Bill Status - 2024 Regular Session
Committee Activity
92 Bills Pending in Committee — House Government Organization
| Bill | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| SB 156 | Requiring certain documents that contain wage records be considered confidential | 01/29/24 |
| SB 196 | WV Rail Trails Program | 01/30/24 |
| SB 265 | Increasing value at which municipal property must be sold through public auction | 02/01/24 |
| SB 320 | Removing requirement for wineries to serve food when serving wine | 02/02/24 |
| SB 426 | WV Recreational Trails Development Act | 01/29/24 |
| SB 493 | Relating to use of criminal records as disqualification from authorization to practice particular profession | 02/26/24 |
| SB 595 | Amending embalmer licensing requirements | 02/12/24 |
| SB 629 | Requiring builders to follow State Building Code when local inspection and enforcement not provided | 02/15/24 |
| SB 635 | Modifying rules regarding liquidation of property | 02/19/24 |
| SB 688 | Authorizing director of Division of Forestry to contract and manage forest land | 02/22/24 |
| SB 726 | Moving functions of Information Services and Communications Division into Office of Technology | 02/29/24 |
| SB 763 | Exempting certain records from public release | 02/23/24 |
| SB 773 | Expanding powers of National Park Service law-enforcement officers | 02/23/24 |
| SB 838 | Requiring lending institutions to utilize DMV electronic lien system under certain circumstances | 02/23/24 |
| HB 4254 | To create a bill to designate February 3 as “Freedom Day,” to memorialize the February 3, 1865 Act by the Legislature that abolished slavery in West Virginia. | 01/10/24 |
| HB 4255 | Require PSC annual report on ratepayer utility costs to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance | 01/10/24 |
| HB 4317 | Creating the Legislative Infrastructure Commission | 01/10/24 |
| HB 4363 | To permit the ownership of Japanese quail as pets without a permit so long as the quail are not kept for commercial purposes | 01/10/24 |
| HB 4392 | Relating to state recognition of Native American tribes | 01/10/24 |
| HB 4430 | Relating to removing the ability grieve | 01/10/24 |
| HB 4458 | Elimination of Statewide Contracts that are awarded to out of state vendors | 01/10/24 |
| HB 4504 | To expand recreational benefits to West Virginia Landowners to promote land ownership within the State, increase property value, bolster the State economy, and to provide additional benefits to West Virginia taxpayers | 02/08/24 |
| HB 4508 | Economic and Community Development Task Force | 01/10/24 |
| HB 4514 | Authorizing a temporary foreign brewers import license | 01/10/24 |
| HB 4526 | Establish a memorial at the Capitol for the unborn whose lives were lost. | 01/10/24 |
| HB 4540 | Relating to the Disconnection of Residential Utility during a State of Emergency | 01/10/24 |
| HB 4599 | Relating to state boards of examination or registration | 01/11/24 |
| HB 4602 | Repeal municipal license and tax when state license required | 02/08/24 |
| HB 4618 | Make the Consumer Advocate division separate and independent from the PSC | 01/11/24 |
| HB 4623 | Relating to the General Revenue Fund | 01/11/24 |
| HB 4624 | Requiring counties provide fiscal information for State Auditor’s WV Checkbook website | 01/11/24 |
| HB 4628 | Reinstate the Contractor Licensing Board under the Division of Labor | 01/11/24 |
| HB 4635 | Create Intergenerational Poverty Task Force | 01/11/24 |
| HB 4676 | Assure West Virginians proper access to water and sewage service at reasonable rates | 01/12/24 |
| HB 4681 | Repealing the West Virginia Jobs Act | 01/12/24 |
| HB 4682 | Restricting the authority of the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists to regulate the use of commonly available, retail beauty products | 01/12/24 |
| HB 4690 | Expanding the eligibility requirements for private investigator and security guard licensure | 01/12/24 |
| HB 4726 | Creating a liaison program with the federal Department of Veterans Affairs Transition Assistance Program | 02/08/24 |
| HB 4745 | Exempting Coturnix quail from the game farm requirement if they are owned for agricultural purposes | 02/01/24 |
| HB 4755 | Terminating the Division of Personnel | 01/15/24 |
| HB 4761 | Require Division of Personnel to reduce the time the hiring process takes | 01/16/24 |
| HB 4765 | Exempt health care workers' addresses from being made public | 01/16/24 |
| HB 4802 | To amend the law regarding sewer systems. | 01/16/24 |
| HB 4813 | Relating to issuance of restricted license | 01/16/24 |
| HB 4816 | Amending requirements for licensure relating to elevator mechanics, crane operators, HVAC, electricians, and plumbers | 01/16/24 |
| HB 4840 | To include legal services under the state purchasing requirements to require the solicitation of bids. | 01/17/24 |
