HOUSE ABSTRACT


2015 REGULAR SESSION


CONTAINING


Active House Bills as of February 12, 2015

AND

BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED


*Denotes Committee Substitutes


ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS


 

*2002.        By Del. Wagner, Overington, Evans, A., Anderson, Waxman, Shott, Kelly, Nelson, E., Folk, Espinosa and Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Predicating actions for damages upon principles of comparative fault - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Judiciary - Amendments pending - Amended - Passed House 1/27/15 - Title amended - To Senate 1/28/15 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 2/9/15 - House refused to concur and requested Senate to recede 2/10/15 - Senate refused to recede and requested conference 2/11/15 - To conference 2/12/15

 

*2025.        By Del. Howell, Shott, Hamrick, Romine, Sobonya, Espinosa, Miller, Weld, Statler, Kurcaba and Canterbury - Prohibiting certain sex offenders from loitering within one thousand feet of a school or child care facility - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed House 1/23/15 - To Senate 1/26/15 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 2/10/15 - House refused to concur and requested Senate to recede 2/11/15 - Senate refused to recede and requested conference 2/12/15

 

 2114.          By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Updating the meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Finance - Passed House 2/4/15 - Effective from passage - To Senate 2/5/15 - To Finance - On 1st reading 2/13/15

 

 2115.          By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Updating the meaning of the term "federal taxable income" and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Finance - Passed House 2/4/15 - Effective from passage - To Senate 2/5/15 - To Finance - On 1st reading 2/13/15

 

 2138.          By Del. Folk, Gearheart, Householder, Howell, Nelson, J., Ireland, Faircloth, Williams, Lynch, Shott and McGeehan - Adding aircraft operations on private airstrips and farms to the definition of recreational purpose - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/29/15 - To Senate 1/30/15 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 2/11/15

 

*2157.        By Del. Lane - Relating to absentee ballot fraud - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 2/13/15

 

*2160.        By Del. Rowan, Cowles, Perry, Williams, Hamilton, Anderson, Pasdon, Duke, Espinosa, Miley and Nelson, E. - WV Schools for the Deaf and Blind eligible for School Building Authority funding - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 1/27/15 - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 2/13/15

 

 2200.          By Del. Shott, Lane, McCuskey, Manchin and Fleischauer - Revising, rearranging, consolidating and recodifying the laws of the State of West Virginia relating to child welfare - Introduced 01/21/15 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed House 2/3/15 - To Senate 2/4/15 - To Judiciary - Amended - On 3rd reading 2/13/15

 

 2201.          By Del. Ireland, Folk, Manchin, Lynch, Rowe, Fleischauer, Skinner, Fast, Fluharty, Byrd and Summers (Originating in House Judiciary) - Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt certain net metering and interconnection rules and standards - Introduced 01/20/15 - Amendments pending - Reformed Amendment reported - Amended - Passed House 1/23/15 - To Senate 1/26/15 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary - To Energy, Industry and Mining 1/26/15 - To Judiciary 1/28/15 - Amended - On 3rd reading 2/13/15

 

 2208.          By Del. McGeehan, Hamrick, Faircloth, Cowles, Folk, Zatezalo, Nelson, J. and Householder - Relating to local smoking restrictions - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Political Subdivisions then Government Organization - To House Government Organization 2/12/15

 

 2210.          By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Transferring the Children's Health Insurance Program and Children's Health Insurance Agency - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization - To House Government Organization 2/12/15

 

 2212.          By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Changing the amount of severance tax revenue annually dedicated to the West Virginia Infrastructure General Obligation Debt Service Fund - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Finance - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 2/13/15

 

 2213.          By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Reducing the distributions to the West Virginia Infrastructure Fund - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Finance - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 2/13/15

 

*2227.        By Del. Phillips, L., Eldridge, Gearheart, Moffatt, Nelson, J., White, H., Guthrie, Rowe, Marcum, Perdue and Hornbuckle - Relating to the National Coal Heritage Area Authority - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/30/15 - To Senate 2/2/15 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 2/11/15

 

*2266.        By Del. Shott, Ellington and Gearheart - Relating to the publication requirements of the administration of estates - Introduced 01/23/15 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 2/11/15 - To Senate 2/12/15 - To Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary 2/12/15

 

 2272.          By Del. Ellington, Householder, Arvon, Howell, Kurcaba, Stansbury, Sobonya and Summers - Relating to the authority of the Board of Pharmacy - Introduced 01/23/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization - To House Government Organization 2/12/15

 

 2274.          By Del. Hanshaw, Hamilton, Evans, A. and Azinger - Authorizing the Commissioner of Corrections to enter into mutual aid agreements - Introduced 01/23/15 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed House 2/12/15

 

 2364.          By Del. Sobonya - Board of Registration for Professional Engineers, examination, licensure and practice for professional engineers - Introduced 01/26/15 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/12/15

 

 2370.          By Del. Pasdon, Duke, Rowan, Wagner, Upson, Ambler and Espinosa - Increasing the powers of regional councils for governance of regional education service agencies - Introduced 01/26/15 - To Education - Amended - Passed House 2/11/15 - To Senate 2/12/15 - To Education

 

 2382.          By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Relating to the temporary assistance to needy families program - Introduced 01/26/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/12/15

 

 2387.          By Del. Pasdon, Statler, Rowan, Romine, Ambler and Espinosa - Relating to a framework for initiating comprehensive transformation of school leadership - Introduced 01/27/15 - To Education - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 2/13/15

 

 2432.          By Del. Ellington, Householder, Arvon, Howell and Stansbury - Relating to the licensure requirements to practice pharmacist care - Introduced 01/27/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization - To House Government Organization 2/12/15

 

 2444.          By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Del. Miller, Waxman, Azinger, Upson, Kessinger, Summers, Hanshaw, Kurcaba, Hill and Nelson, E. - Providing for the assignment of economic development office representatives to serve as Small Business Allies as facilitators to assist small business entities and individuals - Introduced 01/28/15 - To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development - Amended - Passed House 2/11/15 - Title amended - To Senate 2/12/15 - To Economic Development

 

 2545.          By Del. Pasdon, Duke, Perry and Moye - Relating to reimbursement of certification fee for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification - Introduced 02/02/15 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 2/12/15

 

 2547.          By Del. Nelson, E. and Ashley - Removing certain officials from office for misconduct or neglect of official duties - Introduced 02/02/15 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/12/15

 

 2549.          By Del. Lane, Nelson, E., Walters, Stansbury, White, B., Rowe, McCuskey, Guthrie, Byrd and Pushkin - Relating to the preparation and publication of county financial statements - Introduced 02/02/15 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/12/15

 

*2568.        By Del. Sobonya, Arvon, Kessinger, Rowan, Summers, Border, Blair, Espinosa, Waxman, Moye and Eldridge - The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - Introduced 02/03/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/6/15 - Motion for previous question rejected - Passed House 2/11/15 - To Senate 2/12/15 - To Judiciary

 

 2583.          By Del. Ihle, Kessinger, McGeehan, Faircloth, Moffatt, Householder, Hill, Canterbury, Kurcaba, Blair and Cadle - Removing the publication requirements of financial statements for municipalities - Introduced 02/04/15 - To Political Subdivisions then Finance - To House Finance 2/12/15

