Creating WV Medical Services Oversight and Support Act [SB-921]
The purpose of this bill is to ensure the efficient operation, accountability, and sustainability of Emergency Medical Services by mandating oversight, guidance, and support from the Office of Emergency Medical Services to county commissions.
SB-921: Creating WV Medical Services Oversight and Support Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Maynard
Filed For Introduction on 03/24/2025
SB-904: Clarifying duties and responsibilities of Secretary of Department of Health, Commissioner of Bureau for Public Health, and State Health Officer
Sponsored by: Sen. Vince Deeds
Filed For Introduction on 03/24/2025
You have voted SB-904: Clarifying duties and responsibilities of Secretary of Department of Health, Commissioner of Bureau for Public Health, and State Health Officer.
Limiting sale of vape products in WV [SB-900]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit sales of electronic smoking devices that have not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
SB-900: Limiting sale of vape products in WV
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Stuart
Filed For Introduction on 03/24/2025
Requiring Department of Health to report positive alpha-gal tests to CDC [SB-901]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Secretary of the Department of Health to propose legislative rules to include alpha-gal syndrome on the list of diseases that shall be required to be reported to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
SB-901: Requiring Department of Health to report positive alpha-gal tests to CDC
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Maynard
Filed For Introduction on 03/24/2025
Relating to brain injury screening training [SB-913]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation to train its personnel to screen incoming and incarcerated individuals for brain injury with a screening process designed in conjunction with a study group. The bill lists the agencies that must enter a memorandum of understanding to share confidential health information that is pertinent to the study group's study.
SB-913: Relating to brain injury screening training
Sponsored by: Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman
Filed For Introduction on 03/24/2025
HR-235: Recognizing the importance of sleep health and expressing support for the designation of the week of March 9 through March 15, 2025, as "Sleep Awareness Week".
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell
Submitted In House on 03/21/2025
You have voted HR-235: Recognizing the importance of sleep health and expressing support for the designation of the week of March 9 through March 15, 2025, as "Sleep Awareness Week"..
You have voted HR-238: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care..
Relating to best interests of child standard [SB-865]
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that the best interest of the child is paramount in decisions made by specific state entities or individuals. It provides the factors that must be considered when assessing the child's best interests.
SB-865: Relating to best interests of child standard
Sponsored by: Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman
Filed For Introduction on 03/21/2025
Levying user fee on cigarettes to support EMS [SB-859]
The purpose of this bill is to levy a $1 user fee on cigarettes; provide the user fee be directed to support Emergency Medical Services; and create a special revenue fund to receive funds from the created user fee.
SB-859: Levying user fee on cigarettes to support EMS
Sponsored by: Sen. Tamejiro Takubo
Filed For Introduction on 03/21/2025