Senate Agenda Tuesday, March 18th – 35th Day of Session – The Panhandle News Network

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 – 35th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

SR 33: Designating March 18, 2025, as WV Homeschool Day
SR 34: Expressing support for President Feliz Tshisekedi and citizens of Democratic Republic of Congo

THIRD READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 548: Creating Safety and Violence Education for Students Act
Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 586: Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 686: Relating to WV commercial feed law
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2222: Relating to authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules

SECOND READING

Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 37: Allowing certain Teachers Retirement System members to exchange unused leave for monetary compensation
Com. Sub. for SB 83: Allowing Foster Care Ombudsman access to child protective records
Com. Sub. for SB 450: Establishing WV Guardian Program
Com. Sub. for SB 538: Allowing certain entities to purchase qualifying tax-delinquent properties before they are offered at public auction (original similar to HB 3332)
Com. Sub. for SB 547: Creating Charter Schools Startup Fund
SB 598: Permitting judges to refer parents to prosecuting attorney for making certain false allegations in child custody proceedings
SB 621: Authorizing digital court records (original similar to HB 3271)
Com. Sub. for SB 719: Relating to age at which minor can consent to certain medical decisions and services
Com. Sub. for SB 731: Terminating Design Build Board
SB 734: Repealing section creating A. James Manchin Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan
Com. Sub. for SB 736: Relating to publication of registered lobbyist information
SB 738: Terminating Employee Suggestion Award Board

FIRST READING

There are no bills on First Reading for Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9:30 a.m.: Government Organization (208W)

SB 747: Relating to Real Estate License Act
SB 743: Adjusting percentage of tax retained by clerk of county commission for certain purposes
SB 1: Requiring utility work and road paving coordination

9:30 a.m.: Education (451M)

SB 531: Defining assault and battery on sports officials
SB 506: Relating to enhanced pay for teachers
SB 737: Creating WV Farm Equipment Repair Pilot Program
SB 54: Requiring age-appropriate instruction on Holocaust in public schools
SB 695: Requiring higher education institutions to accept Classic Learning Test

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)

SB 221: Authorizing child or child care tax credit
SB 697: Creating Caregiver Tax Credit Act
SB 702: Relating to payment rates for child care services
SB 472: Requiring transparency from Department of Human Services

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

SB 579: Relating to Home Rule Reform
SB 128: Preventing courts from ordering services at higher rate than Medicaid
Com. Sub. for HB 2331: Commerce Bundle

o Includes: SB 411, Rules Governing the Certification, Recertification and Training of EMT-Miners and the Certification of EMT-M Instructors; SB 412, Transporting and Selling Wildlife Parts and Pelts; SB 413, Boating Rule; SB 414, Special Boating Rule; SB 415, Public Use of Campgrounds in West Virginia State Parks, State Forests, and State Rail Trails under the Division of Natural Resources; SB 416, Special Projects and Grants for West Virginia State Parks, State Forests, and State Rail Trails under the Division of Natural Resources; SB 417, Prohibitions when Hunting and Trapping; SB 418, General Hunting; SB 419, Special Waterfowl Hunting; SB 420, Special Fishing Rule; SB 421, Catching and Selling Baitfish; SB 422, Falconry

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

SB 100: Allowing members of State Police retirement system to use accrued leave as credit toward retirement
SB 105: Updating retirement eligibility for certain sheriffs
SB 578: Relating to pet food packages

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Senate Bills to be Introduced Tuesday, March 18, 2025

SB 796: Establishing legal voter identification standards (Bartlett, Azinger, Charnock, Roberts, Rucker; Judiciary)
SB 797: Relating to Public Water System Supply Commission (Hart; Government Organization)
SB 798: Exempting new hires and promoted employees within certain state agencies from classified civil service system [By Request of the Executive] (Smith, Woelfel; Government Organization)
SB 799: Permitting Auditor to hire private auctioneer to conduct annual auction of land sales (Smith; Government Organization then Finance)
SB 800: Relating to insurance holding company systems (Azinger; Banking and Insurance)
SB 801: Creating WV Public Waterway Access Act (Woodrum; Natural Resources then Government Organization)
SB 802: Establishing absent voter ballot tracking system to display status of early ballots and absent voter ballots to voters (Woodrum; Government Organization then Judiciary)
SJR 15: Honorably Discharged Veteran’s Property Tax Exemption Amendment (FN) (Charnock; Judiciary then Finance)
SR 35: Recognizing WV Mothers and Babies Support Program for its outstanding achievements (Rucker)
SR 36: Recognizing 100th anniversary of WV State Fair (Deeds)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Monday, March 17, 2025

