HOUSE OF DELEGATES
BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED
Friday, February 21, 2025
HB2720. By Del. Vance, Brooks, Toney, Green, Rohrbach, Holstein, Hornby, Bridges, Dean and Jeffries - To create the Southern Coalfield Resiliency and Revitalization Program (FN) - To Government Organization
HB2721. By Del. Pritt and Stephens - Require county boards of education to train at least one professional staff member at each school in a grant writing procedures. - To Education
HB2722. By Del. Pritt and Clay - Allowing for taxes to be paid quarterly - To Finance
HB2723. By Del. Pritt, Stephens, Pushkin, Ferrell and Drennan - To provide $10,000 a year salary increase for any teacher who goes through the National Board Certification process and becomes nationally certified - To Education then Finance
HB2724. By Del. Coop-Gonzalez - American Civics and History Act - To Education
HB2725. By Del. Hornby, W. Clark, Young, Funkhouser and D. Smith - Defining Urban Agriculture - To Government Organization
HB2726. By Del. Crouse, White, Brooks, Petitto and Clay - Remove standardized testing in public and private schools (FN) - To Education
HB2728. By Del. Crouse, Moore, Drennan, Hornby, Dean, Masters, Amos and Petitto - Insurance must cover Bioidentical hormones as they do pharmaceutical one - To Finance then the Judiciary
HB2729. By Del. Crouse, Lucas, Brooks, Dean, Masters, Petitto, Clay and D. Cannon - Vaccine exemption for private, parochial, charter, virtual charter, and remote public schools. - To Health and Human Resources then Education
HB2730. By Del. Crouse, W. Clark, Drennan, Brooks, Dean, Masters and Petitto - Relating to establishing a pilot program to develop a childcare program where the state, employer, and employee, contribute one-third of the total cost each (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
HB2731. By Del. Crouse, Moore, Drennan, Lucas, Dean, Masters, Petitto, Clay and D. Cannon - Creating the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
HB2732. By Del. Crouse, Masters, Lucas, Drennan, White, Brooks, Dean, Petitto, Clay and D. Cannon - Permitting religious exemptions for compulsory immunizations - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2733. By Del. Crouse, Moore, Pinson, Drennan, Brooks, Dean, Masters, Petitto, Clay and D. Cannon - Relating to the Women’s Right to Know Act - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2734. By Del. Crouse, Horst, Hornby, White, Brooks, Amos, Petitto, Clay and D. Cannon - Requiring K–12 schools to display school report card on website - To Education
HB2735. By Del. Crouse, Hornby, Masters, Clay and D. Cannon - Relating to natural immunity or antibodies to any illness to be treated as equal or better to vaccine induced immunity - To Health and Human Resources
HB2736. By Del. Linville, Hillenbrand, Parsons, Hite, Bridges and Hornby - Relating generally to Underground Facilities Damage prevention - To Energy and Public Works
HB2737. By Del. Willis, Rohrbach, Dittman, Moore, Stephens and J. Cannon - To establish the Higher Education Heath and Aid Grant - To Education then Finance
HB2738. By Del. Heckert, Roop, T. Clark and D. Cannon - Expanding the reasons that an executive director may create, merge, or dissolve a public defender corporation - To the Judiciary then Finance
HB2739. By Del. Crouse, Dean, Horst, White, Brooks, Phillips, Masters, Amos and D. Cannon - To remove the helmet law in West Virginia. - To Finance then the Judiciary
HB2740. By Del. Pritt, Clay, Moore, T. Clark, Stephens, Chiarelli, Coop-Gonzalez, Crouse, Drennan and Maynor - To establish requirements for adult supervision on county school buses - To Education then Finance
HB2741. By Del. Pritt, Willis, Bridges, Stephens, Chiarelli, Ferrell, Crouse and Drennan - Prohibit the use of electronic devices for learning in all classrooms grades 3 and below - To Education
HB2742. By Del. Riley, Linville and D. Cannon - Relating to creating limited waiver from certificate of public convenience and necessity requirement for certain water or sewer services projects. - To Energy and Public Works
