Bill Status - 2015 Regular Session
Committee Activity
179 Bills Pending in Committee — Senate Judiciary
| Bill | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| SB 2 | Predicating actions for damages upon comparative fault principles | 01/14/15 |
| SB 4 | Relating to development of state plan under Clean Air Act | 01/28/15 |
| SB 10 | Requiring nonpartisan election of judges and magistrates | 01/14/15 |
| SB 11 | Relating to workers' compensation disbursements when injury is self inflicted or intentional; permitting recovery in private suit | 01/14/15 |
| SB 18 | Creating Overdose Prevention Act | 02/18/15 |
| SB 24 | Prohibiting public officials and employees from using public funds for self promotion | 02/25/15 |
| SB 29 | Allowing county employee to run for vacant office without resigning | 01/14/15 |
| SB 31 | Relating to bailpiece surety | 01/14/15 |
| SB 36 | Correcting code reference regarding certain court personnel completing handgun safety requirements before carrying concealed handgun | 01/14/15 |
| SB 38 | Relating to apportionment of damages in tortious conduct actions | 01/14/15 |
| SB 45 | Allowing transfer of interest in real property when certain co-owner pays all taxes | 01/14/15 |
| SB 59 | Creating felony offense of knowingly leaving crash scene resulting in serious bodily injury | 01/21/15 |
| SB 65 | Authorizing additional circuit court judge | 01/14/15 |
| SB 70 | Authorizing additional family court judge | 01/14/15 |
| SB 71 | Requiring filing fee for write-in candidate for public office | 01/14/15 |
| SB 75 | Legalizing and regulating sale and use of fireworks; establishing WV Veterans Program Fund | 02/05/15 |
| SB 78 | Relating to compilation and availability of birth parents' nonidentifying social and medical histories prior to adoption | 01/14/15 |
| SB 81 | Increasing penalty for illegally transporting certain controlled substances into state | 01/14/15 |
| SB 87 | Relating to standards for conversion and retrofits of alternative-fuel motor vehicles | 02/04/15 |
| SB 93 | Increasing grandparents' rights in custodial or decision-making authority and visitation matters | 01/14/15 |
| SB 100 | Establishing prevailing hourly rates for construction of public improvements | 01/14/15 |
| SB 101 | Limiting punitive damages awarded in personal injury or wrongful death actions | 01/14/15 |
| SB 102 | Extending period that terminated employees' wages must be paid | 01/14/15 |
| SB 103 | Establishing comparative fault standard | 01/14/15 |
| SB 104 | Increasing threshold of defendant's liability to qualify for several liability in tortious actions | 01/14/15 |
| SB 107 | Relating to disclaimer of warranties for used motor vehicles | 01/14/15 |
| SB 108 | Creating loser-pays civil justice system | 01/14/15 |
| SB 110 | Relating to purchase, possession, sale and use of fireworks | 01/14/15 |
| SB 113 | Permitting counties impose property levy for public library funding | 01/14/15 |
| SB 114 | Requiring municipal police officers wear armor vest | 01/28/15 |
| SB 118 | Permitting certain loaded firearms in motor vehicles on Capitol Complex grounds | 01/14/15 |
| SB 123 | Exempting gasoline, diesel fuel and blended fuel from unfair trade practices | 02/11/15 |
| SB 128 | Revising definition of "obscene matter" | 01/14/15 |
| SB 129 | Establishing Intermediate Court of Appeals | 01/14/15 |
| SB 131 | Increasing compensation for public defenders in child abuse and neglect proceedings | 01/14/15 |
| SB 134 | Creating Civil Justice Reform Act of 2015 | 01/14/15 |
| SB 136 | Limiting certain public parks and recreation liability | 01/14/15 |
| SB 138 | Relating to posting of property to prohibit hunting or trespassing | 01/22/15 |
| SB 139 | Creating misdemeanor offense of impersonating Commission on Special Investigations representative | 01/14/15 |
| SB 141 | Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rule relating to state-owned vehicles | 02/11/15 |
| SB 143 | Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rule relating to operation plan for State Agency for Surplus Property | 02/11/15 |
