HOUSE ABSTRACT
2009 REGULAR SESSION
CONTAINING
Active House Bills as of April 1, 2009
AND
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
*Denotes Committee Substitutes
ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS
*2114.By Del. Ellem - Providing a penalty for employers failing to withhold an employee's
income for child support obligations - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Judiciary - Passed
House 04/01/09
*2133.By Del. Talbott - Increasing the penalties for discarding trash on land and in
streams - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House
Judiciary 02/26/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Natural
Resources then Judiciary
*2170.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Authorizing the
Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules - Introduced 02/12/09 - To
Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Judiciary
- To House Judiciary 02/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - Effect from passage
*2359.By Del. Campbell - Defining "spelunking" as a recreational purpose and activity
for which a landowner's liability for injury is limited - Introduced 02/13/09 - To
Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 02/26/09 - Passed House
04/01/09
*2388.By Del. Doyle - Expanding the membership of the Racing Commission and
reorganizing the administrative functions - Introduced 02/13/09 - To Government
Organization then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed House
04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009
*2415.By Del. Poling, D., Swartzmiller and Manypenny - Identifying salvia divinorum as
a hallucinogen and adding it to the list of controlled substances - Introduced
02/16/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - (Original same as SB 606) - To House Judiciary 03/05/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
*2457.By Del. Walters, Ashley and Hartman - Requiring group insurance companies and
third party administrators to furnish claims experience to policyholders -
Introduced 02/16/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary
03/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
2485.By Del. Border and Perdue - Allowing pharmacy interns to vend pseudoephedrine
and other chemical precursors of methamphetamine - Introduced 02/16/09 - To
Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/17/09 - Passed
House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2536.By Del. Craig and Boggs - Adding language that includes railcars and locomotives
in the category of railroad property that is illegal to interfere or tamper with -
Introduced 02/17/09 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary - To House Judiciary
03/05/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure then Judiciary
*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 - Passed House 03/31/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Education then Finance
2561.By Del. Sobonya, Stephens, Rowan, Morgan, Miller, C. and Reynolds - Providing that
an applicant for a farm use exemption certificate may not be required to appear
before any assessor for renewal - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Roads and Transportation
then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/05/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate
04/01/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary
*2626.By Del. Perdue, Walters, Eldridge and Hatfield - Requiring licensure of pharmacy
benefit managers - Introduced 02/18/09 - To Health and Human Resources then
Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/03/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09
- To Government Organization then Judiciary
*2686.By Del. Walker, Poling, D., Caputo, Boggs, Klempa, Ferro, Butcher, Stephens and
Hutchins - Requiring ten minute rest periods for employees during each four hours
of work - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic
Development and Small Business then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed
House 04/01/09
*2687.By Del. Boggs, Campbell, Craig, Swartzmiller and Walters - Relating to infrastructure projects funded by the West Virginia Infrastructure Fund -
Introduced 02/19/09 - To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and
Small Business then Finance - (Original same as SB 299) - To House Finance 03/05/09
- On 2nd reading, House Calendar 04/02/09
*2695.By Del. Brown - Providing criminal penalties for a hunter who fails to render aid
to a person the hunter shoots while hunting - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Natural
Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/12/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*2723.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Caputo, Eldridge, Andes and Miller, C. -
Authorizing liens by municipalities and requiring administrative procedures for
the assessment and collection of delinquent municipal fees - Introduced 02/20/09 -
To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/17/09 - Passed House
04/01/09
*2747.By Del. Perdue, Hatfield, Marshall, Michael, Moore, Rodighiero and Border - Creating
a temporary reinvestment fee for health insurers, third party administrators and
others - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Government
Organization - (Original same as SB 411) - To House Government Organization
03/10/09 - Amended - Passed House 03/31/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate
04/01/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
*2781.By Del. Guthrie - Providing a tax credit to sawmills that become certified in the
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System
- Introduced 02/24/09 - To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and
Small Business then Finance - To House Finance 03/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*2788.By Del. Perry, Staggers, Williams, Ennis, Talbott, Perdue, Frazier, Fragale, Miley and
Caputo - Protecting incapacitated adults from abuse or neglect by a caregiver -
Introduced 02/24/09 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Judiciary - (Original similar to SB
294) - To House Judiciary 02/26/09 - Recommitted to Judiciary on 2nd reading 03/18/09
- Amended - Passed House 04/01/09 - Title amended
*2795.By Del. Ferro, White, Varner, Talbott, Pethtel, Phillips, Stowers, Hall, Kominar,
Klempa and Lawrence - Creating a special hunting and fishing license for persons
with a life-threatening condition who are under twenty-one years of age -
Introduced 02/24/09 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - (Original same as SB 448)
- To House Judiciary 03/05/09 - Constitutional Rule dispensed - Passed House 03/12/09
- To Senate 03/13/09 - To Natural Resources then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed -
Amended - Passed Senate 03/27/09 - Senate requests return of bill from House - Senate
reconsidered action - On 3rd reading with right to amend 03/30/09 - Amended - On 3rd
reading 03/30/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - House concurred in Senate amendment and
passed 03/31/09
*2807.By Del. Campbell, Barker, Beach, Miley, Varner, Andes, Cann, Ferro and Canterbury
- West Virginia Geographical Information System - Introduced 02/25/09 - To
Government Organization - (Original similar to SB 502) - Passed House 03/31/09 -
Effect from passage - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
*2819.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Authorizing
miscellaneous agencies and boards to promulgate legislative rules - Introduced
02/25/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/06/09
- Passed House 04/01/09 - Effect from passage
*2832.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Relating to critical skills evaluations for students in grades three and eight -
Introduced 02/26/09 - To Education then Finance - (Original same as SB 386) - To
House Finance 03/23/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009
*2860.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Regulating the sequestration and storage of carbon dioxide - Introduced 02/26/09
- To Judiciary then Finance - (Original same as SB 396) - To House Finance 03/18/09
- Passed House 04/01/09
*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 - (Original same
as SB 469 - similar to SB 517) - To House Government Organization 03/19/09 - Passed
House 03/31/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*2868.By Del. Hunt, White, Webster, Perdue, Paxton, Hatfield, Moore, Tabb, Spencer and
Wells - West Virginia Children with Autism Trust Act - Introduced 02/27/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance - To House Finance 03/24/09 - Amended - Passed House
04/01/09 - House further considered bill - Title amended
*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 - (Original similar to SB 569) - To House Finance 03/12/09 - Passed
House 03/31/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Finance
*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 - Amendments
pending - Passed House 04/01/09
2911.By Del. Caputo, Poling, D., Boggs, Swartzmiller, Mahan, Miley, Martin, Argento,
Guthrie, Walker and Duke - Establishing a state law-enforcement association
members annual leave program - Introduced 03/03/09 - To Government Organization
then Finance - (Original similar to SB 706) - 2nd reference dispensed - On 1st reading,
House Calendar 04/02/09
*2924.By Del. Spencer, Barker, Iaquinta, Williams, Pethtel and Azinger - Relating to
qualified military service for public employees retirement benefits - Introduced
03/03/09 - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance - To House Finance 03/19/09 - On
2nd reading, House Calendar 04/02/09
*2961.By Del. Fleischauer, Marshall, Beach, Shook, Pethtel, Shaver, Varner, Morgan, Perry,
Reynolds and Craig - Adding two members to the institutional boards of governors
of West Virginia University and Marshall University based upon race, gender and
ethnicity - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Education then Finance - (Original similar to SB
611) - To House Finance 03/24/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
2964.By Del. Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth - Relating to issuance of renewal license
certificate to motor vehicle dealers - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Roads and
Transportation then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed House 03/31/09
- To Senate 04/01/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary
*2976.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Requiring the State Fire Commission to promulgate rules pertaining to the State
Building Code - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (Original same as
SB 504) - To House Finance 03/20/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - Effect from passage
- To Senate 04/01/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
2981.By Del. Fleischauer, Hatfield, Staggers, Doyle, Shook, Moore, Klempa, Brown,
Susman, Frazier and Longstreth - Relating to primary elections and nominating
procedures of third-party candidates - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Judiciary - Passed
House 04/01/09
*2986.By Del. Manchin, Longstreth and Caputo - Imposing a tax of $50 on the transfer of
real estate valued at $25,000 or more within the incorporated limits of any
municipality - Introduced 03/09/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To
House Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*3000.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Relating to a business and occupation tax on the business of the transmission of
electricity through certain electric transmission lines - Introduced 03/09/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance - (Original same as SB 505) - To House Finance 03/24/09 - Amendments pending - On 3rd reading, House Calendar 04/02/09
*3017.By Del. Campbell and Canterbury - Exempting from the consumers sales and service
tax and use tax any sales of donated clothing or clothing accessories - Introduced
03/10/09 - To Finance - (Original same as SB 710) - Passed House 04/01/09
*3022.By Del. Hatfield, Guthrie, Perdue, Brown, Hunt, Skaff, Spencer, Wells, Campbell and
Canterbury - Creating a medical home health care plan for uninsured adults -
Introduced 03/10/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - To House
Finance 03/20/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*3036.By Del. Schoen - Relating to notice and publication requirements for expungement
petitions - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 04/01/09
*3043.By Del. White, Campbell, Poling, D. and Shook - Prohibiting extended coverage
upon retirement based on years of service for new higher education employees -
Introduced 03/10/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - (Original same as SB
492) - To House Finance 03/17/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Education then Finance
*3051.By Del. Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth - Providing veterans' death certificates to
families and funeral directors at no cost - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Veterans' Affairs
and Homeland Security then Finance - To House Finance 03/12/09 - Amended - Passed
House 04/01/09
*3057.By Del. Lawrence, Tabb, Skaff, Romine, Smith, Fragale and Williams - Requiring all
law-enforcement agencies to certify qualified law-enforcement officers to carry
concealed firearms - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Judiciary - (Original similar to SB 305)
- Amended - Passed House 04/01/09
*3063.By Del. Talbott, Argento and Shaver - Relating to hunting, tagging and reporting
bear - Introduced 03/11/09 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary
03/19/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Natural Resources
3079.By Del. Guthrie, Campbell, White, Hatfield and Perdue - Changing the definition of
"health care provider" and "drug" for the purpose of consumers sales tax, and
exempting from the consumers sales tax drugs purchased by veterinarians to be
dispensed by prescription for the treatment of animals - Introduced 03/11/09 - To
Health and Human Resources then Finance - (Original same as SB 533 - similar to SB
748) - To House Finance 03/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*3098.By Del. Guthrie - Relating to the payment of travel expenses of workers'
compensation claimants - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 04/01/09
*3105.By Del. Klempa, Hutchins, Schoen, Ferro, Hamilton, Ennis, Brown, Varner, Ellem,
Pethtel and Caputo - Establishing drug free zones at regularly designated school bus
stops - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 03/23/09
- Amendments pending - Amended - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Education then Finance
*3120.By Del. Morgan, Marshall, Talbott, Martin, Klempa and Paxton - Increasing the WV
Prosecuting Attorneys Institute's executive council's elected members from five to
seven and permitting the appointment of special prosecutors in juvenile
delinquency, child abuse or neglect proceedings - Introduced 03/13/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary - (Original similar to SB 577) - To House
Judiciary 03/18/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*3130.By Del. Perdue, Hamilton, Morgan, Guthrie, Fleischauer and Poling, M. - Increasing
the barrel tax on nonintoxicating beer - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Finance - On 3rd
reading, House Calendar 04/02/09
*3132.By Del. Fleischauer, Lawrence, Klempa, Marshall, Martin, Staggers, Michael,
Hamilton, Brown, Beach and Phillips - Relating to pedestrians' right-of-way in
crosswalks - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary - To
House Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary
*3134.By Del. Fleischauer, Beach, Marshall, Shook, Hunt, Frazier, Brown, Miley, Longstreth,
Lawrence and Manchin - Municipal vote by mail pilot program - Introduced 03/13/09
- To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 04/01/09
*3146.By Del. Moye, Perry, Shaver, Caputo, Fragale and Rodighiero - Relating to seniority
rights for school service personnel - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Education - Passed
House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Education
3155.By Del. Campbell, White and Kominar - Relating to the renewal of the West Virginia
Small Business Linked Deposit Program - Introduced 03/16/09 - To Energy, Industry
and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Judiciary - To House
Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Economic
Development then Finance
3169.By Del. Webster, Wooton, Shook, Fleischauer, Miley, Manchin, Ellem, Frazier, Lane
and Shott - Providing a detailed standard of review that the county commission
may apply in reviewing the findings of a fiduciary supervisor on probate matters
- Introduced 03/17/09 - To Judiciary - (Original same as SB 725) - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
3170.By Del. Webster, Wooton, Shook, Fleischauer, Miley, Manchin, Ellem, Frazier, Lane
and Shott - Clarifying the filing and review of the periodic accountings of
conservators of incapacitated protected persons - Introduced 03/17/09 - To Judiciary
- (Original same as SB 722) - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Judiciary
3190.By Del. Spencer, Campbell and Williams - Allowing the purchase of service credit
for those emergency services officers who transferred into the Emergency Medical
Services Retirement System from the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
- Introduced 03/17/09 - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance - To House Finance
03/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*3194.By Del. Ferro and Hamilton - Making it a misdemeanor to knowingly file false
information with the Secretary of State - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary - Passed
House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
*3195.By Del. Argento, Boggs, Craig, Hatfield, Perdue, Pethtel and Williams - Establishing
a funding mechanism for state aid for local health departments - Introduced
03/18/09 - To Government Organization then Finance - (Original similar to SB 731) -
To House Finance 03/24/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - Effect from passage
3197.By Del. Fleischauer, Beach, Shook, Marshall, Manchin, Talbott, Miley, Mahan, Caputo,
Fragale and Perdue - Authorizing municipalities to permit nonpolice officers to issue
citations for littering - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference
dispensed - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Government Organization
then Judiciary
*3224.By Del. Wooton, Ellem, Frazier, Hartman, Manchin, Miley, Perry, Ross, Shook, Shott
and Webster - Relating to compensation for condemnation commissioners -
Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Finance
*3240.By Del. White and Kominar - Giving the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles authority
to approve all-terrain vehicle rider safety awareness courses - Introduced 03/19/09
- To Judiciary - Passed House 04/01/09
*3275.By Del. White, Campbell, Craig, Boggs, Webster and Miley - Changing the date
through which governmental entities are required to purchase workers'
compensation - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Government Organization then Finance -
(Original same as SB 702) - To House Finance 03/25/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*3276.By Del. Boggs - Amending the professional surveyors act - Introduced 03/23/09 - To
Government Organization - (Original same as SB 531) - Passed House 04/01/09 - Effect
from passage
*3278.By Del. Perry, Ashley and Moore - Relating to the life and health insurance guaranty
association - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - (Original
same as SB 689) - To House Judiciary 03/26/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*3281.By Del. White, Campbell, Guthrie, Phillips, Marshall, Mahan, Klempa, Iaquinta,
Kominar and Varner - Improving the technology infrastructure of the West Virginia
Secretary of State's Office - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Government Organization then
Finance - (Original same as SB 693) - To House Finance 03/24/09 - On 3rd reading,
House Calendar 04/02/09
*3288.By Del. Perry, Shaver, Ashley and Moore - Relating to mental health parity -
Introduced 03/23/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - 2nd reference
dispensed - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Banking and Insurance
then Finance
3295.By Del. White - Relating to the West Virginia State Treasurer's Office - Introduced
03/23/09 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 03/24/09 - Passed House
03/31/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Finance
*3305.By Del. Webster, Caputo, Frazier, Hutchins, Kominar, Miley, Moore and Staggers -
Relating to the powers and duties of probation officers - Introduced 03/23/09 - To
Judiciary - (Original similar to SB 369) - Passed House 04/01/09 - Title amended
*3313.By Del. Cann, Varner, Klempa, Craig and Manchin - Allowing depositories and banks
to meet the security requirement necessary to be a depository for boards of
education by providing a letter of credit from a federal home loan bank -
Introduced 03/23/09 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 03/24/09 - Passed
House 04/01/09
*3314.By Del. Varner, Perdue, Miley, Hunt, White, Beach, Campbell, Hamilton, Hall, Shaver
and Ellem - Relating to concealed handgun licensing - Introduced 03/23/09 - To
Judiciary - Passed House 04/01/09
*3336.By Del. Perdue - Continuing early intervention services to families with
