West Virginia 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3414
Introduced
3/17/25
Refer
3/17/25
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 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3415
Introduced
3/17/25
Refer
3/17/25
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the prevention of oil and gas wells being orphaned on surface owner's land with no responsible driller or operator with the resources to plug the well, to provide for the procedures for prevention of orphaned wells, and to require plugging money be set aside as escrow in the Office of the State Treasurer.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3416
Introduced
3/17/25
Refer
3/17/25
The purpose of this bill is to prevent new horizontally drilled oil and gas wells that in the future have ceased production with no bona fide future use from remaining unplugged after they have not produced for a continuous period of 12 months and prevent them from becoming orphaned on a surface owner's land with no responsible driller or operator with the resources to plug the well. The bill requires new wells to either post an individual single-well, full-cost plugging bond, or in the alternative to start at the beginning of production to set aside money in an earnings bearing escrow account in a bank to pay itself to plug the well at the end of the well's life. The escrow provisions are based on West Virginia Coalbed Methane Review Board CBM pooling orders and their master escrow agreement attachments. It does not make any changes in bonding requirements for wells that have already been drilled or permitted.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3417
Introduced
3/17/25
Refer
3/17/25
The purpose of this bill is to require the State Police to pay for the incarceration of inmates arrested by the state police until conviction or release.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3418
Introduced
3/17/25
Refer
3/17/25
The purpose of this bill relates to fixed odds wagering on dog racing. The bill provides for definitions. Finally, the bill provides for the creation and distribution of funds for fixed odds wagering on dog racing.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3419
Introduced
3/17/25
Refer
3/17/25
The purpose of this bill is to authorize county commissions to impose an emergency medical services tax.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3420
Introduced
3/17/25
Refer
3/17/25
The purpose of this bill is to authorize county commissions to establish and impose voluntary firefighter service fees on county residents and establish a voluntary firefighter service fund.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3421
Introduced
3/17/25
Refer
3/17/25
The purpose of this bill is to set operational capacity requirements for electric utility generators and units, require the maintenance of 45 days' worth of base fuel supply, list required actions for power-generating utilities, and actions required of the Public Service Commission.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3422
Introduced
3/17/25
Refer
3/17/25
Engrossed
4/1/25
Refer
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
Report Pass
4/8/25
Refer
4/8/25
The purpose of this bill is to create a school choice portal. The bill also requires the Board of Education to adopt a school choice portal.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3423
Introduced
3/17/25
Refer
3/17/25
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.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3424
Introduced
3/17/25
Refer
3/17/25
Engrossed
3/31/25
Refer
4/1/25
Refer
4/1/25
Report Pass
4/9/25
Enrolled
4/11/25
Passed
4/28/25
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.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3425
Introduced
3/17/25
Refer
3/17/25
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.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3426
Introduced
3/17/25
Refer
3/17/25
The purpose of this bill is to provide a cost-of-living increase, based on the annual increase in the consumer price index, for persons under the Public Employees Retirement Act and Teachers Retirement System that are at least 60 years of age and that have received retirement payments for at least five years.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3427
Introduced
3/17/25
Refer
3/17/25
The purpose of this bill is to amend the statute relating to cruelty to animals. The bill provides definitions of "food", "water", "shelter", and "treatment". It provides specifics for tethering an animal. The bill includes for seizure of an animal for violations in addition to increasing criminal penalties. Finally, the bill provides that a person in violation of this statute for a second time shall be added to a state-wide, publicly available, do not adopt or sell registry.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia House Bill HB3428
Introduced
3/17/25
Refer
3/17/25
The purpose of this bill is to require purchaser of real property to record their deeds within three months of closing.