HOUSE ABSTRACT

2016 Regular Session

CONTAINING

Active House Bills as of February 1, 2016

*Denotes Committee Substitutes

ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS

*2101. By Del. Morgan, Caputo, Faircloth, Folk, Howell and Smith, R. - Eliminating obsolete government entities - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/21/2016 - To Senate 1/25/2016 - To Government Organization - On 2nd reading 2/2/2016

2119. By Del. Howell, Moffatt, Hamrick, Householder, Nelson, J., Statler, Walters, Arvon, Blair, Kessinger and Zatezalo - Intrastate Coal and Use Act - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Energy then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/1/2016

4005. By Del. Cowles, Duke, Foster, Gearheart, Miller, Overington, Shott, Walters, Waxman, Westfall and Householder - Repealing prevailing hourly rate of wages requirements(original similar to SB2) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Government Organization - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Written motion to suspend Rule 95c rejected - Passed House 1/27/2016 - To Senate 1/28/2016 - To Government Organization - On 1st reading 2/2/2016

*4175. By Del. Kurcaba, Faircloth, Statler, Espinosa, McGeehan, Azinger, Upson, Kelly, Trecost and Ihle - Relating generally to home schooling(original similar to SB318) - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Education - To House Education 1/20/2016 - On 3rd reading, House Calendar 2/2/2016

4189. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Expiring funds to the unappropriated balance in State Fund, General Revenue, from the Department of Revenue - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Finance - To House Finance 1/20/2016 - Laid over until 1/29/16 - Laid over until 2/1/16 - Tabled on 2nd reading, House Calendar 2/1/2016

*4227. By Del. Howell, Arvon, Zatezalo, Border, Phillips, Hartman, Ihle, Cadle, Moffatt, Atkinson and Morgan - Relating to qualifications of members of the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/29/2016 - Title amended - To Senate 2/1/2016 - To Government Organization

*4230. By Del. Howell, Arvon, Blair, Phillips, Hill, Hartman, Stansbury, McGeehan, Smith, R., Hamrick and Morgan - Relating to qualifications of members of the Board of Registration For Professional Engineers - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/29/2016 - To Senate 2/1/2016 - To Government Organization

4235. By Del. Shott - Relating to the publication requirements of the administration of estates - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/1/2016 - Title amended

*4238. By Del. Howell, Arvon, Blair, Phillips, Hill, Hartman, Stansbury, McGeehan, Smith, R., Hamrick and Morgan - Relating to qualifications of members of the board of Professional Surveyors - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/29/2016 - Title amended - To Senate 2/1/2016 - To Government Organization

*4241. By Del. Howell, Arvon, Zatezalo, Border, Phillips, Hartman, Ihle, Cadle, Moffatt, Atkinson and Morgan - Relating to qualifications of members of the Real Estate Commission - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/29/2016 - To Senate 2/1/2016 - To Government Organization

4243. By Del. Border, Ellington, Arvon, Kelly, Sobonya, Anderson, Deem and Ireland - Extending the time that certain nonprofit community groups are exempt from the moratorium on creating new nursing home beds - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Health and Human Resources - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 2/2/2016

*4311. By Del. Howell, Arvon, Blair, Phillips, Hartman, Ihle, Cadle, McGeehan, Moffatt, Atkinson and Morgan - Relating to qualifications of members of the Board of Landscape Architects - Introduced 1/27/2016 - To Government Organization - On 1st reading, House Calendar 2/2/2016

*4313. By Del. Howell, Arvon, Blair, Phillips, Hill, Hartman, Stansbury, McGeehan, Moffatt, Atkinson and Morgan - Relating to qualifications of members of the Board of Architects(original similar to HB4311) - Introduced 1/27/2016 - To Government Organization - On 1st reading, House Calendar 2/2/2016

BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED

Monday, February 01, 2016

4013. By Del. Lane, Anderson, Blair, Hamrick, Ambler, Evans, D., Border, McCuskey, Householder, Ireland and Zatezalo - Requiring a person desiring to vote to present documentation identifying the voter(original similar to SB5) - Introduced 2/1/2016 - To Judiciary