 

 2589.          By Del. Ellington, Householder and Pasdon - Establishing an appeal process for decisions issued by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Board of Review and the Bureau for Medical Services - Introduced 02/04/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/12/15

 

 2592.          By Del. Howell, Faircloth, Ihle, Cadle, Hill, Hamrick, Moffatt, Smith, R., Stansbury, Hartman and Morgan - Improving accountability in the state purchasing system - Introduced 02/04/15 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/12/15

 

 2606.          By Del. Sponaugle and Shott - Clarifying the potential sentence for disorderly conduct - Introduced 02/04/15 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 2/13/15

 

 2608.          By Del. Sponaugle and Shott - Cleaning up redundant language in the statute relating to misdemeanor offenses for violation of protective orders - Introduced 02/04/15 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 2/13/15

 

 2613.          By Del. Ellington, Householder, Bates, Howell, Pasdon and Rowan - West Virginia Clearance for Access: Registry and Employment Screening Act - Introduced 02/05/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/12/15

 

 2614.          By Del. Ellington, Householder, Storch, Ashley, Perdue, Boggs, Morgan, Espinosa and Campbell - Relating generally to health care provider taxes - Introduced 02/05/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - To House Finance 2/12/15

 

 2625.          By Del. Ashley and Ireland - Continuing the current hazardous waste management fee - Introduced 02/05/15 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/12/15

 

 2646.          By Del. Phillips, R., Nelson, J., Butler, Marcum, Eldridge, Ashley, Walters, Hanshaw, Hartman, McCuskey and White, H. - Legalizing and regulating the sale and use of fireworks - Introduced 02/06/15 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 2/13/15

 

 2648.          By Del. Pasdon, Stansbury, Ellington, Statler, Kurcaba, Householder, Fleischauer and Rohrbach - Allowing authorized entities to maintain a stock of epinephrine auto-injectors to be used for emergency - Introduced 02/06/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/12/15

 

 2676.          By Del. Nelson, J., Miller, Longstreth, Ferro, Hamilton, Phillips, L., Guthrie, Byrd, Duke, Storch and Fluharty - Defining a veteran-owned business and exempting such businesses from the initial registration and certain annual report fees - Introduced 02/10/15 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance - To House Finance 2/12/15

 


BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED

February 18, 2015

 

 2701.          By Del. McCuskey, Ashley, Nelson, E., Rohrbach and Westfall - Relating to motor vehicle dealers, distributors, wholesalers and manufacturers - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary

 

 2702.          By Del. Pasdon, Perry, Moye, Hamrick, Campbell, Statler, Rowan and Espinosa - Redefining service personnel class titles of early childhood classroom assistant teacher - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Education

 

 2703.          By Del. Hamilton, Moore, Evans, A. and Canterbury - Permitting in absentia parole hearings in certain instances - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Judiciary

 

 2704.          By Del. Morgan - Increasing sales and use taxes by one percent - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Finance

 

 2705.          By Del. Phillips, L., Eldridge, Longstreth, Ferro, Trecost, Hornbuckle, Guthrie, Perdue, Campbell and Smith, P. - Providing a pay increase for certain employees of the Department of Health and Human Resources - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Government Organization then Finance

 

 2706.          By Del. Phillips, L., Guthrie, Smith, P., Perdue, Eldridge, Moore, Ferro, Trecost, Pethtel, Miley and Moye - Providing a pay increase for certain employees of the Division of Highways - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Government Organization then Finance

 

 2707.          By Del. Eldridge, Marcum, Hicks, Rodighiero, Perdue and Campbell - Permitting certain surface owners to purchase gas at market rates - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Energy then Judiciary

 

 2708.          By Del. Skinner, Fleischauer, Reynolds, Sponaugle, Guthrie, Folk, Pushkin and McCuskey - Requiring various professionals who provide mental health-related services, complete course work in suicide assessment, treatment and management - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary

 

 2709.          By Del. Sponaugle, White, H., Marcum, Campbell, Phillips, R., Hartman, Walters, Fluharty, Miley, Boggs and Byrd - Exempting a percentage of social security benefits from personal income tax - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Finance

 

 2710.          By Del. Skinner (By Request) - Requiring the Public Service Commission to establish rates which ensure that the future customers to be served by the new project are solely responsible only for the debt costs associated for that specific project - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Judiciary

 

 2711.          By Del. Marcum, White, H., Phillips, R., Rodighiero, Eldridge and Campbell - Providing for a scratch-off game to fund a drug treatment facility on post-mine land in Mingo and Logan Counties - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 2712.          By Del. Skinner, Reynolds, Pushkin, Sponaugle, Guthrie and Householder - Relating to employment and privacy protection - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Judiciary

 

 2713.          By Del. Byrd, McCuskey, Stansbury, White, H., Guthrie, Pushkin, Rowe, Reynolds, Fleischauer, Lynch and Pasdon - Providing taxpayers repaying their own student loans a modification reducing federal adjusted gross in the amount of the interest paid - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Education then Finance

 

 2714.          By Del. Evans, A., Eldridge, Hamilton, Phillips, L., Guthrie and Romine - Altering the method of determining when the Department of Agriculture must deposit into the General Revenue Fund funds it collects - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Finance

 

 2715.          By Del. Sobonya, Frich, Miller, Householder, Butler, Ihle and Kurcaba - Making it illegal to transport a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion without written consent of both parents - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary

 

 2716.          By Del. Nelson, J., Longstreth, Ferro, Hamilton, Phillips, L. and Guthrie - Relating to charitable organizations - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Finance

 

 2717.          By Del. Marcum, Pasdon, Perry, White, H., Phillips, R., Williams, Eldridge, Rodighiero, Reynolds, Campbell and Moye - Relating to hiring of public school employees - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Education

 

 2718.          By Del. Gearheart, Butler, Hamrick, Ihle, Householder, Westfall, Miller, Border, Cooper, Hanshaw and Ellington - Transferring funds remaining in the Racetrack Modernization Fund to the State Road Fund and closing the Racetrack Modernization Fund - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Finance

 

 2719.          By Del. Skinner, Campbell, Reynolds, Overington and Fluharty - Increasing the criminal penalties for participating in an animal fighting venture - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Judiciary

 


ALL HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

 

 1.                By Del. Anderson, Nelson, E. and Gearheart - Manufacturing Inventory Amendment - Introduced 01/15/15 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 2.                By Del. Romine, Walters and Rowan - Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment - Introduced 01/15/15 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 3.                By Del. Lane - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 01/15/15 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 4.                By Del. Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" - Introduced 01/19/15 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 5.                By Del. Rodighiero, Hicks, Perdue, Marcum, Reynolds, Eldridge and Moye - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 6.                By Del. Phillips, L. - The "Disabled Veteran's Property Tax Exemption Amendment" - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 7.                By Del. Lane - The "Manufacturing Inventory Amendment" - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 8.                By Del. Overington, Walters, Deem, Gearheart, Householder, Sobonya, Moffatt, Cadle, Foster, Frich and Blair - The "Initative, Referendum, and Recall Amendment" - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Judiciary

