HOUSE ABSTRACT
2009 REGULAR SESSION
CONTAINING
Active House Bills as of February 27, 2009
AND
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
*Denotes Committee Substitutes
ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS
*2040.By Del. Shook - Relating to when a recognizance bond is related - Introduced
02/11/09 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, House Calendar 03/02/09
2153.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Architects, Fees
for Registration - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
- To House Judiciary 02/27/09
2175.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Social Work
Examiners, Fee Schedule - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary - To House Judiciary 02/27/09
2178.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Accountancy,
Board Rules and Rules of Professional Conduct - Introduced 02/12/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 02/27/09
2186.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Architects,
Registration - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To
House Judiciary 02/27/09
2233.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Veterinary
Medicine, Schedule of Fees - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary - To House Judiciary 02/27/09
*2360.By Del. Schoen and Perdue - Insuring that tobacco products are not sold in any
packaging other than the original - Introduced 02/13/09 - To Judiciary - (Original
similar to SB 290) - Passed House 02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To Health and
Human Resources
2403.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Caputo, Eldridge and Miller, C. - Updating
the law governing professional licensing boards in general - Introduced 02/13/09 -
To Government Organization - Passed House 02/26/09 - Effect from passage - To
Senate 02/27/09 - To Government Organization
*2418.By Del. Perry, Boggs, Morgan and Ellem - Relating to exemptions from disclosure
under the Freedom of Information Act - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Judiciary -
(Original same as SB 252) - On 1st reading, House Calendar 03/02/09
2474.By Del. Argento, Talbott, Martin, Staggers, Evans, Williams, Tabb, Miller, C. and
Beach - Exempting land-based finfish aquaculture facilities from certain sludge
management requirements - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary -
(Original same as SB 234) - To House Judiciary 02/27/09
*2528.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Caputo, Cann, Eldridge and Andes -
Updating the regulation of the practice of forestry - Introduced 02/17/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House
02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
*2529.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Caputo, Cann, Eldridge and Andes - Relating
to the practice of environmental health science and public health sanitation -
Introduced 02/17/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - 2nd reference
dispensed - Passed House 02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To Government Organization
then Judiciary
*2531.By Del. Morgan, Stephens and Argento - Updating the regulation of the practice of
barbers and cosmetologists - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary
*2532.By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Martin and Swartzmiller - Creating licensure for Marriage
and Family Therapists - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary
*2533.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Caputo, Eldridge, Andes and Miller, C. -
Updating the law governing the practice of veterinary medicine - Introduced
02/17/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed -
Passed House 02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary
*2685.By Del. Blair, Guthrie and Walters - Amending the Uniform Principal and Income Act - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - On
1st reading, House Calendar 03/02/09
*2694.By Del. Boggs, Webster, Iaquinta, Ferro, Wooton, Schoen, Tabb, Fleischauer, Schadler,
Hamilton and Hutchins - Establishing certain requirements for modification of
custodial rights for parent's or guardian's that have been deployed to the United
States Armed Forces - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Judiciary - On 3rd reading, House
Calendar 03/02/09
*2738.By Del. Webster, Miley, Fleischauer and Longstreth - Registering protective orders
with the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals - Introduced 02/23/09 - To
Judiciary - (Original same as SB 392) - On 3rd reading, House Calendar 03/02/09
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
February 27, 2009
2861.By Del. Azinger, Evans and Poling, D. - Repealing the one hundred forty day
limitation that a retired school teacher may teach in public schools - Introduced
02/27/09 - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance
2862.By Del. Azinger, Evans and Poling, D. - Relating to towing companies notifying the
