West Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB586
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
The purpose of this bill is to require spending units to submit software procurement requests to the Enterprise Resource Planning Board for a determination, done in conjunction with the Office of Technology, whether such functionality is already available to the state.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB587
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
The purpose of this bill is to establish the West Virginia Volunteer State Defense Guard. The West Virginia National Guard is often called to other duties such as filling roles as corrections officers in West Virginia prisons, filling staffing shortages in our West Virginia hospitals, etc. Knowing that natural disasters often plague our state, West Virginia is left vulnerable when the National Guard is called to other duties. This volunteer state guard will not cost the taxpayers any money.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB588
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
The purpose of this bill is to increase the tax credit for employers providing child care for employees.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB589
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Refer
2/16/23
The purpose of this bill relates generally to nonpublic kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school education; permitting Hope Scholarship individualized instructional students, microschool students, and learning pod students to participate in public interscholastic athletic events and other extracurricular activities of public secondary schools; providing that microschools and learning pods have the authority to issue secondary school diplomas; providing that the annual Hope Scholarship Program appropriation calculation will be based on the estimated number of participating students instead of the number of participating students in the prior year; permitting the State Treasurer to appear by designee at Hope Scholarship Board meetings; clarifying that all records and personally identifying information of a Hope Scholarship student, applicant, or parent is confidential and not subject to disclosure pursuant to the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act; establishing qualifying expenses under the Hope Scholarship Act; requiring the board to maintain and publish a list of all education service providers; authorizing the board to contract with independent auditors to complete Hope Scholarship Program audits; authorizing the board to promulgate legislative rules for the auditing of educational service providers; and requiring education service providers conducting background screenings of employees and other persons in contact with students and to certify screening results to the board.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB59
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Engrossed
1/23/23
Refer
2/14/23
Refer
2/14/23
Requiring work search activities to qualify for unemployment benefits
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB590
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Refer
2/16/23
Engrossed
2/27/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/28/23
The purpose of this bill is to transfer existing 911 Personnel from the Public Employees Retirement System to the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB591
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/16/23
Engrossed
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/21/23
Enrolled
3/4/23
Passed
3/8/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to allow counties and municipalities the opportunity to jointly undertake economic development projects and to allow a pro rata share in costs and revenues generated from said economic development projects. This would facilitate more cooperation between economic development authorities in areas of the state where geographic constraints may prevent a multiple-county undertaking, though municipalities are able to contribute resources to the project.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB592
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
The purpose of this bill is to provide a tax credit against the state corporate net income tax and the state personal income tax for expenditures related to the operation of existing employer-provided or sponsored child-care facilities.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB593
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/15/23
Refer
2/15/23
Engrossed
3/1/23
Refer
3/2/23
Refer
3/2/23
The purpose of this bill is to mandate executive branch agencies, the State Police, and county boards of education develop and implement an area cost-of-living salary adjustment program by no later than July 1, 2025. The bill sets out the terms that any such policy shall, at a minimum, include. The bill further provides that no private cause of action or right to grievance shall arise as a result of enactment or operation of this policy.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB594
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Engrossed
2/23/23
Enrolled
3/3/23
Passed
3/29/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to relate to fairness in cost-sharing calculations for certain Health Savings Account-qualified High Deductible Health Plans.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB595
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
The purpose of this bill is to balance the interests of current landowners and future landowners to ensure surface, minerals, and forest land may be developed for future economic gain by limiting use restrictions for forest carbon capture and sequestration to a maximum term of 20 years. The bill defines certain terms. The bill requires parties to current and new carbon offset agreements to register with the State Tax Department. The bill requires reports by Division of Forestry and the State Tax Department. The bill authorizes the disclosure of information between the Tax Commissioner and Division of Forestry. The bill imposes excise tax on receipts derived from carbon offset agreements. The bill sets forth reporting requirements. The bill provides an effective date. The bill defines "managed timberland" to exclude timberland that is subject to a carbon offset agreement. The bill specifies application of West Virginia Tax Procedure and Administration Act and West Virginia Tax Crimes and Penalties Act. The bill authorizes promulgation of rules. The bill provides legislative findings and declarations. The bill provides that any covenant, restriction, condition, easement, contract, lease, deed, agreement, option, or other governing document, which is executed or recorded after the effective date, which effectively prohibits or restricts the development of land, minerals, and the harvesting of timber for the purposes of forest carbon capture, carbon offset, and carbon sequestration is void and unenforceable, unless said covenant, restriction, condition, easement, contract, lease, deed, agreement, option, or other governing document is for a maximum term of 20 years. The bill provides that options to renew or continue such arrangements beyond the initial maximum term of 20 years shall be valid only if the consideration is required to be renegotiated to exercise the option.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB596
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Engrossed
2/21/23
Refer
2/23/23
Refer
2/23/23
The purpose of this bill is to modify payment for housing and maintenance of inmates. The bill establishes a means of calculating fees. The bill provides for a reduced rate in certain circumstances. The bill provides for an enhanced rate in certain circumstances. The bill provides for recalculation every decennial. The bill requires publication on the agency webpage. The bill establishes an effective date. Finally, the bill provides for official and personal liability for payment.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB597
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/20/23
Engrossed
2/23/23
Refer
2/23/23
Refer
2/23/23
Enrolled
3/8/23
Passed
3/29/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to permit the Commissioner of Workforce West Virginia to hire up to 200 exempt employees.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB598
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
The purpose of this bill is to increase the availability of prescription nonopioid medications. The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Resources to make information available to the public about the availability of such treatments.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB599
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
The purpose of this bill is to provide for a moment of silence at the beginning of each school day. The bill prevents teachers from being able to discuss the substance of what children engage in during the moment of silence. Finally, the bill provides that the Attorney General shall enforce the provisions of this section.