MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates hopes to increase the penalties for child abuse and neglect — unanimously passing a bill to that effect on Thursday and sending it to the Senate. HB 2113 increases the penalty for child abuse causing injury from the current 1-5 years to 2-10. For ...
West Virginia State Auditor JB McCuskey is introducing several bills this legislative session to help improve the lives of West Virginians, make government smaller and save taxpayers money. On his agenda, is a bill that will protect West Virginians and their property from foreign countries ...
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Local sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. HB 3016, to establish the food desert pilot program. HB 3031, to eliminate the West Virginia Greyhound Breeding Development Fund, redirect the income to the ...
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 2549 would allow K-12 teachers, administrators and school staff to volunteer as SPOs. The county school ...
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 that took place there during the Stalin years. SB 264 would prohibit people who ...
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 platforms or products. All levels of government – local ...