HOUSE ABSTRACT
2010 REGULAR SESSION
CONTAINING
Active House Bills as of January 27, 2010
AND
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
(Bills numbered below 4000 have been carried over
from the 2009 Regular Session; bills numbered 4000 and higher
have been introduced in the 2010 Regular Session.)
*Denotes Committee Substitutes
ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS
2485. By Del. Border and Perdue - Allowing pharmacy interns to vend pseudoephedrine
and other chemical precursors of methamphetamine - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 01/19/10 - On 1st
reading, House Calendar 01/28/10
2639. By Del. Campbell, Paxton, Williams, Spencer, Perry and Beach - Allowing for more
teachers to be reimbursed for approved course work - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Education then Finance - To House Finance 01/27/10
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 01/13/10 - To Education then Finance - (Original
similar to SB 143) - To House Finance 01/27/10
*4018. By Del. Poling, D., Swartzmiller and Manypenny - Establishing that possession of a
mixture or preparation intended for human consumption containing salvia
divinorum is unlawful - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, House
Calendar 01/28/10
*4039. By Del. Varner and Ferro - Increasing the number of persons that may be appointed
to the Marshall County Park and Recreation Board - Introduced 01/15/10 - To
Government Organization - (Original same as SB 335) - On 1st reading, Local Calendar 01/29/10
4040. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Requiring county boards to adopt contingency plans designed to guarantee one
hundred eighty separate days of instruction for students - Introduced 01/15/10 - To
Education - (Original same as SB 228) - Passed House 01/25/10 - To Senate 01/26/10
- Committee reference dispensed - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate
01/26/10 - Senate requests return of bill from House - Effective July 1, 2010 - Senate
requests House to concur in changed effective date 01/26/10 - House concurred in
Senate effective date 01/27/10 - Effective July 1, 2010
4111. By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Miley, Talbott, Overington and Sobonya - Occupational
Therapy, administrative rules - Introduced 01/19/10 - To Government Organization
then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 01/27/10
4112. By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Miley and Talbott - Occupational Therapy, fees for
services rendered - Introduced 01/19/10 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
- To House Judiciary 01/27/10
4113. By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Miley, Talbott, Overington and Sobonya - Occupational
Therapy, continuing education - Introduced 01/19/10 - To Government Organization
then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 01/27/10
4114. By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Miley, Talbott, Overington and Sobonya - Occupational
Therapy, competency standards for advanced practice - Introduced 01/19/10 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 01/27/10
4115. By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Miley, Talbott, Overington and Sobonya - Occupational
Therapy, ethical standards - Introduced 01/19/10 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary - To House Judiciary 01/27/10
*4139. By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Swartzmiller, Givens, Staggers, Hartman, Ross and Butcher
- Relating to professional licensing boards - Introduced 01/19/10 - To Government
Organization - On 1st reading, House Calendar 01/28/10
4144. By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Swartzmiller, Talbott, Hartman, Givens, Martin, Walker, T.,
Rowan, Miller, C. and Manypenny - Relating to the board of veterinary medicine -
Introduced 01/19/10 - To Government Organization - Passed House 01/27/10 - Title
amended
4157. By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Swartzmiller, Hartman, Givens, Manypenny and Staggers
- Removing outdated sunset language - Introduced 01/22/10 - To Government
Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 01/27/10
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
January 27, 2010
4185. By Del. Staggers, Perry, Boggs, Ellem, Walker, T., Phillips, Marshall, Longstreth,
Fleischauer and Doyle - Relating to mandatory retirement age of deputy sheriffs -
Introduced 01/27/10 - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance
4186. By Del. Williams, Morgan, Ennis, Stephens, Moye, Miller, C. and Rowan - Relating
to the practice of nursing home administration - Introduced 01/27/10 - To Senior
Citizen Issues then Judiciary
4187. By Del. Barker and Wells - Continuing the current hazardous waste management
fee until 2015 - Introduced 01/27/10 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
4188. By Del. Lawrence, Stowers, Skaff, Phillips, Hamilton, Poling, D., Manypenny,
Marshall, Walker, T., Moore and Ellem - Anti-Criminal Street Gang Act - Introduced
01/27/10 - To Judiciary then Finance
