West Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB180
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Report Pass
1/18/23
Relating to number of state troopers in county
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB181
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
The purpose of this bill is to enact the Closed Captioning Act. The bill requires public places that have televisions for use by the public to have at least one half of those televisions to have their closed captioning feature activated at all times. The bill creates an exception. The bill defines terms, and establishes an effective date.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB182
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
The purpose of this bill is to create and define the civil offense of unlawful discriminatory practices by a financial institution or government entity against manufacturers, retailers, distributors, shooting ranges, or trade associations that support or are engaged in the lawful commerce of firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition products. The bill authorizes a declaratory judgment action to be brought by the Attorney General in the name of the state. It provides monetary damages and other remedies and costs, together with potential discontinuance of business by the state with these violators.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB183
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
The purpose of this bill is to protect employees of the State of West Virginia and its political subdivisions from being commandeered by a federal agency or other agent to enforce federal regulations and other actions related to extractive resources or related downstream industries, which do not exist in state law.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB184
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
The purpose of this bill is to declare the sale, repair, maintenance, and manufacture of firearms, ammunition, and related accessories and components, etc. to be "essential" businesses and services for the purposes of safety and security in times of declared emergency or any other statutorily authorized responses to disaster, war, acts of terrorism, riot or civil disorder, or other emergencies. The bill prohibits certain specific governmental regulation of firearms, ammunition, components or accessories of any kind, or their use or possession. The bill creates an action for damages, injunctive relief, declaratory relief, or other appropriate redress for the unlawful seizure or confiscation of firearms or related accessories and components; and provides for civil damages.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB185
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit public entities, including state, county and municipal buildings and facilities, places of public accommodation and commercial facilities, from installing or maintaining a parking meter in an accessible parking space bearing the international symbol of access.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB186
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
The purpose of this bill is to repeal the "right-to-work" legislation from 2016.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB187
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Refer
1/17/23
Engrossed
2/13/23
Refer
2/14/23
Refer
2/14/23
Enrolled
3/11/23
Passed
3/28/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to create a new criminal offense regarding sexual contact with, sexual intrusion, or sexual abuse of students by a school employee; and listing the penalties for these offenses.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB188
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/7/23
Refer
2/7/23
Enrolled
3/6/23
Passed
3/28/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to encourage development, transportation and use of electricity generated using West Virginia natural gas as the energy source for generating electricity by directing the West Virginia Department of Economic Development to identify and designate sites suitable for natural gas electric generation facilities and by providing for timely consideration and decision concerning applications for permits to construct and operate natural gas electric generation facilities and by requiring the Air Quality Board to promptly hear and issue decisions on appeals of permit decisions concerning natural gas electric generation facilities.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB189
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
The purpose of this bill is to permit the operation of special purpose vehicles on certain highways.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB19
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB190
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
The purpose of this bill is to allow the children and grandchildren of a landowner in West Virginia to hunt and fish on such private land regardless of residency status without a permit or license, hunt and fish on their own land during open seasons in accordance with laws and rules.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB191
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Engrossed
2/20/23
Refer
2/20/23
Refer
2/20/23
Enrolled
3/11/23
Passed
3/28/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to correct an internal reference in this section to a West Virginia code section governing pretrial diversion agreements. This section requires persons whose criminal case is disposed of by entering a pretrial diversion agreement is liable for court costs.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB192
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Report Pass
1/20/23
Engrossed
1/25/23
Refer
1/26/23
Refer
1/26/23
Relating to Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB193
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
The purpose of this bill is to exempt social security benefits from state personal income taxation for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.