9:30 a.m.: Government Organization

SCR 15: Opposing China’s use of UN Resolution 2758 against Taiwan
Concurrent resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

Com. Sub. for SB 601: Relating to fees and charges for municipality-provided fire services
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for SB 683: Relating to land sales by Auditor
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for SB 746: Allowing State Board of Education to delegate its Medicaid provider status to public charter schools
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

1 p.m.: Workforce

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2441: To make those who fail drug test ineligible for unemployment
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

1 p.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure

Com. Sub. for SB 274: Prohibiting parking fee for accessible parking space bearing international symbol of access
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

Com. Sub. for SB 298: Relating to roadable aircraft on WV highways
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

Com. Sub. for SB 681: Providing internet service providers be considered telecommunications utility by PSC
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

SB 733: Relating to membership composition of Legislative Oversight Commission on Department of Transportation Accountability
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for SCR 3: US Army Warrant Officer Joseph Rose III Memorial Bridge
Committee substitute for the resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

2 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining

Com. Sub. for SB 678: Establishing Coal Based Affordable Electricity and Economic Growth Act
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

Com. Sub. for SB 708: Providing state mine inspectors with raise
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

Eng. HB 2942: Administration of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Design-Build Pilot Program
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

Eng. HB 2943: Administration of the West Virginia Hazardous Waste Management Act
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

2 p.m.: Pensions

Com. Sub. for SB 191: Modifying retirement and disability benefits for dependents of certain State Police retirees
Bill laid over to a future meeting

3 p.m.: Judiciary

SB 605: Requiring certain public or private entities that own, lease, or oversee water or electric supply utility to implement utility continuity rate credit program
Bill referred to subcommittee; Senators Garcia, Hart, Bartlett, Tarr, and Weld appointed

Strike and Insert for the Com. Sub. for HB 2129: Creating the Parents Bill of Rights
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Finance

Com. Sub. for SB 589: Providing pay increases to members of judiciary
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate without recommendation; referred to Pensions

Com. Sub. for SB 76: Increasing WV Natural Resources Police Officer Retirement System accrued benefit for certain members
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for SB 75: Changing distribution of income from excess lottery fund
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

SB 615: Eliminating accelerated tax payment requirements
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for SB 710: Relating to the practice of teledentistry
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Monday, March 17, 2025 (83 – 78 Senate; 5 House)

