HOUSE ABSTRACT
2009 REGULAR SESSION
CONTAINING
Active House Bills as of March 2, 2009
AND
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
*Denotes Committee Substitutes
ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS
*2040.By Del. Shook - Relating to when a recognizance bond is released - Introduced
02/11/09 - To Judiciary - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 03/03/09
2335.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Relating to the federal "Yellow Ribbon G. I. Education Enhancement Program"
- Introduced 02/12/09 - To Education then Finance - (Original same as SB 245) - To
House Finance 03/02/09
*2418.By Del. Perry, Boggs, Morgan and Ellem - Relating to exempting certain records of
the Division of Corrections and Regional Jail Authority from the Freedom of
Information Act that, if released, could aid inmates in committing unlawful acts
- Introduced 02/16/09 - To Judiciary - (Original same as SB 252) - On 2nd reading,
House Calendar 03/03/09
2530.By Del. Perry and Poling, M. - Relating to further defining professional student
support personnel - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Education then Finance - (Original same
as SB 270) - To House Finance 03/02/09
2538.By Del. Perry and Poling, M. - Relating to supplemental funding for the provision
of alternative programs for limited English proficient students - Introduced
02/17/09 - To Education then Finance - (Original same as SB 269) - To House Finance
03/02/09
2620.By Del. Paxton, Caputo, Stephens and Moye - Increasing the pay grade of cafeteria
managers - Introduced 02/18/09 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance
03/02/09
*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
2nd reading, House Calendar 03/03/09
*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 - Passed House 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) - Passed House 03/02/09
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
March 2, 2009
2883.By Del. Overington, Schadler, Cowles, Miller, J., Blair and Andes - West Virginia
Right to Work Law - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic
Development and Small Business then Judiciary
2884.By Del. Campbell, Border, Perdue, Webster and White - Long-Term Care Partnership
Program - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Finance
2885.By Del. Perdue, Hatfield, Marshall, Michael, Moore, Rodighiero and Border -
Establishing a uniform credentialing form and creating a single credentialing
verification organization (CVO) - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Health and Human
Resources then Finance
2886.By Del. Boggs, Ashley, Barker, Blair, Border, Iaquinta, Perdue, Reynolds and Campbell
- Establishing accredited convention and visitor bureaus - Introduced 03/02/09 - To
Political Subdivisions then Finance - (Original same as SB 402)
2887.By Del. Fleischauer, Staggers, Lawrence, Manypenny, Susman, Tabb, Talbott, Doyle,
Eldridge and Hatfield - Stopping accelerated rate recovery because of adverse effects
of constructing transmission facilities - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Judiciary
2888.By Del. Hunt, Webster, Moore, Wooton, Hutchins, Spencer and Wells - Requiring the
DHHR to provide matching funds for trust income disbursed to support autistic
minors - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Finance
2889.By Del. Stowers, Eldridge, Reynolds, Butcher, Hall, Barker, Ferro and Argento -
Exempting the first $30,000 of a taxpayer's severance wages from state income tax for year 2009 only - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Finance
2890.By Del. Wooton, Hall, Phillips, Butcher, Walker, Stowers, Ferro and Fleischauer -
Providing low-income workers with a refundable state tax credit - Introduced
03/02/09 - To Finance
2891.By Del. Fleischauer, Beach, Staggers, Hatfield, Moore, Talbott, Brown, Wells and Tabb
- Renewable Portfolio Standards Sustainable Energy Act - Introduced 03/02/09 - To
Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Judiciary
2892.By Del. Doyle, Tabb, Michael, Ashley, Fleischauer, Hartman, Williams, Shaver,
Campbell and Ross - Increasing any award of just compensation to a property
owner for eminent domain takings by nongovernment entities - Introduced 03/02/09
- To Judiciary then Finance
2893.By Del. Evans, Border, Rowan, Schadler and Azinger - Allowing vehicles with
farm-use exemption to travel fifty miles on public highways - Introduced 03/02/09
- To Agriculture then Judiciary
2894.By Del. Frazier, Shott, Wooton, Sumner, Phillips, Campbell, Mahan, Guthrie, Moore,
Perry and Crosier - Establishing tax credits for personal and commercial users of
the West Virginia Turnpike - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Finance
2895.By Del. Hunt - Determining the value of a motor vehicle in a claim - Introduced
