By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia Senate committee spent two days discussing a bipartisan foster care support bill after gutting it. For its final meeting before the end of the 2022 legislative session, the Senate Finance Committee recommended House Bill 4344 for passage Thursday[Read More…]
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West Virginia House delays vote on bill that would set up mutual insurance company to aid mine operators with $50M in taxpayer money
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates on Thursday delayed a vote on a bill that would set up a mining mutual insurance company with $50 million in taxpayer money to provide alternative bonding for coal mine operators. The House postponed action one[Read More…]
Sparks fly on West Virginia House floor during amendment debates on Anti-Racism Act, microschool bill
By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – An effort to yank some teeth from the Anti-Racism Act led to a contentious debate on the House floor Thursday afternoon. Feathers also ruffled during deliberations on the bill to regulate learning pods and microschools. The Anti-Racism Act is SB 498. It[Read More…]
West Virginia Legislature wants to limit medical cannabis labs
By Courtney Hessler, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Legislature is working to limit the number of medical cannabis testing laboratories operating in the state to prevent an over-saturated market. HB 4267 would provide no more than two licensed laboratories that can receive permits to operate under the[Read More…]
West Virginia House of Delegates, Senate power through bills as deadline looms
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With two days left until the end of the West Virginia Legislature’s 2022 session, the House of Delegates and state Senate spent Thursday working through bills to get them ready for passage by midnight Saturday. The Senate had[Read More…]
W.Va. Senate passes eight bills, including film investment tax credit
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Members of the West Virginia Senate passed eight additional House bills on Wednesday. These bills, passed on third reading, ranged from initial driver’s license permitting to removing the business and occupation tax on new car sales. Of all of the[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate committee reviews scaled-back broadband bill
Bill still must go through the finance committee before going to the Senate By Steven Allen Adams, The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A priority bill for the West Virginia House of Delegates dealing with broadband expansion came under scrutiny by a Senate committee Wednesday. The Senate Economic Development[Read More…]
As session nears end, West Virginia House abortion bill still in Senate committee Wednesday
By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would limit abortions to 15 weeks in West Virginia was still in committee in the Senate Wednesday as the last day of this session looms. Legislators have until Saturday to pass bills, which require three readings. House Bill[Read More…]
West Virginia House wants to study mental health issues among college students this summer
By Courtney Hessler, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates recently passed a resolution asking for an interim joint committee to evaluate the mental health service needs of students in higher education. House Concurrent Resolution 92 requests the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct[Read More…]
West Virginia school board opposes amendment that would transfer final say over ed policy to Legislature
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Board of Education has, again, officially weighed in against a proposed constitutional amendment that would give the Legislature final say over all state school board policies. “Decisions affecting daily classroom life would be placed in the hands of a partisan[Read More…]