MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Local sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted.
Author: David Beard/ The Dominion Post
Senate bill to promote gas-fired power projects generates some friction with coal industry
MORGANTOWN – The “frenemy” status of the coal and natural gas industries was evident in Wednesday’s debate of a Senate bill designed to promote natural gas power generation projects in […]
House Education again OKs bill to allow armed school staff to serve as protection officers
MORGANTOWN – The House Education Committee is making a third attempt to move a bill to allow select teachers to serve as armed School Protection Officers in their buildings. HB […]
Senate approves two student-related bills and a pro-Ukraine resolution
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate unanimously approved two student-related bills on Wednesday and sent them to the House. Senators also adopted a resolution indirectly supporting Ukraine by recognizing a genocide […]
Senate Judiciary tweaks and approves governor’s bill to ban TikTok from all government devices
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved the governor’s TikTok ban bill. SB 426 says the Chief Information Security Officer will develop standards regarding banned high-risk technology […]
A sampling of bills introduced Tuesday, Jan. 24
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Local sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. TWEET @DominionPostWV
Senate passes campus carry bill, sends it to the House of Delegates
MORGANTOWN — The campus carry bill sailed through the Senate on Tuesday, with just one Republican joining the three Democrats to oppose it. SB 10, the Campus Self Defense Act, […]
Senate Education approves bill to allow county school boards to hire independent contractors for campus security
MORGANTOWN — The Senate Education Committee on Tuesday gave its blessing to a bill to allow county school boards to beef up campus security with independent contractors, and a bill […]
A sampling of bills introduced Monday, Jan. 23
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced on Monday, Jan. 23. Local sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted.
Senate panel OKs bill to allow medical expense deductions from state income taxes; and one to permit health care sharing ministries
MORGANTOWN – A bill to allow state residents to deduct medical expenses from their sate income taxes left senators who voted for it wondering how much it might cost the […]
