West Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB531
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
The purpose of this bill is to allow for the creation of protected series under a parent limited liability company.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB532
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/10/23
Refer
2/13/23
Refer
2/13/23
The purpose of this bill is to create the crime of soliciting a minor; provide penalties; and require that the offender register on the sex offender registry.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB533
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Report Pass
2/7/23
Engrossed
2/10/23
Refer
2/13/23
Refer
2/13/23
Enrolled
3/11/23
Passed
3/29/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to strike from the code the requirement that recycling co-ops be limited to the use of one motor vehicle for the purpose of collection and transportation of recyclable goods.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB534
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/27/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/28/23
Enrolled
3/11/23
Passed
3/29/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to expand and clarify amendments to the code made in HB 4848 passed during the 2022 Legislative Regular Session. The bill edits nonintoxicating beer, nonintoxicating craft beer, cider, wine, and liquor license requirements which are permitted under the 21st Amendment to the US Constitution and the W. Va. Const Art, VI, §46; to promote tourism in the state by permitting authorized brewers, resident brewers, wineries, farm wineries, distilleries, mini-distilleries, and micro-distilleries a limited off-site retail privilege at private fair and festivals for off-premises consumption sales for nonintoxicating beer, nonintoxicating craft beer, cider, wine, and liquor manufactured by the brewers, resident brewers, wineries, farm wineries, distilleries, mini-distilleries, and micro-distilleries, certain license requirements, requiring payment of taxes, fees and markups, and no license fee; clarifying nonintoxicating beer and retail liquor outlet license requirements; permitting multiple places of manufacture for certain brewers or resident brewers; clarifying that the statute applying to distilleries and mini-distilleries also applies to micro-distilleries; clarifying that tamper evident sealed beer growlers may include a mix of ice and water to create beer slushies; clarifying places of manufacture for resident brewers based on manufacturing capacity or volume; clarifying that license applicants can utilize a trust subject to certain disclosure requirements that exempt the trust instrument from FOIA; clarifying that exotic entertainment facility applicants and licensees are licensed as various private club license types and are treated equally by being charged the same private club license type license fee; clarifying exotic entertainment; creating a private coliseum or center license, requirements, permitting dually licensed events, and a license fee; clarifying dual licensing requirements and authorization for private fair and festivals and private coliseums or centers to conduct dual licensed events, requirements, and no license fee; permitting private fairs and festivals to conduct on-premises consumption sales with certain requirements; permitting private fairs and festivals to allow authorized brewers, resident brewers, wineries, farm wineries, distilleries, mini-distilleries, and micro-distilleries to conduct limited off-premises consumption retail sales with certain requirements while using a booth on the private fair and festival's licensed premises; and permitting a licensed private wine restaurant to have a separately licensed but connected licensed wine specialty shop.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB535
Introduced
2/1/23
Refer
2/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to add additional exemptions to the compulsory childhood immunization of school children. The public has a right to be free from communicable diseases, but a parent or guardian has the right to raise a child according to his or her religious and philosophical beliefs. This bill will bring West Virginia in line with 44 other states in the United States that permit a religious, philosophical, or religious and philosophical exemptions to mandatory childhood vaccines. A child should never be denied his or her Constitutionally guaranteed fundamental right to an education.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB536
Introduced
2/1/23
Refer
2/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to amend and reenact codes concerning the distribution of certain taxes and surcharges to benefit volunteer and part-volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services providers as well as certain funds from the Fire Protection Fund.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB537
Introduced
2/1/23
Refer
2/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the marital exception to criminal prosecution of sexual assault offenses.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB538
Introduced
2/1/23
Refer
2/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to is to correct the court for appeals of level 3 decisions. Per SB 275 (2021), effective July 1, 2022, the Intermediate Court of Appeals is the proper appellate court for appeals of level 3 decisions issued by the Public Employees Grievance Board.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB539
Introduced
2/1/23
Refer
2/1/23
Engrossed
2/22/23
Refer
2/23/23
Refer
2/23/23
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the state and its subdivisions to negotiate lower prices for construction when all bids received exceed the maximum budget.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB54
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Authorizing public retirement system participants to receive cash value of retirement benefits in lieu of regular payments
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB540
Introduced
2/1/23
Refer
2/1/23
Engrossed
3/1/23
Refer
3/2/23
Refer
3/2/23
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the crime of public urination and defecation.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB541
Introduced
2/1/23
Refer
2/1/23
Engrossed
2/28/23
Refer
3/1/23
Refer
3/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to provide for election reforms. The bill clarifies contents of a certificate of announcement. The bill clarifies the timing of a challenge to candidate qualifications. Finally, the bill limits the authority of political parties to fill vacancies in a nomination caused by voluntary withdrawal.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB542
Introduced
2/1/23
Refer
2/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the sheriff's commission compensation for the job duty of tax collector for the county and fix the amount at $15,000.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB543
Introduced
2/2/23
Refer
2/2/23
Refer
2/10/23
Engrossed
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Enrolled
3/11/23
Passed
3/29/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to authorize rulemaking changes to the terms used, procedure, and reporting duties in higher education.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB544
Introduced
2/2/23
Refer
2/2/23
Report Pass
2/22/23
Engrossed
2/25/23
Refer
2/27/23
Refer
2/27/23
Enrolled
3/11/23
Passed
3/29/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to increase the PPA cap from 500 kW to 1,000 kW.West Virginia Code §4-2-1 was amended by two bills passed during the 2021 Regular Session of the Legislature. The earlier act, House Bill 2969 (passed on April 7, 2021) amended West Virginia Code §4-2-1 in subsection 10 relating to toll bridges. This one sentence change was the only substantive change. The later of the two acts, House Bill 3310 (passed on April 9, 2021), amended West Virginia Code §4-2-1 in a more substantive fashion. The two versions of this section have been merged into this bill.