HOUSE ABSTRACT

 

2017 Regular Session

 

CONTAINING

 

Active House Bills as of March 7, 2017

 

*Denotes Committee Substitutes

 

 

ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS

 

*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 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 3/7/2017

 

*2367.  By Del. Miller, R., Marcum, Eldridge, Rodighiero, Phillips, Sobonya, Lovejoy and Hicks - Establishing a criminal offense of organized retail crime - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 3/7/2017

 

*2459.  By Del. Ellington, Summers, Rohrbach and Hollen - Relating to regulation of health care and the certificate of need process - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/24/2017 - Passed House 3/6/2017 - Title amended - Effective from passage - To Senate 3/7/2017 - To Health and Human Resources

 

*2503.  By Del. Ellington, Summers, Dean, Rohrbach, Sobonya and Hollen - Relating to the rulemaking authority for Board of Osteopathic Medicine - Introduced 2/16/2017 - To Government Organization - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 3/8/2017

 

*2509.  By Del. Ellington, Summers, Rowan, Sobonya and Atkinson - Relating to the practice of telemedicine - Introduced 2/16/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/24/2017 - Passed House 3/6/2017 - Effective from passage - To Senate 3/7/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Health and Human Resources 3/7/2017

 

*2526.  By Del. Ellington, Summers, Sobonya and Rohrbach - Classifying additional drugs to Schedules I, II, IV and V of controlled substances - Introduced 2/16/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/24/2017 - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 3/8/2017

 

*2540.  By Del. Ellington, Summers, Rohrbach, Cooper, Hollen, Sobonya and Rowan - Permitting a person to practice certain professions for limited time for a charitable function - Introduced 2/17/2017 - To Government Organization - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 3/8/2017

 

*2554.  By Del. Foster, G., Higginbotham, Frich, Cowles, Hamrick, Howell, Wilson, Harshbarger, Maynard and Miller, C. - West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act - Introduced 2/20/2017 - To Government Organization - On 1st reading, House Calendar 3/8/2017

 

*2571.  By Del. Rowan, Espinosa, Romine, R., Cooper, Hamilton, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Wagner, Moye, Rohrbach, Kelly and Rodighiero - Developing a resource for use by parents to monitor and track deaf and hard-of-hearing children’s expressive and receptive language acquisition - Introduced 2/20/2017 - To Education - On 1st reading, House Calendar 3/8/2017

 

*2579.  By Del. Sobonya, Romine, R., Upson, Foster, G., Foster, N., Summers, Storch, Arvon, Miller, C., Rohrbach and Zatezalo - Increasing the penalties for transporting controlled substances (original similar to HB2448) - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/22/2017 - Passed House 3/7/2017

 

 2590.  By Del. Miley and Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) [By Request of the Executive] - Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Finance - Passed House 3/6/2017 - Effective from passage - To Senate 3/7/2017 - To Finance

 

 2594.  By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Updating the meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Finance - Passed House 3/6/2017 - Effective from passage - To Senate 3/7/2017 - To Finance

 

 2628.  By Del. Howell, Hamrick, Summers, Ellington, Arvon, Rohrbach, Shott, Miller, C., Storch, Lewis and Maynard - Relating generally to the powers and duties of the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine (original similar to HB2423) - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization - To House Government Organization 2/24/2017 - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 3/8/2017

 

 2653.  By Del. Ellington, Sobonya and Cooper - Extending the Multi State Real-Time Tracking System - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 3/6/2017 - To Senate 3/7/2017 - To Health and Human Resources

 

 2672.  By Del. Frich, Westfall, Upson and White - Eliminating conflicting provisions within current code relating to the application of payments and the assessment of delinquency fees on consumer credit sales (original similar to SB344) - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - To House Finance 3/7/2017

 

*2674.  By Del. Shott, Hanshaw, Arvon, Zatezalo, Sobonya, O'Neal, Fleischauer, Kessinger, Isner and Frich - Relating to access to and receipt of certain information regarding a protected person - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 3/7/2017

 

 2675.  By Del. O'Neal, Hanshaw, Shott, Cowles, Sobonya, Phillips, Foster, N., Zatezalo, Kessinger, Hill and Fast - Relating to primary elections and nominating procedures - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, House Calendar 3/8/2017

 

*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 - Passed House 3/7/2017 - Effect January 1, 2018

 

 2691.  By Del. Hamrick, Martin, Ward, Howell, Boggs, Arvon, Storch, Westfall, Dean, McGeehan and Frich - Allowing a person who is qualified by training to be a barber and a cosmetologist to elect to practice solely as a barber - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed House 3/7/2017

