to WV Medical Practice Act 04/20/22
SB 610 Relating to duties, powers and responsibilities of DOT Secretary 04/20/22
SB 616 Relating to confidentiality of court files and law-enforcement records of certain enumerated offenses 04/20/22
SB 647 Prohibiting discrimination in organ donation process 04/20/22
SB 662 Relating to creation, expansion, and authority of resort area district 04/20/22
SB 668 Clarifying eligibility for probation and parole conditions for sex offenses 03/12/22
SB 693 Clarifying meeting voting requirements for political party executive committees 04/20/22
SB 694 Relating to oil and gas conservation 04/20/22
SB 726 Relating to pre-trial diversion agreements and deferred prosecution agreements 04/20/22
SB 728 Requiring registered sex offenders pay annual fee 03/12/22
HB 2136 Granting counties and municipalities a portion of the net terminal income from racetrack video lottery 02/24/22
HB 2160 Issuing identification documents to homeless individuals residing at homeless shelters 02/08/22
HB 2184 Increasing the penalties for exposure of governmental representatives to fentanyl or any other harmful drug 01/25/22
HB 2257 Relating to extended supervision for certain drug offenders 02/15/22
HB 2562 Relating to litter control 01/31/22
HB 2631 Provide for WVDNR officers to be able to work “off duty” 04/19/22
HB 2751 Modernize the process for dissolution of municipal corporations in this State 03/03/22
HB 2838 Authorize the ordering of restitution to the state for reimbursement of costs incurred for misuse of public funds, and to create the State Auditor’s Public Integrity and Fraud Fund for use of said funds 04/19/22
HB 2910 To modify the allowable number of magistrate judges per county 04/19/22
HB 2972 Allowing a person to manufacture a stated amount of alcoholic liquor for personal consumption 01/25/22
HB 3043 Relating to transport of persons accused of being mentally ill to mental health relating hearings 02/01/22
HB 3231 Public Utilities not required to pay interest on security deposits 04/19/22
HB 3303 Relating to clarifying the process of filling vacancies on ballots 04/19/22
HB 4003 Relating generally to commercial benefit of substances removed from waters of the state by the treatment of mine drainage 04/19/22
HB 4004 Relating to limiting an abortion to fifteen weeks' gestation 03/12/22
HB 4005 Relating to fetal body parts 03/09/22
HB 4012 Prohibiting the showing of proof of a COVID-19 vaccination 04/19/22
HB 4032 Modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian or custodian for child abuse 02/11/22
HB 4048 WV Keep, Bear and Drive with Arms Act 04/19/22
HB 4050 Defining terms related to livestock trespassing 04/19/22
HB 4066 Distracted Driving Act 03/12/22
HB 4071 Mask and Quarantine Option For Parents and Faculty 03/08/22
HB 4077 Provide certain classes of property protections from creditor collections 02/21/22
HB 4097 To prohibit nonpublic funding sources for election administration and related expenses without prior written approval by the State Election Commission. 04/19/22
HB 4098 Relating to Geothermal Energy Development 04/19/22
HB 4111 Relating to the prescriptive authority of advance practice registered nurses 03/12/22
HB 4114 Authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules 04/19/22
HB 4126 Authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate legislative rules 04/19/22
HB 4280 To increase the amount of money given to jurors per day 02/10/22
HB 4293 Prohibiting mass mailing of absentee ballots 03/03/22
HB 4296 To revise outdated provisions within Chapter 23 of the West Virginia Code, which pertains to workers’ compensation 04/19/22
HB 4297 To facilitate the sharing of information between the Department of Health and Human Resources and the State Auditor’s office in order to investigate reports of financial abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult 04/19/22
HB 4299 To prohibit the intentional interference with election processes and creating associated criminal penalties 04/19/22
HB 4307 Increase some benefits payable from Crime Victims Compensation Fund 04/19/22
HB 4308 Authorizing disclosure of juvenile information to Crime Victims Compensation Fund for investigation and award of benefits 04/19/22
HB 4311 Creating criminal penalties for illegal voting activity 04/19/22
HB 4312 Extending the option of electronic absentee ballot transmission to first responders in certain emergency circumstances 04/19/22
HB 4314 Exclude Solicitor from the definition of Investment Advisor 03/12/22
