State Senate

Monday, March 24, 2025 – 41st Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

THIRD READING

• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 1: Requiring utility work and road paving coordination
• Eng. SB 100: Allowing members of State Police retirement system to use accrued leave as credit toward retirement
• Eng. SB 105: Updating retirement eligibility for certain sheriffs (original similar to SB 192)
• Eng. SB 579: Relating to Home Rule Reform
• Eng. SB 743: Adjusting percentage of tax retained by clerk of county commission for certain purposes
• Eng. SB 747: Relating to Real Estate License Act (original similar to HB 2010)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2129: Creating the Parents Bill of Rights.
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2331: Relating to authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules

SECOND READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 128: Preventing courts from ordering services at higher rate than Medicaid
• Com. Sub. for SB 595: Creating Mountain Bike Responsibility Act
• Com. Sub. for SB 721: Authorizing use of unmanned aerial vehicles to track certain mortally wounded wild animals
• Com. Sub. for SB 800: Relating to insurance holding company systems
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2158: Relating to removal of a sunset clause for the West Virginia spay and neuter program - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)

FIRST READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 54: Requiring age-appropriate instruction on Holocaust in public schools
• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 587: Relating generally to government contracting
• SB 655: Providing for immunity for mental health providers who are involved in mental hygiene checks (original similar to HB 3093)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2382: Camping ban on certain public property. (Com. amend. pending)
• Eng. HB 2402: Relating to providing access to medical records; providing access to a minor’s medical record - (Com. amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2411: To provide and change graduation requirements and change duties relating to academic content standards

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9:30 a.m.: Government Organization (208W)

• Com. Sub. For SB 810: Clarifying requirements for administration of anesthesia
• Com. Sub. For SB 820: Whistleblower Protection Fund Act
• Com. Sub. For SB 802: Establishing absent voter ballot tracking system to display status of early ballots and absent voter ballots to voters
• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. SB 570: Requiring economic impact statements for certain legislative rules
• SB 839: Requiring Division of Labor establish separate rules for residential or commercial plumbing
• SB 855: Relating to incentive program to promote beverage container recycling

9:30 a.m.: Education (451M)

• SB 755: Establishing WV Secondary School Athletic Trainer and Career Technical Education Program Act
• SB 261: Reorganizing School Building Authority as School Maintenance Authority
• SB 89: Creating alternative high-risk population public charter schools

10:50 a.m.: Committee on Rules (219M – Senate President’s Conference Room)

1 p.m.: Workforce (208W)

• Presentations

• Tim Thomas, General Manager, Mountain Transit Authority
• Paula Smith, Executive Director, TriRiver Transit Authority

1 p.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure (451M)

• SB 722: Creating WV Short Line Railroad Modernization Act
• SB 792: Requiring drivers to observe same safety requirements regarding railroad crossing when on-track equipment is present
• Com. Sub. for SB 794: Designating certain roads as permitting high clearance 4x4 vehicles only
• SB 807: Exempting automobiles 25 years or older from personal property taxes

2 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 505: Ensuring Reliable and Affordable Electricity Act
• Com. Sub. for SB 730: Establishing Forest Carbon Registry
• Com. Sub. for SB 763: Creating Public Electrical Savings Act

2 p.m.: Pensions (451M)

• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 589: Providing pay increases to members of judiciary
• SB 874: Permitting current home confinement officers to participate in Emergency Medical Services Retirement Plan

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• Com. Sub for SB 617: Discouraging gang activity
• HB 2123: Modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian or custodian for child abuse
• Com. Sub. for SB 761: Creating Joel Archer Substance Abuse Intervention Act

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Com. Sub. for SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor
• Com. Sub. for SB 585: Relating to Cohen Craddock Student Athlete Safety Act
• Com. Sub. for SB 646: Increasing non-traditional instruction days for WV teachers
• SB 840: Relating to nonresident income tax for natural resources royalty payments received from lessees
• SB 725: Relating to unlawful expenditures by local fiscal bodies
• Com. Sub. for SB 474: Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
• Com. Sub. for SB 439: Relating to taxation of wind power projects
• SB 577: Clarifying prohibited practices by manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor branch when providing new motor vehicle to dealer

