West Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB261
Introduced
1/17/23
Refer
1/17/23
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the ability of a person's driver's license to be suspended for the failure to pay court fines and costs.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB262
Introduced
1/17/23
Refer
1/17/23
Report Pass
1/20/23
Engrossed
1/25/23
Refer
1/26/23
Refer
1/26/23
The purpose of this bill is to modify the procedure for athletic eligibility of transfer students.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB263
Introduced
1/17/23
Refer
1/17/23
The purpose of this bill is to provide that the Public Service Commission be involved in construction contracts between utility companies under the auspice of the Commission.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB264
Introduced
1/17/23
Refer
1/17/23
Engrossed
1/25/23
Refer
1/26/23
Refer
1/26/23
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit persons who have been convicted of certain crimes against minors from holding positions on boards of education.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB265
Introduced
1/17/23
Refer
1/17/23
The purpose of this bill is to allow for a special license plate for an antique motor vehicle to be permanent for the life of a vehicle.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB266
Introduced
1/17/23
Refer
1/17/23
Refer
2/3/23
The purpose of this bill is to increase the age for the purchase of tobacco products, tobacco-derived products, and alternative nicotine products from 18 to 21. This bill also changes the way businesses are fined for the underage sale of tobacco products, tobacco-derived products, or alternative nicotine products. This bill further eliminates tobacco use in schools, prohibits the use of lit tobacco products in a motor vehicle while individuals 16 years of age or under are present and designates prohibited areas of regulation of tobacco, tobacco-derived products, and alternative nicotine products for political subdivisions.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB267
Introduced
1/17/23
Refer
1/17/23
Report Pass
2/23/23
Engrossed
2/27/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/28/23
Enrolled
3/8/23
Passed
3/23/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to update the law regarding prior authorizations. Provide a new definition regarding an episode of care, require the electronic submission of prior authorizations and related communications; include timeframes to streamline the prior authorization process during the process and the appeal process, provide for oversight and enforcement.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB268
Introduced
1/17/23
Refer
1/17/23
Engrossed
2/25/23
Refer
2/27/23
Refer
2/27/23
Enrolled
3/6/23
Passed
3/17/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to protect solvency of the Public Employees Insurance Agency.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB269
Introduced
1/17/23
Refer
1/17/23
Refer
1/20/23
The purpose of this bill is to increase the coverage limit and to require the Department of Health and Human Resource to require its Medicaid managed care organizations to provide education to Medicaid enrollees regarding the availability of benefits provided in this section beginning on July 1, 2024, and to require reporting.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB27
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Assessing wildlife impact fee on wind power projects
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB270
Introduced
1/17/23
Refer
1/17/23
Engrossed
1/30/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Enrolled
3/2/23
Passed
3/11/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to provide an exemption to the required permit for representatives of intuitions charged with arranging final disposition of a decedent who donated his or her body to science. The bill provides that prior to final disposition if the representative is aware of any foul play this must be reported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB271
Introduced
1/17/23
Refer
1/17/23
Engrossed
1/30/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
2/22/23
Enrolled
3/10/23
Passed
3/23/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to modify the approval process requirements for the First Responders Honor Board.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB272
Introduced
1/18/23
Refer
1/18/23
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program Fund to be used to demolish flood-damaged structures that do not qualify for federal funding in an amount not to exceed any legislative appropriations, grants, or other funding obtained for that purpose.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB273
Introduced
1/18/23
Refer
1/18/23
Refer
1/27/23
Engrossed
2/22/23
Refer
2/24/23
Refer
2/24/23
Enrolled
3/11/23
Passed
3/29/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to revise requirements regarding the allocation of child protective workers in counties based upon the population of the county. The department shall provide for a redundant system for its centralized intake to provide for a seamless transition in the event of an outage. This system shall all for reporting in the same means in the same means as if the outage had not occurred and no time delay shall occur when the outage take place. The bill provides for data reporting on statistics from the time centralized intake is contacted. The bill creates the Bureau for Social Services and its Commissioner. It gives the Commissioner duties and responsibilities over staff. The bill creates a special merit-based system for critical, high need positions that the Bureau for Social Services has had difficulty filing. This system provides that there can be a pay disparity among regions in the state based upon job demand and market rates and this cannot be subject to a grievance even if it is within the same job classifications.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB274
Introduced
1/18/23
Refer
1/18/23
Refer
1/20/23
Engrossed
2/14/23
Refer
2/15/23
Refer
2/15/23
Refer
3/7/23
The purpose of this bill is to provide early childhood classroom assistant teachers and systems of support to help students achieve grade level literacy and numeracy by end of third grade. The bill replaces a transformative intervention framework with multi-tiered system of support addressing both reading and mathematics. It includes the use of screening and/or benchmark assessments approved by the State Board to be administered three times throughout the school year. The bill specifies the services to be provided to students who exhibit substantial deficiencies on the screening and /or benchmark assessment and the information and notice to the parent or guardian. It requires professional development for the teachers and the training and instruction be provided by education preparation programs that prepare candidates seeking licensure for elementary education. The bill requires the retention in third grade of public-school students who demonstrate minimal grade level understanding and ability in English language arts upon recommendation of teacher and student assistance team, with exceptions. Students starting in the fourth grade who score below proficient in English language arts or mathematics on general summative assessment will continue to be provided intervention until they are grade level proficient. Finally, the bill phases in a requirement for an early childhood classroom assistant teacher in first, second, and third grade classrooms that have more than 12 pupils. Note that requirements currently exist in State Board Policy 2510 for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classrooms with more than 10 pupils to have an early childhood classroom assistant teacher and these provisions would be added to the statute in this bill. The school aid formula allowance for service personnel is amended to phase in an increase in the number of state funded positions per 1,000 students in net enrollment to provide state funding for the added positions. A new section of code is added which requires early childhood classroom assistant teachers to exercise authority and control over students such as required of a teacher, but only in instances enumerated by the principal and excluding suspensions, expulsions, and performing instructional duties as a teacher.