West Virginia 2024 Regular Session All Bills
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB554
Introduced
1/25/24
Refer
1/25/24
Report Pass
2/6/24
Refer
2/6/24
The purpose of this bill is to define veterans benefits matters and identify actions that constitute representation and compensation for representing a person seeking veterans benefits. The bill requires that any such representation comply with federal law; that a violation of this section is an unlawful practice and a violation of West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB555
Introduced
1/25/24
Refer
1/25/24
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate state licensing of polygraph examiners.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB556
Introduced
1/25/24
Refer
1/25/24
The purpose of this bill is modify the way that DNA that is maintained for law-enforcement purposes in West Virginia. The bill provides updates for the policy of maintaining DNA. The bill requires DNA testing of all persons convicted of felonies and certain misdemeanors. The bill updates definitions. The bill adds language to further define and include qualified arrestees in the state DNA database. The bill requires testing of qualified arrestees on intake. The bill provides for testing methods. The bill authorizes emergency and requiring legislative rules. The bill specifies expungement for qualified arrestees in certain circumstances. Finally, the bill provides for failure to expunge or reasonable delay in expungement will not invalidate an identification, warrant, probable cause to arrest or arrest based upon a database match.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB557
Introduced
1/25/24
Refer
1/25/24
Engrossed
2/7/24
Refer
2/8/24
Refer
2/8/24
Refer
2/22/24
Enrolled
3/9/24
Passed
3/27/24
Chaptered
4/23/24
The purpose of this bill is to establish time off or rate of pay for firefighters who are required to work during holidays.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB558
Introduced
1/25/24
Refer
1/25/24
The purpose of this bill is to require publicly-funded medical schools to teach the most current evidence-based, life-saving methods including abortion pill reverse.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB559
Introduced
1/25/24
Refer
1/25/24
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the requirement that 14 or 15 year old obtain a work permit; establishing that employer seeking to hire a child 14 or older receive an age certificate from the commission prior to employing the child; providing commissioner the authority to issue age certificates for children ages 14 and over; and providing penalties for a person that issues an age certificate in violation of the article.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB56
Introduced
1/10/24
Refer
1/10/24
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the West Virginia Tax Department to promulgate a legislative rule relating to income tax paid at the entity level by electing pass-through entities.This section is new; therefore,
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB560
Introduced
1/25/24
Refer
1/25/24
The purpose of this bill is to protect medical practitioners, healthcare institutions, and healthcare payers from discrimination, punishment, or retaliation as a result of any instance of conscientious medical objection.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB561
Introduced
1/25/24
Refer
1/25/24
The purpose of this bill is to reduce the number of days for which completion of employment in any one school year, substitute teachers, except retired teachers and other retired professional educators employed as substitutes, accrue seniority exclusively for the purpose of applying for employment as a permanent, full-time professional employee and for which that number of days or more of employment is prorated and vests as a fraction of the school year.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB562
Introduced
1/25/24
Refer
1/25/24
Engrossed
2/23/24
Refer
2/26/24
The purpose of this bill is to expand the employment and training requirements necessary to receive SNAP benefits. The bill defines and expands exemptions. The bill clarifies the Secretary's duties when there is a lack of funding or inability to provide employment and training. Finally, the bill identifies when assignments to the employment and training program may not be suspended.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB563
Introduced
1/25/24
Refer
1/25/24
Refer
2/2/24
The purpose of this bill is to do away with the Center for Nursing and transfer its duties and authorities to the Higher Education Policy Commission.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB564
Introduced
1/26/24
Refer
1/26/24
Report Pass
2/8/24
Refer
2/8/24
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate requirement that the credit base be limited to wages paid to apprentices in the construction trades and specifying an effective date.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB565
Introduced
1/26/24
Refer
1/26/24
The purpose of this bill is to authorize application of the manufacturing investment tax credit and the manufacturing property tax adjustment credit against personal income tax.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB566
Introduced
1/26/24
Refer
1/26/24
The purpose of this bill is to create a council to establish a state Alzheimer's Plan.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB567
Introduced
1/26/24
Refer
1/26/24
The purpose of this bill is to provide immunity from liability for hospitals that have established a hospital police department if a loss or claim results from the failure to provide police protection.