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Senate Bills to be Introduced Monday, March 24, 2025

• SB 881: Modifying authority of certain higher education entities to sell and transfer property (Woodrum, Oliverio; Education then Government Organization)
• SB 882: Relating to utilities (Phillips, Hart; Energy, Industry and Mining then Finance)
• SB 883: Providing director of WV Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training discretion and authority in certain appointments (Phillips; Energy, Industry and Mining)
• SB 884: Relating to liability for injury or damage resulting from intoxication (Grady; Judiciary)
• SB 885: Creating Tax Expenditure Limitation Act (Willis, Rose; Finance)
• SB 886: Relating to foster child bill of rights (Chapman; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 887: Creating intermediate conservatorship or guardianship process prior to individual being involuntarily committed (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
• SB 888: Relating to testing for individuals in drug treatment (Takubo; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
• SB 889: Creating Sustaining Opportunities for Academics in Rural Schools Act (Rucker; Education then Finance)
• SB 890: Relating to agency changes to auctioneers (FN) (Thorne; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 891: Creating State Central Legal Advertising website (Helton, Barrett, Roberts; Finance)
• SB 892: Relating to property valuation (Woodrum; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 893: Establishing offense of assault upon service animal (Weld; Judiciary)
• SB 894: Relating to King Coal Highway Economic Advisory Board Act (Hart, Rose; Economic Development then Finance)
• SB 895: Relating generally to jurisdiction of Public Service Commission (Hart, Smith, Rose; Judiciary)
• SB 896: Relating to Community School Protection Act (Hart; Education then Finance)
• SB 897: Creating Community Schools Support Act (Hart; Education then Finance)
• SB 898: Allowing DOH to contract for snow removal on secondary roads in Monongalia and Preston counties (FN) (Oliverio, Rose; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 899: Protecting coal and gas minerals from carbon capture practices (Rose, Smith, Azinger, Hart, Martin, Thorne, Willis; Energy, Industry and Mining)
• SB 900: Limiting sale of vape products in WV (Stuart; Judiciary then Health and Human Resources)
• SB 901: Maynard Requiring Department of Health to report positive Alpha Gal tests to CDC (Health and Human Resources)
• SB 902: Securing WV baseload coal generation and ratepayer protection (Helton; Energy, Industry and Mining then Finance)
• SB 903: Relating to Tobacco Products Excise Tax Act (FN) (Takubo; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 904: Clarifying duties and responsibilities of Secretary of Department of Health, Commissioner of Bureau for Public Health, and State Health Officer (Deeds; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 905: Requiring Public Employees Insurance Agency and other health insurance providers to provide payment parity for same services provided by behavioral health, mental health, and medical and surgical health care providers (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 906: Creating Community Schools Funding Formula Revision Act (Hart; Education then Finance)
• SB 907: Relating to High Impact Development Projects (Jeffries; Economic Development)
• SB 908: Requiring the Secretary of the Department of Economic Development to establish a WV Produced or Manufactured Program (Stuart; Economic Development)
• SB 909: Relating to Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain mental health diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (Takubo; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 910: Increasing fee under Uniform Securities from 20 percent to 30 percent (Smith; Finance)
• SB 911: Relating to adjunct teaching permits (Grady; Education)
• SB 912: Relating to student growth assessment program (Grady; Education)
• SB 913: Relating to brain injury screening training (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 914: Relating to testing and attendance requirements for private, parochial, and church schools (Roberts, Rucker; Education)
• SB 915: Providing at least one counselor for every 250 students in public schools and public charter schools (Roberts; Education then Finance)
• SB 916: Creating Agro-Tourism Modernization Act. (FN) (Rucker; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 917: Creating limitation of civil liability for academic medical centers and teaching hospitals affiliated with medical and dental schools (Rucker; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 918: Establishing non-denominational chapel within WV State Capitol building (FN) (Maynard; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 919: Requiring CPS workers to record, via audio, all interactions during CPS visits (Maynard; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 920: Establishing Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission (Maynard; Natural Resources then Finance)
• SB 921: Creating the West Virginia Emergency Medical Services Oversight and Support Act (FN) (Maynard; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 922: Relating to streamlining and enhancing early childhood education and childcare services in WV (FN) (Maynard; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 923: Creating the West Virginia Litter Control and Environmental Cleanup Act (FN) (Maynard; Natural Resources then Finance)
• SB 924: Creating West Virginia Country Roads Mapping and Marketing (Maynard; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 925: Creating needs based assessment for EMS (Maynard; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 926: Requiring WV Department of Education to include optional Firefighter One Class as part of curriculum in grades 9 through 12 (Maynard; Education)
• SB 927: Providing county boards of education option to obtain professional or other liability insurance coverage from other insurance carriers licensed in WV (Azinger; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
• SB 928: Clarifying restrictions of lawful carry of deadly weapons surrounding State Capitol Complex grounds (Maynard; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 929: Restoring Private Schools Act (Hart, Roberts, Rose; Education)
• SB 930: Creating WV constitutional Schools Act (Hart; Education then Finance)
• SB 931: Relating to King Coal Highway Economic Advisory Board (FN) (Hart; Economic Development then Finance)
• SB 932: Combining Legislative Auditor with State Auditor (Chapman; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 933: Reducing regulatory burdens on small entrepreneurs, independent contractors, and sole proprietors while updating outdated revenue thresholds (FN) (Queen; Finance)
• SB 934: Relating to Low Proof Spirits (Queen; Judiciary)
• SCR 21: Requesting study of sexual assault crime rates in WV (Deeds)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Friday, March 21, 2025 (108 – 101 Senate; 7 House)