 

 9.                By Del. Overington, Walters, Householder, Moffatt, Butler, Frich, Gearheart, Blair, Deem, Phillips, R. and Foster - The Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment - Introduced 01/21/15 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 10.              By Del. Overington, Walters, Householder, Kelly, Foster, Gearheart, Upson, Deem, Phillips, R., Shott and McGeehan - Prohibiting the Governmental Taking of Private Property for Private Use Amendment - Introduced 01/21/15 - To Judiciary

 

 11.              By Del. Longstreth, Hamilton, Guthrie and Sponaugle - The Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 01/23/15 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 12.              By Del. Sponaugle, Longstreth, Hartman, White, H., Marcum, Hicks, Byrd, Hamilton, Perdue, Guthrie and Phillips, R. - The Right to Hunt and Fish in West Virginia Amendment - Introduced 01/26/15 - To Judiciary

 

 13.              By Del. Overington, Householder, Moffatt, Espinosa, Upson, Frich, Phillips, R., Perdue, Hanshaw, Border and Miller - The Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 01/27/15 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 14.              By Del. Hamrick, Sobonya, Miller, Butler, Rohrbach and Nelson, J. - The School Board Election Amendment - Introduced 01/27/15 - To Judiciary

 

 15.              By Del. Campbell, Eldridge, Householder, Marcum and Ashley - The Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment. - Introduced 01/28/15 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 16.              By Del. Kurcaba, Hill, Faircloth, Wagner and Ihle - The Term Limitations Amendment. - Introduced 02/04/15 - To Judiciary

 

 17.              By Del. Kurcaba, Householder, McGeehan, Folk, Waxman, Fast and Ihle - The Balanced Budget Amendment. - Introduced 02/04/15 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 18.              By Del. Reynolds, Pushkin, Perry, White, H., Hornbuckle, Phillips, L., Campbell, Byrd, Rohrbach, Pasdon and Bates - The Removal of Governor's veto power for education spending in budget and appropriations bills. - Introduced 02/04/15 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 19.              By Del. McCuskey - Attorney General Term Limit Amendment - Introduced 02/11/15 - To Judiciary

 

 20.              By Del. Reynolds, Moffatt, Rodighiero, Hicks, Lynch, Trecost and Bates - Term Limitation Amendment - Introduced 02/11/15 - To Judiciary

 


ALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

 

 1.                By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor - Introduced 01/14/15 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/14/15 - To Senate 1/14/15 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/14/15

 

 2.                By Del. Fleischauer - Requesting a study of the needs, challenges, and issues facing West Virginia military veterans - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security

 

 3.                By Del. Phillips, R., Eldridge, Marcum and Moffatt - The Balentine Brothers Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 4.                By Del. Phillips, R., Eldridge, Marcum and Moffatt - The US Army PFC Clarence Allen Mooney Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Rules 2/3/15

 

 5.                By Del. Marcum, Phillips, R., White, H., Eldridge, Reynolds, Perdue, Hartman, Sponaugle, Moffatt, Rodighiero and Hicks - The Fredrick Dempsey Bridge - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 6.                By Del. Smith, R. and Williams - The Army Air Force SGT Everett Wayne "Bud" Sell Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Rules 2/3/15

 

 7.                By Del. Arvon, Kessinger and Border - The Kenneth A. Chapman, Sr. Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 8.                By Del. Phillips, R., Eldridge, Marcum and Moffatt - The U. S. Air Force Staff Sergeant William Henry "Bill" Whitman Memorial Highway - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 9.                By Del. Phillips, L., Arvon, Phillips, R., Rodighiero, White, H. and White, B. - The U. S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Richard "Toots" Wilcox Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Rules 2/3/15

 

 10.              By Del. Phillips, R., Eldridge, Marcum and Moffatt - The US Navy LCDR Helen Elizabeth Peck Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 11.              By Del. Phillips, R., Eldridge, Marcum and Moffatt - The 1st Sgt. Carl J. Crabtree Memorial Road - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 12.              By Del. Phillips, R., White, H., Eldridge and Moffatt - The US Army SP4 Lawrence Mendez, Jr. Bridge - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 13.              By Del. Phillips, R., Moffatt, Eldridge and Marcum - The MSgt Johnny Baxter Clark and MSgt Carl Richard (Dick) Clark Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 14.              By Del. Phillips, R., Eldridge, Marcum and Moffatt - The James Earl Pelfrey Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 15.              By Del. Phillips, R., Eldridge, Marcum and Moffatt - The US Marine Corps GySgt Lionel Collins Memorial Road - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 16.              By Del. Phillips, R., Eldridge, Marcum and Moffatt - The US Army CPL F. Lee Noel Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 17.              By Del. Phillips, R., Eldridge, Marcum and Moffatt - The U. S. Air Force S/Sgt Bethel Howard McNeely and U. S. Marines S/Sgt Clyde Elmo Bryant Bridge - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 18.              By Del. Phillips, R., Marcum, Eldridge and Moffatt - The Betty Jo Delong Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 19.              By Del. Phillips, R., Marcum, Eldridge and Moffatt - The U. S. Army SGT Bobby Ray Adkins Memorial Highway - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Rules 2/3/15

 

 20.              By Del. Phillips, L., Arvon, Phillips, R., Rodighiero, White, H. and White, B. - The Virginia & U. S. Army Major Woodrow Cook Memorial Road - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 21.              By Del. Statler, Kurcaba, Fleischauer, Frich, Border, Pasdon, Evans, D., Summers, Pethtel, Blair, Hamrick and Pushkin - The PFC James Elwood Wickline Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/23/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Rules 2/3/15

 

 22.              By Del. Marcum, Phillips, R., White, H., Eldridge, Reynolds, Perdue, Hartman, Sponaugle, Moffatt, Rodighiero and Campbell - Requesting the Division of Highways to build the bridge on County Route 65/03 located near Tug Valley High School in Naugatuck, Mingo County - Introduced 01/23/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 23.              By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - The US Marine Corps PFC Clayton Andrew Craft Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/26/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 24.              By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - The US Army SP5 Johnnie Marvin Ayers Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/26/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 25.              By Del. Border, Ambler, Anderson, Arvon, Azinger, Blair, Cadle, Canterbury, Cooper, Espinosa, Evans, D., Faircloth, Gearheart, Hamrick, Hanshaw, Hill, Howell, Ihle, Kelly, Miller, Moffatt, Phillips, L., Romine, Rowan, Stansbury, Statler, Walters, Zatezalo and Kessinger - The US Army PFC Jessica Dawn Lynch Bridge - Introduced 01/27/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 26.              By Del. Marcum, White, H., Phillips, R., Rodighiero, Moffatt, Eldridge, Moye, Byrd, Miley and Sponaugle - The Ingram's Way - Introduced 01/27/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 27.              By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Del. Walters, Evans, D. and Nelson, J. - The West Virginia Air National Guard 167th Fighter Squadron Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/27/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Rules 2/3/15

 

 28.              By Del. Hamilton - The USMC Cpl Marple W. Landes and US Army PV2 Margel S. Landes Memorial Bridge. - Introduced 01/28/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Rules 2/10/15

