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West Virginia Senate passes package of bills including liability, hunting and insurance measures
Summary
The West Virginia Senate on March 24, 2025, approved multiple bills on final passage including limits on court-ordered service payments in child abuse and neglect cases, the Mountain Bike Responsibility Act, expanded tracking methods for mortally wounded wild animals, and updates to insurance holding company reporting rules.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate on March 24 approved a slate of bills ranging from liability limits for recreational trails to insurance holding-company reporting rules.
Among the measures that passed on third reading were a bill restricting court-ordered payments in child abuse and neglect proceedings to Medicaid rates; the Mountain Bike Responsibility Act; authorization for use of unmanned aerial vehicles to track mortally wounded wild animals; and updates to insurance holding-company regulation that the sponsor said are needed for NAIC accreditation.
The Senate recorded the following final outcomes on March 24: a concurrence with the House amendment to Senate Bill 369 (adopted and bill passed, 34 yays, 0 nays, 1 absent); Engrossed committee substitute for Senate Bill 128 (passed, 34 yays, 0 nays); Engrossed committee substitute for Senate Bill 595 (passed, 33 yays, 1 nay); Engrossed committee substitute for Senate…
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