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| State | Bill Number | Summary/Title | Action | Date |
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| WV | SB235 | The purpose of this bill is to develop a matching grant program to foster the development of creative communities in West Virginia. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-03-03 |
| WV | SB441 | The purpose of this bill is to clarify application of, and limitations on, the tax credit against West Virginia state personal income tax for qualified purchases and installation of solar energy systems by qualified taxpayers. §11-13Z-1, §1... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-25 |
| WV | SB104 | The purpose of this bill is to require all employees of licensed private clubs and retail outlets selling alcoholic beverages to take the Techniques for Education and Alcohol Management (TEAM) course provided by the Alcoholic Beverage Commission with... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-24 |
| WV | HB4605 | The purpose of this bill is to establish that the environmental regulation of business activities performed within the state is not subject to federal regulation. The bill excepts goods or services procured by the Federal Government or by one of its ... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-22 |
| WV | HB4612 | The purpose of this bill is to impose a severance tax on the generation of wind power into a renewable energy resource at rate of $4 for every megawatt-hour; creating the "Clean Coal Technology Research Fund"; dedicating the tax proceeds to... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-22 |
| WV | HB4618 | The purpose of this bill is to require greater information to be submitted by the Public Service Commission annually regarding the quality of service provided by utilities and persons subject to its jurisdiction, and to require incumbent local exchan... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-22 |
| WV | HB4620 | The purpose of this bill is to require cutter heads, long wall shears, and other mining machines to automatically shut-off when the methane level reaches one percent to further protect health and well-being of our states miners. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-22 |
| WV | HB4638 | The purpose of this bill is to give the Director of the Department of Environmental Protection the authority to promulgate new vehicle emission standards. The bill creates the "Low Emission Vehicle Act." | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-22 |
| WV | HB4645 | The purpose of this bill is to require implementation of the 1987 WV Occupational Safety and Health Act by requiring the development of standards and legislative rules by June 30, 2010. The bill repeals the WV OSHA Commission. Rule-making authority o... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-22 |
| WV | HB4651 | The purpose of this bill is to permit surface owners to purchase the mineral interests that lay below the property when the mineral interest becomes subject to a tax lien. The bill provides that the price to substitute the surface owner for the tax l... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-22 |
| WV | HB4660 | The purpose of this bill is to setting forth disability benefits for employees that receive a foreseeable injury in an inherently dangerous function required by their employer but outside scope of employment. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-22 |
| WV | HB4566 | The purpose of this bill is to provide guidelines for an appropriate relationship between oil and gas extractors and the owners of surface rights and mineral interests. §37-16-1, §37-16-2, §37-16-3, §37-16-4, §37-16-5 and ... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-19 |
| WV | HB4570 | Legislative status for West Virginia WV House of Delegates Bill HB4570 | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-19 |
| WV | HB4588 | The purpose of this bill is to create the 2010 West Virginia Job Promotion, Evaluation and Reporting Act. It states legislative findings and requires the West Virginia Development Office to make a complete evaluation of job promotion programs and a r... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-19 |
| WV | HB4529 | The purpose of this bill is to repeal certain sections of the Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Act. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-18 |
| WV | HB4547 | Legislative status for West Virginia WV House of Delegates Bill HB4547 | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-18 |
| WV | HB4558 | Legislative status for West Virginia WV House of Delegates Bill HB4558 | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-18 |
| WV | HB4492 | The purpose of this bill is to phase in requirements for electric providers to add renewable energy systems to help protect and sustain the environment. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-15 |
| WV | HB4494 | This bill shall allow the Environmental Protection Advisory Council to review, adopt, and eliminate rules exceeding applicable federal standards promulgated pursuant to this article, and otherwise grant this council mandatory rule-making authority. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-15 |
| WV | HB4503 | The purpose of this bill is to allow for a tax credit for coal companies that purchase innovative safety technology that is compiled by the Mine Safety Technology Task Force and approved by the Director of the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-15 |
| WV | HB4446 | The purpose of this bill is to categorize recycled energy as a renewable energy resource. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-11 |
| WV | HB4433 | The purpose of this bill is to allow the Director of the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training flexibility when determining the appropriate penalty to impose against operators who fail to provide immediate notice upon the occurrence of a mini... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-10 |
| WV | HB4331 | The purpose of this bill is to recognize seniority for public employees for the purposes of promotion, transfer, advancement, lay off, reduction in force and recall. This section is new; ;therefore, it has been completely underscored. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-04 |
| WV | HB4338 | The purpose of this bill is to require blasting contractors to notify the State Fire Marshal and local property owners before blasting. The State Fire Marshal must approve a blasting request before blasting may commence. The bill gives the State Fire... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-04 |