developmentally delayed infants and toddlers but eliminating the cost-free
provision - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - 2nd
reference dispensed - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Health and
Human Resources then Finance
3337.By Del. Webster, Caputo, White, Guthrie and Marshall - Relating to the regulation
and control of elections - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 04/01/09
*3339.By Del. Mahan - Facilitating the complete closure of the Gwinn, otherwise known
as the Midwest Services Landfill, located in Summers County - Introduced 03/23/09
- To Judiciary - Passed House 04/01/09 - Effect from passage
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 11, 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 SJR 12 and SJR7) - Postponed indefinitely 03/30/09
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 11, 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 SJR 11, 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 SJR 11, 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 - (Original similar to SJR 11 and SJR 8)
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 and
SJR 9)
19.By Del. Overington, Miller, J., Andes, Blair, Lane, Carmichael, Armstead, Walters,
McGeehan, Porter and Shott - Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill
Amendment - Introduced 03/08/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Finance
20.By Del. Butcher, Reynolds, Hatfield, Guthrie, Skaff, Stephens, Stowers, Eldridge,
Argento, Swartzmiller and Caputo - Repeal the Two Consecutive Term Limitation
for Sheriffs Amendment - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Constitutional Revision then
Judiciary - (Original similar to SJR 13)
21.By Del. Frazier - The "Deputy Circuit Clerks Employees of Supreme Court
Amendment" - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary
22.By Del. Doyle and Longstreth - Reformation of County Commission Elections
Amendment - Introduced 03/17/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary
23.By Del. Lane - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 03/17/09
- To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary
24.By Del. Hamilton, Ireland, Romine, Andes, Rowan, Shott, Blair, Porter, Sobonya, Duke
and McGeehan - Defense of Marriage Amendment - Introduced 03/18/09 - To
Constitutional Revision then Judiciary - (Original similar to SJR 12)
25.By Del. Moye and Louisos - Insurance Commissioner as an Elected Officer
Amendment - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary
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 - Adopted by House 03/04/09 - To Senate 03/05/09 -
To Transportation and Infrastructure
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 - Adopted by House
03/04/09 - To Senate 03/05/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
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 "Sebert S. Duty
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Rules - Laid over until 3/5/09, House
Calendar - Adopted by House 03/05/09 - To Senate 03/06/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
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
14.By Del. Smith and Hamilton - The "Corporal William Dely Memorial Bridge" -
Introduced 03/03/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 -
To Transportation and Infrastructure
15.By Del. Iaquinta, Anderson, Argento, Ashley, Barker, Brown, Cann, Crosier, Ferro,
Fragale, Givens, Guthrie, Ireland, Klempa, Lane, Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos,
Mahan, Martin, McGeehan, Michael, Moore, Moye, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Poling, D.,
Rodighiero, Ross, Schadler, Shaver, Smith, Spencer, Stowers, Talbott, Walker, Walters,
Wells, White and Williams - Requesting that the West Virginia State Veterans
Cemetery be named "The Donel Kinnard Veterans Cemetery" - Introduced
03/03/09 - To Rules - Amended - Adopted by House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 -
Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/27/09
16.By Del. Barker, Butcher, Eldridge and Stowers - The "Willis W. Elkins Memorial
Bridge" - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/23/09 - To Senate
03/24/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
17.By Del. Porter, Shott and Frazier - The "War Veterans of Mercer County Memorial
Bridge" - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Rules - Laid over until 3/16/09, Special Calendar
- Adopted by House 03/16/09 - To Senate 03/17/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
18.By Del. Butcher, Eldridge, Stowers and Rodighiero - The "Chief Master Sergeant
George Wallace Hedrick, Jr, Bridge" - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Rules - Amended
- Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
19.By Del. Eldridge, Butcher, Craig, Morgan, Rodighiero, Stephens and Stowers -
Requesting the Division of Highways to rename Guy Gillenwater Hollow to
"Heritage Road" - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Rules - Amended - Adopted by House
03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
20.By Del. Stephens, Reynolds, Craig, Morgan, Miller, C. and Sobonya - Requesting the
Division of Highways add to the signage on bridge number O6-O2-0.10, in Cabell
County, adding "Green Beret" above "Sgt. Jackie L. Waymire Memorial Bridge"
and "Recipient of DSC KIA Vietnam 1967" below - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Rules
- Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
21.By Del. Sumner, Mahan, Moye, Susman and Wooton - The "Staff Sgt. Jeremy Alexander Brown Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Rules - Amended -
Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
22.By Del. Butcher, Eldridge, Stowers and Rodighiero - The "Buffalo Creek Memorial
Highway" - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate
03/16/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
23.By Del. White, Kominar, Caputo and Butcher - The "Corporal Alfred E. Collins
Bridge" - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate
03/16/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 03/23/09
24.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Ennis, Azinger, Beach, Brown, Butcher, Cann,
Canterbury, Caputo, Evans, Ferro, Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Hartman, Hutchins,
Klempa, Kominar, Manypenny, McGeehan, Michael, Moore, Pethtel, Ross, Shook,
Spencer, Talbott, Varner and White - Declaring the month of May be proclaimed as
Lyme Disease Awareness Month beginning in 2009 - Introduced 03/11/09 - To Rules
- Adopted by House 03/19/09 - To Senate 03/20/09 - To Health and Human Resources
25.By Del. Varner and Ferro - Requesting that the Division of Highways relocate the
marker known as the Washington Lands Marker in Moundsville - Introduced
03/11/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/16/09 - To Senate 03/17/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure
26.By Del. Guthrie - The "Bob Basil Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/11/09 - To Rules
27.By Del. Moore, White, Phillips and Hall - The "Eugene Collins Memorial Bridge"
- Introduced 03/11/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/11/09 - To Senate
03/12/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
28.By Del. Miller, C., Stephens, Sobonya, Reynolds, Craig and Morgan - The "Sgt. Daniel
Pesimer Memorial Bridge Killed in Vietnam, 1968" - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Rules
- Adopted by House 03/18/09 - To Senate 03/19/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
29.By Del. Talbott - The "Arden Cogar, Sr. Bridge" - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Rules
- Adopted by House 03/18/09 - To Senate 03/19/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
30.By Del. Eldridge, Butcher, Rodighiero, Stowers and Louisos - The "Marine Pvt.
Robert Clayton Stephenson Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Rules -
Adopted by House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
31.By Del. Phillips and Hall - The "Airman First Class Christopher Burns Lester Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/26/09 -
To Senate 03/27/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
32.By Del. Eldridge, Anderson, Andes, Argento, Armstead, Azinger, Barker, Blair, Boggs,
Border, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Craig, Crosier, Doyle,
Ellem, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall,
Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Ireland, Klempa, Kominar,
Lane, Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin,
McGeehan, Michael, Miley, Miller, C., Miller, J., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Overington,
Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, Poling, D., Poling, M., Porter, Reynolds,
Rodighiero, Romine, Ross, Rowan, Schadler, Schoen, Shaver, Shook, Shott, Skaff,
Smith, Sobonya, Spencer, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Sumner, Susman, Swartzmiller,
Tabb, Talbott, Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells, White, Williams and Wooton -
Requesting the Governor to create the "Mountaineer Freedom Medal" - Introduced
03/17/09 - To Rules
33.By Del. Eldridge, Anderson, Argento, Azinger, Barker, Beach, Boggs, Border, Butcher,
Campbell, Cann, Caputo, Craig, Crosier, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale,
Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Klempa,
Kominar, Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall,
Martin, Michael, Miley, Miller, C., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Paxton, Perdue, Perry,
Pethtel, Poling, D., Poling, M., Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Ross, Rowan, Schadler,
Shaver, Shook, Skaff, Smith, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb,
Talbott, Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells, White, Williams and Wooton - Requesting
the West Virginia Athletic Department enshrine Patrick White's accomplishments
by retiring his jersey number five - Introduced 03/17/09 - To Rules
34.By Del. Wells - Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to
study deer/vehicle collisions in West Virginia - Introduced 03/17/09 - To Rules
35.By Del. Miller, C., Sobonya, Stephens, Reynolds, Craig and Morgan - The "Pvt.
Russell Curtis Knight Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/17/09 - To Rules - Adopted
by House 03/23/09 - To Senate 03/24/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
36.By Del. Miller, J., Anderson, Andes, Ashley, Azinger, Blair, Border, Cann, Canterbury,
Carmichael, Cowles, Ellem, Evans, Michael, Miller, C., Overington, Porter, Romine,
Rowan, Schadler, Shott, Sumner and Walters - Requesting the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance to recognize the importance of charter schools -
Introduced 03/17/09 - To Rules
37.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. White, Eldridge, Anderson, Ashley, Barker,
Boggs, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Caputo, Carmichael, Craig, Crosier, Ennis, Evans,
Fragale, Givens, Guthrie, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Klempa, Kominar, Longstreth, Mahan, Manchin, Marshall, Martin, Michael, Moore, Morgan, Moye, Perdue, Phillips, Poling,
M., Reynolds, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Swartzmiller, Varner, Walker, Walters,
Webster, Williams and Wooton - Declaring Bituminous Coal to be the official state
rock - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Rules
38.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Perdue and Stephens - The "Bob W. Bellomy
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/26/09 -
To Senate 03/27/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
39.By Del. Manypenny, Argento, Azinger, Beach, Boggs, Brown, Butcher, Campbell,
Cann, Caputo, Craig, Crosier, Doyle, Eldridge, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale,
Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Ireland, Klempa,
Kominar, Lawrence, Louisos, Mahan, Marshall, Michael, Miley, Miller, C., Moore,
Morgan, Moye, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, Poling, D., Poling, M.,
Reynolds, Rowan, Schadler, Shaver, Shook, Skaff, Smith, Sobonya, Spencer, Staggers,
Stephens, Stowers, Susman, Tabb, Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells, White and Wooton
- The "Clair Bee: Basketball Coach and Author Memorial Bridge" - Introduced
03/18/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure
40.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Armstead, Anderson, Ashley, Azinger, Blair,
Boggs, Border, Canterbury, Caputo, Carmichael, Cowles, Duke, Ellem, Evans, Fragale,
Hamilton, Hatfield, Ireland, Lane, Marshall, McGeehan, Miller, C., Morgan,
Overington, Paxton, Perdue, Poling, M., Porter, Romine, Rowan, Schadler, Schoen,
Shott, Sobonya, Sumner, Talbott, Webster and White - Memorializing the life Cecil
H. Underwood, former Governor of the State of West Virginia - Introduced
03/19/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/19/09 - To Senate 03/20/09 -
To Rules
41.By Del. Lawrence, Argento, Beach, Blair, Brown, Cann, Cowles, Doyle, Duke, Ennis,
Evans, Fleischauer, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Iaquinta, Klempa, Kominar, Longstreth,
Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Overington, Paxton, Pethtel, Phillips, Poling, D., Reynolds,
Rodighiero, Romine, Shaver, Skaff, Smith, Stowers, Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb,
Varner and Williams - Requesting the Governor's assistance in securing the future
use of the MARC commuter train service in Jefferson and Berkeley counties -
Introduced 03/20/09 - To Rules
42.By Del. Longstreth, Anderson, Armstead, Ashley, Azinger, Beach, Boggs, Border,
Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Caputo, Carmichael, Crosier, Duke, Eldridge, Ellem,
Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hatfield,
Hunt, Hutchins, Klempa, Kominar, Mahan, Manypenny, Marshall, McGeehan, Michael,
Miley, Miller, C., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Overington, Paxton, Perdue, Pethtel, Poling,
D., Poling, M., Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine, Shook, Shott, Skaff, Sobonya, Spencer, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Susman, Tabb, Talbott, Varner, Walker, Wells
and Wooton - Urging Congress to phase out Medicare's two-year waiting period for
persons diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease - Introduced 03/20/09 - To Rules
43.By Del. Kominar, White, Moore, Talbott, Perdue, Perry, Staggers and Frazier - The
"Vietnam Veterans Highway" - Introduced 03/20/09 - To Rules
44.By Del. Ashley, Louisos, Perry, Walker, Staggers and Boggs - The "SFC Jaime Scott
Nicholas Memorial Highway" - Introduced 03/24/09 - To Rules
45.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Guthrie, White, Doyle, Anderson, Ashley,
Barker, Beach, Blair, Boggs, Border, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury,
Caputo, Carmichael, Craig, Crosier, Eldridge, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fragale, Givens,
Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Klempa, Kominar, Mahan, Manchin,
Marshall, Martin, Michael, Miley, Moore, Morgan, Perdue, Pethtel, Phillips, Poling, M.,
Reynolds, Ross, Schadler, Skaff, Spencer, Stephens, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott,
Varner, Walters, Webster, Wells, Williams and Wooton - The "Bob Basil Memorial
Bridge" - Introduced 03/24/09 - To Rules
46.By Del. Perdue, Hatfield, Perry, Rodighiero, Staggers, Moye, Phillips, Lawrence,
Eldridge, Border, Rowan, Andes, Miller, C. and Miller, J. (Originating in House Health
and Human Resources) - Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance to conduct a study on expanding the scope of practice for optometrists -
Introduced 03/24/09 - To House Rules 03/24/09 - Adopted by House 03/30/09 - To
Senate 03/31/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Rules
47.By Del. Hamilton, Poling, M. and Smith - The "PFC Ronald 'Ronnie' Dean, USMC,
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/25/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/30/09 -
To Senate 03/31/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
48.By Del. Williams, Ennis, Longstreth, Manypenny, Moore, Moye, Pethtel, Ross, Susman,
Duke, Evans, Hamilton, Rowan, Shott and Sumner (Originating in House Senior Citizen
Issues) - Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance authorize
the study of changes that can be made to the Underpayment of Estimated Income
Tax Penalty - Introduced 03/25/09 - To House Rules 03/25/09
49.By Del. Miller, J., Andes, Armstead, Azinger, Blair, Carmichael, Cowles, Lane,
Overington, Porter and Walters - Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment
to the Constitution of the United States over certain powers - Introduced 03/27/09
- To Rules
50.By Del. Miller, J., Andes, Armstead, Azinger, Blair, Carmichael, Cowles, Lane,
Overington, Porter and Walters - Requesting the Legislature to establish a Joint Legislative Committee on Economic Freedom - Introduced 03/27/09 - To Rules
51.By Del. Boggs, Perry, Kominar, Barker, Cann, Ennis, Hartman, Mahan, Michael,
Moore, Pethtel, Staggers, Varner, Walters and White - Urging the United States to
protect state regulation of the business of insurance - Introduced 03/30/09 - To Rules
52.By Del. Susman, Longstreth, Manypenny, Perdue, Staggers, Fleischauer, Argento,
Barker, Beach, Boggs, Brown, Cann, Crosier, Doyle, Eldridge, Ellem, Fragale, Guthrie,
Hatfield, Iaquinta, Klempa, Kominar, Lawrence, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Martin,
McGeehan, Miley, Moore, Morgan, Moye, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Shook, Stephens,
Talbott, Webster, Wells, White and Wooton - Supporting the development of a
permanent utility-scale wind farm on Coal River Mountain in Raleigh County -
Introduced 03/31/09 - To Rules
53.By Del. Perdue, Hatfield, Wooton, Campbell, Phillips, Marshall, Staggers, Manypenny,
Susman, Rodighiero, Lawrence, Fleischauer, Eldridge, Poling, D., Miller, C., Miller, J.,
Rowan and Border (Originating in House Health and Human Resources) - Requesting
the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct a study on identifying
good perinatal health education models or developing models in West Virginia -
Introduced 03/31/09 - To House Rules 03/31/09
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 -
Adopted 03/04/09
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 - Amended - Adopted 03/04/09
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
20.By Del. Brown, Fleischauer, Guthrie, Hatfield, Lawrence, Longstreth, Mahan, Marshall,
Miller, C., Phillips, Poling, M., Rowan, Schoen, Smith, Sobonya, Spencer, Staggers,
Sumner, Susman and Webster - Designating March 4, 2009, as "Women's Day in
West Virginia" - Introduced 03/04/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House
03/04/09
21.By Del. Perdue, Border, Campbell, Eldridge, Fleischauer, Hatfield, Lawrence,
Manypenny, Marshall, Miller, C., Moye, Perry, Phillips, Poling, D., Rodighiero, Rowan,
Staggers, Susman and Wooton - Recognizing and honoring Social Workers in West
Virginia - Introduced 03/04/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/04/09
22.By Del. Perdue, Campbell, Moore, Perry, Rodighiero, Staggers, Manypenny, Moye,
Miller, J., Miller, C., Rowan, Lane and Border - Recognizing and honoring Disability
Advocates in West Virginia - Introduced 03/04/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted
by House 03/04/09
23.By Del. Campbell, Canterbury and Crosier - Memorializing the life of the Honorable
John. H. Bowling, Jr., former member of the House of Delegates and Senate from
Greenbrier County - Introduced 03/06/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House
03/06/09
24.By Del. Moye, Argento, Tabb, Anderson, Andes, Barker, Canterbury, Ellem, Hamilton,
Hartman, Ireland, Lawrence, Miller, C., Paxton, Phillips, Poling, D., Rodighiero, Ross,
Rowan, Schadler, Sobonya, Stephens, Sumner, Talbott and Williams - Declaring that
March 10, 2009, be designated "West Virginia State Grange Day" - Introduced
03/10/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/10/09
25.By Del. Boggs, Canterbury, Guthrie, Hall, Hartman, Hutchins, Lawrence, Michael,
Moye, Ross, Staggers and Stowers - Recognizing and honoring the members of The
Society of Human Resource Management professional organization - Introduced
03/10/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/10/09
26.By Del. Andes, Ireland, Border, Anderson, Armstead, Walters, Romine, Duke,
Carmichael, Evans, Cowles, Craig, Schadler, Ashley, Beach, Crosier, Michael,
Overington, Blair, Shott and Miller, J. - Expressing the will of the House of Delegates
requesting that West Virginia's Congressional delegation oppose legislation that
disenfranchises workers by removing their right to a private ballot union election
- Introduced 03/11/09 - To Rules
27.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Pethtel, Anderson, Argento, Armstead, Ashley,
Azinger, Barker, Beach, Boggs, Border, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo,
Cowles, Craig, Crosier, Doyle, Eldridge, Ellem, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer,
Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins,
Iaquinta, Klempa, Kominar, Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos, Manchin, Manypenny,
Marshall, Martin, McGeehan, Miley, Miller, C., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Overington,
Perdue, Perry, Phillips, Poling, D., Poling, M., Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine,
Ross, Rowan, Schadler, Shaver, Shook, Shott, Skaff, Smith, Sobonya, Spencer,
Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott, Varner, Walker, Webster,
