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Referred Bills (806)
Eliminating cap on maximum amount of money in county's financial stabilization fund
Relating to municipalities required to be represented on county authority boards
Preventing municipalities from targeting protected businesses with planning and zoning ordinances more restrictive than those placed upon other businesses.
Require Surveyors to offer to record surveys of property
To prohibit municipalities from shutting off water service for the nonpayment of stormwater management fees.
Granting municipal fire marshal authority to assist law-enforcement officer
Modifying compulsory housing for hotels and motels
Require all municipal elections be held on the same election day in November that other state elections are on
To permit bridges and highways to be named for distinct residential communities that are traditionally identified by a single name as a separate community or town without being incorporated and remain a part of the county services., naming these communities as villages
Relating generally to the Business and Public Area Libability Protection Act
Modifying the authority of the county fire board to request a fee change
Creating a private cause of action for the deprivation of a right granted by the state constitution or by state law
To allow wine to be served at outdoor gatherings where beer is permitted to be served.
Creating Infrastructure Ready Jurisdictions
Repeal municipal license and tax when state license required
Relating to Limitations upon local municipalities’ ability to retain revenue received from minor traffic violations
Allow the mayors to also serve as the chief of police
Establish process for county elected officials with familial relationships regarding county finances
Requiring PSC modify processes regarding trash hauling rates.
To clarify that municipal B and O taxes shall only apply to the owner of a contract, and not to subcontractors on a project
Emergency Water Supply Act
Transparency and Accountability Act
Require all counties to link the records to one another
Relating generally to the authorization and administration of optional county sales and use taxes and admission or amusement taxes
Requiring political subdivisions to document funds spent on behalf of certain noncitizen immigrants
Requiring all counties to establish a fire levy to support volunteer fire departments and EMS.
To make the fire board or county commission responsible for the operations of every fire department within their county
Providing a process by which a city may hold an election to recall an ordinance
To amend the West Virginia Constitution to require single member districts for all West Virginia State Senators
Relating to the statutory time frames for public service commission resolution of complaints against locally rate regulated water and wastewater utilities
Creating a process by which voters may recall a county ordinance in a special election
Eliminating cap on maximum amount of money in a county’s stabilization fund
To modify local permitting deadlines for permits, licenses, variances, or other types of approval from a governing body or planning commission of a municipality or county.
Reducing the term of office for Berkeley County Commisioners from six years to four years.
Increasing transparency in the apportionment process for congressional and legislative districts
Authorizing municipalities to place signage on state roads within their municipal jurisdiction and boundaries.
Require counties and municipalities to provide public notice for land or building purchases
To supersede all ordinances that restrict atv’s on paved roads
Prohibit municipalities from collecting B&O taxes on projects that are funded by state or federal government programs
Repeal requirements of comprehensive zoning ordinance for county to collect development fees
To require that Public Service District Boards that represent more than one community to have at least one member from each community on the board.
Allow local governments to hold property owners more accountable for upkeep of buildings
Relating to unsafe real property
Limit amount a county tax assessor can increase assessed value of antique or classic cars
Relating to appointing members to county authorities
Relating to charging fees for municipal services
Require that a public service district board that represents more than one community have at least one member from each community
Emergency Absentee Ballot Preparedness Act
Prohibiting political subdivisions from enacting certain ordinances, regulations, local policies, local resolutions, or other legal requirements
Refer instances of election fraud to the attorney general for prosecution
Allotting counties $5,000 per deputy position to only be used for deputy pay raises
Limiting the maximum number of appointees to certain county and municipal bodies
Require special elections to be held same day as primary or general election
Providing that a municipal services user fee may not be imposed on employees of the state
Requiring urban renewal authorities to submit proposed urban renewal projects to the affected local county boards of health
To require all election voting precincts to be in different physical locations so that no voting locations share precincts.
Require all public contracts be publicly advertised
Authorizing a special election for presenting the question of a special levy renewal for levies expiring prior to the primary election scheduled for May 14, 2024
To require medication-assisted treatment programs to have written policies concerning community relations
Relating to filing of lien by municipalities for collection of refuse fees
Creating Infrastructure Ready Jurisdictions
Require all municipal elections be held on the same election day in November that other state elections are on
To revise the process for political subdivision to combine
To establish a system to remediate fiscal emergencies of local governments, and to modernize the process for dissolution of municipal corporations in this State.
Allow the mayors of class three and four towns to also serve as the chief of police
To clarify that municipal B and O taxes shall only apply to the owner of a contract, and not to subcontractors on a project
To make the fire board or county commission responsible for the operations of every fire department within their county
Relating to increasing the services the sheriff may charge
Relating to the allocation of federal funds to county commissions and certain municipalities
To raise the bid thresholds for municipal projects from $25,000 to $50,000
Repeal municipal license and tax when state license required
To allow county councils to change name to county commissions
Assisting governmental units training costs for certification of law enforcement officers
Relating to authorizing municipalities to establish outdoor refreshment areas for consumption of alcoholic beverages and non-intoxicating beer
Relating to sheriff’s commission for collection of taxes
Municipalities may not assess a user fee when employee was not present in the municipality in the performance of his or her job
Prohibiting municipalities in their permitting from charging other government entities for rights of way within municipal boundaries that are at least fifteen feet above ground level at their lowest point
Transparency in Government Act
Relating to powers of the Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation District
Allotting counties $5,000 per deputy position to only be used for deputy pay raises
Require Surveyors to offer to record surveys of property
Prohibiting political subdivisions from enacting certain ordinances, regulations, local policies, local resolutions, or other legal requirements
Refer instances of election fraud to the attorney general for prosecution
Prohibit a county from charging for a building permit if the value of the improvement is less than that required for a contractor’s license
Granting municipal fire marshal authority to assist law-enforcement officer
To create a pilot project of tiny homes
To supersede all ordinances that restrict atv’s on paved roads
Providing a process by which a city may hold an election to recall an ordinance
Relating to appointing members to county authorities
To require that Public Service District Boards that represent more than one community to have at least one member from each community on the board.
Making disbursement of hotel occupancy tax wholly discretionary
Emergency Absentee Ballot Preparedness Act
Relating to municipalities required to be represented on county authority boards
Authorizing a special election for presenting the question of a special levy renewal for levies expiring prior to the primary election scheduled for May 14, 2024
Relating to charging fees for municipal services
Ban sanctuary cities in West Virginia
Relating to unsafe real property
Permitting election day registration of voters
Require all public contracts be publicly advertised
Providing that a municipal services user fee may not be imposed on employees of the state
Require special elections to be held same day as primary or general election
Allowing for surplus money collected above voter approved excess levy requests to remain with specific county and placed in general fund
Increasing transparency in the apportionment process for congressional and legislative districts
Creating a process by which voters may recall a county ordinance in a special election
Taxation With Representation Act
Limit amount a county tax assessor can increase assessed value of antique or classic cars
Limiting the maximum number of appointees to certain county and municipal bodies
To require that any municipality or county commission who intends to approve a location for a limited video lottery retailer must first announce their intention to do so and hold a public hearing before approval.
