Legislation

Member Alert- Special Legislative  Session

UPDATE- October 8, 2024

Your collective voices have been heard- SB2009 passed and is completed legislation. This $87 million dollar allocation combated a mid-year increase of premiums of up to 30%. This would have been in addition to the planned increases already incurred by our members. Thank you for your action and attention to this important legislation! Please reach out to lawmakers to thank them for supporting this allocation to PEIA and making sure there were no mid-year increases to our insurance!  The SBA bill is scheduled for action today so

The 2024 legislative session has concluded, with a flurry of last-minute activity on the final night of the session sealing the fate of several bills. 

Get the details on which bills passed- and which bills failed to cross the finish line- in 

Wednesday was Crossover Day, when bills must be read from their house of origin a third time. Essentially, this day whittles down the number of active bills and the legislative pace will quicken to move bills through the committee process of the receiving chamber. Thanks to your calls and emails, we had a nice victory in House Education Friday morning when SB 189 failed on a voice vote to advance from the committee. 

Read all the details in this week's 

A few controversial bills advanced this week, including one we need your action on! 

Get all the details - including what action teachers and service personnel need to take now- in this week's 

We started to see more movement of bills after a few slower-than-usual weeks. A few notable bills passed their chamber of origin, including the Teacher Bill of Rights. 

Another slower than usual week for education at the Capitol, but a few key pieces of legislation did make some movement, including the Teacher's Bill of Rights. Get the full recap of the week in 

This week was a bit slower in terms of bill movement, but a new bill dubbed the "Teacher's Bill of Rights" passed from the House Education Committee. Get the details in this week's 

Things are getting busier at the WV Legislature! There was a public hearing this week and both education committees advanced a large number of bills this week at the Capitol.

Click here to get the latest legislative news in this week's 

🚨🚨Public Hearing tomorrow morning (1-24-24)🚨🚨

The Judiciary Committee will host a public hearing on HB 4654 at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, Jan. 24th in the House Chamber.

While appearing to prohibit schools, libraries and museums from distributing obscene material, many believe HB 4654 attempts to criminalize librarians, teachers and museum curators for making available certain books or artwork.

According to a news release issued Monday by House Democrats, this could include the Bible, biographies of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Roberto Clemente, and Michelangelo’s statue of David.

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The first full week of the 2024 WV Legislative Session is in the books.

Read what is happening at the Capitol in this week's