| WV | HB4252 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to create a framework by which Canadian domestic violence orders can be recognized, registered, enforced by law enforcement, and enforced by the courts of West Virginia.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 94, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | SB716 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill generally relates to child support. The bill reconfigures the West Virginia Child Support Enforcement Commission. The bill authorizes a temporary stay of child support obligation under certain circumstances. The bill clarifie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
On 3rd reading, House Calendar |
| WV | HB5612 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to including foster parents under the parental leave act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Seniors, Children, and Family Issues Committee |
| WV | HB5560 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to makin 8:00pm the latest custody exchanges can happen for children under ten without agreement from both parties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB718 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to ensure that all financial support presently available to certified foster parents is provided to kinship parents and fictive kin. The barriers and burdens placed upon kinship parents and fictive kin are too onerous.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| WV | SB621 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to remove the procedure for the court to conduct written investigations into proceedings under Article 9, to ensure that the West Virginia judiciary remains neutral and detached in all matters pending before any court of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5398 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill relates to establishing a drug testing program for adults who apply to serve as foster parents, kinship parents, or caregivers to displaced children in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5330 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Human Services to notify the county school superintendent and the local board of education president of the public school system where a child attends of any pending child protective service in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB5206 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that the decision of a parent, guardian or custodian not to have a child vaccinated is not child abuse.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-26
To House Seniors, Children, and Family Issues Committee |
| WV | HB5198 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to permit court filing of a parent plan agreement without being a part of a divorce or separation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Seniors, Children, and Family Issues Committee |
| WV | HB5114 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to change the time period of a protective order extension to one year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5053 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create a statutory right for siblings to petition a circuit or family court for visitation with their minor child siblings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4930 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to ensure that persons appointed as guardians ad litem in divorce and child custody and parenting cases are properly trained in certified courses of instruction with curricula grounded in the social science bases for deter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4898 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit, as a condition for eligibility to foster or adopt, by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services, the requirement to affirm, accept or support any government policy regarding sexual orientation ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-18
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | SB179 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require the sheriff to serve child abuse and neglect petitions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-15
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4643 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Child Support from Conception Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | SB353 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to remove the procedure for the court to conduct written investigations into proceedings under Article 9, to ensure that the West Virginia judiciary remains neutral and detached in all matters pending before any court of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4609 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to remove the procedure for the court to conduct written investigations into proceedings under Article 9, to ensure that the West Virginia judiciary remains neutral and detached in all matters pending before any court of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To House Seniors, Children, and Family Issues Committee |
| WV | HB4234 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that a guardian ad litem may not be appointed in an adoption proceeding when both birth parents have signed proper relinquishments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Seniors, Children, and Family Issues Committee |
| WV | HB4561 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require that family courts in West Virginia accept child support arrears agreements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4420 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to redefining neglect to allow a parenting style that focuses on allowing children a certain amount of independence, referred to as "free range parenting," and establishing that activity is not considered neglect.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Seniors, Children, and Family Issues Committee |
| WV | HB4581 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the ability of family courts to order services provided by the Department of Health and Human Resources; and establish that the costs for those services remain expenses of the department.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4335 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide clarity regarding expungement of pretrial diversions for domestic violence offenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4326 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to ensure that a "de facto" parenting plan is an affirmative defense to violation of a parenting plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4370 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to ensure that legal or biological parents have equal access to any and all copies of birth registry forms submitted to the hospital by the mother, or any other person, for the purpose of registering the birth of the child...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB4590 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill relates to modifications of a parenting plan order for substance abuse and requires full restoration of a parenting plan upon successful completion of a substance abuse rehabilitation program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Seniors, Children, and Family Issues Committee |
| WV | HB4497 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create a Domestic Violence Registry.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4562 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to specify the direct payment of adoption attorney fees and prohibit direct referrals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4358 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that circuit courts and family courts of this state have no jurisdiction in the case of an action for divorce filed in another state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4386 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow for Child Protective Services expungement in certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Seniors, Children, and Family Issues Committee |
| WV | HB4277 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that the presumption of 50-50 parental custody of children in child custody court proceedings is rebutted and the court may deviate from the presumption of 50-50 custody upon clear and convincing evidence that t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4189 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require a court to verify that before a child who has been removed from a home may be returned to that home, that if a parent is participating in a medication-assisted treatment program he or she shall be successfully f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB4520 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to recognize convictions of domestic battery or domestic assault in the fair and equitable distribution of marital property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4336 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit a person who is proven by a preponderance in a civil action to have committed elder abuse from inheriting from the abused person.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4334 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide an exemption from marriage and license participation in certain situations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4327 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that modifications to child support or alimony shall be made retroactive to the date of a change of income or circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4536 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to abolish spousal support.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4447 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Responsible Fatherhood Act; establishing purpose; requiring DHHR to contract with non-profit to create initiative to promote responsible fatherhood; provide certain services directed at fathers; establishi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