Exempting law-enforcement officers from payment of income and personal property taxes
Requiring urban renewal authorities to submit proposed urban renewal projects to the affected local county boards of health
Require that a public service district board that represents more than one community have at least one member from each community
To create a tax reduction savings fund for municipalities
Allow local governments to hold property owners more accountable for upkeep of buildings
Relating to On Cycle Elections - Voter Turnout Act
Modernize the process for dissolution of municipal corporations in this State
To require medication-assisted treatment programs to have written policies concerning community relations
Allowing for surplus money collected above voter approved excess levy requests to remain with specific county and placed in general fund
Ban sanctuary cities in West Virginia.
Establish a system to remediate fiscal emergencies of local governments
Relating to charging fees for municipal services
To modify the section of code relating to the process of selecting county executive committees
Relating to authorizing municipalities to establish outdoor refreshment areas for consumption of alcoholic beverages and non-intoxicating beer
To create a tax reduction savings fund for municipalities
To ensure that municipalities cannot charge sewer rates for the filling of a swimming pool.
Relating to disclosure of information by online marketplaces to inform consumers
Refer instances of election fraud to the attorney general for prosecution
Mandating county commissions develop emergency absentee voting procedures
Allowing county commissions to impose amusement tax
Providing a process by which a city may hold an election to recall an ordinance
Require county assessor’s office to mark dilapidated properties as such while assessing property
Creating a process by which voters may recall a county ordinance in a special election
Increasing transparency in the apportionment process for congressional and legislative districts
Providing that a municipal services user fee may not be imposed on employees of the state
Requiring certain municipalities to pay for the incarceration of inmates
Require special elections to be held same day as primary or general election
Prohibiting political subdivisions from enacting certain ordinances, regulations, local policies, local resolutions, or other legal requirements
Requiring the authority to obtain approval from county board of education for agreements that involve tax revenues expended for public schools
Exempting law-enforcement officers from payment of income and personal property taxes
Repeal municipal license and tax when state license required
Requiring urban renewal authorities to submit proposed urban renewal projects to the affected local county boards of health
Providing counties the power to establish a county sales tax under certain circumstances
Taxation With Representation Act
Requiring that any municipality or county commission intending to approve a location for a video lottery retailer must first announce their intention to do so and hold a public hearing
County Budget Flexibility Act
Clarifying that the county or regional solid waste authority that may impose and collect an additional solid waste assessment fee is the county or region where the waste originates
Redistricting of the Senate into 16 two-member senatorial districts and redistricting the House into 96 single member districts
Limit amount a county tax assessor can increase assessed value of antique or classic cars
Require all public contracts be publicly advertised
Require that a public service district board that represents more than one community have at least one member from each community
State Redistricting Commission
Allowing citizens to participate directly in the formation of legislative districts
Department of Commerce to assist qualified tourism projects
Prohibit a county from charging for a building permit if the value of the improvement is less than that required for a contractor’s license
Authorizing ordinances allowing the municipal court to place a structure, dwelling or building into receivership under certain circumstances
Limiting the maximum number of appointees to certain county and municipal bodies
Allow local governments to hold property owners more accountable for upkeep of buildings
Permitting election day registration of voters
Mandating judgment by a mayor, any individual exercising the mayor’s functions, the police court judge, or municipal judge be obligated to the Model Rules of Judicial Conduct
Reestablishing prevailing wages for certain state government contracts
Relating to electioneering or distributing literature at early voting locations
Preventing cities from banning utility companies in city limits
Relating to disclosure of information by online marketplaces to inform consumers
Modernize the process for dissolution of municipal corporations in this State
Require Counties and Municipalities to hold all local elections during statewide elections
Repeal municipal license and tax when state license required
Relating to when a municipality’s approval is not required for an event licensed by the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission
County Budget Flexibility Act
Department of Commerce to assist qualified tourism projects
Prohibiting municipalities, counties, or other government entities from using tax payer funds to lobby for their interests
Requiring that any municipality or county commission intending to approve a location for a video lottery retailer must first announce their intention to do so and hold a public hearing
State Redistricting Commission
Make it unlawful for a political subdivision or municipality to pass or enforce an ordinance that would allow feral cats to be trapped and killed
Limit amount a county tax assessor can increase assessed value of antique or classic cars
Allow local governments to hold property owners more accountable for upkeep of buildings
Prohibiting political subdivisions from enacting certain ordinances, regulations, local policies, local resolutions, or other legal requirements
Relating to acquisition and disposition of property by urban development authority
Creating a law-enforcement transparency board
Providing that a municipal services user fee may not be imposed on employees of the state
Reestablishing prevailing wages for certain state government contracts
Tax emption for border cities and counties for gas tax
Providing counties the power to establish a county sales tax under certain circumstances
Establish a system to remediate fiscal emergencies of local governments
Require all public contracts be publicly advertised
Permitting election day registration of voters
Require special elections to be held same day as primary or general election
Require that a public service district board that represents more than one community have at least one member from each community
Mandating judgment by a mayor, any individual exercising the mayor’s functions, the police court judge, or municipal judge be obligated to the Model Rules of Judicial Conduct
Requiring urban renewal authorities to submit proposed urban renewal projects to the affected local county boards of health
Requiring certain municipalities to pay for the incarceration of inmates
Requiring all local special elections to be held on the days and hours of general, primary or state-wide elections
Defining the term minor boundary adjustment
Relating to charging fees for municipal services
State Apportionment Commission
Allowing citizens to participate directly in the formation of legislative districts
Limiting the maximum number of appointees to certain county and municipal bodies
Clarifying that the county or regional solid waste authority that may impose and collect an additional solid waste assessment fee is the county or region where the waste originates
Creating a process by which voters may recall a county ordinance in a special election
Requiring certain municipalities to pay for the incarceration of inmates
Taxation With Representation Act
Exempting law-enforcement officers from payment of income and personal property taxes
Establishing a special memorial day to be known as Juneteenth honoring human rights and the end of slavery in the United States
Redistricting of the Senate into 16 two-member senatorial districts and redistricting the House into 96 single member districts
Relating to net neutrality for state government
Requiring the authority to obtain approval from county board of education for agreements that involve tax revenues expended for public schools
Providing a process by which a city may hold an election to recall an ordinance
Relating to electioneering or distributing literature at early voting locations
Authorizing ordinances allowing the municipal court to place a structure, dwelling or building into receivership under certain circumstances
Eliminating the requirement that municipal police civil service commissions certify a list of three individuals for every position vacancy
Authorizing municipalities to enact ordinances that allow the municipal court to place a structure, dwelling or building into receivership
Authorizing municipalities to take action to grant certain fire department employees limited power of arrest
