HOUSE ABSTRACT

 

2016 Regular Session

 

CONTAINING

 

Active House Bills as of February 2, 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 - Laid over on 2nd reading 2/2/16

 

 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 2nd reading 2/3/2016

 

*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 - Passed House 2/2/2016

 

 4222.  By Del. Gearheart, Householder, Ellington, Fast and Ambler - Providing for the transfer of ownership, operation and maintenance of certain assets of the West Virginia Parkways Authority to the Division of Highways - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Finance - To House Finance 2/2/2016

 

 4228.  By Del. Cowles, White, B., Shott, Espinosa, Nelson, E., Howell, Upson, Trecost, Reynolds, Gearheart and Hamrick - Relating to transportation network companies(original similar to SB324) - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Finance - To House Finance 2/2/2016

 

 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 - To Senate 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 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 3rd reading, House Calendar 2/3/2016

 

*4244.  By Del. Walters, Frich, Westfall, McCuskey, Manchin, Skinner, Shott, Flanigan, Waxman, Perry and White, B. - Eliminating the need for a public hearing when no objection is filed on an application from an out of state state-chartered credit union to establish a branch in West Virginia - Introduced 1/25/2016 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/29/2016 - On 1st reading, House Calendar 2/3/2016

 

*4245.  By Del. Walters, Frich, Westfall, McCuskey, Manchin, Skinner, Rowe, Flanigan, Waxman, Perry and White, B. - Requiring the cashier or executive officer of a banking institution to provide shareholders with the institution’s most recent year-end audited financial statement - Introduced 1/25/2016 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/29/2016 - On 1st reading, House Calendar 2/3/2016

 

 4301.  By Del. Espinosa, Westfall, Ambler, Cooper, Evans, D., Statler, Hamrick, Kurcaba, Rohrbach, Upson and Householder - Relating to a framework for initiating comprehensive transformation of school leadership - Introduced 1/27/2016 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 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 2nd reading, House Calendar 2/3/2016

 

*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 2nd reading, House Calendar 2/3/2016

 

 4316.  By Del. Espinosa, Ellington, Duke, Perry, Moye, Upson, Wagner, Ambler, Cooper, Evans, D. and Kelly - Relating to reimbursement of certification fee for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification - Introduced 1/27/2016 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 2/2/2016

 

 

BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED

Tuesday, February 02, 2016

 

 4014.  By Del. Butler, Moffatt, Waxman, McGeehan, Espinosa, Kelly, Faircloth, Summers, Atkinson, Hamrick and Cowles - Preventing the State Board of Education from implementing common core academic standards and assessments - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Education

 

 4348.  By Del. Frich, Canterbury, Ambler, Hamilton, Faircloth, Butler, McCuskey, Westfall, Trecost, Storch and Miller - Decreasing the basic compensation paid to members of the Legislature and salaries paid to other state officers by five percent - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 4349.  By Del. Hill, Statler, Stansbury, Kessinger, Duke, Espinosa, Shott, Faircloth, Upson and Blair - Increasing the penalties for overtaking and passing a school bus(original similar to HB4198, SB13) - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 4350.  By Del. Pushkin, Reynolds, Upson, McCuskey, Shott, Weld, Fleischauer, Guthrie, Byrd, Skinner and Marcum - Creating a domestic violence registry - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 4351.  By Del. Westfall, Atkinson, Butler, Ihle, Cadle, White, B., Hamrick and McCuskey - Transferring the Cedar Lakes Camp and Conference Center from the West Virginia Board of Education to the Department of Agriculture(original similar to SB392) - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Education

 

 4352.  By Del. Nelson, E., Ellington, Summers, Waxman, Lane and Kurcaba - Relating to the selling of certain state owned health care facilities by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance

 

 4353.  By Del. Ellington, Summers, Stansbury and Rohrbach - Relating to testing for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Health and Human Resources

 

 4354.  By Del. Lane, Hamilton, Canterbury, Guthrie, Campbell, Hornbuckle, Sponaugle, Skinner, Byrd and Fluharty - Relating to notices of revocation of certificate of authority to conduct business(original similar to SB398) - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 4355.  By Del. Ellington, Rohrbach, Sobonya and Stansbury - Requiring the Bureau of Medical Services to request certain waivers from the Center from Medicaid and Medicare Services - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Health and Human Resources

 

 4356.  By Del. McGeehan and Sponaugle - Allowing a group of affiliated voters to become a recognized political party under certain criteria - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 4357.  By Del. McGeehan, Kurcaba, Folk, Azinger and Hamilton - Home Instruction Tax Relief Act - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Education then Finance

