Bill Status - 2023 Regular Session
Committee Activity
105 Bills Reported from Committee — Senate Judiciary
| Bill | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| SB 10 | Campus Self-Defense Act | 05/01/23 |
| SB 50 | Requiring one-year residency within district or county to fill vacancy in Legislature | 02/08/23 |
| SB 53 | Relating to DNA data maintained for law enforcement purposes | 01/17/23 |
| SB 74 | Providing for substantial deference to State Superintendent's interpretations of school laws | 01/20/23 |
| SB 80 | Modifying witness fee and mileage rate paid by state to match federal court system | 01/25/23 |
| SB 115 | Providing procedure for WV to select delegates to Article V Convention | 01/23/23 |
| SB 123 | Creating enhanced penalties for fleeing officer | 03/02/23 |
| SB 172 | Increasing number of members on WV Parole Board | 01/19/23 |
| SB 178 | Adding grievance and appellate procedures for individuals participating in DMV safety and treatment program | 01/19/23 |
| SB 191 | Relating to liability for payment of court costs as condition of pretrial diversion agreement | 05/01/23 |
| SB 192 | Relating to Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act | 01/26/23 |
| SB 208 | Relating to criminal justice training for all law-enforcement and correction officers regarding individuals with autism spectrum disorders | 05/01/23 |
| SB 220 | Industrial Hemp Development Act | 05/01/23 |
| SB 232 | Creating study group to make recommendations regarding diversion of persons with disabilities from criminal justice system | 05/01/23 |
| SB 247 | Making administrative appeals and judicial review of board action subject to provisions of Administrative Procedures Act | 05/01/23 |
| SB 258 | Eliminating ceiling on fair market value of consumer goods and permitting dealer to require security deposit | 05/01/23 |
| SB 276 | Awarding service weapon of retiring State Fire Marshal | 05/01/23 |
| SB 296 | Uniform Public Meetings During Emergencies Act | 02/08/23 |
| SB 298 | Relating to non-federally declared emergencies and non-states of emergency | 05/01/23 |
| SB 299 | Relating to crime of trespass generally | 02/09/23 |
| SB 335 | Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules | 05/01/23 |
| SB 345 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules | 05/01/23 |
| SB 356 | Authorizing DOT to promulgate legislative rules | 05/01/23 |
| SB 361 | Authorizing miscellaneous boards and agencies to promulgate legislative rules | 05/01/23 |
| SB 409 | Authorizing Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules | 05/01/23 |
| SB 426 | Banning use of certain products and platforms deemed unsafe or high risk on government systems | 03/11/23 |
| SB 461 | Relating to WV public employees grievance procedure | 05/01/23 |
| SB 462 | Modifying certain guidelines for motor vehicle dealers, distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers | 03/11/23 |
| SB 470 | Making adoption records accessible for medical purposes | 03/02/23 |
| SB 470 | Making adoption records accessible for medical purposes | 03/02/23 |
| SB 472 | Creating criminal offense of indecent exposure in front of minors | 02/14/23 |
| SB 482 | Relating to circuit composition and staffing of circuit courts, family courts, and magistrates | 02/09/23 |
| SB 484 | Clarifying terms and offense of human smuggling | 02/13/23 |
| SB 490 | Patrol Officer Cassie Marie Johnson Memorial Act | 05/01/23 |
| SB 495 | Providing correctional institutions and juvenile facilities video and audio records be confidential | 05/01/23 |
| SB 498 | Relating to employee jury service tax credit | 02/03/23 |
| SB 508 | Clarifying reporting and disclosure requirements for grassroots lobbying expenditures | 05/01/23 |
| SB 515 | Clarifying deadline to file annual report for companies authorized to do business in WV | 02/13/23 |
| SB 516 | Relating to requirements for disclosure of donor contributions | 05/01/23 |
| SB 529 | Allowing businesses to register as limited liability limited partnerships | 05/01/23 |
| SB 532 | Sex Offender Registration Act | 02/13/23 |
| SB 534 | Relating to nonintoxicating beer, nonintoxicating craft beer, cider, wine, and liquor license requirements | 05/01/23 |
| SB 540 | Creating misdemeanor offense of willfully urinating or defecating in public | 03/02/23 |
| SB 541 | Providing for election reforms | 03/01/23 |
| SB 546 | Adding and removing certain compounds from controlled substance list | 05/01/23 |
| SB 547 | Increasing penalties for drug possession and updating list of offenses | 03/01/23 |
| SB 548 | Clarifying what parties can redeem delinquent property and limiting those entitled to bid | 05/01/23 |
| SB 558 | Prohibiting law-enforcement agencies from posting booking photographs of certain criminal defendants on social media | 05/01/23 |
| SB 559 | Relating to spousal privilege | 03/11/23 |
| SB 568 | Relating to Dangerousness Assessment Advisory Board | 05/01/23 |
| SB 572 | Reforming cause of action for public nuisance | 03/01/23 |
| SB 573 | Relating to child support guidelines and Support Enforcement Commission | 05/01/23 |
