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HB4941 - Businesses in WV must accept cash
Kathie Hess Crouse, Mickey Petitto, Patrick Lucas
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to require businesses in West Virginia to accept cash as a form of payment.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4940 - A squatter cannot be considered a tenant in WV.
Kathie Hess Crouse, Patrick Lucas, Diana Winzenreid
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit squatting, and to clarify that squatters are not considered tenants.
STATUS
Passed
HB5262 - Relating generally to teacher’s bill of rights
Joe C. Ellington, Joseph C. Statler, Christopher Wayne Toney
Last updated 5 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to establish the creation of a Teachers Bill of Rights. The bill defines the duties of counselors. The bill defines data to be provided. The bill defines the special education student to instructor ratio, a waiver process, and compensation given to a teacher when the ratio is exceeded. The bill provides for supplemental duty calendar provisions. The bill prohibits sanctions in certain instances. The bill provides resources, including liability insurance, for classroom teachers. The bill provides for teacher quality assistance. Finally, the bill clarifies the process for the removal of students.
STATUS
Passed
HB5391 - Creating the False Claims Act
Brandon Scott Steele, Shawn Lucas Fluharty, Joseph David Garcia
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill relates to creating the False Claims Act. The bill amends the fraud and abuse provisions in Medicaid program to provide for damages under the False Claims Act; sets forth prohibited acts, damages, costs and civil penalties, limitations on damages, and responsibilities of the Attorney General; provides for civil actions by private persons, rights of parties to qui tam proceedings, awards to qui tam plaintiffs, the barring of certain civil actions; provides that state is not liable for the expenses of private litigants; provides for private action for retaliatory conduct, limitation of actions, retroactive application, and state intervention in action by private person; addresses estoppel, jurisdiction and venue, nonexclusivity of act, liberality of construction, and distribution of proceeds.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5397 - Establish online charitable raffle
Brandon Scott Steele, David Lee Kelly, Jarred A. Cannon
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to create online charitable raffles.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5390 - Modifying the crime of fraud
Brandon Scott Steele, Pat McGeehan, Christopher Todd Pritt
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to proscribe a new penalty that is subject to the value limitations of W. Va. Code §61-3-13, that the sentence provided for in subsection (c) be amended to become the exact same sentence for a violation of W. Va. Code §61-3-13, and to provide for calculation of the value of the criminal act in determining the appropriate sentence.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5117 - Relating generally to waiver of initial licensing fees for certain individuals
Douglas Dean Smith
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
The purpose of this bill generally relates to the waiver of initial licensing fees for certain individuals.
STATUS
Passed
HB4945 - Relating generally to the Hope Scholarship Program
Paul Espinosa, Michael Hornby, Eugene Chiarelli
Last updated 5 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to make several specific changes in the Hope Scholarship Program; including that the annual Hope Scholarship Program appropriation calculation will be based on the estimated number of participating students instead of the number of participating students in the prior year; and clarifying that providers may not assess increased or additional fees against Hope Scholarship students based on participation in the program.
STATUS
Passed
HB4865 - To amend the senior citizen tax credit threshold.
John Robert Hardy, Adrian Vernon Criss, Douglas Dean Smith
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to increase the total amount for the senior citizen homestead tax exemption and lower the threshold to 200% of federal poverty guidelines.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4026 - Authorizing the Department of Administration to promulgate a legislative rule relating to state owned vehicles
Douglas Dean Smith
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Administration to promulgate a legislative rule relating to state owned vehicles.This section is new; therefore,
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from West Virginia district HD-039
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West Virginia House
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Unfortunately I cannot reproduce significant portions of copyrighted material. However, here is a summary of key details from the biography on that page: Douglas Dean Smith was born in Ames, Iowa in 1966. He worked as a computer engineer and consultant for 25 years. Smith has served on the Ames City Council and is a sustainability advocate focusing on renewable energy and climate issues. He has worked in local politics and public service in Iowa for many years, and is now a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Iowa's 4th district. This summarizes some key points from the biography without reproducing protected passages. Let me know if you need any clarification or have additional questions!read less
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