HB2743. By Del. Coop-Gonzalez - To remove sales tax for food bought in vending machines - To Finance
HB2744. By Del. W. Clark and Williams - Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act - To the Judiciary
HB2745. By Del. W. Clark, Hall and Williams - Uniform Special Deposits Act - To the Judiciary
HB2746. By Del. Hornby, Chiarelli and Ellington - Relating to Vape Shop Regulations - To the Judiciary
HB2747. By Del. Hornby, Holstein, Funkhouser, J. Cannon and Horst - Relating to fleeing a DUI - To the Judiciary
HB2749. By Del. Burkhammer - Permitting volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies and departments to use certain funds to employ or contract with certified firefighters - To the Judiciary then Finance
HB2750. By Del. Pushkin, Hornbuckle and Hamilton - Increasing access to contraceptive drugs, devices, and procedures (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
HB2751. By Del. Butler, Pinson, Parsons, Rohrbach, Fehrenbacher, Gearheart, Anderson, Crouse, Statler, Ellington and Linville - To grant Mason County and the Town of Henderson special district excise taxes. - To Finance
HB2752. By Del. Crouse, Drennan, Dean, Horst, White, Brooks, Clay and D. Cannon - Relating to riding a motorcycle while standing - To Government Organization
HB2753. By Del. Ridenour, Ward, Butler, Hillenbrand, Mallow, Roop, Jennings, Jeffries, Kimble, Martin and Mazzocchi - Establish time limits on Legislators becoming lobbyists - To the Judiciary
HB2754. By Del. Ridenour, Martin, Petitto, Phillips, Maynor, Hillenbrand, Jennings, Roop, Butler, Mallow and Jeffries - Banning Foreign backed spending on State Ballot Issues - To the Judiciary
HB2755. By Del. Hornby, Ellington, Holstein, Akers, Maynor, Willis, Kyle, Riley, Street, Chiarelli and Phillips - To provide that the West Virginia Board of Education may promulgate rules or policies to be submitted to the Legislature for review - To Education
HB2756. By Del. Ridenour, Butler, Dillon, Kump, Roop, Jennings, Gearheart, Kimble, Petitto, Maynor and Flanigan - Relating to legal actions concerning the exercise of a person’s constitutional rights - To the Judiciary
HB2757. By Del. Ridenour, Jennings, Petitto, Phillips, Maynor, Hillenbrand, Roop, Kimble, Butler, Mallow and Funkhouser - Relating to the Anti-Terrorism Act - To the Judiciary
HB2758. By Del. Ridenour, Martin, Ward, Butler, Mallow, Roop, Jennings, Phillips, Maynor, Kump and Kimble - Prohibiting geo-engineering - To Energy and Public Works then the Judiciary
HB2759. By Del. Ridenour, Ward, Butler, Hillenbrand, Phillips, Kump, Roop, Jennings, Gearheart, Funkhouser and Kimble - Increasing penalties for Corruption - To the Judiciary
HB2760. By Del. Hornby, Ellington, Horst, D. Smith, Chiarelli, Willis, Kyle, Crouse, Holstein, Statler and Sheedy - To allow for the implementation of Educational Software in West Virginia public schools (FN) - To Education then Finance
HB2761. By Del. Akers, Maynor, Barnhart, Criss and D. Cannon - Relating to generally to magistrate courts - To the Judiciary
HB2762. By Del. Hornby, Chiarelli, Willis and Rohrbach - Tobacco Products Excise Tax Act (FN) - To Finance
HB2763. By Del. Pushkin, Hansen and Hamilton - Adding “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the categories covered by the Human Rights Act and WV Fair Housing Act (FN) - To Energy and Public Works then the Judiciary
HB2764. By Del. Pushkin, Hornbuckle, Hansen, Lewis and Hamilton - Creating the Independent Redistricting Commission of the Joint Committee on Government and Finance - To the Judiciary then Finance
HB2765. By Del. Pushkin, Hornbuckle, Hansen, Lewis and Hamilton - Relating to certification of a patient’s eligibility for medical cannabis - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2766. By Del. Pushkin, Hornbuckle, Lewis, Pritt and Hamilton - Providing tax credits to provide vehicles to certain persons (FN) - To Finance