| SB 144 | Authorizing CPRB promulgate legislative rule relating to refund, reinstatement, retroactive service, loan and employer error interest factors | 02/11/15 |
| SB 145 | Authorizing CPRB promulgate legislative rule relating to Deputy Sheriffs Retirement System | 02/11/15 |
| SB 146 | Authorizing DNR promulgate legislative rule relating to defining terms used in hunting and trapping rules | 02/18/15 |
| SB 147 | Authorizing DNR promulgate legislative rule relating to hunting, trapping and fishing license and stamp fees | 02/18/15 |
| SB 148 | Authorizing DNR promulgate legislative rule relating to general hunting | 02/18/15 |
| SB 149 | Authorizing DNR promulgate legislative rule relating to lifetime hunting, trapping and fishing licenses | 02/18/15 |
| SB 150 | Authorizing DNR promulgate legislative rule relating to wildlife damage control agents | 02/18/15 |
| SB 151 | Authorizing DNR promulgate legislative rule relating to special boating | 02/18/15 |
| SB 152 | Authorizing DNR promulgate legislative rule relating to commercial whitewater outfitters | 02/18/15 |
| SB 153 | Authorizing Division of Labor promulgate legislative rule relating to Amusement Rides and Amusement Attractions Safety Act | 02/18/15 |
| SB 154 | Authorizing Division of Labor promulgate legislative rule relating to child labor | 02/18/15 |
| SB 155 | Authorizing Division of Labor promulgate legislative rule relating to supervision of plumbing work | 02/18/15 |
| SB 156 | Authorizing Division of Labor promulgate legislative rule relating to verification of legal employment status | 02/18/15 |
| SB 157 | Authorizing Division of Labor promulgate legislative rule relating to regulation of heating, venting and cooling work | 02/18/15 |
| SB 158 | Authorizing Division of Labor promulgate legislative rule relating to weights and measures calibration fees | 02/18/15 |
| SB 159 | Authorizing Division of Forestry promulgate legislative rule relating to ginseng | 02/18/15 |
| SB 160 | Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rule relating to Stream Partners Program grants | 01/29/15 |
| SB 161 | Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rule relating to hazardous waste management system | 01/29/15 |
| SB 162 | Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rule relating to control of air pollution from hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities | 01/30/15 |
| SB 163 | Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rule relating to standards of performance for new stationary sources | 01/30/15 |
| SB 164 | Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rule relating to permits for construction and major modification of major stationary sources for prevention of significant deterioration of air quality | 01/30/15 |
| SB 165 | Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rule relating to waste management | 02/12/15 |
| SB 166 | Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rule relating to WV/NPDES rule for coal mining facilities | 01/30/15 |
| SB 167 | Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rule relating to requirements governing water quality standards | 02/19/15 |
| SB 168 | Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rule relating to emission standards for hazardous air pollutants | 01/30/15 |
| SB 169 | Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rule relating to requirements for operating permits | 01/30/15 |
| SB 171 | Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rule relating to chronic pain management clinic licensure | 01/29/15 |
| SB 172 | Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rule relating to Fatality and Mortality Review Team | 01/29/15 |
| SB 173 | Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rule relating to medication administration and performance of health maintenance tasks by approved medication assistive personnel | 01/29/15 |
| SB 174 | Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rule relating to nurse aid abuse and neglect registry | 01/29/15 |
| SB 176 | Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rule relating to nursing home licensure | 01/29/15 |
