HB5047 - Amending surface mining reclamation requirements

4 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to implement changes in the West Virginia Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act recommended by the West Virginia Legislature's Post Audit Division to facilitate compliance with state and federal mining and reclamation laws to assure that bonding and reclamation requirements are adequate to assure that post mining reclamation is completed and paid for by coal mining operators and does not become a financial liability to state taxpayers; requiring greater review of stability of special reclamation fund; revising bonding requirements to require the bond be set for actual reclamation costs; providing conditions upon bonding companies to assure viability of the special reclamation fund; requiring coordination between the Tax Department and the Department of Environmental Projection to assure accuracy in reporting and correct payments into the surface mining special reclamation fund; and requiring that mining operations keep payments to the special reclamation fund current as a condition for receiving and retaining a mining permit.

HB5048 - Removing cap on numbers of wells operators required to pay annual oversight fee

4 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to remove the cap on the number of gas and other type wells for which operators are required to pay annual oversight fees.

HB4797 - Relating to reimbursement for child-care based upon enrollment

11 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to require child- care providers to be paid by enrollment rather than attendance of the child.

HCR70 - Requesting that the West Virginia Legislature to declare June 12th Women’s Veterans Appreciation Day in the State of West Virginia

35 Co-Sponsors

HB4925 - Requiring non-publicly owned utilities to notify customers by text correspondence that they have turned off their service and an estimated time of when it will be turned back on.

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to require that utility providers instigate text communications concerning utility outages.

HJR27 - Relating to the right to reproductive freedom with protections for health and safety

8 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this resolution is to amend the state constitution to preserve the right to reproductive freedom.

HB5526 - Program Design and Outcomes of Selected Pre-Petition Legal Representation Programs

9 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to create a pilot program to provide legal services, advice, and representation to parents who are facing legal issues that may otherwise result in the removal of their child or children.

HB5565 - Relating to requiring the Division of Motor Vehicles to provide an identification card for eligible released inmates

8 Co-Sponsors

HR6 - A resolution reaffirming support for the town of Thurmond, the historic buildings within the community, and the strong coal mining history associated with it

74 Co-Sponsors

HB4009 - Relating to the members of the Public Service Commission

7 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to create greater accountability and public input in the operations of the Public Service Commission; to remove the appointment process so Commission members are elected by non-partisan elections; revising the removal process in Commission to allow citizens to initiate removal for malfeasance and conflicts of interest; providing for reduced rates for qualifying low-income customers; and providing an accessible and more transparent method for consumers to participate in the utility ratemaking process.