Bill Status - 2008 Regular Session

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Bill	Title	Status	Committee	Step	Last Action
HB 2017	Increasing benefits of retired state personnel and retired teachers	Pending	House Pensions and Retirement	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2018	Providing for the use of neck braces by football players	Pending	House EDU	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2019	Making the use of permanent replacements for striking workers an unfair labor practice in certain instances	Pending	House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2020	Requiring mine operators to provide notice of hazardous chemical substances and lead exposure to its employees	Pending	Senate Judiciary	Committee	01/18/08
HB 2034	Prohibiting the use of a credit score in casualty insurance rate filings	Pending	House BNK	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2069	Requiring that permanent and temporary battery charging stations in mines be ventilated directly to the return on a separate split of air	Pending	House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2077	Increasing the amount of mine subsidence insurance reinsured by the board of risk management	Pending	House BNK	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2084	Requiring the State Board of Education to promulgate rule implementing a tornado safety awareness plan in public schools	Pending	House EDU	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2107	Promoting contributions to the maintenance and improvement of state parks	Pending	House Finance	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2108	Making armed assault or conspiracy to commit armed assault upon school property or school personnel or students a felony	Pending	House EDU	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2109	Crediting a deceased teacher's sick leave toward continued insurance coverage for a surviving spouse and other dependents	Pending	House Finance	Committee	02/07/08
HB 2113	Changing the amount a person can earn while receiving unemployment benefits	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2167	Prohibiting the use of a person's credit history in insurance transactions	Pending	House BNK	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2168	Relating to credit card solicitation on college campuses	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2170	Providing that alleged victims of domestic violence or abuse have the right to have a person of their choosing present when they are interviewed by law-enforcement officers or the prosecuting attorney	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2172	Providing that candidates for statewide political office belonging to the party with the most registered voters in the state be placed in a preeminent position on the election ballot	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2175	Relating to the unauthorized acquisition of data that compromises the security, confidentiality, or integrity of personal information maintained by the data collector	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2186	Providing that personnel carriers used to transport miners must be maintained at the working section	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2214	Providing that a legally unlicensed personal care home may house up to four unrelated residents if there is at least one full-time employee working at the home	Pending	House HHR	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2222	Authorizing the Governor to appoint an additional member to the Surface Mine Board that represents the interest of labor	Pending	House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2224	Increasing the minimum annual disability benefits amount for a state police officer injured in performance of his or her duties	Pending	House Pensions and Retirement	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2230	Providing an employee the right to decline to work more than forty hours in a workweek	Pending	House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2231	Requiring employers to pay nurses at their regular rate of pay for all the time they are on-call on the employer's premises	Pending	House HHR	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2252	Giving local authorities the authority to decrease the speed limit on streets and highways where school buses travel in its jurisdiction	Pending	House Roads and Transportation	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2294	Requiring a certified person to examine underground mines after cutting and welding has been performed	Pending	House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2295	Making the senior citizens discount on campground rental fees at state parks available year-round	Pending	House A&N	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2296	Establishing the consumer's right to know regarding telemarketers and requiring certain vendors to use only persons authorized to work in the United States	Pending	House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2297	Providing a ten percent discount to residents at state parks and forests	Pending	House A&N	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2298	Providing for increased compensation for aides and paraprofessionals with large numbers of pupils in kindergarten and grades one through six	Pending	House EDU	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2299	Allowing state