| SB 177 | Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rule relating to statewide trauma/emergency care system | 01/29/15 |
| SB 178 | Authorizing Family Protection Services Board promulgate legislative rule relating to domestic violence program licensure standards | 02/23/15 |
| SB 179 | Authorizing Family Protection Services Board promulgate legislative rule relating to Monitored Parenting and Exchange Program certification | 02/23/15 |
| SB 180 | Authorizing Family Protection Services Board promulgate legislative rule relating to board operation | 02/23/15 |
| SB 181 | Authorizing Family Protection Services Board promulgate legislative rule relating to perpetrator intervention programs licensure for correctional institutions | 02/23/15 |
| SB 183 | Authorizing Office of Technology promulgate legislative rule relating to sanitization, retirement and disposition of equipment | 02/11/15 |
| SB 184 | Authorizing State Fire Commission promulgate legislative rule relating to volunteer firefighters' training, equipment and operating standards | 02/18/15 |
| SB 185 | Authorizing State Fire Marshal promulgate legislative rule relating to fire protection work supervision | 02/18/15 |
| SB 186 | Authorizing Tax Department promulgate legislative rule relating to appointment of special assessors | 02/04/15 |
| SB 188 | Authorizing Insurance Commissioner promulgate legislative rule relating to using mortality tables to determine reserve liabilities for annuities | 02/04/15 |
| SB 189 | Authorizing Insurance Commissioner promulgate legislative rule relating to annuity disclosure | 02/04/15 |
| SB 190 | Authorizing ABCC promulgate legislative rule relating to nonintoxicating beer licensing and operations procedures | 02/04/15 |
| SB 191 | Authorizing ABCC promulgate legislative rule relating to private club licensing | 02/04/15 |
| SB 193 | Authorizing Office of Administrative Hearings promulgate legislative rule relating to appeal procedures | 02/18/15 |
| SB 194 | Authorizing Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction promulgate legislative rule relating to law-enforcement training and certification standards | 02/23/15 |
| SB 196 | Authorizing Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board promulgate legislative rule relating to registration and renewal of appraisal management companies | 02/23/15 |
| SB 197 | Authorizing Board of Medicine promulgate legislative rule relating to licensure, disciplinary and complaint procedures; continuing education; physician assistants | 02/23/15 |
| SB 198 | Authorizing Enterprise Resource Planning Board promulgate legislative rule relating to user fee | 02/23/15 |
| SB 200 | Authorizing Board of Physical Therapy promulgate legislative rule relating to fees for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants | 02/23/15 |
| SB 201 | Authorizing Board of Osteopathy promulgate legislative rule relating to board fees | 02/23/15 |
| SB 202 | Authorizing Board of Osteopathic Medicine promulgate legislative rule relating to osteopathic physician assistants | 02/23/15 |
| SB 203 | Authorizing Board of Pharmacy promulgate legislative rule relating to immunizations administered by pharmacists | 02/23/15 |
| SB 204 | Authorizing Board of Pharmacy promulgate legislative rule relating to pharmacy technician registration | 02/23/15 |
| SB 205 | Authorizing Board of Pharmacy promulgate legislative rule relating to controlled substances monitoring | 02/23/15 |
| SB 206 | Authorizing Board of Dental Examiners promulgate legislative rule relating to formation and approval of professional limited liability companies | 02/23/15 |
| SB 207 | Authorizing Board of Dental Examiners promulgate legislative rule relating to board | 02/23/15 |
| SB 208 | Authorizing Board of Dental Examiners promulgate legislative rule relating to dental recovery networks | 02/23/15 |
| SB 209 | Authorizing Board of Dental Examiners promulgate legislative rule relating to formation and approval of dental corporations and dental practice ownership | 02/23/15 |