4338. By Del. Lane, Sobonya, Householder, Moffatt, McGeehan, Butler, Perdue, Fleischauer and Rodighiero - Relating to the state’s Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Intellectual/Developmental Disability Waiver - Introduced 2/1/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance

4339. By Del. Cadle, Foster, Butler, Ihle, Lynch, Atkinson, Smith, R., Gearheart, Ireland, Howell and Storch - Relating to wildlife resources - Introduced 2/1/2016 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

4340. By Del. Howell, Foster, Canterbury, Summers, Waxman, Azinger, Rohrbach, Storch, Cadle, Smith, R. and Perdue - Amending licensing requirements for an act which may be called Lynette’s Law - Introduced 2/1/2016 - To Government Organization

4341. By Del. Howell, Gearheart, Blair, Householder, Walters, O'Neal, Summers, Waxman, Azinger, Rohrbach and Cadle - West Virginia Monument and Memorial Protection Act of 2016 - Introduced 2/1/2016 - To Government Organization

4342. By Del. Rohrbach, Sobonya, Bates, Ellington, Miller, Perdue, Shott, Stansbury, Waxman and White, B. - Relating to the purchase of scrap metal - Introduced 2/1/2016 - To Judiciary

4343. By Del. Skinner, Storch, Hamrick, Miley, Campbell, Hamilton, Westfall, Walters, Moore, Flanigan and Shott - Youth Mental Health Protection Act - Introduced 2/1/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary

4344. By Del. Rohrbach, Stansbury, Bates, Byrd, Perdue, Waxman and White, B. - Establishing local needle exchange programs - Introduced 2/1/2016 - To Select Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Judiciary

4345. By Del. Howell, Arvon, Blair, Phillips, Hill, Hartman, Ihle, Cadle, Stansbury, Smith, R. and Morgan - Repealing the West Virginia Permitting and Licensing Information Act(original similar to SB260) - Introduced 2/1/2016 - To Government Organization then Judiciary

4346. By Del. Hamilton, Evans, A., Romine, Wagner and Guthrie - Relating to bear hunting and offenses and penalties(original similar to SB389) - Introduced 2/1/2016 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

4347. By Del. Ellington, Summers, Faircloth, Rohrbach, Sobonya, Stansbury, Storch, Upson and White, B. - Providing pregnant women priority to substance abuse treatment - Introduced 2/1/2016 - To Select Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Health and Human Resources

ALL HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

2. By Del. Romine, Walters and Rowan - Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

3. By Del. Lane - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

4. By Del. Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

5. By Del. Rodighiero, Hicks, Perdue, Marcum, Reynolds, Eldridge and Moye - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" - Introduced 1/13/2016 - 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 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

9. By Del. Overington, Walters, Householder, Moffatt, Butler, Frich, Gearheart, Blair, Deem, Phillips and Foster - The Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

10. By Del. Overington, Walters, Householder, Kelly, Foster, Gearheart, Upson, Deem, Phillips and Shott - Prohibiting the Governmental Taking of Private Property for Private Use Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

12. By Del. Sponaugle, Longstreth, Hartman, Marcum, Hicks, Byrd, Hamilton, Perdue, Guthrie and Phillips - The Right to Hunt and Fish in West Virginia Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

13. By Del. Overington, Householder, Moffatt, Espinosa, Upson, Frich, Phillips, Perdue, Hanshaw, Border and Miller - The Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

14. By Del. Hamrick, Sobonya, Miller, Butler, Rohrbach and Nelson, J. - The School Board Election Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

16. By Del. Kurcaba, Hill, Faircloth, Wagner and Ihle - The Term Limitations Amendment. - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

18. By Del. Reynolds, Pushkin, Perry, Hornbuckle, Campbell, Byrd, Rohrbach and Bates - The Removal of Governor's veto power for education spending in budget and appropriations bills. - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Finance then Judiciary

20. By Del. Reynolds, Moffatt, Rodighiero, Hicks, Lynch, Trecost and Bates - Term Limitation Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

21. By Del. Rodighiero - The Citizens' Redistricting Commission Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

22. By Del. Hamilton, O'Neal, Hanshaw, Kessinger, Blair, Weld, Foster, Hill, Ireland, Campbell and Marcum - The Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest Wildlife Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

