During his State of the State speech, Gov. Jim Justice advocated for the abolishment of the state s personal income tax. Perry Bennett/WV Legislature
The West Virginia state legislature has been in session since Feb. 10 and, in the weeks since, hundreds of bills have been proposed across the two chambers.
Potential legislation ranges from financial issues, like abolishing the stateâs personal income tax, to judicial issues, as well as many other areas.
There are also a handful of pieces of legislation that, if passed, would have a direct impact on the lives of college students.
Below, we outline various pieces of legislation that have been introduced, and what they would mean for the state and for the West Virginia University community.