employees to take paid leave to attend parent-teacher conference for their children	Pending	House Government Organization	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2302	Requiring the superintendent or owner of a mine to sign the fire boss record book daily	Pending	House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2310	Extending unemployment compensation benefits when special circumstances exist	Pending	House Government Organization	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2346	Prohibiting certain employers from meeting and communicating with employees regarding the employer's political, religious, or labor organizing activities	Pending	House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2357	Limiting the exemption given to buildings used wholly as dwelling houses for no more than two families to those buildings only when owner-occupied	Pending	House Government Organization	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2381	Establishing school service personnel class title and pay grade for the positions of "Administrative Assistant" and "Legal Secretary"	Pending	House EDU	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2398	Amending certain provisions involving dental hygienists	Pending	House HHR	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2410	Relating to the removal of the exemption for government employees performing electrical work on government property from having to possess an electrician's license	Pending	House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2413	Creating the Student and Family Privacy Protection Act	Pending	House EDU	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2418	Increasing certain county boards of education personnel salaries	Pending	House EDU	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2433	Providing for the Public Employment Relations Act	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2438	Requiring employers to provide health insurance to employees working on public improvement projects	Pending	House HHR	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2452	Providing an exemption from gross income for certain members of volunteer fire departments, for state personal income tax purposes	Pending	House Finance	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2459	Salary increase for sanitarian employees of the division of health	Pending	House Government Organization	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2471	Creating a presumption of compensability for cardiovascular injury or disease or pulmonary disease suffered by a professional firefighter	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2489	Allowing the State Superintendent of Schools to designate certain geographical areas as a "School Choice Zone"	Pending	House EDU	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2491	Providing meetings and conference rights for members of municipal fire departments	Pending	House Political Subdivisions	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2496	Requiring contractors awarded state public works construction projects to meet time restrictions for the completion of a public works construction project	Pending	House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2509	Relating to the definition of gross income for purposes of determining child support	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2562	Requiring nursing homes to publicly post staffing information and granting rights to family councils	Pending	House HHR	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2570	Requiring the Director of the Division of Natural Resources to ensure that stocking trout are evenly distributed	Pending	House A&N	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2572	Prohibiting the establishment of methadone treatment programs and clinics except those operated by comprehensive community mental health centers	Pending	House HHR	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2708	Relating to electronic requisition format approved by the Auditor	Pending	House Government Organization	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2711	Providing that fire officers may use adjacent property to prevent fire from spreading	Pending	Senate Judiciary	Committee	02/05/08
HB 2730	Reducing the ratio of school nurses to school children	Pending	House EDU	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2739	Providing veterans' death certificates to families and funeral directors at no cost	Pending	Senate Finance	Committee	02/26/08
HB 2768	Creating a presumption of compensability for cardiovascular injury or disease of professional firefighters	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2806	Relating to setting in which a dental hygienist may perform their duties without direct supervision	Pending	House HHR	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2850	Setting standards for assignment of high school athletic directors	Pending	House EDU	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2964	Relating to pawnbrokers obtaining a signed statement affirming ownership from a seller or pledgor on all sale or pawn transactions	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2994	Establishing criminal penalties for interfering with medical treatment of a railroad employee	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 2995	Increasing the amount of annual and incremental salary increases for eligible state employees	Pending	House Finance	Committee	01/09/08