 

 2693.  By Del. Hamilton, Evans, A., Paynter, Ambler, Butler, Romine, R., Lewis, Rodighiero, Eldridge, Baldwin and Hornbuckle - Relating to state ownership of wildlife - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 3/7/2017

 

 2696.  By Del. Hamilton, Ambler, Romine, R., Evans, A., Eldridge, Wagner, Rowan, Wilson and Love - Relating to crossbow hunting (original similar to SB325) - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 3/7/2017

 

 2699.  By Del. Hamilton, Evans, A., Paynter, Ambler, Butler, Lynch, Iaquinta, Romine, R., Lewis, Rodighiero and McGeehan - Making information about Division of Natural Resources licensees exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 3/7/2017

 

 2704.  By Del. Espinosa, Statler, Dean, Rohrbach, Wilson, Rowan, Harshbarger, Romine, R., Wagner, Cooper and Higginbotham - Prohibiting persons convicted of sexual offenses against children with whom they hold positions of trust from holding certification or license valid in public schools - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Education then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 3/7/2017

 

 2706.  By Del. Espinosa, Statler, Upson, Dean, Rohrbach, Wilson, Rowan, Harshbarger, Romine, R., Higginbotham and Kelly - Authorizing legislative rules regarding higher education - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Education - On 1st reading, House Calendar 3/8/2017

 

 2725.  By Del. Howell, Hamrick, Atkinson, Householder, Arvon, Ellington, Walters, Shott, Hanshaw, Hill and Martin - Restricting the authority of the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists to regulate the use of commonly available, retail beauty products - Introduced 2/27/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed House 3/7/2017

 

*2726.  By Del. Shott, Miller, R., Kessinger, Lane, Byrd, Isner, Frich and Lovejoy - Authorizing home incarceration officers to arrest participants for violating the terms and conditions of his or her supervision with or without a court order - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, House Calendar 3/8/2017

 

*2731.  By Del. Shott, Miller, R., Kessinger, Lane and Byrd - Clarifying civil actions heard in circuit court (original similar to SB454) - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, House Calendar 3/8/2017

 

*2740.  By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Administration (original similar to SB307) - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Finance - Passed House 3/2/2017 - Effective from passage - To Senate 3/3/2017 - To Finance - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 3/7/2017 - Effective from passage

 

 2752.  By Del. Evans, A., Wagner, Summers, Ambler, Eldridge, Romine, R., Hamilton, Rowan and Lewis - Relating to abuse and neglect of livestock - Introduced 3/1/2017 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 3/7/2017

 

 2765.  By Del. Shott, Miller, R., Kessinger, Lane, Byrd and Isner - Establishing a new special revenue fund, designated the Court Advanced Technology Subscription Fund (original similar to SB444) - Introduced 3/1/2017 - To Judiciary then Finance - To House Finance 3/7/2017

 

 

BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

 

 2808.  By Del. Summers, Atkinson, Ellington, Rohrbach and Shott - The West Virginia Assisted Outpatient Treatment Act - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary

 

 2809.  By Del. Statler, Pethtel, Moye, Hill and Kessinger - Relating to basic state aid to public education - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Education then Finance

 

 2810.  By Del. Rowe - Creating a litigation practice license for social workers - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Government Organization then Judiciary

 

 2811.  By Del. Hanshaw, Hartman, Kelly, Boggs, Miley, Shott, Nelson, Anderson, Westfall and Hamrick - Relating to the definition of above ground storage tanks - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Energy then Judiciary

 

 2812.  By Del. Rohrbach, Foster, G., Lewis, Walters, Hanshaw and Boggs - Office of Rural Health Policy - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Government Organization then Finance

 

 2813.  By Del. Walters, Howell, Phillips, McGeehan and Barrett - Increasing number of limited video lottery terminals allowed at a retail location - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development then Judiciary then Finance

 

 2814.  By Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Increasing the funding for the State Road Fund by increasing Division of Motor Vehicle administrative fees and motor fuel excise taxes (original similar to SB477) - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Finance

 

 2815.  By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Relating to higher education governance (original similar to SB511) - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Education then Judiciary

 

 2816.  By Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Eliminating new film tax credits (original similar to SB484) - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Finance

 

 2817.  By Del. Walters, Nelson and Espinosa - Providing for the reduction of the unfunded liability in the teachers retirement system over a 30 year period - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Finance

 

 

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

 