23. By Del. Sponaugle, Perdue, Hornbuckle, Marcum, Pushkin, Lynch, Hartman, Phillips and Campbell - The Volunteer Emergency Service Personnel Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

24. By Del. Sponaugle, Perdue, Fluharty, Hornbuckle, Trecost, Marcum, Pushkin, Byrd and Lynch - The Veteran's Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

25. By Del. Cowles - The Disabled Veteran Exemption From Ad Valorem Property Taxation Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

26. By Del. Lane and Shott - The Constitutional Officers Term Limit Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

27. By Del. Stansbury, Householder, Summers, Ellington, Perdue, Phillips, Nelson, J., Ambler, White, B., Rohrbach and Westfall - Right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife - Introduced 1/18/2016 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

28. By Del. Deem - Relating to the creation of a Citizens Redistricting Commission to redistrict Senate, House of Delegates and Congressional Districts - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/20/2016

29. By Del. Campbell, Cooper, Ferro, Kurcaba, Perry, Morgan, Pethtel, Kessinger, Statler, Wagner and Romine - Reducing the length of terms for members of the West Virginia Board of Education - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Education then Judiciary - To House Education 1/20/2016

30. By Del. Foster - Exemption from ad valorem taxation of manufacturing inventory and equipment - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Finance then Judiciary

31. By Del. Howell, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Espinosa, Stansbury, Frich, Butler, Cadle, Blair, Cooper, Hamrick and Waxman - Property tax limitation and homestead exemption amendment of 1982 - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Finance then Judiciary

32. By Del. Deem and Overington - Redistricting of Senate, House of Delegates and Congressional Districts - Introduced 1/26/2016 - To Judiciary

33. By Del. Sobonya, Moffatt, Miller, Frich, Rohrbach, Butler, Cowles, Householder, Kurcaba and Summers - Supervision of Free Schools - Introduced 1/26/2016 - To Education then Judiciary

34. By Del. Sobonya, Moffatt, Miller, Rohrbach, Cadle, Summers, Cowles, Nelson, J., Kurcaba, Ihle and Frich - Supervision of Free Schools - Introduced 1/27/2016 - To Education then Judiciary

35. By Del. Shaffer, Smith, R., Lynch, Smith, P., Blackwell, Faircloth, Byrd and Ireland - Senior Citizen Homestead Valuation Amendment - Introduced 1/27/2016 - To Finance then Judiciary

36. By Del. Ferro, Lynch, Pethtel, Fluharty, Hamilton, Skinner, Storch, Caputo, Hartman and Perry - The Simple Majority Levy Approval Amendment - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Judiciary

37. By Del. Marcum, Phillips, Sobonya, McCuskey, Westfall, Storch, Frich, Reynolds, Rohrbach, Shott and Householder - Senators and Delegates Term Limit Amendment - Introduced 2/1/2016 - 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 1/13/2016 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/13/2016 - To Senate 1/13/2016 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/14/2016

2. By Del. Rowan and Cowles - U.S. Army PV2 William Frederick Kump Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/14/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

3. By Del. Rowan and Cowles - North River Mills Historic Trace - Introduced 1/14/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

4. By Del. Rowan - CSA LTG Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Bridge - Introduced 1/14/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

5. By Del. Ambler, Canterbury and Cowles - U.S. Army PV2 Eskridge A. Waggoner Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/15/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

6. By Del. Phillips, Marcum, Eldridge, Moffatt and White, P. - U.S. Army CPL F. Lee Noel Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Roads and Transportation 1/20/2016

7. By Del. Miller, Morgan, Moffatt, Hornbuckle, Reynolds, Sobonya and Rohrbach - U.S. Army PFC Cecil Ray Ball Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Roads and Transportation 1/20/2016

8. By Del. Westfall, McCuskey, White, B., Atkinson, Stansbury, Blair, Foster, Ihle, Butler and Storch - Harry Ripley Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Roads and Transportation 1/20/2016

9. By Del. Kelly, Kessinger, Azinger, Statler, Evans, D., Zatezalo, Weld, McGeehan, Ireland, Border and Nelson, J. - Navy Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Heath Null Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Roads and Transportation 1/20/2016

