HOUSE ABSTRACT
2017 Regular Session
CONTAINING
Active House Bills as of February 23, 2017
*Denotes Committee Substitutes
ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS
*2001. By Del. Lane, Sobonya, Moore, Kessinger, Foster, N. and Householder - Relating to ethics and transparency in government - Introduced 2/14/2017 - To Judiciary - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 2/24/2017
*2028. By Del. Folk, Hanshaw, Shott, Butler, Dean, Fleischauer, Fluharty, McGeehan, Paynter, Martin and Wilson - Relating to the venue for suits and other actions against the state - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 2/24/2017
*2083. By Del. Rodighiero and Frich - Increasing the felony criminal penalties for exposing children to methamphetamine manufacturing - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/17/2017 - On 1st reading, House Calendar 2/24/2017
2123. By Del. Rowan, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Cowles, Hamilton, Espinosa, O'Neal, Anderson and Nelson, E. - Making the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind eligible to participate in any and all funding administered or distributed by the West Virginia School Building Authority - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 2/16/2017 - On 1st reading, House Calendar 2/24/2017
*2167. By Del. Storch and Eldridge - Creating a Silver Alert program for senior citizens - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Senior Citizen Issues - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Government Organization
2263. By Del. Sobonya - Lottery Commission, W.Va. State Limited Video Lottery (original similar to SB128) - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Finance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/23/2017
2300. By Del. Kelly, Ellington, Summers, Criss, Wagner, Ward, Atkinson and Rohrbach - Regulating step therapy protocols - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Health and Human Resources - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Health and Human Resources
*2301. By Del. Summers and Ellington - Relating to direct primary care - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/13/2017 - Amended - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Health and Human Resources
*2318. By Del. Shott, Fleischauer, Hanshaw, Summers, Sobonya, Miller, C., Kessinger, Canestraro, Longstreth, Pushkin and Storch - Relating generally to human trafficking (original similar to HB2186, SB70) - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Judiciary
*2347. By Del. Howell, Maynard, Walters, McGeehan, Miller, C., Westfall, Hamrick, Higginbotham, Harshbarger and Atkinson - Allowing schools licensed to provide barber, cosmetology and related training to hold theory classes and clinical classes at different locations - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Government Organization
2348. By Del. Howell, Maynard, Walters, McGeehan, Sypolt, Westfall, Miller, C., Hamrick, Higginbotham, Harshbarger and Ward - Eliminating any requirement that class hours of students be consecutive - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Government Organization
*2359. By Del. Arvon - Relating to offenses and penalties for practicing osteopathic medicine without a license - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/17/2017 - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 2/24/2017
*2404. By Del. Rowan, Moye, Overington, Phillips, Hamilton, Romine, R., Rohrbach, Kelly, Pethtel, Lynch and Ferro - Barring persons who are convicted of certain criminal offenses from acquiring property from their victims - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/17/2017 - Passed House 2/23/2017 - Title amended
2431. By Del. Ellington and Rohrbach - Allowing influenza immunizations to be offered to patients and residents of specified facilities - Introduced 2/14/2017 - To Health and Human Resources - Amended - Passed House 2/22/2017 - Title amended - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Health and Human Resources
*2447. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Del. Shott, Summers, Overington, Foster, G., Hollen, Sobonya and O'Neal - Renaming the Court of Claims the state Claims Commission - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed House 2/23/2017
*2465. By Del. Cowles and Sobonya - Modifying the requirements that allow a child witness to testify by closed circuit television - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/23/2017
*2479. By Del. Storch, Ferro, Longstreth, McGeehan, Fleischauer, Canestraro, Isner, Lovejoy and Pushkin - Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Judiciary - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 2/24/2017
*2486. By Del. Westfall - Providing that when a party's health condition is at issue in a civil action, medical records and releases for medical information may be requested and required without court order - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, House Calendar 2/24/2017
