HOUSE ABSTRACT

 

2020 Regular Session

 

CONTAINING

 

Active House Bills as of January 29, 2020

 

*Denotes Committee Substitutes

 

 

ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS

 

*2338.  By Del. Howell and Porterfield - Allowing the owner of an antique military vehicle to display alternate registration insignia - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Government Organization - To House Government Organization 1/23/2020 - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

*2419.  By Del. Shott, Householder and Porterfield - Relating to the authorization to release a defendant or a person arrested upon his or her own recognizance - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/29/2020

 

*2433.  By Del. Kelly, J., Cooper, Atkinson, Wilson, Steele, Dean, Campbell, Kelly, D., Hanna, Fast and Jeffries, D. - Modifying the school calendar to begin not earlier than Labor Day and end prior to June 7 - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Education - Amended - House rejected 1/29/2020

 

*2497.  By Del. Kump, Pushkin, Brown, N., Brown, S., Lovejoy, Canestraro, Fluharty, Householder and Thompson, C. - Relating to the whistle-blower law - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/28/2020 - To Senate 1/29/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*2696.  By Del. Howell, Bibby, Phillips, Sypolt, Cadle, Azinger, Jeffries, D. and Hott - Creating an additional index system for state-owned lands - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/17/2020 - To Senate 1/20/2020 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 1/29/2020

 

*2877.  By Del. Martin, P. and Martin, C. - Relating to charging a fee for parking in an accessible parking space bearing the international symbol of access - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/16/2020 - Passed House 1/29/2020 - Title amended

 

*3049.  By Del. Staggers, Angelucci, Jennings, Maynard and Porterfield - Improving dissemination of boiled water advisories to affected communities - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Health and Human Resources - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

 4010.  By Del. Howell, Little, Higginbotham and Cowles - Changing the licensing requirement for certain casino employees - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Government Organization - Amended - Passed House 1/20/2020 - To Senate 1/21/2020 - To Government Organization then Finance - To Government Organization 1/21/2020 - To Finance 1/29/2020

 

*4026.  By Del. Jeffries, D., Summers, Foster, Hansen, Bartlett, Jeffries, J., Campbell and Porterfield - Exempting businesses transporting scrap tires, waste tires, or other used tires, from certain statutory provisions - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Government Organization - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

 4030.  By Del. Jeffries, J., Wilson, Maynard, Waxman, Summers, Kessinger, Graves, Jeffries, D. and Porterfield - Increasing limit for application for original appointment as a firefighter to 40 years of age for honorably discharged veterans - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services - Passed House 1/29/2020 - Title amended - Effective from passage

 

*4059.  By Del. Hill, Pack, Bates and Fleischauer - Increasing access to long acting reversible contraception - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Health and Human Resources - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

 4089.  By Del. Pyles, Porterfield, Fast, Linville and Hicks - Requiring cursive writing to be taught - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Education - Passed House 1/28/2020 - To Senate 1/29/2020 - To Education

 

*4094.  By Del. Hill, Pack, Summers, Espinosa, Mandt, Rowan, Worrell, Fleischauer, Pushkin, Thompson, C. and Walker - Continuing the Foster Care Ombudsman (original similar to SB301) - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/15/2020 - Amended - Passed House 1/29/2020

 

*4096.  By Del. Kump, Householder, Kelly, D., Summers, Sypolt, Mandt, Jeffries, J., Bibby, Steele, Hardy and Fast - Requiring candidates to live in the state or local election district for the office for which they are seeking - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Judiciary

 

4103.   By Del. Rohrbach, Kessinger, Robinson, Walker, Bartlett, Ellington, Hanna, Hornbuckle, Kelly, D., Mandt and Pushkin (Originating in House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse) - Relating to office of drug control policy - Introduced 1/10/2020 - Passed House 1/15/2020 - To Senate 1/16/2020 - To Health and Human Resources - Laid over on 2nd reading 1/29/20