Expanding county commissions' ability to dispose of county or district property
Relating to reporting suspected governmental fraud
Allowing counties to store and maintain voter registration records in a digital format
Prohibiting municipalities from limiting persons' rights to possess certain weapons
Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment
Allowing workers’ compensation benefits for first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder
Relating to designation of early voting locations
Modifying the authority of medical examiners regarding the disposition of bodies
Compensating counties for state-owned lands through payments in lieu of taxes
Modernizing the process for dissolution of municipal corporations
Exempting child-care programs for out-of-school time summer camp operated by county parks and recreation commissions from the certification
Relating to the transportation for the mentally ill or substance abuser
Requiring a public entity accepting a bid on a public contract to notify all municipalities and counties
Requiring the Board of Canvassers to reasonably ascertain whether a provisional or challenged ballot must be counted
Establishing a system to remediate local fiscal emergencies
Creating a process by which voters may recall a county ordinance in a special election
Relating to the right of municipalities and counties to buy real estate for delinquent taxes
Authorizing ordinances that allow the municipal court to place a structure, dwelling or building into receivership
Authorizing ordinances allowing the municipal court to place a structure, dwelling or building into receivership under certain circumstances
Establishing special memorial day to be known as Juneteenth honoring human rights and the end of slavery in the United States
Requiring the authority to obtain approval from county board of education for agreements that involve tax revenues expended for public schools
Requiring that land surveyors record survey plats at the county courthouse
Providing a process by which a city may hold an election to recall an ordinance
Relating to the regular election of officers on state general election day
Creating a law-enforcement transparency board
Allowing citizens to participate directly in the formation of legislative districts
Allowing citizens to participate directly in the formation of legislative districts by creating a nonpartisan citizen commission
County Budget Flexibility Act
Allowing municipalities and counties to post their annual financial statements on the Internet
Allowing sheriffs to keep electronic copies of receipts for the payment of taxes
Requiring rules of local boards of health to be approved by the county commission; exceptions
Relating to charging fees for municipal services
Requiring certain municipalities to pay for the incarceration of inmates
Permitting directors of county emergency phone systems to obtain mobile-phone emergency lines
Making permanent the right of first refusal land reuse agencies and municipal land banks have on tax-delinquent properties
Prohibiting municipalities from limiting the rights of persons to purchase, possess, transfer, own, carry, transport, sell or store deadly weapons
Relating to when a municipality's approval is not required for an event licensed by the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission
Taxation With Representation Act
Requiring program to assist eligible homeowners maintain their homes free of conditions that are unsafe
Classifying single family real estate property as Class II property
Providing counties the power to establish a county sales tax under certain circumstances
Establishing a special memorial day to be known as Juneteenth honoring human rights and the end of slavery in the United States
Relating to net neutrality for state government
Clarifying that the county or regional solid waste authority that may impose and collect an additional solid waste assessment fee is the county or region where the waste originates
Allowing municipalities to cancel elections when only one person is running
Relating to the right of municipalities and counties to buy real estate for delinquent taxes
Providing that a municipal services user fee may not be imposed on employees of the state
Requiring urban renewal authorities to submit proposed urban renewal projects to the affected local county boards of health
Relating to electioneering or distributing literature at early voting locations
Authorizing local boards of health to assess, charge and collect increased environmental fees for restaurants
Defining the term minor boundary adjustment
Requiring all local special elections to be held on the days and hours of general, primary or state-wide elections
Allowing Class IV municipalities to receive proceeds on the purchase of liquor from retail licensees
Including volunteer firefighters within the Public Employees Insurance Act
Exempting certain law-enforcement officers from payment of income and personal property taxes
Limiting the maximum number of appointees to certain county and municipal bodies
Prohibiting county airport authorities from making or adopting rules prohibiting possession of firearms in public
Citizen and State Accountability Act
Allowing county commissions to require the registration of cats
Allowing a county commission in certain counties to impose an amusement tax to support medical care
Requiring local entities to enforce immigration laws
Providing local government the authority to place video cameras at road intersections
Increasing the minimum number of magisterial districts in a county
Redistricting of the Senate into 16 two-member senatorial districts and redistricting the House into 96 single member districts
Creating an additional magistrate court deputy clerk position for Marion County
Allowing counties and municipalities to levy a sales tax on food and beverages sold at restaurants
Relating to activities of an automotive collector
Shifting funding from the Landfill Closure Assistance Fund to local solid waste authorities
Requiring the assessor of each county to, within three months of a deed filing in the county clerk's office of each county, prepare a new property tax ticket
Permitting election day registration of voters
State Redistricting Commission
Providing meetings and conference rights for members of municipal fire departments
Relating to the approval of the Historic Landmarks Commission
Prohibiting outdoor concerts later than 11:00 p.m. if the amphitheater is located within 500 feet of a residential dwelling
Permitting county court clerks scan certain documents in electronic form
Removing the residency requirements for hiring deputy assessors
Relating generally to local boards of health
Permitting directors of county emergency phone systems to obtain mobile-phone emergency lines
Increasing the amount of time a taxpayer has to seek relief from a county commission from an erroneous assessment
Providing county commissioners an ongoing mechanism to consider compensation increases for elected officials
Providing county commissioners an ongoing mechanism to consider compensation increases for elected officials
Relating generally to the effect on regular levy rate when appraisal results in tax increase
Permitting election day registration of voters
Relating to electioneering or distributing literature at early voting locations
Clarifying Public Service Commission jurisdiction over water and sewer utilities owned by political subdivisions
Relating to training course in emergency cardiovascular care for telephonic cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Local Control and Accountability Act
Allowing a county commission in certain counties to impose an amusement tax to support medical care
Requiring local entities to enforce immigration laws
Citizen and State Accountability Act
Granting the State Auditor the authority to audit the books and records of local economic development authorities
Mountaineer Trail Network Recreation Authority
State Redistricting Commission
Redistricting of the Senate into 16 two-member senatorial districts and redistricting the House into 96 single member districts
Requiring the assessor of each county to, within three months of a deed filing in the county clerk's office of each county, prepare a new property tax ticket
Including volunteer firefighters within the Public Employees Insurance Act
Allowing municipalities to cancel elections when only one person is running
Increasing the minimum number of magisterial districts in a county
Relating to the regular election of officers on state general election day
Making the written plans of municipalities that have been approved by the Municipal Home Rule Board permanent
Authorizing local boards of health to assess, charge and collect increased environmental fees for restaurants
Requiring members of the State Police to follow the towing services policy of the county
Shifting funding from the Landfill Closure Assistance Fund to local solid waste authorities
Relating to the publication of sample ballots for electronic voting machines
Relating to municipal home rule
Requiring county commissions to maintain websites with specific information that is available to the public at no charge
Relating to municipal home rule