*2542. By Del. Statler, Espinosa, Cowles, Blair, Ambler, Shott, Kessinger, Hamilton, Dean, Ellington and Lewis - Relating to public higher education personnel (original similar to SB274) - Introduced 2/20/2017 - To Education - On 1st reading, House Calendar 2/24/2017
*2585. By Del. Storch, Arvon, Romine, R., Evans, A., Gearheart, Moore, Atkinson, Zatezalo, Shott, Hanshaw and Lewis - Creating felony crime of conducting financial transactions involving proceeds of criminal activity - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, House Calendar 2/24/2017
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
Thursday, February 23, 2017
2678. By Del. Anderson, Arvon, Overington, Foster, G., Romine, R., Householder, Upson and Shott - Changing the amounts of prejudgment and post-judgment interest to reflect today's economic conditions (original similar to SB54) - Introduced 2/23/2017 - To Judiciary
2679. By Del. Summers, Frich, Overington, Paynter, Harshbarger, Moore, Dean, Foster, G., Higginbotham, Butler and Fast - Relating to the possession of firearms in parks and park facilities - Introduced 2/23/2017 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary
2680. By Del. Howell, McGeehan, Folk, Householder, Kessinger, Hill, Blair, Atkinson and Fast - Terminating the West Virginia Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Board (original similar to SB254) - Introduced 2/23/2017 - To Government Organization
2681. By Del. Hamrick, Kessinger, Howell, Blair, Atkinson, Hollen and Householder - Terminating the West Virginia Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board of Examiners (original similar to SB195) - Introduced 2/23/2017 - To Government Organization
2682. By Del. Ellington, Shott, Cowles, Rowan and Nelson, E. - Relating to Medical Professional Liability (original similar to SB338) - Introduced 2/23/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2683. By Del. Westfall, White, Hamrick, Hartman and Frich - Relating to West Virginia Insurance Guaranty Association Act - Introduced 2/23/2017 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary
2684. By Del. Canestraro, Lovejoy, Hollen, Miller, R., Shott and Isner - Imposing penalties for repeat violations of the prohibition against driving under the influence on a suspended license - Introduced 2/23/2017 - To Judiciary
2685. By Del. Sobonya, Romine, C., Miller, C., Westfall, Atkinson, Householder, Frich, Overington, Summers and Folk - Requiring that information regarding case delays in the courts is to be provided to the public on a regular basis - Introduced 2/23/2017 - To Judiciary
2686. By Del. Sobonya, Frich, Foster, N., Romine, C., Summers, Butler, Gearheart, Queen, Folk, O'Neal and Miller, C. - Providing a mechanism for the independent evaluation of revenue estimates by West Virginia and Marshall Universities’ business colleges - Introduced 2/23/2017 - To Education then Finance
2687. By Del. Robinson, Kessinger, Moore, Miller, R., Williams, Isner, Lovejoy, Canestraro, Wilson, Dean and Thompson - Providing that military veterans with a one hundred percent service related disability are exempt from property taxation - Introduced 2/23/2017 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance
2688. By Del. Anderson, Evans, A., Deem, Romine, R., Fast, Lewis, Westfall, Lane, Higginbotham, Harshbarger and Zatezalo - Permitting natural gas companies to enter private property without prior consent from the owner for the limited purposes of obtaining data (original similar to SB245) - Introduced 2/23/2017 - To Energy then Judiciary
ALL HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1. By Del. Rodighiero - Citizens' Redistricting Commission Amendment - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary
2. By Del. Bates - Term Limits for Senators and Delegates in the West Virginia Legislature - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary
3. By Del. Foster, G. - Manufacturing Inventory and Equipment Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Finance then Judiciary
4. By Del. Sponaugle, Fluharty, Hornbuckle, Marcum and Pushkin - Veteran's Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Finance then Judiciary
5. By Del. Caputo - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Finance then Judiciary
6. By Del. Bates and Pushkin - State Apportionment Commission - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary
7. By Del. Overington, Espinosa, Upson, Frich and Phillips - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Finance then Judiciary
8. By Del. Ferro, Pethtel, Hamilton and Caputo - The Simple Majority Levy Approval Amendment - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
9. By Del. Sponaugle, Hornbuckle, Pushkin and Phillips - Volunteer Emergency Service Personnel Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Judiciary then Finance
10. By Del. Rodighiero, Hicks, Marcum, Eldridge and Moye - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Finance then Judiciary
