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January 10, 2003
The House of Delegates met at 11:00 a.m., and was called to order by the Speaker.
Prayer was offered and the House was led in recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of January 9, 2003, being the first order of business,
when the further reading thereof was dispensed with and the same approved.
Committee Reports
Chairman Mezzatesta, from the Committee on Education, submitted the following report,
which was received:
Your Committee on Education has had under consideration:
H. B. 2051, Expanding the eligibility of part-time students for higher education adult part-
time student grants,
And reports back a committee substitute therefor, with a new title, as follows:
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2051 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section seven, article five, chapter
eighteen-c of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to reducing the semester or term hours required for eligibility; removing the requirements that
students be independent and not been enrolled in secondary program for at least two years; requiring
rule provisions to provide for set aside and distribution of funds for certain non credit and
customized training programs; and requiring rule provisions on grant availability for approved
distance education,"
With the recommendation that the committee substitute do pass.
Having been reported from committee with no dissenting vote, and in accordance with the
provisions of House Rule 70a, the foregoing bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 2051) will be placed on the
Consent Calendar.
Chairman Mezzatesta, from the Committee on Education, submitted the following report,
which was received:
Your Committee on Education has had under consideration:
H. B. 2082, Relating to the higher education policy commission,
And reports back a committee substitute therefor, with the same title, as follows:
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2082 - "A Bill to amend and reenact sections two and five, article one-
b, chapter eighteen-b of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, all relating to education; higher education; the higher education policy commission;
commission membership; the chancellor for higher education; commission staff; and compensation,"
With the recommendation that the committee substitute do pass, and with the
recommendation that second reference of the bill to the Committee on Finance be dispensed with.
In the absence of objection, second reference of the bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 2082) to the
Committee on Finance was dispensed with.
Having been reported from committee with no dissenting vote, and in accordance with the
provisions of House Rule 70a, the foregoing bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 2082) will be placed on the
Consent Calendar.
Chairman Amores, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report,
which was received:
Your Committee on the Judiciary has had under consideration:
H. B. 2077, Removing the requirement that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance
be given reports on the Colin Anderson closure and relocation of patients,
And reports back a committee substitute therefor, with the same title, as follows:
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2077 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section one-b, article two, chapter
twenty-seven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
relating to removing the requirement that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance be given
reports on the Colin Anderson closure and relocation of patients,"
With the recommendation that the committee substitute do pass.
Having been reported from committee with no dissenting vote, and in accordance with the
provisions of House Rule 70a, the foregoing bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 2077) will be placed on the
Consent Calendar.
Petitions
Delegates Staton and Browning presented a petition, signed by two hundred fifty-nine
residents of the 22nd District, expressing opposition to insurance companies requiring mail order
prescriptions; which was referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources.
Delegate Stemple presented a petition, signed by one hundred eighty-nine residents of Calhoun County, requesting that the remaining two miles of Nicut Road be paved to the Braxton
County line; which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Transportation.
