West Virginia

The purpose of this bill is to allow those persons 18-20 years of age to be permitted to carry a deadly weapon, as those persons 21 and over are currently permitted to do.

The purpose of this bill relates to access to original birth certificates to adopted adults or their lineal descendants.

The purpose of this bill relates to enhancing the flexibility, responsiveness, and economic development potential of the Industrial Access Road Fund.

The purpose of this bill is to establish certain requirements relating to requests for rate adjustments from public electric utilities; limiting the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission over rate adjustment requests by public utilities to hearing the request and making recommendations to the Legislature; requiring electric utility rate adjustments be approved by the Legislature; and requiring electrical utilities which operate coal fired electrical generation facilities shall maintain an average minimum rate of generation

The purpose of this bill is to repeal obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to diabetes self-management education.This section is new; therefore,

The purpose of this bill is to allow for pharmaceutical companies to be held liable for injuries resulting from the Covid-19 vaccine.

The purpose of this bill is to amending duties of a purchaser of property sold by the Auditor for unpaid taxes to secure a deed to include the satisfaction of any municipal lien of record on the property.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to emergency medical services.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to fees for services.This section is new; therefore,

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Office of Inspector General to promulgate a legislative rule relating to delegation of medication administration and health maintenance tasks to approved medication assistive personnel.This section is new; therefore,

The purpose of this bill is to require a full legislative vote regarding all Gubernatorial declarations of a state of preparedness or state of emergency.

The purpose of this bill is to require Medicaid to cover lymphedema compression treatment items and off-the-shelf orthopedic braces.

The purpose of this bill is to establish an Essential Personnel Bridge Grant Program within the West Virginia Department of Education. The bill provides for financial support to county boards of education for certain essential personnel not fully funded by the public school support plan. It establishes grant application procedures, sets award criteria, provides for the use of grant funds, requires reporting, and provides for rulemaking.

The purpose of this bill is to create an incentive for employers to hire people who are pursuing a formal program of recovery from substance abuse issues by allowing the employer to claim a tax credit for employing eligible individuals, with limits based upon the employer's total number of employees overall. The bill provides for recapture. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date.

The purpose of this bill is to create the State Bank of West Virginia as a state-managed depository for bullion and specie within the State Treasurer's office.

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit a county board or charter school governing board from charging any fees to a Hope Scholarship student for any extracurricular program related services; and modify the academic achievement requirement for Hope Scholarship students choosing an individualized instructional program and choosing to be assessed through a review of the student's academic work.

The purpose of this bill is to provide for a moment of silence at the beginning of each school day. The bill prevents teachers from being able to discuss the substance of what children engage in during the moment of silence. Finally, the bill encourages parents to discuss with their children the substance of their use of time during the moment of silence.

The purpose of this bill is to establish regulatory oversight for medical, pharmaceutical, biological, or technological liability shield products.

The purpose of this bill is to increase compensation for panel attorneys of the Public Defender Services; and requiring Public Defender Services to annually provide a report to certain state agencies summarizing legal services that are being provided by the submission of a voucher by panel attorneys serving as guardians ad litem in state courts. This bill was recommended for introduction by the Joint Committee on Children and Families.

The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a prevention plan.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize county boards of education to designate certain schools as "rural anchor schools" and to provide for specialized treatment of rural anchor schools under the public school support plan. The bill sets eligibility criteria, specifies funding treatment, provides for the use of funds, and requires reporting by county boards.

The purpose of this bill is to provide payment parity for mental health care delivered by non-physicians for identical services provided by physicians.

The purpose of this bill is to hold people who drive illegally at fault when involved in an accident.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Office of Inspector General to promulgate a legislative rule relating to syringe services program licensure.This section is new; therefore,