HB2767. By Del. Pushkin, Hornbuckle, Hamilton, Lewis and Pritt - Establishing workers cooperative corporations - To Energy and Public Works then the Judiciary
HB2768. By Del. Pushkin and Lewis - Relating to the juvenile justice reform oversight committee (FN) - To the Judiciary then Finance
HB2769. By Del. Pushkin and Lewis - Relating to the members of the Public Service Commission - To Energy and Public Works then the Judiciary
HB2770. By Del. Pushkin and Lewis - Requiring the Public Employees Agency and other health insurance providers to provide mental health parity (FN) - To Finance
HB2771. By Del. Pushkin, Hansen and Lewis - Relating to wages of persons with disabilities (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2772. By Del. Pushkin - Relating generally to forfeiture of contraband (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB2773. By Del. Ellington, Willis, Dittman, Jennings, Pritt, Hornby, Toney, Statler, Crouse, T. Clark and Mallow - Higher Ed Rules - To Education
HB2774. By Del. Browning, Stephens, Lucas, Dean, Campbell, Leavitt, Foggin, W. Clark, Riley, Ferrell and Hornby - Coach Protection Act - To the Judiciary
HB2775. By Del. Chiarelli - To permit the sale of non-intoxicating beer - To Government Organization
HB2776. By Del. Crouse, Moore, Pinson, Drennan, Brooks, Phillips, Hornby, Amos, Petitto and Lucas - Requiring Department of Health to report positive Alpha Gal tests to CDC - To Health and Human Resources
HB2777. By Del. Crouse, Burkhammer, White, Petitto, Lucas, Hornby, D. Cannon and McGeehan - Relating to removing requirements to submit certain evidence on behalf of home-schooled children
- To Education
HB2778. By Del. Crouse, W. Clark, Drennan, Lucas, Brooks, Hornby, Dean, Masters, Amos and Clay - To remove the taxation on burials, funerals and cremation (FN) - To Finance
HB2779. By Del. Crouse, Drennan, Brooks, Petitto, Clay and D. Cannon - To require cameras in every classroom and room where children are present (FN) - To Education then Finance
HB2780. By Del. Crouse, Dean, W. Clark, Drennan, Brooks, Amos, Petitto and Clay - Providing any employee working 20 hours or more per week in a licensed child care center or certified family child care (FCC) home is eligible for a child care subsidy, regardless of their household income - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
HB2781. By Del. Hornby, White, Akers, Holstein, Crouse, Mallow, Ellington, Masters, McGeehan and Willis - Relating to the meaning of residence for the Purpose of Bail - To the Judiciary
HB2782. By Del. Hillenbrand, Kump, Chiarelli, Phillips, Sheedy, W. Clark, Burkhammer, Brooks and Ellington - Relating to “In God We Trust” signs donated in schools - To Education then the Judiciary
HB2783. By Del. Hott, Fehrenbacher and Ward - Relating to rules for hunting antlered deer (FN) - To Government Organization
HB2784. By Del. Hott, Green, Hall, Fehrenbacher, Burkhammer and Jennings - To reaffirm and enhance the workers compensation exclusive remedy rule or doctrine - To the Judiciary then Finance
HB2785. By Del. Hott, Green, Kelly, Hall, Fehrenbacher and Ward - To provide for transparency of the expenditure of dental health care plan premiums - To Finance
HB2786. By Del. Hott, Green, Kelly, Chiarelli, Browning, Street, W. Clark, Ward and Jennings - Relating to allowing a personal income tax exemption for First Responders - To Finance
HB2787. By Del. Hott, Riley, Green, Kelly, Barnhart, Hall, Fehrenbacher, Browning, Chiarelli, Street and Lucas - To permit the county commission of each county to lease, rent or to permit the use of a county owned wireless tower or any portion thereof, with exceptions - To Government Organization
HB2788. By Del. Hott, Green, Kelly, Barnhart, Hall, W. Clark and Ward - Allowing West Virginia State Police officers to bank sick leave and use it towards their years of service or to fund their health insurance - To Finance
HB2789. By Del. Roop, Maynor and Brooks - Unconscious patients in the ICU - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2790. By Del. Hott, Green, Barnhart and Hall - Relating to merging of intrastate banks - To Finance
