wv-2015.txt

*Relating to welfare system integrity* is similar to *Welfare System Integrity Act* -- score of *7*
*Creating Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Claims Transparency Act and Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act* is similar to *Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act* -- score of *10*
*Relating to employment and privacy protection* is similar to *Employee Online Privacy Act* -- score of *14*
*Creating Public Charter Schools Act of 2015* is similar to *Public Charter School Funding and Facilities Model Legislation* -- score of *14*
*West Virginia Public Charter Schools Act of 2015* is similar to *Public Charter School Funding and Facilities Model Legislation* -- score of *15*
*Aged, Blind, Disabled and Long Term Services and Support Managed Care Act* is similar to *Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Act* -- score of *16*
*Relating to sales tax increment financing* is similar to *Tax Expenditure Transparency Act* -- score of *16*
*Relating to uncompensated care* is similar to *Uncompensated Care Liability Act* -- score of *17*
*Authorizing recalculation of base tax revenue amount for sales tax increment financing districts* is similar to *Tax Expenditure Transparency Act* -- score of *17*
*Predicating actions for damages upon comparative fault principles* is similar to *Comparative Fault Act* -- score of *18*
*Uncompensated Care Liability Act* is similar to *Uncompensated Care Liability Act* -- score of *18*
*Predicating actions for damages upon principles of comparative fault* is similar to *Comparative Fault Act* -- score of *19*
*Relating to electronic filing of tax returns and electronic funds transfers in payment of taxes* is similar to *Tax Expenditure Transparency Act* -- score of *20*
*False Claims Act* is similar to *Model Act On Private Enforcement Of Consumer Protection Statutes* -- score of *20*
*Voluntary Political Contribution Act* is similar to *Voluntary Contributions (Paycheck Protection) Act* -- score of *20*
*Creating Paycheck Protection Act* is similar to *Local Right to Work Ordinance* -- score of *21*
*Relating to punitive damages in civil actions* is similar to *Punitive Damages Standards Act* -- score of *21*
*Relating to tax collections from certain political subdivision vendors* is similar to *Resolution Urging Congress to Eliminate the Alternative Minimum Tax* -- score of *21*
*Budget and Spending Transparency Act* is similar to *Taxpayer Transparency Act* -- score of *21*
*Relating to administrative fees for Tax Division, Department of Revenue* is similar to *Tax Reduction Fund* -- score of *22*
*Recodifying chapter relating to child welfare and juvenile disposition* is similar to *Juvenile Justice Act* -- score of *22*
*Revising, rearranging, consolidating and recodifying the laws of the State of West Virginia relating to child welfare* is similar to *Juvenile Justice Act* -- score of *22*
*Making a supplementary appropriation from the State Fund, State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund, to the Division of Human Services* is similar to *Tax and Expenditure Limitation Act* -- score of *22*
*Making a supplementary appropriation from the State Fund, State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund, to the Division of Human Services* is similar to *Tax and Expenditure Limitation Act* -- score of *22*
*Relating to excuses from jury service* is similar to *Jury Patriotism Act* -- score of *22*
*Expiring funds  to State Fund, General Revenue, from Joint Expenses and DHHR, DHS, TRIP Fund* is similar to *Pension Funding and Fairness Act* -- score of *22*
*Creating the Earned Sick Time Act* is similar to *Workplace Drug Testing Act* -- score of *22*
*Authorizing the Tax Commissioner to collect tax, interest and penalties due and owing from payments to vendors and contractors from the Auditor and other state, county, district or municipal officers and agents* is similar to *Resolution Urging Congress to Eliminate the Alternative Minimum Tax* -- score of *22*
*Allowing counties and municipalities to levy a sales tax on food and beverages sold at restaurants* is similar to *Use Tax Elimination Act* -- score of *22*
*Requiring oil and gas lessees to make royalty payments within one hundred twenty days of production* is similar to *Recycled/Refined Oil Labeling Act* -- score of *22*
*Relating to administrative fees for the Tax Division of the Department of Revenue* is similar to *Tax Reduction Fund* -- score of *22*
*Expiring funds to the unappropriated balance in the State Fund, General Revenue from the Joint Expenses, and from the Department of Health and Human Resources* is similar to *Pension Funding and Fairness Act* -- score of *22*
*Relating to when Future Fund deposits are made* is similar to *Pension Funding and Fairness Act* -- score of *22*
*Changing the date the unemployment fund reaches a certain level to reduce the threshold wage* is similar to *Workers’ Compensation Medical Records Disclosure Act* -- score of *22*
*Creating workplace freedom act* is similar to *Local Right to Work Ordinance* -- score of *23*
*Providing procedure for delegate selection to Article V Convention* is similar to *Resolution for Limitations on Authority of state Delegates to a ‘Convention for Proposing Amendments’ under Article V of the US Constitution* -- score of *23*