03/02/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary
2896.By Del. Hunt, Webster, Moore and Wells - Requiring banks to show good cause for
calling a business loan due before maturity - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Banking and
Insurance then Judiciary
2897.By Del. Rodighiero - Authorizing insurance to married workers without children
at reduced rates under the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Act -
Introduced 03/02/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
2898.By Del. Evans - Creating four part-time magistrate court deputy clerk positions -
Introduced 03/02/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
2899.By Del. Border and Perdue - Adding Tramadol to Schedule IV of the West Virginia
Uniform Controlled Substances Act - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Health and Human
Resources then Judiciary
2900.By Del. Stephens, Swartzmiller, Miller, C., Cowles, Miller, J., Boggs, Cann, Barker,
Kominar and Klempa - Creating the West Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Bank - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Government Organization then Finance
2901.By Del. Boggs, Ashley, Barker, Blair, Border, Iaquinta, Perdue, Reynolds and Campbell
- Relating to limitations on expending hotel occupancy tax proceeds - Introduced
03/02/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Finance
2902.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Updating the meaning of "federal taxable income" used in the West Virginia
Corporation Net Income Tax Act to conform with the Internal Revenue Code -
Introduced 03/02/09 - To 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
19.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Stephens, Anderson, Andes, Argento, Armstead,
Ashley, Azinger, Barker, Beach, Boggs, Border, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Canterbury,
Caputo, Carmichael, Cowles, Crosier, Doyle, Duke, Eldridge, Ennis, Evans, Ferro,
Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt,
Hutchins, Iaquinta, Kominar, Lane, 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, Shott, Smith, Sobonya,
Spencer, Staggers, Stowers, Sumner, Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott, Varner,
Walker, Walters, Webster, Wells, White, Williams and Wooton - Designating March
2, 2009, as West Virginia March for Meals Day and the month of March, 2009 as
March for Meals Fundraising Month - Introduced 03/02/09 - Reference dispensed -
Adopted by House 03/02/09
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
*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 - Passed House 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) - Passed House 03/02/09
ALL SENATE BILLS PASSED BY SENATE
AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE
*239.By Sen. McCabe, Foster, Palumbo, Wells and Kessler - Allowing majority vote for
certain metro government approval - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Government
Organization then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 02/19/09 - To Judiciary 02/19/09 -
Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 02/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/02/09 - Effective from
passage
*259.By Sen. Kessler and Chafin - Clarifying certain terminology within Courthouse
Facilities Improvement Authority - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
- Com. sub. reported 02/24/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/02/09 -
Effective from passage
*341.By Sen. Kessler and White - Transferring juvenile justice database administration
to Supreme Court - Introduced 02/24/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (original same
as HB 2761) - Com. sub. reported 02/25/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate
03/02/09
346.By Sen. Kessler, Browning, Foster, Jenkins, Laird, Minard, Oliverio, Palumbo, Snyder,
Stollings, Williams, Yost, Barnes, Caruth, Deem and Hall (Originating in Senate
Judiciary) - Correcting code reference related to bear tagging - Introduced 02/24/09
- Passed Senate 03/02/09
347.By Sen. Kessler, Browning, Foster, Jenkins, Laird, Minard, Oliverio, Palumbo, Snyder,
Stollings, Williams, Yost, Barnes, Caruth, Deem and Hall (Originating in Senate
Judiciary) - Correcting code reference related to extended supervision for certain
sex offenders - Introduced 02/24/09 - Passed Senate 03/02/09
403.By Sen. Helmick, McCabe, Chafin, Edgell, D. Facemire, Fanning, Green, Prezioso,
White, Boley, K. Facemyer and Sypolt (Originating in Senate Finance) - Making
supplemental appropriation from State Road Fund to Department of
Transportation - Introduced 02/27/09 - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate
03/02/09 - Effective from passage
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