SB403 - Relating to gift card fraud

13 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to define gift card fraud, with legislative findings; definitions; required notices; employee training; and misdemeanor penalties

SB269 - Excluding test strips from definition of drug paraphernalia

10 Co-Sponsors

SB465 - Prohibiting schools from starting earlier than 7:45 am

14 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit schools from starting an instructional day any earlier than 7:45 a.m.

SB537 - Changing election to appointment of members to certain parks and recreation commissions

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to have the members of the parks and recreation commission elected rather than appointed in counties that have decided to have a parks and recreation commission and whose population is greater than 150,000.

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

34 Co-Sponsors

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.

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.

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.

SB536 - Prohibiting police officers with less than academy training from writing citations for traffic offenses on interstates

5 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit law enforcement officers with less than academy training from writing citations for traffic offenses on the interstate.

SB556 - Relating to DNA data maintained for law-enforcement purposes

12 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is modify the way that DNA that is maintained for law-enforcement purposes in West Virginia. The bill provides updates for the policy of maintaining DNA. The bill requires DNA testing of all persons convicted of felonies and certain misdemeanors. The bill updates definitions. The bill adds language to further define and include qualified arrestees in the state DNA database. The bill requires testing of qualified arrestees on intake. The bill provides for testing methods. The bill authorizes emergency and requiring legislative rules. The bill specifies expungement for qualified arrestees in certain circumstances. Finally, the bill provides for failure to expunge or reasonable delay in expungement will not invalidate an identification, warrant, probable cause to arrest or arrest based upon a database match.