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WV Senate Committee advances bill requiring Holocaust education, removes parts related to understanding prejudice, racism and stereotyping

The Committee also discussed a bill requiring West Virginia colleges to accept a conservative, Christian-backed alternative to the SAT.

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WV Senate passes bill requiring parental notification for teenagers to receive medical care, including STD and addiction treatment
WV House advances bills to strengthen internet & data consumer protections

The House Energy and Public Works Committee passed the Consumer Data Protection Act and a bill requiring customers to be automatically credited when their internet is disrupted for more than five days.

WV Senate approves bills to change election law, considers more

The West Virginia Senate passed several election-related bills Tuesday, March 4, clarifying current law and prohibiting municipalities from adopting ranked-choice voting.

WV Senate passes “Women’s Bill of Rights” 

The state Senate approved a controversial “Women’s Bill of Rights” with just one senator opposing it. The bill is one of many spawned by the governor’s desire to end “wokeness.”

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Bill increasing jail time and parole requirements approved by WV Senate

Senate Bill 136 would increase sentencing requirements and the minimum jail time an incarcerated person needs to serve before they are considered for parole. 

House Judiciary advances bills to criminalize absentee ballot distribution and restrict transgender West Virginians’ rights
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W.Va. Senate hears vaccine exemption bill, citizenship requirement amendment

A speedy fourth day of the legislative session saw a controversial vaccine exemption bill receive its first reading on the Senate floor. If passed, it would make it easier for parents to opt their children out of vaccines for chickenpox, measles, and more.