4189. By Del. Williams, Morgan, Ennis, Moye, Stephens, Miller, C. and Rowan -
Establishing an independent dispute resolution process for nursing homes -
Introduced 01/27/10 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Judiciary
4190. By Del. Poling, D., Caputo, Ellem, Longstreth, Phillips, Klempa, Lawrence, Skaff,
Poore, Eldridge and Guthrie - Clarifying an exception that allow sheriffs to collect
property taxes in more than two installments - Introduced 01/27/10 - To Finance
4191. By Del. Brown, Barker, Fleischauer, Guthrie, Hunt, Longstreth, Marshall, Poling, D.,
Shook, Staggers and Williams - Eliminating the Insurance Commissioner's
exemption relating to workers' compensation rulemaking - Introduced 01/27/10 -
To Judiciary then Finance
4192. By Del. Doyle, Michael, Campbell, Hartman, Williams, Ross, Shaver and Canterbury
- Creating the West Virginia Ski Resort Industry Commission - Introduced 01/27/10
- To Government Organization then Finance
4193. By Del. Mahan and Barker - Relating to the groundwater protection fund -
Introduced 01/27/10 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary
4194. By Del. Morgan - Codifying the Division of Criminal Justice Services and the Office
of Economic Opportunity, and incorporating the Office of Economic Opportunity
and Division of Criminal Justice Services into the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety - Introduced 01/27/10 - To Government Organization
4195. By Del. Caputo - Requiring paramedics to be on site at coal mines - Introduced
01/27/10 - To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business
then Judiciary
4196. By Del. Eldridge, Butcher, Hall, Manypenny and Staggers - Relating to the State
Athletic Commission - Introduced 01/27/10 - To Judiciary
4197. By Del. Perry, Ashley, Reynolds, Hartman, Walters, Schoen and Moore - Relating to
health maintenance organizations - Introduced 01/27/10 - To Banking and Insurance
then Judiciary
4198. By Del. Ross and Barker - Extending the expired term of a member of the Oil and
Gas Inspectors' Examining Board until such time as the member's successor is
appointed and qualified - Introduced 01/27/10 - To Government Organization
4199. By Del. Ennis and Givens - Providing for special registration plates bearing the
logo, symbol, insignia, letters or words demonstrating association with or support
for Bethany College - Introduced 01/27/10 - To Roads and Transportation then Finance
4200. By Del. Martin, Klempa, Barker, Ferro, Guthrie, Reynolds, Shook, Stephens and
Swartzmiller - Creating the West Virginia Community Empowerment
Transportation Act - Introduced 01/27/10 - To Roads and Transportation then Finance
4201. By Del. Eldridge, Butcher, Stowers, Louisos, Border, Lawrence, Williams, Varner,
Evans and Kominar - Creating the Livestock Care Standards Board - Introduced
01/27/10 - To Agriculture then Judiciary
4202. By Del. Cowles, Overington, Duke, Anderson, Porter, Andes, Evans, Romine, Ellem,
Sumner and Ashley - Redistricting of the House of Delegates into one hundred
single member districts - Introduced 01/27/10 - To Judiciary then Finance
4203. By Del. Beach, Varner, Perdue, Fleischauer, Marshall, Argento, Shaver, Perry, Eldridge,
Manypenny and Shook - Encouraging county extension services to collect data
regarding the locations of all cemeteries within the state - Introduced 01/27/10 - To
Judiciary then Finance
4204. By Del. Guthrie, Campbell, Shook and Moore - Using the Crime Victims Fund to
fill-in a portion of the property damage deductible for victims of the negligence of
an uninsured driver - Introduced 01/27/10 - To Judiciary then Finance
4205. By Del. Kominar, Shook, Brown, Hunt, Cann, Varner, Beach and Williams - Relating to the sale of fortified wines - Introduced 01/27/10 - To Judiciary
4206. By Del. Doyle, Lawrence, Duke, Walker, T. and Blair - Providing for special
registration plates bearing the logo, symbol, insignia, letters or words
demonstrating association with or support for Shepherd University - Introduced
01/27/10 - To Roads and Transportation then Finance
ALL HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1. By Del. Ennis, Hamilton, Romine, Azinger and White - Increase of Terms of
Members of the Legislature Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Constitutional
Revision then Judiciary
2. By Del. Doyle - Veto Session Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Constitutional
Revision then Judiciary - (Original same as SJR 4)
3. By Del. Longstreth - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary - (Original same as SJR 1 - similar
to SJR 7)
4. By Del. Blair, Miller, J., Duke, Border, Canterbury, Ellem, Azinger, Evans, Romine,
Anderson and Rowan - Property Tax Assessment Homestead Limitation
Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Constitutional Revision then Finance
6. By Del. Carmichael - Dedication of Funding to Natural Resources Amendment -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Constitutional Revision then Finance
8. By Del. Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth - Homestead Exemption Increase
Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary -
(Original similar to SJR 1 and SJR 7)
9. By Del. Carmichael - Term Limitations Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - 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
01/13/10 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary - (Original similar to SJR 9)
11. By Del. Doyle, Rodighiero, Eldridge and Moye - Legislator Replacement Amendment
- Introduced 01/13/10 - 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 01/13/10 -
To Constitutional Revision then Finance - (Original similar to SJR 7)
13. By Del. Doyle, Perdue, White, Michael, Blair and Boggs - Budget Committee to
Introduced the Budget Bill Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Constitutional
Revision then Finance - (Original same as SCR 9)
14. By Del. Rodighiero, Eldridge and Reynolds - Homestead Exemption Increase
Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Constitutional Revision then Finance -
(Original similar to SJR 7)
15. By Del. Miller, J., Overington, Lane, Sobonya, Blair, Porter, Schadler and Andes -
Taxpayer's Bill of Rights Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - 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 01/13/10 - To Constitutional Revision then
Judiciary
17. By Del. Rodighiero, Butcher, Louisos, Poling, D. and Eldridge - Increase of the
General Homestead Exemption Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Constitutional Revision then Finance
18. By Del. Overington, Armstead, Rowan, Duke, Sumner, Walters, Andes, Miller, J.,
Schoen and Lane - Initiative, Referendum and Recall Amendment - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary
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 01/13/10 - 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 01/13/10 - To Constitutional Revision then
Judiciary
22. By Del. Doyle and Longstreth - Reformation of County Commission Elections
Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary
23. By Del. Lane - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10
- To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary
24. By Del. Hamilton, Ireland, Romine, Andes, Rowan, Shott, Blair, Porter, Sobonya and
Duke - Defense of Marriage Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Constitutional
Revision then Judiciary - (Original similar to SJR 3 and SJR 5)
25. By Del. Moye and Louisos - Insurance Commissioner as an Elected Officer
Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary
101. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Commercial and Industrial Tangible Personal Property Tax Exemption
Amendment - Introduced 01/14/10 - To Constitutional Revision then Finance -
(Original same as SJR 11)
ALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1. 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 01/13/10 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 01/13/10 -
To Senate 01/13/10 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 01/13/10
2. By Del. Hamilton - The "Sergeant Billy W. Rapp, U.S. Army Memorial Bridge" -
Introduced 01/14/10 - To Rules
3. By Del. Perry - The "Eugene Mitchell Skaggs Memorial Bridge" - Introduced
01/14/10 - To Rules
4. By Del. Staggers - The "Robert K. 'Bob' Holliday Highway" - Introduced 01/14/10
- To Rules
5. By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Swartzmiller, Hartman, Givens, Walker, T., Manypenny and
Staggers - Requesting that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance
authorize a study of the law governing the West Virginia Board of Architects -
Introduced 01/19/10 - To Rules
6. By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Swartzmiller, Talbott, Hartman, Poling, D., Givens, Martin,
Ross, Miller, C., Walker, T., Rowan, Manypenny, Poore and Staggers - Requesting
that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance authorize a study of the law
governing the West Virginia Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters - Introduced
01/19/10 - To Rules
7. By Del. Iaquinta, Fleischauer, Eldridge and Walker, D. - Requesting the Joint
Committee on Government and Finance to continue studying the needs, challenges,
and issues facing West Virginia veterans returning from recent service - Introduced 01/21/10 - To Rules
8. By Del. Smith - The "Lance Corporal Larry Steven Heater Memorial Bridge" -
Introduced 01/22/10 - To Rules
9. By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Swartzmiller, Hartman, Poling, D., Givens, Martin, Rowan,
Manypenny, Poore and Miller, C. - Requesting the Joint Committee on Government
and Finance authorize a study of the law governing the West Virginia Board of
Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology - Introduced 01/22/10
- To Rules
10. By Del. Eldridge, Stowers, Butcher and Rodighiero - The "Sgt. Justin Alan
Thompson Memorial Highway" - Introduced 01/22/10 - To Rules
11. By Del. Manchin, Caputo, Cann, Fragale, Iaquinta, Longstreth, Manypenny and Miley
- Requesting the Division of Highways erect two signs on I-79 when entering
Marion County honoring two West Virginia football legends, Sam Huff and Frank
"Gunner" Gatski - Introduced 01/22/10 - To Rules