| WV | HB4337 | The purpose of this bill is to cause a minimum share of severance tax to be distributed to coalbed methane producing counties by requiring that less productive coalbed methane producing counties have a share at least equal to nonproducing counties. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-04 |
| WV | HB4315 | The purpose of this bill is to clarify application of, and limitations on, the tax credit against West Virginia state personal income tax for qualified purchases and installation of solar energy systems by qualified taxpayers. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-03 |
| WV | HB4274 | The purpose of this bill is to create a tax credit for residential renewable energy systems. This bill also changes the duration of the residential solar energy tax credit, as the credit created by this bill applies to several types of residential re... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-02 |
| WV | HB4276 | Legislative status for West Virginia WV House of Delegates Bill HB4276 | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-02 |
| WV | HB4262 | The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Renewable Energy Act. The bill makes legislative findings and defines terms. The bill provides a maximum $2,000 investment cost recovery incentive for customer-generated electricity from renewab... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-02-01 |
| WV | HB4250 | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the creation of a new tax credit for eligible expenditures incurred in placing in service residential or nonresidential energy efficient building property. The bill's incentive will encourage the construction ... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-29 |
| WV | HB4195 | The purpose of this bill is to require paramedics to be on site at coal mines. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-27 |
| WV | HB2489 | The purpose of this bill is to require mine operators to provide notice of hazardous chemical substances and lead exposure to its employees. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2495 | The purpose of this bill is to establish the consumer's right to know regarding telemarketers; to require certain vendors to use only persons authorized to work in the United States; to establish customer's right to know a customer sales or customer ... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB3081 | The purpose of this bill is to provide tax incentives to the first operational coal-to-liquid plant built in the state. The bill provides that the plant will be exempt from corporation income tax and the business franchise tax for four years from the... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB4010 | The purpose of this bill is to give all employees the right to review and copy their respective personnel files. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB3129 | The purpose of this bill is to develop a matching grant program to foster the development of creative communities in West Virginia. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2009 | The purpose of this bill is to provide a business and occupation tax credit to electric power generators for the use of each ton of coal mined in West Virginia by "small mining operations." | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2548 | The purpose of this bill is to regulate unsolicited recorded telephone calls and provide for the establishment of a state "Do-Not-Call" list to protect consumers from telephone solicitors. This article is new; therefore, strike-throughs an... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2549 | The purpose of this bill is to establish the "Telephone Record Confidentiality Act"; to define terms; to prohibit any person from obtaining, selling or receiving a person's telephone record without their consent; and to provide penalties. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2619 | The purpose of this bill is to exempt existing churches from paying a tax on propane and other heating oils used for the purpose of heating a church building. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2081 | The purpose of this bill is to require the superintendent or owner-operator of the mine to sign the fire boss record book each day along with the mine foreman. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2084 | The purpose of this bill is to create the "Small Business Development Incentive Program for Internal Growth Act." The bill exempts certain small businesses from paying business-related taxes if they qualify as start up businesses with limit... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB3279 | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit any permits authorizing the construction, enlargement or modification of any coal mine waste impoundment; to prohibit any new permits for disposal of coal mine waste by injecting it into underground mines; and ... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB3280 | The purpose of this bill is in relation to higher education capital facilities, including capital project planning, financing, management and maintenance. The bill provides for the acquisition, sale, transfer, exchange, lease, conveyance and condemn... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2103 | The purpose of this bill is to provide for a comprehensive drug and alcohol free program for miners. Mine operators are eligible for a credit on their Workers' Compensation premiums if they have established a drug and alcohol free mine workplace as ... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2640 | The purpose of this bill is to increase the number of appointments to the Surface Mine Board by one member and to require that the additional member is appointed from a list submitted by the major union representing coal miners to represent the view ... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2124 | The purpose of this bill is to provide a criminal penalty for transmitting bulk electronic mail messages which are unsolicited. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB3329 | The purpose of this bill is to require the report submitted to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance by the Public Service Commission to include additional information. The bill requires that information concerning actions it has taken to ens... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB4002 | The purpose of this bill is to specify that infrastructure projects providing broadband services facilities be included in infrastructure projects eligible for funding from the West Virginia Infrastructure Fund. The bill also provides for including t... Read more | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB4004 | The purpose of this bill is to create reciprocity for West Virginia small, women and minority-owned businesses who receive such preferences in other states. | To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee | 2010-01-13 |