 21.      By Del. Wilson, Paynter, Dean, Maynard, Higginbotham, Folk, Foster, N. and Bates - Senators and Delegates Service Limit Amendment

 (original similar to HJR18) - Introduced 2/27/2017 - To Judiciary

 

 22.      By Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Roads to Prosperity Amendment of 2017 (original similar to SJR6) - Introduced 3/6/2017 - To Finance 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

 

 24.      By Del. Hamilton and Lynch - SGT. Eugene E. Arbogast Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Rules

 

 25.      By Del. Hicks and Thompson - U.S. Army PVT Charles E. Ellis and U.S. Army PVT Ira V. Ellis Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Rules

 

 26.      By Del. Pyles, Caputo, Pethtel, Longstreth, Upson, Fleischauer, Lynch, Williams, Summers, Statler and Frich - Naming the NASA IV & V Facility at Fairmont for West Virginia mathematician Katherine Coleman Johnson - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Rules

 

 27.      By Del. Rodighiero - U.S. Army 1LT Patricia Simon Bridge - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 28.      By Del. Marcum, Phillips, Hicks, Thompson, Hamrick, Dean, Westfall, Frich and Deem - Johnny O’Dell Linville Memorial Bridge (original similar to SCR23) - Introduced 3/1/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 29.      By Del. Rodighiero - U.S. Army SGT Denver E. Short Memorial Bridge - Introduced 3/1/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 30.      By Del. Eldridge, Maynard, Miller, R., Rodighiero, Marcum, Phillips, Miller, C., Romine, C. and Hornbuckle - U.S. Army PFC Cornelious Wiley Memorial Bridge - Introduced 3/1/2017 - To Rules

 

 31.      By Del. Walters, Marcum, Robinson, Zatezalo, Hanshaw, Shott, Nelson and O'Neal - Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the possibility of reducing the number of county boards of education in the state along with other educational reorganization - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Education then Rules

 

 32.      By Del. Pushkin, Fleischauer, Brewer and Bates - Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the economic and fiscal impacts of the reduction of the Corporation Net Income Tax - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Finance then Rules

 

 33.      By Del. Rowan and Cowles - Gunsmiths Trace - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 34.      By Del. Thompson and Hicks - Curtis ‘Pap’ and Millie ‘Mammie’ Asbury Bridge (original similar to SCR20) - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 35.      By Del. Rowe, Caputo, Robinson, White, Brewer, Byrd, Hornbuckle, Fleischauer, Pyles and Lynch - Arnold Miller Memorial Bridge - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 36.      By Del. Miller, C., Hornbuckle, Eldridge, Lovejoy, Brewer, Butler, Rohrbach, Romine, R., Romine, C. and Sobonya - U.S. Army PFC John Ira Pinkerman Memorial Bridge (original similar to SCR5) - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Rules

 

 37.      By Del. Miller, C., Maynard, Eldridge, Lovejoy, Brewer, Butler, Rohrbach, Romine, C. and Sobonya - U.S. Army SPC William L. Amos Memorial Bridge - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Rules

 

 38.      By Del. Marcum, Dean, Hamrick, Gearheart, Hicks, Phillips and Williams - Tug Valley Students Memorial Bridge - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 39.      By Del. Iaquinta, Diserio, Cowles, Hornbuckle, Cooper, Eldridge and Ambler - Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance authorize a study on whether to establish a bank operated by the state - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Banking and Insurance then Rules

 

 40.      By Del. Upson, Moore, Espinosa, Householder, Barrett, Hill, Cowles, Kessinger, Phillips, Wagner, Westfall and Wilson - John Hancock Hall Memorial Bridge (original similar to SCR17) - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 41.      By Del. Upson, Cowles, Espinosa, Howell, Kessinger, Moore, O'Neal, Overington, Wagner, Westfall and Wilson - Major Martin Robison Delany Memorial Bridge - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 42.      By Del. Phillips, Eldridge, Rodighiero, Maynard and Miller, R. - John B. Short Memorial Bridge - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 43.      By Del. Phillips, Eldridge, Rodighiero, Maynard and Miller, R. - U. S. Army CPL F. Lee Noel Memorial Bridge - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 44.      By Del. Phillips, Eldridge, Miller, R., Rodighiero and Maynard - Balentine Brothers Bridge - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 45.      By Del. Rodighiero - Lando Adkins, Sr. Memorial Road - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 46.      By Del. Gearheart, Householder, Romine, C., Phillips, White, Ellington, Paynter, Martin, Shott and Evans, E. - Blue Demon Bridge - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 47.      By Del. Eldridge, Maynard, Miller, R., Rodighiero, Phillips, Marcum, Hornbuckle, Romine, C. and Miller, C. - U. S. Army CPL Wilson B. Lambert, Jr. Memorial Road - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 48.      By Del. Rodighiero - U.S. Army SPC David H. Stamper Memorial Bridge - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Rules