| SB 576 | Creating Securities Restitution Assistance Fund for victims of securities violations | 02/28/23 |
| SB 581 | Amending provisions of 2023 Farm Bill | 03/02/23 |
| SB 608 | Correcting list of items which are considered deadly weapons | 05/01/23 |
| SB 620 | Increasing maximum number of registered voters per precinct and distance between polling places | 02/23/23 |
| SB 621 | Requiring sheriff to serve child abuse and neglect petitions | 02/23/23 |
| SB 630 | Creating offense of knowingly and willfully obstructing social service worker | 02/23/23 |
| SB 631 | Updating administration, funding, and requirements for federal elections held in WV | 05/01/23 |
| SB 633 | Requiring prompt appearances for persons detained on capiases | 05/01/23 |
| SB 635 | Updating language and increasing penalties for indecent exposure | 02/23/23 |
| SB 641 | Clarifying when magistrate vacancies shall be filled | 02/23/23 |
| SB 644 | Updating contested elections procedures | 02/23/23 |
| SB 647 | Relating to substantiation of abuse and neglect allegations | 05/01/23 |
| SB 660 | Establishing aggravated felony offense of reckless driving resulting in death | 03/01/23 |
| SB 666 | Placing cap on maximum penalty that may be imposed for first-degree robbery | 03/01/23 |
| SB 681 | Clarifying that juvenile competency determination process extends to status offenders | 03/01/23 |
| HB 2004 | Prevent the use of payment card processing systems for surveillance of Second Amendment activity and discriminatory conduct | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2007 | Prohibiting certain medical practices | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2008 | Requiring local entities to enforce immigration laws | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2218 | Distracted Driving Act | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2221 | Relating to bankruptcy | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2436 | Relating to the implementation of an acuity-based patient classification system | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2509 | Creating the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2540 | Travel Insurance Model Act | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2548 | Relating to temporary identification cards for released inmates | 03/01/23 |
| HB 2564 | Repeal of administrative hearing procedures for DUI offenses | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2569 | Establishing the Motorsport Responsibility Act | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2605 | Relating to Good Samaritan law | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2621 | Relating generally to bail bondsman | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2638 | Authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2640 | Authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate legislative rules | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2648 | Authorizing certain agencies and boards of the DHHR to promulgate a legislative rule | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2862 | Relating generally to requirements for shareholder voting by the West Virginia Investment Management Board and the Board of Treasury Investments | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2875 | Clarifying that Circuit Court Judges have the ability/authority to waive the requirement that a party pass a home study performed by the DHHR | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2939 | Relating to filing of lien by municipalities for collection of refuse fees | 03/10/23 |
| HB 3059 | Give PSC authority to fine Class I railroads for safety and operational violations. | 03/08/23 |
| HB 3146 | Establishing in West Virginia Code, the contents of the Uniform Public Meetings During Emergencies Act | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3147 | To create the Upper Ohio Valley Trail Network | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3156 | Raising the compensation rates of panel attorneys | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3166 | To permit a hospital to hold a patient experiencing a psychiatric emergency for up to 72 hours | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3188 | Relating to the establishment of an alert system for missing cognitively impaired persons | 03/07/23 |
