West Virginia 2024 Regular Session All Bills
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB5652
Introduced
2/13/24
Refer
2/13/24
The purpose of this bill is to provide a statutory framework for lending state funds to local airports for hangar construction to enhance economic development in the state.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB5653
Introduced
2/13/24
Refer
2/13/24
The purpose of this bill is to remove the one-time free transfer for high school student-athletes and to grandfather in students who transferred during the 2023-2024 school year.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB5654
Introduced
2/13/24
Refer
2/13/24
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that GED training is offered to inmates on a timely basis and to ensure that it is meaningfully available at the time of parole or release.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB5655
Introduced
2/13/24
Refer
2/13/24
The purpose of this bill is to create a mandatory education program for incarcerated individuals.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB5656
Introduced
2/13/24
Refer
2/13/24
The purpose of this bill is to advance the substantial public policies of this state by prohibiting public entities from contravening the same and by requiring private entities who wish to receive state funds to file an affidavit averring that they will not contravene the substantial public policies of this state.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB5657
Introduced
2/13/24
Refer
2/13/24
The purpose of this bill is to allow county commissions to designate certain distinct residential communities as villages. The bill does not interfere with the existing classification of villages for tax purposes.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB5658
Introduced
2/13/24
Refer
2/13/24
The purpose of this bill is to require the School Building Authority to make an assessment of school safety needs for any new or existing projects.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB5659
Introduced
2/13/24
Refer
2/13/24
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the conditions for pretrial release and the maximum bail amount that may be set for individuals charged with multiple misdemeanor offenses. The bill revises the definition of "bail" and establishes that a defendant has the right to select among several methods of securing bail, subject to a judicial officer's authority to impose terms and conditions of bail reasonably necessary to secure defendant's appearance and protect the public. The bill authorizes a judicial officer to release a defendant on his or her own recognizance but clarifies that a magistrate may not release a defendant charged with a felony offense on his or her own recognizance. It also establishes that a magistrate may not set "cash only" or "property only" bail.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB5660
Introduced
2/13/24
Refer
2/13/24
The purpose of this bill is to give power to modify county fire service fees to the county commission instead of the county fire board.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB5661
Introduced
2/13/24
Refer
2/13/24
The purpose of this bill is to provide free feminine hygiene products to students in public schools.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB5662
Introduced
2/13/24
Refer
2/13/24
Engrossed
2/23/24
Refer
2/24/24
Refer
2/24/24
Report Pass
3/1/24
Enrolled
3/7/24
Passed
3/9/24
Chaptered
4/22/24
The purpose of this bill is to add person in a position of trust in relation to a child for murder, death of a child, child abuse resulting in injury, child abuse creating risk of injury, female genital mutilation, child neglect resulting in injury, child neglect creating risk of injury, and child neglect resulting in death.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB5663
Introduced
2/13/24
Refer
2/13/24
The purpose of this bill is to modify the sentence and parole eligibility for murder in the second degree.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB5664
Introduced
2/13/24
Refer
2/13/24
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Mountaineer Scholars Grant Program, which would provide a $100 grant to each child born in West Virginia to establish a qualified higher education savings program account through the West Virginia State Treasurer's Office.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB5665
Introduced
2/13/24
Refer
2/13/24
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit persons from erecting, maintaining, funding, leasing, or otherwise facilitating billboard advertisements or statements that display messages concerning the availability of abortions in bordering states.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB5666
Introduced
2/13/24
Refer
2/13/24
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act through strengthening existing free expression on campus laws. The bill provides for legislative findings regarding the exercise of First Amendment rights on public university campuses in this state as being critical components of the education experience for students. The bill clarifies the definition of public forums. The bill modifies certain time, place, and manner restrictions. The bill strengthens development of policies and procedures. The bill ensures a reporting requirement and establishes the framework for reporting requirements. The bill clarifies the statute of limitations. The bill provides for immunity. Finally, the bill provides for severability.