 

 49.      By Del. Phillips, Marcum, Rodighiero, Miller, R., Eldridge and Maynard - U.S. Army PFC Donald Ray Cochran Memorial Bridge - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Rules

 

 50.      By Del. Phillips, Eldridge, Miller, R., Rodighiero and Maynard - Lowe Mountain Memorial Highway - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 51.      By Del. Phillips, Eldridge, Rodighiero, Maynard and Miller, R. - Toby” Runyon Memorial Bridge - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Rules

 

 52.      By Del. Rowe - Costs of crisis response programs and institutions - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Judiciary then Rules

 

 53.      By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Boggs - US Army Corporal Jerry Lee Noble Memorial Bridge - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 54.      By Del. Hartman, Isner, Sponaugle and Lynch - U.S. Army PVT Preston D. Vanscoy Memorial Bridge - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Rules

 

 55.      By Del. Butler, Rohrbach, Queen, Martin, Higginbotham, Brewer, Howell, Arvon, Rowan, Romine, R. and Evans, A. - Dr. John McClure Grubb Memorial Bridge - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 56.      By Del. Eldridge, Maynard, Miller, R., Rodighiero, Marcum, Hornbuckle, Phillips, Romine, C., Miller, C. and Westfall - U. S. Army CPL George Browning Memorial Road - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Rules

 

 57.      By Del. Walters, Westfall and Howell - Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study closing the West Virginia Public Employees Retirement System and the West Virginia Teachers Retirement System to employees newly hired on or after July 1, 2018 and providing new 401K type retirement plans for those employees - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Pensions and Retirement then Rules

 

 58.      By Del. Miller, C., Romine, C., Lovejoy, Rohrbach, Sobonya, Hicks, Thompson, Hornbuckle and Westfall - William C. Campbell Memorial Highway - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 59.      By Del. Gearheart, Phillips, Butler, Ellington, McGeehan, Shott, O'Neal, Paynter and Longstreth - USMC LCpl Timothy J. Dunnigan Memorial Intersection - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Rules

 

 60.      By Del. Summers, Ward, Caputo and Longstreth - William “Bill” R. VanGilder Memorial Bridge - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Rules

 

 61.      By Del. Howell, Arvon, Criss, Dean, Fast, Foster, G., Frich, Sypolt, Harshbarger, Hill, Lewis, Martin and Paynter - State Medicaid expansion contracts  (original similar to SCR16) - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Rules

 

 62.      By Del. Lynch, Hartman, Iaquinta, Ferro, Williams, Sponaugle, Caputo, Boggs, Diserio, Romine, R. and Hamilton - Webster County Veterans Highway - Introduced 3/7/2017 - 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

 

 8.        By Del. Pyles, Lynch, Iaquinta, Hartman, Love, Caputo, Ferro, Romine, C., Rowe, Fleischauer, Pethtel, Boggs, Lewis, Lovejoy, Maynard, Paynter, Rohrbach, Romine, R., Rowan, Sypolt and White - Increasing the Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Rules - To House Rules 3/3/2017

 

 9.        By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Del. Ambler, Anderson, Arvon, Atkinson, Baldwin, Barrett, Bates, Blair, Boggs, Brewer, Butler, Byrd, Canestraro, Capito, Caputo, Cooper, Cowles, Criss, Dean, Deem, Diserio, Eldridge, Ellington, Espinosa, Evans, A., Evans, E., Fast, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Folk, Foster, G., Foster, N., Frich, Gearheart, Hamilton, Hamrick, Hanshaw, Harshbarger, Hartman, Hicks, Higginbotham, Hill, Hollen, Hornbuckle, Householder, Howell, Iaquinta, Isner, Kelly, Kessinger, Lane, Lewis, Longstreth, Love, Lovejoy, Lynch, Marcum, Martin, Maynard, McGeehan, Miley, Miller, C., Miller, R., Moore, Moye, Nelson, O'Neal, Overington, Paynter, Pethtel, Phillips, Pushkin, Pyles, Queen, Robinson, Rodighiero, Rohrbach, Romine, C., Romine, R., Rowan, Rowe, Shott, Sobonya, Sponaugle, Statler, Storch, Summers, Sypolt, Thompson, Upson, Wagner, Walters, Ward, Westfall, White, Williams, Wilson and Zatezalo - Memorializing the life and lamenting the death of Dr. Ken Hechler - Introduced 2/27/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 2/27/2017