Wells, White, Williams and Wooton - Urging West Virginia's congressional
delegation to support legislation that would require satellite companies to offer
local channels - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Rules - Adopted 03/18/09
28.By Del. Fragale, Boggs, Anderson, Andes, Armstead, Ashley, Barker, Beach, Blair,
Border, Brown, Butcher, Caputo, Carmichael, Craig, Doyle, Eldridge, Ferro,
Fleischauer, Guthrie, Hall, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Klempa, Kominar, Lawrence,
Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, McGeehan, Moore, Morgan,
Moye, Overington, Pethtel, Poling, M., Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Schoen, Shook,
Shott, Skaff, Smith, Spencer, Stephens, Stowers, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott, Varner,
Walters, Webster, Wells, White, Williams and Wooton - Designating March 12, 2009,
as "West Virginia Press Association Day" - Introduced 03/12/09 - Reference
dispensed - Adopted by House 03/12/09
29.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Andes, Anderson, Argento, Armstead, Ashley, Azinger, Barker, Beach, Blair, Boggs, Border, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Canterbury,
Caputo, Carmichael, Cowles, Craig, Crosier, Doyle, Duke, Ellem, Evans, Ferro,
Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt,
Hutchins, Iaquinta, Ireland, Klempa, Kominar, Lane, Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos,
Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, McGeehan, Miley, Miller, C., Miller,
J., Morgan, Moye, Overington, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, Poling, D.,
Poling, M., Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine, Ross, Rowan, Schadler, Schoen,
Shaver, Shook, Shott, Skaff, Smith, Sobonya, Spencer, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers,
Sumner, Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott, Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells,
Williams and Wooton - Designating the month of March, 2009 as "American Red
Cross Month" - Introduced 03/13/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House
03/13/09
30.By Del. Perry, Shaver, Hartman, Ashley, Azinger, Iaquinta, Ireland, Longstreth, Moye,
Porter and Swartzmiller - Designating March 16, 2009, as "Corrections Day" -
Introduced 03/16/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/16/09
31.By Del. Manypenny and Ennis - Congratulating the Grafton High School Bearcats
Football Team on winning the 2008 WVSSAC AA Football Championship -
Introduced 03/17/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/17/09
32.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Perdue, Reynolds, Sobonya and Stephens -
Recognizing and honoring Mose A. Napier for his service and dedication as Mayor
for the City of Ceredo for the last forty years - Introduced 03/17/09 - To Rules -
Adopted 03/26/09
33.By Del. Michael, Anderson, Andes, Argento, Armstead, Ashley, Azinger, Barker,
Beach, Boggs, Border, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Canterbury, Caputo, Cowles, Craig,
Crosier, Duke, Ellem, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Guthrie, Hall,
Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Ireland, Klempa, Kominar,
Lane, Lawrence, Mahan, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, McGeehan, Miley, Miller, C.,
Miller, J., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Overington, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips,
Poling, D., Poling, M., Porter, Romine, Ross, Rowan, Schoen, Shaver, Shott, Smith,
Sobonya, Staggers, Sumner, Talbott, Walker, Webster and Williams - Commending
and congratulating the West Virginia Division of Forestry for its one hundred
years of service to the citizens of West Virginia - Introduced 03/17/09 - Reference
dispensed - Adopted by House 03/17/09
34.By Del. Boggs, Argento, Beach, Brown, Canterbury, Cowles, Ennis, Klempa, Pethtel,
Ross, Shook, Skaff and Swartzmiller - Honoring professional licensed land surveyors
and declaring the week of March 15, West Virginia Professional Surveyors' Week
- Introduced 03/18/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/17/09
35.By Del. Marshall - Designating March 18, 2009, as "Crime Victims Day" at the
Legislature - Introduced 03/18/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/18/09
36.By Del. Boggs, Azinger, Beach, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Canterbury, Crosier, Ellem,
Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fragale, Frazier, Hamilton, Hartman, Iaquinta, Klempa, Louisos,
Manypenny, Marshall, Michael, Moore, Morgan, Perry, Ross, Shaver, Spencer, Stowers,
Swartzmiller, Talbott and Walker - Urging the U.S. Congress to enact the Education
Begins at Home Act - Introduced 03/19/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House
03/19/09
37.By Del. Armstead, Lane and Walters - Recognizing and honoring Command
Sergeant Major Stephen D. Blake, the top soldier of the United States Army
Sustainment Command - Introduced 03/19/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by
House 03/19/09
38.Originating in House Senior Citizen Issues - Urging the Bureau for Medical Services
to consider increasing reimbursement rates for the Medicaid Personal Care
program - Introduced 03/19/09 - To House Rules 03/19/09 - Adopted by House
03/25/09
39.By Del. Staggers - Proclaiming the importance of rail to West Virginia and
supporting the continuation of balanced federal rail regulation - Introduced
03/20/09 - To Rules
40.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Amending House Rule 112, relating to
amendments and the prefiling thereof - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Rules
41.By Del. Brown, Argento, Blair, Boggs, Canterbury, Caputo, Duke, Ellem, Ennis,
Fragale, Givens, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Iaquinta, Ireland, Klempa, Kominar,
Lawrence, Longstreth, Mahan, Manchin, Martin, McGeehan, Miller, C., Miller, J.,
Moore, Phillips, Poling, D., Porter, Ross, Rowan, Schadler, Schoen, Shaver, Shott,
Sobonya, Sumner, Talbott, White and Williams - Recognizing the work of the West
Virginia Behavioral Healthcare Providers Association and the Association of
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors - Introduced 03/25/09 - To Rules
42.By Del. Moore, Boggs, Ashley, Azinger, Frazier, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Longstreth,
Marshall, Morgan, Moye, Porter and Swartzmiller - Recognizing and honoring David
L. Lemmon, Sr. for his many years of service and dedication to the West Virginia
State Police - Introduced 03/26/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/27/09
43.By Del. Guthrie, Armstead, Barker, Beach, Brown, Butcher, Canterbury, Craig, Doyle,
Eldridge, Ellem, Fleischauer, Frazier, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Iaquinta,
Ireland, Kominar, Lane, Longstreth, Louisos, Manchin, Marshall, Martin, Miley, Moore, Morgan, Moye, Perdue, Perry, Poling, D., Poling, M., Reynolds, Rodighiero, Ross,
Shook, Skaff, Sobonya, Spencer, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Sumner, Susman, Tabb,
Talbott, Webster, Wells, White, Williams and Wooton - Memorializing the life of
Glenn Thomas "Tom" Searls, reporter, friend, Marshall University alum, and
loyal West Virginian - Introduced 03/26/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House
03/26/09
44.By Del. Miley, Cann, Fragale, Iaquinta, Beach, Boggs, Campbell, Eldridge, Frazier,
Guthrie, Hunt, Louisos, Marshall, Perry, Rodighiero, Shook, Staggers, Stephens,
Stowers and Webster - Requesting the Congress of the United States to reexamine
a federal law which has seriously affected the sales of off-road motorcycles
designed for children - Introduced 03/27/09 - To Rules
45.By Del. Wooton, Moye, Susman, Mahan and Sumner - Commemorating the passing
of William Henry File, Jr., gentleman, sailer, attorney, public servant, and a great
asset to his country and his faith - Introduced 03/27/09 - To Rules
46.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Anderson, Andes, Argento, Armstead, Ashley,
Azinger, Barker, Beach, Blair, Boggs, Border, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Cann,
Canterbury, Caputo, Carmichael, Cowles, Craig, Crosier, Doyle, Duke, Eldridge, Ellem,
Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton,
Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Ireland, Klempa, Kominar, Lane,
Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin,
McGeehan, Michael, Miley, Miller, C., Miller, J., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Overington,
Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, Poling, D., Poling, M., Porter, Reynolds,
Rodighiero, Romine, Ross, Rowan, Schadler, Schoen, Shaver, Shook, Shott, Skaff,
Smith, Sobonya, Spencer, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Sumner, Susman, Swartzmiller,
Tabb, Talbott, Varner, Walker, Walters, Webster, Wells, White, Williams and Wooton
- Commemorating the life of the Honorable William D. "Bill" Proudfoot, civic
leader, farmer, beloved husband and father, and member of the West Virginia
House of Delegates - Introduced 03/31/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House
03/31/09
HOUSE BILLS PASSED HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
*2040.By Del. Shook - Relating to when a recognizance bond is released - Introduced
02/11/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 03/04/09 - To Senate 03/05/09 - To Judiciary
2050.By Del. Craig and Morgan - Expanding the counties covered by West Virginia Route
2 and Interstate 68 Authority to include Cabell, Mason and Jackson counties; and
increasing the number of members - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Government
Organization - (Original same as SB13) - Amended - Passed House 03/20/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/23/09 - To Government Organization
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
*2072.By Del. Azinger - Relating to variable premium adjustable life insurance policies
- Introduced 02/11/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary
03/17/09 - Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Banking and Insurance
*2091.By Del. Perdue, Hatfield, Boggs, Campbell, Fleischauer and Border - Requiring public
notice of state plan amendments prior to submission and increasing the
membership of the Medicaid Advisory Board - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Government
Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/11/09 - Amended - Passed House
03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
*2114.By Del. Ellem - Providing a penalty for employers failing to withhold an employee's
income for child support obligations - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Judiciary - Passed
House 04/01/09
*2133.By Del. Talbott - Increasing the penalties for discarding trash on land and in
streams - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House
Judiciary 02/26/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Natural
Resources then Judiciary
*2170.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Authorizing the
Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules - Introduced 02/12/09 - To
Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Judiciary
- To House Judiciary 02/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - Effect from passage
*2218.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Authorizing the
Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules - Introduced 02/12/09
- To Finance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/12/09 - Passed House 03/27/09 -
Effect from passage - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Judiciary
*2222.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Authorizing the
Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety to promulgate legislative rules
- Introduced 02/12/09 - To Finance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/10/09 -
Passed House 03/27/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Judiciary
*2225.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Authorizing the
Department of Education and the Arts to Promulgate Legislative Rules - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 02/19/09
- Passed House 03/17/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/18/09 - To Judiciary
*2241.By Del. Eldridge, Marshall, Miley and Caputo - Relating to credit card solicitation on
college campuses - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Education then Judiciary - To House
Judiciary 03/18/09 - Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Education
*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
*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 - similar
to SB 480) - To House Finance 03/02/09 - Passed House 03/17/09 - To Senate 03/18/09
- To Education then Finance
*2359.By Del. Campbell - Defining "spelunking" as a recreational purpose and activity
for which a landowner's liability for injury is limited - Introduced 02/13/09 - To
Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 02/26/09 - Passed House
04/01/09
*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
*2388.By Del. Doyle - Expanding the membership of the Racing Commission and
reorganizing the administrative functions - Introduced 02/13/09 - To Government
Organization then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed House
04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009
*2401.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - Providing for the expiration of the alternative minimum tax - Introduced 02/13/09
- To Finance - (Original same as SB 248) - Passed House 03/19/09 - To Senate 03/20/09
- To Finance
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
2404.By Del. Perry, Boggs, Morgan and Ellem - Relating to inmate reimbursement for
medical services provided to persons held in regional jails - Introduced 02/13/09 -
To Judiciary - (Original same as SB 250) - Passed House 03/11/09 - Title amended - To
Senate 03/12/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*2407.By Del. Perry, Boggs, Morgan, Ellem and Webster - Relating to trustee accounts and
funds, earnings and personal property of inmates - Introduced 02/16/09 - To
Government Organization then Finance - (Original same as SB 255) - To House Finance
03/06/09 - Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Finance
*2411.By Del. Caputo, Hamilton, Poling, D. and Poling, M. - Requiring that workplace
fatalities be reported to the Division of Labor - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Energy,
Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Judiciary - To
House Judiciary 03/12/09 - Passed House 03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Labor
*2412.By Del. Argento - Providing certain county commissions with authority to regulate
the location of businesses offering exotic entertainment - Introduced 02/16/09 - To
Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - (Original similar to SB 394) - To House Judiciary
02/26/09 - Passed House 03/06/09 - To Senate 03/09/09 - To Government Organization
then Judiciary
*2413.By Del. Webster, Miley, Barker, Brown, Ferro, Fleischauer, Hutchins, Hunt, Wooton,
Ellem and Hamilton - Changing the upper age restriction for new police hires in
municipalities - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 03/25/09 - To
Senate 03/26/09 - To Pensions then Finance
*2415.By Del. Poling, D., Swartzmiller and Manypenny - Identifying salvia divinorum as
a hallucinogen and adding it to the list of controlled substances - Introduced
02/16/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - (Original same as SB 606)
- To House Judiciary 03/05/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
*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) - Passed House
03/04/09 - To Senate 03/05/09 - To Judiciary
*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
*2421.By Del. Staggers, Perry, Shaver, Rodighiero, Moye, Swartzmiller, Martin, Argento,
Crosier, Poling, D. and Manypenny - Requires that inoperable fire hydrants be
painted black and be reported to emergency dispatch centers - Introduced 02/16/09
- To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 02/26/09 - Amended -
Passed House 03/09/09 - Title amended - To Senate 03/10/09 - To Government
Organization
*2423.By Del. Morgan - Relating to the Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
Technology - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Government
Organization - To House Government Organization 02/24/09 - Passed House 03/16/09
- Effect from passage - To Senate 03/17/09 - To Government Organization
*2444.By Del. Campbell, Border, Perdue, Webster and White - Creating the Legislative
Oversight Commission on Long-Term Care - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Senior
Citizen Issues then Government Organization - To House Government Organization
02/26/09 - Amended - Passed House 03/16/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate
03/17/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Rules
*2457.By Del. Walters, Ashley and Hartman - Requiring group insurance companies and
third party administrators to furnish claims experience to policyholders -
Introduced 02/16/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary
03/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*2464.By Del. Spencer, Hatfield, Guthrie, Poling, M. and Morgan - Authorizing county
commissions to designate locations for early voting other than the county
courthouse or annex - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
- (Original same as SB 314) - To House Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed House 03/27/09 -
To Senate 03/30/09 - To Judiciary
*2470.By Del. Williams, Shaver, Perry, Hartman, Romine, Michael and Sumner - Exempting
all schools which include grades kindergarten through twelve from paying
consumer sales tax on items the school sells - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Education
then Finance - To House Finance 03/04/09 - Passed House 03/26/09 - To Senate
03/27/09 - To Finance
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 - Passed House 03/09/09 - To
Senate 03/10/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary
2485.By Del. Border and Perdue - Allowing pharmacy interns to vend pseudoephedrine
and other chemical precursors of methamphetamine - Introduced 02/16/09 - To
Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/17/09 - Passed
House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Health and Human Resources then 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
*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 - Passed House 03/26/09 - Effective July 1,
2009 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Education then Finance
*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
*2535.By Del. Wooton - Creating a tax credit for certain solar energy systems - Introduced
02/17/09 - To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business
then Finance - (Original same as SB 608) - To House Finance 03/20/09 - Amended -
Passed House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Finance
2536.By Del. Craig and Boggs - Adding language that includes railcars and locomotives
in the category of railroad property that is illegal to interfere or tamper with -
Introduced 02/17/09 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary - To House Judiciary
03/05/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure then Judiciary
*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 - Passed House 03/31/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Education then Finance
2539.By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Argento, Cann and Miller, C. - Authorizing professional
licensing boards to combine administrative staff functions - Introduced 02/17/09 -
To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/04/09 - Passed
House 03/11/09 - To Senate 03/12/09 - To Government Organization
2541.By Del. Hamilton, Argento, Ireland, Evans, Eldridge, Guthrie, Webster and Schadler -
Including poultry among those domesticated farm animals or stock which the
owner shall be liable for damages caused by those animals - Introduced 02/17/09 -
To Agriculture then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/05/09 - Passed House 03/20/09
- To Senate 03/23/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary
*2547.By Del. Argento, Barker, Martin, Caputo and Eldridge - Relating to pawnbrokers
obtaining a signed statement affirming ownership from a seller or pledgor on all
sale or pawn transactions - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House
03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Judiciary
*2557.By Del. Webster, Guthrie, Tabb, Poling, M., Hamilton and Staggers - Relating to the
enforcement of new motor vehicle warranties - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Judiciary
- Passed House 03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Judiciary
2561.By Del. Sobonya, Stephens, Rowan, Morgan, Miller, C. and Reynolds - Providing that
an applicant for a farm use exemption certificate may not be required to appear
before any assessor for renewal - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Roads and Transportation
then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/05/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate
04/01/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary
*2566.By Del. Mahan, Brown, Eldridge, Ennis, Fragale, Longstreth, Ashley, Rowan and
Schadler - Expanding applicability of increased penalties for crimes against certain
protected persons - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Judiciary - (Original similar to SB 629