 

 4358.  By Del. Statler, Kurcaba, Rohrbach, Sobonya, Summers, Ellington, Blair, Flanigan, Butler, Frich and Fleischauer - Relating to out of state physicians and surgeons traveling with sports teams within this state - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary

 

 4359.  By Del. Miley, Trecost, Caputo, Boggs and Perdue - Requiring the issuance of a photo identification to persons employed as a security guard by a security guard firm(original similar to SB376) - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Government Organization

 

 4360.  By Del. Shaffer, Sponaugle, Shott, Reynolds, Miley, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Hanshaw and Weld - Increasing the criminal penalty for the unlawful practice of law - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 4361.  By Del. Marcum, Phillips, Nelson, J., Frich, White, P., Smith, R., Westfall, Rodighiero, Hicks, Faircloth and Wagner - Requiring that senior status circuit judges only fill vacancies in districts or counties in which they were not previously elected - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 4362.  By Del. Kurcaba, Fleischauer, Statler, Householder, Espinosa, Overington, Weld, Summers, Blair, Byrd and Upson - Establishing a felony offense of strangulation - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 4363.  By Del. Fleischauer, Moore, Morgan, Manchin, Longstreth, Caputo, Hornbuckle, White, P. and Lynch - The Healthy and Safe Workplace Act - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Industry and Labor then Judiciary

 

 4364.  By Del. Skinner, McGeehan, Hamrick, Fluharty, Householder, Blair, Sponaugle, Manchin, Miley, Byrd and Marcum - Internet Privacy Protection Act - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 4365.  By Del. Ellington, Arvon, Bates, Cooper, Householder, Rohrbach, Stansbury, Summers and Waxman - Relating to the certificate of need process(original similar to SB467) - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary

 

 

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

 

 30.      By Del. Hamilton, Lynch and Smith, P. - U.S. Army PFC Everett Henry Woody Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 31.      By Del. Sponaugle, Evans, A., Romine, Hamilton, Hartman, Lynch and Campbell - Wilbur Lee Clayton Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 32.      By Del. Marcum, White, P., Hamrick, Nelson, J., O'Neal, Summers, Foster, Blair, Sobonya, Kessinger, Smith, R., Hicks, Atkinson, Bates, Butler, Byrd, Eldridge, Evans, A., Fast, Ferro, Folk, Frich, Hamilton, Ireland, Kelly, Kurcaba, McCuskey, Moffatt, Morgan, Moye, Phillips, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine, Rowan, Storch, Weld, Westfall and Zatezalo - Johnny Mack Bryant Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/2/2016 - 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

 

*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 - Laid over on 2nd reading 2/2/16

 

*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

 

 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 2nd reading 2/3/2016

 

*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

 

*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 - Passed House 2/2/2016

 

*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 - To Senate 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*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

 

 

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 2nd reading, House Calendar 2/3/2016

 

*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 - To House 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*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 - To House 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 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 - On 1st reading, House Calendar 2/3/2016

 

*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 - To House 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*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

 

 271.    By Sen. Ferns and Gaunch - Conforming definition of attest services to Uniform Accountancy Act(original similar to HB4312) - Introduced 1/14/2016 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 2/2/2016

 

*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 - To House 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

*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 - To House 2/2/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary

 

 333.    By Sen. Karnes and Leonhardt - Taking and registering of wildlife(original similar to HB4255) - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Natural Resources then Government Organization - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate with amended title 2/2/2016

 

 334.    By Sen. Karnes - Identifying coyote as fur-bearing animal and woodchuck as game animal(original similar to HB4236) - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Natural Resources then Government Organization - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/2/2016

 

 336.    By Sen. Karnes and Leonhardt - Relating to crossbow hunting - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Natural Resources - Passed Senate 2/2/2016

 

*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 - To House 2/2/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary

 

*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

 

*343.    By Sen. Cole (Mr. President), Hall, Kessler and Trump - Authorizing prosecuting attorneys designate law-enforcement officers and investigators as custodians of records(original similar to HB4206, HB4289) - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/28/2016 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 2/2/2016 - Effective from passage

 

 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 - Passed House 2/2/2016 - Effective from passage

 

 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 - To House 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 

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

 

 16.      By Sen. Romano, Facemire, Williams and Stollings - U.S. Army CPL John Belcastro Bridge - Introduced 2/1/2016 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 2/2/2016

 

 

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

 

 

SENATE BILLS PASSED LEGISLATURE

 

 364.    By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Supplemental appropriation expiring funds from General Revenue(original similar to HB4189) - Passed 2/2/2016; Effective from passage