SB822 - Relating generally to real property, tax, and registration requirements associated with carbon offset agreements
West Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Eric Junior Tarr
Last updated 7 months ago1 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.
STATUS
Introduced
SB520 - Informed Consent for Vaccinations Protection Act
West Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mark R. Maynard, Laura Wakim Chapman, Patricia Puertas Rucker
Last updated 8 months ago5 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to enact an informed consent for vaccinations law.
STATUS
Introduced
SB71 - Department of Agriculture rule relating to WV molluscan shellfish
West Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jack David Woodrum
Last updated 9 months ago1 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,
STATUS
Introduced
SB136 - Division of Natural Resources rule relating to hunting, fishing, and other outfitters and guides
West Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jack David Woodrum
Last updated 9 months ago1 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,
STATUS
Introduced
SB382 - Motion Picture Open Captioning Act
West Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Michael Lynn Caputo
Last updated 8 months ago1 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.
STATUS
Introduced
SB249 - Increasing transparency in apportionment process for congressional and legislative districts
West Virginia - 2024 Regular Session
Last updated 9 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
SB290 - Establishing three-year nontraditional school week pilot project
West Virginia - 2024 Regular Session
Last updated 9 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
SB128 - Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training rule relating to safety provisions for clearing crews
West Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jack David Woodrum
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to safety provisions for clearing crews.This section is new; therefore,
STATUS
Introduced
SB701 - Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Education, School Construction Fund
West Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Craig P. Blair, Michael A. Woelfel
Last updated 5 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to supplement, amend, and increase an existing item of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2024.
STATUS
Passed
SB599 - Exempting certain military veterans and their dependents from tuition
West Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ryan W. Weld, Laura Wakim Chapman, Vince Deeds
Last updated 8 months ago5 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to exempt certain military veterans and their dependents from tuition.
STATUS
Introduced
SB26 - Department of Health rule relating to newborn screening system
West Virginia - 2024 Regular Session
Last updated 9 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to newborn screening system.This section is new; therefore,
STATUS
Introduced
SB559 - Permitting certain teenagers to work without obtaining work permit
West Virginia - 2024 Regular Session
Last updated 8 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the requirement that 14 or 15 year old obtain a work permit; establishing that employer seeking to hire a child 14 or older receive an age certificate from the commission prior to employing the child; providing commissioner the authority to issue age certificates for children ages 14 and over; and providing penalties for a person that issues an age certificate in violation of the article.
STATUS
Introduced
SB683 - Amending definition of "alternative fuel" under motor fuel excise tax
West Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Eric Junior Tarr, Rupert W. Phillips
Last updated 6 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to amend the definition of "alternative fuel" under the Motor Fuel Excise Tax.
STATUS
Vetoed
SCR35 - Requesting study on efficiency and accountability of county boards of education
West Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Amy Nichole Grady, Charles H. Clements, Mike Azinger
Last updated 7 months ago13 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
SCR5 - US Army 1LT Herschel Jarrell Memorial Road
West Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mike Stuart, Rupert W. Phillips, Robert L. Karnes
Last updated 7 months ago3 Co-Sponsors
US Army 1LT Hershel Jarrell Memorial Road
STATUS
Passed