11. By Del. Overington, Foster, G. and Upson - Prohibiting the Governmental Taking of Private Property for Private Use Amendment - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Judiciary
12. By Del. Overington, Frich and Gearheart - Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Finance then Judiciary
13. By Del. Overington, Gearheart, Frich and Sobonya - Initiative, Referendum, and Recall Amendment - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Judiciary
14. By Del. Sponaugle, Marcum, Hicks, Hamilton and Phillips - Right to Hunt and Fish in West Virginia Amendment - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary
15. By Del. Howell, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Espinosa, Frich, Cooper and Blair - Senior Citizen Homestead Valuation Amendment - Introduced 2/14/2017 - To Finance then Judiciary
16. By Del. Sobonya - Amend Supervision of Free Schools Amendment - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Education then Judiciary
17. By Del. Sobonya, Miller, C., Moore, Higginbotham, Maynard, Butler, Romine, C., Foster, N., Hamrick, Summers and Sypolt - Amend Supervision of Free Schools Amendment - Introduced 2/16/2017 - To Education then Judiciary
18. By Del. Marcum, Rodighiero, Hicks, Dean and Frich - Constitutional Officers Term Limit Amendment - Introduced 2/20/2017 - To Judiciary
19. By Del. Wilson, Upson, Sypolt, Kessinger, Phillips, Miller, C., Rodighiero, Foster, N., Hollen, Rowan and Frich - Life Begins at Conception Amendment - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Judiciary
20. By Del. Espinosa, Howell, Deem, Butler, Ward, Sobonya, Dean, Hamrick, Blair, Wilson and Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Modern Public Educational Quality and Equity Amendment - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Education then Judiciary
ALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Raising a Joint Assembly to open and publish election returns - Introduced 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017 - To Senate 1/11/2017 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/11/2017
2. 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 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017 - To Senate 1/11/2017 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/11/2017
3. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Providing for an adjournment of the Legislature until February 8, 2017 - Introduced 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017 - To Senate 1/11/2017 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/11/2017
4. 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 2/8/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 2/8/2017 - To Senate 2/8/2017 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 2/8/2017
5. By Del. Summers - U. S. Navy Rear Admiral Frederick Burdett Warder Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Rules
6. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - U.S. Army SPC 4 Thurman 'Duwayne' Young Memorial Road - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Rules
7. By Del. Howell, Upson, Cowles, Walters, Folk, Evans, A., Rowan, Householder, Espinosa, Blair and Hamrick - Extending West Virginia Route 9 - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules
8. By Del. Butler - Dr. Roy and Marian Eshenaur Bridge - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules
9. By Del. Rowan - Frenchburg Bridge - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules
10. By Del. Ambler, Cooper, Moye, Householder and Rowan - John Cameron Brown Bridge - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules
11. By Del. Howell, Ambler, Arvon, Atkinson, Blair, Butler, Cooper, Ellington, Evans, A., Fast, Folk, Foster, G., Sypolt, Hamrick, Harshbarger, Higginbotham, Householder, Marcum, McGeehan, Rowan, Summers, Ward and Zatezalo - Environmental Protection Agency's Chesapeake Bay Initiative - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Rules
12. By Del. Robinson, Baldwin, Barrett, Bates, Blair, Boggs, Brewer, Byrd, Canestraro, Cooper, Cowles, Criss, Deem, Ellington, Evans, E., Fleischauer, Fluharty, Foster, N., Hollen, Hornbuckle, Isner, Kelly, Kessinger, Lane, Longstreth, Lovejoy, Miley, Miller, R., Moore, Phillips, Pushkin, Queen, Rowe, Sobonya, Sponaugle, Storch, Summers, Thompson, Upson and Zatezalo - Overdose Awareness Day - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Rules
13. By Del. Atkinson, Kelly, Ward, Westfall, Cooper, Butler, Hamrick, Hill, Howell, Martin and Wagner - U.S. Army SSG Brian Curtis Rogers Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Rules
14. By Del. Eldridge, Lovejoy, Rodighiero, Miller, R., Atkinson, Baldwin, Hornbuckle, Maynard, Rohrbach, White and Canestraro - Proclaiming and making the fiddle the official musical instrument of the State of West Virginia - Introduced 2/20/2017 - To Rules
