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WVHB4250The 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 ...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-01-29
WVHB4262The 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...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-02-01
WVHB2489The 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 Committee2010-01-13
WVHB2495The 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 ...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-01-13
WVHB3081The 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...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-01-13
WVHB4529The 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 Committee2010-02-18
WVHB2682The purpose of this bill is to establish a minimum alternative and renewable energy portfolio. By the year 2025, at least twenty-five percent of the electric energy sold to retail customers in this state shall be generated from alternative and renew...
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To House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2009-02-19
WVHB2549The 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 Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2009-02-17
WVHB4010The 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 Committee2010-01-13
WVHB3033The purpose of this bill is to give the Director of the Department of Environmental Protection the authority to promulgate new vehicle emission standards.To House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2009-03-10
WVHB3129The 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 Committee2010-01-13
WVSB235The 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 Committee2010-03-03
WVHB4547Legislative status for West Virginia WV House of Delegates Bill HB4547To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-02-18
WVHB2009The 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 Committee2010-01-13
WVHB2548The 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...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-01-13
WVHB2549The 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 Committee2010-01-13
WVHB3131The purpose of this bill is for the adoption of green building standards for the construction or renovation of public buildings over five thousand square feet in size.To House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2009-03-13
WVHB3129The purpose of this bill is to develop a matching grant program to foster the development of creative communities in West Virginia.To House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2009-03-13
WVHB4558Legislative status for West Virginia WV House of Delegates Bill HB4558To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-02-18
WVHB2236The purpose of this bill is to make the use of permanent replacements for striking workers an unfair labor practice by employers who have employee stock ownership plans.To House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2009-02-12
WVHB2247The purpose of this bill is to provide that an employee has the right to decline to work more than forty hours in a workweek.To House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2009-02-12
WVHB4605The 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 ...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-02-22
WVHB2113The purpose of this bill is to provide overtime pay for all employees who are required to work holidays regardless if the holiday hours are in excess of a 40-hour workweek.To House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2009-02-11
WVHB4612The 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...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-02-22
WVHB2259The purpose of this bill is to expand the number of mine employees who may be tested for drug or alcohol abuse by requiring all mine operators to create drug-free workplace programs applicable to safety-sensitive employees on mine property. Safety s...
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To House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2009-02-12
WVHB4618The 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...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-02-22
WVHB2264The purpose of this bill is to require the Office of Miners Health and Safety to employ qualified diesel inspectors.To House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2009-02-12
WVHB4620The 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 Committee2010-02-22
WVHB4433The 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...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-02-10
WVHB2619The 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 Committee2010-01-13
WVHB2081The 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 Committee2010-01-13
WVHB2084The 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...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-01-13
WVHB2285The purpose of this bill is to require that permanent and temporary battery charging stations in mines be ventilated directly to the return on a separate split of air.To House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2009-02-12
WVHB3279The 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 ...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-01-13
WVHB3280The 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...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-01-13
WVHB2862The purpose of this bill is to allow towing companies to notify the DMV of abandoned vehicles that have been towed and for the DMV to levy a penalty against the owner of the abandoned vehicle if the fees for towing are not paid in fullTo House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2009-02-27
WVHB4638The 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 Committee2010-02-22
WVHB2103The 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 ...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-01-13
WVHB2295The purpose of this bill is to require a properly certified person to examine underground mines after cutting and welding has been performed to determine if there are any hot spots not previously undiscovered. Strike-throughs indicate language that w...
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To House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2009-02-12
WVHB2640The 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 ...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-01-13
WVHB4645The 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...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-02-22
WVHB3265The purpose of this bill is to clarify provisions of the electronic devices takeback program by requiring registration only by manufacturers of electronic devices sold to consumers, exempting electronic devices intended for commercial, medical or gov...
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To House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2009-03-20
WVHB2124The 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 Committee2010-01-13
WVHB3329The 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...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-01-13
WVHB4651The 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...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-02-22
WVHB2314The purpose of this bill is to impose a severance tax on surface mining activities with proceeds dedicated to the Surface Mine Reclamation Fund.To House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2009-02-12
WVHB4002The 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...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-01-13
WVHB4004The 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 Committee2010-01-13
WVHB3287The 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 Fi...
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To House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2009-03-23
WVHB2137The purpose of this bill is to prohibit out-of-state persons or business entities from soliciting business by written advertisement in this state by appearing to be a local or in-state person or business, unless the advertisement shows where the pers...
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To House House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee2010-01-13
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