SB 5: Establishing Adopt-A-Road program (House Energy and Public Works)
SB 8: Providing additional sites and devices for newborn safe surrender (Passed House; pending Senate concurrence to House amendment)
SB 22: Applying penalties for nonpayment of royalties under terms of oil and natural gas leases (House Judiciary)
SB 29: Allowing physicians assistants to own practice (House Health and Human Resources)
SB 50: Requiring municipal elections to be held on same day as statewide elections (House Judiciary)
SB 92: Glucagon for Schools Act (House Education)
SB 102: Modifying form of certain deeds (Pending House introduction)
SB 103: Exempting certain records from public release (House Judiciary)
SB 117: Exempting certain physicians from specified traffic laws when responding to emergencies (House Judiciary)
SB 121: Updating language and increasing penalties for indecent exposure (House Judiciary)
SB 124: Reducing statute of limitations on actions to recover on oral and written contracts (House Judiciary)
SB 136: Increasing penalties and parole eligibility requirements for homicide (House Judiciary)
SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 139: Relating to filling of vacancies in Legislature (House Judiciary)
SB 151: Creating crime of assault on police dogs and other public safety animals (House Judiciary)
SB 154: Prohibiting sexual orientation instruction in public schools (House Education)
SB 155: Establishing Summer Feeding for All Program (House Education)
SB 196: Lauren’s Law (House Judiciary)
SB 198: Prohibiting creation, production, distribution, or possession of artificially generated child pornography (House Judiciary)
SB 199: Relating to elementary behavior intervention and safety (House Education)
SB 234: Increasing value at which municipal property must be sold through public auction (House Government Organization)
SB 240: Updating crime of sexual extortion (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 257: Providing protection for property owner when someone visiting private cemetery causes damage to property (House Judiciary)
SB 267: Extending time for renewal and restoration of commercial driver’s licenses (House Energy and Public Works)
SB 269: Modifying requirements for public water systems or businesses having backflow preventers (House Energy and Public Works)
SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (House Judiciary)
SB 275: Removing requirement school cooks or custodians have high school diploma or equivalent (House Education)
SB 280: Displaying official US motto in public schools (House Education)
SB 282: Modifying provisions for employment of retired teachers as substitutes in areas of critical need and shortage (House Education)
SB 283: Expanding grade levels of personal finance course requirements needed for graduation (House Education)
SB 284: Relating to county board of education member orientation and compensation (House Education)
SB 291: Extending time frame for pharmacies to register from annually to biennially (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 299: Modifying WV regulations on pubertal modulation, hormonal therapy, and gender reassignment (House Health and Human Resources)
SB 325: Department of Health rule relating to general provisions of Medical Cannabis Program (Health and Human Resources)
SB 336: Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules (H First Reading, 03-18)
SB 358: Authorizing Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 369: Authorizing miscellaneous boards and agencies to promulgate legislative rules (House Government Organization)
SB 427: Permitting certain teenagers to work without obtaining work permit (House Government Organization)
SB 443: Authorizing Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board of Examiners to conduct criminal background checks for licensing (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 449: Permitting compressed air and rimfire shooting teams in public schools (Pending House introduction)
SB 456: Defining “men” and “women” (Signed, 03-12)
SB 458: Universal Professional and Occupational Licensing Act of 2025 (House Government Organization)
SB 459: Requiring county planning commission members be state residents (House Government Organization)
SB 460: Relating to vaccine requirements (House Health and Human Resources)
SB 462: Permitting Board of Occupational Therapy to require criminal history record checks (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 482: Certified Professional Midwife Licensing and Regulation (House Government Organization)
SB 483: Increasing civil penalties for failure to file required campaign finance reports (House Judiciary)
SB 485: Exempting West Virginia Secretary of State from competitive bidding process (House Government Organization)
SB 486: Clarifying eligibility requirements to vote in WV elections (H Third Reading, 03-18)
SB 487: Removing ineligible voters from active voter rolls (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 488: Clarifying definition of electioneering (House Judiciary)
SB 490: Prohibiting ranked-choice voting in elections in West Virginia (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 492: Removing outdated provisions governing political committees (House Judiciary)
SB 496: Removing reflexology and other energy-based work from definition of “massage therapy” (House Government Organization)
SB 500: Transferring audits of volunteer fire departments to Legislative Auditor (House Government Organization)
SB 501: Relating to loan form (House Finance)
SB 503: Allowing sheriffs to appoint more than one chief deputy with consent of county commission (House Government Organization)
SB 521: Requiring party affiliations be listed for all candidates (House Judiciary)
SB 522: Clarifying procedure for administrative dissolution of limited liability companies by Secretary of State (House Government Organization)
SB 525: Clarifying procedure for administrative dissolution of nonprofit corporations by Secretary of State (House Government Organization)
SB 532: Making ad valorem taxes on property payable only to county in which property is located (House Finance)
SB 534: Clarifying qualifications to be licensed to administer polygraphs (House Government Organization)
SB 537: Establishing WV Mothers and Babies Pregnancy Support Program (House Health and Human Resources)
SB 552: Relating to Certified Business Expansion Development Program (House Energy and Public Works)
SB 561: Relating to Uniform Special Deposits Act (House Finance)
SB 565: Relating generally to practice of optometry (House Health and Human Resources)
SB 573: Relating to restrictions on use or sale of motor vehicles based on power source (House Energy and Public Works)
SB 581: Relating to school attendance and student participation in 4-H activities (House Education)
SB 592: Relating generally to aboveground storage tanks (House Energy and Public Works)
SB 606: Relating to notification of breast density (House Health and Human Resources)
SB 612: Making rules and regulations of PSC subject to legislative rule-making review procedures (House Energy and Public Works)
SB 627: Removing prohibition against leasing state-owned pore spaces underlying lands designated as state parks (House Energy and Public Works)
SB 649: Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Health, Office of Inspector General (House Finance)
SB 650: Relating to full-time interventionists (House Education)
SB 658: Prohibiting certain persons from receiving compensation for advising or assisting with veterans’ benefits (House Judiciary)
SB 712: Relating to retirement provisions of systems managed by CPRB (Pending House introduction)
SB 715: Relating to personally identifiable information of member, retirant, beneficiary, or alternate payee of retirement system (House Finance)
SB 716: Relating to failure to pay required contributions and interest payments for certain retirees who transfer between retirement systems (House Finance)

