SB83 - State Election Commission rule relating to corporate and membership organization political activity

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Election Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to corporate and membership organization political activity.This section is new; therefore,

SB274 - Authorizing public retirement system participants to receive cash value of retirement benefits in lieu of regular payments

1 Co-Sponsor

SB496 - Prohibiting racial discrimination based on certain hair textures and hairstyles

3 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to clarify that race discrimination includes discrimination based on certain hair textures and styles.

SB256 - Providing protection for property owner when someone visiting private cemetery causes damage to property

1 Co-Sponsor

SB369 - Relating to brewer and resident brewer licenses

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to clarify that a licensed brewer or resident brewer may not produce more than 50,000 barrels per calendar year at a brewer or resident brewer's principle place of business and manufacture; clarifying that a licensed brewer or resident brewer may have multiple locations; and providing that West Virginia licensed brewers and resident brewers may enter into contract brewing services agreements with another licensed brewer or resident brewer in good standing in its domicile state for purposes of producing nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer.

SB839 - Providing county boards of education options for obtaining liability insurance coverage

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to provide county boards of education with the option of seeking insurance coverage from licensed insurance carriers.

SB829 - Modifying political party committee organization

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to revise and modify political party committee organization, vacancy filling procedures, and political party internal governance.

SR55 - Memorializing life of Honorable William Wayne Bailey, Jr.

34 Co-Sponsors

SR51 - Memorializing life of Lora Susan Thompson

34 Co-Sponsors

SB471 - Maintaining DNA data for law-enforcement purposes

2 Co-Sponsors

This bill relates to DNA that is maintained for law-enforcement purposes in West Virginia. It updates the policy for maintaining DNA and definitions. The bill adds language to include qualified arrestees in the state DNA database, and requires testing of qualified arrestees on intake, as well as a DNA sample from individuals convicted of a felony on or after March 9, 1995. The bill specifies testing methods, authorizes emergency and legislative rules, specifies expungement for qualified arrestees in certain circumstances, and provides that failure to expunge or a reasonable delay in expungement will not invalidate an identification, warrant, probable cause to arrest or arrest based upon a database match.

SB210 - WV Native American Tribes Unique Recognition, Authentication, and Listing Act

1 Co-Sponsor

SB207 - Collecting and analyzing statistical information pertaining to terminating pregnancies under Medicaid Program

1 Co-Sponsor

SB795 - Limiting liability for accredited academic hospitals

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to limit liability for accredited academic hospitals to only the amount of insurance covered by State Board of Risk and Insurance Management, to provide medical professional liability insurance to accredited academic hospitals, and to provide updated definitions.

SB810 - Increasing penalty for voluntary manslaughter

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalty for voluntary manslaughter.

SR41 - Designating February 16, 2024, as Adventure Travel Day

4 Co-Sponsors