Delegate Browning presented a petition, signed by two hundred sixteen residents of the 22nd
District, opposing the proposed increase in the cigarette tax; which was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Bills Introduced
On motions for leave, bills were introduced, read by their titles, and severally referred as
follows:
By Delegates Amores, Ashley, Coleman and Staton:
H. B. 2089 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section eleven, article one, chapter forty-seven
of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to
prohibiting certain gasoline price discounting practices; prohibiting certain practices as violations
of weight and measure laws; authorizing legislative and procedural rules; and providing for
injunctive relief of violations"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Amores, Webster and R. Thompson:
H. B. 2090 - "A Bill to amend article two, chapter six-b of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
five-a, relating to requiring the ethics commission to establish a code of conduct for state
administrative law judges, including civil penalties and sanctions for violations"; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Armstead and Carmichael:
H. B. 2091 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section fourteen, article three, chapter seventeen-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to
providing discounted motor vehicle registration fees for members of volunteer fire departments";
to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
By Delegates Armstead, Amores, Manuel and Craig:
H. B. 2092 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section four, article ten, chapter four of the code
of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended; and to amend chapter sixty-one
of said code by adding thereto a new article, designated article thirteen, all relating to crimes and
their punishment; the creation of a sentencing commission, providing for the appointment, terms and
qualifications of members; establishing objectives for the commission; setting forth certain powers
and duties of the commission; and providing for a termination date of the commission under the
West Virginia sunset law"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Armstead
H. B. 2093 - "A Bill to amend and reenact sections two and nine, article seven-b, chapter
fifty-five of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended; and to
further amend said article by adding thereto two new sections, designated sections eight-a and eight-
b, all relating to medical professional liability; defining the terms 'collateral source' and 'collateral
source payments'; providing for the reduction of judgment awards in medical professional liability
actions of certain collateral source payments made or to be made to the plaintiff; providing for
postverdict determination of reduction of compensatory damages; eliminating joint, but not several,
liability among multiple defendants in medical professional liability actions"; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Delegates Caputo, Varner, Tucker and Yeager:
H. B. 2094 - "A Bill to amend article two, chapter twenty of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
sixty-four, relating to regulating the release of fish, water animals and other aquatic organism into
the waters of this state"; to the Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Coleman, Stemple and Kominar:
H. B. 2095 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section nine, article three, chapter eleven of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to removing tax
exemption status for nonprofit hospitals that generate more than one million dollars annually in
profit"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance.
By Delegate Ellem:
H. B. 2096 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section fourteen, article ten, chapter five of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to removing the
requirement that in order to receive a retroactive service credit for members of the public employees
retirement system who previously worked in CETA that the members pay the board an amount equal
to the employer contribution in addition to an amount equal to the employee contribution"; to the
Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegate Ellem:
H. B. 2097 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section two, article seven-a, chapter fifty-five of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended; and to amend and
reenact section two, article eleven-a, chapter sixty-one of said code, all relating to defining victim
so as to include a person who has been damaged as a result of the commission by a juvenile of a
felonious act; and increasing the parents' liability for the willful, malicious or criminal acts of their children"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Ellem, Azinger, Warner and Beane:
H. B. 2098 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section three-a, article three, chapter seventeen-a
of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to
exempting one motor vehicle owned by a volunteer fireman from personal property taxation"; to the
Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
By Delegates Kominar and Varner:
H. B. 2099 - "A Bill to amend article five, chapter nine of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
twenty, relating to providing for a pilot project intended to divert low-income residents from early
institutionalization in nursing homes by providing personal home care in their communities"; to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance.
By Delegates Leggett, Smirl, Trump and Faircloth:
H. B. 2100 - "A Bill to amend article two, chapter twenty of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto two new sections, designated
sections five-f and forty-six-n, all relating to permitting persons with certain physical disabilities to
use a crossbow during archery season"; to the Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources then
Finance.
By Delegates Mahan and Susman:
H. B. 2101 - "A Bill to amend article fifteen, chapter eleven of the code of West Virginia,
one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated
section nine-h, relating generally to consumers sales and service tax, adding a new exemption from tax for purchases of tangible personal property and services including propane and heating oil for
direct use by a religious organization for heating buildings in which religious activities are held";
to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegates Mezzatesta and Williams:
H. B. 2102 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section four, article four, chapter eighteen of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to salary
increases for county board of education superintendents"; to the Committee on Education then
Finance.
By Delegates Michael, Leach and Campbell:
H. B. 2103 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section two, article five-c, chapter sixteen of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended; and to further amend said
article by adding thereto a new section, designated section five-a, all relating to requiring nursing
homes or facilities to permit a resident or resident's legal representative to monitor the resident
through the use of electronic monitoring devices; definitions; requiring the facility to provide access
to a power source and mounting space to set up the electronic monitoring device; prohibiting the
facility from refusing to admit an individual to the facility or removing a resident from the facility
because of a request to install an electronic monitoring device and establishing criminal penalties";
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Overington, Canterbury, Romine, Armstead, R. M. Thompson and
Susman:
H. B. 2104 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section eight, article sixteen, chapter eleven of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to increasing the distance that a beer licensee must be located from a school or church from three hundred to one
thousand feet"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Overington, R. M. Thompson, Susman and Ellem:
H. B. 2105 - "A Bill to amend article seven, chapter sixty of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
four-b; and to amend and reenact section five of said article, all relating to requiring a public hearing
and county commission approval prior to the issuance of an initial license for a private club or upon
the transfer of a license to a private club at a new location"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then
Finance.