| HB 3190 | Amending the definition of “minor” | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3270 | To amend the deliberate intent statute to limit noneconomic damages to $500,000 | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3302 | To recognize unborn child as distinct victim in a DUI causing death | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3332 | Creating judicial circuits and assigning the number of circuit judges in each circuit to be elected in the 2024 election | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3360 | Creating an office of the Inspector General within the Department of Homeland Security | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3432 | Relating to statutory construction | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3439 | To limit the civil liability of child placing agencies that obtain an insurance policy in an amount not less than $1 million per incident | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3448 | Relating generally to probation officer field training | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3479 | Creating requirements for use of unmanned aerial vehicles | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3499 | To permit joint tenancy with rights of survivorship when transfer on death deeds specify a joint tenancy with right of survivorship | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3556 | Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protective Orders Act | 03/07/23 |
| HB 3559 | Relating to defining a newborn safety device | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3560 | Relating to expanding the definitions of land and recreational purposes | 05/01/23 |
124 Bills Reported from Committee — House Judiciary
| Bill | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| SB 10 | Campus Self-Defense Act | 05/01/23 |
| SB 121 | Creating Student Journalist Press Freedom Protection Act | 05/01/23 |
| SB 132 | Clarifying criminal offense of harassment | 05/01/23 |
| SB 136 | Requiring persons convicted of certain offenses to undergo psychological or psychiatric testing and have treatment plan to be eligible for probation | 05/01/23 |
| SB 142 | Modifying procedures to settle estates of decedents | 05/01/23 |
| SB 146 | Modifying regulations of peer-to-peer car sharing program | 05/01/23 |
| SB 147 | Creating pilot program for recovery residences in Cabell County | 03/11/23 |
| SB 161 | Authorizing DNR to manage and dispose of property | 05/01/23 |
| SB 162 | Authorizing director of DNR to lease state-owned pore spaces in certain areas for carbon sequestration | 05/01/23 |
| SB 187 | Making it felony offense for school employee or volunteer to engage in sexual contact with students | 05/01/23 |
| SB 191 | Relating to liability for payment of court costs as condition of pretrial diversion agreement | 05/01/23 |
| SB 200 | Allowing leashed dogs to track wounded elk, turkey, and wild boar when hunting | 05/01/23 |
| SB 208 | Relating to criminal justice training for all law-enforcement and correction officers regarding individuals with autism spectrum disorders | 05/01/23 |
| SB 220 | Industrial Hemp Development Act | 05/01/23 |
| SB 232 | Creating study group to make recommendations regarding diversion of persons with disabilities from criminal justice system | 05/01/23 |
| SB 247 | Making administrative appeals and judicial review of board action subject to provisions of Administrative Procedures Act | 05/01/23 |
| SB 258 | Eliminating ceiling on fair market value of consumer goods and permitting dealer to require security deposit | 05/01/23 |
| SB 276 | Awarding service weapon of retiring State Fire Marshal | 05/01/23 |
| SB 298 | Relating to non-federally declared emergencies and non-states of emergency | 05/01/23 |
| SB 302 | Relating to Law Enforcement Safety Act | 05/01/23 |
| SB 335 | Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules | 05/01/23 |
| SB 345 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules | 05/01/23 |
| SB 356 | Authorizing DOT to promulgate legislative rules | 05/01/23 |
| SB 361 | Authorizing miscellaneous boards and agencies to promulgate legislative rules | 05/01/23 |
| SB 409 | Authorizing Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules | 05/01/23 |
| SB 426 | Banning use of certain products and platforms deemed unsafe or high risk on government systems | 03/11/23 |
| SB 457 | Removing certain activities Alcohol Beverage Control Commission licensee is prohibited to permit on private club premises | 05/01/23 |
| SB 461 | Relating to WV public employees grievance procedure | 05/01/23 |
| SB 462 | Modifying certain guidelines for motor vehicle dealers, distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers | 03/11/23 |
| SB 490 | Patrol Officer Cassie Marie Johnson Memorial Act | 05/01/23 |
| SB 495 | Providing correctional institutions and juvenile facilities video and audio records be confidential | 05/01/23 |
| SB 508 | Clarifying reporting and disclosure requirements for grassroots lobbying expenditures | 05/01/23 |
| SB 516 | Relating to requirements for disclosure of donor contributions | 05/01/23 |
| SB 527 | Allowing family members of military personnel access to discharge records | 05/01/23 |
| SB 529 | Allowing businesses to register as limited liability limited partnerships | 05/01/23 |
| SB 534 | Relating to nonintoxicating beer, nonintoxicating craft beer, cider, wine, and liquor license requirements | 05/01/23 |
| SB 544 | Increasing power purchase agreement cap | 05/01/23 |
| SB 548 | Clarifying what parties can redeem delinquent property and limiting those entitled to bid | 05/01/23 |