15. By Del. Miller, C., Sobonya, McGeehan, Storch, Deem, Wagner, Rohrbach, Kelly, Zatezalo and Westfall - Requesting Congress to fully support the National Park Service’s recommendations to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to include additional sites along the Expedition’s Eastern Legacy - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Rules
16. By Del. Miller, C., Maynard, Butler, Rohrbach, Sobonya, Romine, C., Hornbuckle and Higginbotham - Charles Ranald Bannerman & Beatrice ‘Billy’ Bannerman Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules
17. By Del. Phillips, Eldridge, Miller, R., Rodighiero, Marcum and Maynard - Betty Jo Delong Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules
18. By Del. Walters and Howell - Assembly of State Legislatures Official Rules (original similar to SCR3) - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Judiciary
19. By Del. Eldridge, Maynard, Miller, R., Rodighiero, Marcum, Phillips, Miller, C., Romine, C. and Hornbuckle - U.S. Army PFC Freeman Ray Meade Memorial Road - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Rules
20. By Del. Phillips, Eldridge, Miller, R., Rodighiero, Marcum and Maynard - US Army PVT James Earl Pelfrey Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Rules
21. By Del. Phillips, Eldridge, Maynard and Rodighiero - 1SG Carl J. Crabtree Memorial Road - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Rules
22. By Del. Phillips, Eldridge, Miller, R., Rodighiero and Maynard - U.S. Air Force MSgt Johnny Baxter Clark and U.S. Air Force MSgt Carl Richard (Dick) Clark Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Rules
23. By Del. Phillips, Eldridge, Miller, R., Rodighiero, Marcum and Maynard - U.S. Army SSG Styish R. Morris Memorial Road - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Rules
ALL HOUSE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Adopting Rules of the House of Delegates - Introduced 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017
2. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Authorizing the publication of a Legislative Manual and authorizing payment of travel and other expenses of the House - Introduced 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017
3. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Authorizing printing and distribution of Acts of the Legislature and Journals of the House of Delegates - Introduced 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017
4. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Authorizing the appointment of employees for this, the First Regular Session of the Eighty-third Legislature, two thousand seventeen - Introduced 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017
5. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Amending House Rules 63 and 84a, relating to the previous question and witnesses before committees - Introduced 2/8/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 2/8/2017
6. By Del. Pyles - Preservation and Continued Operation of the Warner Theater - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Rules
7. By Del. Pyles, Romine, C., Lynch, Pethtel, Romine, R., Boggs, Ferro, Hartman, Brewer, Iaquinta and Love - Congress To Protect Social Security and Medicare - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Rules
HOUSE BILLS PASSED HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
*2006. By Del. Shott, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Hanshaw, Sobonya, Atkinson, Hill, Fleischauer, Pushkin, Lovejoy and Canestraro - Increasing the penalties for violating the Whistle-blower Law - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/15/2017 - To Senate 2/16/2017 - To Judiciary
*2099. By Del. McGeehan - Defining the act of leaving the scene of a crash involving death or serious bodily injury as a felony; Erin's Law - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed House 2/17/2017 - Title amended - To Senate 2/20/2017 - To Judiciary
*2167. By Del. Storch and Eldridge - Creating a Silver Alert program for senior citizens - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Senior Citizen Issues - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Government Organization
2300. By Del. Kelly, Ellington, Summers, Criss, Wagner, Ward, Atkinson and Rohrbach - Regulating step therapy protocols - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Health and Human Resources - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Health and Human Resources
*2301. By Del. Summers and Ellington - Relating to direct primary care - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/13/2017 - Amended - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Health and Human Resources
*2303. By Del. Phillips, Westfall, Folk, Sobonya, Overington, Paynter, Eldridge and Miller, R. - Increasing criminal penalties for littering - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/20/2017 - To Senate 2/21/2017 - To Judiciary
*2318. By Del. Shott, Fleischauer, Hanshaw, Summers, Sobonya, Miller, C., Kessinger, Canestraro, Longstreth, Pushkin and Storch - Relating generally to human trafficking (original similar to HB2186, SB70) - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Judiciary