10. By Del. White, P., Phillips, Marcum and Eldridge - U.S.Marine Corps GySgt Lionel Collins Memorial Road - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

11. By Del. Campbell, Moye, Rowan, Espinosa, Wagner, Hornbuckle, White, P., Marcum, Phillips, Stansbury and Hamilton - World Autism Awareness Day - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Rules

12. By Del. Campbell, Hartman, Sponaugle, Espinosa, Wagner, White, P., Stansbury, Perry and Hamilton - Cheat Mountain Salamander as the State symbol of conservation - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Rules

13. By Del. Cooper and Ambler - U.S. Army SPC 4 Everette R. Johnson Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

14. By Del. Howell, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Ambler, Anderson, Arvon, Atkinson, Azinger, Border, Butler, Cadle, Cooper, Cowles, Duke, Ellington, Espinosa, Evans, D., Frich, Hamrick, Hanshaw, Hill, Householder, Ihle, Ireland, Kelly, Kessinger, Kurcaba, McGeehan, Miller, Moffatt, O'Neal, Overington, Rowan, Shott, Smith, R., Sobonya, Stansbury, Statler, Storch, Walters, Waxman and Zatezalo - Second Friday in July as West Virginia Collector Car Appreciation Day - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

15. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - U.S.Marine Corps PFC Clayton Andrew Craft Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

16. By Del. Morgan, Perdue, Hornbuckle, Sobonya, Rohrbach, Miller, Reynolds and Hicks - U.S. Army PFC John Ira Pinkerman Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

17. By Del. Phillips, Marcum, Rodighiero and White, P. - SGT Larry Joseph Whitt Bridge - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

18. By Del. Phillips, Marcum, Rodighiero and White, P. - U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant William Henry 'Bill' Whitman Memorial Highway - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

19. By Del. Waxman, Trecost, Miley and Hamrick - H. Laban White Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

20. By Del. Cooper, Evans, D., Nelson, J., Fleischauer, Longstreth, Rowan and Weld - Funding for the West Virginia National Guard - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Rules

21. By Del. Howell, Blair, Cowles, Duke, Espinosa, Evans, A., Faircloth, Fleischauer, Folk, Frich, Householder, Kurcaba, Flanigan, Overington, Rowan, Shaffer, Skinner, Smith, R., Statler and Upson - Study impact of reimbursing the State of Maryland for the use of its helicopter Maryland Trooper Five for runs into West Virginia - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Finance then Rules

22. By Del. White, B., Miller, Lane, Cowles, Evans, A., Kessinger, Shott, McCuskey, Sobonya, Stansbury, Byrd, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Atkinson, Azinger, Blackwell, Blair, Deem, Ellington, Faircloth, Fleischauer, Folk, Hamrick, Householder, Ireland, Kelly, Kurcaba, McGeehan, Nelson, E., Overington, Pushkin, Rohrbach, Rowan, Rowe, Shaffer, Smith, P., Smith, R., Statler, Storch, Upson, Waxman, Weld, Westfall and Zatezalo - U. S. Army SGT Gary Lee DeBoard Memorial Intersection - Introduced 1/25/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

23. By Del. Marcum, Rodighiero, Phillips, White, P., Moffatt, Eldridge, Westfall and McGeehan - Ingram's Way - Introduced 1/25/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

24. By Del. Marcum, Phillips, Hamrick, White, P., Nelson, J., Smith, R., Arvon and Howell - Cpl. Ronald Duke Varney Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/26/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

25. By Del. Howell, Evans, A., Rowan and Smith, R. - Frosty the Snowman Day - Introduced 1/26/2016 - To Rules

26. By Del. Romine, Rowan, Pethtel and Hamilton - Corporal Gary Wayne Weekley Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/26/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

27. By Del. Hamrick, Trecost, Waxman and Miley - Michael Angiulli Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/26/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

28. By Del. Miley, Waxman, Trecost, Lane, Hamrick and Caputo - U.S. Army CPL John Belcastro Bridge - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

29. By Del. Manchin, Caputo and Longstreth - Harry C. "Buck" Markley Jr. Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

ALL HOUSE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

1. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Authorizing the appointment of employees for this, the Second Regular Session of the 82nd Legislature, 2016 - Introduced 1/13/2016 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/13/2016

2. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Authorizing printing and distribution of Acts of the Legislature and Journals of the House of Delegates - Introduced 1/13/2016 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/13/2016

3. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Creating a Select Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse - Introduced 1/13/2016 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/13/2016

4. By Del. O'Neal, Cooper, Moye, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Ambler, Anderson, Arvon, Atkinson, Azinger, Bates, Blackwell, Blair, Boggs, Border, Butler, Byrd, Cadle, Campbell, Canterbury, Caputo, Cowles, Deem, Duke, Eldridge, Ellington, Espinosa, Evans, A., Evans, D., Faircloth, Fast, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Folk, Foster, Frich, Gearheart, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hamrick, Hanshaw, Hartman, Hicks, Hill, Hornbuckle, Householder, Howell, Ihle, Ireland, Kelly, Kessinger, Kurcaba, Lane, Longstreth, Lynch, Manchin, Marcum, McCuskey, McGeehan, Miley, Miller, Moffatt, Moore, Morgan, Nelson, E., Nelson, J., Overington, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, Pushkin, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Rohrbach, Romine, Rowan, Rowe, Shaffer, Shott, Skinner, Smith, P., Smith, R., Sobonya, Sponaugle, Stansbury, Statler, Storch, Summers, Trecost, Upson, Wagner, Walters, Waxman, Weld, Westfall, White, B., White, P. and Zatezalo - Memorializing the life of the Honorable Arnold W. Ryan - Introduced 1/18/2016 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/18/2016

5. By Del. Howell, Arvon, Atkinson, Cadle, Canterbury, Fast, Folk, Foster, Gearheart, Hamrick, Ihle, Ireland, Kessinger, Flanigan, Overington, Phillips, Wagner, Waxman and Zatezalo - Expressing concern of the House of Delegates to the growth of the federal government's power over the individual states of the United States - Introduced 1/25/2016 - To Rules

6. By Del. Howell, Evans, A., Rowan and Smith, R. - Honoring the town of Piedmont's 160th anniversary - Introduced 1/26/2016 - To Rules

7. By Del. Sobonya, Arvon, Azinger, Rohrbach, Deem, Duke, Espinosa, Evans, A., Faircloth, Fast, Fleischauer, Folk, Frich, Hamilton, Hamrick, Hicks, Hill, Howell, Ihle, Kelly, Kessinger, Marcum, McCuskey, Moffatt, Morgan, Moye, Pushkin, Rodighiero, Romine, Rowan, Rowe, Shaffer, Smith, P., Stansbury, Statler, Storch, Waxman, Weld, Westfall, Zatezalo, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Blackwell - Designating that the month of April be proclaimed as Sarcoidosis Awareness Month beginning in 2016. - Introduced 1/26/2016 - To Rules

HOUSE BILLS PASSED HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE

*2130. By Del. Westfall, Espinosa, Hamrick, McCuskey, Stansbury, White, B. and Ihle - Including law-enforcement officers among those professionals the assault or battery of which leads to enhanced criminal penalties - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Passed House 1/27/2016 - To Senate 1/28/2016 - To Judiciary

2147. By Del. Folk, Hamilton, Frich, Shott, Householder, Ireland, Weld, Gearheart, Hanshaw and Azinger - Requiring the circuit court, when appointing counsel for alleged protected persons, to make appointments from a listing of all interested attorneys in the circuit - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Amended - Passed House 1/26/2016 - Title amended - To Senate 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary

2584. By Del. Rohrbach, Sobonya, Shott, Miller, Hicks, Reynolds and Rowe - Allowing a judge to excuse a potential juror from jury duty until a later date based on seasonal employment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Amended - Passed House 1/26/2016 - To Senate 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary

*2588. By Del. Nelson, E., Lane, Kurcaba, O'Neal, Westfall, McCuskey, Byrd, Gearheart, Storch and Espinosa - Relating to the filing of financial statements with the Secretary of State - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Passed House 1/26/2016 - To Senate 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary

2796. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Providing paid leave for certain state officers and employees during a declared state of emergency - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Passed House 1/26/2016 - To Senate 1/27/2016 - To Government Organization