 

 4130.  By Del. Jeffries, D. and Hanna - Relating to competitive bidding for government construction contracts arising out of declared states of emergency (original similar to SB309) - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed House 1/21/2020 - Effective from passage - To Senate 1/22/2020 - To Government Organization - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 1/29/2020 - Effective from passage

 

 4179.  By Del. Maynard, Jennings, Bibby, Campbell, Jeffries, J., Lovejoy, Miller, Pack, Sypolt and Worrell - Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact (original similar to SB492) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

*4198.  By Del. Pyles, Pushkin, Lavender-Bowe and Brown, S. - Permitting a person to obtain a 12-month supply of contraceptive drugs - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Health and Human Resources - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

 4353.  By Del. Howell - Creating a rational nexus requirement between prior criminal conduct and initial licensure decision making (original similar to SB499) - Introduced 1/15/2020 - To Government Organization - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

 4356.  By Del. Hill, Rohrbach, Porterfield and Summers - Relating to the administration of anesthetics - Introduced 1/15/2020 - To Health and Human Resources - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

 4359.  By Del. Westfall and Porterfield - Increasing the filing fees for insurers - Introduced 1/15/2020 - To Banking and Insurance - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

 4365.  By Del. Higginbotham, Ellington, Jennings, Hanna, Thompson, R., Hamrick, Barnhart and Porterfield - Granting of college credit hours for learning English as a second language - Introduced 1/16/2020 - To Education - Passed House 1/28/2020 - Title amended - To Senate 1/29/2020 - To Education

 

 4381.  By Del. Jeffries, J., Bibby, Hanna, Hardy, Cooper, Fast, Steele, Summers, Sypolt, Maynard and Kessinger - Relating to lifetime hunting, fishing and trapping licenses for adopted children - Introduced 1/16/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

 4383.  By Del. Jeffries, D., Hanna, Kessinger, Howell, Jennings, Martin, C. and Hott - Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act of 2020 (original similar to SB608) - Introduced 1/16/2020 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance - To House Finance 1/29/2020

 

*4388.  By Del. Hamrick, Jeffries, J. and Martin, C. - Limiting the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner's authority to restrict advertising - Introduced 1/16/2020 - To Government Organization

 

 4421.  By Del. Householder, Kelly, J., Criss, Westfall, Anderson, Storch, Graves, Rowan, Pack, Linville and Maynard - Natural Gas Liquids Economic Development Act (original similar to SB520) - Introduced 1/20/2020 - To Energy then Finance - To House Finance 1/29/2020

 

*4434.  By Del. Summers, Hill, Pack, Cowles, Foster, Rowan, Worrell, Barrett, Diserio, Swartzmiller and Angelucci - West Virginia health care workforce sustainability study (original similar to SB558) - Introduced 1/20/2020 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

*4470.  By Del. Kelly, D., Shott, Criss, Graves, Steele, Howell, Miller, Brown, N., Maynard, Kelly, J. and Mandt - Relating to persons 18 years of age or older in the custody of the Bureau of Juvenile Services (original similar to SB507) - Introduced 1/22/2020 - To Judiciary - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

 4476.  By Del. Shott, Criss, Steele, Howell, Kelly, D., Miller, Brown, N., Maynard, Lovejoy, Mandt and Fast - Providing for the timely and efficient collection, submission, testing, retention, and disposition of forensic evidence in sexual assault cases (original similar to SB504) - Introduced 1/22/2020 - To Judiciary - Amended - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

 4480.  By Del. Ellington and Higginbotham (Originating in House Education) - Relating to legislative rules for the Higher Education Policy Commission - Introduced 1/23/2020 - Passed House 1/28/2020 - To Senate 1/29/2020 - To Education

 

*4484.  By Del. Anderson, Kelly, J., Hansen, Miley, Evans, Pethtel, Westfall, Azinger, Cadle, Porterfield and Pyles - Relating to the Hazardous Waste Management Fund - Introduced 1/23/2020 - To Energy - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

