The 2019 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature concluded on March 9. During the 60-day session, a total of 1,823 bills were introduced, with only 294 completing the process and actually being presented to Governor...more
3/30/2019
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The 2019 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature concluded at midnight on March 9, 2019. During the 60-day session, the House of Delegates introduced 1,142 bills, while the Senate introduced 681. A total of 294 bills...more
We are entering the final week of the 60-day legislative session, which concludes at midnight on March 9.
This past Wednesday, we marked crossover day, the last day for bills to advance out of their house of origin if...more
3/5/2019
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We are now approaching crossover day, February 27, the date that bills must pass their house of origin in order to be considered by the other house during the remainder of the legislative session. As a practical matter, if a...more
2/26/2019
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We have now passed the first two major deadlines for this legislative session - the last days to introduce bills in both the House and Senate. While bills may still be originated in committee, the other deadlines still apply,...more
2/22/2019
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We are now just over halfway through the legislative session. By Friday, February 8, the 31st day of the 60 day regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, the House of Delegates had introduced 944 bills, while the...more
2/11/2019
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By Friday, February 1, the 24th day of the 60-day regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, the House of Delegates had introduced 820 bills, while the Senate introduced 511. To date, only a handful of bills have...more
2/5/2019
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The dates below are the significant deadlines in this year's regular session:
- February 12: Last day to introduce bills in the House of Delegates. This does not apply to bills originating in committee.
- February 18:...more
1/28/2019
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By the end of the 10th day of the 60-day session, the House has introduced 522 bills and the Senate 354. We discuss below a few of those bills and other developments in West Virginia that may interest our readers....more
1/21/2019
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The shortest week of the 60-day regular session of the West Virginia Legislature ended last Friday with the Senate introducing 284 bills, while the House of Delegates introduced 332 bills....more
1/14/2019
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The next 60-day regular session of the West Virginia Legislature commences on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. While much of the nation seemed transfixed by the recent electoral changes, the most significant political change in...more
House Bill 2011 was introduced in the West Virginia legislature by the new Republican majority on the first day of the legislative session. This same bill was introduced in the Senate as Senate Bill No. 11. The purpose of HB...more
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals recently issued two rulings that have a significant impact on the way employers may defend cases brought under West Virginia's deliberate intent statute (W.Va. Code ยง 23-4-2)....more
The Supreme Court of Appeals' recent decision in McComas v. ACF Indus., Inc. could have significant implications for employer liability under West Virginia's deliberate intention statute. In McComas, the plaintiff was a...more