MORGANTOWN – The Senate Education Committee tweaked the House charter schools bill Tuesday night and sent it to the full Senate. As it came to the Senate, HB 2012 allowed […]
West Virginia Legislature
Senate approves bill to give county commissions veto power over board of health rule-making
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate spent four minutes shy of an hour Tuesday debating a bill to give county commissions veto power over local health boards. And the House of […]
A sampling of bills filed Monday, Feb. 22
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Monday, Feb. 22. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 376 and 382, to remove the […]
Senate Finance quickly passes House bill to elevate Tourism, Economic Development to cabinet departments
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Finance Committee Monday took up the bill to make the offices of Tourism and Economic Development into cabinet departments and passed it in just a few […]
Justice holds first virtual town hall to sell his plan for eliminating the state personal income tax
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice on Monday held the first of what he plans to be a series of virtual town halls to educate and sell the public on his […]
Senate to vote Tuesday on county health department bill opposed by counties and health departments
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate on Tuesday will have up for passage a bill to give counties and cities final say in local health board rules. Senate Democrats said Monday […]
Divided Senate OKs bill outlining penalties for teacher strikes; unanimously OKs WVU Rifle Team donation bill
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate approved the bill to outline penalties for teachers strikes and walkouts in a party-line vote on Monday. With more unanimity, Senators also approved a bill […]
Delegate Fleischauer worries that occupational licensing bill could unintentionally promote trafficking
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 […]
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 […]