and SB 681) - Passed House 03/23/09 - To Senate 03/24/09 - To Judiciary
*2567.By Del. Miley, Webster, Ellem, Hamilton, Mahan, Shook and Varner - Relating to
filing agency rules with the Secretary of State under the Administrative
Procedures Act - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - To House Finance
02/18/09 - Passed House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Judiciary
*2569.By Del. Perry, Boggs, Morgan and Ellem - Creating the Juvenile Services
Reimbursement Offender Fund - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Judiciary then Finance -
(Original same as SB 281) - 2nd reference dispensed - Amendments pending - Amended
on 3rd reading - Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Finance
*2621.By Del. Guthrie, Hatfield, Shook, Miley, Webster and Martin - Prohibiting the use of
cell phone and text-messaging devices while operating a motor vehicle except when
using a hands-free device or in the case of an emergency - Introduced 02/18/09 - To
Roads and Transportation then Judiciary - (Original same as SB 637) - To House
Judiciary 02/26/09 - Amended - Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - To
Judiciary
*2626.By Del. Perdue, Walters, Eldridge and Hatfield - Requiring licensure of pharmacy
benefit managers - Introduced 02/18/09 - To Health and Human Resources then
Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/03/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09
- To Government Organization then Judiciary
2651.By Del. Talbott, Argento, Pethtel, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Beach, Williams, Anderson,
Evans, Schoen and Miller, C. - Repealing article regulating male breeding animals
- Introduced 02/18/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/05/09 -
Passed House 03/16/09 - To Senate 03/17/09 - To Agriculture
2652.By Del. Talbott, Argento, Pethtel, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Beach, Williams, Anderson,
Evans, Schoen and Miller, C. - Repealing the Tree Fruit Industry Self-Improvement
Act of 1984 - Introduced 02/18/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary - To House Judiciary
03/05/09 - Passed House 03/16/09 - To Senate 03/17/09 - To Agriculture
*2660.By Del. Perry, Shook, Moore and Reynolds - Expanding the definition of limited
health care service - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Health and
Human Resources - (Original same as SB 286) - To House Health and Human
Resources 03/05/09 - Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - Committee
reference dispensed - Removed from calendar by action of Committee on Rules
*2684.By Del. Moore, Webster, Brown, Overington and Schadler - West Virginia Drug
Offender Accountability and Treatment Act - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Judiciary
then Finance - (Original same as SB 516) - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House
03/11/09 - To Senate 03/12/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*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 -
Passed House 03/04/09 - To Senate 03/05/09 - To Interstate Cooperation then Judiciary
then Finance - To Judiciary 03/13/09
*2686.By Del. Walker, Poling, D., Caputo, Boggs, Klempa, Ferro, Butcher, Stephens and
Hutchins - Requiring ten minute rest periods for employees during each four hours
of work - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic
Development and Small Business then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed
House 04/01/09
*2690.By Del. Talbott, Argento, Pethtel, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Beach, Williams, Anderson,
Evans, Schoen and Miller, C. - Updating language pertaining to indemnity for the
death of diseased or infected animals - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Agriculture then
Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/12/09 - Passed House 03/23/09 - To Senate 03/24/09
- To Agriculture then Judiciary
*2691.By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Argento, Cann and Miller, C. - Repealing outdated
sections of West Virginia Code - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Government Organization
then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 02/25/09 - Amended - Passed House 03/17/09 -
Title amended - To Senate 03/18/09 - To 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 - (Original similar to SB 421
and SB 746) - Passed House 03/02/09 - To Senate 03/03/09 - To Military then Judiciary
*2695.By Del. Brown - Providing criminal penalties for a hunter who fails to render aid
to a person the hunter shoots while hunting - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Natural
Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/12/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*2701.By Del. Shaver, Argento and Perry - Relating to an escape of any person from the
custody of the Division of Juvenile Services - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Judiciary -
Passed House 03/09/09 - To Senate 03/10/09 - To Health and Human Resources then
Judiciary
*2702.By Del. Spencer - Relating to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act - Introduced
02/20/09 - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance - (Original same as SB 295) - To
House Finance 02/26/09 - Passed House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Pensions
then Finance
*2703.By Del. Spencer - Relating to the State Teachers Retirement System - Introduced
02/20/09 - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance - (Original same as SB 287) - To
House Finance 02/26/09 - Passed House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Pensions
then Finance
*2719.By Del. Morgan and Doyle - Relating to the sale and distribution of craft beer -
Introduced 02/20/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed
House 03/11/09 - To Senate 03/12/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
2722.By Del. Williams, Crosier, Shaver, Ashley, White and Anderson - Providing a one
hundred dollar tax credit to certain businesses that are required to reprogram its
cash registers because of a change in the food tax - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Finance
- Passed House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Finance
*2723.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Caputo, Eldridge, Andes and Miller, C. -
Authorizing liens by municipalities and requiring administrative procedures for
the assessment and collection of delinquent municipal fees - Introduced 02/20/09 -
To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/17/09 - Passed House
04/01/09
2734.By Del. Spencer - Relating to minimum guarantees provided to members who
elected to transfer from the Teachers' Defined Contribution System to the
Teachers' Retirement System - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Pensions and Retirement
then Finance - (Original same as SB 288) - To House Finance 02/26/09 - Passed House
03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Pensions then Finance
*2737.By Del. Webster, Frazier, Longstreth and Sobonya - Authorizing the Administrative
Director of the Supreme Court of Appeals to hire regional or specialized probation
officers - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (Original same as SB 393)
- To House Finance 02/25/09 - Passed House 03/30/09 - To Senate 03/31/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance
*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 - To Senate 03/03/09 -
To Judiciary
*2739.By Del. Webster, Frazier, Fleischauer, Miley and Longstreth - Enhancing the service
and enforcement of domestic violence protective orders issued by state courts -
Introduced 02/23/09 - To Judiciary - (Original same as SB 423) - Passed House
03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Judiciary
*2742.By Del. Talbott, Argento, Pethtel, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Beach, Williams, Anderson,
Evans, Schoen and Miller, C. - Repealing outdated provisions from the WV Code
relating to vinegars - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary - To House
Judiciary 03/12/09 - Passed House 03/20/09 - To Senate 03/23/09 - To Agriculture
*2747.By Del. Perdue, Hatfield, Marshall, Michael, Moore, Rodighiero and Border - Creating
a temporary reinvestment fee for health insurers, third party administrators and
others - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Government
Organization - (Original same as SB 411) - To House Government Organization
03/10/09 - Amended - Passed House 03/31/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate
04/01/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
*2753.By Del. Stephens, Klempa, Poling, D., Swartzmiller and Perry - Relating to the
continuation of the Design-Build Program - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Government
Organization then Finance - (Original same as SB 390) - To House Finance 03/11/09
- Passed House 03/30/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/31/09 - To Finance
*2757.By Del. Perry, Shook, Ashley, Schoen, Moore, Manchin, Miley, Skaff, Reynolds and
Frazier - Relating to financial audits of insurers - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Banking
and Insurance then Finance - (Original same as SB 320) - To House Finance 03/05/09
- Passed House 03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Banking and Insurance
*2767.By Del. Manchin, Beach, Cann, Doyle, Lawrence, Miley, Tabb and Varner - Changing
the membership of the PEIA Financial Board - Introduced 02/24/09 - To Political
Subdivisions then Government Organization - To House Government Organization
03/17/09 - Passed House 03/30/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate 03/31/09 - To
Government Organization then Finance
*2770.By Del. Spencer - Relating to the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System
Act - Introduced 02/24/09 - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance - (Original same
as SB 331) - To House Finance 03/12/09 - Passed House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09
- To Pensions then Finance
*2771.By Del. Poling, D., Hamilton, Ellem, Shook, Klempa, Hatfield and Miley - Relating to
the West Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act - Introduced 02/24/09 -
To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/12/09 - Passed House
03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Judiciary
*2781.By Del. Guthrie - Providing a tax credit to sawmills that become certified in the
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System
- Introduced 02/24/09 - To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and
Small Business then Finance - To House Finance 03/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*2788.By Del. Perry, Staggers, Williams, Ennis, Talbott, Perdue, Frazier, Fragale, Miley and
Caputo - Protecting incapacitated adults from abuse or neglect by a caregiver -
Introduced 02/24/09 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Judiciary - (Original similar to SB
294) - To House Judiciary 02/26/09 - Recommitted to Judiciary on 2nd reading 03/18/09
- Amended - Passed House 04/01/09 - Title amended
*2795.By Del. Ferro, White, Varner, Talbott, Pethtel, Phillips, Stowers, Hall, Kominar,
Klempa and Lawrence - Creating a special hunting and fishing license for persons
with a life-threatening condition who are under twenty-one years of age -
Introduced 02/24/09 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - (Original same as SB 448)
- To House Judiciary 03/05/09 - Constitutional Rule dispensed - Passed House 03/12/09
- To Senate 03/13/09 - To Natural Resources then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed -
Amended - Passed Senate 03/27/09 - Senate requests return of bill from House - Senate
reconsidered action - On 3rd reading with right to amend 03/30/09 - Amended - On 3rd
reading 03/30/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - House concurred in Senate amendment and
passed 03/31/09
2801.By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Hatfield, Staggers, Perry, Perdue and Craig - Updating
language and making technical changes and clarifications of the West Virginia
Board of Medicine - Introduced 02/25/09 - To Government Organization - (Original
similar to SB 427) - Passed House 03/11/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate
03/12/09 - To Government Organization then Finance
*2807.By Del. Campbell, Barker, Beach, Miley, Varner, Andes, Cann, Ferro and Canterbury
- West Virginia Geographical Information System - Introduced 02/25/09 - To
Government Organization - (Original similar to SB 502) - Passed House 03/31/09 -
Effect from passage - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
*2819.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Authorizing
miscellaneous agencies and boards to promulgate legislative rules - Introduced
02/25/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/06/09
- Passed House 04/01/09 - Effect from passage
*2832.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Relating to critical skills evaluations for students in grades three and eight -
Introduced 02/26/09 - To Education then Finance - (Original same as SB 386) - To
House Finance 03/23/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009
*2836.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
School Innovation Zones Act - Introduced 02/26/09 - To Education - (Original same
as SB 376) - Passed House 03/23/09 - To Senate 03/24/09 - To Education then Finance
*2839.By Del. Perdue, Boggs, Hatfield, Border, Moore, Moye and Rodighiero - Relating to
the management of pain by physicians - Introduced 02/26/09 - To Health and Human
Resources then Judiciary - (Original same as SB 343) - To House Judiciary 03/05/09 -
Passed House 03/18/09 - To Senate 03/19/09 - To Health and Human Resources
2841.By Del. Talbott and Argento - Extending the time for the city council of Richwood
to meet as a levying body - Introduced 02/26/09 - To Political Subdivisions then
Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/05/09 - Constitutional Rule dispensed - Passed House
03/12/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/13/09 - To Government Organization
*2860.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Regulating the sequestration and storage of carbon dioxide - Introduced 02/26/09
- To Judiciary then Finance - (Original same as SB 396) - To House Finance 03/18/09
- Passed House 04/01/09
*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 - (Original same
as SB 469 - similar to SB 517) - To House Government Organization 03/19/09 - Passed
House 03/31/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*2868.By Del. Hunt, White, Webster, Perdue, Paxton, Hatfield, Moore, Tabb, Spencer and
Wells - West Virginia Children with Autism Trust Act - Introduced 02/27/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance - To House Finance 03/24/09 - Amended - Passed House
04/01/09 - House further considered bill - Title amended
*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 -
Passed House 03/16/09 - To Senate 03/17/09 - 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 - (Original similar to SB 569) - To House Finance 03/12/09 - Passed
House 03/31/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Finance
*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 - Passed House 03/18/09 - To
Senate 03/19/09 - To 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 - To House
Finance 03/05/09 - Passed House 03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Health and
Human Resources 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 - (Original same as SB 429) - To House Finance 03/10/09 -
Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
*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 - Amendments
pending - Passed House 04/01/09
*2904.By Del. Poling, M. and Paxton - Authorizing rules for higher education - Introduced
03/03/09 - To Education - Passed House 03/16/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate
03/17/09 - To Education
2913.By Del. Williams, Ennis, Pethtel, Morgan and Stephens - Relating to the Statewide
Independent Living Council - Introduced 03/03/09 - To Senior Citizen Issues then
Government Organization - To House Government Organization 03/05/09 - Passed
House 03/16/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/17/09 - To Government
Organization
*2916.By Del. Staggers, Morgan, Poling, M., Caputo, Webster, White and Perdue - Relating
to the Emergency Medical Services Act - Introduced 03/03/09 - To Judiciary then
Finance - (Original same as SB 586) - To House Finance 03/16/09 - Passed House
03/30/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/31/09 - To Health and Human Resources
then Finance
2920.By Del. Ellem - Eliminating the felony conviction for a second or subsequent conviction of petit larceny - Introduced 03/03/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd
reference dispensed - Passed House 03/19/09 - Title amended - To Senate 03/20/09 - To
Judiciary
*2926.By Del. Manchin - Establishing a procedure for challenging a candidate's
qualifications for elected office - Introduced 03/03/09 - To Political Subdivisions then
Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/05/09 - Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09
- To Government Organization then Judiciary
2931.By Del. White and Campbell - Removing a severance tax on timber for tax years
2010 through 2013 - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Finance - (Original similar to SB 92) -
Constitutional Rule dispensed - Passed House 03/12/09 - To Senate 03/13/09 - To
Finance
2950.By Del. Webster, Moore, Marshall, Hutchins, Morgan, White, Caputo, Hatfield, Brown,
Frazier and Mahan - Creating the Neighborhood Housing and Economic
Stabilization Program for low-income minority neighborhoods - Introduced
03/04/09 - To Judiciary - (Original same as SB 446) - Amended - Passed House
03/16/09 - Title amended - To Senate 03/17/09 - To Economic Development then
Finance
2952.By Del. Webster, Barker, Brown, Ferro, Hunt, Longstreth, Miley, Perry, Shook,
Staggers and Ellem - Clarifying that a terroristic threat is a felony regardless of
intent to actually commit the threatened act - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Judiciary then
Finance - (Original same as SB 657) - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 03/19/09
- To Senate 03/20/09 - To Judiciary
*2957.By Del. Beach, Perry, Shaver, Varner, Eldridge, Argento and Williams - Requiring the
county extension service to collect applicable data regarding the locations of all
cemeteries within West Virginia - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Political Subdivisions
then Government Organization - To House Government Organization 03/17/09 - Passed
House 03/30/09 - To Senate 03/31/09 - To Government Organization
*2958.By Del. Hamilton - Increasing the fines for a trespassing conviction pursuant to
certain circumstances - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Judiciary - (Original similar to SB
143) - Passed House 03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Judiciary
*2961.By Del. Fleischauer, Marshall, Beach, Shook, Pethtel, Shaver, Varner, Morgan, Perry,
Reynolds and Craig - Adding two members to the institutional boards of governors
of West Virginia University and Marshall University based upon race, gender and
ethnicity - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Education then Finance - (Original similar to SB
611) - To House Finance 03/24/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
2964.By Del. Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth - Relating to issuance of renewal license
certificate to motor vehicle dealers - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Roads and
Transportation then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed House 03/31/09
- To Senate 04/01/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary
*2965.By Del. Mahan, Webster, Doyle, Boggs, Phillips, Lawrence and Campbell - Requiring
candidates for the House of Delegates and the Senate to file their announcement
of candidacies with the Secretary of State - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Judiciary -
Passed House 03/19/09 - To Senate 03/20/09 - To Judiciary
2967.By Del. Poling, M., Paxton and Michael - Encouraging teachers who have achieved
a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certificate to renew their
certifications when they expire after ten years, and continuing the salary bonus for
renewed certificates - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Education then Finance - (Original
similar to SB 56 and SB 80) - To House Finance 03/13/09 - Passed House 03/30/09 -
Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate 03/31/09 - To Education then Finance
*2968.By Del. Mahan, Sumner, Moye, Wooton and Susman - Requiring the State Fire
Commission to establish safety standards for liquefied petroleum gas systems -
Introduced 03/05/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary
03/11/09 - Amended - Passed House 03/20/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate
03/23/09 - To Judiciary
*2969.By Del. Mahan, Sumner, Moye, Wooton and Susman - Requiring firefighters to have
annual hazardous materials training - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Government
Organization - Passed House 03/16/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate 03/17/09 -
To Government Organization then Finance
*2976.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Requiring the State Fire Commission to promulgate rules pertaining to the State
Building Code - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (Original same as
SB 504) - To House Finance 03/20/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - Effect from passage