*2800. By Del. Miller, Ferro, Sobonya, Border, Rohrbach, Folk and Eldridge - Adding law-enforcement officers' contact information and names of family members to the list of exemptions from public records requests(original similar to SB 310) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Passed House 1/26/2016 - To Senate 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary

*4002. By Del. Howell, Anderson, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Faircloth, Frich, Hanshaw, McCuskey, Rohrbach, Summers, Shott and Walters - Relating to rule making under the state Administrative Procedures Act(original similar to SB3) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Amended - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Passed House 1/25/2016 - Title amended - To Senate 1/26/2016 - To Government Organization

*4007. By Del. Rohrbach, Weld, Espinosa, Cooper, Butler, Waxman, Moffatt, Arvon, Cowles, Hill and Anderson - Relating generally to appointment of attorneys to assist the Attorney General(original similar to SB8) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Amended - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Passed House 1/25/2016 - To Senate 1/26/2016 - To Judiciary

*4031. By Del. Frich, Sobonya, Howell, Moffatt, Hanshaw, McCuskey, Shott, Overington, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Rowe and Fleischauer - Requiring agencies to respond to public comments received during the rule-making process - Introduced 1/15/2016 - To Government Organization - Amended - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Passed House 1/25/2016 - Title amended - To Senate 1/26/2016 - To Government Organization

4033. By Del. Ellington, Summers, Householder, Rohrbach, Stansbury, Waxman, Perdue and Rodighiero (Originating in House Health and Human Resources) - Adding criminal penalties for the unauthorized practice of pharmacists care - Introduced 1/15/2016 - Passed House 1/20/2016 - To Senate 1/21/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Health and Human Resources 1/21/2016

*4038. By Del. Ellington, Summers, Bates, Faircloth, Householder, Rohrbach and Stansbury - Relating to insurance requirements for the refilling of topical eye medication - Introduced 1/18/2016 - To Health and Human Resources - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Passed House 1/26/2016 - To Senate 1/27/2016 - To Health and Human Resources

4235. By Del. Shott - Relating to the publication requirements of the administration of estates - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/1/2016 - Title amended

ALL SENATE BILLS PASSED BY SENATE AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE

1. By Sen. Cole (Mr. President), Blair, Boso, Ferns, Gaunch, Trump, Carmichael, Sypolt and Takubo - Establishing WV Workplace Freedom Act(original similar to HB4006) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed Senate 1/21/2016 - To House 1/25/2016 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, House Calendar 2/2/2016

*13. By Sen. Carmichael, Boso, Gaunch, Leonhardt, Trump, Walters, Blair, Takubo, Miller and Unger - Increasing penalties for overtaking and passing stopped school buses - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/20/2016 - Passed Senate with amended title 1/26/2016 - To House 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary

*14. By Sen. Trump, Boso, Ferns, Leonhardt, Takubo and Blair - Limiting successor corporation asbestos-related liabilities - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/26/2016 - Passed Senate 1/29/2016 - To House 2/1/2016 - To Judiciary

15. By Sen. Boso and Gaunch - Adopting learned intermediary doctrine as defense to civil action due to inadequate warnings or instructions - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 2/1/2016

*27. By Sen. Kirkendoll, Miller and Gaunch - Permitting county commissions hire outside attorneys for collection of taxes through courts - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/25/2016 - To Judiciary 1/25/2016 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 1/27/2016 - Passed Senate 2/1/2016

32. By Sen. Palumbo, Beach and Miller - Relating to withdrawal of candidates for office and filling vacancies - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed Senate 1/26/2016 - To House 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary

*102. By Sen. Trump, Boso and Gaunch - Conforming to federal Law-Enforcement Officers Safety Act - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/20/2016 - Passed Senate 1/26/2016 - To House 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary

107. By Sen. Trump - Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate with amended title 1/27/2016 - To House 1/28/2016 - To Judiciary

*146. By Sen. Plymale and Unger - Establishing instruction standards for early childhood education - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Education - Com. sub. reported 1/25/2016 - Passed Senate 1/29/2016 - Effective July 1, 2016 - To House 2/1/2016 - To Education

*150. By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Department of Transportation promulgate legislative rules(original similar to HB4082) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/27/2016 - Passed Senate 2/1/2016 - Effective from passage