| SB 210 | Authorizing Agriculture Commissioner promulgate legislative rule relating to frozen desserts and imitation frozen desserts | 02/23/15 |
| SB 211 | Authorizing Agriculture Commissioner promulgate legislative rule relating to animal disease control | 02/23/15 |
| SB 212 | Authorizing Agriculture Commissioner promulgate legislative rule relating to auctioneers | 02/23/15 |
| SB 213 | Authorizing Agriculture Commissioner promulgate legislative rule relating to Pesticide Control Act of 1990 fee structure | 02/23/15 |
| SB 214 | Authorizing Agriculture Commissioner promulgate legislative rule relating to Plant Pest Act | 02/23/15 |
| SB 215 | Authorizing Agriculture Commissioner promulgate legislative rule relating to meat and poultry inspection | 02/23/15 |
| SB 216 | Authorizing Agriculture Commissioner promulgate legislative rule relating to Spay Neuter Assistance Program | 02/23/15 |
| SB 217 | Authorizing Agriculture Commissioner promulgate legislative rule relating to livestock care standards | 02/23/15 |
| SB 218 | Authorizing Agriculture Commissioner promulgate legislative rule relating to equine rescue facilities | 02/23/15 |
| SB 219 | Authorizing Agriculture Commissioner promulgate legislative rule relating to Rural Rehabilitation Loan Program | 02/23/15 |
| SB 220 | Authorizing Agriculture Commissioner promulgate legislative rule relating to aquaculture importation | 02/23/15 |
| SB 221 | Authorizing Agriculture Commissioner promulgate legislative rule relating to industrial hemp | 02/23/15 |
| SB 222 | Authorizing Agriculture Commissioner promulgate legislative rule relating to dangerous wild animals | 02/23/15 |
| SB 223 | Authorizing Board of Pharmacy promulgate legislative rule relating to licensure and practice of pharmacy | 02/23/15 |
| SB 224 | Authorizing Secretary of State promulgate legislative rule relating to election recount procedures | 02/23/15 |
| SB 225 | Authorizing Secretary of State promulgate legislative rule relating to electronic notarization standards and guidelines | 02/23/15 |
| SB 226 | Authorizing Secretary of State promulgate legislative rule relating to notaries public | 02/23/15 |
| SB 227 | Authorizing Secretary of State promulgate legislative rule relating to schedule of fees for notaries public | 02/23/15 |
| SB 228 | Authorizing Family Protection Services Board promulgate legislative rule relating to perpetrator intervention programs licensure | 02/23/15 |
| SB 229 | Authorizing CPRB promulgate legislative rule relating to service credit for accrued and unused sick and annual leave | 02/11/15 |
| SB 251 | Modifying private cause of action for deliberate intention workers' compensation claims | 01/16/15 |
| SB 253 | Recodifying chapter relating to child welfare and juvenile disposition | 01/28/15 |
| SB 256 | Increasing number of student unexcused absences before taking action against parent | 02/13/15 |
| SB 259 | Relating to examination, licensing and endorsement requirements for autocycles | 01/28/15 |
| SB 263 | Requiring court-appointed special advocate in all counties | 01/20/15 |
| SB 275 | Relating to confidentiality of concealed weapon permit applicants' information | 01/21/15 |
| SB 279 | Clarifying qualifications of Labor Commissioner | 02/06/15 |
| SB 281 | Creating system of judicial sale of tax liens | 01/21/15 |
| SB 289 | Relating to anti-cancer medications | 02/24/15 |
| SB 306 | Establishing Intermediate Court of Appeals | 01/26/15 |
| SB 308 | Changing minimum interest rate paid on judgments or decrees | 01/26/15 |
| SB 309 | Authorizing Corrections Commissioner to enter into mutual aid agreements | 02/06/15 |
| SB 313 | Relating to delinquency proceedings of insurers | 02/10/15 |
| SB 331 | Relating to withdrawals and filling vacancies in candidacies | 01/27/15 |
| SB 333 | Repealing code section removing county officials from office for misconduct or negligence | 01/27/15 |
| SB 337 | Creating workplace freedom act | 01/27/15 |
| SB 340 | Requiring voter provide photo ID | 01/27/15 |
| SB 345 | Relating to jury selection strikes in felony cases | 01/28/15 |
| SB 358 | Requiring court issue divorce certificate reflecting name change | 01/29/15 |
