Records And Papers
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to exemptions from disclosure of certain records; and exempting the legislative branch if it adopts its own rules. [HB-3412]
[Ethics ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide exemptions from disclosure of certain records and exempt the legislative branch if it adopts its own rules.
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Easier access to acquire forms of identification [HB-3330]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
The purpose of this bill is to improve access to government identification for the homeless and elderly.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
FOIA Database [HB-3140]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to require custodians of any public records to maintain a public accessible database; protect the identity of persons with FOIA requests; and requiring updates of public online data bases.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating Non-Profit Transparency and Accountability Act [SB-685]
[Nonprofit ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Ethics ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the Non-Profit Transparency and Accountability Act, which will require that all nonprofit organizations that receive any part of their total operating funds from public sources, whether state or federal, shall be subject to Freedom of Information Act requests and bear the responsibility to respond to these requests under the same requirements as a public body.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to access to original birth certificates to adopted adults or their lineal descendants [HB-3076]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill relates to access to original birth certificates to adopted adults or their lineal descendants.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Change Audit Log for annual subscription with Secretary of State [HB-3074]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
The purpose of this bill is to update the voter list information for noncommercial use by requiring the inclusion of change audit data as part of the information provided in the voter lists for the election cycle subscription service.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Non-Profit Transparency and Accountability Act. [HB-3006]
[Nonprofit ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the Non-Profit Transparency and Accountability Act, which will require that all nonprofit organizations that receive any part of their total operating funds from public sources, whether state or federal, shall be subject to Freedom of Information Act requests and bear the responsibility to respond to these requests under the same requirements as a public body.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Issuing identification documents to homeless individuals residing at homeless shelters [HB-2983]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Division of Motor Vehicles to provide certain identification documents to homeless individuals who are U.S. Citizens, residing at homeless shelters within this state, at no cost.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Gender identification on forms of ID [HB-2962]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the sex at birth on a birth certificate and require medical documentation or a court order to change an applicant's sex on driver's licenses, identification cards, or instruction permits.
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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.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Establishing limit on fees charged for medical records [SB-787]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish a limit for fees charged for medical records.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Providing exception for sharing of confidential child welfare records [SB-768]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide exception to the confidentiality of child welfare records to allow the sharing confidential information with law enforcement agencies and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
To move the essential functions of the Information Services and Communications Division into the Office of Technology. [HB-5432]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
The purpose of this bill is to move the essential functions of the Information Services and Communications Division into the Office of Technology.This bill was recommended for passage by the West Virginia Office of Technology in the 2024 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Require governmental meetings to have agendas posted on websites three days prior to the meeting [HB-5265]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to require that the agenda for public meetings of the governing bodies of county and local government entities publish notice of meetings and the agenda for the meetings at least three days prior to the meeting and to publish the agenda for the meetings on the website of the governing body.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
To unseal adoption records after 21 years of age for adoptees for a one time fee of $30 and issuance of an original birth certificate for the common birth certificate fee. [HB-4815]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to unseal adoption records after adoptees reach 21 years of age for adoptees for a one-time fee of $30 and issuance of an original birth certificate for the common birth certificate fee.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Clarifying acceptance of e-file court orders without raised seal [HB-4333]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify that a raised seal is not necessary for a court order to be valid and to clarify that electronic filing without a raised seal is permissible.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Non-binary not permitted on birth certificates [HB-4233]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
The purpose of this bill is to require birth certificates issued in this state to include the gender of the child at birth and prohibit use of the term "non-binary" on birth certificates.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
To ensure false claims on property titles are not fault of landowner [HB-4442]
[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.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Issuing identification documents to homeless individuals residing at homeless shelters [HB-4379]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Division of Motor Vehicles to provide certain identification documents to homeless individuals, residing at homeless shelters within this state, at no cost.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Allowing a home improvement transaction to be performed under an oral contract [HB-4286]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow an oral contract to be used to perform any home improvement transaction.