- To Senate 04/01/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
2981.By Del. Fleischauer, Hatfield, Staggers, Doyle, Shook, Moore, Klempa, Brown,
Susman, Frazier and Longstreth - Relating to primary elections and nominating
procedures of third-party candidates - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Judiciary - Passed
House 04/01/09
*2985.By Del. Ennis, Spencer, Rowan, Pethtel, Romine, Cann, Ferro, Michael, Smith,
Williams and Paxton - Providing information on the West Virginia Schools for the
Deaf and Blind to the guardian of a child with a visual or auditory impairment -
Introduced 03/09/09 - To Education - Passed House 03/18/09 - To Senate 03/19/09 - To Education then Judiciary
*2986.By Del. Manchin, Longstreth and Caputo - Imposing a tax of $50 on the transfer of
real estate valued at $25,000 or more within the incorporated limits of any
municipality - Introduced 03/09/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To
House Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*2999.By Del. White, Campbell, Kominar, Doyle and Carmichael - Relating to the
Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and the West Virginia consumers sales
and service tax and use tax - Introduced 03/09/09 - To Finance - (Original same as SB
479) - Passed House 03/26/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Finance
3011.By Del. Brown, Guthrie and Hatfield - Repealing the section of code relating to
limitation on political activity of officers or employees in the administration of the
Vocational Rehabilitation Program - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Government
Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/18/09 - Passed House 03/25/09 -
To Senate 03/26/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
*3017.By Del. Campbell and Canterbury - Exempting from the consumers sales and service
tax and use tax any sales of donated clothing or clothing accessories - Introduced
03/10/09 - To Finance - (Original same as SB 710) - Passed House 04/01/09
*3022.By Del. Hatfield, Guthrie, Perdue, Brown, Hunt, Skaff, Spencer, Wells, Campbell and
Canterbury - Creating a medical home health care plan for uninsured adults -
Introduced 03/10/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - To House
Finance 03/20/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*3036.By Del. Schoen - Relating to notice and publication requirements for expungement
petitions - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 04/01/09
*3043.By Del. White, Campbell, Poling, D. and Shook - Prohibiting extended coverage
upon retirement based on years of service for new higher education employees -
Introduced 03/10/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - (Original same as SB
492) - To House Finance 03/17/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Education then Finance
3047.By Del. White, Campbell, Poling, D. and Shook - Clarifying that the Director of the
Public Employees Insurance Agency is authorized to enter into capitated provider
arrangements for provision of primary health care services - Introduced 03/10/09
- To Health and Human Resources then Finance - (Original same as SB 450) - 2nd
reference dispensed - Passed House 03/17/09 - To Senate 03/18/09 - To Banking and
Insurance then Finance
*3051.By Del. Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth - Providing veterans' death certificates to
families and funeral directors at no cost - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Veterans' Affairs
and Homeland Security then Finance - To House Finance 03/12/09 - Amended - Passed
House 04/01/09
*3057.By Del. Lawrence, Tabb, Skaff, Romine, Smith, Fragale and Williams - Requiring all
law-enforcement agencies to certify qualified law-enforcement officers to carry
concealed firearms - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Judiciary - (Original similar to SB 305)
- Amended - Passed House 04/01/09
*3063.By Del. Talbott, Argento and Shaver - Relating to hunting, tagging and reporting
bear - Introduced 03/11/09 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary
03/19/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Natural Resources
3066.By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Martin, Talbott, Butcher, Argento and Poling, D. -
Clarifying the supervision requirements for elevator apprentices under elevator
safety - Introduced 03/11/09 - To Government Organization - Passed House 03/23/09
- To Senate 03/24/09 - To Labor
*3074.By Del. Miley - Allowing the Secretary of State to notify people with delinquent
taxes by certified mail - Introduced 03/11/09 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 03/24/09 - To Senate 03/25/09 - To
Judiciary
*3076.By Del. Martin, Walker, Butcher, Poling, D., Poling, M., Boggs, Perry, Caputo,
Hamilton and Ellem - Relating to the regulation and operation of cranes - Introduced
03/11/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 03/30/09 - Title amended - To Senate 03/31/09
- To Judiciary
3079.By Del. Guthrie, Campbell, White, Hatfield and Perdue - Changing the definition of
"health care provider" and "drug" for the purpose of consumers sales tax, and
exempting from the consumers sales tax drugs purchased by veterinarians to be
dispensed by prescription for the treatment of animals - Introduced 03/11/09 - To
Health and Human Resources then Finance - (Original same as SB 533 - similar to SB
748) - To House Finance 03/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*3082.By Del. Moore, Webster, Shook, Caputo, Barker, Fleischauer, Fragale, Miley, Marshall
and Perry - Relating to the gathering and reporting of foreclosure data and
statistics - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To House
Political Subdivisions 03/12/09 - To House Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed House 03/27/09
- To Senate 03/30/09 - To Banking and Insurance
3083.By Del. Andes, Border, Anderson, Perdue, Hamilton, Caputo, Perry, Miley, Hatfield, Wooton and Webster - Permitting blood donations by persons age sixteen with
parental consent - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Health and Human Resources then
Judiciary - (Original similar to SB 581) - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House
03/20/09 - To Senate 03/23/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Passed Senate with
amended title 03/25/09 - House concurred in Senate title amendment 03/26/09 - Passed
House 03/26/09 - To Governor 3/30/09
*3086.By Del. Eldridge, Miller, C., Stowers, Rodighiero, Barker, Butcher, Crosier, Blair and
Sobonya - Permitting home incarceration supervisors to carry handguns in the
course of their official duties - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House
03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Judiciary
*3098.By Del. Guthrie - Relating to the payment of travel expenses of workers'
compensation claimants - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd
reference dispensed - Passed House 04/01/09
*3105.By Del. Klempa, Hutchins, Schoen, Ferro, Hamilton, Ennis, Brown, Varner, Ellem,
Pethtel and Caputo - Establishing drug free zones at regularly designated school bus
stops - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 03/23/09
- Amendments pending - Amended - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Education then Finance
*3120.By Del. Morgan, Marshall, Talbott, Martin, Klempa and Paxton - Increasing the WV
Prosecuting Attorneys Institute's executive council's elected members from five to
seven and permitting the appointment of special prosecutors in juvenile
delinquency, child abuse or neglect proceedings - Introduced 03/13/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary - (Original similar to SB 577) - To House
Judiciary 03/18/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*3132.By Del. Fleischauer, Lawrence, Klempa, Marshall, Martin, Staggers, Michael,
Hamilton, Brown, Beach and Phillips - Relating to pedestrians' right-of-way in
crosswalks - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary - To
House Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary
*3134.By Del. Fleischauer, Beach, Marshall, Shook, Hunt, Frazier, Brown, Miley, Longstreth,
Lawrence and Manchin - Municipal vote by mail pilot program - Introduced 03/13/09
- To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 04/01/09
*3146.By Del. Moye, Perry, Shaver, Caputo, Fragale and Rodighiero - Relating to seniority
rights for school service personnel - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Education - Passed
House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Education
3155.By Del. Campbell, White and Kominar - Relating to the renewal of the West Virginia
Small Business Linked Deposit Program - Introduced 03/16/09 - To Energy, Industry
and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Judiciary - To House
Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Economic
Development then Finance
*3158.By Del. White, Boggs, Caputo, Fragale, Webster, Morgan, Poling, M., Campbell, Craig,
Schadler and Rowan - Providing assistance to certain political subdivision activities
involving municipal policemen's and firemen's pensions and relief systems and
volunteer fire departments - Introduced 03/16/09 - To Finance - Amendments pending
- Amended on 3rd reading - Passed House 03/25/09 - Title amended - Effect from
passage - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Pensions then Finance
3169.By Del. Webster, Wooton, Shook, Fleischauer, Miley, Manchin, Ellem, Frazier, Lane
and Shott - Providing a detailed standard of review that the county commission
may apply in reviewing the findings of a fiduciary supervisor on probate matters
- Introduced 03/17/09 - To Judiciary - (Original same as SB 725) - Passed House
03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
3170.By Del. Webster, Wooton, Shook, Fleischauer, Miley, Manchin, Ellem, Frazier, Lane
and Shott - Clarifying the filing and review of the periodic accountings of
conservators of incapacitated protected persons - Introduced 03/17/09 - To Judiciary
- (Original same as SB 722) - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Judiciary
3189.By Del. Morgan, Boggs, Caputo, Fragale, White, Webster and Poling, M. - Adding
members to the Capitol Building Commission - Introduced 03/17/09 - To
Government Organization - (Original same as SB 649) - Amended - Passed House
03/27/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/30/09 - Committee reference dispensed
- Removed from calendar by action of Committee on Rules
3190.By Del. Spencer, Campbell and Williams - Allowing the purchase of service credit
for those emergency services officers who transferred into the Emergency Medical
Services Retirement System from the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
- Introduced 03/17/09 - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance - To House Finance
03/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
3192.By Del. Ferro, Fleischauer, Hall, Varner, Beach, Stowers, Pethtel, Klempa and
Lawrence - Requiring reports to the Governor from state agencies to be made
available electronically via the internet - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Government
Organization - Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Government
Organization
*3194.By Del. Ferro and Hamilton - Making it a misdemeanor to knowingly file false
information with the Secretary of State - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary - Passed
House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
*3195.By Del. Argento, Boggs, Craig, Hatfield, Perdue, Pethtel and Williams - Establishing
a funding mechanism for state aid for local health departments - Introduced
03/18/09 - To Government Organization then Finance - (Original similar to SB 731) -
To House Finance 03/24/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - Effect from passage
*3196.By Del. Marshall, Iaquinta, Craig, Manchin, Evans and Anderson - Declaring certain
claims against the state and its agencies to be moral obligations of the state -
Introduced 03/18/09 - To Finance - (Original similar to SB 636) - Passed House
03/27/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Finance
3197.By Del. Fleischauer, Beach, Shook, Marshall, Manchin, Talbott, Miley, Mahan, Caputo,
Fragale and Perdue - Authorizing municipalities to permit nonpolice officers to issue
citations for littering - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference
dispensed - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Government Organization
then Judiciary
*3208.By Del. Fragale, Williams, Duke, Shott and Smith - Including the hours of training
county board members have acquired - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Education then
Judiciary - (Original same as SB 739) - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House
03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Education then Finance
*3224.By Del. Wooton, Ellem, Frazier, Hartman, Manchin, Miley, Perry, Ross, Shook, Shott
and Webster - Relating to compensation for condemnation commissioners -
Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Finance
3229.By Del. Poling, M., Paxton, Stowers, Ennis, Moye, Shaver, Williams, Perry, Shott,
Sumner and Canterbury (Originating in House Education) - Relating to creation of the
Science and Research Council - Introduced 03/18/09 - Passed House 03/23/09 -
Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate 03/24/09 - To Education then Finance
*3240.By Del. White and Kominar - Giving the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles authority
to approve all-terrain vehicle rider safety awareness courses - Introduced 03/19/09
- To Judiciary - Passed House 04/01/09
*3275.By Del. White, Campbell, Craig, Boggs, Webster and Miley - Changing the date
through which governmental entities are required to purchase workers'
compensation - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Government Organization then Finance -
(Original same as SB 702) - To House Finance 03/25/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*3276.By Del. Boggs - Amending the professional surveyors act - Introduced 03/23/09 - To
Government Organization - (Original same as SB 531) - Passed House 04/01/09 - Effect
from passage
*3278.By Del. Perry, Ashley and Moore - Relating to the life and health insurance guaranty
association - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - (Original
same as SB 689) - To House Judiciary 03/26/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
*3288.By Del. Perry, Shaver, Ashley and Moore - Relating to mental health parity -
Introduced 03/23/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - 2nd reference
dispensed - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Banking and Insurance
then Finance
3295.By Del. White - Relating to the West Virginia State Treasurer's Office - Introduced
03/23/09 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 03/24/09 - Passed House
03/31/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Finance
*3305.By Del. Webster, Caputo, Frazier, Hutchins, Kominar, Miley, Moore and Staggers -
Relating to the powers and duties of probation officers - Introduced 03/23/09 - To
Judiciary - (Original similar to SB 369) - Passed House 04/01/09 - Title amended
*3313.By Del. Cann, Varner, Klempa, Craig and Manchin - Allowing depositories and banks
to meet the security requirement necessary to be a depository for boards of
education by providing a letter of credit from a federal home loan bank -
Introduced 03/23/09 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 03/24/09 - Passed
House 04/01/09
*3314.By Del. Varner, Perdue, Miley, Hunt, White, Beach, Campbell, Hamilton, Hall, Shaver
and Ellem - Relating to concealed handgun licensing - Introduced 03/23/09 - To
Judiciary - Passed House 04/01/09
*3336.By Del. Perdue - Continuing early intervention services to families with
developmentally delayed infants and toddlers but eliminating the cost-free
provision - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - 2nd
reference dispensed - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Health and
Human Resources then Finance
3337.By Del. Webster, Caputo, White, Guthrie and Marshall - Relating to the regulation
and control of elections - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 04/01/09
*3339.By Del. Mahan - Facilitating the complete closure of the Gwinn, otherwise known
as the Midwest Services Landfill, located in Summers County - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 04/01/09 - Effect from passage
3340.By Del. Poling, M. and Paxton (Originating in House Education) - Relating to entry
into a data state compact among the Higher Education Policy Commission, Council
for Community and Technical College Education and State Board of Education
- Introduced 03/24/09 - Passed House 03/27/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate
03/30/09 - To Education
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
4.By Del. White and Kominar - CBM Howard W. Bannister Memorial Bridge -
Introduced 02/17/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/04/09 - To Senate 03/05/09 -
To Transportation and Infrastructure
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 - Adopted by House
03/04/09 - To Senate 03/05/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
12.By Del. Barker, Eldridge, Rodighiero, Butcher and Stowers - The "Sebert S. Duty
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Rules - Laid over until 3/5/09, House
Calendar - Adopted by House 03/05/09 - To Senate 03/06/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
14.By Del. Smith and Hamilton - The "Corporal William Dely Memorial Bridge" -
Introduced 03/03/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 -
To Transportation and Infrastructure
16.By Del. Barker, Butcher, Eldridge and Stowers - The "Willis W. Elkins Memorial
Bridge" - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/23/09 - To Senate
03/24/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
17.By Del. Porter, Shott and Frazier - The "War Veterans of Mercer County Memorial
Bridge" - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Rules - Laid over until 3/16/09, Special Calendar
- Adopted by House 03/16/09 - To Senate 03/17/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
18.By Del. Butcher, Eldridge, Stowers and Rodighiero - The "Chief Master Sergeant
George Wallace Hedrick, Jr, Bridge" - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Rules - Amended
- Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
19.By Del. Eldridge, Butcher, Craig, Morgan, Rodighiero, Stephens and Stowers -
Requesting the Division of Highways to rename Guy Gillenwater Hollow to
"Heritage Road" - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Rules - Amended - Adopted by House
03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
20.By Del. Stephens, Reynolds, Craig, Morgan, Miller, C. and Sobonya - Requesting the
Division of Highways add to the signage on bridge number O6-O2-0.10, in Cabell
County, adding "Green Beret" above "Sgt. Jackie L. Waymire Memorial Bridge"
and "Recipient of DSC KIA Vietnam 1967" below - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Rules
- Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
21.By Del. Sumner, Mahan, Moye, Susman and Wooton - The "Staff Sgt. Jeremy
Alexander Brown Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Rules - Amended -
Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
22.By Del. Butcher, Eldridge, Stowers and Rodighiero - The "Buffalo Creek Memorial
Highway" - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate
03/16/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
24.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Ennis, Azinger, Beach, Brown, Butcher, Cann,
Canterbury, Caputo, Evans, Ferro, Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Hartman, Hutchins,
Klempa, Kominar, Manypenny, McGeehan, Michael, Moore, Pethtel, Ross, Shook,
Spencer, Talbott, Varner and White - Declaring the month of May be proclaimed as
Lyme Disease Awareness Month beginning in 2009 - Introduced 03/11/09 - To Rules
- Adopted by House 03/19/09 - To Senate 03/20/09 - To Health and Human Resources
25.By Del. Varner and Ferro - Requesting that the Division of Highways relocate the
marker known as the Washington Lands Marker in Moundsville - Introduced
03/11/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/16/09 - To Senate 03/17/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure
27.By Del. Moore, White, Phillips and Hall - The "Eugene Collins Memorial Bridge"
- Introduced 03/11/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/11/09 - To Senate
03/12/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
28.By Del. Miller, C., Stephens, Sobonya, Reynolds, Craig and Morgan - The "Sgt. Daniel
Pesimer Memorial Bridge Killed in Vietnam, 1968" - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Rules
- Adopted by House 03/18/09 - To Senate 03/19/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
29.By Del. Talbott - The "Arden Cogar, Sr. Bridge" - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/18/09 - To Senate 03/19/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
30.By Del. Eldridge, Butcher, Rodighiero, Stowers and Louisos - The "Marine Pvt.
Robert Clayton Stephenson Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Rules -
Adopted by House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
31.By Del. Phillips and Hall - The "Airman First Class Christopher Burns Lester
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/26/09 -
To Senate 03/27/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
35.By Del. Miller, C., Sobonya, Stephens, Reynolds, Craig and Morgan - The "Pvt.
