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There are 44 bill(s) regarding Environment

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 11 Orphan Oil and Gas Well Prevention Act Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  02/12/25 
SB 14 Relating to nonferrous metal sales and transportation to secondary recycler Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  02/12/25 
SB 107 Relating to real property, tax, and registration requirements associated with carbon offset agreements Pending  Senate Natural Resources Committee  02/12/25 
SB 281 Relating to real property, tax, and registration requirements associated with carbon offset agreements Pending  Senate Natural Resources Committee  02/12/25 
SB 575 Defining community air monitoring Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/24/25 
SB 592 Relating generally to aboveground storage tanks Pending    2nd Reading  04/11/25 
SB 699 Protecting environment and humans from geo-engineering experiments Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  03/05/25 
SB 720 Requiring declaration of pooled units be filed with drilling permits Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  03/06/25 
SB 730 Establishing Forest Carbon Registry Rejected      04/02/25 
SB 734 Repealing section creating A. James Manchin Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
SB 797 Relating to Public Water System Supply Commission Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  03/18/25 
SB 823 Clarifying and separating duties between Division of Emergency Management and DEP Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 29, 2025)
SB 842 Establishing Fueling Modern Life Act Pending  Senate Natural Resources Committee  03/20/25 
SB 855 Relating to incentive program to promote beverage container recycling Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  03/20/25 
SB 904 Clarifying requirements for Commissioner of Bureau for Public Health Pending    2nd Reading  04/10/25 
SB 923 Creating WV Litter Control and Environmental Cleanup Act Pending  Senate Natural Resources Committee  03/24/25 
SB 940 Relating to Water Pollution Control Act PASS      04/11/25 
HB 2179 To require the Department of Environmental Protection to assume responsibility of cost and permitting of dams that are deemed to be under state control Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  02/12/25 
HB 2186 Relating to requiring local governments to provide matching funds for grants from the Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program Pending  House Local Government Committee  02/13/25 
HB 2205 Relating to microreactor development Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  03/29/25 
HB 2412 Relating to allowing the use of degraded properties as an approved location to place solar panels utilized by power generating units Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  02/17/25 
HB 2414 Relating to Well Location Restrictions Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  02/17/25 
HB 2416 Allowing increased civil administrative penalties to be promulgated by legislative rules of by the Department of Environmental Protection Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/17/25 
HB 2417 Relating to requiring disclosure of the lawful activity that is the basis of a permit application with the Department of Environmental Protection Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  02/17/25 
HB 2421 Amending surface mining reclamation requirements Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  02/17/25 
HB 2569 To provide a tax credit for businesses who utilize recycling programs or recycling facilities Pending  House Finance Committee  02/18/25 
HB 2758 Prohibiting geo-engineering Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  02/21/25 
HB 2803 Relating to environmental clean-up for motor vehicle crashes Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  02/21/25 
HB 2942 Administration of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Design-Build Pilot Program Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 11, 2025)
HB 2943 Administration of the West Virginia Hazardous Waste Management Act Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 8, 2025)
HB 2995 Fueling Modern Life Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  02/26/25 
HB 3011 Prohibit future wind power projects Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  02/27/25 
HB 3018 Banning state participation in Kyoto protocols and Paris Accord Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  02/27/25 
HB 3025 Relating to a State Water Resources Management Plan Pending  House Economic Development Committee  02/27/25 
HB 3030 Administration of the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Act Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 7, 2025)
HB 3112 Community Air Monitoring Pending  House Energy and Manufacturing Committee  03/04/25 
HB 3217 Relating to notification requirements for environmental spills Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  03/07/25 
HB 3247 Providing a tax credit for obtaining certain certifications by the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  03/07/25 
HB 3415 New and existing Orphan Well Prevention Act Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  03/17/25 
HB 3416 New oil and Gas Well Plugging Assurance Act Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  03/17/25 
HB 3429 Prequalifying consultants for WVDEP- Abandon Mine Lands Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 11, 2025)
HB 3432 Revising the statutes to clarify and separate duties identified in the code between the Division of Emergency Management and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Pending    2nd Reading  04/01/25 
HB 3475 Relating to establishing the West Virginia Clean Water Act of 2025 Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  03/17/25 
HB 3498 Productive Energy Site Reclamation Waiver Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  03/18/25