*2319. By Del. Upson, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Hamilton, Rohrbach and Baldwin - Relating to candidates or candidate committees for legislative office disclosing contributions - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/20/2017 - To Senate 2/21/2017 - To Judiciary
*2347. By Del. Howell, Maynard, Walters, McGeehan, Miller, C., Westfall, Hamrick, Higginbotham, Harshbarger and Atkinson - Allowing schools licensed to provide barber, cosmetology and related training to hold theory classes and clinical classes at different locations - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Government Organization
2348. By Del. Howell, Maynard, Walters, McGeehan, Sypolt, Westfall, Miller, C., Hamrick, Higginbotham, Harshbarger and Ward - Eliminating any requirement that class hours of students be consecutive - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Government Organization
*2404. By Del. Rowan, Moye, Overington, Phillips, Hamilton, Romine, R., Rohrbach, Kelly, Pethtel, Lynch and Ferro - Barring persons who are convicted of certain criminal offenses from acquiring property from their victims - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/17/2017 - Passed House 2/23/2017 - Title amended
2431. By Del. Ellington and Rohrbach - Allowing influenza immunizations to be offered to patients and residents of specified facilities - Introduced 2/14/2017 - To Health and Human Resources - Amended - Passed House 2/22/2017 - Title amended - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Health and Human Resources
*2447. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Del. Shott, Summers, Overington, Foster, G., Hollen, Sobonya and O'Neal - Renaming the Court of Claims the state Claims Commission - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed House 2/23/2017
*2465. By Del. Cowles and Sobonya - Modifying the requirements that allow a child witness to testify by closed circuit television - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/23/2017
ALL SENATE BILLS PASSED BY SENATE AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE
*116. By Sen. Maynard - Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction rule relating to law-enforcement training and certification standards (original similar to HB2252) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/15/2017 - Passed Senate 2/20/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/21/2017 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
*127. By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB2230) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/14/2017 - Passed Senate 2/17/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/20/2017 - To Judiciary
*134. By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Bureau of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB2231) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - To Judiciary 2/14/2017 - Com. sub. reported 2/16/2017 - Passed Senate 2/21/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/22/2017 - To Judiciary
*151. By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB2284) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/10/2017 - Passed Senate 2/15/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/16/2017 - To Judiciary
169. By Sen. Ferns, Gaunch, Takubo, Trump, Prezioso, Stollings, Plymale and Blair - Repealing article providing assistance to Korea and Vietnam veterans exposed to certain chemical defoliants - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/15/2017 - To House 2/16/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
170. By Sen. Ferns, Gaunch, Takubo, Trump, Prezioso, Stollings, Plymale, Blair and Jeffries - Repealing state hemophilia program - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/15/2017 - To House 2/16/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
171. By Sen. Ferns, Gaunch, Takubo, Trump, Prezioso, Stollings, Plymale and Blair - Repealing Programs of All-Inclusive Care for Elderly - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/15/2017 - To House 2/16/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
172. By Sen. Blair - Eliminating salary for Water Development Authority board members - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 2/20/2017 - Effective July 1, 2017 - To House 2/21/2017 - To Government Organization
174. By Sen. Blair and Rucker - Exempting transportation of household goods from PSC jurisdiction - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 2/17/2017 - To House 2/20/2017 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
176. By Sen. Ferns, Gaunch, Takubo, Trump, Prezioso, Stollings, Plymale, Blair and Jeffries - Repealing article concerning detection of tuberculosis, high blood pressure and diabetes - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Health and Human Resources - Passed Senate 2/15/2017 - To House 2/16/2017 - To Health and Human Resources
