CHARLESTON, W.Va. — House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, will contact members of the House of Delegates next week to call them back into session Monday, Sept. 12 alongside the regularly scheduled interim committee meetings. The House adjourned to the call of the chair July 29 during the third special session of the second session of the 85th Legislature. Both Read More…
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SB2 Did not Pass because Concerned Citizens Did Not Pass on the Opportunity to Speak Out
At the current time, West Virginia is fourth highest in the United States with a Poverty rates of 17.66%. Just slightly worse than our neighboring State of Kentucky who recently passed a similar bill to that of our SB2, for which the Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear vetoed, only to have lawmakers in the State Read More…
Our Children and the Anti-Racism Act of 2022
Opinion/Shari Johnson/Publisher On Wednesday, March 2, the WV Senate quickly passed 30 bills in order that those bills could continue on to the House of Delegates in time for Wednesday’s deadline to send them to the next body. One such bill was Senate Bill 498, creating the Anti-Racism Act. In a 21-12 vote, with Senator Read More…
HB 4048 Awaiting Governor’s Signature
Unless your planning on doing some illegal hunting, the purpose of this bill is to clarify that individuals may possess loaded rifles and shotguns in their vehicles unless they are there for the purpose to take wildlife. WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE 2022 REGULAR SESSION ENROLLED House Bill 4048 By Delegates Horst, Householder, Howell, Linville, Fast, B. Ward, Dean, Kimble, McGeehan, Read More…
Proposed Amendment to the Right to Bear Arms
Shari Johnson/Publisher/Opinion There are many things in this world that cause me a great deal of pondering, but the right to own a gun in the State of West Virginia isn’t one of them. Until recent years, I can’t say that I had given it any thought, it was just apart of our rights as Read More…
State to Consider Re-implementing Hunters Safety back in Schools
House Bill (4065) was introduced in the regular session on January 13, 2022 that, should it pass, will amend and reenact §18-2-8a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to a hunter safety orientation program in public schools and require the Board of Education to implement the program once again. Introduced by Read More…
Bill to Hold Employers Liable for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Introduced
A Bill introduced in the West Virginia Legislature (SB578) on February 3, 2022, would make an employer responsible if an employee has injury, disease or death from a mandated COVID-19 vaccine. A note at the end of the introduced bill stated in simplistic terms said: NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to make employers Read More…
Senate Passes Bill Requiring Video Cameras in Special Ed Classrooms
ByChristopher MarshallJanuary 31, 2022 The Senate passed a bill Monday that would require require video cameras to be placed and periodically reviewed by administrators in special education classrooms throughout West Virginia. The need for Senate Bill 261 became clear last fall when Trenton Bowden, 9, was abused in his special education classroom at Holz Elementary School in Read More…