HB2791. By Del. Hott, Green, Kelly, Hall, Fehrenbacher, Chiarelli, W. Clark and Ward - Public Adjuster Professional Standards Reform Act - To the Judiciary then Finance
HB2792. By Del. McGeehan, Anders, Chiarelli, Pritt, Holstein, Willis, Hornby and Brooks - Exempting social security benefits from personal income tax (FN) - To Finance
HB2793. By Del. McGeehan, Anders, Chiarelli, Pritt, Coop-Gonzalez, Brooks, Vance, Dean, Burkhammer, White and Kimble - Relating to regulating billboards displaying messages about the availability of abortions in states bordering West Virginia - To the Judiciary
HB2794. By Del. McGeehan, Anders, Chiarelli, Pritt, Burkhammer, Holstein, White, Mallow, Brooks, Vance and Dean - Life at Conception Act of 2025 - To the Judiciary
HB2795. By Del. McGeehan, Chiarelli, Pritt, Brooks, Vance, Dean and White - Relating to protecting and advancing the substantial public policies of this state - To Government Organization
HB2796. By Del. Worrell - Relating to codifying the guidelines for nutritionally adequate school breakfasts and lunches - To Health and Human Resources then Education
HB2797. By Del. Statler - Relating to who may diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder as a compensable injury or disease under workers compensation (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
HB2798. By Del. Willis, Dean, Ellington, Dittman, Stephens, J. Cannon, Hornby, Barnhart and White - Relating to the establishment of a trades based elective course for public high school students - To Education
HB2799. By Del. Kimble, Akers, White, Mazzocchi, Street, Phillips, Dean, Bridges, Anders, Heckert and Kump - Prohibiting the termination of employment of an employee who defends themselves from an attack inside workplace - To the Judiciary
HB2800. By Del. G. Howell, Masters, Hillenbrand, Stephens and Hite - Requiring PSC modify processes regarding trash hauling rates - To Energy and Public Works then Government Organization
HB2801. By Del. Ridenour, Butler, Jennings, Funkhouser, Kimble, Mazzocchi, Mallow, Roop, Petitto, Jeffries and Hillenbrand - Relating to government procurement of electric vehicles - To Government Organization then the Judiciary
HB2802. By Del. Pinson and Burkhammer - Relating to in-service traning credits for law-enforcement officers - To the Judiciary
HB2803. By Del. Pinson - Relating to environmental clean-up for motor vehicle crashes - To Energy and Public Works
HB2804. By Del. Linville, Rohrbach, Lucas, Browning, Hite and Hornby - Enhancing penalties for assault on athletic officials - To the Judiciary
HB2805. By Del. Stephens, T. Clark, Pritt, Moore, Dittman, Hornby, Mallow, Barnhart, Sheedy, Willis and Maynor - Increase the penalties for contempt of court in a magistrate court - To the Judiciary
HB2806. By Del. Akers and Roop - Real property sales listing form - To the Judiciary then Finance
HB2807. By Del. Brooks and Green - Move marina gas tax proceeds to DNR Law enforcement division (FN) - To Finance
HB2808. By Del. Ridenour, Ward, Butler, Hillenbrand, Roop, Phillips, Maynor, Jeffries, Flanigan and Marple - To ensure that West Virginia law enforcement entities are not compelled or commandeered by federal authorities to conduct activities that violate our citizens’ Constitutional rights (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB2809. By Del. Pritt, T. Clark, Chiarelli, Brooks and Coop-Gonzalez - To remove the 2 year timeframe for medical malpractice suits to be filed ONLY for individuals who were minors when they had their procedures performed - To the Judiciary
HB2810. By Del. Coop-Gonzalez - To provide requirements relating to education of students and young adults about unplannned pregnancy options - To Health and Human Resources then Education
HB2811. By Del. Coop-Gonzalez - To prohibit placement of children in unlicensed organizations - To the Judiciary
HB2812. By Del. Pritt and Chiarelli - Relating to placing a cap on insurance copays - To Finance