Permitting local boards of health to combine without approval from the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health
Limiting the maximum number of appointees to certain county and municipal bodies
Relating to net neutrality for state government
Establishing a special memorial day to be known as Juneteenth honoring human rights and the end of slavery in the United States
Taxation With Representation Act
Relating to the authority of municipalities to restrict firearm possession
Allowing counties and municipalities to levy a sales tax on food and beverages sold at restaurants
Defining the term minor boundary adjustment
Requiring all local special elections to be held on the days and hours of general, primary or state-wide elections
Exempting certain law-enforcement officers from payment of income and personal property taxes
Relating to the right of municipalities and counties to buy real estate for delinquent taxes
Clarifying that the county or regional solid waste authority that may impose and collect an additional solid waste assessment fee is the county or region where the waste originates
Creating an additional magistrate court deputy clerk position for Marion County
Providing local government the authority to place video cameras at road intersections
Relating to the approval of the Historic Landmarks Commission
Requiring urban renewal authorities to submit proposed urban renewal projects to the affected local county boards of health
Prohibiting counties, municipalities, and cities from passing any sanctuary ordinances, policies, and procedures
Providing meetings and conference rights for members of municipal fire departments
Providing counties the power to establish a county sales tax under certain circumstances
Authorizing counties and municipalities to establish a joint airport hazard comprehensive plan
Permitting Class III municipalities to be included in the West Virginia Tax Increment Act
Expanding county commissions’ ability to dispose of county or district property
Relating to municipal home rule
Allowing public service districts to accept payment by credit card
Permitting local boards of health to combine without approval from the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health
Adding the examination of Advanced Care Technician
Authorizing the city of White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, to expend both principal and interest from a special interest-bearing fund
Requiring any newly appointed chief executive of a municipal law-enforcement agency to be a certified law-enforcement officer
Allowing municipalities to cancel elections when only one person is running
Requiring a majority of affected persons to a minor boundary adjustment annexation to approve of the annexation
Providing local government the authority to place video cameras at road intersections
Relating to charges for municipal services
Establishing a special memorial day to be known as Juneteenth honoring human rights and the end of slavery in the United States
Requiring urban renewal authorities to submit proposed urban renewal projects to the affected local county boards of health
Permitting county commissions to set compensation of election officials
Shifting funding from the Landfill Closure Assistance Fund to local solid waste authorities
Allowing counties and municipalities to levy a sales tax on food and beverages sold at restaurants
Allowing county commissions to impose an amusement tax
Requiring a seller of real property satisfy upon closing any unpaid charges owed
Local Government Labor and Consumer Marketing Regulatory Limitation Act
Relating to net neutrality for state government
Department of Environmental Protection, rule relating to control of air pollution from municipal solid waste landfills
Requiring the release of an unemancipated minor's medical records for drug testing
Relating generally to the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission
Exempting certain law-enforcement officers from payment of income and personal property taxes
Requiring the purchase by county commissions and display of POW/MIA flags at county courthouses
Creating incentives to consolidate local governments
Removing limitation on amount collected by county via hotel occupancy tax used for medical or emergency services
Excluding from sewage billing any amount that is the result of a water line break
Requiring national accreditation of local health departments
Authorizing the change of charging 911 fees to land line telephone bills to being charged to electric bills
Relating to reevaluation of land damaged as a result of natural disaster
Removing the restriction on liquor licensees from having speakers outside or playing music outdoors
Creating an additional magistrate court deputy clerk position for Marion County
Requiring funding by the West Virginia Library Commission to local libraries be based on the population served by each respective library
Relating to public sewage services
Granting the State Auditor the authority to audit the books and records of local economic development authorities
Increasing the minimum number of magisterial districts in a county
Requiring authorization from the Legislature before submitting an application for an MS-4 permit to the United States Environmental Protection Agency
Changing the way that the costs of incarcerating inmates in regional jails is collected
Relating to powers and duties of the Commissioner of Public Health
Establishing regional recreation authorities and areas
The Simple Majority Levy Approval Amendment
Prohibiting counties and municipalities from adopting ordinances or regulations that base restrictions on the breed of a dog
Defining the term minor boundary adjustment
Allowing municipalities to cancel elections when only one person is running for each office
Clarifying that the county or regional solid waste authority that may impose and collect an additional solid waste assessment fee is the county or region where the waste originates
Relating to taxes on beer and nonintoxicating beer
Relating to fire fees on nonresidents of a municipality
Providing meetings and conference rights for members of municipal fire departments
West Virginia Monument and Memorial Protection Act of 2017
Providing counties the power to establish a county sales tax under certain circumstances
Limiting the authority of municipalities to regulate the purchasing, possessing, transferring, owning, carrying, transporting, selling and storing of knives
Relating to county commissions authorizing reasonable fees charged for fire department or fire company response
Permitting counties to adopt certain ordinances relating to dogs and cats
Relating to the approval of the Historic Landmarks Commission
Relating to the right of municipalities and counties to buy real estate for delinquent taxes
Imposing an indefinite moratorium on new business and occupancy or privilege taxes
Deleting the language that remitted a portion of the alcoholic beverage tax to municipalities
Authorizing counties and municipalities to establish a joint airport hazard comprehensive plan
Authorizing by ordinance a vacant building registration program
Limiting the maximum number of appointees to certain county and municipal bodies
Relating to county budget stabilization funds
Requiring the assessor of each county to, within three months of a deed filing in the county clerk's office of each county, prepare a new property tax ticket
Relating to operation and regulation of certain water and sewer utilities owned or operated by political subdivisions of the state
Relating to creating a pilot program under the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs
Authorizing the City of South Charleston to levy a special district excise tax
Relating to the West Virginia Land Reuse Agency Authorization Act
Adding the examination of Advanced Care Technician
Expanding county commissions’ ability to dispose of county or district property
West Virginia Monument and Memorial Protection Act of 2017
Authorizing counties and municipalities to establish a joint airport hazard comprehensive plan
Relating generally to public service districts and their boards
Granting the State Auditor the authority to audit the books and records of local economic development authorities
Relating to powers and duties of the Commissioner of Public Health
Permitting Class III and Class IV municipalities to be included in the West Virginia Tax Increment Act
Requiring a seller of real property satisfy upon closing any unpaid charges owed
Relating to fire fees on nonresidents of a municipality
Relating to reevaluation of land damaged as a result of natural disaster
Limiting the authority of municipalities to regulate the purchasing, possessing, transferring, owning, carrying, transporting, selling and storing of knives
Relating to public bidding thresholds
Allowing municipalities to cancel elections when only one person is running for each office
Creating a special revenue account for each county in the State of West Virginia for coal severance taxes
Relating to taxes on beer and nonintoxicating beer
Providing counties the power to establish a county sales tax under certain circumstances
Authorizing by ordinance a vacant building registration program
Authorizing the change of charging 911 fees to land line telephone bills to being charged to electric bills
