Bill Status - 2025 Regular Session
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There are 63 bill(s) regarding Natural Resources
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee | Step | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5 | Establishing Adopt-A-Road program | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 03/03/25 |
| SB 21 | Assessing wildlife impact fee on wind power projects | Pending | Senate Finance | Committee | 03/13/25 |
| SB 22 | Applying penalties for nonpayment of royalties under terms of oil and natural gas leases | BL | Governor | ||
| SB 25 | Creating WV Coal Marketing Program | Pending | Senate Energy, Industry and Mining | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| SB 76 | Increasing WV Natural Resources Police Officer Retirement System accrued benefit for certain members | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 03/24/25 |
| SB 77 | Providing all coal severance tax be provided to county that produced coal | Pending | Senate Energy, Industry and Mining | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| SB 141 | Authorizing DNR Director to enter into certain agreements with federal agencies | Pending | Senate Natural Resources | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| SB 142 | Mountain Bike Responsibility Act | Pending | Senate Natural Resources | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| SB 152 | Providing waiver of fees for emergency responders disabled in line of duty for hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses | Pending | Senate Natural Resources | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| SB 153 | Exempting certain persons from hunting, trapping, and fishing license fees | Pending | Senate Natural Resources | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| SB 225 | Expanding powers of National Park Service law-enforcement officers | Signed | Effective from passage - (April 12, 2025) | ||
| SB 237 | Designating certain law-enforcement officers as special Natural Resources police officers | Pending | Senate Natural Resources | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| SB 271 | Natural Resources Anti-Commandeering Act | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 03/11/25 |
| SB 290 | Establishing requirements for wildlife rehabilitation and providing wildlife rehabilitator permit | Pending | Senate Natural Resources | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| SB 429 | Providing tax credit to certain honorably discharged veterans for lifetime hunting and/or fishing license | Pending | Senate Finance | Committee | 02/24/25 |
| SB 532 | Making ad valorem taxes on property payable only to county in which property is located | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 03/13/25 |
| SB 595 | Creating Mountain Bike Responsibility Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 03/26/25 |
| SB 627 | Removing prohibition against leasing state-owned pore spaces underlying lands designated as state parks | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 8, 2025) | ||
| SB 711 | Removing prohibition against establishing additional trail systems within state parks and state forests | Pending | Senate Transportation and Infrastructure | Committee | 03/06/25 |
| SB 721 | Authorizing use of unmanned aerial vehicles to track certain mortally wounded wild animals | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 03/26/25 |
| SB 752 | Establishing resident and nonresident wildlife viewing stamps | Pending | Senate Natural Resources | Committee | 03/13/25 |
| SB 801 | Creating WV Public Waterway Access Act | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 03/31/25 |
| SB 809 | Modifying managed timberland certification requirements | Pending | Senate Natural Resources | Committee | 03/19/25 |
| SB 920 | Establishing Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Act | Pending | Senate Natural Resources | Committee | 03/24/25 |
| SB 942 | Modifying requirements for diesel-powered equipment in mines | Signed | Effective from passage - (April 12, 2025) | ||
| HB 2023 | Creating a three-day Muzzleloader season for deer hunting to be scheduled the Thursday, Friday and Saturday before the traditional rifle season in November. | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 03/18/25 |
| HB 2038 | To create a new hunting license stamp for upland game bird | Pending | House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism | Committee | 02/13/25 |
| HB 2043 | Relating to use of dog and/or drones for tracking or locating mortally wounded deer, elk, turkey, wild boar or bear | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 30, 2025) | ||
| HB 2081 | To include all West Virginia correctional classifications in the Natural Resources Officer Pension System. | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| HB 2140 | To exempt daylight fluorescent outer garments from sales | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/12/25 |
| HB 2200 | Providing discounts for WV Residents and Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation employees for campgroup and golf fees | Pending | House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism | Committee | 02/13/25 |
| HB 2386 | Relating to the prohibition of warrantless searches and seizures. | Pending | House Courts | Committee | 02/18/25 |
| HB 2387 | To repeal the class A1 Pistol stamp for hunting | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 29, 2025) | ||
| HB 2399 | Relating to the taxation of managed timber | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 6, 2025) | ||
| HB 2413 | Removing cap on numbers of wells operators required to pay annual oversight fee | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 02/17/25 |
| HB 2429 | To require a warrant for DNR officials or officers to enter onto any private property | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/17/25 |
| HB 2449 | End open fields doctrine | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/17/25 |
| HB 2470 | Providing that a hunting license is only required for public land | Pending | House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism | Committee | 02/17/25 |
| HB 2472 | Eliminate the ban on baiting in all counties for all game animals | Pending | House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism | Committee | 02/17/25 |
| HB 2482 | To allow youth and handicapped hunters to harvest a buck deer or doe during youth/handicapped special hunts | Pending | House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism | Committee | 02/24/25 |
| HB 2510 | To allow for the use of drones with thermal imaging for the recovery of big game. | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/17/25 |
| HB 2538 | To exempt retired DNR Law Enforcement Division officers from paying state tax on pension payments | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/18/25 |
| HB 2572 | To eliminate the restriction of hunting bears over bait | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/18/25 |
| HB 2580 | Exempting honorably discharged Veterans from “Hunter Safety Course” requirement for WV Hunting License | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/18/25 |
| HB 2617 | Relating to warrantless entry of private lands | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/19/25 |
| HB 2627 | Natural Gas Electric Generation Development Act | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 02/19/25 |
| HB 2633 | To clarify that dogs may be used to track wounded game on a leash, or with an electronic controlling device | Pending | House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism | Committee | 02/20/25 |
| HB 2666 | To allow landowners to pay hunters to hunt their property | Pending | House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism | Committee | 02/20/25 |
| HB 2707 | Creating the Mountain Bike Responsibility Act | Pending | House Legal Services | Committee | 03/04/25 |
| HB 2720 | To create the Southern Coalfield Resiliency and Revitalization Program | Pending | Senate Economic Development | Committee | 04/03/25 |
| HB 2783 | Relating to rules for hunting antlered deer | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/21/25 |
| HB 2807 | Move marina gas tax proceeds to DNR Law enforcement division | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/21/25 |
| HB 2836 | Relating to wild animal rehabilitation permits | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 10, 2025) | ||
| HB 2876 | Increase the number of Natural Resources Commission members | Rejected | 03/26/25 | ||
| HB 2972 | Relating to timber | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 02/25/25 |
| HB 2980 | Authorizing adjustment from federal adjusted gross income for certain law enforcement pension benefit payments | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/26/25 |
| HB 3036 | Standardize gas and oil contracts | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/28/25 |
| HB 3207 | Prohibition of geoengineering | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 03/06/25 |
| HB 3288 | Providing that 5% of hunting permits for elk go to state veterans or armed service members | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 03/10/25 |
| HB 3336 | Well Plugging methods | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 10, 2025) | ||
| HB 3402 | Establishing a new classification for managed timberland leased for substantial income | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 03/17/25 |
| HB 3409 | Changing the expiration date on Hunting and Fishing licenses to one year after purchase | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 03/17/25 |
| HB 3468 | Authorizing adjustment from federal adjusted gross income for certain law enforcement pension benefit payments | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 03/17/25 |