 

 29.              By Del. Campbell, Smith, P., Rodighiero, Westfall, Summers, Moore, Moffatt, Sobonya, Householder, Kelly and Azinger - That April 2 be designated as West Virginia Autism Awareness Day. - Introduced 01/28/15 - To Rules

 

 30.              By Del. Marcum, Eldridge, Bates, Blair, Boggs, Border, Caputo, Faircloth, Ferro, Hamilton, Hartman, Hicks, Hill, Hornbuckle, Ihle, Kessinger, Longstreth, Lynch, Miley, Moore, Morgan, Moye, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, R., Reynolds, Rodighiero, Smith, P., Smith, R., Sponaugle, Stansbury, Westfall and White, H. - The Baisden Family Memorial Bridge. - Introduced 01/28/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Rules 2/11/15

 

 31.              By Del. Rowan, Smith, R., Phillips, L., Phillips, R., White, H., Moye, Ambler, Cooper, Ireland, Hill and Marcum - Declaring the Northern Red Salamander to be the official state amphibian. - Introduced 01/30/15 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Rules

 

 32.              By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - The Lipscomb Brothers Veterans Bridge - Introduced 02/02/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Rules 2/10/15

 

 33.              By Del. Marcum, White, H., Phillips, R., Moye, Longstreth, Ferro, Byrd, Faircloth, Rowe, Sponaugle and Rodighiero - The Everett Ronnie Fields, Sr. Memorial Bridge - Introduced 02/02/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 34.              By Del. Phillips, R., Marcum, Eldridge and Moffatt - The John B. Short Memorial Bridge - Introduced 02/02/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 35.              By Del. Ihle, Westfall, Cadle, Hanshaw, Ashley, Sponaugle, Smith, P., Hartman, Evans, A., Campbell and Boggs - The Historic Blue-Gray Highway. - Introduced 02/02/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Rules 2/10/15

 

 36.              By Del. Rodighiero, Eldridge, Moffatt and Hicks - The US Army SPC David H. Stamper Memorial Bridge. - Introduced 02/02/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 37.              By Del. Ambler and Canterbury - The U. S. Army PV2 Eskridge A. Waggoner Memorial Bridge - Introduced 02/03/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 38.              By Del. Evans, A., Sponaugle, Hartman and Romine - The Captain John Bond and the West Virginia State Troops Memorial Bridge - Introduced 02/04/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 39.              By Del. Moore, Gearheart, Phillips, L. and White, H. - The USMC LCpl Julius C. "Corky" Foster Memorial Bridge. - Introduced 02/04/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 40.              By Del. Marcum, Phillips, R., White, H., Faircloth, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Nelson, J., Moore, Eldridge, Smith, R. and Ireland - The Ronald 'Duke' Varney Memorial Bridge. - Introduced 02/04/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 41.              By Del. Phillips, R., Marcum and Eldridge - The PFC Donald Ray Cochran Memorial Bridge. - Introduced 02/05/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 42.              By Del. Rowe, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Guthrie, Pushkin, Byrd, McCuskey, Moore, Hornbuckle, White, B., Upson and Shott - The Boyhood Home of Booker T. Washington. - Introduced 02/05/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 43.              By Del. Nelson, J., McGeehan, Folk, Faircloth, Moffatt, Hill, Kessinger, Shott, Gearheart, Smith, R. and Sobonya - Audit of the Federal Reserve System - Introduced 02/05/15 - To Rules

 

 44.              By Del. Rowan, Cowles, Butler, Eldridge, Ferro, Fluharty, Hamrick, Hartman, Kelly, Longstreth, Manchin, Nelson, J., Rohrbach, Romine, Skinner, Sponaugle, Trecost, White, B., White, H. and Zatezalo - The North River Mills Historic Trace. - Introduced 02/05/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 45.              By Del. Pethtel - The US Army COL William L. Glover Memorial Bridge. - Introduced 02/06/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 46.              By Del. Nelson, J., Moffatt, McGeehan, Storch, Westfall, Espinosa, Folk, Butler, Ihle, Stansbury and Gearheart - The U. S. Army SSG James C. Vickers and U. S. Marine Corps PFC Randall Carl Phelps Memorial Bridge. - Introduced 02/06/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 47.              By Del. Overington, Ambler, Anderson, Arvon, Azinger, Blair, Border, Butler, Canterbury, Cooper, Deem, Ellington, Espinosa, Evans, A., Evans, D., Faircloth, Fast, Folk, Foster, Frich, Gearheart, Hamilton, Hamrick, Hill, Householder, Howell, Ihle, Ireland, Kurcaba, Lane, Kessinger, McCuskey, McGeehan, Miller, Moffatt, Nelson, E., Pasdon, Rohrbach, Romine, Rowan, Shott, Smith, R., Sobonya, Statler, Storch, Summers, Wagner, Walters, Waxman, Westfall, White, B., Zatezalo, Lynch, Moye, Perry, Phillips, R., White, H., Williams, Stansbury and Weld - Calling a convention of the States under the Provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the US - Introduced 02/06/15 - To Judiciary then Rules

 

 48.              By Del. McGeehan, Folk, Nelson, J. and Ihle - Requesting the Congress of the US to repeal the Federal Reserve Act, abolish Federal Reserve System and abolish Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. - Introduced 02/06/15 - To Rules

 

 49.              By Del. Marcum, White, H., Hicks and Perdue - The Albert and Laura Baisden Memorial Bridge. - Introduced 02/10/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 50.              By Del. Marcum, McCuskey, Hicks, Perdue, Phillips, R., Rodighiero, Westfall, White, H., Gearheart and Reynolds - Historic Dingess Tunnel, 100 Years Old, 1914. - Introduced 02/10/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 51.              By Del. Eldridge, Storch, Moore, Fluharty, Lynch, Bates, Ashley, Phillips, R., Williams, Marcum and Arvon - Making the fiddle the official musical instrument of the State of West Virginia. - Introduced 02/10/15 - To Rules

 

 52.              By Del. Ashley and Westfall - The U. S. Army SSG Delmer R. Jones Memorial Bridge - Introduced 02/10/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 53.              By Del. Phillips, R., Marcum and Eldridge - The U. S. Army SSG Styish R. Morris Memorial Road - Introduced 02/11/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 54.              By Del. Eldridge - The Hill Brothers Memorial Bridge - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 55.              By Del. Miller, Morgan, Nelson, E., Sobonya, Rohrbach, Perdue, McCuskey, Ashley, Hornbuckle, Reynolds and Hicks - The William C. Campbell Memorial Highway - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 56.              By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Del. Sobonya, Ambler, Anderson, Arvon, Ashley, Azinger, Bates, Blair, Boggs, Border, Butler, Byrd, Campbell, Canterbury, Caputo, Cooper, Cowles, Deem, Duke, Eldridge, Ellington, Evans, A., Evans, D., Faircloth, Fast, Ferro, Fleischauer, Folk, Foster, Frich, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hamrick, Hanshaw, Hartman, Hicks, Hornbuckle, Hill, Householder, Howell, Ihle, Ireland, Kelly, Kurcaba, Lane, Longstreth, Lynch, Manchin, Marcum, McCuskey, Kessinger, Miley, Miller, Moffatt, Moore, Morgan, Moye, Nelson, E., Nelson, J., O'Neal, Pasdon, Perdue, Pethtel, Phillips, L., Pushkin, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Rohrbach, Romine, Rowan, Rowe, Shott, Skinner, Smith, P., Smith, R., Sponaugle, Stansbury, Statler, Storch, Trecost, Upson, Wagner, Walters, Waxman, Weld, Westfall, White, B., White, H. and Zatezalo - Encouraging all West Virginians to observe Red Shirt Fridays - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Rules