| HB 4891 | Removing authority of Agriculture Commissioner to increase certain fees by rules or regulations | 01/18/24 |
| HB 4910 | Relating to providing an exemption to be eligible for a hearing-aid fitting and dealing licensure | 01/18/24 |
| HB 4928 | Remove licensure requirements for certain radon specialists | 01/19/24 |
| HB 4977 | Requiring that if baby changing stations are installed by an establishment that these be put in both male and female restrooms | 01/22/24 |
| HB 4995 | Require Governor to provide at least five days notice to all state legislators when calling a Special Session | 01/22/24 |
| HB 4996 | Relating to government procurement of electric vehicles | 01/22/24 |
| HB 5001 | State Employee Paid Leave Act | 01/22/24 |
| HB 5012 | To remove references to the sale or distribution of alcohol as being in the best interest of the state. | 01/23/24 |
| HB 5037 | E-cigarette and E-cigarette Liquid Directory | 01/23/24 |
| HB 5097 | Eliminate Daylight Savings Time in WV | 01/25/24 |
| HB 5099 | Relating to prohibitions on contracting with companies that boycott Israel | 01/25/24 |
| HB 5121 | Terminating the Purchasing Division | 01/25/24 |
| HB 5140 | Allowing certain slaughterhouses sell meat products direct to consumer in individual amounts | 02/15/24 |
| HB 5164 | Relating to the land use, manufacture, installation, and safety certification of Fabricated Self-contained Expandable Box Built Permanent Homes | 01/25/24 |
| HB 5169 | Restricting foreign ownership of land and other interests in the State of West Virginia | 01/25/24 |
| HB 5177 | Relating generally to required/mandated state audits for Volunteer Fire Deparments | 01/25/24 |
| HB 5186 | Protecting gas powered vehicles from government bans | 01/25/24 |
| HB 5265 | Require governmental meetings to have agendas posted on websites three days prior to the meeting | 01/29/24 |
| HB 5299 | The Closed Captioning Act | 01/29/24 |
| HB 5309 | Legislative Transparency Reform Act | 01/29/24 |
| HB 5321 | Relating to requiring local governments to provide matching funds for grants from the Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program | 01/29/24 |
| HB 5327 | Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act | 01/29/24 |
| HB 5339 | Requesting that the WV House of Delegates and the Senate open each session with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of West Virginia | 01/30/24 |
| HB 5352 | Relating to Pawnbrokers | 01/30/24 |
| HB 5357 | Relating to open captioning for motion pictures | 01/30/24 |
| HB 5375 | Work Protection Act | 02/08/24 |
| HB 5378 | Prohibiting discrimination on the basis of hairstyle or texture | 01/31/24 |
| HB 5381 | Creating a poster providing contact information and resource information on veteran benefits and services | 02/07/24 |
| HB 5382 | Relating to setting a date by which convention and visitor’s bureaus shall be accredited in order to be eligible for distribution of hotel occupancy tax proceeds. | 01/31/24 |
| HB 5420 | Modifying bid thresholds for public works projects | 02/02/24 |
| HB 5421 | To create a K9 Search and Rescue Advisory Committee. | 02/02/24 |
| HB 5433 | To modify requirements of Funeral Service Directors/Embalmers | 02/02/24 |
| HB 5486 | To establish the County Home Rule Program as a permanent program. | 02/06/24 |
| HB 5491 | Relating to Certified Professional Midwife | 02/06/24 |
| HB 5507 | Clarifying the Governor’s powers regarding a state of emergency or state of preparedness and changing the expiration of a state of emergency or preparedness to 30 days | 02/07/24 |
| HB 5519 | Relating to authorizing the director of the Division of Forestry to contract for the management of state-owned and leased forests and wooded lands for purposes of preventing forest fires | 02/07/24 |
| HB 5555 | Creating the legislative oversight committee on aviation development | 02/09/24 |
| HB 5566 | To facilitate the interstate practice and regulation of Cosmetology | 02/12/24 |
| HB 5592 | Relating to Legislative Auditor’s scope of authority | 02/12/24 |
| HB 5596 | Exempt Division of Natural Resources from purchasing requirements | 02/12/24 |
| HB 5602 | Requiring Governor’s consent to accept certain grants | 02/12/24 |
| HB 5615 | Prohibiting contracts with companies that use illegal means | 02/12/24 |
| HB 5616 | Prohibiting contracts, affiliations or employment of entities that support actions counter the the US Constitution and West Virginia Constitution | 02/12/24 |
| HB 5629 | Relating to the use of American materials | 02/12/24 |
| HB 5634 | Empowering the Homeland Security Inspector General to oversee/investigate all County Metro 911 Agencies. | 02/12/24 |
| HB 5638 | Recognizing Juneteenth Day as an official state holiday | 02/12/24 |