Relating to the right of municipalities and counties to buy real estate for delinquent taxes
Relating generally to additional county excise taxes on the privilege of transferring real property
Removing the restriction on liquor licensees from having speakers outside or playing music outdoors
Requiring funding by the West Virginia Library Commission to local libraries be based on the population served by each respective library
Limiting the maximum number of appointees to certain county and municipal bodies
The Freedom to Prosper Act
Local Energy Efficiency Partnership Act
Requiring county commissions to maintain websites with specific information
Requiring the release of an unemancipated minor's medical records for drug testing
Establishing a system at the county level for the dispatching of emergency towing services
Relating to the approval of the Historic Landmarks Commission
Imposing an indefinite moratorium on new business and occupancy or privilege taxes
Establishing regional recreation authorities and areas
Allowing county commissions authority to amend proposed rates, fees and charges proposed by public service districts
Relating to county commissions authorizing reasonable fees charged for fire department or fire company response
Authorizing a municipality to prohibit the sale of fireworks within its boundaries
Ensuring that local Convention and Visitor Center Bureaus have a board that is elected by a governing body
Prohibiting counties from regulating the sale and use of consumer fireworks within their boundaries
Auditor, W.Va. State Auditor, Procedure for Local Levying Bodies to Apply for Permission to Extend Time to Meet as Levying Body
Relating to county budget stabilization funds
Requiring county commissions to maintain websites with specific information
Relating to public sewage services
Deleting the language that remitted a portion of the alcoholic beverage tax to municipalities
Changing the way that the costs of incarcerating inmates in regional jails is collected
Creating an additional magistrate court deputy clerk position for Marion County
Allowing counties and municipalities to levy a sales tax on food and beverages sold at restaurants
The Simple Majority Levy Approval Amendment
Requiring the assessor of each county to, within three months of a deed filing in the county clerk's office of each county, prepare a new property tax ticket
Increasing the minimum number of magisterial districts in a county
Defining the term minor boundary adjustment
Clarifying that the county or regional solid waste authority that may impose and collect an additional solid waste assessment fee is the county or region where the waste originates
Providing meetings and conference rights for members of municipal fire departments
Requiring authorization from the Legislature before submitting an application for an MS-4 permit to the United States Environmental Protection Agency
Prohibiting counties and municipalities from adopting ordinances or regulations that base restrictions on the breed of a dog
Permitting counties to adopt certain ordinances relating to dogs and cats
Relating to violations associated with absent voters’ ballots
Permitting sale of county or district property online
Eliminating exemption from hotel occupancy taxes on rental of hotel and motel rooms for thirty or more consecutive days
Providing the authority and procedure for municipalities to give notice to, and publish the names of, entities delinquent in paying business and occupation taxes
Permitting county commissions and municipalities to designate areas of special interest which will not affect the use of property in those areas
Requiring the clerk of a county commission to maintain a county ordinance book
Changing the Martinsburg Public Library to the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library
Allowing persons with property within rural fire protection districts to opt out of fire protection coverage
Prohibiting municipal annexation which would result in unincorporated territory within municipality
Increasing the amount volunteer fire companies or paid fire departments may charge for reimbursement
Allowing travel and other expense reimbursement for members of Municipal Home Rule Board
Authorizing local units of government to adopt local energy efficiency partnership programs
Defining the term minor boundary adjustment
Authorizing counties and municipalities to establish a joint airport hazard comprehensive plan
Creating a mandatory grace period for the payment of water and sewer bills
Ban-the-Box Act
Providing for construction of statewide fiber optic broadband infrastructure network
Permitting an all-volunteer fire department to consolidate with certain other fire departments while retaining their rights to receive funds
Relating to the West Virginia Land Reuse Agency Authorization Act
Establishing a special fund to be used for minor road repair within the county
Limiting audits of public libraries to a biennial schedule
Prohibiting counties and municipalities from adopting ordinances or regulations that base restrictions on the breed of a dog
Permitting the assessor to mail a notice advising the owner of a vehicle believed not to be properly registered in the state
Limiting the authority of municipalities to regulate the purchasing, possessing, transferring, owning, carrying, transporting, selling and storing of knives
Disallowing municipalities not admitted to the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program from participating in the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program under certain circumstances
Establishing a new class of property on utility right-of-ways and easements for taxation purposes
Freezing assessments in counties with recent sharp decline in employment
County Financial Transparency Act
City Financial Transparency Act
Relating to public service districts
Clarifying the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Public Health as it relates to administration of local boards of health
Clarifying procedures for removal of office of any person holding any county, school district or municipal office
West Virginia Community Homesteading Act
Eliminating exemption from hotel occupancy taxes on rental of hotel and motel rooms for thirty or more consecutive days
Requiring funding by the West Virginia Library Commission to local libraries be based on the population served by each respective library
Taxation With Representation Act
Relating to accessible county records
Requiring that a county itemize and publish all activity related to budget stabilization funds
Allowing counties and municipalities to levy a sales tax on food and beverages sold at restaurants
Creating an additional magistrate court deputy clerk position for Marion County
Requiring the assessor of each county to, within three months of a deed filing in the county clerk's office of each county, prepare a new property tax ticket
Clarifying that the county or regional solid waste authority that may impose and collect an additional solid waste assessment fee is the county or region where the waste originates
Relating to the reproduction, distribution and sale of tax maps
Increasing the minimum number of magisterial districts in a county
Relating to county budget stabilization funds
Permitting counties to adopt certain ordinances relating to dogs and cats
Changing the way that the costs of incarcerating inmates in regional jails is collected
Providing meetings and conference rights for members of municipal fire departments
Allowing counties and municipalities to levy a sales tax on food and beverages sold at restaurants
Requiring the clerk of a county commission to maintain a county ordinance book
Authorizing county commissions and municipalities to cooperate and enter into agreements removing or demolishing dwellings or buildings unfit for human habitation
Extending the time of meetings of local levying bodies when meetings are delayed
Relating to Municipal Pensions Oversight Board fund investments
Excepting professional engineer member from sanitary board when project engineer is under contract
Relating to the preparation and publication of county financial statements
Relating to hotel occupancy tax
Authorizing agreements between county commissions and municipalities regarding structures unfit for human habitation
Relating to procedure for removal of certain county, school district and municipal officers
Authorizing local units of government to adopt local energy efficiency partnership programs and to create districts to promote the use of energy efficiency improvements by owners of certain real property
Authorizing county commissions and municipalities to cooperate and enter into agreements removing or demolishing dwellings or buildings unfit for human habitation
Relating to county budget stabilization funds
Clarifying that the county or regional solid waste authority that may impose and collect an additional solid waste assessment fee is the county or region where the waste originates
Requiring that a county itemize and publish all activity related to budget stabilization funds
Requiring the clerk of a county commission to maintain a county ordinance book
Requiring the assessor of each county, within three months of a deed filing in the county clerk's office of each county, to prepare a new property tax ticket