HB 2024: Updating the meaning certain terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
HB 2025: Updating terms in the Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
HB 2042: Relating to allowing a guardian ad litem to request the appointment of a court appointed special advocate (Passed Senate; pending House concurrence to Senate amendment)
HB 2053: Relating to including the United States Space Force in the definition armed forces (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
HB 2354: Banning certain products from food in West Virginia (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)

Senate Resolutions that Have Been Adopted by the Senate as of Monday, March 17, 2025 (5)

SCR 1: Adopting Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 01-08)
SCR 2: Authorizing payment of joint expenses (Adopted, 01-08)
SCR 4: Amending Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 02-12)
SCR 18: Recognizing intent to create WV Coal Renaissance Act (Pending House introduction)
SCR 20: Recognizing and commending NCSL on its 50th anniversary (Pending House introduction)

Action on House Bills in the Senate as of Monday, March 17, 2025 (67)

HB 2008: Executive Branch Reorganization (Government Organization)
HB 2009: Relating to the merging and reorganizing of the executive branch (Government Organization)
HB 2024: Updating the meaning certain terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
HB 2025: Updating terms in the Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
HB 2042: Relating to allowing a guardian ad litem to request the appointment of a court appointed special advocate (Passed Senate; pending House concurrence to Senate amendment)
HB 2047: Prohibiting cameras and recording devices in bedrooms and bathrooms of foster children (Health and Human Resources)
HB 2053: Relating to including the United States Space Force in the definition armed forces (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
HB 2065: To allow Gold Star parents to receive one free Gold Star vehicle registration for personal use (Transportation and Infrastructure)
HB 2066: Creating a crime for the destruction of first responder equipment (Judiciary)
HB 2117: Relating to when Mail In Ballots are Due (Government Organization)
HB 2123: Modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian or custodian for child abuse (Judiciary)
HB 2129: Creating the Parents Bill of Rights (Judiciary)
HB 2131: Relating to changing the process of election litigation (Pending Senate introduction)
HB 2143: Require elementary school teachers to be certified in the science of reading (Pending Senate introduction)
HB 2157: Provide one trip temporary vehicle permits to be purchased and printed online (Transportation and Infrastructure)
HB 2158: Relating to removal of a sunset clause for the West Virginia spay and neuter program (Agriculture)
HB 2164: To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel (Pending Senate introduction)
HB 2165: Allowing disabled purple heart recipients park free at municipal metered parking spaces (Pending Senate introduction)
HB 2170: Allowing volunteer fire departments to use fire protection funding for certain purchases (Government Organization)
HB 2172: Relating to adding an athletic trainer to the Board of Physical Therapy (Pending Senate introduction)

HB 2190: Including Potomac State College in the definition of community and technical college education program for participation in the “Learn and Earn Program” (Education)

HB 2217: Relating to penalties for conspiracy to commit murder (Judiciary)
HB 2222: Relating to authorizing the Department of Administration to promulgate a legislative rule relating to retention and disposal scheduling (S Third Reading, 03-18)
HB 2233: Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate legislative rules (Judiciary)
HB 2267: Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules (Judiciary)
HB 2331: Relating to authorizing the Office Miners’ Health, Safety, and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the certification, recertification, and training of EMT-Miners and the certification of EMT-M instructors (Judiciary)
HB 2344: Relating generally to traffic safety (Transportation and Infrastructure)
HB 2347: Relating generally to the creation of mental hygiene regions by the Supreme Court of Appeals (Judiciary)
HB 2354: Banning certain products from food in West Virginia (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
HB 2358: Relating to postmortem examinations (Pending Senate introduction)
HB 2360: Clarifying the victims of crimes against law-enforcement officers (Judiciary)
HB 2362: Relating to recognizing the law-enforcement powers of correctional officers employed by the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Government Organization)
HB 2363: Clarifying the groups of persons to whom the criminal prohibitions related to child pornography are inapplicable when such persons are performing their official or employment duties (Judiciary)

HB 2382: Camping ban on certain public property (Judiciary)
HB 2387: To repeal the class A1 Pistol stamp for hunting (Pending Senate introduction)
HB 2402: Relating to providing access to medical records; providing access to a minor’s medical record (Health and Human Resources)
HB 2411: To provide and change graduation requirements and change duties relating to academic content standards (Education)