 

 57.              By Del. Lynch and Hamilton - The U. S. Army PFC Lowell Roger Groves Memorial Road - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 58.              By Del. Rowan and Cowles - The U. S. Army PV2 William Frederick Kump Memorial Bridge - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 59.              By Del. Hicks, Perdue and Marcum - The U. S. Army PFC Ernest D. Marcum Bridge - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 60.              By Del. Perdue, Hicks and Reynolds - The U. S. Army SFC Jesse Muncy Memorial Bridge - Introduced 02/12/15 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 


ALL HOUSE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

 

 1.                By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Adopting Rules of the House of Delegates - Introduced 01/14/15 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/14/15

 

 2.                By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Authorizing the publication of the Legislative Manual - Introduced 01/14/15 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/14/15

 

 3.                By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Authorizing printing and distribution of Acts of the Legislature and Journals of the House of Delegates - Introduced 01/14/15 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/14/15

 

 4.                By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Authorizing the appointment of employees for this, the First Regular Session of the Eighty-second Legislature, two thousand fifteen - Introduced 01/14/15 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/14/15

 

 5.                By Del. Lane - Amending the rules of the House of Delegates, relating to requiring that a Jobs Impact Statement be attached to proposed legislation affecting employment or taxes in the state - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Rules

 

 6.                By Del. Rowan, Evans, A. and Sponaugle - Proclaiming August 28, 2015, and every August 28 thereafter to be designated as Teachers' Day in Hardy, Grant and Hampshire counties of West Virginia - Introduced 01/27/15 - To Rules

 

 7.                By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Commemorating the life of Morris E. "Mike" Mowery, Jr. - Introduced 02/02/15 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/30/15

 

 8.                By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley - Amending the rules of the House of Delegates, relating to allowing a Delegate to remove from or add his or her name to any bill or resolution introduced by request to the Clerk in writing - Introduced 02/04/15 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 2/4/15

 

 9.                By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Authorizing the Committee on Rules to arrange a Special Calendar and providing for making public the vote on certain questions in connection with the preparation thereof - Introduced 02/10/15 - To Rules - Adopted 2/12/15

 


HOUSE BILLS PASSED HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE

 

*2001.        By Del. Gearheart, Nelson, J., Arvon, Ellington, Folk, White, B., Frich, Hill, Householder, Moffatt and Shott - Repealing portions of the Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Act - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Energy then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/16/15 - Passed House 1/22/15 - Title amended - To Senate 1/23/15 - Committee reference dispensed - Passed Senate 1/27/15 - Effective from passage - Senate requests House to concur in changed effective date 1/27/15 - House concurred in Senate effective date 1/28/15 - Effective from passage - To Governor 1/29/15 - Approved by Governor 2/3/15

 

*2002.        By Del. Wagner, Overington, Evans, A., Anderson, Waxman, Shott, Kelly, Nelson, E., Folk, Espinosa and Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Predicating actions for damages upon principles of comparative fault - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Judiciary - Amendments pending - Amended - Passed House 1/27/15 - Title amended - To Senate 1/28/15 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 2/9/15 - House refused to concur and requested Senate to recede 2/10/15 - Senate refused to recede and requested conference 2/11/15 - To conference 2/12/15

 

*2004.        By Del. Nelson, J., Howell, Statler, Walters, Foster, Zatezalo, White, B., Moffatt, Stansbury, Gearheart and Butler - Providing a procedure for the development of a state plan under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Energy then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/23/15 - Passed House 2/6/15 - Effective from passage - To Senate 2/9/15 - To Judiciary

 

*2005.        By Del. Pasdon, Hamrick, Zatezalo, Romine, McCuskey, Walters, Westfall, Arvon, Overington, Espinosa and Moffatt - Relating to alternative programs for the education of teachers - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 1/27/15 - Motion to advance bill with amendments pending and restricted right to amend by Del. Pasdon rejected - Amendments pending - Amended - Passed House 2/10/15 - Title amended - Effective July 1, 2015 - To Senate 2/11/15 - To Education then Finance - To Education 2/11/15

 

*2008.        By Del. Summers, Evans, D., Hamrick, Ashley, Ireland, Stansbury, Gearheart, Nelson, E., Howell, Blair and Kurcaba - Auditing the Division of Highways - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Government Organization then Finance - To House Finance 1/19/15 - Amended - Passed House 2/6/15 - Effective from passage - To Senate 2/9/15 - To Finance

 

*2010.        By Del. Kessinger, McCuskey, Border, Shott, Rowan, Frich, Westfall, Lane, Anderson, Sobonya and Faircloth - Requiring the elections of justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, circuit court judges, family court judges and magistrates be nonpartisan and by division - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/4/15 - To Senate 2/5/15 - To Judiciary

 

*2011.        By Del. Hanshaw, Shott, Nelson, E., Rohrbach, Sobonya, Weld, Espinosa, Statler and Miller - Relating to disbursements from the Workers' Compensation Fund where an injury is self inflicted or intentionally caused by the employer - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Judiciary - Amended - Amended on 3rd reading - Passed House 2/10/15 - To Senate 2/11/15 - To Judiciary

 

*2025.        By Del. Howell, Shott, Hamrick, Romine, Sobonya, Espinosa, Miller, Weld, Statler, Kurcaba and Canterbury - Prohibiting certain sex offenders from loitering within one thousand feet of a school or child care facility - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed House 1/23/15 - To Senate 1/26/15 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 2/10/15 - House refused to concur and requested Senate to recede 2/11/15 - Senate refused to recede and requested conference 2/12/15

 

*2053.        By Del. Shott - Relating to the form of trust deeds - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed House 1/30/15 - To Senate 2/2/15 - To Judiciary

 

 2114.          By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Updating the meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Finance - Passed House 2/4/15 - Effective from passage - To Senate 2/5/15 - To Finance - On 1st reading 2/13/15

 

 2115.          By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Updating the meaning of the term "federal taxable income" and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Finance - Passed House 2/4/15 - Effective from passage - To Senate 2/5/15 - To Finance - On 1st reading 2/13/15

 

*2128.        By Del. Howell, Hamrick, Householder, Statler, Moffatt, Walters, Arvon, Blair, Kessinger, Border and Frich - Permitting those individuals who have been issued concealed weapons permits to keep loaded firearms in their motor vehicles on the State Capitol Complex grounds - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/5/15 - To Senate 2/6/15 - To Judiciary

 

 2138.          By Del. Folk, Gearheart, Householder, Howell, Nelson, J., Ireland, Faircloth, Williams, Lynch, Shott and McGeehan - Adding aircraft operations on private airstrips and farms to the definition of recreational purpose - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/29/15 - To Senate 1/30/15 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 2/11/15

