West Virginia 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB24
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
The purpose of this bill is to require probationers who have served 10 or more years to participate in a work release program and spend six months in a work release center. The bill requires that 70 percent their earnings be held in an account and provided to them at the successful completion of the six-month period.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB240
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Engrossed
2/24/25
Refer
2/25/25
Refer
2/25/25
Enrolled
3/14/25
Passed
3/24/25
The purpose of this bill is to establish the crimes of sexual extortion and aggravated sexual extortion; defines terms; establishes elements of sexual extortion and aggravated sexual extortion; and establishes criminal penalties.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB241
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Refer
3/6/25
The purpose of this bill is to fully exempt both high tunnels and greenhouses from personal property taxes, whether the high tunnels or greenhouses are heated or unheated.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB242
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Refer
3/6/25
The purpose of this bill is to create the Equipment Right to Repair Act.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB243
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
The purpose of this bill is to require counties to register automated external defibrillators with the Office of Emergency Medical Services. The bill provides a penalty when a county fails to register such a device.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB244
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
The purpose of this bill is to establish the West Virginia Women's Bill of Rights.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB245
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
The purpose of this bill is to create the "Hunger-Free Campus Act," which requires the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission to establish a grant program to address food insecurity among students enrolled in public institutions of higher education.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB246
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
The purpose of this bill is to strengthen and enhance identification of perpetrators and linkages of committed crimes to provide greater safety within communities.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB247
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
The purpose of this bill is to create the Substance Abuse Intervention Act. The bill provides for a short title. The bill provides for involuntary treatment for a substance use disorder and sets forth the rights of a patient. The bill establishes criteria for involuntary treatment. The bill creates a petition for 60-day and 360-day involuntary treatment and a guarantee for costs. The bill provides for proceedings for involuntary treatment, describes the duties of court, and disposition. The bill sets forth a 72-hour emergency involuntary treatment. The bill describes the failure to attend examination, sets forth a summons, and describes transportation to hospital or psychiatric facility. This bill shall be known as "Joel's Law".
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB248
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
The purpose of this bill is to increase the availability of prescription nonopioid medications. The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Resources to make information available to the public about the availability of such treatments.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB249
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Report Pass
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
Report Pass
3/24/25
Engrossed
3/26/25
Refer
3/26/25
Refer
3/26/25
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 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB25
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Coal Marketing Program. The bill provides for the purpose of the program. The bill creates funding for the program and empowers the Governor to report on the program to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance. The bill provides for rules. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB250
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
The purpose of this bill is to provide a religious exemption to school attendance vaccines requirements.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB251
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
The purpose of this bill is to require each county board of education to ensure that all of its meetings are open to the public through in-person attendance and that the audio and video of its meetings are broadcast live to the public through an internet link on its website. The bill requires each county board to ensure that the audio and video is recorded and that the recording is also available through a link on its website. The bill allows meeting to continue if the live broadcast experiences a technical interruption in which the stream is discontinued or digitally interrupted. The bill provides exception for executive session. The bill allows each county board to make and enforce reasonable rules for attendance and presentation at any meeting where there is not room enough for all members of the public who wish to attend. The bill requires the county board, if providing opportunity for the public to address the school board at a meeting, to ensure that any person expressing an interest in speaking has the opportunity in compliance with adopted procedures. The bill requires that speakers are treated equally. The bill requires that a draft of the minutes of each public board meeting include a record of the votes cast by each board member on all substantive matters and be posted to the website within two business days. The bill establishes the duration in which the approved minutes shall remain on the website. Finally, the bill removes the option for a county board to join the National School Board Association.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB252
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Report Pass
3/25/25
Refer
3/25/25
Report Pass
3/31/25
Engrossed
4/2/25
Refer
4/3/25
Refer
4/3/25
Refer
4/7/25
The purpose of this bill is to require coverage and reimbursement for home blood pressure monitoring devices for certain persons diagnosed with hypertension.