| SB 558 | Prohibiting law-enforcement agencies from posting booking photographs of certain criminal defendants on social media | 05/01/23 |
| SB 559 | Relating to spousal privilege | 03/11/23 |
| SB 568 | Relating to Dangerousness Assessment Advisory Board | 05/01/23 |
| SB 573 | Relating to child support guidelines and Support Enforcement Commission | 05/01/23 |
| SB 608 | Correcting list of items which are considered deadly weapons | 05/01/23 |
| SB 631 | Updating administration, funding, and requirements for federal elections held in WV | 05/01/23 |
| SB 633 | Requiring prompt appearances for persons detained on capiases | 05/01/23 |
| SB 647 | Relating to substantiation of abuse and neglect allegations | 05/01/23 |
| SB 674 | Providing statutory recognition and appointment of board members for WV First Foundation | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2004 | Prevent the use of payment card processing systems for surveillance of Second Amendment activity and discriminatory conduct | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2007 | Prohibiting certain medical practices | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2008 | Requiring local entities to enforce immigration laws | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2016 | Relating to confidential childcare records | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2017 | Relating to service of process in child abuse cases | 03/11/23 |
| HB 2062 | Establish rules and regulations for e-bikes in West Virginia that more closely comport to federal law | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2113 | Modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian or custodian for child abuse | 01/27/23 |
| HB 2122 | Relating to custodial interrogation of a child | 02/28/23 |
| HB 2150 | Requiring parents or guardians to participate in programs for juveniles in an out-of-home placement | 02/21/23 |
| HB 2189 | To create the "Protection of Property from Warrantless Searches Act.” | 03/11/23 |
| HB 2218 | Distracted Driving Act | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2221 | Relating to bankruptcy | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2252 | Relating to establishing criminal penalties for human trafficking | 02/25/23 |
| HB 2436 | Relating to the implementation of an acuity-based patient classification system | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2471 | Relating to the suspension of driver’s license for unpaid tickets | 03/11/23 |
| HB 2509 | Creating the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2540 | Travel Insurance Model Act | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2548 | Relating to temporary identification cards for released inmates | 03/01/23 |
| HB 2564 | Repeal of administrative hearing procedures for DUI offenses | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2567 | Relating to felony trespassing | 02/27/23 |
| HB 2569 | Establishing the Motorsport Responsibility Act | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2587 | To reflect that County Sheriffs will be required to include a breakdown of the distribution of where a citizen’s taxes will be paid | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2599 | Creating the utility pole rights of way and easement mapping initiative | 03/03/23 |
| HB 2605 | Relating to Good Samaritan law | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2611 | To remove certain territorial limitations on a banking institution’s ability to offer messenger services or mobile banking facilities | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2621 | Relating generally to bail bondsman | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2638 | Authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2640 | Authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate legislative rules | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2648 | Authorizing certain agencies and boards of the DHHR to promulgate a legislative rule | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2817 | Relating to Public Service Commission jurisdiction over alternative fuel for motor vehicles | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2821 | Relating to taxation of gambling and lottery winnings | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2862 | Relating generally to requirements for shareholder voting by the West Virginia Investment Management Board and the Board of Treasury Investments | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2875 | Clarifying that Circuit Court Judges have the ability/authority to waive the requirement that a party pass a home study performed by the DHHR | 05/01/23 |
| HB 2896 | Relating to making West Virginia an Agreement State with the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 03/07/23 |
| HB 2939 | Relating to filing of lien by municipalities for collection of refuse fees | 03/10/23 |
| HB 2970 | Creating the equitable right to expungement | 02/13/23 |
| HB 3006 | West Virginia Critical Infrastructure Protection Act | 02/27/23 |
