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HB5390 - Modifying the crime of fraud
Brandon Scott Steele, Pat McGeehan, Christopher Todd Pritt
Last updated 10 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
HB5391 - Creating the False Claims Act
Brandon Scott Steele, Shawn Lucas Fluharty, Joseph David Garcia
Last updated 10 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
HB5378 - Prohibiting discrimination on the basis of hairstyle or texture
Anitra Hamilton, Sean Hornbuckle, Hollis Skaff Lewis
Last updated 10 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to clarify that impermissible discrimination includes discrimination based on certain hair textures and styles.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5393 - Providing a cost-of-living provision for certain persons retired under the Public Employees Retirement System and the Teachers Retirement System
John Ryan Nelson Williams, Anitra Hamilton, Sean Hornbuckle
Last updated 10 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to provide a cost-of-living increase, based on the annual increase in the consumer price index, for persons under the Public Employees Retirement Act and Teachers Retirement System that are at least 60 years of age and that have received retirement payments for at least five years.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5161 - To create a “digital wallet” to keep all certifications/licensure accrued by the person in one place
Jimmy Willis, Joshua Allen Holstein, Eugene Chiarelli
Last updated 10 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to create a digital wallet for certifications and licensures.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB4618 - Make the Consumer Advocate division separate and independent from the PSC
Larry L. Rowe, Kayla Ann Young, Shawn Lucas Fluharty
Last updated 11 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to establish the consumer advocate division as a separate, independent agency. The bill provides for legislative findings, provides the purpose of the consumer advocate division, and distinguishes the consumer advocate division as an independent agency that is separate from the Public Service Commission.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4631 - Creating the Paid Parental Leave Pilot Program
Kayla Ann Young, Mike Pushkin, Larry L. Rowe
Last updated 11 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to create a paid parental leave pilot program.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4491 - Prohibiting the home schooling of children in certain circumstances
Shawn Lucas Fluharty, Mike Pushkin, Larry L. Rowe
Last updated 11 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit home schooling of any child in homes where there is suspected or known child abuse or neglect, or domestic violence by a parent or person instructing the child. This shall be known as "Raylee's Law."
STATUS
Introduced
HB5259 - To promote the security of West Virginia motorists to account for increased costs of property damages, healthcare, and inflation.
William Tyler Nestor, Carl Robert Martin, Keith Marple
Last updated 10 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to increase required minimum insurance coverages as proof of financial responsibility.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4873 - Relating to legalizing cannabis production, sales and adult consumption
Evan Paul Hansen, Hollis Skaff Lewis, Joseph David Garcia
Last updated 10 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to legalize the personal use and possession of cannabis by adults; providing for a county option election to allow for the production and sales in that county; providing for regulation by the Bureau of Health; authorizing an excise and local sales tax on cannabis; prohibiting underage use; and preserving current laws relating to allowing employers and property owners to prohibit use or possession.
STATUS
Introduced
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