*Creating Earned Sick Time Act* is similar to *Workplace Drug Testing Act* -- score of *23*
*Expiring funds to State Fund, General Revenue, from Auditor's Office, Purchasing Card Administration Fund* is similar to *Pension Funding and Fairness Act* -- score of *23*
*Establishing comparative fault standard* is similar to *Joint and Several Liability Act* -- score of *23*
*Authorizing PSC approve expedited cost recovery of natural gas utility infrastructure projects* is similar to *Pipeline Replacement and Infrastructure Modernization and Enhancement Act* -- score of *23*
*Allowing counties and municipalities to levy a sales tax on food and beverages sold at restaurants* is similar to *Use Tax Elimination Act* -- score of *23*
*Reducing school nurse staffing ratio* is similar to *Indiana Education Reform Package* -- score of *23*
*Creating Civil Justice Reform Act of 2015* is similar to *Model Act On Private Enforcement Of Consumer Protection Statutes* -- score of *23*
*Increasing sales and use taxes by one percent* is similar to *Use Tax Elimination Act* -- score of *24*
*Making supplementary appropriation of Lottery Net Profits to State Department of Education, School Building Authority, Debt Service Fund* is similar to *Tax and Expenditure Limitation Act* -- score of *24*
*Establishing seniority rights for public employees* is similar to *Employee Online Privacy Act* -- score of *24*
*Creating the West Virginia Addictions Treatment and Recovery Fund* is similar to *Pension Funding and Fairness Act* -- score of *24*
*Relating to the transfer of certain revenues derived from lottery activities generally, restoring distribution to the West Virginia Infrastructure Fund to 2013 rates and decreasing the funds available for grants therefrom* is similar to *Tax and Expenditure Limitation Act* -- score of *24*
*Abolishing the Personal Income Tax* is similar to *Tax Expenditure Transparency Act* -- score of *24*
*Relating to additional duties of the Public Service Commission* is similar to *Pipeline Replacement and Infrastructure Modernization and Enhancement Act* -- score of *24*
*Relating to minimum wage and maximum hours standards for employers* is similar to *Employee Online Privacy Act* -- score of *24*
*Forfeiture Reporting Act* is similar to *The Reporting of Seizure and Forfeiture Act* -- score of *24*
*Exempting certain health care professionals from licensure requirements while performing charity care* is similar to *Out-Of-State Charity Care Act* -- score of *25*
*Providing a procedure for West Virginia to select delegates to an Article V convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America* is similar to *Resolution for Limitations on Authority of state Delegates to a ‘Convention for Proposing Amendments’ under Article V of the US Constitution* -- score of *25*
*Relating to living arrangements for children in foster care and children sixteen years or older* is similar to *Juvenile Justice Act* -- score of *25*
*Making supplementary appropriation to Department of Administration, Division of Purchasing, Purchasing Improvement Fund* is similar to *Tax and Expenditure Limitation Act* -- score of *25*
*Terminating severance tax on timber* is similar to *Tax Expenditure Transparency Act* -- score of *25*
*Allowing local boards of health to appoint physician assistants as local health officers* is similar to *Statement of Principles on Health IT* -- score of *25*
*Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Administration, Division of Purchasing - Purchasing Improvement Fund* is similar to *Tax and Expenditure Limitation Act* -- score of *25*
*Making supplementary appropriation from State Fund, State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund, to DHS* is similar to *Tax and Expenditure Limitation Act* -- score of *25*
*Making supplementary appropriation of federal funds to DMAPS, WV State Police* is similar to *Tax and Expenditure Limitation Act* -- score of *25*
*Making supplementary appropriation to DOT, DMV, Motor Vehicle Fees Fund* is similar to *Tax and Expenditure Limitation Act* -- score of *25*
*Creating the West Virginia Sentencing Commission* is similar to *The Review of Penal Laws Act* -- score of *25*
*Making supplementary appropriation from State Fund, State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund, to DHHR, DHS* is similar to *Tax and Expenditure Limitation Act* -- score of *25*
*Supplementary appropriation to the Department of Environmental Protection* is similar to *Tax and Expenditure Limitation Act* -- score of *25*
*Adding pharmacist and pharmacy to the definition of "health care provider" as used in the Medical Professional Liability Act* is similar to *Resolution on Transparency in Health Care* -- score of *25*
*Making a supplementary appropriation to the State Department of Education - School Building Authority* is similar to *Tax and Expenditure Limitation Act* -- score of *25*
*Removing the severance tax on timber* is similar to *Resolution in Opposition to Value-Added Taxes* -- score of *25*
*Relating to living arrangements for children in foster care and living arrangements for children sixteen years or older* is similar to *Juvenile Justice Act* -- score of *25*