| HB 3018 | Establishing that 18 is the age of consent and removing the ability of an underage person to obtaining a consent to marry through their parents, legal guardians, or by petition to the circuit court | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3042 | Relating to forbidding excessive government limitations on exercise of religion | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3114 | Deny severance pay to employees of DOT for failure or refusal of drug testing | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3122 | Permitting certain types of rifles using an encapsulated propellant charge that loads from the breech | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3145 | Recognizing the Commission on Uniform State Laws as a presumptive provider of continuing legal education | 02/13/23 |
| HB 3146 | Establishing in West Virginia Code, the contents of the Uniform Public Meetings During Emergencies Act | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3156 | Raising the compensation rates of panel attorneys | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3166 | To permit a hospital to hold a patient experiencing a psychiatric emergency for up to 72 hours | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3188 | Relating to the establishment of an alert system for missing cognitively impaired persons | 03/07/23 |
| HB 3189 | The PFAS Protection Act | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3190 | Amending the definition of “minor” | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3232 | Regulation of Sports Wagering | 03/06/23 |
| HB 3265 | Remove statutory mandates that the sheriff of a county shall serve process or is responsible for cost of service or arrest by another law enforcement agency | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3270 | To amend the deliberate intent statute to limit noneconomic damages to $500,000 | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3271 | Relating to increasing monitoring of special education classrooms | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3272 | Relating to the operation of private trust companies in West Virginia | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3302 | To recognize unborn child as distinct victim in a DUI causing death | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3313 | Restraining county commissions from imposing rules and regulations on farmers beyond what is already prescribed through state statute | 03/11/23 |
| HB 3330 | Creating family court circuits and assigning the number of family court judges in each family court circuit to be elected in the 2024 election | 03/03/23 |
| HB 3331 | Relating generally to support staff in the family courts and magistrate courts of this state | 03/01/23 |
| HB 3332 | Creating judicial circuits and assigning the number of circuit judges in each circuit to be elected in the 2024 election | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3341 | To allow cigar bars | 02/27/23 |
| HB 3354 | To authorize municipalities to combine operations with other municipalities and counties to provide governmental services | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3360 | Creating an office of the Inspector General within the Department of Homeland Security | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3363 | Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act | 02/28/23 |
| HB 3369 | Creating a School Safety Unit within the Division of Protective Services | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3405 | Change the maximum time period of a protective order to one year | 03/02/23 |
| HB 3421 | Recodifying the code to eliminate conflicts | 03/11/23 |
| HB 3432 | Relating to statutory construction | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3439 | To limit the civil liability of child placing agencies that obtain an insurance policy in an amount not less than $1 million per incident | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3445 | Relating generally to probation and parole | 02/28/23 |
| HB 3448 | Relating generally to probation officer field training | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3479 | Creating requirements for use of unmanned aerial vehicles | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3480 | Enact the West Virginia Consumer Financial Privacy Act of 2023 | 03/02/23 |
| HB 3493 | Relating to prohibiting certain foreign ownership of agricultural land | 02/27/23 |
| HB 3499 | To permit joint tenancy with rights of survivorship when transfer on death deeds specify a joint tenancy with right of survivorship | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3500 | Allowing consumer lenders to permit employees to conduct certain business at locations other than the licensee’s designated office | 05/01/23 |
| HB 3551 | Provide for criminal history record restrictions for certain persons | 02/27/23 |
| HB 3556 | Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protective Orders Act | 03/07/23 |
| HB 3559 | Relating to defining a newborn safety device | 05/01/23 |