The Freedom to Prosper Act [HB-2883]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
The purpose of this bill is to prevent local political subdivisions from imposing new professional and occupational licensing fees and limiting existing local fees.
HB-2883: The Freedom to Prosper Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Saira Blair
Filed For Introduction on 03/09/2017
Establishing timelines for taking final action on certain permits [HB-2948]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to require certain state agencies to take final action on certain completed permit applications within thirty days if uncontested, or ninety days if contested, unless other timelines exist.
HB-2948: Establishing timelines for taking final action on certain permits
Sponsored by: Rep. William Anderson
Chapter 113, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017
Preserving and transferring firefighter training courses [HB-2973]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to require RESAs to cease offering firefighting courses and to transfer responsibility for providing those services to the WVU Cooperative Extension Service.
HB-2973: Preserving and transferring firefighter training courses
Sponsored by: Rep. Martin Atkinson
Filed For Introduction on 03/13/2017
Requiring continuous monitoring of air, noise, dust and particulates [HB-2990]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
The purpose of this bill is to implement the recommendations arising out of the studies required by the passage of sections twelve, twenty-two and twenty-three of the Natural Gas Horizontal Well Control Act passed by the Legislature December 14, 2011.Â
HB-2990: Requiring continuous monitoring of air, noise, dust and particulates
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Lewis
Filed For Introduction on 03/14/2017