West Virginia

The purpose of this bill is to provide West Virginia certified Thoroughbred eligibility and increase West Virginia Restricted race caps.

The purpose of this bill is to clarify the procedures and selecting petit and grand juries in the state.

The purpose of this bill is to require that judicial officers consider the residency status of a person charged with a criminal violation in determining bail and conditions of pretrial release.

The purpose of this bill is to expand the counties that can participate in the pilot project.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize Unemployment Automation and Administration Fees on certain employers to support administration and automation efforts, subject to a cap on collections, suspension of the fee and rate reduction when the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund balance falls below $300 million dollars, and sets forth disbursements for modernization of WorkForce West Virginia.

The purpose of this bill is to aligning mental health examination requirements with those required for involuntary hospitalizations.

The purpose of this bill relates to voting in West Virginia elections while residing overseas.

The purpose of this bill is to provide one-half service credit for periods of disability service to count toward retirement for State Troopers.

The purpose of this bill is to provide that ventilation of underground mines include that ventilation where coal is being cut, mined, drilled for blasting, or loaded be ventilated with a minimum quantity of 3,000 cubic feet of air per minute.

The purpose of this bill is to establish the crime of disturbing a lawful meeting, establishing penalties.

The purpose of this bill is to provide for verified mastery of content standards for transcripts when a student enrolls or re-enrolls in a public school in this state.

The purpose of this bill is to extend the Neighborhood Investment Program.

The purpose of this bill is to provide birth certificates to homeless individuals under the age of 18.

The purpose of this bill is to add the demolition of unsafe and unsanitary structures and planning for reuse or improvement of property owned by municipalities and county commissions as permissible expenditures of revenue from the hotel occupancy tax.

The purpose of this bill is to create the offense of theft by conversion and establish penalties.

The purpose of this bill is to provide for the creation of "Oscar's Law." The bill addresses video cameras within special education classrooms. The bill provides protections for nonverbal and autistic children.

The purpose of this bill is to remove the 30% cap on municipal stabilization funds.

The purpose of this bill is to create a reciprocity agreement with the Republic of Ireland for driver licenses.

The purpose of this bill is to create the Portable Benefit Account Act.

The purpose of this bill is to transfer the administration of the Court Security Fund from the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety to the Supreme Court of Appeals; modify composition of the Court Security Board; and to eliminate legislative rulemaking requirements.

The purpose of this bill is to provide a 15 percent salary adjustment to Administrative Law Judge 1 and Administrative Law Judge 2 positions in WorkForce West Virginia Board of Review.

The purpose of this bill relates to courthouse closures on certain days.

The purpose of this bill is to change the minimum public school 180 instructional day requirement into a minimum 900 instructional hour requirement; change the minimum public school employment term from 200 days to 1,600 hours; convert other public school calendar provisions from days or months to hours; increase the time to be designated by the county board to be used by the employees for preparation for opening school; and allow nonpublic schools to deliver instruction through alternative methods that count toward up to 25 hours of instructional time when schools are closed due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstance.

The purpose of this bill is to provide for a phased in increase in the homestead exemption; provide that change to exemption contingent on passage of constitutional amendment; and repeal limitation on levy rates when appraisal results in tax increase.

The purpose of this bill is to establish the First Amendment Preservation Act; providing definitions; prohibiting state contracts with media monitoring organizations; requiring written certifications that state purchasing contracts are in compliance with the act; and clarifying the applicability of the act to state contracts.