| SB 365 | Relating to issuance of travel insurance entity producer licenses | 02/10/15 |
| SB 368 | Relating to risk-based capital reporting for health organizations | 02/10/15 |
| SB 371 | Applying forum non conveniens doctrine when actions involve resident and nonresident plaintiffs | 01/30/15 |
| SB 372 | Providing for civil action mediation | 01/30/15 |
| SB 376 | Relating to administration of estates | 01/30/15 |
| SB 387 | Creating Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children | 02/02/15 |
| SB 391 | Relating to unemployment compensation benefit eligibility for certain victims of domestic violence, sexual offenses or stalking | 02/18/15 |
| SB 396 | Providing felony offense of domestic violence or sexual offense by strangling | 02/03/15 |
| SB 405 | Authorizing qualified entities access to Criminal Identification Bureau for certain purposes | 02/03/15 |
| SB 406 | Criminalizing trademark counterfeiting | 02/04/15 |
| SB 410 | Relating to liability insurance coverage for county board of education volunteers and student teachers | 02/04/15 |
| SB 442 | Relating to interest on judgments and decrees | 02/09/15 |
| SB 450 | Creating offense of sexual assault in fourth degree | 02/10/15 |
| SB 452 | Exempting RJCFA employees from classified service | 02/10/15 |
| SB 460 | Modifying requirements allowing child witnesses to testify by closed circuit television | 02/12/15 |
| SB 482 | Relating to permits for stationary sources of air pollutants | 02/13/15 |
| SB 487 | Creating Freedom of Conscience Protection Act | 02/13/15 |
| SB 493 | Relating to authority to waive incapacitated person's right to jury trial | 02/16/15 |
| SB 500 | Providing procedure for delegate selection to Article V Convention | 02/17/15 |
| SB 505 | Creating Physicians Lien Act | 02/17/15 |
| SB 509 | Relating to waste by cotenant | 02/17/15 |
| SB 511 | Relating to contractor or subcontractor's obligations regarding minimum prevailing wage rates on public improvement projects | 02/18/15 |
| SB 526 | Relating to expungement of certain felony convictions | 02/19/15 |
| SB 527 | Eliminating certain qualification requirements of Commissioner of Agriculture | 02/24/15 |
| SB 536 | Expanding definition of "kidnapping" | 02/20/15 |
| SB 538 | Relating to hearings before Office of Administrative Hearings | 02/20/15 |
| SB 539 | Relating to release of medical records in certain civil actions | 02/20/15 |
| SB 553 | Establishing English as official state language | 02/23/15 |
| HB 2054 | Relating to the right of the landlord of commercial premises to terminate the lease under certain circumstances | 02/23/15 |
| HB 2263 | Providing guidance for prosecuting attorneys in cases involving abused and neglected children | 03/14/15 |
| HB 2366 | Relating generally to the solicitation of minors | 03/14/15 |
| HB 2429 | Requiring a convicted sex offender who volunteers for an organization whose volunteers have contact with minors to inform that organization of his or her conviction | 03/05/15 |
| HB 2479 | Relating to the powers and authority of state and local law enforcement to enforce underage drinking laws at private clubs | 03/14/15 |
| HB 2712 | Relating to employment and privacy protection | 03/06/15 |
| HB 2756 | Authorizing appointees or employees of the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner to carry concealed handguns | 03/06/15 |
| HB 2795 | Providing that when a party's health condition is at issue in a civil action, medical records and releases for medical information may be requested and required without court order | 03/06/15 |
| HB 2805 | Transferring to an adult correctional facility any juvenile whose sentence runs beyond his or her eighteenth birthday | 03/06/15 |
| HB 2820 | Relating to affirmative defenses against mechanics' liens | 02/26/15 |
| HB 2828 | Modifying the requirements that allow a child witness to testify by closed circuit television | 03/06/15 |
| HB 3019 | Requiring official business and records of the state and its political subdivisions be conducted in English | 03/11/15 |