SB801 - Establishing tax on production of electricity from wind and solar

4 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to establish a tax on the production of electricity from wind and solar collection for distribution to the counties to be distributed to the volunteer fire departments in that county.

SB835 - Modifying payment for housing and maintenance of inmates

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to describe payment for housing and maintenance of inmates, to modify a per day, per inmate base rate, to modify the reduced rate, and to modify the enhanced rate.

SB832 - Preventing courts from ordering services at higher rate than Medicaid

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to remove the option for courts to order services at a higher rate than Medicaid.

SCR30 - Honoring Hershel "Woody" Williams as one of two WV statues in National Statuary Hall Collection

15 Co-Sponsors

SB821 - Establishing criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults

22 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to establish the same criminal elements and criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults as are applicable to abuse or neglect of children.

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.

SR43 - Memorializing life of Honorable John Patton Fanning

34 Co-Sponsors

SB819 - Modifying requirements for public water systems or businesses having backflow preventers

25 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the Secretary of the Department of Health from promulgating rules that require public water systems or businesses to have backflow preventers.

SB823 - Prohibiting illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by alien persons

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to create prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien. The bill provides for the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions. Finally, the bill authorizes and requires under certain circumstances the removal of persons who violate those prohibitions; and creating criminal offenses.

SB813 - Allowing students to participate in non-school competitive activities

7 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to allow student-athletes to participate in competitive events and activities while playing for their school.