2020 Regular Session (West Virginia Session Laws)

AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated 18B-1-1f; to amend and reenact 18B-1-2 of said code; to amend and reenact 18B-1B-4 and 18B-1B-6 of said code; to amend and reenact 18B-1D-7 of said code; and to amend and reenact 18B-19-4 of said code, all relating to higher education; providing findings; defining terms;...

AN ACT to amend and reenact 9-5-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring Department of Health and Human Resources to make payment for tubal ligation without requiring at least 30 days between the date of informed consent and date of the tubal ligation procedure; and removing obsolete language

AN ACT to amend and reenact 15-1J-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to creating a special revenue account of the State Treasury designated the Military Authority Fund to be administered by the Adjutant General for all nonfederal government entity revenues and expenses received by the West Virginia Military Authority

AN ACT to amend and reenact 8-12-17 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact 8-16-18 of said code; to amend and reenact 8-19-4 of said code; to amend and reenact 8-20-10 of said code; to amend and reenact 16-13-16 of said code; to amend and reenact 16-13A-9 of said code; to amend and reenact 24-2-1, 24-2-4a, and 24-2-11 of said code; to amend said...

AN ACT to amend and reenact 31-15-5 and 31-15-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to clarifying the ability of the Economic Development Authority Board of Directors to enter into any contracts necessary to carry out its duties; clarifying the ability of the Board of Directors to delegate to the Executive Director the authority to enter into said contracts;...

AN ACT to amend and reenact 61-2-9a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating generally to the criminal offenses of stalking and harassment; modifying and clarifying elements of offenses; creating new offense of violating a personal safety order where the person against whom the violation is directed is the subject of the order; creating a new offense of harassment...

AN ACT to amend and reenact 14-1-20 and 14-1-21 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to creating an additional index system for state-owned lands; providing that the county courts submit a list of lands the state obtained to the Auditor; providing that the Auditor create an index system; providing that the Auditor create a standard naming system; and...

AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated 5F-1-7; to amend and reenact 7-1-3rr of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated 8-39-1; and to amend said code by adding thereto two new sections, designated 17A-2-26 and 17A-2-27, all relating to governmental entities distribution of...

AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated 33-53-1, 33-53-2, 33-53-3, 33-53-4, and 33-53-5, all relating to enacting the Requiring Accountable Pharmaceutical Transparency, Oversight, and Reporting Act; providing a short title; providing for definitions; outlining reporting requirements for drug manufacturers and health...

AN ACT to amend and reenact 3-3-2a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating generally to early voting locations; exempting the county commission from public notice requirements regarding the intent to designate a community voting location under certain circumstances if the location has been previously designated; and prohibiting electioneering activities within 100...

AN ACT to amend and reenact 20-2-5g of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the use of a crossbow to hunt; decreasing length of crossbow bolt; and specifying measurement method

AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated 18-10P-1, 18-10P-2, 18-10P-3, 18-10P-4, 18-10P-5, and 18-10P-6, all relating to enacting the Students' Right-to-Know Act; declaring purpose of helping high school students make more informed decisions about their futures and ensuring they are adequately aware of the cost and...

AN ACT to amend and reenact 11-13-2q of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated 11-13-2r, all relating to business and occupation taxes imposed on operators of certain coal-fired electric generating units located in this state; clarifying application of certain sections of code; providing for recomputation of...

AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated 18-2-43, relating to requiring Department of Education to analyze statewide data collected on school disciplinary action and, based on the findings of this data, develop a statewide program intended to address the number of disciplinary actions taken by school personnel and...

AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated 33-27A-1, 33-27A-2, 33-27A-3, 33-27A-4, 33-27A-5, 33-27A-6, 33-27A-7, 33-27A-8, 33-27A-9, 33-27A-10, 33-27A-11, 33-27A-12, 33-27A-13, and 33-27A-14, all relating to creating the enactment and operation of the West Virginia mutual to mutual insurance holding company act;...

AN ACT to amend and reenact 22-5-20 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to adoption of a state plan implementing the federal Affordable Clean Energy rule pursuant to section 111(d) of the federal Clean Air Act

AN ACT to amend and reenact 49-4-201 and 49-4-202 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated 49-4-206, all relating to safe-surrender sites; allowing the governing entity of a local fire department to designate the premises of its fire department as a safe-surrender site; providing the criteria of the child who

AN ACT to amend and reenact 48-10-802 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated 48-10-803, all relating to specifying forms of grandparent visitation; allowing daytime and overnight visits as well as electronic communication; and defining the term "electronic communication"

AN ACT to amend and reenact 18-2-7b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to permitting the county boards of education to include faith-based and nonfaith-based electives for drug awareness in classrooms; and requiring the State Board of Education to promulgate a rule

AN ACT to amend and reenact 22-15A-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to limiting the civil penalty for persons convicted of littering to not less than $200 nor more than $2,000

AN ACT to amend and reenact 61-12A-2 and 61-12A-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated 61-12A-5, all relating to requiring the Bureau for Public Health to submit its maternal mortality data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for data aggregation; permitting peer review report to be made to...

AN ACT to amend and reenact 30-29-3 and 30-29-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to the duties of the law-enforcement training and certification subcommittee; providing for a minimum of 800 classroom hours for a law-enforcement academy; clarifying that the required classroom hours shall be accumulated on the basis of a full-time curricula; authorizing...

AN ACT to amend and reenact 33-51-8 and 33-51-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to pharmacy benefit managers; civil penalties; rules required

AN ACT to amend and reenact 29-19-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the monetary threshold for requiring nonprofit organizations to register as a charitable organization to be consistent with the United States Internal Revenue Service and other states

AN ACT to amend and reenact 15-1B-21 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing education benefits to members of the West Virginia Army National Guard and West Virginia Air National Guard

AN ACT to amend and reenact 48-22-201 and 48-22-501 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to adoption; providing for the location of the adoption hearing; and eliminating a waiting period

AN ACT to amend and reenact 11-16-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact 11-16-18 and 11-16-22 of said code; to amend and reenact 60-2-15 of said code; to amend and reenact 60-8-23 of said code, all relating to removing restrictions on advertising, adding legislative findings; permitting equipment, fixtures, signs, services, and supplies by licensees;

AN ACT to amend and reenact 18-2-25 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission; providing for participation by home schooled students in extracurricular activities; setting forth eligibility requirements for home schooled students to participate in extracurricular activities at member schools under certain...

AN ACT to amend and reenact 8-14-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to eliminating the requirement that municipal police civil service commissions certify a list of at least one but no more than three individuals for every position vacancy in a municipal police department not filled by promotion, reinstatement, or reduction

AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article designated 11-13FF-1, 11-13FF-2, 11-13FF-3, 11-13FF-4, 11-13FF-5, 11-13FF-6 and 11-13FF-7; all relating to providing a tax credit for the donation or sale of a vehicle to certain charitable organizations; defining terms; providing limitations; providing requirements; providing for...