DMV of abandoned vehicles - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Energy, Industry and Labor,
Economic Development and Small Business then Judiciary
2863.By Del. Manchin, White, Caputo, Morgan, Poling, M., Webster, Boggs, Fragale,
Schadler and Perdue - Relating to construction of state utility projects - Introduced
02/27/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Government Organization
2864.By Del. White - Prohibiting the use of touch screen voting machines - Introduced
02/27/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
2865.By Del. Hunt, White, Webster, Moore, Paxton, Hatfield, Perdue, Spencer, Wells and
Tabb - Exempting certain children from having to provide the otherwise
appropriate written excuse from a physician or school nurse for a prolonged
absence - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Education
2866.By Del. Hunt, White, Moore, Perdue, Reynolds, Skaff, Spencer, Louisos, Hamilton and
Schadler - Allowing a license to carry deadly weapons to remain valid until the
applicant receives notice the application for renewal has been issued or denied -
Introduced 02/27/09 - To Judiciary
2867.By Del. Hunt, Webster, Moore, Paxton, Hatfield, Wooton, Hutchins, Skaff, Doyle and Wells - Relating to autism spectrum disorder - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Banking and
Insurance then Finance
2868.By Del. Hunt, White, Webster, Perdue, Paxton, Hatfield, Moore, Tabb, Spencer and
Wells - Allowing a deduction from the federal gross income for income derived
from trust for autistic minor - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
2869.By Del. Fleischauer, Staggers, Susman, Caputo, Ferro, Michael, Brown, Hunt, Miley,
Barker and Moore - Lengthening the time frame for the filing of post-primary and
post general campaign financial statements - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Judiciary
2870.By Del. Paxton, Stowers, Perry, Caputo, Boggs, Pethtel, Fragale, Poling, M., Duke,
Campbell and Spencer - Extending the deadline of the buyback provision provided
under the Teachers' Defined Contribution Retirement System to the State
Teachers Retirement System - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Pensions and Retirement
then Finance
2871.By Del. Moye, Barker, Poling, M., Stephens, Campbell, Schoen, Rodighiero, Poling, D.
and Argento - Verifying legal employment status of workers - Introduced 02/27/09
- To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then
Judiciary
2872.By Del. Fleischauer, Shook, Marshall, Beach, Moye, Perry, Canterbury, Doyle,
Hartman, Cowles and Susman - Allowing county school boards to enter into
energy-saving contracts - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Education then Judiciary
2873.By Del. Lawrence, Poling, D., Klempa and Marshall - Requiring assessors to create
a cost of housing index - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Government Organization then
Finance
2874.By Del. Staggers, Moye, Shaver, Perry, Tabb, Martin, Argento, Smith, Moore, Michael
and Williams - Providing a rebuttable presumption that a firefighter has developed
a pulmonary disease or sustained a cardiovascular injury - Introduced 02/27/09 -
To Judiciary then Finance
2875.By Del. Poling, D., Ellem, Williams and Michael - Exempting Changeable Message
Signs from the rulemaking authority of the Department of Motor Vehicles -
Introduced 02/27/09 - To Government Organization
2876.By Del. Louisos - Reinstating the license of a person within thirty days upon
receiving the applicable proof of compliance - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Roads and
Transportation then Judiciary
2877.By Del. Lawrence, Phillips, Poling, D., Stowers, Ferro, Argento and Schadler -
Increasing the monetary penalties, removing the possibility of incarceration and
adding community service for a minor who misrepresents his or her age when
purchasing alcohol - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Judiciary
2878.By Del. Ashley - Abortion Complication Reporting Act - Introduced 02/27/09 - To
Judiciary
2879.By Del. Iaquinta, Klempa, Fragale, Argento, Eldridge and Givens - Increasing the
minimum prison sentence for a parent or guardian or custodian who abuses a
child - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
2880.By Del. Reynolds, Eldridge, Stephens, Sobonya and Miller, C. - Creating the crime of
murder of a child by a parent who exposes the child to the manufacturing of a
controlled substance - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
2881.By Del. Hunt, Perdue, Webster, Hatfield, Hutchins, Moore, Tabb, Louisos, Ferro and
Wells - Relating to fees charged for worthless checks - Introduced 02/27/09 - To
Banking and Insurance then Judiciary
2882.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Transferring authority over racing, boxing, charitable bingo, raffle, games and
charitable lottery to the State Gaming and Alcohol Control Agency and State