HB 3010	West Virginia Public School Employment Relations Act	Pending	House EDU	Committee	01/09/08
HB 3026	Relating to overtime and holiday pay for classified employees	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 3061	Prohibiting the use of credit scoring as a consideration in calculating insurance rates in homeowners or automobile liability policies	Pending	House BNK	Committee	01/09/08
HB 3062	Relating to providing for liens upon proceeds or awards of a child support obligor from Workers' Compensation awards	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 3063	The West Virginia Counter-Terrorism Act of 2007	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 3130	Giving the Insurance Commissioner the power to regulate and penalize self-insured employers	Pending	House BNK	Committee	01/09/08
HB 3156	Relating to issuing a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth	Pending	House HHR	Committee	01/09/08
HB 3179	Relating to unlawful possession of deadly weapons by a minor	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 3227	Providing the option for certain former state employees who were members of the Public Employees Retirement System to transfer to the State Teachers' Retirement System	Pending	House Finance	Committee	01/09/08
HB 3247	Relating to the agreement among states to elect the president by national popular vote	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 3258	Prohibiting elected state officials from becoming lobbyist for two years	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/09/08
HB 4004	Providing funds for the maintenance, repair and preservation of statues on the State Capitol grounds from lottery proceeds	Pending	House Finance	Committee	02/08/08
HB 4005	Extending the alternative-fuel motor vehicle tax credit for ten years and making the credit retroactive from the expiration date of the initial credit	Pending	House Finance	Committee	01/09/08
HB 4013	Requiring the Director of the Division of Veterans' Affairs to establish a healthcare database	Pending	House Finance	Committee	02/14/08
HB 4030	Requiring that workplace fatalities be reported to the Division of Labor	Pending	Senate Judiciary	Committee	02/18/08
HB 4031	Agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/11/08
HB 4038	Allowing the Division of Labor to promulgate Rules to license elevator workers	Signed		Governor	04/08/08
HB 4048	Providing that all employees have the right to review and copy the contents of their personnel file	Pending	House Finance	Committee	02/13/08
HB 4053	Protecting computer owners and users from computer spyware	Pending	Senate Judiciary	Committee	02/01/08
HB 4060	Extending the deadline for submission of the written plan for participation in the pilot program for increased powers for municipal self government	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/17/08
HB 4072	Clarifying that the Board of Registration for Professional Engineers is subject to a regulatory board review	Signed		Governor	04/08/08
HB 4073	Clarifying that the Board of Examinations in Counseling is subject to a regulatory board review	Signed		Governor	04/08/08
HB 4075	Providing for a video recording device monitoring system during Amber Alert periods	Signed		Governor	04/08/08
HB 4077	Authorizing municipalities to provide administrative procedures for the assessment and collection of delinquent municipal fees	Pending	House Government Organization	Committee	01/17/08
HB 4085	Relating to regulatory review of the West Virginia Acupuncture Board	Signed		Governor	04/08/08
HB 4096	Creating a "Sudan Divestment Procedure"	Pending	House Finance	Committee	01/21/08
HB 4116	Providing low-income workers with a refundable state tax credit based on the federal Earned Income Tax Credits	Pending	House Finance	Committee	01/21/08
HB 4145	Establishing the West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau Accreditation Board and requiring accreditation standards for convention and visitors bureaus	Pending	House Government Organization	Committee	01/23/08
HB 4149	Levying a minimum corporation income tax	Pending	House Finance	Committee	01/23/08
HB 4150	Requiring the purchasing of American-made flags with state funds	Signed		Governor	04/08/08
HB 4161	Increasing the Public Service Commission appointees and requiring that there be one appointee from each congressional district and two at-large appointments	Pending	House Government Organization	Committee	01/24/08
HB 4287	Clarifying that certain funds are authorized investments for funds of political subdivisions	Signed		Governor	04/08/08
HB 4288	Pertaining to the matching program of the deferred compensation plan for state employees	Pending	House Finance	Committee	01/25/08
HB 4290	Relating to electronic commerce	Signed		Governor	04/08/08
HB 4295	Comprehensive Child Welfare Commission	Pending	House Government Organization	Committee	01/28/08
HB 4297	Enabling creditors to collect upon their judgements from debtors who often attempt to defeat such judgments	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	01/28/08
HB 4311	Exempting Division of Natural Resources conservation officers' retirement pensions form state income tax	Pending	House Pensions and Retirement	Committee	01/29/08
HB 4313	Waving tuition and fees for members of the WV State Police	Pending	House Finance	Committee	02/22/08
HB 4317	Relating to using alternate medical facilities under West Virginia's emergency response plan	Pending	House HHR	Committee	01/29/08
