Boards And Commissions
West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Requiring each magisterial district have equal number of members on county planning commissions [SB-522]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
The purpose of this bill is to require equal numbers of members from each magisterial district on county planning commissions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dave Sypolt Filed For Introduction on 01/31/2008
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Allowing pharmacists to dispense prescriptions remotely and administer immunizations [SB-518]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to expand the scope of practice of pharmacists to allow them to remotely dispense and deliver prescription drugs and to administer certain specified vaccinations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roman Prezioso Filed For Introduction on 01/31/2008
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Authorizing pharmacists to administer immunizations [SB-513]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize pharmacists to administer immunizations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dave Sypolt Filed For Introduction on 01/31/2008
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Requiring state boards of examination or regulation maintain permanent public office [SB-511]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to require state boards of examination or registration to maintain a permanent public office space to conduct board business.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edwin Bowman Reported Do Pass, But First To Finance on 02/18/2008
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Increasing number of Records Management and Preservation Board members [SB-512]
The purpose of this bill is to change the number of members on the Records Management and Preservation Board for county government entities from nine to eleven members to accurately reflect the actual board membership.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edwin Bowman Bill Status on 12/31/1969
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Requiring Whitewater Commission provide annual report of certain statistics [SB-510]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Sports ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Whitewater Commission to report annually on injuries, fatalities, consumer and river statistics, and river use and conditions; and to conduct thorough review of fatalities and injuries quarterly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edwin Bowman Filed For Introduction on 01/31/2008
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Authorizing state boards of examination or registration to conduct criminal background checks [SB-508]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize state boards of examination or registration to conduct criminal background checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation on applicants and current licensees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Minard Filed For Introduction on 01/31/2008
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Clarifying voting procedures [SB-507]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
The purpose of this bill is to make clarifications in voting procedures generally; and that provisional ballots cast in the incorrect precinct then the ballot may not be counted at the canvass for that election
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Plymale Bill Status on 12/31/1969
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Awarding National Board for Professional Teaching Standards salary bonus to certain teachers [SB-480]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
The purpose of this bill is to pay the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards salary bonus to the holders of certificates awarded to them during employment as a classroom teacher if they are subsequently employed as a school principal, or assistant school principal, or in another position in an instructional leadership capacity.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Plymale Filed For Introduction on 01/29/2008
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Allowing political subdivision invest with Investment Management Board and Board of Treasury Investments [SB-470]
[Finance ]
[Investments ]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify that funds and pools of the West Virginia Management Board and the West Virginia Board of Treasury Investments are authorized investments for funds of political subdivisions.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Fanning Reported Do Pass, But First To Finance on 02/21/2008
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Raising mental health refusal age of consent [SB-462]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to change the age of consent for refusal of mental health treatment from twelve to eighteen.
Sponsored by: Sen. Billy Bailey To House Judiciary on 02/28/2008
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Altering composition and responsibilities of Municipal Home Rule Board [SB-333]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
The purpose of this bill is to change the composition of the Municipal Home Rule Board and change the timetable and responsibilities for the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roman Prezioso Filed For Introduction on 01/24/2008
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Permitting Commissioner of Highways to transfer surplus balances between funds [SB-331]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
The purpose of this bill is to permit the commissioner of highways to transfer surplus cash balances between funds to cover temporary cash flow needs provided the originating fund is not impaired and the receiving fund gives a credit to the originating fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Plymale Filed For Introduction on 01/24/2008
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Requiring certain public notice of school cancellation or delay [SB-314]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to notify the public at a set time of school cancellation and delays to allow working parents sufficient time to make arrangements for child care.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Love Filed For Introduction on 01/23/2008
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Allowing certain county commissions regulate location of businesses selling sexually oriented material [SB-315]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow a county commission without an established planning commission to regulate the location of businesses selling sexually-oriented material.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Hunter Filed For Introduction on 01/23/2008
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Allowing suspended insurers to continue servicing existing policies [SB-312]
[Insurance ]
The purpose of this bill is to is to allow insurers who have been suspended from writing new policies in West Virginia to continue to service existing policies and accept premiums on those existing policies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Minard Filed For Introduction on 01/23/2008
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Increasing Secretary of Transportation and Commissioner of Highways salary when one person serves as both [SB-309]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the salary of the Secretary of Transportation and the Commissioner of Highways when one person is performing both duties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Plymale Chapter 198, Acts, Regular Session, 2008 on 04/08/2008
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Authorizing Supreme Court and Division of Corrections probation officers' access to certain Board of Pharmacy information [SB-306]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize probation officers employed by the Supreme Court of Appeals and parole officers employed by the Division of Corrections to access certain information maintained by the Board of Pharmacy.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Plymale Filed For Introduction on 01/23/2008
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Requiring Insurance Commissioner report workers' compensation rules, policies and guidelines to Legislature [SB-304]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for legislative notice by the Insurance Commissioner whenever a rule, policy or guideline that affects the workers' compensation insurance system is implemented.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Hunter Filed For Introduction on 01/23/2008
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West Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Relating to legislative exempt rule-making requirements of Department of Health and Human Resources [SB-302]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
The purpose of this bill is require all rules that are currently exempt from the legislative rulemaking process, policies and state plans of the Department of Health and Human Resources relating to public assistance to undergo notice, public comment and public hearing before review by the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability and submission to the United States government. The bill authorizes LOCHRA to recommend changes to the department as well as proposing corrective legislation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Stollings Filed For Introduction on 01/23/2008