MORGANTOWN – Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer, D-Monongalia, is concerned that a bill designed to bring more licensed professionals into the state could have some unintended negative consequences in the area […]
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A sampling of bills introduced Friday, Feb. 19
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Friday, Feb. 19. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 362, to create the Orphan Oil […]
House passes emergency powers bill, punts Hope Scholarship to Finance; Senate OKs COVID liability bill
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates on Friday sent the just-passed Hope Scholarship bill back to committee for retooling after receiving some unexpected price-tag news. And after an amendment kerfuffle […]
Senate Finance approves intermediate court bill in quick meeting
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Finance Committee took just 30 minutes Friday morning to review and approve the Intermediate Court of Appeals bill – SB 275. The panel made a few […]
A sampling of bills introduced Thursday, Feb. 18
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Thursday, Feb. 18. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 337, the Life at Conception Act, […]
Hope Scholarship, teacher certification bills get green light; emergency powers bill sees 40 minute amendment dispute
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates spent just under an hour and 15 minutes Thursday debating the Hope Scholarship bill before passing it 60-39 and sending it to the Senate. […]
Business PROMISE+ Scholarship would allow businesses to sponsor, hire eligible students; House Education gives 1st OK
MORGANTOWN – The House Education Committee approved on Thursday a bill to create a new type of PROMISE Scholarship that would be funded not by the state but by tax-deductible […]
A sampling of bills introduced Wednesday, Feb. 17
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Wednesday, Feb. 17. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 302, to prohibit pricing goods and […]
House passes bill to elevate Tourism, Economic Development offices; haggles over amendments to Hope Scholarship
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates on Wednesday passed the governor’s bill elevating the Tourism and Economic Development offices to cabinet departments with their own secretaries. Delegates also sent a […]
House bill would exempt state employees from city user fees; Morgantown could lose $1.3 million per year
MORGANTOWN – A bill to exempt state employees from city user fees generated some confusion and consternation among legislators Wednesday afternoon. The House Political Subdivisions Committee took up HB 2256. […]