Bills that Have Completed Legislation as of Friday, March 21, 2025 (17 – 12 Senate; 5 House)

• SB 8: Providing additional sites and devices for newborn safe surrender (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 240: Updating crime of sexual extortion (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 291: Extending time frame for pharmacies to register from annually to biennially (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 358: Authorizing Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules (Signed, 03-20)
• SB 336: Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 443: Authorizing Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board of Examiners to conduct criminal background checks for licensing (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 456: Defining "men" and "women" (Signed, 03-12)
• SB 462: Permitting Board of Occupational Therapy to require criminal history record checks (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 486: Clarifying eligibility requirements to vote in WV elections (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 487: Removing ineligible voters from active voter rolls (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 490: Prohibiting ranked-choice voting in elections in West Virginia (Signed, 03-18)
• HB 2024: Updating the meaning certain terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
• HB 2025: Updating terms in the Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
• HB 2053: Relating to including the United States Space Force in the definition armed forces (Signed, 03-21)
• HB 2222: Relating to authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• HB 2354: Banning certain products from food in West Virginia (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Friday, March 21, 2025 (10 – 5 Senate; 5 House)

• SCR 1: Adopting Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 01-08)
• SCR 2: Authorizing payment of joint expenses (Adopted, 01-08)
• SCR 4: Amending Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 02-12)
• SCR 15: Opposing China's use of UN Resolution 2758 against Taiwan (Adopted, 03-19)
• SCR 20: Recognizing and commending NCSL on its 50th anniversary (Adopted, 03-18)
• HCR 1: Raising a Joint Assembly to open and publish election returns (Adopted, 01-08)
• HCR 2: Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor (Adopted, 01-08)
• HCR 3: Providing for an adjournment of the Legislature until February 12, 2025 (Adopted, 01-08)
• HCR 4: Raising a Joint Assembly to hear remarks of the Governor (Adopted, 01-12)
• HCR 49: Resolution relating to use of industrial sites and the potential impacts on downstream facilities (Adopted, 03-03)

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Friday, March 21, 2025 (5 – 3 Senate; 2 House)

• SB 358: Authorizing Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules (Signed, 03-20)
• SB 456: Defining "men" and "women" (Signed, 03-12)
• SB 490: Prohibiting ranked-choice voting in elections in West Virginia (Signed, 03-18)
• HB 2024: Updating the meaning certain terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
• HB 2025: Updating terms in the Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
• HB 2053: Relating to including the United States Space Force in the definition armed forces (Signed, 03-21)

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on X for updates.

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