 

*2151.        By Del. Perry, Pasdon, Phillips, L., Rowan, Ambler, Cooper, Espinosa, Pethtel, Romine, Longstreth and Moye - Making the West Virginia state teacher of the year an ex officio, nonvoting member of the West Virginia Board of Education - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Education - Amended - Passed House 2/6/15 - Effective from passage - To Senate 2/9/15 - To Education

 

 2200.          By Del. Shott, Lane, McCuskey, Manchin and Fleischauer - Revising, rearranging, consolidating and recodifying the laws of the State of West Virginia relating to child welfare - Introduced 01/21/15 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed House 2/3/15 - To Senate 2/4/15 - To Judiciary - Amended - On 3rd reading 2/13/15

 

 2201.          By Del. Ireland, Folk, Manchin, Lynch, Rowe, Fleischauer, Skinner, Fast, Fluharty, Byrd and Summers (Originating in House Judiciary) - Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt certain net metering and interconnection rules and standards - Introduced 01/20/15 - Amendments pending - Reformed Amendment reported - Amended - Passed House 1/23/15 - To Senate 1/26/15 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary - To Energy, Industry and Mining 1/26/15 - To Judiciary 1/28/15 - Amended - On 3rd reading 2/13/15

 

*2217.        By Del. Overington, Walters, Cowles, Upson, Blair, Espinosa, Deem, Phillips, R., Shott, Smith, R. and Sobonya - Relating to qualifications of the Commissioner of Labor - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Industry and Labor then Government Organization - To House Government Organization 1/28/15 - Passed House 2/4/15 - To Senate 2/5/15 - Committee reference dispensed - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 2/9/15 - House concurred in Senate amendment and passed 2/10/15

 

*2223.        By Del. Walters and Frich - Including consumer credit sales that are secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other equivalent consensual security interest on a dwelling or residential real estate in the definitions of "primary mortgage loan" and "subordinate mortgage loan" - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - To House Finance 1/30/15 - Passed House 2/10/15 - To Senate 2/11/15 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - To Banking and Insurance 2/11/15

 

 2224.          By Del. Howell, Manchin, Rowan, Storch, Canterbury, Stansbury, Zatezalo, Butler, Evans, D., Ambler and Cooper - Providing that historical reenactors are not violating the provision prohibiting unlawful military organizations - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/29/15 - Amended - Passed House 2/10/15 - To Senate 2/11/15 - To Military then Judiciary - To Military 2/11/15

 

*2227.        By Del. Phillips, L., Eldridge, Gearheart, Moffatt, Nelson, J., White, H., Guthrie, Rowe, Marcum, Perdue and Hornbuckle - Relating to the National Coal Heritage Area Authority - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/30/15 - To Senate 2/2/15 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 2/11/15

 

*2234.        By Del. Ashley, Shott, Lane, Nelson, E., Upson, Hanshaw, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), McCuskey, Manchin, Campbell and Rowe - Requiring a court to permit a party in a divorce proceeding to resume using the name he or she used prior to the marriage - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/5/15 - To Senate 2/6/15 - To Judiciary

 

*2266.        By Del. Shott, Ellington and Gearheart - Relating to the publication requirements of the administration of estates - Introduced 01/23/15 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 2/11/15 - To Senate 2/12/15 - To Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary 2/12/15

 

 2274.          By Del. Hanshaw, Hamilton, Evans, A. and Azinger - Authorizing the Commissioner of Corrections to enter into mutual aid agreements - Introduced 01/23/15 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed House 2/12/15

 

 2370.          By Del. Pasdon, Duke, Rowan, Wagner, Upson, Ambler and Espinosa - Increasing the powers of regional councils for governance of regional education service agencies - Introduced 01/26/15 - To Education - Amended - Passed House 2/11/15 - To Senate 2/12/15 - To Education

 

 2444.          By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Del. Miller, Waxman, Azinger, Upson, Kessinger, Summers, Hanshaw, Kurcaba, Hill and Nelson, E. - Providing for the assignment of economic development office representatives to serve as Small Business Allies as facilitators to assist small business entities and individuals - Introduced 01/28/15 - To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development - Amended - Passed House 2/11/15 - Title amended - To Senate 2/12/15 - To Economic Development

 

*2568.        By Del. Sobonya, Arvon, Kessinger, Rowan, Summers, Border, Blair, Espinosa, Waxman, Moye and Eldridge - The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - Introduced 02/03/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/6/15 - Motion for previous question rejected - Passed House 2/11/15 - To Senate 2/12/15 - To Judiciary

 

 2576.          By Del. Howell, Hartman, Ferro, Kessinger, Cadle, Arvon, Moffatt, McGeehan, Zatezalo, Faircloth and Smith, R. - Creating new code sections which separate the executive departments - Introduced 02/03/15 - To Government Organization - Amended - Passed House 2/10/15 - To Senate 2/11/15 - To Government Organization

 


ALL SENATE BILLS PASSED BY SENATE

AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE

 

*1.              By Sen. Cole (Mr. President), Boley, Carmichael, Ferns, Gaunch, D. Hall, Karnes, Leonhardt, Maynard, Mullins, Nohe, Sypolt, Trump, Walters, Blair, Plymale, Kirkendoll, Stollings and Takubo - Repealing Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Act; creating net metering of customer-generators - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Energy, Industry and Mining - Com. sub. reported 1/19/15 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 1/21/15 - To House 1/22/15 - To Energy then Judiciary

 

 3.                By Sen. Palumbo, Leonhardt, Boley, Ferns, D. Hall, Karnes, Maynard, Nohe, Sypolt, Trump, Blair, Williams, Plymale, Kirkendoll, Stollings and Cole (Mr. President) - Relating to real property possessor's liability for trespasser harm - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 1/21/15 - To House 1/22/15 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/29/15 - To Governor 2/4/15 - Approved by Governor 2/9/15

 

*6.              By Sen. Ferns, Boley, Carmichael, Gaunch, Leonhardt, Mullins, Nohe, Trump, Blair, Plymale, Stollings, Cole (Mr. President) and Takubo - Relating to medical professional liability - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/28/15 - Passed Senate 2/2/15 - Effective from passage - To House 2/3/15 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 2/13/15

 

*7.              By Sen. Stollings, Boley, Ferns, Gaunch, D. Hall, M. Hall, Walters, Blair, Plymale, Unger, Kirkendoll, Kessler, Facemire, Cole (Mr. President), Takubo and Williams - Requiring CPR and care for conscious choking instruction in public schools - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Education - Com. sub. reported 1/28/15 - Passed Senate 2/2/15 - Effective July 1, 2015 - To House 2/3/15 - To Education then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed House 2/11/15 - Title amended - Effective July 1, 2015 - Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill 2/12/15 - Effective July 1, 2015

 

*8.              By Sen. Blair, Boley, Carmichael, Ferns, Gaunch, Karnes, Leonhardt, Maynard, Nohe, Sypolt, Trump, Walters and Cole (Mr. President) - Providing for DOH performance and efficiency audit - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Government Organization - Com. sub. reported 1/23/15 - Passed Senate 1/28/15 - To House 1/29/15 - To Finance