Gaming and Alcohol Control Commission - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Government
Organization then Finance
ALL HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1.By Del. Ennis, Hamilton, Romine, Azinger and White - Increase of Terms of
Members of the Legislature Amendment - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Constitutional
Revision then Judiciary
2.By Del. Doyle - Veto Session Amendment - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Constitutional
Revision then Judiciary - (Original same as SJR2)
3.By Del. Longstreth - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced
02/11/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary - (Original similar to SJR 8, SJR
9 and SJR4)
4.By Del. Blair, Miller, J., Duke, Border, Canterbury, Ellem, Azinger, Evans, Romine,
Anderson and Rowan - Property Tax Assessment Homestead Limitation
Amendment - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Finance
5.By Del. Michael, Moye, Boggs, Overington, Armstead, Sumner and Moore - The
Marriage Protection Amendment - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Constitutional Revision
then Judiciary - (Original same as SJR7)
6.By Del. Carmichael - Dedication of Funding to Natural Resources Amendment -
Introduced 02/11/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Finance - (Original same as
SJR5)
7.By Del. Armstead, Rowan, Overington and Azinger - Warrantless Searches of Homes
by Electronic Surveillance Home Searched Amendment - Introduced 02/16/09 - To
Constitutional Revision then Finance
8.By Del. Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth - Homestead Exemption Increase
Amendment - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary -
(Original similar to SJR 4, SJR 8 and SJR 9)
9.By Del. Carmichael - Term Limitations Amendment - Introduced 02/16/09 - To
Constitutional Revision then Judiciary
10.By Del. Sumner and Sobonya - Clarifying that nothing in the Constitution secures
or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion - Introduced
02/17/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary - (Original similar to SJR3 and
SJR6)
11.By Del. Doyle, Rodighiero, Eldridge and Moye - Legislator Replacement Amendment
- Introduced 02/17/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary
12.By Del. Armstead, Andes, Duke, Ireland, Miller, C., Miller, J., Porter, Romine, Rowan
and Sumner - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 02/17/09 -
To Constitutional Revision then Finance - (Original similar to SJR4, SJR8 and SJR9)
13.By Del. Doyle, Perdue, White, Michael, Blair and Boggs - Budget Committee to
Introduced the Budget Bill Amendment - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Constitutional
Revision then Finance
14.By Del. Rodighiero, Eldridge and Reynolds - Homestead Exemption Increase
Amendment - Introduced 02/18/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Finance -
(Original similar to SJR4, SJR8 and SJR9)
15.By Del. Miller, J., Overington, Lane, Sobonya, Blair, Porter, Schadler and Andes -
Taxpayer's Bill of Rights Amendment - Introduced 02/18/09 - To Constitutional
Revision then Finance
16.By Del. Overington, Schoen, Lane, Carmichael, Sobonya, Sumner, Walters, Canterbury,
Miller, J. and Andes - Prohibiting the Governmental Taking of Private Property for
Private Use Amendment - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Constitutional Revision then
Judiciary
17.By Del. Rodighiero, Butcher, Louisos, Poling, D. and Eldridge - Increase of the
General Homestead Exemption Amendment - Introduced 02/24/09 - To
Constitutional Revision then Finance
18.By Del. Overington, Armstead, Rowan, Duke, Sumner, Walters, Andes, Miller, J.,
Schoen and Lane - Initiative, Referendum and Recall Amendment - Introduced
02/24/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary - (Original same as S JR 10)
ALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Raising a Joint Assembly to open and publish
election returns - Introduced 01/14/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House
01/14/09 - To Senate 01/14/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate
01/14/09
2.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Providing for an adjournment of the Legislature
until February 11, 2009 - Introduced 01/14/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by
House 01/14/09 - To Senate 01/14/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by
Senate 01/14/09
3.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the
Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly
therefor - Introduced 02/11/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 02/11/09 -
To Senate 02/11/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 02/11/09
4.By Del. White and Kominar - CBM Howard W. Bannister Memorial Bridge -
Introduced 02/17/09 - To Rules
5.By Del. Mahan, Fleischauer, Brown, Eldridge, Ennis, Ashley, Rowan and Schadler -
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study the safety
