Welcome to the 2020 Legislative Brief, your one-stop shop for legislative news from a variety of sources throughout West Virginia, and my view of the legislative happenings on the horizon. February 28, 2020, marks the 52nd...more
Welcome to the 2020 Legislative Brief, your one-stop shop for legislative news from a variety of sources throughout West Virginia, and my view of the legislative happenings on the horizon. February 21, 2020, marks the 45th...more
Welcome to the 2020 Legislative Brief, your one-stop shop for legislative news from a variety of sources throughout West Virginia, and my view of the legislative happenings on the horizon. February 14, 2020, marks the 38th...more
THE DETAILS:
Legislative Action by the Numbers:
1,289 bills introduced in the House of Delegates
725 bills introduced in the State Senate
78 bills have passed the House of Delegates
63 bills have passed the...more
My View from the Capitol -
One of the more significant tax resolutions being considered this year received consideration on Thursday in the State Senate Judiciary Committee. Senators took a first look at a resolution that...more
Legislative Action by the Numbers:
1,142 bills introduced in the House of Delegates -
676 bills introduced in the State Senate -
215 bills have passed the House of Delegates -
224 bills have passed the State Senate -...more
Legislative Action by the Numbers:
1134 bills introduced in the House of Delegates
668 bills introduced in the State Senate
133 bills have passed the House of Delegates
137 bills have passed the State Senate
34 bills...more
My View from the Capitol:
We are officially half way through the 60-day Regular Legislative Session with only 29 days remaining. The hot topic of the session has...more
...This week will undoubtedly be remembered as the week the West Virginia State Senate made history. SB 451, the Omnibus Education Reform Bill, was acted upon in a seldom used parliamentary procedure. The State Senate met as...more
My View from the Capitol:
Today marks the 17th day of the 60-day Regular Legislative Session and it’s safe to assume the pace is in full swing. On Thursday, the highly anticipated Senate omnibus education reform bill was...more
On March 5, 2018, the West Virginia Legislature completed legislative action on and passed House Bill 4268, known as the Cotenancy Modernization and Majority Protection Act. The bill will now be delivered to the Governor’s...more
...After the first statewide strike in nearly 30 years, Governor Justice and leaders from the American Federation of Teachers - WV, WV Education Association, and the WV School Service Personnel Association reached an...more
...As predicted, teachers filled the State Capitol Thursday and Friday as the first teachers strike in nearly 30 years began. Legislators planned to go on with normal business. Committee meetings were also going on as usual,...more
Governor Jim Justice gave his second State of the State address on Wednesday, January 10th, 2018, the opening day of the 2018 Legislative Session. Leading up to the Governor's address, it was quite clear the financial outlook...more