Delegate Nancy Guthrie, 30th District

Cosponsored by Nancy and Signed by the Governor

• Increasing the number of family court judges and realigning certain districts to address excessive workloads. – Signed by the Governor
  
  
• Enhancing the end-of-life care given to residents of nursing homes. – Signed by the Governor
  
  
• Clarifying notification that a domestic violence protective order has been extended. – Signed by the Governor
  
  
• Authorizing the court to order payment into the Domestic Violence Legal Services Fund under certain circumstances. – Signed by the Governor
  
  
• Enhancing penalties for certain acts against court security personnel. – Signed by the Governor
  
  

Passed by the Legislature and Signed by the Governor

•  Pay raises for teachers, school service personnel, and state employees.
  
  
• Pay raise for State Troopers.
  
  
• Pay raise for employees of the Division of Corrections, Juvenile Services and Protective Services.
  
  
• Funding for miners training rapid response and made updates to several portions of the state's coal mine health and safety laws.
  
  
• Increased funding for Alzheimer's Respite Care, Regional Aged and Disabled Resource Centers, West Virginia Elder Watch Programs.
  
  
• Funding for WV Autism Training Center and the Health Sciences and Technology Academy.
  
  
• E-prescriptions allows for the electronic filing of drug prescriptions or e-prescribing.
  
  
• Authorization for Metro Government and Municipal Home Rule Pilot Project.
  
  
• Identity theft protection.
  
  
• Establish a work program for qualified inmates.
  
  
• Created Methamphetamine Laboratory Eradication Act.
  
  
• Provide $50,000 to the beneficiaries of any paid or volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel who are killed while performing their duties.
  
  
• Passed local option election to permit table games in counties that currently have racetracks in place.
  
  
• Create permanent funding mechanism for the West Virginia Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
  
  
• Extend refundable tax credit toward the production and post-production costs associated with a movie or commercial shot in West Virginia .
  
  
• Increase hotel occupancy tax to six percent.

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