Changing the manner members are appointed to the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport Authority
Increasing the number of magistrates in Monongalia County by one
Relating to the reproduction, distribution and sale of tax maps
Eliminating exemption from hotel occupancy taxes on rental of hotel and motel rooms for thirty or more consecutive days
Requiring the clerk of a county commission to maintain a county ordinance book
Permitting county commissions and municipalities to designate areas of special interest which will not affect the use of property in those areas
Changing the Martinsburg Public Library to the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library
Permitting counties to adopt certain ordinances relating to dogs and cats
Clarifying how members of regional airport authority boards are to be allocated
Removing the publication requirements of financial statements for municipalities
Removing certain officials from office for misconduct or neglect of official duties
Relating to local smoking restrictions
Allowing certain county or regional solid waste authorities in growth areas to designate common carriers of solid waste exempt from the requirement for a certificate of convenience
Changing the way that the costs of incarcerating inmates in regional jails is collected
Creating an additional magistrate court deputy clerk position for Marion County
Allowing counties and municipalities to levy a sales tax on food and beverages sold at restaurants
Increasing the minimum number of magisterial districts in a county
Requiring the assessor of each county to, within three months of a deed filing in the county clerk's office of each county, prepare a new property tax ticket
Relating to elections for vacancies in county offices
Providing meetings and conference rights for members of municipal fire departments
Allowing counties and municipalities to levy a sales tax on food and beverages sold at restaurants
Extending time for Fayetteville City Council to meet as levying body
Relating to elections for public school purposes
Extending the time for the city council of the city of Sistersville, Tyler County, to meet as a levying body
Increasing gross weight limitations on certain roads in Brooke County
Relating to the requirements of members of a building commission board be from the same political party
Providing undesirable highway property be offered for public utility use
Authorizing municipal sales tax
Regulating unlicensed off-road motorcycles within Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Area
Authorizing operation of low-speed vehicles on certain municipal roads
Changing due date of certain county commission tax reports
Prohibiting a local levying body from holding a special election under certain circumstances
Relating to the regulation of dilapidated buildings
Relating to cancelling certificates of title for certain mobile and manufactured homes
Relating to where certificates of nomination are filed for municipal elections
Making it clear that municipalities have the power to both increase and decrease the number of voting wards and/or council members
Establishing a new class of property on utility rights-of- ways and easements for taxation purposes
Changing the manner members are appointed to the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport Authority
Relating to elections for vacancies in county offices
Creating the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act
Allowing deputy assessors to be residents of a contiguous county in a contiguous state
Authorizing county commissions to regulate parking on roads, ways, streets, avenues, drives and the like where it is needed in certain areas
Requiring written notice from public service boards to users of delinquency and date of termination and discontinuance of service
Clarifying how members of regional airport authority boards are to be allocated
Relating to counties
Placing on the ballot of voters whether the municipality should hold its future municipal elections on a state general election day
Permitting counties to adopt certain ordinances relating to dogs and cats
Relating to possession of concealed deadly weapons in certain buildings owned by the state
Providing for the collection of certain fees dedicated to pay civil legal fees for low income persons
Requiring local governmental bodies to approve rules promulgated by local boards of health
Relating to the sale of real property by the Division of Highways
The County Home Rule Pilot Program
Requiring the county to reimburse a property owner of expenses incurred in contesting a reappraisal
Permitting counties, county boards of education and municipalities to impose an additional levy
Providing misdemeanor criminal penalty for failing to comply with law regarding sale, lease or disposition of municipal property
Electing members of county school boards on a nonpartisan basis in general elections only
Redistricting of the Senate into thirty four single senatorial districts
Granting licensed real estate appraisers access to commercial or residential review documents
Requiring county commissions to adopt county farmland protection programs
Changing the Martinsburg public library to the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library
Relating to the business and occupation tax
Waiving the publication requirements of financial statements for Class IV municipalities
Electing members of county school boards on a nonpartisan basis in general elections
Providing meetings and conference rights for members of municipal fire departments
Authorizing county commissions to hear actions for ejectment and other actions
Allowing counties and municipalities to levy a sales tax on food and beverages sold at restaurants
Allowing county fire companies and departments to charge reasonable reimbursement fees
Increasing the minimum number of magisterial districts in a county
Relating to meeting and conference rights for members of police or fire departments employed by political subdivisions
Authorizing counties to create urban growth boundaries
Prohibiting any state entity from forcing currently owner-occupied residences to be required to participate in a public sewer
Establishing Tucker County Cultural District Authority
Increasing minimum construction cost of municipal public works project before competitive bidding is required
Extending time for Madison City Council to meet as levying body
Extending time Oceana City Council can meet as levying body
Authorizing the mayor to appoint chiefs of police and deputy chiefs of police
Establishing a one time audit cost amnesty program for local governments with delinquent audit costs
Creating resort area districts
Relating to floodplain and mudslide area management
Authorizing a county commission to temporarily fill vacancies in certain offices
Transferring land located in the Western District, Taylor County, West Virginia, from the State of West Virginia to the Taylor County Commission
Secretary of State, regulation of political party headquarters financing
Secretary of State, Uniform Commercial Code
Secretary of State, administration of the address confidentiality program
Secretary of State, regulation of late voter registration
Granting county commissions advice and consent authority with respect to the discharge of county employees
Authorizing county commissions to hear actions for ejectment and other actions
Relating to the nomination and election of magistrates
Allowing counties and municipalities to levy a sales tax on food and beverages sold at restaurants
Changing the Martinsburg public library to the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library
The County Home Rule Pilot Program
Conveying property to a nonprofit
Authorizing counties to create urban growth boundaries
Granting licensed real estate appraisers access to commercial or residential review documents
Relating to municipalities
Reinstating former fire chiefs and deputy chiefs to previously held positions in paid fire departments
Removing the "grandfather" clause that excepts municipal ordinances limiting the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying, transporting, selling or storing of guns or ammunition
Requiring the county to reimburse a property owner of expenses incurred in contesting a reappraisal
Relating to the business and occupation tax
Waiving the publication requirements of financial statements for Class IV municipalities
Electing members of county school boards on a nonpartisan basis in general elections only
Exempting nondisciplinary letters of recommendations or counseling from the definition of punitive action for municipal police officers and firefighters
Requiring that any new or increased municipal taxes or fees must have a defined purpose
Relating to meeting and conference rights for members of police or fire departments employed by political subdivisions
Providing meetings and conference rights for members of municipal fire departments
Providing misdemeanor criminal penalty for failing to comply with law regarding sale, lease or disposition of municipal property
Allowing county fire companies and departments to charge reasonable reimbursement fees