 4496.  By Del. Shott, Criss, Graves, Steele, Howell, Kelly, D., Miller, Brown, N., Maynard, Mandt and Fast - Removing the specific mandate of the Board of Risk and Insurance Management to purchase liability insurance for the Division of Corrections (original similar to SB508) - Introduced 1/23/2020 - To Judiciary - Amended - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

 4501.  By Del. Miller, Criss, Graves, Howell, Shott, Brown, N. and Maynard - Relating to the ability to refuse offenders for commitment to a jail (original similar to SB617) - Introduced 1/23/2020 - To Judiciary - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

 4510.  By Del. Steele, Criss, Graves, Howell, Kelly, D., Miller, Shott, Brown, N., Maynard and Fast - Prohibiting bodily intrusion by an inmate upon any person at any correctional facility (original similar to SB519) - Introduced 1/23/2020 - To Judiciary - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

 4600.  By Del. Graves, Nelson, Anderson, Pethtel and Evans (Originating in House Pensions and Retirement) - Relating to the definition of the term member regarding distributing premium tax proceeds - Introduced 1/29/2020 - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

 4601.  By Del. Graves, Nelson, Anderson, Pethtel and Evans (Originating in House Pensions and Retirement) - Relating to distribution of premium tax proceeds to municipal policemen's and firemen's pension and relief funds - Introduced 1/29/2020 - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 1/30/2020

 

 

BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

 

 4577.  By Del. Atkinson, Sypolt, Boggs, Jeffries, D., Butler, Rowan, Westfall, Miller, Queen and Lavender-Bowe - Establishing regulation of electric bicycles - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Judiciary

 

 4578.  By Del. Maynard, Miller, Paynter, Diserio, Swartzmiller, Little and Boggs - Construction Industry Employee Verification Act (original similar to SB496) - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Industry and Labor then Judiciary

 

 4579.  By Del. Howell and Miller - Relating to the state employee merit system - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Government Organization

 

 4580.  By Del. Summers, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Jennings, Waxman and Fast - Eliminating the certificate of need program - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary

 

 4581.  By Del. Pack and Hill - Relating to West Virginia Clearance for Access: Registry and Employment Screening - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Health and Human Resources

 

 4582.  By Del. Criss, Pack, Hardy, Bates, Pethtel, Barrett, Hartman and Williams - Declaring certain claims against agencies of the state to be moral obligations of the state - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Finance

 

 4583.  By Del. Jeffries, D., Hill, Rowan, Bates, Worrell, Pushkin, Queen, Fleischauer, Pack and Barrett - Requiring Accountable Pharmaceutical Transparency, Oversight, and Reporting Act - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization

 

 4584.  By Del. Walker, Lavender-Bowe, Zukoff, Longstreth, Pushkin, Hornbuckle, Pyles, Williams, Hansen and Skaff - Providing a tax exemption for income from a qualified retirement plan used to pay for long-term care - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance

 

 4585.  By Del. Hill and Pack - Providing immunity from civil or criminal liability for making good faith reports of suspected or known instances of child abuse or neglect - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 4586.  By Del. Kelly, D., Maynard, Miller, Williams, Steele, Pushkin and Jeffries, D. - Establishing the Office of Administrative Hearings within the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety (original similar to SB658) - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 4587.  By Del. Jeffries, D., Martin, C., Worrell, Cadle, Hamrick and Sypolt - Modernizing the Public Service Commission's regulation of solid waste motor carriers and solid waste facilities - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary

 

 4588.  By Del. Angelucci, Longstreth, Brown, S., Caputo, Staggers, Thompson, C., Boggs, Fleischauer, Zukoff, Fluharty and Pushkin - Requiring access to coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions (original similar to SB561) - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary

 

