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August 11, 2023
WV Legislature Wraps Up Special Session
- $150 million to the Division of Highways — $100 million for road maintenance and $50 for equipment.
- A vehicle tax credit fix. With the change, taxpayers will not be penalized for paying their vehicle tax in full this fall.
- A 6-bill package dealing with the State’s Corrections System. There was a pay raise bill totaling about $25 million that aims to address worker vacancies in jails and prisons and the high turnover rate of those in the first few years of employment. There were some other bills dealing with corrections including one dealing with medical care for inmates. The bill would prohibit state funds for medical procedures in state jails and prisons unless they are medically necessary, as defined by the medical professional treating the patient.
- A $12 million funding bill for volunteer fire departments. It allots $6 million to the Fire Protection Fund to be distributed by county commissions based on population, $3 million to the County Fire Protection Fund, and $3 million to the Growth Fire Protection Fund to be distributed at the state level.
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