Increasing the number of municipalities that may participate in the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program
Increasing the minimum number of magisterial districts in a county
Exempting certain construction projects performed on behalf of county or municipal governments from the prevailing wage laws
Permitting counties, county boards of education and municipalities to impose an additional levy
Relating to civil service commissions in political subdivisions
Modifying the membership of the Braxton County Recreational Development Authority
Permitting the Harrison county commission to levy a special district tax
Authorize a Prince Railroad Station Authority to acquire and maintain the railroad station building
Permitting a new class IV town or village to select a form of government
Permitting municipalities to stagger the terms of elected officers
Reforming, altering or modifying a county commission
Permitting a municipality to issue a citation for violation of external sanitation and common nuisance violations
Conveying property to a nonprofit
Increasing the salary of public service district board members
Limiting the exemption from the hotel occupancy tax
Granting licensed real estate appraisers access to commercial or residential review documents
Mandating that chiefs of police and deputy chiefs of police be reinstated to the officer's previous rank
Issuing citations for the misdemeanor offense of unauthorized use of dumpsters
Authorizing county commissions to designate a local funeral home or EMS to transport bodies for purposes of postmortem examinations
Allowing county fire companies and departments to charge reasonable reimbursement fees
Requiring that the building code be the state building code
Removing the requirement that a municipality must pass an ordinance to adopt a contract with another jurisdiction
Repealing the municipality motor vehicle operator's tax
Allowing a municipality to sell its property for fair market value, without a public auction, if used for a public purpose
Requiring that counties protect liens filed by homeowners' associations in the event of a foreclosure
Permitting a Class I city to use the design-build process
Terminating the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program on the date of passage
Allowing county commissions broad discretion in setting the salaries of county elected officials
Increasing compensation, after July 1, 2012, of elected county officials and county commissioners for each class of county
Relating to vacancies in offices of county commissioner, clerk of the county commission, clerk of the circuit court, prosecuting attorney, sheriff, assessor and surveyor
Changing the composition of the Public Employee Insurance Agency Finance Board
Relating to the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program
Relating to arts, entertainment and enterprise districts
Relating to land use planning
Changing the board members of public service districts terms from six years to three years
Relating to private developers constructing new water systems
Requiring the assessor of each county to prepare a new property tax ticket within three months of a deed filing
Permitting municipalities and counties to use proceeds from the hotel occupancy tax to fund public libraries
Authorizing county commissions to use impact fees to fund the building and operation of libraries and to administer and provide affordable housing for individuals or families of low or moderate income
Increasing the minimum number of magisterial districts in a county
Providing for actual costs to be paid for municipal audits and reducing the cap on audits for Class IV municipalities
Providing misdemeanor criminal penalty for failing to comply with law regarding sale, lease or disposition of municipal property
Allowing a Class IV Town be allowed to create their own charter
Authorizing counties to create urban growth boundaries
Providing meetings and conference rights for members of municipal fire departments
Creating a mandatory grace period for the payment of water and sewer bills
Requiring regional airport authority board members to include persons of area expertise
Relating to meeting and conference rights for members of police or fire departments employed by political subdivisions
Funding of public libraries
Exempting certain construction projects performed on behalf of county or municipal governments from the prevailing wage laws
Curtailing the serving of alcoholic beverages by licensed clubs as early as one A.M.
Providing that a county commission may establish a program for transfer of development rights without the requirement for an election
Creating the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library, creating a library board with the power to operate said library, and providing a method of financing the operation of the library
Reducing the number of jurors in criminal trials in municipal courts
Increasing the number of municipalities that may participate in the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program
Permitting counties, county boards of education and municipalities to impose an additional levy
Requiring an equal number of members from each magisterial district on county planning commissions
Relating to annexation generally
Allowing county commissions to waive or reduce impact fees and capital improvement fees of affordable housing units in their county
Increasing the maximum age for persons applying for appointment for the police force in a Class I or Class II city from thirty-five to forty years
Increasing the expenditure limit on public service district construction and purchase contracts
Requiring the West Virginia Enhanced 911 Council to propose Emergency Medical Dispatch procedures
Updating the recordkeeping requirements of municipalities
Relating to brownfield economic development districts
Authorizing the county commission of Boone County to transfer its title and interests in the Boone Memorial Hospital
Changing the membership of the PEIA Financial Board
Relating to arts, entertainment and enterprise districts
Providing for actual costs to be paid for municipal audits and reducing the cap on audits for Class IV municipalities
Relating to qualifications of members of certain county commissions
Permitting municipalities to stagger the terms of elected officers
Increasing the salary of public service district board members
Increasing the number of municipalities that may participate in the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program
Relating to private developers constructing new water systems
Shortening the statutory time period during which a municipality or metro government may enact ordinances
Extending the time for the Board of Education of Upshur County to meet as a levying body
Providing that the salaries for certain county officials and employees are minimum salaries
Removing outdated language from the code and requiring a county prosecuting attorney to be full-time
Relating to the West Virginia Tax Increment Financing Act
Revising the Municipal Economic Opportunity Development District Act
Providing a procedure for removal of county, district or municipal officers
Relating to granting licensed real estate appraisers access to commercial or residential review documents
Funding of public libraries
Regarding the qualifications of paid police officers
Reducing the number of jurors in criminal trials in municipal courts
Permitting municipalities and counties to use proceeds from the hotel occupancy tax to fund public libraries
Allowing a Class IV Town be allowed to create their own charter
Granting county commissions with the plenary power and authority to establish a vacant building registration program
Allowing county commissions to use 911 fees to provide financial assistance to a countywide emergency ambulance service authority
Relating to annexation generally
Relating to qualifications of application for the position of deputy sheriff
Permitting counties, county boards of education and municipalities to impose an additional levy
Requiring an equal number of members from each magisterial district on county planning commissions
Changing the board members of public service districts terms from six years to three years
Providing misdemeanor criminal penalty for failing to comply with law regarding sale, lease or disposition of municipal property
Providing meetings and conference rights for members of municipal fire departments
Creating a mandatory grace period for the payment of water and sewer bills
Providing that a county commission may establish a program for transfer of development rights without the requirement for an election
Relating to meeting and conference rights for members of police or fire departments employed by political subdivisions
Authorizing county commissions to use impact fees to fund the building and operation of libraries and to administer and provide affordable housing for individuals or families of low or moderate income
Requiring the approval of board of health rules relating to tobacco use in public or private places
Requiring the assessor of each county to prepare a new property tax ticket within three months of a deed filing
Requiring regional airport authority board members to include persons of area expertise
Curtailing the serving of alcoholic beverages by licensed clubs as early as one A.M.
