West Virginia

The purpose of this bill is to provide a $1,000 cost-of-living adjustment to certain retirees of the Public Employees Retirement System and the State Teachers Retirement System.

The purpose of this bill is to modify the way that DNA that is maintained for law-enforcement purposes in West Virginia.

The purpose of this bill is to permit students to take the Classical Learning Test ("CLT") as an alternative to the traditional ACT and SAT exams. The bill provides for definitions. The bill provides for post-secondary and higher education admissions and financial aid. Finally, the bill provides for college preparation assessments.

The purpose of this resolution is to ensure legislative oversight on educational policies while still allowing for the State Board of Education to function. However, it would need to navigate potential legal challenges regarding the separation of powers, the independence of educational governance, and the potential for politicization of educational policy. The public's perception of legislative involvement in education will also be crucial in whether such an amendment would pass.

The purpose of this bill is to remove schools, museums, and public libraries from the exemption which protects these types of entities from prosecution for distribution and display to minor of an obscene matter.

The purpose of this bill is to provide for the creation of the Community School Funding Formula Revision Act.

The purpose of this bill is to require the West Virginia Board of Education, in consultation with the West Virginia Board of Physical Therapy, to promulgate a rule that governs concussion protocol, education, and training to prevent concussions and the development of a Concussion Education, Prevention, and Response Plan.

The purpose of this bill relates to pretrial release generally. The bill clarifies the right to pretrial release; clarifies maximum bail amount for charges for multiple misdemeanor offenses; defines terms; establishes that defendant has right to select method of securing bail; clarifies that personal recognizance bonds shall include an unsecured monetary amount; prohibits magistrate from setting cash only or property only bail; authorizes judicial officer to impose reasonably necessary conditions to assure defendant will appear as required, including releasing defendant on his or her own recognizance; clarifies that a magistrate may not release a defendant charged with a felony offense on his or her own recognizance on initial appearance; provides circumstances when a bail bond is not appropriate; provides circumstances when a magistrate has discretion to set a cash only bond; and makes technical corrections.

The purpose of this bill is to exempt safe gun storage devices from state sales tax.

The purpose of this bill is to require county and municipal development authorities; to provide updated reports concerning developable commercial properties and facilities and direct the Secretary of Commerce to coordinate with these authorities providing the information.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize county commissions to establish and impose voluntary firefighter service fees on county residents and establish a voluntary firefighter service fund.

The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the right to bear arms is a constitutional right and to provide when persons convicted of non-violent crimes may have their rights to bear arms reinstated. The bill also clarifies what constitutes a crime of violence and provides protection for residents in the exercise of their constitutional rights.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Attorney General to promulgate a legislative rule relating to administration of preneed burial contracts.This section is new; therefore,

The purpose of this bill is to provide a procedure in all courts of record to determine when judges may be recused in legal proceedings when party's lawyer or the law firm of a party's lawyer has contributed to a judge's campaign.

The purpose of this bill is to permit a religious exemption to compulsory school immunizations.

The purpose of this bill is to provide employees working for the Division of Highways with locality pay for working in a jurisdiction designated by the commissioner as one where locality pay is necessary to maintain the division's ability to recruit and retain employees.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to small arms hunting.

The purpose of this bill is to establish limits applicable to the award of damages for medical monitoring.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to standards of performance for new stationary sources.

The purpose of this bill is to remove the requirement that automobiles be inspected.

The purpose of this bill is to permit magistrates to order mental health evaluations prior to setting bonds for certain crimes.

The purpose of this bill is to allow the Supreme Court of Appeals to create pay scales for judicial support staff. This change will encourage employee recruitment and retention efforts and provide more clarity and consistency in pay structure based on job duties and educational requirements.

The purpose of this bill is to provide relief to West Virginia residents and businesses from the rocket ride of rapidly rising utility rates by placing a temporary cap on electrical utility rates.

The purpose of this bill is to exempt from taxation real property used for farming, if the owner-farmer resides on the real property and receives at least 40 percent of his or her income from the farm.

The purpose of this bill is to provide authority for West Virginia law enforcement agencies to fine an individual who has a vehicle with out of state license plates that has been parked at their residence for more than 90 days.