HB 4328	Excluding the service of a poll worker from being considered a prohibited political activity	Signed		Governor	04/08/08
HB 4342	Creating a State Trail Authority within the West Virginia Development Office	Pending	House Government Organization	Committee	01/30/08
HB 4347	Compensating state troopers for call-back time	Pending	House Finance	Committee	01/31/08
HB 4348	Adding language to the code for fees for tests and certificates that were already imposed	Signed		Governor	04/08/08
HB 4353	Increasing compensation for conservation officers	Pending	House A&N	Committee	01/31/08
HB 4368	Reducing acts of student violence and disruptive behavior and increasing penalties for chronically disruptive students	Signed		Governor	04/08/08
HB 4369	Establishing a West Virginia State Trooper's Association leave donation program	Pending	House Government Organization	Committee	02/01/08
HB 4371	Increasing compensation of membership of the West Virginia State Police	Pending	House Government Organization	Committee	02/01/08
HB 4380	Increasing protections to beneficiaries of structured settlements as they relate to settlement transfers	Pending	House BNK	Committee	02/01/08
HB 4382	Permitting employee and retiree organizations to obtain state employees' home addresses	Pending	House Government Organization	Committee	02/04/08
HB 4390	Relating to the commissioner's rule-making authority for workers' compensation	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	02/04/08
HB 4405	Allowing an additional "pari-mutuel racing facility" in north central West Virginia	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	02/04/08
HB 4410	Providing a one-time supplement to retirement benefits for certain annuitants and survivor beneficiaries	Pending	House Finance	Committee	02/14/08
HB 4423	Ensuring that beer kegs are not considered scrap metal unless received directly from a beer manufacturer	Signed		Governor	04/08/08
HB 4424	Requiring the Office of Miners Health and Safety to employ qualified diesel inspectors	Pending	House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business	Committee	02/05/08
HB 4442	Relating to payment of various medical expenses and equipment on behalf of disabled members of the West Virginia State Police	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	02/06/08
HB 4443	Creating the offense of carrying, using or possessing a firearm or other destructive device during the commission of a drug related crime	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	02/06/08
HB 4447	Healthy Families Act	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	02/06/08
HB 4451	Permitting Information Act	Pending	House Government Organization	Committee	02/07/08
HB 4456	Relating to replacing unuseable athletic facilities	Pending	House EDU	Committee	02/07/08
HB 4466	Expanding the powers of the Office of Consumer Advocacy within the Office of the Insurance Commissioner	Tabled		2nd Reading	02/29/08
HB 4471	Making certain changes to the West Virginia State Police Retirement System	Signed		Governor	04/08/08
HB 4505	Allowing fireworks displays on public school property upon approval of the State Superintendent of Schools and the State Fire Marshal	Pending	House EDU	Committee	02/12/08
HB 4516	Allowing certain state employees to be paid for unused sick leave days once per year	Pending	House Finance	Committee	02/13/08
HB 4520	Health Insurance for Employees	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	02/19/08
HB 4527	Allowing county commissions to regulate subdivisions and land development without adopting a plan	Signed		Governor	04/08/08
HB 4528	Requiring mandatory community service upon conviction of a misdemeanor offense of driving under the influence and creating a central registry	Pending	House Roads and Transportation	Committee	02/14/08
HB 4554	Testing school bus operators every other year	Vetoed		Governor	03/28/08
HB 4558	Changing the definition of "small employer" to include the self-employed	Pending	House BNK	Committee	02/14/08
HB 4563	Relating to updating the foreclosure process on trust deeds	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	02/14/08
HB 4564	Increasing the pay grade of cafeteria managers	Pending	House EDU	Committee	02/14/08
HB 4567	Attracting private investment for the financing, construction and operation of additional lodging units at Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park	Signed		Governor	04/08/08
HB 4577	Removing certain exceptions in the definitions of employer and employee covered by the West Virginia minimum wage law	Pending	House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business	Committee	02/15/08
HB 4580	Designating the seventh day of December, "Pearl Harbor Day," as a legal state holiday	Pending	House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security	Committee	02/15/08
HB 4585	Exempting all military income from personal income taxes	Pending	House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security	Committee	02/15/08
HB 4610	Giving state institutions of higher education more flexibility in the planning and operation of their schools	Pending	House EDU	Committee	02/18/08
HB 4613	Increasing protection to beneficiaries of structured settlements as they relate to settlement transfers	Signed		Governor	04/08/08
HB 4685	Creating the West Virginia Smoke Detector Act	Pending	House Judiciary	Committee	02/18/08
HB 4700	Providing standards for hospitals' charity care programs and bad debt collection programs	Pending	House Finance	Committee	02/18/08