HB 4329 To clarify the definition of an “interested person” for purposes of the West Virginia Small Estate Act 04/19/22
HB 4331 West Virginia’s Urban Mass Transportation Authority Act 04/19/22
HB 4340 Relating to maximizing the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education 04/19/22
HB 4353 Relating to On Cycle Elections - Voter Turnout Act 04/19/22
HB 4372 Creating the Public/Private Small Business Enhancement Program 02/21/22
HB 4373 To exclude fentanyl test strips from the definition of drug paraphernalia 04/19/22
HB 4377 To update the involuntary commitment process 04/19/22
HB 4419 Allowing candidate committees and campaign committees to make contributions to affiliated state party executive committees 04/19/22
HB 4438 Applying current requirements for certain voting systems to be independent and non-networked to all voting systems that seek certification in West Virginia. 04/19/22
HB 4491 To establish requirements for carbon dioxide sequestration 04/19/22
HB 4499 Relating to making the procurement process more efficient by modifying and updating outdated processes and requirements 04/19/22
HB 4511 To make numerous amendments to modernize and increase efficiencies in the administration of the West Virginia Unclaimed Property Act 04/19/22
HB 4522 Relating to the expungement of criminal records 03/12/22
HB 4524 Reducing the rate of interest on delinquent property taxes 02/16/22
HB 4553 To clarify the application of zoning requirements to exempt wholesale generators 03/02/22
HB 4559 Providing for legislative rulemaking relating to the disposition of unidentified and unclaimed remains in the possession of the Chief Medical Examiner 04/19/22
HB 4560 Relating generally to motor vehicle dealers, distributors, wholesalers and manufacturers 04/19/22
HB 4562 Relating generally to the suspension and dismissal of school personnel by board and the appeals process 04/19/22
HB 4578 Relating to authorizing the Superintendent of the State Police to administer the Handle with Care program 04/19/22
HB 4583 Clarifying the definition of incapacity so that incarceration in the penal system or detention outside of the United States may not be inferred as resulting in a lack of capacity to execute a power of attorney 04/19/22
HB 4595 Create camera assisted enforcement of speeding in active work zones 03/12/22
HB 4596 Relating generally to additional persons qualifying for the provisions of the Law-Enforcement Officers Safety Act 04/19/22
HB 4600 Making it a felony for a “Person in a Position of Trust” to assault, batter, or verbally abuse a child, or neglect to report abuse they witness 04/19/22
HB 4623 Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act 03/12/22
HB 4627 To provide for no more than two licensed laboratories for medical cannabis testing in this state 03/12/22
HB 4629 Relating to procedures for certain actions against the state 04/19/22
HB 4636 Clarifying when business and occupation taxes owed to a city or municipality are considered to be remitted on time 04/19/22
HB 4667 Prohibition on county, city, or municipality restrictions on advanced air mobility aircraft 04/19/22
HB 4668 Relating to air bag fraud 04/19/22
HB 4675 Relating to autonomous delivery vehicles 04/19/22
HB 4712 Require the prompt enrollment in payment plans for costs, fines, forfeitures, restitution, or penalties in circuit court and magistrate court 04/19/22
HB 4743 Relating to security and surveillance requirements of medical cannabis organization facilities 04/19/22
HB 4753 Prohibiting locating certain homeless facilities near schools and certain daycares 03/12/22
HB 4773 Adoption of the FCC customer service and technical standards and requiring certain cable operators to operate an in-state customer call center 04/19/22
HB 4778 Permit banks to transact business with any one or more fiduciaries on multiple fiduciary accounts 04/19/22
HB 4779 Permit banks the discretion to choose whether to receive deposits from other banks, savings banks, or savings and loan associations when arranging for the re-deposits of county, municipal, and state funds 04/19/22
HB 4785 Relating to judicial vacancies 04/19/22
HB 4787 Creating the Highly Automated Motor Vehicle Act 04/19/22
HB 4826 Relating to e-sports 04/19/22
HB 4827 Relating to the promotion and development of public-use vertiports 04/19/22
HB 4842 Relating to obscene matter to minors 03/12/22
HB 4846 Relating to flying under the influence and other aviation offenses 03/12/22
HB 4847 Relating to missing persons generally 04/19/22
HB 4849 Relating to bankruptcy 03/03/22