Public Safety
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to emergency medical services [SB-351]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to continue the Office of Emergency Medical Services as an independent office within the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety. It updates definitions; creates the positions of Executive Director, Medical Director and Administrative Director for the Office; and establishes and clarifies the powers and duties of the directors. The bill establishes the Emergency Medical Services Commission with nine members, and, it provides requirements for the state medical protocols.
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Utah 2017 General Session
Driving Under the Influence and Public Safety Revisions [HB-155]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Driving Under the Influence and Public Safety Revisions
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Utah 2017 General Session
Public Safety Amendments [HB-138]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Public Safety Amendments
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to the West Virginia State Police [HB-2507]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to require permanent State Police detachments in counties served by an average of fewer than one and one-half full time law-enforcement officers for each one thousand county residents, based upon the most recent census.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relieving the county superintendent of schools of the duty of nominating personnel to be employed by the county board [HB-2525]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
The purpose of this bill is to relieve the county superintendent of schools of the duty of nominating personnel to be employed by the county board. The bill authorizes the county board to employ a human resources director to receive job applications, qualifications and other pertinent information for principals, vice-principals and other administrative positions. The human resources director then submits this information to the county board which may determine the persons to be hired.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Firearm Protection Act [HB-2369]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the “Firearm Protection Act” that provides that any federal law effective after January 1, 2017 which attempts to ban semiautomatic firearm or to limit the size of a magazine of a firearm or other limitation on firearms in this state is unenforceable in West Virginia. The bill also provides an effective date.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Requiring the State Police to lease rather than buy vehicles if cost effective [HB-2343]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the State Police to lease rather than buy vehicles if cost effective.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Creating WV Volunteer Fire and Rescue Act of 2017 [SB-241]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Creating WV Volunteer Fire and Rescue Act of 2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating generally to procedures for drivers' license suspensions and revocations [SB-212]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to remove the Division of Motor Vehicles from the administration of license suspension and revocation in cases where an individual is charged with driving under the influence. Broadly, the bill transfers all decision-making concerning the suspension, revocation and/or reinstatement of an individual’s driver’s license to the courts. The courts then make determinations concerning a driver’s license in accordance with certain procedures, and all within the context of the criminal action.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Providing operational requirements for unmanned aircraft systems [SB-218]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Drones ]
[Public Safety ]
[Aerospace ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide operational requirements for unmanned aircraft systems. The bill requires compliance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations. The bill provides for the use by a law-enforcement agency. The bill provides for criminal penalties. The bill defines terms.
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Utah 2017 General Session
Concurrent Resolution on Increasing Pay for Certain Public Safety Officers and Firefighters [SCR-1]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Concurrent Resolution on Increasing Pay for Certain Public Safety Officers and Firefighters
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to DNA evidence [SB-167]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow law enforcement to obtain DNA samples from arrestees for certain criminal offenses, and that DNA samples shall be taken by buccal swab rather than drawing blood. The bill expands DNA sample collection to all those convicted of a felony offense. The bill expands the authority of the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Commission and requires the commission to authorize a sub-group to establish protocols and propose legislative rules regarding the submission of sexual assault forensic examination kits in a timely
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to the hunting of coyotes [HB-2150]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Sports ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
The purpose of this bill is to permit year-round hunting of coyotes using artificial light or night vision technology and to permit hunting of coyotes at any hour.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Permitting persons who are twenty-one years of age or older to operate or be a passenger on a motorcycle without a helmet [HB-2135]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to permit persons who are twenty-one years of age or older to operate or be a passenger on a motorcycle without a helmet if they have held a license valid for the operation of a motorcycle for a minimum of two years.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Regulating unmanned aircraft systems [SB-9]
[Drones ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Aerospace ]
Regulating unmanned aircraft systems
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Right to keep and bear arms [HB-2138]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Right to keep and bear arms
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
West Virginia Residential Furniture and Children's Products Flame Retardants Act [HB-2121]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Residential Furniture and Children's Products Flame Retardants Act administered and enforced under the authority of the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health. The bill prohibits the use of certain flame-retardant chemicals in certain products, including those designed for use by children. The bill states when replacement chemicals may be used in these product and provides exemptions to requirements. The bill requires a report to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance by the
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