SB356 - Relating to voter ballot identification and verification

19 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to provide voters with the ability to identify and verify their ballot cast in a statewide election in West Virginia.

SB398 - Updating crime of sexual extortion

11 Co-Sponsors

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.

SB446 - Increasing WV Natural Resources Police Officer Retirement System accrued benefit for certain members

6 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to increase the West Virginia Natural Resources Police Officer Retirement System accrued benefit for members who retire on or after January 1, 2027 and provide funding for the benefit.

SB476 - Establishing pop-up window that directs users to optional firearms safety classes offered by NRA and USCCA

27 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to establish a "pop-up" window that directs users to optional firearms safety classes offered by the NRA and the USCCA.

SB532 - Orphan Oil and Gas Well Prevention Act of 2024

6 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to prevent oil and gas wells form being orphaned on surface owner's land with no responsible driller or operator with the resources to plug the well. The bill: -Does not make any changes in bonding requirements for wells that are not producing in paying quantities. -Requires new wells to either post a single well, full cost plugging bond, or to start at the beginning of production to set aside money in an interest bearing account in the State Treasurer's office to plug the well at the end of its life. -Requires transferred wells either to post a single well, full cost plugging bond or to start setting aside money in an interest bearing account in the State Treasurer's office to plug the well. -Requires existing wells that are producing in paying quantities to set aside 15 cents per MCF in the State Treasurer's office to plug the well. -Requires operators to plug wells that were in violation of the law before that operator transferred the well to another operator if the new owner of the well does not plug the well. -Allows the owners of the surface where the well is located to defer the plugging of the well as long as that surface owner owns the land, and as long as the well is not causing environmental etc. problems. -Requires an operator drilling a new well to plug all orphaned and abandoned wells in the well's drainage area, and authorizes that driller to recover the cost from any responsible operator of the well.

SR10 - Commemorating 78th Southern Legislative Conference of Council of State Governments Southern Office

34 Co-Sponsors

SB457 - Prohibition of Unfair Real Estate Service Agreements Act

10 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to create the Prohibition of Unfair Real Estate Service Agreements Act. The bill provides for a short title. The bill creates definitions. The bill provides for enforceability. The bill defines a deceptive act. The bill prohibits recording. The bill creating the process of recording of a court order. The bill provides for a right of recovery. Finally, the bill explains the relationship to other laws.

SB488 - Providing Attorney General with non-exclusive prosecutorial authority over public integrity cases

14 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to provide non-exclusive prosecutorial authority over public integrity cases to the Attorney General of West Virginia.

SCR23 - US Navy LT Lewis Joseph D'Antoni Memorial Road

2 Co-Sponsors

SB568 - Creating multi-tiered system for school absenteeism

18 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to change the focus from truancy and unexcused absences to a multi-tiered system of support and all absences, both excused and unexcused; limit the number of parental excuses that can be accepted each school year as documentation that an absence is excused; require county attendance director and assistant to ensure the implementation of MTSS interventions; recognize that the existing definition of "neglected child" includes failure to supply necessary education; refer to existing school personnel reporting requirement applicable in certain cases pertaining to child neglect; and make referral for the development of a diversion program in truancy offense matters discretionary.