CHARLESTON — The Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee on Tuesday evening restored 60 water quality standards designed to protect human health back into a proposed Department of […]
Author: David Beard, The Dominion Post
Senate Transportation OKs bill to raise fines for passing school bus boarding kids; DOH rep talks road maintenance
CHARLESTON — The Senate Transportation & Infrastructure Committee approved a bill to increase the penalties for passing a school bus when its lights are flashing and students are […]
House passes absentee ballot bill for home-bound voters; puts Supreme Court runoff election bill on hold
CHARLESTON –The House of Delegates unanimously approved a bill to give qualifying home-bound voters to absentee ballots. And a bill on second reading to establish runoff elections […]
A sampling of bills introduced Jan. 21
CHARLESTON – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 21. Among them is the House bill to create a banking system for the medical cannabis program […]
Bill to end motorcycle helmet requirement spurs safety debate
CHARLESTON – The annual bill (it always dies) to allow motorcyclists and their passengers age 21 and up to ride without helmets generated an hour’s worth of […]
House Judiciary halts bill to create Canadian drug-import program; creates resolution to study pros, cons
CHARLESTON – The House Judiciary Committee on Monday decided a proposal to create a state wholesale import program for lower-cost Canadian drugs raises too many questions and […]
House of Delegates approves bill to help relieve jail overcrowding
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates approved and sent to the Senate on Monday a bill to help relieve regional jail overcrowding. HB 2190 bill requires that except […]
Bill proposed would divert pop tax revenue from WVU to PEIA
CHARLESTON — A House bill introduced last week proposes to divert the $15 million “pop tax” devoted annually to WVU Health Sciences for medical education from WVU […]
A sampling of bills introduced Jan. 18
CHARLESTON – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 18. The governor’s bill to allow certain misdemeanor offenders to petition for expungement of their records is […]
House sends jail overcrowding bill to Senate
CHARLESTON – The House of Delegates took a step Friday to make West Virginia a better place for pets. It passed HB 2185 96-0 on Friday, Jan. […]
