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, […]
West Virginia Legislature
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. […]
Senate Judiciary approves this year’s try at creating an Intermediate Court of Appeals
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the perennial intermediate appeals court bill. For several years, a version of this bill has passed the Senate and died in the House. […]
A sampling of bills introduced Tuesday, Feb. 16
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Tuesday, Feb. 16. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 299 and HB 2025, from the […]
Senate Education approves bill on strikes
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Education Committee approved a bill Tuesday to reaffirm that work stoppages and strikes by teachers and school staff are illegal, and outline some penalties for participating […]
House passes charter schools bill over Democrat objections; 11 Republicans also vote no
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates passed the bill to update the state charter school program along mostly party lines on Tuesday. The vote was 66-32, with 10 Republicans joining […]
