West Virginia 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB2541
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The purpose of this bill is to establish a procedure for election observers during any election and at any voting or ballot-reviewing and ballot-counting location within this state.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB2542
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
2/21/25
Refer
3/6/25
The purpose of this bill is to mandate audio recording during Child Protective Services investigations and interactions during visits.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB2543
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/27/25
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the inclusion of economic impact statements with any agency proposed legislative rule that has a potential impact to the state economy of more than $200,000 in a given year or $1,000,000 over a five-year period.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB2544
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The purpose of this bill is to empower qualified physician assistants and certified nurse practitioners to practice without the supervision of a physician.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB2545
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the use of corporal punishment in public schools.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB2546
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the use of daylight saving time in West Virginia.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB2547
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
2/20/25
The purpose of this bill is to raise the cost-of-living increase from the first $15,000 to the first $45,000 for supplemental pension benefits for municipal police, firefighters, employees of waterworks systems, sewage systems, or combined waterworks/sewage systems.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB2548
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
Engrossed
3/20/25
Refer
3/21/25
Refer
3/21/25
Report Pass
3/31/25
Enrolled
4/2/25
Passed
4/12/25
The purpose of this bill is to bring the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) under rulemaking review of the Legislature.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB2549
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The purpose of this bill is to increase the term of office of sheriff from four years to six years.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB2550
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The purpose of this bill is to establish that a defendant who may be fined $5,000 or more is entitled to a trial by jury.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB2551
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
Engrossed
4/2/25
Refer
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
The purpose of this bill is to increase the criminal penalties for the misdemeanor offense of negligently permitting livestock to run at large and trespass on the property of other landowners which injures a person or destroys the property of another person.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB2552
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The purpose of this bill is to provide a reduction of the business and occupation tax rate for companies who have 75 percent or more of their workforce as West Virginia residents.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB2553
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The purpose of this bill is to exempt the first $20,000 of income of resident individuals from personal income taxation.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB2554
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The purpose of this bill is to require all West Virginia high school students to pass a civics examination and the United States Naturalization Examination as a prerequisite for graduation.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB2555
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
The purpose of this bill is to enhance transparency and accountability of the Public Service Commission, and to shift the duties of the commission towards a greater focus of assuring affordable utility rates; and to assure that it is held to the highest ethical standard in its decision-making process, including assuring impartiality by applying the State Code of Judicial Ethics to the Commission. The bill redefines what is deemed in the public interest by providing greater weight be given to affordability of electrical utility rates; requiring commissioners annual financial statements be published on the Internet and to post bond upon appointment; and deleting and repealing outdated code provisions.