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

94 Co-Sponsors

HCR37 - U. S. Army PFC Carl. J. Osburn Bridge

11 Co-Sponsors

HB4893 - To increase the minimum starting salary for a teacher to $50,000

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to increase the minimum salary for teachers to $50,000.

HB4985 - Relating to Securities Restitution Assistance Fund

10 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to authorize victim restitution and creating a restitution assistance fund for victims of securities violations; create the Securities Restitution Assistance Fund; authorize the awarding of restitution in an administrative assessment; provide for the manner and procedures for applications for restitution assistance; provide the manner and procedures for the payment of restitution assistance awards; detail the situations in which restitution is prohibited; provide for subrogation; provide for a lien on recovery and refunds of excessive restitution amounts; provide for the suspension of claims; exempt the restitution awards from attachment or intercept; and authorize the Auditor to promulgate rules regarding the restitution program.

HB4778 - Granting jurisdiction to supervise youth sport league events to county boards of education and the West Virginia Athletic Trainers Association

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to grant jurisdiction to supervise youth sport league athletic events to county boards of education and the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission and to establish the West Virginia Youth Sports Safety Commission and empower it to create and enforce safety procedures for physical training for youth sports leagues and secondary schools interscholastic activities. The bill requires schools and youth sport leagues to implement certain safety measures during athletic events. The bill authorizes fines and requires rulemaking.

HB4883 - Relating to increasing annual salaries of certain employees of the state

7 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to raise the salaries of certain state employees: West Virginia State Police and certain personnel; public school teachers; and school service personnel.

HB5304 - Creating the Small Business Payroll Tax Credit

11 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to create the Small Business Payroll Tax Credit, a three-year program establishing a tax credit for defined payroll taxes paid on up to 10,400 employee hours at a statutorily designated wage rate for new businesses with 15 or fewer employees, allowing for growth to 25 employees but capping the credit at 10,400 employee hours and eliminating the credit for businesses of 26 employees or greater; establishing a start date and end date; listing the amounts of credits which may be claimed in each year of the program; and requiring the Department of Economic Development to track the progress of this program and present a report.

HCR64 - Acknowledging and supporting the State of Texas

88 Co-Sponsors

HB4753 - Relating to providing health insurance coverage concerning biomarker testing

11 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to require insurance coverage for biomarker testing.

HB5454 - Supplementing and amending appropriations to Division of Environmental Protection

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to add a new item of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2024.