By Delegate Perdue:
H. B. 2106 - "A Bill to amend article ten, chapter eighteen-b of the code of West Virginia,
one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated
section one-b, relating to higher education; tuition; and allowing a nonresident person whose natural
parents both graduated from a state university or college to pay the resident tuition rates"; to the
Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegate Stalnaker:
H. B. 2107 - "A Bill to amend article six, chapter sixty-one of the code of West Virginia,
one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated
section twenty-four, relating to imposing misdemeanor penalties for obstructing a law-enforcement
officer or giving false statements to a law-enforcement officer acting in the course of duty"; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Susman, Yeager, Leach and Fleischauer:
H. B. 2108 - "A Bill to amend article fifteen, chapter seventeen-c of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section,
designated section forty-six-a, relating to prohibiting any person fourteen years of age or younger
from riding in the back of an open truck; exceptions; and penalty"; to the Committee on Roads and
Transportation then the Judiciary.
By Delegate R. Thompson:
H. B. 2109 - "A Bill to amend article ten, chapter five of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
twenty-two-h; and to amend article seven-a, chapter eighteen of said code by adding thereto a new
section, designated section twenty-six-t, all relating to the public employees retirement system and
the teachers retirement system; and providing a one-time supplement for certain annuitants over the
age of sixty-five years"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegates Varner, Mezzatesta, Williams, Manuel, Shelton and Stemple:
H. B. 2110 - "A Bill to amend chapter fifty-five of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated article eighteen,
relating to the Legislature declaring that lawful design, marketing, manufacture, or sale of firearms
or ammunition to the public is not an unreasonably dangerous activity; and providing that the right
to institute suit against firearms manufacturers, dealers or sellers is the strict prerogative of the
state"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Webb:
H. B. 2111 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section one, article five, chapter eighteen-a of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to prohibiting teachers and other school personnel from recommending that children receive psychiatric care or
mind altering medication"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegate Webb:
H. B. 2112 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section one hundred two, article twelve, chapter
forty-eight of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating
to parents court-ordered to provide medical insurance to his or her child if the insurance is available
to the parent at a reasonable cost"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Webster:
H. B. 2113 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section eleven, article one, chapter thirty-one of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended; to amend and reenact
section one hundred five, article one, chapter thirty-one-b of said code; and to amend article eight,
chapter forty-seven of said code, by adding thereto two new sections, designated sections six and
seven, all relating to corporations, sole proprietorships and general partnerships; providing for the
registration and reserving of names of resident individuals, sole proprietorships and general
partnerships in the office of the secretary of state; and providing for the assessment of fees for
reserving or registering names"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump
[By Request of the Executive]:
H. B. 2114 - "A Bill to amend article nine-a, chapter eighteen of the code of West Virginia,
one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated
section three-c, relating to the amount of the total basic foundation program for public school support
for the fiscal year commencing in two thousand three"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump
[By Request of the Executive]:
H. B. 2115 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section nine-e, article six, chapter twelve of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to increasing the
amount available from the consolidated fund as a revolving loan to the West Virginia economic
development authority for the purpose of promoting certain business or industrial development
projects"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump
[By Request of the Executive]:
H. B. 2116 - "A Bill to repeal article twenty-six, chapter five of the code of West Virginia,
one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended; and to amend article seven, chapter forty-nine
of said code by adding thereto a new section, designated section thirty-four, relating to the
termination of the governor's cabinet on children and families, the incorporation of certain of its
powers and duties in the department of health and human resources and the transfer of the children's
fund to the department of health and human resources"; to the Committee on Government
Organization then Finance.
