MORGANTOWN - Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Tuesday, Feb. 23. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted.
HB 2657, to modify the definition of hazing to address any type of organization whose members include students at any public or private institution of higher education. Delegate Danielle Walker, D-Monongalia, lead sponsor; Delegate Evan Hansen, D-Monongalia, co-sponsor.
HB 2685, to create a Special Business and Resident Incubator Permit for Agriculture Hemp and medical cannabis seed producers. Walker, sponsor.
HB 2698, to make it illegal to discriminate based on hair texture or hair style. Walker, lead sponsor; Hansen, co-sponsor.
HB 2708, to require insurance coverage of non-insulin drugs for people with diabetes. Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer, D-Monongalia, co-sponsor.
SB 404, to create a statutory fee for the modifications to permits issued by the Department of Environmental Protection's Office of Oil and Gas. Sen. Randy Smith, R-Tucker, lead sponsor.
SB 408, Randy’s Dream, to create the Special Road Repair Fund as a sub-account of the state Road Fund, and other measures. Smith, sponsor.
SB 416, to enact the Fetal Heartbeat Act, to prohibit abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected, with exceptions. Smith, lead sponsor.
HB 2693, to terminate the Human Rights Commission and other similar commissions enacted by political subdivisions.
