West Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3176
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit drag shows from being performed in front of minors and to prohibit drags shows in schools and libraries.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3177
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
The purpose of this bill is to modify the process of charitable bingo and alcohol sales and consumption while such bingo is taking places. The bill adds an exemption for the consumption or sale of alcohol at bingo games at a Veterans Service Organization. The bill defines terms. Finally, the bill explicitly includes a Veterans Service Organization as an entity which may conduct charitable bingo games.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3178
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
The purpose of this bill is to authorize sheriffs who are members of the public retirement system to retire upon attaining the age of sixty-two with eight or more years of service.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3179
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
The purpose of this bill is to address signage for active work zones at which workers may be present.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3180
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
The purpose of this bill is to create wildlife corridors, identify and protect wildlife corridors; require a Wildlife Corridors Action Plan that will provide comprehensive guidance to state agencies for identifying, prioritizing, and maintain important areas for wildlife movement; provide powers and duties; direct that a list of priority projects be developed.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3181
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
The purpose of this bill is to dismiss a warrant or capias for arrest when charges against a person are dismissed.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3182
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the duties and responsibilities of mental health professionals in West Virginia. The bill provides for a physician, psychologist, licensed professional counselor, licensed independent social worker, advanced nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or law enforcement officer to make an application for involuntary hospitalization. Finally, the bill provides for the Department of Health and Human Resources to provide transportation for individuals who require involuntary hospitalization.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3183
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
The purpose of this bill is to prevent undue pressure and influences on minors in public school and public institutions, limit gender reassignment surgeries and hormone replacement therapies to consenting adults in this state, and to make a new crime of registered sex offenders at public school functions and athletic events, regardless of whether they have a child participating.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3184
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
The purpose of this bill is to create the Medical Information Confidentiality and Anti-Discrimination Act.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3185
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
The purpose of this bill is to establish the "Transparency in Government Act"; requiring all candidates for election to public office make public their party affiliation or lack of party affiliation; prohibiting a public board or office from being comprised of a majority of individuals of relation closer than first cousin; providing a process for a public board or office in that the election results violate the prohibition; prohibiting an individual hold the office of County Commissioner be employed by county in any other capacity; and requiring no person be hired under the immediate supervision of a close relation.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3186
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
The purpose of this bill is to repeal all police power of the Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation District; and to a limit the area in which property tax imposed by Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District Board may be levied to be the municipal limits of the City of Huntington.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3187
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
2/6/23
The purpose of this bill is to modify the requirements imposed on social media companies to prevent corruption and provide transparency of election-related content made available on social media websites. The bill provides equal opportunities for all candidates and political parties to speak without policy or partisan-based censorship. Finally, the bill upholds the integrity of elections by ensuring election-related content hosted, posted, and made available on social media websites is not monetized or otherwise used or manipulated for nefarious purposes.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3188
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/24/23
Refer
2/25/23
Refer
2/25/23
Report Pass
3/2/23
The purpose of this bill is to establish an alert system for missing cognitively impaired persons. The bill provides for the use of video image recording devices for search purposes during a Purple Alert. The bill provides for legislative findings. The bill sets forth criteria for the activation of a Purple Alert. The bill provides for notice and broadcasting of a Purple Alert. Finally, the bill provides immunity for individuals providing information pursuant to a Purple Alert in good faith.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3189
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
2/10/23
Engrossed
2/24/23
Refer
2/25/23
Refer
2/25/23
Report Pass
3/7/23
Enrolled
3/10/23
Passed
3/11/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to create the PFAS Protection Act. The bill: requires the DEP to identify and address PFAS sources impacting public water systems; requires facilities that have recently used PFAS chemicals to report their use to DEP, requires permits to be updated to require monitoring of PFAS chemicals for facilities that report their use; and requires DEP to propose rules to adopt water quality criteria for certain PFAS chemicals after they are finalized by the USEPA.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3190
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/16/23
Refer
2/17/23
Refer
2/17/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Enrolled
3/11/23
Passed
3/11/23
Chaptered
5/1/23
The purpose of this bill is to amend these two code provisions in regards to the definition of a minor which would now be a person under the age of 18, or purported to be under the age of 18.