MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Thursday, Jan. 11. Local sponsors and co-sponsors are noted.
- SB 201, providing exemption from state severance tax for coal sold to coal-fired power plants located in West Virginia.
- SB 202, requiring certain municipalities to pay for incarceration of inmates.
- SB 203, requiring political action committee to disclose contributors’ names and addresses to secretary of state.
- SB 206, to raise the interstate highway speed limit to 80 mph.
- SB 224, prohibiting certain funding and involvement or attendance of minors to drag shows.
- SB 230, creating the WV Coal Marketing Program; Sen. Randy Smith, R-Tucker, sponsor.
- SB 237, criminalizing engaging in adult cabaret performance where it may be viewed by a minor.
- SB 246, removing rape and incest exception to obtain abortion; Sen. Jay Taylor, R-Taylor, sponsor.
- SB 280, allowing teachers in public schools to teach intelligent design.
- SB 284, Fetal Heartbeat Act; Smith, sponsor.
- SB 285, allowing county commissions to impose amusement tax; Smith, sponsor.
- SB 292 and HB 4629, the Hunger-Free Campus Act, which requires the Higher Education Policy Commission to establish a grant program to address food insecurity among students enrolled in public institutions of higher education and appropriates $1 million.
- SB 296, making syringe exchange services programs unlawful.
- HB 4018, to establish a procedure for election observers during any election and at any voting or ballot-reviewing and ballot-counting location within the state.
- HB 4597, to reduce the amount of personal income tax paid by West Virginia taxpayers to $0 for those earning $60,000 or less
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