SENATE CALENDAR
Friday, April 10, 2009
11:00 A.M.
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SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 11:00 A.M.
Consideration of executive nominations
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
S. C. R. No. 57 - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study proposed
new state business and occupation tax on high-voltage electric power
transmission lines.
S. C. R. No. 59 - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study improving
and updating severance tax on natural gas and oil.
S. C. R. No. 60 - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study grants
through Economic Development Grant Committee.
S. C. R. No. 62 - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study tax
structure.
S. C. R. No. 64 - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study carbon
dioxide cap and trade proposals.
S. C. R. No. 65 - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study fireworks'
sale, storage and usage.
S. C. R. No. 66 - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study costs of
highways, sewers and water projects.
S. C. R. No. 67 - Requiring Joint Committee on Government and Finance study asbestos
trust disclosure issues.
S. C. R. No. 69 - Urging congressional delegation support Main Street Fairness Act.
S. C. R. No. 70 - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge in Scott Depot "Trooper William 'Bill' Phillips Memorial Bridge".
S. C. R. No. 71 - Recognizing importance of oil and natural gas industry.
S. C. R. No. 72 - Requesting Joint Committee on Government Organization and Finance
study hiring retired state employees for current positions within Division of
Personnel.
THIRD READING
Eng. S. B. No. 771 - Making supplemental appropriation of federal funds to various
accounts.
Eng. S. B. No. 772 - Making supplemental appropriation to various accounts.
Eng. S. B. No. 773 - Making supplemental appropriation to Department of Agriculture, Land
Protection Authority.
Eng. H. B. No. 2050 - 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 (With right to amend) (original same as
S. B. No. 13).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2418 - 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 (original
same as S. B. No. 252).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2419 - Providing inmates a reduction in sentence for
completion of education and rehabilitation programs (original same as S. B.
No. 254).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2423 - Relating to the Board of Medical Imaging and
Radiation Therapy Technology.
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2567 - Relating to filing agency rules with the Secretary of
State under the Administrative Procedures Act.
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2695 - Providing criminal penalties for a hunter who fails to
render aid to a person the hunter shoots while hunting - (Com. title amend.
pending).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2719 - Relating to the sale and distribution of craft beer.
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2737 - Authorizing the Administrative Director of the
Supreme Court of Appeals to hire regional or specialized probation officers
(original same as S. B. No. 393).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2771 - Relating to the West Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free
Workplace Act - (Com. title amend. pending).
Eng. H. B. No. 2801 - Updating language and making technical changes and clarifications
of the West Virginia Board of Medicine (original similar to S. B. No. 427).
Eng. H. B. No. 2841 - Extending the time for the city council of Richwood to meet as a
levying body.
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2860 - Regulating the sequestration and storage of carbon
dioxide (original same as S. B. No. 396).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2869 - Lengthening the time frame for the filing of
post-primary and post general campaign financial statements.
Eng. H. B. No. 2913 - Relating to the Statewide Independent Living Council.
Eng. H. B. No. 2981 - Relating to primary elections and nominating procedures of
third-party candidates (With right to amend) - (Com. amend. and title amend.
pending).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2999 - Relating to the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax
Agreement and the West Virginia consumers sales and service tax and use tax
(original same as S. B. No. 479).
Eng. H. B. No. 3011 - Repealing the section of code relating to limitation on political
activity of officers or employees in the administration of the Vocational
Rehabilitation Program.
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 3063 - Relating to hunting, tagging and reporting bear.
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 3240 - Giving the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles authority
to approve all-terrain vehicle rider safety awareness courses.
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 3275 - Changing the date through which governmental entities
are required to purchase workers' compensation (original same as S. B. No.
702).
Eng. H. B. No. 3295 - Relating to the West Virginia State Treasurer's Office.
SECOND READING
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2309 - Updating the law governing the practice of
occupational therapy - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2335 - Relating to the federal "Yellow Ribbon G. I. Education
Enhancement Program" (original same as S. B. No. 245 - similar to S. B. No.
480).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2412 - Providing certain county commissions with authority
to regulate the location of businesses offering exotic entertainment - (Com.
amends. and title amend. pending) (original similar to S. B. No. 394).
Eng. H. B. No. 2485 - Allowing pharmacy interns to vend pseudoephedrine and other
chemical precursors of methamphetamine - (Com. amends. and title amend.
pending).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2528 - Updating the regulation of the practice of forestry -
(Com. amend. and title amend. pending).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2531 - Updating the regulation of the practice of barbers and
cosmetologists - (Com. amend. pending).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2566 - Expanding applicability of increased penalties for
crimes against certain protected persons (original similar to S. B. No. 629 and
S. B. No. 681).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2701 - Relating to an escape of any person from the custody
of the Division of Juvenile Services - (Com. amend. and title amend.
pending).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2723 - Authorizing liens by municipalities and requiring
administrative procedures for the assessment and collection of delinquent
municipal fees - (Com. amends. pending).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2788 - Protecting incapacitated adults from abuse or neglect
by a caregiver - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) (original similar to
S. B. No. 294).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2832 - Relating to critical skills evaluations for students in
grades three and eight - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) (original
same as S. B. No. 386).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2870 - Extending the deadline of the buyback provision
provided under the Teachers' Defined Contribution Retirement System to the
State Teachers Retirement System (original similar to S. B. No. 569).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2916 - Relating to the Emergency Medical Services Act
(original same as S. B. No. 586).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2926 - Establishing a procedure for challenging a candidate's
qualifications for elected office - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending).
Eng. H. B. No. 2931 - Removing a severance tax on timber for tax years 2010 through 2013
- (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) (original similar to S. B. No. 92).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2958 - Increasing the fines for a trespassing conviction
pursuant to certain circumstances (original similar to S. B. No. 143).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2961 - Adding two members to the institutional boards of
governors of West Virginia University and Marshall University based upon
race, gender and ethnicity - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) (original
similar to S. B. No. 611).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2976 - Requiring the State Fire Commission to promulgate
rules pertaining to the State Building Code - (Com. amend. pending) (original
same as S. B. No. 504).
Eng. H. B. No. 3047 - 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 (original same as S. B. No. 450).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 3074 - Allowing the Secretary of State to notify people with
delinquent taxes by certified mail.
Eng. H. B. No. 3170 - Clarifying the filing and review of the periodic accountings of
conservators of incapacitated protected persons - (Com. amend. and title
amend. pending) (original same as S. B. No. 722).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 3278 - Relating to the life and health insurance guaranty
association - (Com. amends. pending) (original same as S. B. No. 689).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 3314 - Relating to concealed handgun licensing - (Com.
amends. and title amend. pending).
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 3336 - Continuing early intervention services to families with developmentally delayed infants and toddlers but eliminating the cost-free
provision.