West Virginia

The purpose of this bill is to create the "Vape Safety Act."

The purpose of this bill is to implement a wearable panic alert system, to be known as Alyssa's law, in all schools in the state.

The purpose of this bill is to clarify the definition of a disabled veteran taxpayer.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the director of Natural Resources to propose legislative rules changing indexing of license and stamp fees.

The purpose of this bill is to codify federal law and give the Governor, via the West Virginia Workforce Development Board, approval of short-term training programs for eligibility for federal Workforce Pell Grants.

The purpose of this bill is to permit county commissions to lease, rent, or permit the use of a county owned wireless tower or any portions thereof, with exceptions.

The purpose of this bill is to create a credit against the severance tax to encourage private companies to assist with repair and recovery efforts following disasters in this state. The bill limits the total amount of repair and recovery effort credits which can be certified by the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection. The bill requires the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection and the Tax Commissioner to propose legislative rules and emergency legislative rules for promulgation to implement the provisions of the bill The bill will increase economic opportunity in this state. The bill authorizes the claiming of the credits. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date.

The purpose of this bill is to modify the priority of insurance coverage for persons operating a vehicle for the purpose of test driving or loaned out by the seller of a vehicle to be consistent with federal law governing insurance coverage for rental vehicles.

The purpose of this bill is to remove "Mortmain" restrictions on religious organizations.

The purpose of this bill is to allow the Secretary of State to charge a fee of up to $5 plus any amount passed on by a financial institution for any returned or dishonored check, money order, or draft. This fee covers the administrative costs for handling the returned item. The bill allows the Secretary of State discretion to waive late fees under certain circumstances. The bill provides that the Secretary of State shall design and provide a veteran-owned logotype.

The purpose of this bill is to clarify the civil cause of action for disclosure of intimate images.

The purpose of this bill is to establish the Recharge West Virginia Program, which reimburses West Virginia employers for the costs of upskilling their workforces. To be eligible for reimbursement, an employee must have received a 25% wage increase as a result of the upskilling training, and the wage must be above the average weekly West Virginia wage, as published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each employer may receive $10,000 per trainee, and no employer may receive more than $50,000 during any fiscal year.

The purpose of this bill is to rename the intervention and prevention program, clarify the definitions of the program, and update the code with the renamed program.

The purpose of this bill generally relates to professionals to be licensed by the West Virginia Board of Medicine.

The purpose of this bill is to modify school safety mapping data to include colleges and universities.

The purpose of this bill is to set forth requirements for foster child clothing allowances.

The purpose of this bill is to clarify the categories of employment which are prohibited or authorized for persons in West Virginia who are under the age of 18 and to clarify youth apprenticeships prohibited or authorized in such categories of employment and to be known as "The Workforce Development Act of 2026".

The purpose of this bill is to require value-based contracting for substance use disorder, to require value-based outcomes for grants, and requires a state plan amendment to the extent necessary.

The purpose of this bill is to enhance registration and enforcement requirements for kratom products.

The purpose of this bill is to establish the cold case task force for the State of West Virginia.

The purpose of this bill is to facilitate the interstate practice of respiratory therapy with the goal of improving public access to respiratory therapy services by providing respiratory therapists licensed in a member state the ability to practice in other member states.

The purpose of this bill is to extend the program for drug screening of applicants for TANF.

The purpose of this bill is to create a 25-foot barrier around first responders.

The purpose of this bill is to allow certain vested staff members participating in the Public Employees Retirement System employed by Hopemont Hospital, Jackie Withrow Hospital, John Manchin Sr. Health Care Center, and Lakin State Hospital to begin drawing their retirement annuity before the normal age of retirement.

The purpose of this bill is to allow for privileged testimonial communications between a peer support team member and an individual receiving peer support services or advice from the team member.