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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Creating WV Medical Services Oversight and Support Act [SB-921] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to ensure the efficient operation, accountability, and sustainability of Emergency Medical Services by mandating oversight, guidance, and support from the Office of Emergency Medical Services to county commissions.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Maynard Committee Substitute Reported, But First To Finance on 03/27/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Authority to establish voluntary firefighter service fee and fund. [HB-3420] [Funding ] [Public Safety ] [Firearms/Gun Control ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize county commissions to establish and impose voluntary firefighter service fees on county residents and establish a voluntary firefighter service fund.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Roy Cooper Filed For Introduction on 03/17/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

County solid waste assessment fees authorized [HB-3441] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ] [Taxes ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the county solid waste assessment fees by 50 cents per ton.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Clay Riley Filed For Introduction on 03/17/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Allowing for a paid commission for sheriffs [HB-3108] [Law Enforcement ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for a $15,000 commission to sheriffs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Eldridge Filed For Introduction on 03/04/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Authorizing county commissions to increase compensation of elected county officials [SB-690] [Budget and Spending ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Elections ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorizing County Commissions to increase the compensation of elected county officials.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Woelfel To House Government Organization on 03/31/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

To provide for immunity for mental health providers who are involved in mental hygiene checks. [HB-3093] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to remove liability for mental health professionals providing services in mental hygiene cases involving possible involuntary hospitalization.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Rohrbach Filed For Introduction on 03/03/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Providing limited immunity for mental health providers who are involved in mental hygiene checks [SB-655] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to remove liability for mental health professionals providing services in mental hygiene cases involving possible involuntary hospitalization.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tamejiro Takubo On 3rd Reading on 03/26/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Relating to authorizing County Commissions to increase the compensation of elected county officials [HB-3003] [Budget and Spending ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Elections ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the compensation of elected county officials.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Eldridge Filed For Introduction on 02/27/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Relating to additional salary for sheriffs with prior law enforcement experience [HB-3007] [Law Enforcement ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the salary for sheriffs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Hornbuckle Filed For Introduction on 02/27/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Clarifying the sheriff’s authority to hire within their office. [HB-2863] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify a sheriff's authority to hire within their own office.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Toney To House Government Organization on 03/07/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Allowing sheriffs to appoint more than one chief deputy with consent of county commission [SB-503] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow the appointment of more than one chief deputy by the sheriff.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Rose Communicated To House on 04/12/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Prevent immediate family members from acting in a fiduciary capacity for the same governmental authority [HB-2397] [Ethics ]
The purpose of this bill is to prevent two immediate family members to act in a fiduciary capacity for the same governmental authority.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Roy Cooper Approved By Governor 4/25/2025 on 04/25/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Reducing the term of office for Berkeley County Commisioners from six years to four years [HB-2091] [Elections ]
The purpose of this bill is to direct the County Commission of Berkeley County to hold a referendum election at the next general election to change the term of office for county commissioners from six years to four years.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Kump To House Local Governments on 02/13/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

To ensure false claims on property titles are not fault of landowner [HB-2102] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ] [Property Tax ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Title Protection Act. The bill provides for legislative findings. The bill ensures that rightful property owners retain any and all titles to their property in the event that fraudulent or wrongful claims are listed against their property. The bill provides a mechanism for county clerks to provide notice to rightful landowners when property is transferred, or when titles are filed or modified against their property.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gary Howell Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Modifying the authority of the county fire board to request a fee change [HB-5660] [Public Safety ] [Finance ]
The purpose of this bill is to give power to modify county fire service fees to the county commission instead of the county fire board.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Statler Filed For Introduction on 02/13/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Establish process for county elected officials with familial relationships regarding county finances [HB-5410] [Finance ] [Ethics ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize county commissions to designate a third person to approve signing or approving checks if there is a situation where there is a familial relationship between two persons in county government who are otherwise authorized to sign or approve county checks.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Wayne Clark Filed For Introduction on 02/01/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Creating exception for public nuisance [SB-538] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide an exception for a public nuisance.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Maynard Reported Do Pass, With Amendments, But First To Judiciary on 02/01/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Amending procedure for filling vacancies in certain county offices having more than three commissioners [SB-542] [Elections ]
The purpose of this bill is to amend the procedure for filling a vacancy on in offices of county commissioners having more than three commissioners.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jason Barrett Chapter 121, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/23/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Reducing the term of office for Berkeley County Commisioners from six years to four years. [HB-4887] [Elections ]
The purpose of this bill is to direct the County Commission of Berkeley County to hold a referendum election at the next general election to change the term of office for county commissioners from six years to four years.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Kump Filed For Introduction on 01/18/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Requiring annual report to the Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary regarding statements of charges brought against a judge of this state [HB-4858] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Ethics ]
The purpose of this bill is to require a report, of the statements of charges against a judge in this state, made by Judicial Investigation Commission and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel to be sent, annually, to the Legislature's Joint Committee on the Judiciary.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Geoff Foster Filed For Introduction on 01/17/2024

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