issues of those who provide home visits to families in West Virginia - Introduced
02/17/09 - To Rules
6.By Del. Mahan, Fleischauer, Brown, Eldridge, Ennis, Ashley, Rowan and Schadler -
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance reconstitute Select
Committee A on Children, Juveniles and Other Matters - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Rules
7.By Del. Fleischauer, Iaquinta, Longstreth, Stephens and Azinger - Requesting the Joint
Committee on Government and Finance to continue studying the needs, challenges
and issues facing veterans - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Rules
8.By Del. Fleischauer, Iaquinta, Longstreth, Stephens and Azinger - Requesting that
public and private colleges and university submit plans to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance on how their campuses can be made more military or
veteran friendly - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Rules
9.By Del. Beach - Urging Congress to implement the Homeowners and Bank
Protection Act - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Rules
10.By Del. Guthrie, Brown, Hatfield, Hunt, Skaff, Spencer and Wells - The "T-5 Leon
Whitlock and PFC Forrest Wilson Memorial Bridge" and the "SFC Stanley
Williams Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Rules
11.By Del. Staggers - Requesting the Health and Human Resources Committee to
study the state of emergency medicine in West Virginia - Introduced 02/23/09 - To
Rules
12.By Del. Barker, Eldridge, Rodighiero, Butcher and Stowers - The "Serbert S. Duty
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Rules
13.By Del. Iaquinta, Doyle, Guthrie, Hatfield, Manchin, Morgan, Paxton, Stephens,
Anderson, Azinger, Barker, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Cowles, Crosier, Duke,
Eldridge, Evans, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Hunt, Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos,
Martin, Michael, Miller, C., Poling, D., Poling, M., Reynolds, Rodighiero, Ross,
Rowan, Schadler, Shaver, Skaff, Smith, Spencer, Stowers, Tabb, Walker, Wells and
Williams - Requesting the United States Congress to provide funding for the
completion of Corridor H from Elkins to Washington, D.C. - Introduced 02/27/09
- To Rules
ALL HOUSE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Adopting Rules of the House of Delegates -
Introduced 01/14/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 01/14/09
2.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Authorizing the publication of a Legislative
Manual and providing for the mailing lists for House Journals - Introduced
01/14/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 01/14/09
3.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Authorizing the printing and distribution of Acts
of the Legislature and Journals of the House - Introduced 01/14/09 - Reference
dispensed - Adopted by House 01/14/09
4.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Authorizing the Committee on Rules to arrange
a Special Calendar - Introduced 01/14/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House
01/14/09
5.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Authorizing the appointment of employees for
this, the First Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature, two thousand nine
- Introduced 01/14/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 01/14/09
6.By Del. Poling, M. and Paxton - Recognizing the West Virginia Civics Literacy
Council and Civic Literacy Day - Introduced 02/12/09 - Reference dispensed -
Adopted by House 02/12/09
7.By Del. Schadler, Evans and Rowan - Recognizing the considerable contributions of
Nancy Hanks, mother of Abraham Lincoln and native of West Virginia -
Introduced 02/12/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 02/12/09
8.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Creating a Select Committee on Federal Stimulus
Utilization - Introduced 02/13/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 02/13/09 - Adopted by
House 02/17/09
9.By Del. Iaquinta, Longstreth, Swartzmiller, Moye, Boggs, Azinger, Porter, Ireland and
Ashley - Encouraging West Virginia educators to participate in future "Take a
Veteran to School" initiatives - Introduced 02/16/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted
by House 02/16/09
10.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Morgan, Craig, Miller, C., Reynolds, Sobonya,
Stephens and Perdue - Designating February 18, 2009, as "Marshall University
Day" - Introduced 02/18/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 02/18/09
11.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Ashley, Beach, Boggs, Brown, Caputo, Doyle,
Ferro, Fleischauer, Frazier, Guthrie, Hall, Hatfield, Kominar, Louisos, Mahan, Marshall,
Martin, Michael, Moore, Morgan, Pethtel, Phillips, Skaff, Spencer, Staggers, Varner,
Walker, Wells and Wooton - Designating February 20, 2009, as "Civil Rights
Pioneer J. R. Clifford Day" - Introduced 02/20/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted
