HOUSE OF DELEGATES
BILLS INTRODUCED
Thursday, February 26, 2004
4629. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Kiss), Del. Michael, Fleischauer, Beach, Williams, Mezzatesta and
Poling - Extending the tuition waiver benefits to also include the spouse and children of
emergency medical service personnel and members of the national guard who have died in
the line of duty - To Education then Finance
4630. By Del. Beane - Creating a uniform system of bail bond forfeiture procedures for all courts
of record in the state - To Judiciary
4631. By Del. Boggs - Allowing awards under the crime victims compensation program to be made
to victims of identity theft (FN) - To Judiciary then Finance
4632. By Del. Boggs, Swartzmiller and Hrutkay - Prescribing minimum standards for municipal
judges and requiring criminal background checks of persons applying for municipal
judgeships - To Judiciary
4633. By Del. Campbell - Giving certain annuitants of the public employees retirement system and
the teachers retirement system who are over the age of 60 years a one-time supplement - To
Finance
4634. By Del. Cann, Ennis, Swartzmiller, Stalnaker, Stemple, Craig and Kominar - Requiring
persons incarcerated in county and regional jails who have been convicted of a misdemeanor
reimburse the county for the cost incurred for his or her incarceration - To Judiciary then
Finance
4635. By Del. Caruth, Ellem, Frich, Frederick and Long - Limiting third party actions in unfair
trade practices suits against insurers, their employees, representatives and agents - To
Judiciary
4636. By Del. Ellem - Prohibiting the distribution of RU-486 by any administrator, employee or
other official of the college or university - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
4637. By Del. Fleischauer, Hatfield, Mahan, Hrutkay, Fragale, Susman and Brown - Establishing
the "West Virginia Prescription Drug Ethical Marketing Act" - To Judiciary
4638. By Del. Frich - Prohibiting abortions in cases when a fetus is capable of survival outside the
mother's womb - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
4639. By Del. Howard, Craig and Sobonya - Increasing the size of the library commission to ten
members and requiring that one member of the library commission be a blind person - To
Government Organization
4640. By Del. Mahan - Training and empowering a body of volunteer professionals, called
rehabilitators, to care for, protect and return injured wildlife to the wild - To Government
Organization
4641. By Del. Michael, Leach, Long, Kominar, Foster, Beane and Perdue - Establishing a
credentialing program for dialysis technicians by the board of registered professional nurses
- To Government Organization then Finance
4642. By Del. Stalnaker, Mezzatesta and Michael - Preventing political subdivisions of the state
from selling goods in competition with private businesses - To Judiciary
4643. By Del. Talbott - Authorizing the use of flashing white lights as auxiliary lights on
emergency vehicles - To Judiciary
4644. By Del. R. Thompson, G. White, Swartzmiller, Ennis, Fleischauer and Caputo - Prohibiting
foreign professional service contracts with the state while creating the "Keep Jobs In West
Virginia Act" - To Judiciary then Finance
4645. By Del. R. Thompson, G. White, Swartzmiller, Ennis, Fleischauer, Webb and Caputo -
Creating the "Job Preservation Act of 2004" - To Industry and Labor, Economic
Development and Small Business then Government Organization
4646. By Del. Trump, Border and Blair - Providing for the payment of fees and expenses of
mediators appointed by the office of judges of the workers' compensation commission - To
Judiciary
4647. By Del. Webster, Spencer, Foster, Palumbo, Hatfield, Amores and Brown - Providing a
procedure for the economic development authority to address employment and economic
development problems of minority populations of this state - To Government Organization
then Judiciary
4648. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Kiss), Del. Frederick, Staton, Kominar, Caruth, Browning and Yeager
- Providing that the reduced tax rate applies to underground mines producing coal from
seams of less than thirty-two inches - To Finance
4649. By Del. Amores, Fleischauer, Craig and Schadler - Providing for greater efforts for instate
placement of children in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services - To
Judiciary
4650. By Del. Border, Long, Foster, Perdue, Leach and Hatfield - Including persons diagnosed with
disability of a major body system with an accompanying degree of severity for the purpose
of determining eligibility to obtain a Class Q special resident hunting permit for disabled
persons - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Finance
4651. By Del. Caruth, R. M. Thompson, Frederick, Trump, Kominar, H. White and Armstead -
Providing that an individual who provides notice of future voluntary resignation remains
qualified for unemployment benefits from the time the notice is given to the employer until
the end of the notice period - To Judiciary
4652. By Del. Fleischauer, Hatfield, Hrutkay, Beach, Houston, Foster and Perdue - Requiring
pediatric dentists that administer general anesthesia to pediatric patients to comply with
certain requirements for personnel, operating facilities, equipment, monitoring procedures,
recovery and discharge - To Judiciary
4653. By Del. Mahan - Opening the upper area New River for float trips and bateau style boats
following an economic study of the area and a study of new licensing regulations - To
Judiciary
4654. By Del. Manuel and Tabb - Authorizing the sheriff and any deputy of a county to enforce
traffic laws within a homeowners' association or subdivision property - To Judiciary
4655. By Del. Michael, Cann, Foster, Leach, Stalnaker, Boggs and Proudfoot - Giving the
children's health insurance program the right of subrogation - To Banking and Insurance then
Judiciary
4656. By Del. Morgan, Craig, Leach, Smirl, Sobonya and Howard - Creating sales and use tax
exemptions for purchases of design and engineering services and materials and equipment
directly used in construction of new or replacement amusement rides - To Finance
4657. By Del. Palumbo, Houston, Kominar, Foster, Amores and Howard - Providing that certain
persons who are members of a limited liability company solely as an investors in the
company are not employees for whom workers' compensation premiums are paid - To
Judiciary then Finance
4658. By Del. Stemple and Faircloth - Relating to defense of self, others and property and
providing limited immunity from civil liability - To Judiciary
4659. By Del. Walters, Morgan and Armstead - Creating a vendor preference for state purchasing
and purchases by political subdivisions of the state in corporations that maintain their
principle places of business in the state (FN) - To Government Organization then Finance
4660. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Kiss), Del. Michael, Staton and Frederick - Providing for the disposition of funds or assets recovered in a legal action or settlement by or on behalf of the
general public, the state or its officers, agencies or political subdivisions - To Finance
4661. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Kiss), Del. Michael, Staton and Frederick - Requiring the attorney
general to provide legal services upon the request of state agencies - To Finance
4662. By Del. Armstead, Walters, Webb and Calvert - Requiring the division of highways to grant
priority to roadway construction, reconstruction and maintenance for roadways prone to
recurring floods (FN) - To Finance
4663. By Del. Azinger - Requiring abortion facilities to have certain written policies and
procedures - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
4664. By Del. Evans - Requiring quality assurance standards for facilities which perform abortions
- To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
4665. By Del. Webb - Raising the family court judge's secretary-clerk's annual salary - To Judiciary
then Finance
4666. By Del. Webb - Including within the jurisdiction of family courts the right to visitations
between half-siblings and step-siblings - To Judiciary
4667. By Del. Webster, Spencer, Foster, Palumbo, Hatfield, Amores and Brown - Establishing in
the state treasury a targeted minority economic development fund to address economic issues
of minorities and minority communities - To Government Organization then Finance