Including ambulance and fire fees as part of the property tax assessment so that the fees and property taxes may be paid with the same check
Authorizing counties to create urban growth boundaries
Increasing the minimum number of magisterial districts in a county
Modifying the role of the Public Service Commission in controlling certain services for solid waste collections and taxi service
Creating the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library, creating a library board with the power to operate said library, and providing a method of financing the operation of the library
Altering apportionment of the membership of the House of Delegates by adding a 59th delegate district consisting of portions of Mason and Putnam counties
Exempting certain construction projects performed on behalf of county or municipal governments from the prevailing wage laws
Relating to land use planning
Authorizing any municipality to enact by ordinance a vacant property registration program
Expanding the power of municipal parking authority officers
Relating to reinstating former chiefs of police to previously held positions within the paid police department
Authorizing lateral transfers for deputy sheriffs
Requiring the West Virginia Enhanced 911 Council to propose Emergency Medical Dispatch procedures
Relating to granting licensed real estate appraisers access to commercial or residential review documents
Extending the time for the Board of Education of Boone County to meet as a levying body to present to the voters of Boone County the question of renewing an excess levy for schools
Permitting municipalities and counties to use proceeds from the hotel occupancy tax to fund public libraries
Relating to the sale of municipal public utility
Curtailing the serving of alcoholic beverages by licensed clubs as early as one A.M.
Relating to information to be obtained from landowners by assessor
Authorizing the Town of Moorefield, the Hardy County Commission, and Hardy County's largest corporate user of public wastewater facilities to construct and maintain a state of the art regional wastewater treatment plant
Relating to volunteer and part volunteer fire companies and departments
Secretary of State, vote-by-mail pilot project phase 2
Secretary of State, vote-by-mail pilot project
Secretary of State, early voting
Altering apportionment of the membership of the House of Delegates by adding a 59th delegate district consisting of portions of Mason and Putnam counties
Lottery Revenue Bond Act
Providing for actual costs to be paid for municipal audits and reducing the cap on audits for Class IV municipalities
Changing the membership of the PEIA Financial Board
Relating to a commission to study annexation
Relating to the discontinuation of water and sewer utility service for a delinquent bill
Relating to arts, entertainment and enterprise districts
Providing that Chapter 8A of the Code of West Virginia does not authorize an ordinance, rule or regulation preventing the complete use of natural resources by the owner outside of urban areas
Imposing an additional levy on property within the county for the sole purpose of funding public libraries
Clarifying that municipalities and counties are able to increase the rate of property taxes by more than ten percent in a given year when an election is held
Modifying the role of the Public Service Commission in controlling certain services for solid waste collections and taxi service
Relating to annexation generally
Relating to land use planning
Providing salary increases for deputies with college degrees
Authorizing Class I and II municipalities to regulate taxies and taxi stands
Establishing the number of members for a municipal planning commission for Class IV municipalities
Relating to the required number of members for municipal boards of zoning appeals for Class IV municipalities
Creating a mandatory grace period for the payment of water and sewer bills
Providing a procedure for removal of county, district or municipal officers
Relating to meeting and conference rights for members of police or fire departments employed by political subdivisions
Providing that a county commission may establish a program for transfer of development rights without the requirement for an election
Creating the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library, creating a library board with the power to operate said library, and providing a method of financing the operation of the library
Providing misdemeanor criminal penalty for failing to comply with law regarding sale, lease or disposition of municipal property
Allowing municipalities to regulate the hours of operation of private liquor clubs by ordinance
Requiring the Public Service Commission to allow Class I cities to enter into one or more agreements with contract carriers by motor vehicle
Increasing the tax on purchases of intoxicating liquors outside corporate limits
Exempting acts resulting in the taking or damaging of private property for public use from the immunity granted to a political subdivision
Requiring that every house, dwelling or business located in an area where public water services are made available for the first time, be connected
Exempting certain construction projects performed on behalf of county or municipal governments from the prevailing wage laws
Establishing county and municipal authorities to provide for and maintain facilities to house Child Advocacy Centers
Giving county litter control officers the authority to issue citations for not having proof of proper disposal of garbage
Authorizing governing bodies of municipalities and county commissions to transfer early in-person voting ballots to precincts in the manner absentee ballots are delivered
Including ambulance and fire fees as part of the property tax assessment so that the fees and property taxes may be paid with the same check
Authorizing county commissions to use impact fees to fund the building and operation of libraries and to administer and provide affordable housing for individuals or families of low or moderate income
Making changes to the Municipal Home Rule Board
Providing meetings and conference rights for members of municipal fire departments
Providing that the transfer of development rights are renewable
Empowering certain county and municipalities to deny a development activity if adequate public facilities, assets and services are not available to support the activity
Increasing the minimum number of magisterial districts in a county
Requiring the approval of board of health rules relating to tobacco use in public or private places
Requiring the assessor of each county to prepare a new property tax ticket within three months of a deed filing
Authorizing county commissions to adopt and enforce noise abatement ordinances
Making 911 emergency fees available to be used for both emergency and nonemergency calls
Making the destruction of a landlord's property which has been rented for residential purposes a criminal offense
Relating to the sale of municipal public utility
Requiring regional airport authority board members to include persons of area expertise
Changing the board members of public service districts terms from six years to three years
Authorizing counties to create urban growth boundaries