by House 02/20/09
12.By Del. Frazier and Porter - Recognizing the City of Princeton's Centennial -
Introduced 02/23/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 02/23/09
13.By Del. Fragale, Boggs, Argento, Azinger, Beach, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Cann,
Caputo, Craig, Crosier, Eldridge, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Frazier, Givens,
Guthrie, Hall, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Klempa, Kominar, Lawrence, Louisos, Mahan,
Manypenny, Marshall, Michael, Miley, Miller, C., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Paxton,
Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, Poling, M., Reynolds, Rodighiero, Rowan, Schadler,
Shaver, Shook, Skaff, Smith, Sobonya, Spencer, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers,
Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott, Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells, White and Wooton -
Honoring Community Action Agencies for their commitment and dedication to
assisting the many West Virginians in need - Introduced 02/24/09 - Reference
dispensed - Adopted by House 02/24/09
14.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Boggs, Anderson, Argento, Armstead, Ashley,
Azinger, Beach, Blair, Border, Brown, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Cowles,
Craig, Crosier, Doyle, Duke, Eldridge, Ellem, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fragale, Frazier,
Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hatfield, Iaquinta, Ireland, Klempa, Kominar, Lane, Lawrence,
Longstreth, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, Michael, Miley,
Miller, C., Miller, J., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Overington, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Poling,
D., Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine, Ross, Rowan, Schadler, Schoen, Shott,
Skaff, Sobonya, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Sumner, Susman, Swartzmiller, Webster,
Wells, White and Williams - Recognizing the public service of the AARP -
Introduced 02/24/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 02/24/09
15.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Perdue, Anderson, Andes, Argento, Azinger,
Beach, Blair, Boggs, Border, Brown, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Cowles,
Craig, Crosier, Doyle, Duke, Eldridge, Ellem, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale,
Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Ireland,
Klempa, Kominar, Lawrence, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin,
Michael, Miley, Miller, C., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Overington, Paxton, Perry, Pethtel,
Phillips, Poling, D., Poling, M., Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine, Ross, Rowan,
Schadler, Shaver, Shook, Shott, Skaff, Spencer, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Sumner,
Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells, White, Williams and
Wooton - Recognizing the importance of health care reform in West Virginia -
Introduced 02/24/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 02/24/09
16.By Del. Moye, Swartzmiller, Staggers, Azinger, Beach, Campbell, Cowles, Duke,
Eldridge, Ellem, Fleischauer, Hall, Hamilton, Ireland, Marshall, Miller, C., Paxton,
Poling, D., Poling, M., Rodighiero, Rowan, Schadler, Shook, Sobonya, Stephens,
Stowers, Sumner and Wooton - Designating March 1-7, 2009, as National Problem
Gambling Awareness Week in West Virginia - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Rules
17.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Martin, Argento, Barker, Boggs, Brown,
Butcher, Caputo, Crosier, Eldridge, Ellem, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Klempa, Longstreth,
Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Miley, Moore, Moye, Paxton, Perdue,
Perry, Pethtel, Poling, D., Poling, M., Shaver, Shook, Spencer, Staggers, Stephens,
Stowers, Susman, Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells, White and Wooton - Urging the
111th Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act - Introduced 02/27/09 - To
Rules
18.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Klempa, Anderson, Argento, Azinger, Barker,
Beach, Boggs, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Crosier, Eldridge,
Ellem, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall,
Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Ireland, Kominar, Lawrence,
Longstreth, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, McGeehan,
Michael, Miley, Miller, C., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel,
Phillips, Poling, D., Poling, M., Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine, Ross, Rowan,
Schadler, Schoen, Shaver, Shook, Shott, Skaff, Smith, Spencer, Stephens, Stowers,
Sumner, Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott, Varner, Walker, Walters, Webster,