12. By Del. Smith - The "Private Archie A. 'Whack' Jordan Memorial Bridge" -
Introduced 01/22/10 - To Rules
13. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Opposing the adoption of a national cap and trade program for carbon dioxide
and greenhouse gas emissions - Introduced 01/26/10 - To Rules -
14. By Del. Ennis, Givens, Pethtel, Klempa, Ferro and Varner - Declaring that the month
of May be proclaimed as Lyme Disease Awareness Month beginning in 2010 -
Introduced 01/27/10 - To Rules
15. By Del. Campbell and Brown - The "John Joseph Walkup, Jr., Bridge" - Introduced
01/27/10 - To Rules
ALL HOUSE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Authorizing the appointment of employees for
this, the Second Regular Session of the Seventy-ninth Legislature, two thousand
ten - Introduced 01/13/10 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 01/13/10
2. By Del. Schadler, Evans, Rowan and Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Memorializing
the life of Don Redman, famous jazz musician and composer, and pioneering jazz
arranger from Mineral County - Introduced 01/14/10 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 01/14/10
3. By Del. Armstead, Carmichael, Border, Overington, Anderson, Sumner, Shott and
Porter - Creating a Select Committee on Federal Policy Impact - Introduced 01/15/10
- To Rules
4. By Del. Perdue, Border, Campbell, Hatfield, Lawrence, Manypenny, Marshall, Miller,
C., Miller, J., Moore, Moye, Phillips, Rodighiero and Williams - Designating January
20, 2010, as "Disability Advocacy Day" - Introduced 01/20/10 - Reference dispensed
- Adopted by House 01/20/10
5. By Del. Skaff, Cowles, Hall, Lane, Lawrence, Manypenny, McGeehan, Miller, J., Poore,
Shook and Stowers - Designating Thursday, January 21, 2010, as "Generation West
Virginia Day" - Introduced 01/21/10 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House
01/21/10
6. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Authorizing the Committee on Rules to arrange
a Special Calendar - Introduced 01/26/10 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House
01/26/10
7. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Authorizing printing and distribution of the Acts
of the Legislature and Journals of the House of Delegates - Introduced 01/26/10 -
Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 01/26/10
8. By Del. Lane, Ashley, Carmichael, Shott, Walters, Sobonya, Miller, C. and McGeehan
- Amending the rules of the House of Delegates, relating to requiring consideration
of jobs impact statement of proposed legislation - Introduced 01/27/10 - To Rules
HOUSE BILLS PASSED HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
4026. By Del. Poling, M., Paxton, Williams, Beach, Louisos, Smith, Walker, D., Andes,
Canterbury, Ireland and Romine - Relating to higher education capital facilities
generally - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Education - (Original same as SB 212) - Passed
House 01/25/10 - To Senate 01/26/10 - To Finance 01/26/10
4040. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Requiring county boards to adopt contingency plans designed to guarantee one
hundred eighty separate days of instruction for students - Introduced 01/15/10 - To
Education - (Original same as SB 228) - Passed House 01/25/10 - To Senate 01/26/10
- Committee reference dispensed - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate
01/26/10 - Senate requests return of bill from House - Effective July 1, 2010 - Senate
requests House to concur in changed effective date 01/26/10 - House concurred in Senate effective date 01/27/10 - Effective July 1, 2010
4138. By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Swartzmiller, Hartman, Staggers, Poling, D., Givens,
Martin, Miller, C., Porter and Rowan - Relating to the practice of medical imaging
and radiation therapy - Introduced 01/19/10 - To Government Organization - Passed
House 01/25/10 - Title amended - Effect from passage - To Senate 01/26/10 - To
Government Organization 01/26/10
4144. By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Swartzmiller, Talbott, Hartman, Givens, Martin, Walker, T.,
Rowan, Miller, C. and Manypenny - Relating to the board of veterinary medicine -
Introduced 01/19/10 - To Government Organization - Passed House 01/27/10 - Title
amended
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
1. 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 01/13/10 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 01/13/10 -
To Senate 01/13/10 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 01/13/10
HOUSE BILLS PASSED LEGISLATURE
4040. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Requiring county boards to adopt contingency plans designed to guarantee one
hundred eighty separate days of instruction for students - Passed 01/26/10;
Effective July 1, 2010
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES
1. 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
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES
9. By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] -
Expressing will of Legislature opposing adoption of national cap and trade
program - Adopted