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There are 48 bill(s) regarding Courts

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 98 Adding grievance and appellate procedures for individuals participating in DMV safety and treatment program Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/12/25 
SB 181 Requiring payments to court-appointed attorneys be reimbursed or denied within 30 days of voucher submission Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/12/25 
SB 189 Allowing for testimony of spouses in criminal case Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/12/25 
SB 247 Substance Abuse Intervention Act Pending  Senate Select Committee on Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Committee  02/12/25 
SB 425 Relating to partisan judge and magistrate elections Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/13/25 
SB 428 Patrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Memorial Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/13/25 
SB 589 Providing pay increases to members of judiciary Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/24/25 
SB 590 Clarifying conditions for pretrial release and maximum bail amount for certain defendants Pending  Senate Select Committee on Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Committee  02/25/25 
SB 620 Relating to time for appeal in Intermediate Court of Appeals Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/27/25 
SB 621 Authorizing digital court records Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 22, 2025)
SB 622 Authorizing compensation for certain lower court staff Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/04/25 
SB 623 Specifying circumstances in which senior judges and justices may be recalled to service Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/27/25 
SB 625 Relating to judges disqualifying themselves in certain instances Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/27/25 
SB 641 Updating time frame for scheduling of hearing on petition for eviction Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/03/25 
SB 648 Requiring courts to interpret statutes and regulations Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  03/03/25 
SB 655 Providing limited immunity for mental health providers who are involved in mental hygiene checks Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/26/25 
SB 703 Allowing Supreme Court of Appeals discretion to create uniform pay scales for all levels of judicial support staff Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/05/25 
SB 704 Relating to reports of circuit court proceedings Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/05/25 
SB 806 Reorganizing several provisions of bail statutes Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/19/25 
HB 2028 Relating to granting the Intermediate Court of Appeals jurisdiction to hear certified questions Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/12/25 
HB 2035 Establishing pilot program for Public Guardian Ad Litem Services Pending  House Finance Committee  03/14/25 
HB 2125 Relating to defining a newborn safety device Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/12/25 
HB 2195 Regarding continuing education requirements and compensation of Guardians Ad Litem Pending  House Courts Committee  02/13/25 
HB 2537 To make the posting of a summons in a conspicuous place on rental property acceptable service when a tenant is unavailable for personal service Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/18/25 
HB 2550 Modifying the process by which a Defendant is entitled to a trial by jury in municipal court Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/18/25 
HB 2566 Relating generally to allowing the Supreme Court of Appeals discretion to create uniform pay scales for all levels of judicial support staff. Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  04/03/25 
HB 2684 To provide compensation to those who have been adversely affected by the actions of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeal’s Judicial Investigative Committee Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/20/25 
HB 2738 Expanding the reasons that an executive director may create, merge, or dissolve a public defender corporation Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/21/25 
HB 2761 Relating generally to magistrate courts Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 7, 2025)
HB 2805 Increase the penalties for contempt of court in a magistrate court Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/21/25 
HB 2910 Second Look Sentencing Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/24/25 
HB 2911 Regarding continuing education requirements and compensation of Guardians Ad Litem Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/24/25 
HB 3093 To provide for immunity for mental health providers who are involved in mental hygiene checks. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/03/25 
HB 3111 To provide pay increases to members of the judiciary Vetoed  Vetoed
HB 3141 Private or government, to pay an additional fee during eminent domain proceedings Pending  House Finance Committee  03/04/25 
HB 3245 Directing the Supreme Court of Appeals to create a pilot domestic violence court in Kanawha County Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/07/25 
HB 3271 Authorizing digital court records Pending    2nd Reading  03/21/25 
HB 3272 Relating to eviction proceedings Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 11, 2025)
HB 3273 Recognizing authority of Supreme Court of Appeals to recall senior judges and justices in specified circumstances Pending  House Courts Committee  03/12/25 
HB 3274 Relating to reports of circuit court proceedings Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
HB 3275 Update timing for appeals Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
HB 3323 To expand the Law-Enforcement-Assisted Diversion program to include felonies in circuit court Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/12/25 
HB 3338 Allow child witness testify remotely in situations deemed traumatic by judge Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 10, 2025)
HB 3431 To reorganize several key provisions of bail statutes with an emphasis on application of factors for certain bail determinations. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/17/25 
HB 3461 To change the election dates for intermediate court of appeals judges to the genreal elections Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/17/25 
HB 3463 To move the election of Supreme Court Justices to the general election Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/17/25 
HB 3464 To establish civil liability for judges who knowingly violate the law, conduct unlawful hearings, or abuse litigants in the performance of their duties Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/17/25 
HB 3479 Reinstituting the maintenance of actions for alienation of affection and criminal conversation Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/18/25