Russell Curtis Knight Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/17/09 - To Rules - Adopted
by House 03/23/09 - To Senate 03/24/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
38.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Perdue and Stephens - The "Bob W. Bellomy
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/26/09 -
To Senate 03/27/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
39.By Del. Manypenny, Argento, Azinger, Beach, Boggs, Brown, Butcher, Campbell,
Cann, Caputo, Craig, Crosier, Doyle, Eldridge, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale,
Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Ireland, Klempa,
Kominar, Lawrence, Louisos, Mahan, Marshall, Michael, Miley, Miller, C., Moore,
Morgan, Moye, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, Poling, D., Poling, M.,
Reynolds, Rowan, Schadler, Shaver, Shook, Skaff, Smith, Sobonya, Spencer, Staggers,
Stephens, Stowers, Susman, Tabb, Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells, White and Wooton
- The "Clair Bee: Basketball Coach and Author Memorial Bridge" - Introduced
03/18/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure
40.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Armstead, Anderson, Ashley, Azinger, Blair,
Boggs, Border, Canterbury, Caputo, Carmichael, Cowles, Duke, Ellem, Evans, Fragale,
Hamilton, Hatfield, Ireland, Lane, Marshall, McGeehan, Miller, C., Morgan,
Overington, Paxton, Perdue, Poling, M., Porter, Romine, Rowan, Schadler, Schoen,
Shott, Sobonya, Sumner, Talbott, Webster and White - Memorializing the life Cecil
H. Underwood, former Governor of the State of West Virginia - Introduced
03/19/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/19/09 - To Senate 03/20/09 -
To Rules
46.By Del. Perdue, Hatfield, Perry, Rodighiero, Staggers, Moye, Phillips, Lawrence,
Eldridge, Border, Rowan, Andes, Miller, C. and Miller, J. (Originating in House Health
and Human Resources) - Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance to conduct a study on expanding the scope of practice for optometrists - Introduced 03/24/09 - To House Rules 03/24/09 - Adopted by House 03/30/09 - To
Senate 03/31/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Rules
47.By Del. Hamilton, Poling, M. and Smith - The "PFC Ronald 'Ronnie' Dean, USMC,
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/25/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/30/09 -
To Senate 03/31/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
ALL SENATE BILLS PASSED BY SENATE
AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE
12.By Sen. Jenkins, Williams, Barnes, Facemire, Wells, Chafin and White - Allowing
2-year motorcycle registration period - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure then Finance - (original similar to HB 2318) - To Finance 02/25/09 -
Passed Senate 03/23/09 - To House 03/23/09 - To Roads and Transportation then
Finance - To House Finance 03/26/09
*15.By Sen. Plymale, Deem, Stollings and Jenkins - Limiting certain parks and
recreation entities' liability - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Natural Resources then
Judiciary - To Judiciary 03/17/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Passed Senate
03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary
*17.By Sen. Plymale, Bowman and White - Increasing certain Cultural Facilities and
Capitol Resources Matching Grant Program Fund allocations - Introduced 02/11/09
- To Judiciary then Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - To Finance 03/25/09 - Com.
sub. for com. sub. reported 03/30/09 - Amended - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House
04/01/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*56.By Sen. Edgell, Foster, Unger, Wells and Plymale - Awarding National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards salary bonus to certain teachers - Introduced
02/11/09 - To Education then Finance - (original similar to HB 2967) - To Finance
02/25/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - Effective July 1,
2009 - To House 03/31/09 - To Education then Finance
*57.By Sen. Edgell and Kessler - Relating to certain school coaches' requirements -
Introduced 02/11/09 - To Education then Finance - (original similar to HB 2589) - Com.
sub. reported 03/20/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/25/09 - To House
03/26/09 - To Education
63.By Sen. Plymale, Jenkins and White - Increasing deposit from State Excess Lottery
Revenue Fund to Higher Education Improvement Fund - Introduced 02/11/09 - To
Education then Finance - To Finance 02/25/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July
1, 2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To Finance
66.By Sen. Oliverio - Relating to school employees' donated personal leave days -
Introduced 02/11/09 - To Education then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed
Senate with amended title 03/11/09 - To House 03/12/09 - To Education then Finance
*75.By Sen. Kessler, Guills and White - Establishing alcohol use by minors as juvenile
delinquent offense - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/18/09
- Passed Senate 03/23/09 - To House 03/23/09 - To Judiciary
*78.By Sen. Kessler, Yost and Sypolt - Relating to special license plates - Introduced
02/11/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance - Com. sub. reported
03/03/09 - To Finance 03/03/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/30/09 - Amended
- Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Roads and Transportation then
Finance
*84.By Sen. Unger and Facemire - Authorizing municipalities to provide free parking
for certain veterans - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Government Organization then
Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - On second reading to Finance 03/27/09 -
Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Finance
*99.By Sen. White - Sentencing discretion for certain youthful offenders - Introduced
02/11/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 02/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/03/09 - To
House 03/04/09 - To Judiciary
*142.By Sen. White and Foster - Relating to Tourism Development Act - Introduced
02/11/09 - To Economic Development then Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/17/09 - To
Finance 03/17/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Energy, Industry
and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Finance
*153.By Sen. Minard, Fanning, Prezioso, Unger, Boley and Facemyer - Authorizing
Department of Environmental Protection promulgate legislative rules - Introduced
02/12/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/23/09 - Passed Senate 03/26/09 -
Effective from passage - To House 03/26/09 - To Judiciary
*172.By Sen. Minard, Fanning, Prezioso, Unger, Boley and Facemyer - Authorizing
Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules - Introduced 02/12/09
- To Pensions then Judiciary - To Judiciary 02/24/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 -
Passed Senate 03/31/09 - Effective from passage - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary
*195.By Sen. Minard, Fanning, Prezioso, Unger, Boley and Facemyer - Authorizing
Department of Health and Human Resources promulgate legislative rules -
Introduced 02/12/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance then Judiciary -
To Finance 02/20/09 - To Judiciary 03/17/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/27/09 - Effective from passage - To House 03/27/09 - To Judiciary
*227.By Sen. Minard, Fanning, Prezioso, Unger, Boley and Facemyer - Authorizing
Department of Revenue promulgate legislative rules - Introduced 02/12/09 - To
Finance then Judiciary - To Judiciary 03/06/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - Passed
Senate with amended title 04/01/09 - Effective from passage - To House 04/01/09 - To
Judiciary
*238.By Sen. McCabe, Palumbo, Kessler, Snyder, Foster and Wells - Prohibiting
discrimination based upon age or sexual orientation - Introduced 02/12/09 - To
Judiciary - (original similar to HB 2454 and HB 2925) - Com. sub. reported 03/10/09
- Rereferred to Judiciary on 2nd reading 03/12/09 - Rejected 03/12/09 - On 3rd reading
- Rejected by Senate 03/13/09 - Passed Senate 03/13/09 - To House 03/16/09 - To
Judiciary
*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 - To House 03/03/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Finance - To House
Finance 03/25/09
*243.By Sen. McCabe, Caruth, Plymale and Prezioso - Relating to issuing general
obligation bonds - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/05/09 -
Passed Senate 03/10/09 - To House 03/11/09 - To Finance
*244.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Relating
to public employees' reemployment after retirement - Introduced 02/12/09 - To
Pensions then Judiciary then Finance - (original same as HB 2334) - To Judiciary
02/17/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/06/09 - To Finance 03/06/09 - Passed Senate 03/24/09
- To House 03/24/09 - To Finance
*246.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Relating
to unemployment compensation generally - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Judiciary then
Finance - (original same as HB 2336) - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - On second
reading to Finance 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance
*249.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Relating
to annual school calendar - Introduced 02/13/09 - To Education then Finance -
(original same as HB 2402 - similar to HB 3215) - Com. sub. reported 03/04/09 - To
Finance 03/04/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/20/09 - Amended - Passed
Senate with amended title 03/25/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 03/26/09 - To Education then Finance
251.By Sen. McCabe, Green, Stollings, Plymale, Facemire, Kessler and Bowman -
Authorizing issuance of revenue bonds for public projects - Introduced 02/13/09 -
To Government Organization then Finance - To Finance 02/19/09 - Passed Senate
03/10/09 - To House 03/11/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Finance
*253.By Sen. Kessler - Relating to certain sexual offenses by or against inmates -
Introduced 02/13/09 - To Judiciary - (original same as HB 2420) - Com. sub. reported
03/03/09 - Passed Senate 03/06/09 - To House 03/09/09 - To Judiciary
*256.By Sen. Snyder - Providing additional requirements for certain property
annexation - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary -
(original same as HB 2845 - similar to HB 2448) - Com. sub. reported 03/12/09 - To
Judiciary 03/12/09 - Passed Senate 03/23/09 - To House 03/23/09 - To Political
Subdivisions then Judiciary
*257.By Sen. Browning, Green, Stollings, Wells, Plymale and Chafin - Creating nonvoting
student member position on county boards of education - Introduced 02/16/09 - To
Education - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective from
passage - To House 04/01/09 - To Education
*258.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Clarifying
local fiscal bodies cannot be held liable for certain deficits - Introduced 02/16/09 -
To Government Organization then Finance - (original same as HB 2406) - Com. sub.
reported 03/19/09 - To Finance 03/19/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective from
passage - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*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 - To House 03/03/09 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special
Calendar 04/02/09
*261.By Sen. Jenkins - Mandating party executive committees submit certain nominees
70 days before election - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Judiciary - (original same as HB
3324) - Com. sub. reported 03/18/09 - Passed Senate 03/23/09 - To House 03/23/09 -
To Judiciary
262.By Sen. Snyder - Removing prohibition against using county's General Revenue
Fund for historic preservation - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Government Organization
then Finance - (original same as HB 3056) - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended -
Passed Senate 03/10/09 - To House 03/11/09 - To Government Organization then Finance - To House Finance 04/01/09
*263.By Sen. Green, White and Palumbo - Disclosing certain inmates' personal
communications - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Judiciary - (original same as HB 2443) -
Com. sub. reported 03/03/09 - Passed Senate 03/06/09 - To House 03/09/09 - To
Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
04/02/09
*271.By Sen. Williams and Plymale - Requiring write-in candidates pay filing fee -
Introduced 02/16/09 - To Judiciary - (original same as HB 2657) - Com. sub. reported
03/27/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*274.By Sen. Sypolt and Williams - Allowing county boards of education enter into
lease-purchase agreements - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Government Organization then
Finance - (original similar to HB 3157) - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - 2nd reference
dispensed - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To
Education then Finance
*276.By Sen. Sypolt - Imposing statute of limitations on certain real property civil
actions - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/12/09 - Passed
Senate 03/17/09 - To House 03/18/09 - To Judiciary
*277.By Sen. Snyder and Unger - Requiring Tax Commissioner create single dwelling
residential housing index - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Government Organization then
Finance - (original same as HB 2873) - Com. sub. reported 03/05/09 - 2nd reference
dispensed - Passed Senate 03/10/09 - To House 03/11/09 - To Government Organization
then Finance - To House Finance 04/01/09
*278.By Sen. Minard - Creating felony offense of willful failure to provide certain drug
benefits - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Judiciary - (original same as HB 2417) - Com. sub.
reported 03/30/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
*279.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Relating
to industrial accidents and emergency response regulations - Introduced 02/17/09
- To Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary - (original same as HB 2565) - Com.
sub. reported 03/05/09 - To Judiciary 03/05/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported
03/17/09 - Passed Senate 03/20/09 - To House 03/23/09 - To Energy, Industry and
Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Judiciary
*280.By Sen. Green, White and Chafin - Creating Correctional Industries Act of 2009 -
Introduced 02/17/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (original same as HB 2570) - Com.
sub. reported 03/13/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/18/09 - Effective
July 1, 2009 - To House 03/19/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*282.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Relating
to retail liquor licenses' classification - Introduced 02/18/09 - To Judiciary then
Finance - (original same as HB 2572) - Com. sub. reported 03/18/09 - To Finance
03/18/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To
House 03/31/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
*284.By Sen. Minard and Kessler - Relating to Viatical Settlements Act - Introduced
02/18/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - (original same as HB 2534) - To
Judiciary 02/25/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/04/09 - Passed Senate 03/09/09 - To House
03/10/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary - On 1st
reading, Special Calendar 04/02/09
*293.By Sen. Foster, Stollings, Jenkins, Bowman, Prezioso, Green, Plymale, Deem, Palumbo,
Kessler, Guills, White and Williams - Creating felony offense of unauthorized
practice of certain health care professions - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Health and
Human Resources then Judiciary - (original similar to HB 3044) - To Judiciary 02/27/09
- Com. sub. reported 03/20/09 - Amended - Passed Senate 03/25/09 - To House
03/26/09 - To Judiciary
*294.By Sen. Laird, Tomblin (Mr. President), Jenkins, Green, White and Kessler - Defining
criminal offense of incapacitated person's abuse or neglect - Introduced 02/19/09 -
To Judiciary - (original similar to HB 2788) - Com. sub. reported 03/03/09 - Passed
Senate 03/06/09 - To House 03/09/09 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Judiciary
*297.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Creating
Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Act - Introduced 02/19/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance - (original same as HB 2682 - similar to HB 2980) - Com. sub.
reported 03/25/09 - On second reading to Finance 03/25/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub.
reported 03/27/09 - Amended - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To
House 04/01/09 - To Finance
*299.By Sen. Unger, Browning, Fanning, Jenkins, K. Facemyer, Foster, Guills and Stollings
- Relating to Infrastructure Fund projects - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Transportation
and Infrastructure then Finance - (original same as HB 2687) - To Finance 03/04/09 -
Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/27/09 - To House 03/27/09 - To
Finance
302.By Sen. Oliverio and Prezioso - Expanding municipal parking authority officers'
ticketing powers - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
- (original same as HB 2663) - To Judiciary 03/05/09 - Passed Senate 03/18/09 - To
House 03/19/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
306.By Sen. Green, White, Laird, Chafin, Edgell, Yost, Minard, Bowman and Kessler -
Increasing pipeline companies' special license fees to Public Service Commission
- Introduced 02/19/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (original same as HB 2698) - 2nd
reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/11/09 - To House 03/12/09 - To Energy,
Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Finance - To
House Finance 03/19/09
*307.By Sen. Prezioso, Boley, Caruth, Foster, Stollings, Jenkins, Guills, White and Kessler
(Originating in Senate ) - Creating Maternal Screening Act - Introduced 02/19/09 -
To Health and Human Resources then Finance - (original same as HB 2837) - Com. sub.
reported 02/27/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/04/09 - To House
03/05/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed -
On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/02/09
*318.By Sen. Kessler - Expanding Division of Protective Services' law-enforcement
authority over state property under certain circumstances - Introduced 02/20/09 -
To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/10/09 - Passed Senate 03/13/09 - To House
03/16/09 - To Judiciary
*321.By Sen. Prezioso, Foster, Jenkins, Stollings, Kessler, D. Facemire, Deem, Bowman and
Plymale - Modifying certificate of need process - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Health and
Human Resources then Finance - (original same as HB 2748) - Com. sub. reported
03/13/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/18/09 - To House 03/19/09 - To
Health and Human Resources then Government Organization - 2nd reference dispensed
- On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/02/09
*326.By Sen. Stollings - Mandating certain dental anesthesia insurance coverage -
Introduced 02/23/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - - Com. sub. reported
03/27/09 - On second reading to Finance 03/27/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed
Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary
*327.By Sen. Jenkins and Plymale - Relating to mini-trucks registration and operation -
Introduced 02/23/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Government
Organization - (original similar to HB 2488) - Com. sub. reported 03/16/09 - To
Government Organization 03/16/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To
Roads and Transportation then Judiciary
*328.By Sen. Unger, Jenkins, Fanning, K. Facemyer, Plymale, Stollings, D. Facemire, White,
Barnes, Foster, McCabe and Chafin - Creating WV Transportation Finance
Commission - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
- (original similar to HB 2900) - To Finance 02/25/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/20/09 -
Passed Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To Government Organization then
Finance - To House Finance 04/01/09
329.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Updating
terms in Personal Income Tax Act - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Finance - (original same
as HB 2765) - Passed Senate 03/10/09 - Effective from passage - To House 03/11/09 -
To Finance - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - Passed House 03/23/09 - Effect from
passage - To Governor 3/27/09
*333.By Sen. Kessler, Prezioso, Unger, Barnes, Foster, Jenkins, Yost, Williams, Green,
Chafin and Oliverio - Basing school nurse ratio on total net enrollment - Introduced
02/24/09 - To Education - (original same as HB 3167) - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09
- Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 03/30/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To
House 03/31/09 - To Education then Finance
335.By Sen. Bowman, K. Facemyer, Guills, Prezioso, Unger, Minard, Plymale, Jenkins,
Yost and Green - Authorizing Division of Culture and History distribute fairs and
festivals' funding - Introduced 02/24/09 - To Government Organization then Finance
- (original same as HB 2766) - To Finance 03/12/09 - Passed Senate 03/23/09 -
Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 03/23/09 - To Government Organization then Finance
- To House Finance 04/01/09
336.By Sen. Palumbo, Foster, McCabe, Kessler and Wells - Changing failure to wear
seatbelt to primary offense - Introduced 02/24/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure then Judiciary - (original similar to HB 2253) - To Judiciary 03/12/09 -
Passed Senate 03/27/09 - To House 03/27/09 - To Roads and Transportation then
Judiciary
*339.By Sen. Foster - Exempting certain licensed medical professionals from county
hiring prohibition - Introduced 02/24/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/04/09
- Passed Senate 03/09/09 - To House 03/10/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
- To House Judiciary 03/25/09
*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 - To House 03/03/09 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On
2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/02/09
344.By Sen. Kessler and Minard - Authorizing mental hygiene commissioners sign
readmission orders - Introduced 02/24/09 - To Health and Human Resources then
Judiciary - (original same as HB 2741) - To Judiciary 03/06/09 - Passed Senate 03/16/09
- To House 03/17/09 - To Judiciary
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 - To House 03/03/09 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary
- To House Judiciary - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/02/09
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 - To House 03/03/09 -
To Judiciary
*370.By Sen. Kessler - Relating to community corrections program fees - Introduced
02/25/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/06/09 - 2nd reference
dispensed - Passed Senate 03/11/09 - To House 03/12/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*373.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Relating
to PROMISE Scholarship - Introduced 02/25/09 - To Education then Finance -
(original same as HB 2834) - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - On second reading to
Finance 03/27/09 - Rereferred to Finance 03/30/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported
03/31/09 - Amended - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House
04/01/09 - To Education then Finance
*375.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Relating
to Office of Coalfield Community Development master land use plans - Introduced
02/25/09 - To Economic Development - (original same as HB 2835) - Com. sub.
