HB5267 - Relating to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System

7 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to clarify DSRS surviving spouse benefits when member dies from duty or non-duty related cause, and to clarify how to compute a retiree's age when a member elected an early retirement and then returned to work.This bill was recommended for passage in the 2024 regular session of the Legislature by the Consolidated Public Retirement Board.

HB5269 - Relating to the Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System

7 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to clarify MPFRS surviving spouse benefits when member dies from duty or non-duty related causes.

HB5273 - Relating to the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System and clarifying payment upon death of member with less than 10 years of contributory service

7 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to clarify EMSRS surviving spouse benefits when member dies from duty or non-duty related cause, and to clarify how to compute a retiree's age when the member elected an early retirement and then returned to work.

HB4338 - To allow for the construction of safe entry ways to all public schools in West Virginia.

10 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to create a mechanism for evaluation and implementation of school ingress and egress assessments by the School Building Authority, in consultation with the Department of Education, the School Safety and Security Administrator and the Department of Homeland Security, by conducting an assessment of all existing school facilities and developing and distributing designs for upgrades to these existing facilities; and to establish a funding mechanism established for school safety programs provided for in this article to fund these safety improvements.

HB4771 - Repealing section of code authorizing additional registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles

4 Co-Sponsors

The bill repeals law relating to additional registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles.

HB5053 - Creating a statutory right to petition circuit and family courts for sibling visitation

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to create a statutory right for siblings to petition a circuit or family court for visitation with their minor child siblings.

HCR48 - November 7th to be designated annually as “Pastor Appreciation Day”

94 Co-Sponsors

HB5044 - Relating to cruelty to animals

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to amend the statute relating to cruelty to animals. The bill provides definitions of "food", "water", "shelter", and "treatment". It provides specifics for tethering an animal. The bill includes for seizure of an animal for violations in addition to increasing criminal penalties. Finally, the bill provides that a person in violation of this statute for a second time shall be added to a state-wide, publicly available, do not adopt or sell registry.

HB5408 - Relating to the delivery sales of tobacco

8 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to provide safeguards when retail sellers engage in online delivery sales of tobacco products, tobacco-derived products, or vapor products via online certification and to further permit retail sellers to engage third party remote delivery services to carry out delivery sales to consumers.

HR9 - Reaffirming the longstanding sisterhood partnership between West Virginia and Taiwan

74 Co-Sponsors