Wells, White, Williams and Wooton - Expressing the will of the House of Delegates
regarding Congress and President Obama planning a taxpayer-sponsored
economic recovery package and the spending of economic recovery plan moneys
- Introduced 02/27/09 - To Rules
HOUSE BILLS PASSED HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
2069.By Del. Iaquinta, Anderson, Poling, M., Crosier, Fragale, Miley and Duke - Increasing
the faculty senate allotment for classroom teachers and librarians - Introduced
02/11/09 - To Education then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House
02/25/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate 02/26/09 - To Education then Finance
*2305.By Del. Webster, Wells, Ferro, Miley, Frazier, Schoen, Lane, Wooton, Hunt and Barker
- Revising appointment and compensation provisions of the Supreme Court Clerk
and his or her staff - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 02/18/09 - To
Senate 02/19/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*2306.By Del. Webster, Michael, Mahan and Kominar - Relating to impersonation of a
public official or employee - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House
02/18/09 - To Senate 02/19/09 - To Judiciary
*2309.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Eldridge, Andes and Miller, C. - Updating
the law governing the practice of occupational therapy - Introduced 02/12/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House
02/23/09 - To Senate 02/24/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
*2360.By Del. Schoen and Perdue - Insuring that tobacco products are not sold in any
packaging other than the original - Introduced 02/13/09 - To Judiciary - (Original
similar to SB 290) - Passed House 02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To Health and
Human Resources
2403.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Caputo, Eldridge and Miller, C. - Updating
the law governing professional licensing boards in general - Introduced 02/13/09 -
To Government Organization - Passed House 02/26/09 - Effect from passage - To
Senate 02/27/09 - To Government Organization
*2419.By Del. Perry, Boggs, Morgan, Ellem and Webster - Providing inmates a reduction
in sentence for completion of education and rehabilitation programs - Introduced
02/16/09 - To Judiciary - (Original same as SB 254) - Passed House 02/23/09 - To
Senate 02/24/09 - To Judiciary
*2504.By Del. Williams, Boggs, Argento, Poling, D., Pethtel, Marshall, Butcher, Ennis,
Rowan and Manypenny - Establishing the Silver Alert Plan, an alert system for
missing cognitively impaired persons - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Senior Citizen Issues
then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 02/19/09 - Passed House 02/25/09 - To Senate
02/26/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
*2528.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Caputo, Cann, Eldridge and Andes -
Updating the regulation of the practice of forestry - Introduced 02/17/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House
02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
*2529.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Caputo, Cann, Eldridge and Andes - Relating
to the practice of environmental health science and public health sanitation -
Introduced 02/17/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - 2nd reference
dispensed - Passed House 02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To Government Organization
then Judiciary
*2531.By Del. Morgan, Stephens and Argento - Updating the regulation of the practice of
barbers and cosmetologists - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary
*2532.By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Martin and Swartzmiller - Creating licensure for Marriage
and Family Therapists - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary
*2533.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Caputo, Eldridge, Andes and Miller, C. - Updating the law governing the practice of veterinary medicine - Introduced
02/17/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed -
Passed House 02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES
1.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Raising a Joint Assembly to open and publish
election returns - Adopted 01/14/09
2.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Providing for an adjournment of the Legislature
until February 11, 2009 - Adopted 01/14/09
3.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the
Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly
therefor - Adopted 02/11/09
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES
1.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President), Chafin and Caruth - Adopting joint rules of Senate
and House of Delegates - Adopted 01/14/09
2.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President), Helmick and Caruth - Relating to payment of
supplies, services, printing and other expenses - Adopted 01/14/09