CHARLESTON — It was a quiet Friday on the House and Senate floors, with both bodies quickly passing slates of uncontroversial bills. On the House side, HB […]
West Virginia Legislature
Senate Judiciary OKs booze and gun bills
CHARLESTON – It was another booze and bullets day at the Legislature on Friday. Senate Judiciary gave its approval to two alcohol bills and a gun bill. […]
Senate Energy punts lease bill, passes House well-capping bill
CHARLESTON – The Senate energy Committee punted a contentious bill intended to enable mineral owners to gain release from inactive leases so they can sign new ones. […]
Solar energy program bill sparks contentious 2-hour House Energy meeting; more to come
CHARLESTON — The House Energy Committee spent a contentious two hours gnashing on a bill intended to draw green-minded manufacturers and high-tech firms with renewable energy portfolio […]
Senate OKs bill to change annexation by minor boundary adjustment; requires consent of residents
CHARLESTON – The state Senate made quick work on Wednesday of the bill changing how cities may annex territory via minor boundary adjustment. SB 209 passed 32-0 […]
Sampling of bills introduced Tuesday
Here is a sampling of bills introduced Tuesday. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. HB 4562, a new, bipartisan version of Delegate Evan Hansen’s […]
Bill to terminate inactive mineral leases pauses for haggling; tax credit bill for petrochemical industry scaled down to avoid budget hole
MORGANTOWN — The House and Senate energy committees took up complex natural gas-related bills on Tuesday. Senate Energy handled a bill pitting mineral owners against producers and […]
House passes cursive handwriting bill, tweaks bill tweaking school calendars
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates sent to the Senate a bill to require schools teach cursive handwriting to fifth graders and tweaked a bill to give […]
Senate Transportation Committee pauses work on problematic roads maintenance bill to hold stakeholder meeting
MORGANTOWN — The Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee put the brakes – temporarily – on a multipart bill meant to boost secondary roads maintenance. Testimony from the […]
Some bills introduced Jan. 27
Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 27. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 624, to create the West Virginia Black Lung […]