 

 10.      By Del. Sponaugle, Barrett, Miley, Caputo, Pushkin and Hanshaw - Relating to empowering the House Committee on the Judiciary to investigate allegations of impeachable offenses against Steven O. Callaghan, Circuit Judge-Elect of the Twenty-Eighth Judicial Circuit - Introduced 3/1/2017 - To Rules

 

 11.      By Del. Phillips, Hollen, Arvon, Atkinson, Barrett, Blair, Butler, Byrd, Dean, Eldridge, Folk, Foster, N., Foster, G., Higginbotham, Hill, Kelly, Kessinger, Marcum, Maynard, McGeehan, Miley, Miller, R., Paynter, Robinson, Westfall, Wilson and Zatezalo - Supporting and encouraging the enactment of the federal Hearing Protection Act of 2017 - Introduced 3/2/2017 - To Rules

 

 12.      By Del. Rowe - Standards of accessibility to the public (original similar to HB2792) - Introduced 3/7/2017 - To Government Organization then Rules

 

 

HOUSE BILLS PASSED HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE

 

*2001.  By Del. Lane, Sobonya, Moore, Kessinger, Foster, N. and Householder - Relating to ethics and transparency in government - Introduced 2/14/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/27/2017 - To Senate 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*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

 

*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 - Passed House 2/27/2017 - To Senate 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*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 - Passed House 2/28/2017 - To Senate 3/1/2017 - 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

 

 2123.  By Del. Rowan, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Cowles, Hamilton, Espinosa, O'Neal, Anderson and Nelson - 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 - Passed House 2/28/2017 - Effective from passage - To Senate 3/1/2017 - To Education then Finance - To Education 3/1/2017

 

*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

 

 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 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 3/7/2017

 

*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

 

*2329.  By Del. Rohrbach, Sobonya, Ellington, Upson, Lovejoy, Frich, Canestraro, Isner, Foster, N., Ward and Miller, C. - Prohibiting the production, manufacture or possession of fentanyl - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/17/2017 - Passed House 3/2/2017 - To Senate 3/3/2017 - 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 - Passed House 2/27/2017 - Title amended - To Senate 2/28/2017 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To Government Organization 2/28/2017

 

*2364.  By Del. Hamilton, Ambler, Evans, A., Statler, Romine, R., Hicks, Rodighiero, Hamrick, Eldridge, Lynch and Frich - Prohibiting electioneering within or near early voting locations during early voting periods - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 3/3/2017 - To Senate 3/6/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*2367.  By Del. Miller, R., Marcum, Eldridge, Rodighiero, Phillips, Sobonya, Lovejoy and Hicks - Establishing a criminal offense of organized retail crime - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 3/7/2017

 

*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 - To Senate 2/24/2017 - To Judiciary

 

 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 - To Senate 2/24/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*2459.  By Del. Ellington, Summers, Rohrbach and Hollen - Relating to regulation of health care and the certificate of need process - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/24/2017 - Passed House 3/6/2017 - Title amended - Effective from passage - To Senate 3/7/2017 - To Health and Human Resources

 

*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 - To Senate 2/24/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*2479.  By Del. Storch, Ferro, Longstreth, McGeehan, Fleischauer, Canestraro, Isner, Lovejoy, Pushkin and Frich - Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/27/2017 - To Senate 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*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 - Passed House 2/28/2017 - To Senate 3/1/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*2506.  By Del. Zatezalo, Foster, G., Kessinger, Summers, Atkinson, Ambler, Phillips, Westfall and Miley - Relating to the permit limit calculations and allowing overlapping mixing zones for calculating permit limits for drinking water criteria - Introduced 2/16/2017 - To Judiciary - Shall the bill be rejected? - Amended - Passed House 3/1/2017 - Title amended - To Senate 3/2/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*2509.  By Del. Ellington, Summers, Rowan, Sobonya and Atkinson - Relating to the practice of telemedicine - Introduced 2/16/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/24/2017 - Passed House 3/6/2017 - Effective from passage - To Senate 3/7/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Health and Human Resources 3/7/2017

 

*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 - Amended - Shall the bill be laid over one day? - Passed House 2/28/2017 - To Senate 3/1/2017 - To Education

 

*2579.  By Del. Sobonya, Romine, R., Upson, Foster, G., Foster, N., Summers, Storch, Arvon, Miller, C., Rohrbach and Zatezalo - Increasing the penalties for transporting controlled substances (original similar to HB2448) - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/22/2017 - Passed House 3/7/2017

