West Virginia 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB442
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Released Time Education Act. The bill provides for a title. The bill creates definitions. The bill provides for released time excusal policies. The bill provides credit for released time courses. Finally, the bill provides for remedies.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB443
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Engrossed
2/26/25
Refer
2/27/25
Refer
2/27/25
Enrolled
3/13/25
Passed
3/24/25
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Examiners of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology to mandate applicants for initial and provisional license as a speech-language pathologist, audiologist, or speech-language pathology or audiology assistant to submit to a criminal background check as a condition of licensure.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB444
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
The purpose of this bill is to create a mandatory three-year sentence for possession of Schedule I or II substances, except cannabis. The bill provides exceptions from prosecution for persons incidentally exposed to the substances or who are forced to possess the substances. And, the bill provides a conditional discharge for first offenders and release with non-extraditable warrant, with a bus ticket to any state West of the Mississippi River.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB445
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
The purpose of this bill is to require legislators and staff who hold a current concealed carry permit to register with the Capitol Police an intent to carry concealed firearms within the Capitol buildings.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB446
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
The purpose of this bill is to preclude the establishment of a branch bank or the acquisition or merger of a bank or a credit union by a bank or credit union unless they are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB447
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
The purpose of this bill is to require health benefit plan coverage for medically necessary dental procedures that result from cancer treatment; create the Oral Health and Cancer Rights Act; explain the scope of procedures covered as a result of certain cancer treatments; require the use of a specific billing identifier; and set an effective date.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB448
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Refer
2/25/25
The purpose of this bill is to create a credit against the severance tax to encourage private companies to make infrastructure improvements to highways, roads and bridges in this state. The bill limits the total amount of road and highway infrastructure improvement credits which can be certified by the Secretary of Transportation. The bill seeks to encourage greater capital investment in coal production and processing facilities. The bill will increase economic opportunity in this state. The bill authorizes the claiming of the credits. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB449
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Engrossed
3/17/25
Refer
3/18/25
Refer
3/18/25
Enrolled
4/11/25
Passed
4/24/25
The purpose of this bill is to permit compressed air and rimfire shooting teams in public schools.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB45
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
The purpose of this bill is to relieve a railroad company of any liability from injury to any person using a crossing during a parade by a school or any municipality, county, or other public entity; the railroad company is notified of the time of the parade, and a train is stopped during the time of the parade.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB450
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
3/14/25
Engrossed
3/20/25
Refer
3/24/25
Refer
3/21/25
The purpose of this bill is to establish the West Virginia Guardian Act. The bill allows the county school boards to contract for participation in the program. The bill defines terms. The bill sets out the authority of independent contractors participating in the program. The bill provides requirements for participation. The bill provides exclusions from participation. The bill sets forth a limitation of liability. The bill provides exemptions from purchasing requirements. Finally, the bill provides for exclusions from state benefit programs.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB451
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
The purpose of this bill is to provide an enhanced retirement annuity for certain annuitants equal to 103 percent of the retirant's annual payment at age 65.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB452
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the reorganization of several departments and divisions of state government as of July 1, 2025. The bill redesignates the department of economic development as a division under the department of commerce, the abolition of the department of arts, culture, and history and the transfer of its sections and commission under the department of tourism, and permits the governor to elect to appoint the Adjutant General as the secretary of the department of homeland security.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB453
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
The purpose of this bill is to repeal the certificate of need program on January 1, 2026, terminate the West Virginia Health Care Authority, and transfer the assets, and records; abolition of the authority's employment positions and discretion of the secretary to hire employees of authority in classified-exempt system.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB454
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
2/17/25
The purpose of this bill is to bring terms not defined in The Corporation Net Income Tax Act into conformity with the meaning of those terms for federal income tax purposes; and specifying effective dates.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB455
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
2/17/25
The purpose of this bill is to update the meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act; and specify effective dates.