HB 2434: Relating to establishing the Stop Squatters Act (Judiciary)
HB 2437: Clarification of penalties for offenses involving Fentanyl (Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health)
HB 2441: To make those who fail drug test ineligible for unemployment (Workforce)
HB 2444: Relating to limiting financial records of limited video lottery permittees that are subject to examination by Lottery Commission (Finance)
HB 2473: Increasing and maintaining the bracketed tax rates on the privilege of establishing or operating a health maintenance organization (Finance)
HB 2501: Relating to exemptions of property in bankruptcy proceedings (Finance)
HB 2511: Relating to charitable bingo and alcohol sales and consumption while such bingo is taking places (Judiciary)

HB 2513: Enhancing training requirements for county boards of education members (Pending Senate introduction)

· HB 2515: Relating to elementary behavior intervention and safety (Education)

HB 2516: To repeal antiquated and inoperative portions of code (Pending Senate introduction)

· HB 2560: Creating Infrastructure Ready Jurisdictions (Economic Development)

HB 2634: To double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minor (Judiciary)

HB 2635: To ensure that classroom sizes are equal without losing a teachers aide (Pending Senate introduction)

· HB 2653: Updating the West Virginia Law Institute (Judiciary)

HB 2659: Adding a special permit for a non-profit entity to be a qualified permit holder in a private outdoor designated area (Pending Senate introduction)

· HB 2678: Relating to school zones of public or private schools (Transportation and Infrastructure)

· HB 2702: Relating to vacancies in offices of state officials (Pending Senate introduction)

· HB 2709: Permitting a voter with a change of address to vote in his or her new precinct without having to cast a provisional ballot (Government Organization)

· HB 2710: Truth in Giving (Judiciary)

· HB 2711: Relating to the repeal of the common law rule against perpetuities by extending it to 1,000 years for all trusts (Judiciary)

HB 2742: Relating to creating limited waiver from certificate of public convenience and necessity requirement for certain water or sewer services projects (Pending Senate introduction)

· HB 2761: Relating generally to magistrate courts (Judiciary)

· HB 2774: Coach Protection Act (Education)

· HB 2781: Relating to the meaning of residence for the Purpose of Bail (Judiciary)

· HB 2867: Relating to Small Estates (Judiciary)

· HB 2871: Relating to the crime of negligent homicide (Judiciary)

· HB 2942: Administration of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Design-Build Pilot Program (Energy, Industry and Mining)

· HB 2943: Administration of the West Virginia Hazardous Waste Management Act (Energy, Industry and Mining)

HB 3017: Compliance Audits of Tabulating Equipment (Pending Senate introduction)

· HB 3030: Administration of the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Act (Energy, Industry and Mining)

Action on House Resolutions in the Senate as of Monday, March 17, 2025 (1)

HCR 49: Resolution relating to use of industrial sites and the potential impacts on downstream facilities (Adopted, 03-03)

Bills that Have Completed Legislation as of Monday, March 17, 2025 (13 – 9 Senate; 4 House)

SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 240: Updating crime of sexual extortion (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 291: Extending time frame for pharmacies to register from annually to biennially (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 358: Authorizing Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 443: Authorizing Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board of Examiners to conduct criminal background checks for licensing (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 456: Defining “men” and “women” (Signed, 03-12)
SB 462: Permitting Board of Occupational Therapy to require criminal history record checks (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 487: Removing ineligible voters from active voter rolls (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 490: Prohibiting ranked-choice voting in elections in West Virginia (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
HB 2024: Updating the meaning certain terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
HB 2025: Updating terms in the Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
HB 2053: Relating to including the United States Space Force in the definition armed forces (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
HB 2354: Banning certain products from food in West Virginia (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Monday, March 17, 2025 (8 – 3 Senate; 5 House)

SCR 1: Adopting Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 01-08)
SCR 2: Authorizing payment of joint expenses (Adopted, 01-08)
SCR 4: Amending Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 02-12)
HCR 1: Raising a Joint Assembly to open and publish election returns (Adopted, 01-08)
HCR 2: Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor (Adopted, 01-08)
HCR 3: Providing for an adjournment of the Legislature until February 12, 2025 (Adopted, 01-08)
HCR 4: Raising a Joint Assembly to hear remarks of the Governor (Adopted, 01-12)
HCR 49: Resolution relating to use of industrial sites and the potential impacts on downstream facilities (Adopted, 03-03)

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Monday, March 17, 2025 (3 – 1 Senate; 2 House)

SB 456: Defining “men” and “women” (Signed, 03-12)
HB 2024: Updating the meaning certain terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
HB 2025: Updating terms in the Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)

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Senate Agenda Tuesday, March 18th – 35th Day of Session

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