SB449 - Limiting use of fireworks in municipalities and residential areas

4 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to limit use of fireworks in municipalities and within 300 feet of a residence -- the same limitations as firearms.

SB846 - Creating degree program based upon certain military service

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to create an associate's of bachelor's degree based on skills, education, and experience earned while serving in the military.

SR59 - Reaffirming longstanding sisterhood partnership between WV and Taiwan

4 Co-Sponsors

SB767 - Providing for retail franchise agreements, governing law, and competition restrictions

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to describe franchise agreements, governing law, and competition restrictions.

SB791 - Modifying membership requirements of Medical Services Fund Advisory Council

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to modify the Medical Services Fund Advisory Council membership requirements, augment its purpose, require that it employ an actuary, require certain actions from the Commissioner for the Bureau for Medical Services, and address the six-year plan to mitigate long-term financial liabilities.

SB453 - Requiring pricing and payment transparency from pharmacy benefits managers contracting with PEIA

9 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to require any pharmacy benefit manager ("PBM") who contracts with PEIA to be entirely transparent in providing its full data around pricing and payments for drugs and to pharmacies.

SB490 - Clarifying WV follow market-based approach to business and occupation taxation

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to clarify that West Virginia follows a market-based approach to municipal business and occupation taxation, in line with rulings of the Supreme Court of the United States recognizing that the national economy has changed dramatically with the growth of the internet.

SB109 - Board of Examiners of Psychologists rule relating to contested case hearing procedure

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Examiners of Psychologists to promulgate a legislative rule relating to contested case hearing procedure.This section is new; therefore,

SB577 - Limiting landowner liability when land is used for certain purposes

3 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to encourage landowners to make land available for recreational purposes by limiting landowner liability.

SB306 - Equipment Right to Repair Act

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to create the Equipment Right to Repair Act.

SB822 - Relating generally to real property, tax, and registration requirements associated with carbon offset agreements

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to balance the interests of current landowners and future landowners to ensure surface, minerals, and forest land may be developed for future economic gain by limiting use restrictions for forest carbon capture and sequestration to a maximum term of 20 years. The bill defines certain terms. The bill requires parties to current and new carbon offset agreements to register with the State Tax Department. The bill requires reports by Division of Forestry and the State Tax Department. The bill authorizes the disclosure of information between the Tax Commissioner and Division of Forestry. The bill imposes excise tax on receipts derived from carbon offset agreements. The bill sets forth reporting requirements. The bill provides an effective date. The bill defines "managed timberland" to exclude timberland that is subject to a carbon offset agreement. The bill specifies application of West Virginia Tax Procedure and Administration Act and West Virginia Tax Crimes and Penalties Act. The bill authorizes promulgation of rules. The bill provides legislative findings and declarations. The bill provides that any covenant, restriction, condition, easement, contract, lease, deed, agreement, option, or other governing document, which is executed or recorded after the effective date, which effectively prohibits or restricts the development of land, minerals, and the harvesting of timber for the purposes of forest carbon capture, carbon offset, and carbon sequestration is void and unenforceable, unless said covenant, restriction, condition, easement, contract, lease, deed, agreement, option, or other governing document is for a maximum term of 20 years. The bill provides that options to renew or continue such arrangements beyond the initial maximum term of 20 years shall be valid only if the consideration is required to be renegotiated to exercise the option.

SB520 - Informed Consent for Vaccinations Protection Act

5 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to enact an informed consent for vaccinations law.

SB71 - Department of Agriculture rule relating to WV molluscan shellfish

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the West Virginia Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to West Virginia molluscan shellfish.This section is new; therefore,

SB136 - Division of Natural Resources rule relating to hunting, fishing, and other outfitters and guides

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to hunting, fishing and other outfitters and guides.This section is new; therefore,

SB382 - Motion Picture Open Captioning Act

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to require exhibitors of motion pictures who operate two or more theatres in more than one location in this state to provide open captioning during at least two showings per week of each motion picture that is produced and offered with open captioning. The bill requires, when requested, audio description be provided for any motion picture that is produced and offered with audio description.