 

*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 - Passed House 2/28/2017 - To Senate 3/1/2017 - To Judiciary

 

 2590.  By Del. Miley and Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) [By Request of the Executive] - Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Finance - Passed House 3/6/2017 - Effective from passage - To Senate 3/7/2017 - To Finance

 

 2594.  By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Updating the meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Finance - Passed House 3/6/2017 - Effective from passage - To Senate 3/7/2017 - To Finance

 

*2619.  By Del. Westfall, Romine, C., White and Frich - Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/24/2017 - Passed House 3/3/2017 - To Senate 3/6/2017 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To Banking and Insurance 3/6/2017

 

*2620.  By Del. Frich, Ellington, Shott, Howell, Householder, Storch, Hanshaw, Kessinger, Hollen, Sobonya and Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - West Virginia Drug Overdose Monitoring Act - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/24/2017 - Amended - Passed House 3/2/2017 - To Senate 3/3/2017 - To Judiciary

 

 2630.  By Del. Howell, Arvon, Rohrbach, Summers, Pushkin, Householder, Storch, Martin, Ellington, Longstreth and Ferro - Authorizing the West Virginia Board of Medicine and the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine to share staff (original similar to HB2628) - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed House 3/3/2017 - To Senate 3/6/2017 - To Government Organization

 

*2646.  By Del. Kessinger, Foster, N., Sypolt, Summers, Blair, Arvon, Rowan and Miller, C. - Terminating the Women’s Commission and discontinue its functions - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed House 3/2/2017 - To Senate 3/3/2017 - To Government Organization

 

*2648.  By Del. Sypolt, Rowan, Westfall, Evans, A., Upson, Miller, C., Sobonya, Storch, Rohrbach, Hollen and Frich - Increasing penalties for manufacturing or transportation of a controlled substance in the presence of a minor (original similar to HB2448) - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/24/2017 - Amended - Amended on 3rd reading - Passed House 3/3/2017 - Title amended - To Senate 3/6/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*2651.  By Del. Espinosa, Romine, R., Westfall, Dean, Upson, Higginbotham, Kelly, Harshbarger, Cooper, Wagner and Rohrbach - Relating generally to standardized testing requirements for nonpublic schools - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Education - Passed House 3/3/2017 - To Senate 3/6/2017 - To Education

 

 2653.  By Del. Ellington, Sobonya and Cooper - Extending the Multi State Real-Time Tracking System - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 3/6/2017 - To Senate 3/7/2017 - To Health and Human Resources

 

*2674.  By Del. Shott, Hanshaw, Arvon, Zatezalo, Sobonya, O'Neal, Fleischauer, Kessinger, Isner and Frich - Relating to access to and receipt of certain information regarding a protected person - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 3/7/2017

 

*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 - Passed House 3/7/2017 - Effect January 1, 2018

 

 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 - Passed House 3/3/2017 - Title amended - To Senate 3/6/2017 - To Judiciary

 

 2691.  By Del. Hamrick, Martin, Ward, Howell, Boggs, Arvon, Storch, Westfall, Dean, McGeehan and Frich - Allowing a person who is qualified by training to be a barber and a cosmetologist to elect to practice solely as a barber - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed House 3/7/2017

 

 2725.  By Del. Howell, Hamrick, Atkinson, Householder, Arvon, Ellington, Walters, Shott, Hanshaw, Hill and Martin - Restricting the authority of the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists to regulate the use of commonly available, retail beauty products - Introduced 2/27/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed House 3/7/2017

 

*2740.  By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Administration (original similar to SB307) - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Finance - Passed House 3/2/2017 - Effective from passage - To Senate 3/3/2017 - To Finance - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 3/7/2017 - Effective from passage

 

 

ALL SENATE BILLS PASSED BY SENATE AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE

 

*4.        By Sen. Gaunch, Trump, Boso, Blair, Rucker, Jeffries, Stollings, Woelfel and Sypolt - Allowing licensed professionals donate time to care of indigent and needy in clinical setting (original similar to HB2692) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/24/2017 - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed Senate 3/3/2017 - To House 3/6/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary

 

*5.        By Sen. Trump and Sypolt - Disqualifying CDL for DUI conviction in certain cases - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/24/2017 - Passed Senate 3/1/2017 - To House 3/2/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*9.        By Sen. Trump and Jeffries - Regulating unmanned aircraft systems (original similar to SB218) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/22/2017 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 3/1/2017 - To House 3/2/2017 - To Judiciary