By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump
[By Request of the Executive]:
H. B. 2117 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section nine-g, article fifteen, chapter eleven of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to consumers
sales and service tax; and creating exemption for purchases of back-to-school clothing and school
supplies by consumers during three-day period in August, two thousand three"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump
[By Request of the Executive]:
H. B. 2118 - "A Bill to amend and reenact sections six, nine and ten, article two-a, chapter
fifteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, as amended, all
relating to the rights of members of the West Virginia state police retirement system; lowering the
normal retirement age"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump
[By Request of the Executive]:
H. B. 2119 - "A Bill to amend and reenact sections three and four, article seventeen, chapter
eleven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to
the tax on tobacco products; and increasing the rate of the tax on cigarettes from seventeen cents to
fifty-five cents"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump
[By Request of the Executive]:
H. B. 2120 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section nine, article two, chapter twenty-three of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended; to amend and reenact
section one, article three of said chapter; and to further amend said chapter by adding thereto a new
article, designated four-d, all relating to workers' compensation generally; providing for the
elimination of the second injury and second injury reserve fund for all new claims and/or for claims
where eligibility for permanent total disability has not yet been determined as of the enactment of
this legislation; providing for the administration of claims by employers authorized to self-insure their obligations; promulgation of rules by the commissioner; establishing special account known
as workers' compensation deficit reduction account; providing for transfer certain assets of the
workers' compensation division to the workers' compensation deficit reduction account; transfer of
certain workers' compensation claim liabilities to the workers' compensation deficit reduction
account; providing funding of payments for claim liabilities; providing for reduction of the fund
deficit over an established period of time; providing for transfer of interest earned to the workers'
compensation deficit reduction account; authorizing the workers' compensation division to borrow
from workers' compensation fund assets to meet immediate claim and operating expenses; requiring
the workers' compensation division to provide the commissioner annually an estimate of the
expected claim payments from the fund; and establishing an assessment process to ensure collection
of sufficient income"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump
[By Request of the Executive]:
H. B. 2121 - "A Bill to amend chapter seventeen-c of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated article
twenty-four, relating to establishing the 'All-Terrain Vehicle Safety Regulation Act' and the reasons
therefore; providing definitions; regulating the operation of all-terrain vehicles on certain public
roads, state roads and state recreation areas; prohibiting operation of all-terrain vehicles on another
person's property without permission; requiring wearing of helmets on all-terrain vehicles by
persons under the age of eighteen on public property and by persons sixteen and under when on
another's private property; prohibiting passengers by a person under the age of eighteen on public
property; prohibiting the use of all-terrain vehicles on public property without a valid operator's license or completion of an all-terrain vehicle training course; prohibiting operation of all-terrain
vehicles while under the influence of drugs or alcohol or in a careless or reckless manner; setting
speed limits while on public property; requiring illuminated lamps while on public property;
allowing pursuit by police officers on private lands; prohibiting buying of certain sized all-terrain
vehicles for use by children; requiring operation in accordance with the act; setting forth
requirements for those selling, leasing or renting all-terrain vehicles; requiring accident reports; and
providing criminal penalties"; to the Committee on Government Organization.
By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump
[By Request of the Executive]:
H. B. 2122 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section two, article eleven-a, chapter four of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended; to amend chapter eleven
of said code, by adding thereto a new article, designated article thirteen-t; to amend and reenact
section seven, article twelve-b, chapter twenty-nine of said code; to further amend said article by
adding a new section, designated section fifteen; to amend and reenact section four, article ten,
chapter thirty-eight of said code; to amend and reenact sections one, two, seven, eight, nine, and ten,
article seven-b, chapter fifty-five of said code; and to further amend said article by adding thereto