reported 03/10/09 - Passed Senate 03/13/09 - To House 03/16/09 - To Energy, Industry
and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Government Organization
*378.By Sen. Kessler, Prezioso, Deem, Plymale and Williams - Relating to concealed
handgun license reciprocity - Introduced 02/25/09 - To Interstate Cooperation then
Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/19/09 - To Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed Senate
04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
*379.By Sen. Stollings, Prezioso, Jenkins, Foster, Kessler, Plymale, Palumbo and Sypolt -
Clarifying pharmacists and pharmacies as health care providers - Introduced
02/25/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Judiciary 03/06/09 -
Com. sub. reported 03/20/09 - Passed Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To Health
and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/31/09
*382.By Sen. Unger, Caruth, Hall and Snyder - Adjusting State Rail Authority's contract
authority - Introduced 02/25/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
- (original same as HB 3175) - To Finance 03/04/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/20/09 -
Passed Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To Finance
*384.By Sen. Unger, Snyder, Stollings, Green and Barnes - Authorizing Department of
Transportation take control of certain highway emergencies - Introduced 02/25/09
- To Transportation and Infrastructure - (original same as HB 2755) - Com. sub.
reported 03/13/09 - Passed Senate 03/19/09 - To House 03/20/09 - To Roads and
Transportation then Government Organization - To House Government Organization
- On 1st reading, Special Calendar 04/02/09
*398.By Sen. Foster - Imposing certain restrictions on graduated driver's licenses -
Introduced 02/27/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary - Com. sub.
reported 03/09/09 - To Judiciary 03/09/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/30/09
- Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Roads and Transportation then
Judiciary
399.By Sen. Bowman, Stollings, Chafin, Jenkins and White - Creating senior resident
hunting, fishing and trapping license - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Natural Resources
then Finance - To Finance 03/05/09 - Passed Senate 03/24/09 - To House 03/24/09 - To
Natural Resources then Finance
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 - To House 03/03/09 - To Finance - On 1st reading,
House Calendar - Passed House 03/11/09 - Effect from passage - To Governor 3/18/09
- Approved by Governor 3/23/09
*404.By Sen. Unger, Tomblin (Mr. President), Snyder, Foster, McCabe, Stollings and White
- Creating sesquicentennial commission and fund - Introduced 03/02/09 - To
Government Organization then Finance - (original similar to HB 2555) - Com. sub.
reported 03/12/09 - To Finance 03/12/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/20/09
- Passed Senate 03/25/09 - Effective from passage - To House 03/26/09 - To Finance
*405.By Sen. Kessler, Unger, Minard and White - Relating to grandparents' visitation -
Introduced 03/02/09 - To Judiciary - (original same as HB 2762) - Com. sub. reported
03/04/09 - Passed Senate 03/09/09 - To House 03/10/09 - To Judiciary
*408.By Sen. Minard, Jenkins, Stollings and Kessler - Relating to model health plan for
uninsurable individuals - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Banking and Insurance then
Finance - (original same as HB 3008) - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - On second
reading to Finance 03/27/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To
House 03/31/09 - To Finance
410.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Updating
terms in Corporation Net Income Tax Act - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Finance -
(original same as HB 2902) - Passed Senate 03/10/09 - Effective from passage - To
House 03/11/09 - To Finance - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - Passed House
03/23/09 - Effect from passage - To Governor 3/27/09
*414.By Sen. Prezioso, Foster, Jenkins, Stollings, Caruth, Laird, Unger, Minard and Kessler
- Relating to Pharmaceutical Cost Management Council and health care delivery
systems - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance -
(original same as HB 2743) - Com. sub. reported 03/20/09 - On second reading to
Finance 03/20/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/30/09 - Amended - Passed
Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
*418.By Sen. Jenkins - Relating to municipalities' fee requirements - Introduced 03/03/09
- To Government Organization then Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/12/09 - 2nd
reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/17/09 - Effective from passage - To House
03/18/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Finance - To House Finance 03/25/09
*419.By Sen. Prezioso, Foster, Stollings and Jenkins - Creating Healthy Lifestyles
Restaurant Calorie Posting Program - Introduced 03/03/09 - To Health and Human
Resources - (original same as HB 2745) - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Rejected by
Senate 03/30/09 - Senate further considered bill - Amended - Passed Senate 03/31/09
- To House 04/01/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization
424.By Sen. Minard and Jenkins - Converting financial institution to state-chartered
bank - Introduced 03/03/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - (original similar
to HB 2938) - To Finance 03/11/09 - Passed Senate 03/24/09 - To House 03/24/09 - To
Banking and Insurance then Judiciary
425.By Sen. Minard, Jenkins and Deem - Disclosing certain refinanced loan's higher
annual percentage rate - Introduced 03/03/09 - To Banking and Insurance then
Judiciary - (original same as HB 3065) - To Judiciary 03/18/09 - Passed Senate 03/26/09
- To House 03/26/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary
431.By Sen. Minard, Helmick, McCabe and Barnes - Providing in-state medical providers
notice of small group health benefit plan - Introduced 03/03/09 - To Banking and
Insurance then Finance - (original same as HB 3035) - To Finance 03/11/09 - Passed
Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
434.By Sen. Minard - Relating to long-term care policy insurance agents - Introduced
03/04/09 - To Banking and Insurance - (original same as HB 3018) - Passed Senate
04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
435.By Sen. Plymale, Chafin, Jenkins, Unger and White - Creating Learn and Earn
Cooperative Education Program - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Education then Finance
- To Finance 03/06/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House
04/01/09 - To Education then Finance
436.By Sen. Kessler - Updating terminology relating to surface mining reporting
requirements - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Judiciary - (original similar to HB 3055) -
Passed Senate 03/26/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd
reference dispensed - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd reading, Special
Calendar 04/02/09
*439.By Sen. Kessler, Minard, Deem and D. Facemire - Permitting State Police
Superintendent consult with Insurance Commissioner - Introduced 03/04/09 - To
Government Organization - (original same as HB 3210) - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09
- Passed Senate 03/31/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 03/31/09 - To Government
Organization then Judiciary
*440.By Sen. Kessler, Unger, D. Facemire and Laird - Increasing county litter control
officers' authority - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Natural Resources then Government
Organization - (original similar to HB 3034) - Com. sub. reported 03/24/09 - To
Government Organization 03/24/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance
*442.By Sen. Kessler, Minard, Foster, Plymale, Chafin, D. Facemire and White - Requiring
State Auditor perform delinquent land sales paper processing responsibilities -
Introduced 03/04/09 - To Government Organization then Finance - Com. sub. reported
03/19/09 - To Finance 03/19/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - Passed
Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Government Organization then Finance
445.By Sen. Kessler and Williams - Removing conservation supervisors' election
certification requirements - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate
03/16/09 - To House 03/17/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary - To House Judiciary -
On 1st reading, Special Calendar 04/02/09
*451.By Sen. Kessler, Snyder, D. Facemire and White - Relating to crime victims'
compensation awards - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (original
same as HB 2970) - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - On second reading to Finance
03/25/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance
452.By Sen. Minard, Helmick, McCabe, Chafin and D. Facemire - Relating to Public
Employees Insurance Agency underwriting nonstate employer groups - Introduced
03/04/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - (original same as HB 3015) - To Finance 03/11/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Government
Organization then Finance
*453.By Sen. Green, White, Laird, Chafin, Yost, Minard, Unger, Kessler, Bowman, K.
Facemyer, D. Facemire and Plymale - Relating to Public Service Commission service
of decisions - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Judiciary - (original same as HB 2787) - Com.
sub. reported 03/20/09 - Passed Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To Judiciary -
On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/02/09
*461.By Sen. Caruth, Snyder, Chafin, Tomblin (Mr. President), Browning, Edgell, Green,
Helmick, Plymale, Stollings, Jenkins, Laird, Minard, Yost, Barnes, Hall, Deem,
Oliverio, Williams and Fanning - Extending selenium effluent limits compliance time
- Introduced 03/05/09 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary - (original
similar to HB 3326) - Com. sub. reported 03/12/09 - To Judiciary 03/12/09 - Amended
- Passed Senate with amended title 03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Natural
Resources then Judiciary
464.By Sen. Minard, Helmick, McCabe and Chafin - Authorizing Public Employees
Insurance Agency charge fee for paper transactions - Introduced 03/05/09 - To
Finance - (original same as HB 3048) - Passed Senate 03/24/09 - To House 03/24/09 -
To Government Organization then Finance
466.By Sen. Bowman and Snyder - Clarifying Division of Personnel's functions -
Introduced 03/05/09 - To Government Organization - (original same as HB 3053) -
Passed Senate 03/17/09 - To House 03/18/09 - To Government Organization then
Finance - To House Finance 04/01/09
468.By Sen. Laird, White, D. Facemire and Kessler - Requiring redemption property
purchaser pay in certified funds - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Finance - (original similar
to HB 2934) - Amended - Passed Senate 03/24/09 - To House 03/24/09 - To Judiciary
*470.By Sen. Kessler, Chafin, Plymale and Stollings - Regulating all-terrain vehicles on
Hatfield-McCoy Trail - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/17/09 - To Judiciary 03/17/09 - Com. sub. for
com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Roads
and Transportation then Judiciary
473.By Sen. Bowman, Snyder and D. Facemire - Clarifying civil service job posting
provisions - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Labor then Judiciary - (original same as HB
3041) - On second reading to Judiciary 03/18/09 - Passed Senate 03/27/09 - To House
03/27/09 - To Government Organization - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 04/02/09
476.By Sen. Minard, Jenkins and Plymale - Relating to "financial institution" definition - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Banking and Insurance - (original same as HB 3181) - Passed
Senate 03/23/09 - To House 03/23/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To
House Judiciary 03/25/09
481.By Sen. Minard, Green, Helmick and McCabe - Requiring employers provide certain
documentation to Public Employees Insurance Agency - Introduced 03/05/09 - To
Finance - (original same as HB 3020) - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 -
To Government Organization
483.By Sen. Prezioso, Minard, Foster and Stollings - Creating Caregivers Consent Act -
Introduced 03/05/09 - To Health and Human Resources - (original same as HB 2983)
- Passed Senate 03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*484.By Sen. McCabe, Prezioso, Fanning, Boley, Plymale, K. Facemyer, Wells and Minard
- Relating to ad valorem property taxes - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Finance - Com.
sub. reported 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary
then Finance
*485.By Sen. Stollings, Kessler, White, Plymale, Foster, Laird and Minard - Requiring
certain students undergo dental examination - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Health and
Human Resources then Education - Com. sub. reported 03/20/09 - On second reading
to Education 03/20/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - Passed Senate
04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Education
487.By Sen. Bowman and Snyder - Relating to Division of Personnel Director's
qualifications - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate
03/17/09 - To House 03/18/09 - To Government Organization - On 1st reading, Special
Calendar 04/02/09
488.By Sen. Stollings and Foster - Requiring parental consent for minor using tanning
facility - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House
03/31/09 - To Judiciary
*489.By Sen. Minard, Jenkins and McCabe - Allowing Board of Banking and Financial
Institutions receive travel expense compensation - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Banking
and Insurance then Finance - (original same as HB 2937) - To Finance 03/11/09 - Com.
sub. reported 03/19/09 - Passed Senate 03/24/09 - To House 03/24/09 - To Banking and
Insurance then Finance
490.By Sen. Caruth and Oliverio - Authorizing Mercer County Commission appoint
emergency operations center board - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Government
Organization then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/30/09 -
Effective from passage - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary
492.By Sen. Minard, Helmick and McCabe - Clarifying certain Public Employees
Insurance Agency retirement requirements - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Banking and
Insurance then Finance - (original same as HB 3043) - On second reading to Finance
03/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Finance
493.By Sen. Prezioso, Oliverio and Stollings - Transferring central registry for head
injuries to Center for Excellence in Disabilities - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Health and
Human Resources - Passed Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To Health and
Human Resources then Government Organization
494.By Sen. Minard - Authorizing Insurance Commissioner order restitution in certain
cases - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - (original same
as HB 2975) - To Finance 03/18/09 - Amended - Passed Senate 03/24/09 - To House
03/24/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary
495.By Sen. Minard - Authorizing Insurance Commissioner permit certain groups life
insurance policies - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Banking and Insurance - Passed Senate
03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary
497.By Sen. Kessler, Jenkins, Stollings and Unger - Relating to WV Partnership to
Promote Community Well-Being - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
- (original same as HB 2308 - similar to HB 3256) - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed
Senate 03/19/09 - To House 03/20/09 - To Finance
*498.By Sen. Plymale, Prezioso, Kessler, Wells, Foster, Jenkins, Stollings and Unger -
Relating to early childhood education - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Education then
Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - On second reading to Finance 03/25/09 - Com.
sub. for com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective from passage
- To House 04/01/09 - To Education then Finance
*501.By Sen. Kessler and Prezioso - Prohibiting animal gas chamber euthanasia -
Introduced 03/06/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/19/09 - Amended - Passed
Senate 03/24/09 - To House 03/24/09 - To Judiciary
503.By Sen. Minard, Jenkins and McCabe - Defining "sound financial condition" -
Introduced 03/06/09 - To Banking and Insurance - (original same as HB 3118) - Passed
Senate 03/23/09 - To House 03/23/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To
House Judiciary 03/25/09
507.By Sen. Caruth, McCabe, Kessler and Snyder - Relating to Clean Coal Technology
Council's powers and duties - Introduced 03/09/09 - To Government Organization
then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
*513.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Relating
to hiring, termination, transfer and reassignment of school personnel - Introduced
03/09/09 - To Education then Judiciary - (original same as HB 3006) - Com. sub.
reported 03/25/09 - On second reading to Judiciary 03/25/09 - Amended - Passed Senate
03/31/09 - Effective from passage - To House 03/31/09 - To Education then Finance
515.By Sen. Jenkins, Foster, Minard, Stollings, Wells, Caruth, Sypolt and Kessler -
Creating Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction
Act - Introduced 03/09/09 - To Interstate Cooperation then Judiciary - To Judiciary
03/13/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary
519.By Sen. Helmick, McCabe, Wells and Foster - Authorizing Governor institute
employee furlough program - Introduced 03/09/09 - To Government Organization
then Finance - To Finance 03/19/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - Effective July 1, 2009
- To House 03/31/09 - To Government Organization then Finance
521.By Sen. Laird, Foster and Green - Including telecommunications devices as jail
contraband - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 03/23/09 - To House
03/23/09 - To Judiciary
*526.By Sen. Foster, Stollings and Laird - Relating to osteopathy post-doctoral training
requirements - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Government Organization - Com. sub.
reported 03/19/09 - Passed Senate 03/24/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House
03/24/09 - To Government Organization - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 04/02/09
528.By Sen. Laird, Stollings, Unger, Helmick and Green - Depositing certain fees in
counties' general funds - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Finance - Amended - Passed Senate
with amended title 03/24/09 - To House 03/24/09 - To Finance
*532.By Sen. Minard, Jenkins and Kessler - Creating WV SAFE Mortgage Licensing Act
- Introduced 03/10/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Government Organization -
(original same as HB 3332) - Com. sub. reported 03/18/09 - To Government
Organization 03/18/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - Passed Senate
03/31/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 03/31/09 - To Banking and Insurance then
Judiciary
*533.By Sen. McCabe, Foster, Unger and Kessler - Updating terms in consumers sales and
service tax - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Finance - (original same as HB 3079) - Com.
sub. reported 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - Effective from passage - To House
03/31/09 - To Finance
*534.By Sen. Bowman, Snyder and Minard (Originating in Senate Judiciary) - Authorizing
Chief Technology Officer obtain certain confidential information - Introduced
03/10/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - (original same as HB 3049 -
similar to HB 2649) - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - On second reading to Judiciary
03/26/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/30/09 - Amended - Passed Senate
04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
*535.By Sen. Bowman and Unger - Authorizing municipalities and county commissions
set closing time for certain bars - Introduced 03/11/09 - To Government Organization
- Com. sub. reported 03/19/09 - Passed Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To
Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
*540.By Sen. Helmick and McCabe - Clarifying certain Tax Commissioner's authorities
- Introduced 03/11/09 - To Finance - (original same as HB 3080 - similar to HB 3024)
- Com. sub. reported 03/19/09 - Passed Senate 03/24/09 - To House 03/24/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance
*554.By Sen. Kessler, Bowman and Plymale - Requiring sex offender registry fee -
Introduced 03/12/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (original same as HB 3102) - Com.
