Rep. Bryan Smith
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to the Tourism and Commercial Opportunity Zone Tax and Tax Credit Act [HB-2148]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Tourism and Commercial Opportunity Zone Tax and Tax Credit Act in order to encourage investment in business development in this state and thereby increase employment and economic development, with concomitant increased aggregate tax revenue arising from economic growth.
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Relating to requiring local governments to provide matching funds for grants from the Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program [HB-2186]
The purpose of this bill is to require local governments to provide matching funds for grants from the Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program unless demonstrated to be fiscally unable; and to require that fines assessed by local governments related to abandoned and dilapidated property be committed to the matching of Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program grants or to the demolition of condemned properties.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to changing circumstances for when a child may be removed from a foster home. [HB-2027]
The purpose of this bill is to update the circumstances when a child may be removed from a foster home.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring candidates to live in the state or local election district for the office for which they are seeking [HB-2078]
The purpose of this bill is to require candidates to live in the state or local election district for the office for which they are seeking to be elected.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To implement a Property Tax Poverty Exemption - School Excess Levy [HB-2115]
The purpose of this bill is to allow an exemption from payment of a school excess levy to an owner of a residence whose annual household income is at or below the latest federal poverty guidelines.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To create the Parents Bill of Rights. [HB-2070]
The purpose of this bill is to codify a Parents' Bill of Rights.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Prohibiting public schools from requiring students to participate in sexual orientation instruction [HB-2071]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit a public school student from being required to participate in instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity if a parent, custodian, or guardian of the student objects in writing; require each public school to afford the parent, custodian, or guardian of a child subject to instruction with respect to sexual orientation and gender identity advance written notification of such instruction and of their right to exempt the child from participation; prohibit a public school and the county board employees
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Including Potomac State College in the definition of community and technical college education program for participation in the “Learn and Earn Program” [HB-2190]
The purpose of this bill is to create a program to include Potomac State College of West Virginia as an eligible institution for participation in the "Learn and Earn Program". The bill removes reference to the program being a "pilot" program.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Allow DMV to accept auto-renewals for vehicle registration [HB-2093]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Division of Motor Vehicles to establish and automatic renewal system with automatic billing for the renewals of motor vehicle registrations.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Allowing for surplus money collected above voter approved excess levy requests to remain with specific county and placed in general fund [HB-2116]
The purpose of this bill is to allow a county to retain and use any surplus amounts when that county approves a special excess levy.