two new sections, designated sections twelve and thirteen; all relating to medical professional
liability generally; providing a tax credit for certain health care providers based upon payment of
medical malpractice liability tail insurance premiums; setting forth legislative findings and purpose;
defining terms; creating tax credit and providing eligibility; establishing amount of credit; providing
for forfeiture of excess credit; providing for the application of the tax credit; requiring annual
schedule; specifying effect of credit on computation of estimated taxes; providing for the computation and application of credit; authorizing tax commissioner to promulgate legislative rules;
establishing burden of proof relating to claiming the credit; establishing effective date for credit;
providing for termination of tax credit; eliminating certain eligibility requirements for participation
in the West Virginia health care provider professional liability insurance program; increasing
exemption available to certain physicians and surgeons debtors in bankruptcy proceedings; relating
generally to medical professional liability civil actions; providing legislative findings and purpose;
providing definitions; modifying the qualifications for experts who testify in medical professional
liability actions; limiting liability for certain noneconomic loss; providing for severability;
eliminating joint, but not several liability among multiple defendants in medical professional liability
actions; reduction in damage awards for certain collateral source payments to plaintiffs; limiting civil
liability for trauma care; establishing exceptions to limitation of liability; establishing effective
date"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump
[By Request of the Executive]:
H. B. 2123 - "A Bill to amend and reenact section three, article four, chapter seventeen-b
of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended; to amend and
reenact sections two, six-a and eight, article five, chapter seventeen-c of said code; to amend and
reenact sections one, one-a, two and three-a, article five-a of said chapter; to amend and reenact
section sections eighteen and eighteen-b, article seven, chapter twenty of said code; and to amend
and reenact section one, article six-a, chapter thirty-three of said code, all relating to driving under
the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs and reducing the allowable blood alcohol
content for driving under the influence from ten hundredths to eight hundredths of one percent of body weight"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
consent Calendar
First Reading
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2001, Restricting public access to military discharge forms recorded
in the county clerks office; on first reading, coming up in regular order, was read a first time and
ordered to second reading.
At 11:12 a.m., on motion of Delegate Staton, the House of Delegates adjourned until 1:00
p.m., Monday, January 13, 2003.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE
76th Legislature
Regular Session, 2003
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SPEAKER: Robert S. Kiss MINORITY LEADER: Charles Trump
MAJORITY LEADER: Rick Staton MINORITY WHIP: Mike Hall
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: John Pino DOORKEEPER: John A. Roberts
MAJORITY WHIP: Scott Varner SERGEANT AT ARMS: Oce Smith
CLERK: Gregory M. Gray
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AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES
Stemple (Agriculture Chair), Boggs (Agriculture Vice Chair), Yeager, (Natural Resources Chair) Beach (Natural Resources Vice Chair) Crosier, DeLong, Long, Louisos,
Manuel, Paxton, Pethtel, Poling, Shaver, Swartzmiller, Tabb, R. Thompson, Williams,
Anderson, Border, Duke, Evans, Leggett, Overington, Romine and Schoen.
BANKING & INSURANCE
R.M.Thompson (Banking Chair), Perry (Banking Vice Chair), H. White (Insurance
Chair), Hrutkay (Insurance Vice Chair), Beach, Butcher, Cann, Craig, Foster, Hartman,
Hatfield, Iaquinta, Morgan, Perdue, Pino, Spencer, Webster, Azinger, Canterbury,
Carmichael, Faircloth, Frich, Hamilton, Walters and G. White.
CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION
Fleischauer (Chair), Webster (Vice Chair), Caputo, Crosier, Fragale, Houston,
Kominar, Long, Louisos, Manuel, Pino, Renner, Spencer, Staton, Talbott, Varner, H. White,
Armstead, Blair, Calvert, Hamilton, Overington, Schoen, Sobonya and Webb.
EDUCATION
Mezzatesta (Chair), Williams (Vice Chair), Beach, Crosier, Fragale, Hartman, Long,
Louisos, Paxton, Perry, Poling, Renner, Shaver, Shelton, Stemple, Tabb, Swartzmiller,
Canterbury, Duke, Hamilton, Howard, Romine, Sobonya, Sumner and Wakim.
FINANCE
Michael (Chair), Doyle (Vice Chair), Boggs, Browning, Campbell, Cann, Coleman,
Frederick, Houston, Leach, Mezzatesta, Proudfoot, Stalnaker, Susman, R.M. Thompson,
Varner, Warner, H. White, Anderson, Ashley, Border, Carmichael, Evans, Hall and G.
White.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
Beane (Chair), Kuhn (Vice Chair), Butcher, Ennis, Ferrell, Hatfield, Iaquinta,
Manchin, Manuel, Martin, Perdue, Spencer, Talbott, Tucker, Wright, Yeager, Yost, Azinger,
Blair, Caruth, Frich, Leggett, Romine, Schoen and Walters.