sub. reported 03/18/09 - To Finance 03/18/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Passed
Senate 03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Finance
556.By Sen. White and Stollings - Relating to defensive driving course points deduction
- Introduced 03/12/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary - To
Judiciary 03/23/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Roads and
Transportation then Judiciary
*561.By Sen. Sypolt, Bowman, Snyder, Yost, White, Prezioso and D. Facemire - Requiring
county land surveyors be licensed - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Government
Organization - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House
03/31/09 - To Judiciary
572.By Sen. Bowman - Repealing section creating Public Employee Leave Benefit
Analysis Board - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Government Organization - (original same
as HB 3222) - Passed Senate 03/24/09 - To House 03/24/09 - To Government
Organization - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 04/02/09
*573.By Sen. Bowman and Snyder - Continuing Pharmaceutical Cost Management
Council as advisory council - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Government Organization -
Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - Effective from passage - To
House 03/31/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
*575.By Sen. Guills, Caruth, Kessler, Bowman and Foster - Relating to gaming operations at historic resort hotel - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (original
similar to HB 3084) - Com. sub. reported 03/19/09 - To Finance 03/19/09 - Com. sub.
for com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - Effective from passage - To
House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*585.By Sen. Browning - Limiting amount of free residential solid waste disposal -
Introduced 03/13/09 - To Judiciary - (original similar to HB 3042) - Com. sub. reported
03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Political Subdivisions then
Judiciary
587.By Sen. Bowman - Repealing section creating State Personnel Advisory Council -
Introduced 03/13/09 - To Government Organization - (original same as HB 3225) -
Passed Senate 03/24/09 - To House 03/24/09 - To Government Organization - On 1st
reading, Special Calendar 04/02/09
588.By Sen. Bowman - Repealing section creating Public Insurance Agency Advisory
Board - Introduced 03/16/09 - To Government Organization then Finance - (original
same as HB 3226) - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/24/09 - To House
03/24/09 - To Government Organization - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 04/02/09
*591.By Sen. Kessler, Green, Sypolt, Barnes, Minard, Laird, Jenkins, Snyder, Williams and
Plymale - Electing magistrates by divisions - Introduced 03/16/09 - To Judiciary -
(original similar to HB 3012) - Com. sub. reported 03/19/09 - Passed Senate 03/24/09
- To House 03/24/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*592.By Sen. Kessler - Creating behavioral health service provider tax - Introduced
03/16/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - (original same as HB 3262)
- Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To
House 04/01/09 - To Finance
594.By Sen. Helmick, Chafin, Fanning and Kessler - Requiring monthly fund installments
to Courtesy Patrol - Introduced 03/16/09 - To Finance - (original same as HB 3151 -
similar to HB 3321) - Passed Senate 03/23/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House
03/23/09 - To Finance
595.By Sen. Prezioso, Deem, Plymale and Kessler - Relating to assignment of child
support obligations - Introduced 03/16/09 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate with amended
title 03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary
*600.By Sen. Green, Deem, McCabe, Foster, Kessler and Plymale - Relating to coal
reclamation tax - Introduced 03/16/09 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then Finance
- (original same as HB 3003) - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - On second reading to
Finance 03/27/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
610.By Sen. Palumbo, Stollings and Plymale - Relating to Film Industry Investment Act
- Introduced 03/17/09 - To Economic Development then Finance - (original same as HB
3179) - To Finance 03/20/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To
Finance
*612.By Sen. Prezioso, Unger and Deem - Relating to willful nonpayment of child support
- Introduced 03/17/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Passed Senate
03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary
*613.By Sen. Kessler - Clarifying coalbed methane notice requirements - Introduced
03/17/09 - To Energy, Industry and Mining - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - Passed
Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary
*621.By Sen. Unger, Green, K. Facemyer, Kessler, Oliverio, Bowman, Edgell, Guills and
Plymale - Allowing private property owner to prohibit concealed weapons -
Introduced 03/17/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - Passed Senate
03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary
*631.By Sen. Minard and Plymale - Relating to certain insurance policy cancellation -
Introduced 03/18/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - (original same as HB
3323) - On second reading to Judiciary 03/25/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/30/09 - Passed
Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary
632.By Sen. Prezioso - Requiring insurers share certain information with Bureau for
Medical Services - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Banking and Insurance - Passed Senate
03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary
*634.By Sen. Stollings, Oliverio, Foster, Minard, Green, Sypolt and Jenkins - Relating to
certain volunteering physicians' liability - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Health and
Human Resources then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - On second reading to
Judiciary 03/27/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/30/09 - Passed Senate
04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
635.By Sen. Plymale and Foster - Relating to Process for Improving Education Council
- Introduced 03/18/09 - To Education then Government Organization - To Government
Organization 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Education
636.By Sen. Fanning, Edgell, White, Sypolt and Oliverio - Finding and declaring certain
claims against state - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Finance - Passed Senate 03/30/09 -
Effective from passage - To House 03/31/09 - To Finance - (original similar to HB
3196)
*638.By Sen. Plymale, Unger, Jenkins and McCabe - Relating to higher education capital
facilities - Introduced 03/19/09 - To Education then Finance - (original same as HB
3280) - Com. sub. reported 03/20/09 - To Finance 03/20/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub.
reported 03/27/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective from passage - To House
04/01/09 - To Education then Finance
*639.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) (By Request), Chafin, Foster, Jenkins, Sypolt, Edgell,
Prezioso, Snyder, Plymale, Wells, Helmick and Browning - Relating to Public Records
Management and Preservation Act - Introduced 03/19/09 - To Government
Organization then Finance - (original same as HB 3317) - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09
- On second reading to Finance 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July 1,
2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To Government Organization then Finance
*641.By Sen. K. Facemyer and Prezioso - Disclosing solid waste origins at commercial
landfills - Introduced 03/19/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary -
Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - On second reading to Judiciary 03/27/09 - Amended -
Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
647.By Sen. Kessler, Browning, Foster, Jenkins, Laird, Minard, Oliverio, Palumbo, Snyder,
Stollings, Williams, Yost, Barnes, Caruth, Deem and Hall (Originating in Senate
Judiciary) - Authorizing Class IV cities' early voting by mail - Introduced 03/19/09
- Passed Senate 03/24/09 - Effective from passage - To House 03/24/09 - To Political
Subdivisions then Judiciary -
648.By Sen. Oliverio, Kessler, Browning, Jenkins, Minard, Snyder, Stollings, Williams,
Yost, Barnes, Caruth, Deem and Hall (Originating in Senate Judiciary) - Requiring
manual vote counting in certain counties - Introduced 03/19/09 - Amended - Passed
Senate 03/26/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
*650.By Sen. Jenkins, Plymale and Kessler - Increasing penalties for certain accessory
after the fact crimes - Introduced 03/20/09 - To Judiciary - (original same as HB 3266)
- Com. sub. reported 03/23/09 - Passed Senate 03/26/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance
*658.By Sen. Helmick, Minard, Unger and Chafin - Authorizing Auditor and Treasurer
contract emergency banking services - Introduced 03/20/09 - To Banking and
Insurance then Finance - On second reading to Finance 03/25/09 - Com. sub. reported
03/27/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Banking and Insurance
then Finance
666.By Sen. McCabe, Guills, Foster, Stollings and Kessler - Relating to community
enhancement districts - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Economic Development then Finance - On second reading to Finance 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House
03/31/09 - To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business
then Finance
669.By Sen. Kessler, Yost, Stollings, Unger and Wells - Extending Preventative Care
Pilot Program - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Banking
and Insurance - On second reading to Banking and Insurance 03/26/09 - Passed Senate
04/01/09 - Senate requests return of bill from House - Senate further considered bill -
Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Health and Human Resources then
Government Organization
*671.By Sen. Kessler and White - Relating to WV Guardianship and Conservatorship Act
- Introduced 03/23/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/30/09 - Passed Senate
04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
*672.By Sen. Kessler, Helmick, McCabe, Prezioso, Plymale, Stollings, Jenkins, Minard,
Unger and Wells - Creating Mental Health Stabilization Act of 2009 - Introduced
03/23/09 - To Finance then Rules - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - 2nd reference
dispensed - Amended - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House
03/31/09 - To Finance
*674.By Sen. Wells, Plymale and McCabe - Requiring Division of Personnel Director
develop demographic information survey - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Government
Organization - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House
03/31/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
680.By Sen. Plymale and McCabe - Establishing 2010 calendar year average motor fuel
wholesale price - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Finance - Passed Senate with amended title
04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To Roads and Transportation
then Finance
*693.By Sen. McCabe, Edgell, White, D. Facemire, Sypolt, Green, Browning, Foster,
Williams, Jenkins and Kessler - Authorizing processing fee to be used for Secretary
of State's technology projects - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Government Organization
then Finance - (original same as HB 3281) - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - On second
reading to Finance 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To
House 03/31/09 - To Finance
*694.By Sen. Kessler and White - Creating intrastate mutual aid system - Introduced
03/23/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - On second reading
to Finance 03/25/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed Senate 03/27/09 -
Effective from passage - To House 03/27/09 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary
*695.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President), Helmick, Foster, McCabe and Kessler - Relating to
payment for certain state employees' unused sick leave - Introduced 03/23/09 - To
Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - Effective from
passage - To House 03/31/09 - To Finance
698.By Sen. McCabe, Browning, Plymale, Chafin and Stollings - Authorizing certain
regional water and wastewater authorities provide joint maintenance to
participating agencies - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Government Organization then
Finance - On second reading to Finance 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective
July 1, 2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To Government Organization then Finance
*702.By Sen. McCabe, Hall, Minard, Jenkins, Caruth and Kessler - Changing workers'
compensation purchase date deadline for governmental entities - Introduced
03/23/09 - To Government Organization then Finance - (original same as HB 3275) -
Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - On second reading to Finance 03/26/09 - Passed Senate
04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Finance
*706.By Sen. Unger, Jenkins, Green, Stollings, Foster, Prezioso, Plymale, Kessler, Williams
and McCabe - Creating State Police leave donation program - Introduced 03/23/09
- To Government Organization then Finance - (original similar to HB 2472 and HB
2911) - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed
Senate 03/31/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 03/31/09 - To Finance
*714.By Sen. Chafin - Relating to alternative sentencing programs - Introduced 03/23/09
- To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended
title 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
*715.By Sen. Snyder, Unger, Helmick, McCabe, Plymale and Kessler - Establishing
Chesapeake Bay Restoration Initiative - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Judiciary - Com.
sub. reported 03/27/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
718.By Sen. Snyder - Allowing certain counties and municipalities increase
proportionate share of lottery table games receipts - Introduced 03/23/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance - (original same as HB 3258) - On second reading to Finance
03/26/09 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09
- To Judiciary then Finance
719.By Sen. Kessler, Williams, Unger, Laird and Deem - Allowing certain police officers
keep weapon after retirement - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate
03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary
*724.By Sen. Helmick, McCabe, Plymale and Kessler - Relating to health care provider tax - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - Com. sub.
reported 03/26/09 - On second reading to Finance 03/26/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub.
reported 03/30/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Health and
Human Resources then Finance
728.By Sen. McCabe, Browning, Green, Jenkins, Foster, Stollings, Hall, Prezioso, Caruth,
Minard and Plymale - Creating WV Commercial Patent Incentives Tax Act -
Introduced 03/23/09 - To Economic Development then Finance - On second reading to
Finance 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Finance
*749.By Sen. Kessler and Chafin - Reviewing certain driver's license DUI revocation
orders - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/30/09 - Passed
Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary
753.By Sen. Caruth - Relating to land development ordinances - Introduced 03/23/09 -
To Economic Development then Government Organization - 2nd reference dispensed
- Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
756.By Sen. Wells, Caruth and Browning - Increasing military facilities security guards'
patrol areas - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Military then Government Organization - On
second reading to Government Organization 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To
House 04/01/09 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Judiciary
760.By Sen. Kessler, Browning, Foster, Jenkins, Laird, Minard, Oliverio, Palumbo, Snyder,
Stollings, Williams, Yost, Barnes, Caruth, Deem and Hall (Originating in Senate
Judiciary) - Authorizing Supreme Court to develop pilot pre-trial release programs
- Introduced 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary then
Finance
761.By Sen. Jenkins, Browning, Chafin, Foster, Kessler, Laird, Minard, Oliverio, Palumbo,
Snyder, Stollings, Williams, Yost, Barnes, Caruth, Deem and Hall (Originating in
Senate Judiciary) - Relating to illegal entries upon certain property - Introduced
03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary - (original
similar to HB 3184)
763.By Sen. Bowman, Boley, Browning, Caruth, Kessler, McCabe, Minard, Snyder, Sypolt,
White and Williams (Originating in Senate Government Organization) - Clarifying
Racing Commission's authority over certain thoroughbred race horses'
registration - Introduced 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary
764.By Sen. Kessler, Browning, Chafin, Foster, Jenkins, Laird, Minard, Oliverio, Palumbo,
Snyder, Stollings, Williams, Yost, Caruth, Deem and Hall (Originating in Senate Judiciary) - Providing race election results certification procedure - Introduced
03/27/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - Effective from passage - To House 03/31/09 - To
Judiciary
766.By Sen. Bowman, Browning, Foster, Kessler, Palumbo, Snyder, White, Williams and
Yost (Originating in Senate Government Organization) - Relating to certain sewer and
water infrastructure projects' engineering services - Introduced 03/30/09 - Passed
Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary then
Finance
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY SENATE AND
COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE
8.By Sen. Browning and Green - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge in
Mullens "Charles V. Stewart Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 02/20/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 03/03/09 - To House 03/04/09
- To Rules - To House Rules 03/04/09 - On Unf. Business, Special Calendar - Adopted
by House 03/26/09 - Senate concurred in House amendment and adopted resolution
03/27/09
12.By Sen. Jenkins and Plymale - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge in
Lesage "PVT Russell Curtis Knight Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 02/24/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 03/03/09 - To House 03/04/09
- To Rules - To House Rules 03/04/09
13.By Sen. Unger, McCabe and Stollings - Requesting Division of Highways name
bridge in Berkeley County "Bruce Van Wyk Memorial Bridge" - Introduced
02/25/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 03/03/09 - To
House 03/04/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 03/04/09
14.By Sen. Plymale, Wells, Browning, Green, Stollings, White and Guills (Originating in
Senate Education) - Authorizing issuance of revenue bonds to provide capital
improvements for state colleges and universities - Introduced 02/26/09 - Referred to
Finance 02/25/09 - Adopted by Senate 03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Rules - To
House Rules 03/31/09
17.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Stollings - Requesting Division of Highways
name bridge in Logan County "Marine Private Robert Clayton Stephenson
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure -
Adopted by Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To Rules - To House Rules
03/26/09
29.By Sen. Snyder, Unger, Helmick, Barnes, Deem and Plymale - Requesting funding for
MARC commuter train service - Introduced 03/16/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To Rules - To House
Rules 03/26/09
32.By Sen. Stollings - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge in Boone County
"Brian Scott 'Scotty' Ulbrich Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/18/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09
- To Rules - To House Rules 03/26/09
HOUSE BILLS PASSED LEGISLATURE
*2795.By Del. Ferro, White, Varner, Talbott, Pethtel, Phillips, Stowers, Hall, Kominar,
Klempa and Lawrence - Creating a special hunting and fishing license for persons
with a life-threatening condition who are under twenty-one years of age - Passed
03/31/09
3083.By Del. Andes, Border, Anderson, Perdue, Hamilton, Caputo, Perry, Miley, Hatfield,
Wooton and Webster - Permitting blood donations by persons age sixteen with
parental consent - Passed 03/26/09 - To Governor 3/30/09
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
15.By Del. Iaquinta, Anderson, Argento, Ashley, Barker, Brown, Cann, Crosier, Ferro,
Fragale, Givens, Guthrie, Ireland, Klempa, Lane, Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos,
Mahan, Martin, McGeehan, Michael, Moore, Moye, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Poling, D.,
Rodighiero, Ross, Schadler, Shaver, Smith, Spencer, Stowers, Talbott, Walker, Walters,
Wells, White and Williams - Requesting that the West Virginia State Veterans
Cemetery be named "The Donel Kinnard Veterans Cemetery" - Adopted 03/27/09
23.By Del. White, Kominar, Caputo and Butcher - The "Corporal Alfred E. Collins Bridge" - Adopted 03/23/09
SENATE BILLS PASSED LEGISLATURE
329.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Updating
terms in Personal Income Tax Act - Passed 03/23/09; Effect from passage - To
Governor 3/27/09
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 - Passed 03/11/09; Effect from passage - To Governor 3/18/09 -
Approved by Governor 3/23/09
410.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Updating
terms in Corporation Net Income Tax Act - Passed 03/23/09; Effect from passage -
To Governor 3/27/09
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
8.By Sen. Browning and Green - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge in
Mullens "Charles V. Stewart Memorial Bridge" - Adopted 03/27/09