West Virginia Legislature

A sampling of bills introduced Tuesday, Feb. 6

MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Tuesday, Feb. 6. Local sponsors and cosponsors are noted.

  • SB 668, to increase the amount of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine a person may purchase annually.
  • SB 676, to authorize the Division of Motor Vehicles to provide images of persons issued any identification or license to the Secretary of State for voter identification purposes.
  • SB 679, to regulate select plant-based derivatives, including hemp-derived cannabinoid products and regulation of kratom.
  • SB 680, to increase the compensation of classroom teachers certified in special education and assigned full-time to a self-contained classroom; and to increase the compensation of aides assigned full-time to a self-contained classroom.
  • HB 5482, to create specially priced registration plates for organ donors and creating the Patrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Organ Donor Act.
  • HB 5483, a supplementary appropriation to send $100,000 to the state of Texas for acquiring more razor wire for the southern border.
  • HB 5486, to create a permanent County Home Rule Program.
  • HB 5488, to codify that The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibits unlawful users of drugs and those addicted to controlled substances, specifically marijuana, including medical cannabis, may not ship, receive, or possess a firearm.