*157. By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules(original similar to HB4088) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/20/2016 - Passed Senate 1/27/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 1/28/2016 - To Judiciary

*195. By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing DHHR to promulgate legislative rules(original similar to HB4114) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/21/2016 - Passed Senate 1/27/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 1/28/2016 - To Judiciary

*202. By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Department of Commerce promulgate legislative rules(original similar to HB4126) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - To Judiciary 1/21/2016 - Com. sub. reported 1/26/2016 - Passed Senate 1/29/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 2/1/2016 - To Judiciary

*216. By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Human Rights Commission promulgate legislative rule relating to Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act(original similar to HB4141) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/26/2016 - Passed Senate 1/29/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 2/1/2016 - To Judiciary

*262. By Sen. Blair - Eliminating need for law enforcement to obtain court order prior to having access to inmate mail and phone recordings - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/25/2016 - Passed Senate 1/28/2016 - To House 1/29/2016 - To Judiciary

*263. By Sen. Blair and Snyder - Allowing travel and other expense reimbursement for members of Municipal Home Rule Board - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Government Organization - Com. sub. reported 1/15/2016 - Passed Senate 1/20/2016 - To House 1/21/2016 - To Political Subdivisions then Finance

*288. By Sen. Trump, Blair, Takubo, Walters, Romano and Palumbo - Creating one-day special license for charitable events to sell nonintoxicating beer - Introduced 1/14/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/27/2016 - Passed Senate 2/1/2016 - Effective from passage

*290. By Sen. Trump - Assignment of wages by employers and payment by payroll card - Introduced 1/14/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/25/2016 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 1/28/2016 - To House 1/29/2016 - To Judiciary

311. By Sen. Snyder, Romano, Gaunch, Kessler and Blair - Allowing permanent exception for mortgage modification or refinancing loan under federal Making Home Affordable program - Introduced 1/18/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 1/26/2016 - To House 1/27/2016 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance

323. By Sen. Trump, Kessler, Woelfel, Palumbo, Romano and Williams - Correcting statute subsection designations regarding trespassing on property - Introduced 1/19/2016 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate with amended title 1/26/2016 - To House 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary

329. By Sen. Trump, Kessler, Woelfel, Palumbo, Romano, Plymale, Stollings and Unger - Eliminating sunset provision for commission to study residential placement of children - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/1/2016

*338. By Sen. Trump, Kessler, Woelfel, Palumbo, Romano, Stollings, Plymale and Yost - Compiling and maintaining Central State Mental Health Registry - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/27/2016 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/1/2016

*342. By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Decreasing appropriations from State Fund, General Revenue, to DHHR, Division of Human Services and Bureau of Senior Services - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Finance - Com. sub. reported 1/27/2016 - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 1/27/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 1/28/2016 - To Finance

357. By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Supplemental appropriation from Lottery Net Profits to Bureau of Senior Services, Lottery Senior Citizens Fund(original similar to HB4229) - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Finance - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 1/27/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 1/28/2016 - To Finance

360. By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Supplemental appropriation to Division of Human Services(original similar to HB4149) - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Finance - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 1/27/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 1/28/2016 - To Finance

364. By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Supplemental appropriation expiring funds from General Revenue(original similar to HB4189) - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Finance - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 1/27/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 1/28/2016 - Reference dispensed - Motion to lay over adopted - Laid over until 2/1/16 - On 3rd reading, House Calendar 2/2/2016

379. By Sen. Trump, Palumbo, Gaunch, Williams, Beach, Yost and Miller - Relating to candidate filing fees - Introduced 1/25/2016 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate with amended title 2/1/2016 - Effective from passage

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY SENATE AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE

2. By Sen. Leonhardt, Boley, Ashley, Facemire, Sypolt, Yost, Beach, Boso, Ferns, Miller, Palumbo, Plymale, Romano, Takubo, Unger, Williams, Prezioso and Blair - Urging Congress provide funding for WV National Guard - Introduced 1/19/2016 - To Military - Adopted by Senate 1/29/2016 - To House 2/1/2016 - To Rules - To House Rules 2/1/2016

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 1/13/2016