 

 41.      By Sen. Woelfel, Trump and Ojeda - Extending time person may be subject to probation (original similar to HB2607) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 2/24/2017 - To House 2/27/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*80.      By Sen. Woelfel, Plymale and Jeffries - Equalizing criminal penalty for entering without breaking regardless of time of day - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/22/2017 - Passed Senate 2/27/2017 - To House 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*113.    By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB2229) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary - To Judiciary 2/17/2017 - Com. sub. reported 2/21/2017 - Passed Senate 2/24/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/27/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*116.    By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing MAPS promulgate legislative rules  (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 - To House Judiciary 3/2/2017

 

*125.    By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB2261) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Judiciary 2/15/2017 - Com. sub. reported 2/23/2017 - Passed Senate 2/28/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 3/1/2017 - To 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

 

 164.    By Sen. Blair - Relating to traffic regulations and special load limits - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Transportation and Infrastructure - Passed Senate 2/27/2017 - To House 2/28/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then 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 - To House Finance 2/24/2017

 

 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 - To House Finance 2/24/2017

 

 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 - To House Finance 2/24/2017

 

 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 - On 3rd reading, House Calendar 3/8/2017

 

*180.    By Sen. Blair - Relating to PSC jurisdiction over certain telephone company and internet services  - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Government Organization - Com. sub. reported 2/24/2017 - Passed Senate 3/1/2017 - To House 3/2/2017 - To Government Organization

 

*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 - To House 2/24/2017 - To Government Organization

 

 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 - On 3rd reading, House Calendar 3/8/2017

 

*190.    By Sen. Blair, Hall, Boso, Cline and Sypolt - Eliminating preferences for vendors bidding on state contracts for commodities or printing - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Government Organization - Com. sub. reported 2/28/2017 - Passed Senate 3/6/2017 - To House 3/7/2017 - To Government Organization then Finance

 

*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

 

*204.    By Sen. Boso, Blair and Facemire - Requiring persons appointed to fill vacancy by Governor have same qualifications for vacated office and receive same compensation and expenses (original similar to SB205) - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Government Organization - Com. sub. reported 2/22/2017 - Passed Senate 2/27/2017 - To House 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*209.    By Sen. Weld - Defining term "veteran" as it relates to veteran-owned business - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Military then Government Organization - To Government Organization 2/22/2017 - Com. sub. reported 3/1/2017 - Passed Senate 3/6/2017 - To House 3/7/2017 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Government Organization

 

*214.    By Sen. Trump - Adopting Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/23/2017 - Passed Senate 2/28/2017 - To House 3/1/2017 - 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

 

*221.    By Sen. Blair and Maroney - Relating to composition of PEIA Finance Board - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Government Organization - Com. sub. reported 3/1/2017 - Passed Senate 3/6/2017 - To House 3/7/2017 - To Government Organization

 

*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

 

*224.    By Sen. Hall, Azinger and Trump - Repealing requirement for employer's bond for wages and benefits - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Workforce then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/24/2017 - To Judiciary 2/24/2017 - Passed Senate 3/6/2017 - To House 3/7/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*225.    By Sen. Trump and Blair - Allowing magistrates to conduct proceeding for temporary emergency protective order dealing with temporary custody by family court - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/24/2017 - Passed Senate 3/1/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 3/2/2017 - 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

 

 231.    By Sen. Hall - Relating to State Board of Education and Medicaid-eligible children (original similar to HB2420) - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Education - Passed Senate 2/27/2017 - Effective July 1, 2017 - To House 2/28/2017 - Reference dispensed - Amended - Passed House 3/2/2017 - Effective July 1, 2017 - Senate amended House amendment and passed 3/6/2017 - Effective July 1, 2017

 

*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

 

*236.    By Sen. Trump and Weld - Relating to damages for medical monitoring (original similar to HB2580) - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/22/2017 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 3/7/2017

 

 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

 

*239.    By Sen. Karnes, Blair, Ferns, Rucker and Weld - Limiting use of wages by employers and labor organizations for political activities (original similar to HB2583) - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Workforce then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/24/2017 - To Judiciary 2/24/2017 - Amended - Passed Senate 3/7/2017

 

*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 - To House 2/24/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*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

 

*261.    By Sen. Trump - Relating to increasing salary or wages of judgment debtor (original similar to SB81) - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To Judiciary 2/15/2017 - Com. sub. reported 2/24/2017 - Passed Senate 3/1/2017 - To House 3/2/2017 - To Judiciary

