MORGANTOWN — Farming, guns and baby diapers were among the topics occupying the House of Delegates on Tuesday. SB 171 prohibits counties from enacting or enforcing agricultural […]
West Virginia Legislature
House committee advances bill to change city election dates, another to forbid hotel/motel voucher programs for the homeless
MORGANTOWN — The House Political Subdivisions Committee is once again trying to line up local elections with statewide election dates. The committee also advanced a bill to […]
Senate, House committees OK sister health care sharing ministry bills
MORGANTOWN – Senate and House committees took up and approved bills on Monday creating the Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act. The Senate’s version is […]
Senate Judiciary approves three voting-related bills
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday advanced three voting-related bills to the full Senate. Two deal with purging inactive voters or voters who’ve moved away […]
A sampling of bills introduced Monday, Feb. 12
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Monday, Feb. 12. Local sponsors and co-sponsors are noted. TWEET @DominionPostWV
Senate passes bill to discourage adults from smoking in cars when kids are present
MORGANTOWN — The Senate advanced a bill on Monday to discourage adults from smoking in their vehicles when kids are present. SB 378 says: “No person who […]
A sampling of bills introduced Friday, Feb. 9
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Friday, Feb. 9. Local sponsors and cosponsors are noted.
Senate passes left-lane highway passing bill, carbon sequestration permitting bill
MORGANTOWN – The Senate on Friday passed a bill to address the frustration of vehicles driving too slowly in the left lane of a highway, and one […]
A sampling of bills introduced Thursday, Feb. 8
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Thursday, Feb. 8. Local sponsors and cosponsors are noted.
House bogs down in long debate over removing reference to systemic racism from school security office bill
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates got mired Thursday in a nearly hour-long debate over an amendment to remove three words from a 14-page bill concerning the […]