 

*12.            By Sen. Carmichael, Boley, Ferns, Gaunch, D. Hall, M. Hall, Karnes, Mullins, Sypolt, Nohe, Trump, Blair and Cole (Mr. President) - Relating to payment of separated employee's outstanding wages - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/20/15 - Passed Senate 1/23/15 - To House 1/26/15 - To Industry and Labor then Finance

 

*13.            By Sen. Nohe, Boley, Ferns, D. Hall, Karnes, Maynard, Mullins, Sypolt, Trump, Blair, Williams and Cole (Mr. President) - Reinstating open and obvious doctrine for premises liability - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/22/15 - Passed Senate 1/27/15 - To House 1/28/15 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed House 2/4/15 - Title amended - Senate refused to concur in House amendment 2/5/15 - House refused to recede and requested conference 2/9/15 - To conference 2/10/15

 

*19.            By Sen. Plymale - Specifying minimum early childhood education program instruction days - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Education then Finance - Com. sub. reported 2/6/15 - Committee reference dispensed - Amended - Passed Senate 2/12/15

 

*37.            By Sen. Palumbo - Creating Revised Uniform Arbitration Act - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/5/15 - Amended - Passed Senate 2/10/15 - Effective July 1, 2015 - To House 2/11/15 - To Judiciary

 

*43.            By Sen. Palumbo - Limiting tolling of statute of limitations for third-party complaints - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/21/15 - Passed Senate 1/26/15 - To House 1/27/15 - To Judiciary

 

*60.            By Sen. Williams and Sypolt - Requiring food handler examinations and cards - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization - Com. sub. reported 1/30/15 - To Government Organization 1/30/15 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 2/6/15 - Passed Senate 2/11/15 - To House 2/12/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization

 

 106.            By Sen. Carmichael - Excepting professional engineer member from sanitary board when project engineer is under contract - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - Committee reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/2/15 - Effective from passage - To House 2/3/15 - To Political Subdivisions then Government Organization

 

*175.          By Sen. Snyder - Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rules - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Judiciary 1/16/15 - Com. sub. reported 1/29/15 - Passed Senate 2/3/15 - Effective from passage - To House 2/4/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization

 

*187.          By Sen. Snyder - Authorizing Department of Revenue promulgate legislative rules - Introduced 01/14/15 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To Judiciary 1/22/15 - Com. sub. reported 2/4/15 - Passed Senate 2/9/15 - Effective from passage - To House 2/10/15 - To Judiciary

 

*237.          By Sen. D. Hall, Romano, Snyder, Facemire and Williams - Creating Captive Cervid Farming Act - Introduced 01/16/15 - To Agriculture and Rural Development then Finance - Com. sub. reported 1/27/15 - Committee reference dispensed - Passed Senate 1/30/15 - Effective from passage - To House 2/2/15 - To Finance - Amended - Passed House 2/12/15 - Effective from passage

 

 238.            By Sen. D. Hall, Nohe and Stollings - Limiting certain county board of education liability arising from unorganized recreation - Introduced 01/16/15 - To Education then Judiciary - To Judiciary 2/4/15 - Passed Senate with amended title 2/11/15 - To House 2/12/15 - To Judiciary

 

*242.          By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Creating criminal penalties for certain automated telephone calls during state of emergency or preparedness - Introduced 01/16/15 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/6/15 - Passed Senate 2/11/15 - To House 2/12/15 - To Judiciary

 

*243.          By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Relating to school nutrition standards during state of emergency or preparedness - Introduced 01/16/15 - To Education then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/30/15 - To Judiciary 1/30/15 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 2/9/15 - Passed Senate 2/12/15 - Effective from passage

 

*249.          By Sen. Trump, Blair, Ferns, M. Hall and Walters - Prohibiting straight party voting - Introduced 01/16/15 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/29/15 - Passed Senate 2/3/15 - To House 2/4/15 - To Judiciary

 

 250.            By Sen. Trump, Blair, Carmichael, M. Hall, Leonhardt, Miller, Snyder, Unger, Williams and Plymale - Relating to Conservation Agency financial assistance applications from district supervisors - Introduced 01/16/15 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - To Judiciary 1/29/15 - Passed Senate 2/6/15 - Effective from passage - To House 2/9/15 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

 

*255.          By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Eliminating certain boards, councils, committees, panels, task forces and commissions - Introduced 01/19/15 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/30/15 - To Judiciary 1/30/15 - Passed Senate 2/10/15 - To House 2/11/15 - To Government Organization

 

*261.          By Sen. D. Hall, Miller, Snyder, Beach and Facemire - Clarifying definition of "owner" of dam - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - To Judiciary 1/29/15 - Com. sub. reported 2/3/15 - Passed Senate 2/6/15 - To House 2/9/15 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

 

 262.            By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Transferring CHIP and Children's Health Insurance Agency from Department of Administration to DHHR - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Judiciary 1/28/15 - Passed Senate 2/10/15 - To House 2/11/15 - To Government Organization

 

 267.            By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Repealing code relating to Governor's Office of Health Enhancement and Lifestyle Planning - Introduced 01/20/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Judiciary 1/30/15 - Passed Senate 2/10/15 - To House 2/11/15 - To Health and Human Resources

 

*280.          By Sen. Cole (Mr. President), Boley, Ferns, Mullins, Nohe, Sypolt, Prezioso, Facemire, D. Hall, Williams, Kessler, Palumbo and Beach - Allowing well work permit transfers - Introduced 01/21/15 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/23/15 - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 1/23/15 - Effective from passage - To House 1/26/15 - To Energy - Passed House 1/28/15 - Effective from passage - To Governor 2/2/15 - Approved by Governor 2/4/15

 

*284.          By Sen. Nohe, Plymale, Sypolt, Walters, Blair, Williams, Prezioso and D. Hall - Relating to chief law-enforcement officer's requirement to certify transfer or making of certain firearms - Introduced 01/22/15 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/30/15 - Amended - Passed Senate 2/4/15 - To House 2/5/15 - To Judiciary

 

*287.          By Sen. Takubo, Boley, Carmichael, Gaunch, Stollings, Walters, Williams, Trump and Blair - Providing posthumous high school diplomas - Introduced 01/23/15 - To Education - Com. sub. reported 2/4/15 - Passed Senate 2/9/15 - To House 2/10/15 - To Education then Finance

 

 295.            By Sen. Ferns and Trump - Establishing appeal process for DHHR Board of Review and Bureau for Medical Services decisions - Introduced 01/23/15 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Judiciary 1/28/15 - Passed Senate 2/10/15 - To House 2/11/15 - To Judiciary

 

 312.            By Sen. Nohe, Boley, Leonhardt, Palumbo and D. Hall - Relating to disqualification of general election nominees for failure to file campaign finance statements - Introduced 01/26/15 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 2/4/15 - To House 2/5/15 - To Judiciary

 

 318.            By Sen. Trump, Karnes, Carmichael and Blair - Relating to payment of wages by employers - Introduced 01/27/15 - To Judiciary - Amended on 3rd reading - Passed Senate 2/5/15 - To House 2/6/15 - To Judiciary