 

 263.    By Sen. Blair - Creating exemption from certain contract and common carrier laws for vehicles used exclusively for transportation of railroad personnel - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Transportation and Infrastructure - Passed Senate 3/6/2017 - To House 3/7/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary

 

 321.    By Sen. Gaunch - Reporting requirements of employee information to CPRB (original similar to HB2604) - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Pensions - Passed Senate 2/28/2017 - To House 3/1/2017 - To Finance

 

 325.    By Sen. Maynard, Cline and Boso - Relating to crossbow hunting (original similar to HB2696) - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Natural Resources - Passed Senate 2/24/2017 - To House 2/27/2017 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

 

 330.    By Sen. Trump, Boso and Blair - Relating to WV Workplace Freedom Act (original similar to HB2355) - Introduced 2/16/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 2/27/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*337.    By Sen. Blair - Hiring correctional officers without regard to placement on correctional officer register - Introduced 2/16/2017 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To Judiciary 2/22/2017 - Com. sub. reported 2/24/2017 - Passed Senate 3/1/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 3/2/2017 - To Government Organization then Judiciary

 

*345.    By Sen. Maynard, Jeffries, Mullins, Takubo, Cline, Weld and Maroney - Allowing certain hunting and trapping on private lands on Sundays - Introduced 2/17/2017 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/21/2017 - To Judiciary 2/21/2017 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 2/24/2017 - Passed Senate 3/1/2017 - To House 3/2/2017 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

 

 346.    By Sen. Blair and Boso - Relating generally to jurisdiction of PSC over motor carriers - Introduced 2/17/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 3/1/2017 - To House 3/2/2017 - To Government Organization then Judiciary

 

*347.    By Sen. Takubo, Stollings and Maroney - Relating to modernization of Physician Assistant Practice Act (original similar to HB2753) - Introduced 2/17/2017 - To Health and Human Resources - Com. sub. reported 2/24/2017 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 3/1/2017 - To House 3/2/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary

 

 349.    By Sen. Trump, Blair and Boso - Repealing outdated code related to Division of Corrections - Introduced 2/17/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 2/27/2017 - To House 2/28/2017 - To Government Organization

 

 392.    By Sen. Gaunch - Relating to Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System (original similar to HB2600) - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Pensions then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 3/7/2017

 

 400.    By Sen. Blair - Regarding appointments to WV Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 3/6/2017 - To House 3/7/2017 - To Government Organization

 

*410.    By Sen. Sypolt - Relating to marking traps with DNR identification tag - Introduced 2/23/2017 - To Natural Resources - Com. sub. reported 2/28/2017 - Passed Senate 3/3/2017 - To House 3/6/2017 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

 

 426.    By Sen. Trump, Weld, Azinger, Clements, Cline, Ferns, Karnes, Maynard, Rucker, Smith, Swope, Beach, Jeffries, Miller, Ojeda, Romano and Woelfel - Repealing DNR legislative rule on litter control grant program - Introduced 2/24/2017 - Passed Senate 2/28/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 3/1/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*429.    By Sen. Blair, Maroney and Trump - Relating to monitoring inmate communications - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 3/1/2017 - Passed Senate 3/6/2017 - To House 3/7/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*436.    By Sen. Gaunch, Blair, Maroney, Trump, Unger, Boso, Takubo, Rucker, Cline, Facemire and Romano - Permitting investigators from Attorney General's office carry firearms - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 3/1/2017 - Passed Senate 3/6/2017 - To House 3/7/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*439.    By Sen. Trump, Clements, Facemire, Maroney and Romano - Relating to venue for civil and criminal actions at Salem Correctional Center - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/28/2017 - Passed Senate 3/3/2017 - To House 3/6/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*442.    By Sen. Weld and Cline - Relating generally to crimes against persons - Introduced 2/27/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 3/2/2017 - Passed Senate 3/7/2017

 

*445.    By Sen. Trump and Miller - Amending definition of "abused child" (original similar to HB2758) - Introduced 2/27/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 3/1/2017 - Passed Senate 3/6/2017 - To House 3/7/2017 - To Judiciary

 

*456.    By Sen. Trump, Weld, Miller and Gaunch - Relating to standards for termination of parental rights in child abuse and neglect cases (original similar to HB2732) - Introduced 2/27/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 3/2/2017 - Passed Senate 3/7/2017 - Effective from passage

 

 

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 BILLS PASSED LEGISLATURE

 

*2740.  By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Administration (original similar to SB307) - Passed 3/7/2017; Effective from passage

 

 

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