HEALTH & HUMAN RESOURCES
Perdue (Chair), Hatfield (Vice Chair), Brown, DeLong, Fleischauer, Foster,
Frederick, Hrutkay, Iaquinta, Leach, Mahan, Paxton, Spencer, Susman, Warner, Webster,
Yost, Ashley, Carmichael, Hall, Howard, Schadler, Sobonya, Sumner and Wakim.
INDUSTRY & LABOR/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SMALL BUSINESS
Pethtel (Industry & Labor, Chair), Tucker (Industry & Labor, Vice Chair), Cann
(Economic Development & Small Business, Chair), Frederick (Economic Development &
Small Business, Vice Chair), Browning, Caputo, Coleman, Fragale, Hartman, Kuhn, Martin,
Palumbo, Perry, Poling, Talbott, Williams, Wright, Canterbury, Caruth, Ellem, Frich,
Howard, Sobonya, Walters and G. White.
JUDICIARY
Amores (Chair), Kominar (Vice Chair), Caputo, Craig, Brown, DeLong, Fleischauer,
Foster, Hrutkay, Mahan, Morgan, Palumbo, Pethtel, Pino, Stemple, R. Thompson, Webster,
Armstead, Calvert, Ellem, Faircloth, Overington, Schadler, Smirl and Webb.
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
Proudfoot (Chair), Susman (Vice Chair), Brown, Caputo, Campbell, Doyle, Ferrell,
Houston, Martin, Morgan, Palumbo, Perry, Shaver, Stalnaker, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Varner,
Yost, Anderson, Armstead, Calvert, Duke, Schadler, Smirl and Sumner.
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Warner (Chair), Shelton (Vice Chair), Beach, Boggs, Butcher, Coleman, Craig,
Ennis, Hartman, Kominar, Manchin, Renner, Stalnaker, Susman, R. Thompson, R.M.
Thompson, Wright, Yeager, Blair, Border, Caruth, Evans, Leggett, Romine and Schadler.
RULES
Kiss (Chair), Amores, Beane, Kominar, Mahan, Mezzatesta, Michael, Pino, Staton,
Varner, Warner, Anderson, Faircloth, Smirl and Trump.
VETERANS AFFAIRS & HOMELAND SECURITY
Ennis (Veterans Affairs, Chair), Manchin (Veterans Affairs, Vice Chair), Browning
(Homeland Security Chair), Swartzmiller (Homeland Security vice Chair), Coleman,
Butcher, Hrutkay, Kuhn, Paxton, Poling, Proudfoot, Shelton, Stemple, R. M. Thompson,
Tucker, H.K. White, Yeager, Ashley, Azinger, Ellem, Howard, Schoen, Smirl, Wakim and
Webb.
JOINT COMMITTEES
ENROLLED BILLS
Spencer (Chair), Butcher (Vice Chair), Varner and Overington.
LEGISLATIVE RULE-MAKING REVIEW
Mahan (Chair), R. Thompson (Vice Chair), Cann, Kominar, Armstead and Faircloth.
GOVERNMENT & FINANCE
Kiss (Chair), Amores, Mezzatesta, Michael, Staton, Hall and Trump.
PENSIONS & RETIREMENT
Campbell (Chair), Craig (Vice Chair), Browning, Frederick, Williams, Duke and
Hall.
RULES
Kiss (CoChair), Staton and Trump.
FOREST MANAGEMENT REVIEW
Morgan (Chair), Paxton (Vice Chair), Stemple, Proudfoot, Williams, Canterbury and
Pino (Ex Officio).
PARKS & RECREATION
Coleman (Chair), Shaver (Vice Chair), Cann, Proudfoot and Evans.
COMMISSION ON INTERSTATE COOPERATION
Caputo (Chair), Doyle, Frederick, Varner, Yeager, Leggett and Romine.
EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION AWARD BOARD
Spencer (Chair) and Pethtel (Vice Chair).
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY
Campbell (Chair), Manuel (Vice Chair), Staton, Michael, Border and Canterbury.
COMMISSION ON SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
Kiss (Chair), Michael, Staton, Faircloth and Trump.