WV
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB820
Introduced
3/19/25
Refer
3/19/25
Engrossed
3/27/25
Refer
3/27/25
Refer
3/27/25
The purpose of this bill is to create the Whistleblower Protection Fund Act.
WV
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB821
Introduced
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
Refer
3/25/25
The purpose of this bill is to require local child protective workers to use body worn camera while conducting abuse and neglect investigations.
WV
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB822
Introduced
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
Refer
3/25/25
The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Human Services to provide child welfare workers with mobile technology that will permit them to conduct investigations and create a digital record. This will upload to the system automatically and reduce the need for a child protective services worker to input data manually into a system. This will enhance service delivery to children. This data will allow managers to have real time access to data to conduct quality improvement analysis.
WV
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB823
Introduced
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
Engrossed
3/27/25
Enrolled
3/31/25
Passed
4/8/25
The purpose of this bill is to revise the statutes to clarify and separate duties identified in the code between the Division of Emergency Management and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection according to what each agency has the resources and expertise to fulfill to delegate the duties of investigation of industrial facility emergency events and emergency incidents by well and pipeline operators that are reported to the Division of Emergency Management and implementation of fines and penalties imposed upon industrial facilities and well and pipeline operators to the Department of Environmental Protection.
WV
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB824
Introduced
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
The purpose of this bill is to amend the process by the Performance Evaluation and Research Division of the Office of the Legislative Auditor relating to the enactment or modification of an occupational or professional regulation; it undertakes to determine if the scope of practice of a regulated profession should be established, revised, or expanded; and removes language requiring that the scope of practice in occupational regulations be construed narrowly.
WV
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB825
Introduced
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
Engrossed
3/27/25
Refer
3/27/25
Refer
3/27/25
Enrolled
4/12/25
Passed
4/25/25
The purpose of this bill is to permit state higher education institutions to enter into agreements with certain non-profit organizations for the sole purpose of promoting economic development and job creation and to establish powers to govern the business relationship of any state higher education institution and non-profit corporation contracting under §18B-12-1, et. seq.
WV
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB826
Introduced
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
The purpose of this bill is to modify the language in the statute to make it consistent with W.Va. Code §5H-1-2(b) for survivor's benefit payment for first responders for purposes of payment for funeral expenses of law enforcement, safety, and emergency workers.
WV
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB827
Introduced
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
The purpose of this bill is to address the notification of the parole hearing and the victim's right to be heard to allow other notified persons listed on the parole hearing form to be allowed to submit not only written statements, but also speak at the parole board hearings; and to allow the offender to submit written statements and provide names of witnesses to speak at the parole hearing.
WV
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB828
Introduced
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
Report Pass
3/29/25
Engrossed
4/1/25
Enrolled
4/4/25
Passed
4/25/25
The purpose of this bill is to add language to the statute to clarify that any person employed by the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation pursuant to a contract includes contracted staff that work for vendors.
WV
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB829
Introduced
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
Engrossed
3/27/25
Refer
3/27/25
Refer
3/27/25
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the declaration of a state of preparedness by executive order of the Governor or by concurrent resolution of the Legislature to alleviate the two classes of state of preparedness for simplicity and have one level of a state of preparedness similar to having only one level for a state of emergency.
WV
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB83
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Engrossed
3/19/25
Refer
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
The purpose of this bill is to allow the Foster Care Ombudsman to have access to records related to child abuse or neglect.
WV
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB830
Introduced
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
The purpose of this bill is to remove language regarding short term loans being provided to released inmates for costs related to reentry into the community since short term loans have not been provided or secured.
WV
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB831
Introduced
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Troops-to-Teachers program.
WV
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB832
Introduced
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the administration of cost-sharing calculations, define terms, and setting an effective date.
WV
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB833
Introduced
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
Engrossed
3/29/25
Refer
3/31/25
Refer
3/31/25
Enrolled
4/11/25
Passed
4/25/25
The purpose of this bill is to exclude pharmaceutical medication from the prior authorization gold card process.