 

 322.            By Sen. Nohe, Boley, Palumbo, Leonhardt and Trump - Eliminating mandatory electronic recount of ballots in recounts - Introduced 01/27/15 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 2/4/15 - To House 2/5/15 - To Judiciary

 

*323.          By Sen. Blair - Relating to municipal home rule - Introduced 01/27/15 - To Government Organization then Finance - Com. sub. reported 1/30/15 - Committee reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/4/15 - To House 2/5/15 - To Government Organization then Finance

 

 326.            By Sen. Nohe, Boley, Leonhardt, Sypolt, Palumbo, Trump and Blair - Eliminating campaign finance reporting by candidates for delegate to national convention - Introduced 01/27/15 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 2/4/15 - To House 2/5/15 - To Judiciary

 

*335.          By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Creating Access to Opioid Antagonists Act - Introduced 01/27/15 - To Health and Human Resources - Com. sub. reported 1/28/15 - Passed Senate 2/2/15 - To House 2/3/15 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed House 2/11/15 - Title amended - Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill 2/12/15

 

 341.            By Sen. D. Hall, Trump, Blair, Beach, Karnes, Sypolt, Williams and Woelfel (Originating in Senate Agriculture and Rural Development) - Permitting Agriculture Commissioner approve and submit Livestock Care Standards Board rules - Introduced 01/27/15 - Passed Senate 1/30/15 - Effective from passage - To House 2/2/15 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

 

*357.          By Sen. Mullins, Blair, Boley, Boso, Ferns, Gaunch, D. Hall, M. Hall, Karnes, Carmichael, Kirkendoll, Leonhardt, Maynard, Nohe, Plymale, Prezioso, Stollings, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Walters and Williams - Creating Coal Jobs and Safety Act of 2015 - Introduced 01/29/15 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/5/15 - Amended - Passed Senate 2/10/15 - To House 2/11/15 - To Judiciary

 

*374.          By Sen. Trump and D. Hall - Permitting in absentia parole hearings in certain instances - Introduced 01/30/15 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/3/15 - Passed Senate 2/6/15 - Effective from passage - To House 2/9/15 - To Judiciary

 

*375.          By Sen. Trump - Specifying who receives parole hearing notices via regular or certified mail - Introduced 01/30/15 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/3/15 - Passed Senate 2/6/15 - Effective from passage - To House 2/9/15 - To Judiciary

 

 389.            By Sen. Blair, Yost, Maynard, Facemire, Leonhardt, Williams, Walters, Boso, Palumbo, Mullins, Gaunch, Miller, Ferns and Snyder (Originating in Senate Government Organization) - Relating to Board of Registration for Professional Engineers license renewals and reinstatements - Introduced 02/02/15 - Passed Senate 2/5/15 - Effective from passage - To House 2/6/15 - To Government Organization - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 2/13/15

 

*430.          By Sen. Trump - Permitting mutual orders enjoining certain contact between parties to domestic relations actions - Introduced 02/06/15 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/9/15 - Amended - Passed Senate 2/12/15 - Effective from passage

 


SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY SENATE AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE

 

 8.                By Sen. Trump, Blair, M. Hall, Leonhardt, Mullins, Unger, Williams, Kirkendoll, Romano, Snyder, Facemire, Stollings and D. Hall - Urging US EPA withdraw and/or rescind proposed definition of "waters of the United States" - Introduced 01/16/15 - To Agriculture and Rural Development - Adopted by Senate 1/28/15 - To House 1/29/15 - To Rules - To House Rules 1/29/15

 


HOUSE BILLS PASSED LEGISLATURE

 

*2001.        By Del. Gearheart, Nelson, J., Arvon, Ellington, Folk, White, B., Frich, Hill, Householder, Moffatt and Shott - Repealing portions of the Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Act - Passed 1/27/2015; Effective from passage - To Governor 1/29/15 - Approved by Governor 2/3/15

 

 2138.          By Del. Folk, Gearheart, Householder, Howell, Nelson, J., Ireland, Faircloth, Williams, Lynch, Shott and McGeehan - Adding aircraft operations on private airstrips and farms to the definition of recreational purpose - Passed 2/11/2015

 

*2217.        By Del. Overington, Walters, Cowles, Upson, Blair, Espinosa, Deem, Phillips, R., Shott, Smith, R. and Sobonya - Relating to qualifications of the Commissioner of Labor - Passed 2/10/2015

 

*2227.        By Del. Phillips, L., Eldridge, Gearheart, Moffatt, Nelson, J., White, H., Guthrie, Rowe, Marcum, Perdue and Hornbuckle - Relating to the National Coal Heritage Area Authority - Passed 2/11/2015

 


HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES

 

 1.                By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor - Adopted 1/14/15

 


SENATE BILLS PASSED LEGISLATURE

 

 3.                By Sen. Palumbo, Leonhardt, Boley, Ferns, D. Hall, Karnes, Maynard, Nohe, Sypolt, Trump, Blair, Williams, Plymale, Kirkendoll, Stollings and Cole (Mr. President) - Relating to real property possessor's liability for trespasser harm - Passed 1/29/2015 - To Governor 2/4/15 - Approved by Governor 2/9/15

 

*7.              By Sen. Stollings, Boley, Ferns, Gaunch, D. Hall, M. Hall, Walters, Blair, Plymale, Unger, Kirkendoll, Kessler, Facemire, Cole (Mr. President), Takubo and Williams - Requiring CPR and care for conscious choking instruction in public schools - Passed 2/12/2015; Effective July 1, 2015

 

*280.          By Sen. Cole (Mr. President), Boley, Ferns, Mullins, Nohe, Sypolt, Prezioso, Facemire, D. Hall, Williams, Kessler, Palumbo and Beach - Allowing well work permit transfers - Passed 1/28/2015; Effective from passage - To Governor 2/2/15 - Approved by Governor 2/4/15

 

*335.          By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Creating Access to Opioid Antagonists Act - Passed 2/12/2015

 


SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES

 

 1.                By Sen. Cole, M. Hall and Kessler - Authorizing payment of supplies, services, printing and other expenses - Adopted 1/15/15

 

 12.              By Sen. Cole (Mr. President), Carmichael and Kessler - Adopting Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates - Adopted 1/27/15

 


HOUSE BILLS IN CONFERENCE

 

*2002.        By Del. Wagner, Overington, Evans, A., Anderson, Waxman, Shott, Kelly, Nelson, E., Folk, Espinosa and Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Predicating actions for damages upon principles of comparative fault - To conference 2/12/15. House conferees: Shott, McCuskey, Lynch; Senate conferees: Trump, Carmichael, Palumbo

 


SENATE BILLS IN CONFERENCE

 

*13.            By Sen. Nohe, Boley, Ferns, D. Hall, Karnes, Maynard, Mullins, Sypolt, Trump, Blair, Williams and Cole (Mr. President) - Reinstating open and obvious doctrine for premises liability - To conference 2/10/15. House conferees: Shott, Hanshaw, Rowe; Senate conferees: Trump, Carmichael, Palumbo