West Virginia

The purpose of this bill is to require an official declaration of war or an action to call forth the state militia by the United States Congress before members of the West Virginia National Guard may be released from state control to participate in active-duty combat.

The purpose of this bill is to regulate locations, operating requirements, and property standards for smoke shops and vape shops, establishing safe advertising that does not appeal to minors, setting standards for inspections, fines for violations, and appeals.

The purpose of this bill is to increase transparency in the apportionment process for congressional and legislative districts.

The purpose of this resolution is to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia to prevent any person from serving more than three consecutive terms in the State Senate or more than six consecutive terms in the House of Delegates, for terms beginning after the ratification of the proposed amendment.

The purpose of this bill is to provide for the creation of a school choice office by the Governor.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to cross-state air pollution to control annual nitrogen oxides emissions, annual sulfur dioxide emissions, and ozone season nitrogen oxides emissions.This section is new; therefore,

The purpose of this bill is to direct the County Commission of Berkeley County to hold a referendum election at the next general election to change the term of office for county commissioners from six years to four years.

The purpose of this bill is to provide support to West Virginia families by incentivizing employers to contribute to the child-care costs of its employees. In enacting this legislation, it is the intention of the Legislature to enable the Department of Economic Development to facilitate this public and private partnership program and administer program funds to achieve this purpose.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Rehabilitation Services to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act Board.This section is new; therefore,

The purpose of this bill is to require public elementary schools and secondary schools to display in a conspicuous place in each classroom of the school a durable poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments that meets certain requirements.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize a reduced property appraisal to certain corporate owners of farm property in the state.

The purpose of this bill is to create a legislative oversight committee to approve all West Virginia Economic Development Authority contracts.

The purpose of this bill is to provide a cost-of-living increase, based on the annual increase in the consumer price index, for persons retired under the Public Employees Retirement System and the Teachers Retirement System who are at least 60 years of age and have received retirement payments for at least five years.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to special migratory game bird hunting.This section is new; therefore,

The purpose of this bill is to clarify parameters for medical malpractice civil actions.

The purpose of this bill is to repeal the "right-to-work" legislation of 2016.

The purpose of this bill is to increase the Homestead Exemption for homeowners from $20,000 to $40,000.

The purpose of this bill is to require counties to register automated external defibrillators with the Office of Emergency Medical Services. The bill provides a penalty when a county fails to register such a device.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Labor to promulgate a legislative rule relating to child labor.This section is new; therefore,

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit merchants from charging fees to cash a check issued by a governmental entity.

The purpose of this bill is to provide equal or preferred treatment to persons who have natural immunity or antibodies from their contraction of an infectious or communicable disease as opposed to persons who have vaccine induced immunity.

The purpose of this bill is to provide that members of the State Teachers Retirement System shall be considered absent from service as a teacher or nonteacher while serving as an officer with a statewide professional teaching association, or who have served in that capacity; and providing that retirants, who served in that capacity while members, shall be considered to have been absent from service as a teacher by reason of that service.

The purpose of this bill is to reallocate ten 10 basis points of the one percent premium tax on fire insurance and casualty policies from the Teachers Retirement System to the Municipal Pensions Security Fund, and to decrease the amount of time in which a municipal policeman's or firefighter's pension and relief fund may be in noncompliance with the Municipal Pensions Oversight Board's investment requirements before it may be forced to invest with the state Investment Management Board.

The purpose of this bill is to provide that the proclamation of the convening of the Legislature by the governor be issued not less than five days prior to the convening of the Legislature and to require the governor give not less than five days' notice to state legislators when calling a special session.