*182. By Sen. Blair, Sypolt and Rucker - Providing procedures that prevent disqualifying low bids for government construction contracts due to document technicalities - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Government Organization - Com. sub. reported 2/20/2017 - Amended - Passed Senate 2/23/2017
188. By Sen. Takubo - Correcting definition of "telehealth" in medication-assisted treatment programs (original similar to HB2460) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Health and Human Resources - Passed Senate 2/22/2017 - To House 2/23/2017 - To Health and Human Resources
*202. By Sen. Weld and Trump - Relating to pawnbrokers generally (original similar to HB2452) - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/16/2017 - Passed Senate 2/21/2017 - To House 2/22/2017 - To Judiciary
215. By Sen. Trump and Maroney - Allowing county commissions authority to amend proposed rates, fees and charges proposed by public service districts - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 2/20/2017 - To House 2/21/2017 - To Political Subdivisions then Finance
*222. By Sen. Weld and Trump - Relating to disqualification for unemployment benefits (original similar to HB2435, HB2575, HB2582) - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Workforce then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/16/2017 - To Judiciary 2/16/2017 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 2/17/2017 - Passed Senate 2/22/2017 - To House 2/23/2017 - To Judiciary
*230. By Sen. Trump, Blair and Maroney - Relating to certain WV officials carrying concealed firearm nationwide - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/14/2017 - Passed Senate 2/17/2017 - To House 2/20/2017 - To Judiciary
*233. By Sen. Trump - Excluding from protection oral communications uttered in child care center under Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act (original similar to HB2505) - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/14/2017 - Passed Senate 2/17/2017 - To House 2/20/2017 - To Judiciary
237. By Sen. Trump and Blair - Repealing obsolete rules of Department of Revenue - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate with amended title 2/15/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/16/2017 - To Judiciary
*240. By Sen. Ferns, Boso, Weld, Cline and Rucker - Creating crime of nonconsensual distribution of sexual images - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/20/2017 - Passed Senate 2/23/2017
*242. By Sen. Mullins, Boso and Cline - Relating to school calendars (original similar to HB2412, HB2584) - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Education - Com. sub. reported 2/17/2017 - Passed Senate 2/22/2017 - Effective July 1, 2017 - To House 2/23/2017 - To Education
*247. By Sen. Trump, Carmichael (Mr. President), Hall, Palumbo, Woelfel and Blair - Authorizing prosecuting attorney designate and deliver grand jury records for investigative purposes - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/15/2017 - Passed Senate 2/20/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/21/2017 - To Judiciary
*248. By Sen. Trump, Carmichael (Mr. President), Hall, Palumbo, Woelfel, Blair, Plymale and Gaunch - Clarifying composition and chairmanship of Commission on Special Investigations - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/15/2017 - Passed Senate 2/20/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/21/2017 - To Judiciary
*249. By Sen. Trump - Relating to information required in abstract of judgment - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/16/2017 - Passed Senate 2/21/2017 - To House 2/22/2017 - To Judiciary
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY SENATE AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE
1. By Sen. Carmichael (Mr. President), Ferns and Prezioso - Adopting joint rules of Legislature - Introduced 1/11/2017 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/11/2017 - To House 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017
2. By Sen. Carmichael, Hall and Prezioso - Authorizing payment of supplies, services, printing and other expenses - Introduced 1/11/2017 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/11/2017 - To House 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES
1. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Raising a Joint Assembly to open and publish election returns - Adopted 1/11/2017
2. 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 1/11/2017
3. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Providing for an adjournment of the Legislature until February 8, 2017 - Adopted 1/11/2017
4. 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 2/8/2017
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES
1. By Sen. Carmichael (Mr. President), Ferns and Prezioso - Adopting joint rules of Legislature - Adopted 1/11/2017
2. By Sen. Carmichael, Hall and Prezioso - Authorizing payment of supplies, services, printing and other expenses - Adopted 1/11/2017
HOUSE BILLS VETOED BY GOVERNOR
SENATE BILLS VETOED BY GOVERNOR