 4589.  By Del. Pushkin, Jeffries, D., Jennings, Robinson, Butler and Estep-Burton - Conducting study for an appropriate memorial for West Virginians killed in the War on Terror - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Government Organization

 

 4590.  By Del. Staggers, Walker, Howell, Martin, C., Lavender-Bowe, Diserio, Pyles, Miller, Worrell and Lovejoy - Allowing current state employees who are appointed to a state office which has a salary set by the code to retain their higher salary - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Finance

 

 4591.  By Del. Hill - Amending the definition of "financial exploitation" to include the use of undue influence - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Senior, Children, and Family Issues then Judiciary

 

 4592.  By Del. Fleischauer, Lovejoy, Fluharty, Brown, S., Pyles, Campbell, Miller, Canestraro, Walker, Lavender-Bowe and Rowan - Extending periods of limitations for commencing certain criminal and civil sexual offenses - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 4593.  By Del. Higginbotham - Authorizing the assignment of poll workers to serve more than one precinct under certain circumstances - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 4594.  By Del. Higginbotham - Allowing poll workers to be appointed to work in precincts outside their county - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 4595.  By Del. Robinson, Hornbuckle, Byrd, Pushkin, Estep-Burton, Rowe, Fast and Skaff - Identifying anatomical organ donors on drivers' or chauffers' license - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Government Organization

 

 4596.  By Del. Toney, Paynter and Dean - Declaring a shortage of qualified bus operators and allowing retired bus operators to accept employment - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Education then Finance

 

 4597.  By Del. Higginbotham and Ellington - Creating a Campus Mentors pilot program - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Education then Finance

 

 4598.  By Del. Toney, Paynter and Dean - Establishing seniority rights for public employees - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Industry and Labor then Government Organization

 

 4599.  By Del. Butler, Jeffries, D., Bibby, Pack and Martin, P. - Discontinuing the West Virginia Racing Commission special account known as the West Virginia Greyhound Breeding Development Fund - Introduced 1/29/2020 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 

ALL HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

 

 1.        By Del. McGeehan - Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 2.        By Del. Caputo - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 3.        By Del. Bates - Term Limits for Senators and Delegates in the West Virginia Legislature - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 4.        By Del. Wilson and Rowan - Life Begins at Conception Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 5.        By Del. Wilson and Kump - Senators and Delegates Service Limit Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 6.        By Del. Bates - State Apportionment Commission - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 7.        By Del. Sponaugle - Volunteer Emergency Service Personnel Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 8.        By Del. Sponaugle - Right to Hunt and Fish in West Virginia Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

 

 9.        By Del. Sponaugle and Rowan - Disabled Veteran's Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 10.      By Del. Sponaugle - Veteran's Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 11.      By Del. Howell - Senior Citizen Homestead Valuation Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 12.      By Del. Foster - Manufacturing Inventory and Equipment Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance

 

 13.      By Del. Caputo, Longstreth, Pyles, Angelucci, Boggs, Miller, Fluharty, Campbell, Sponaugle, Hartman and Miley - Veteran's Additional Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance

 

 15.      By Del. Kump, Paynter, Wilson and McGeehan - Legislator Term Limit Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 16.      By Del. Pack and Cooper - Senators and Delegate Service Limit Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 17.      By Del. Householder, Anderson, Jennings, Nelson , Steele, Jeffries, D., Foster, Criss, Wilson and Fast - Business Inventory, Machinery and Equipment Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 20.      By Del. McGeehan, Paynter, Jeffries, J., Wilson, Kessinger, Martin, C., Storch, Hill, Hanna, Fast and Martin, P. - Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 22.      By Del. Doyle, Thompson, R., Hornbuckle, Brown, S., Evans, Lavender-Bowe, Campbell and Pyles - State Redistricting Commission - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Political Subdivisions then Government Organization then Judiciary

 

 24.      By Del. Steele, Pack, Butler, McGeehan, Maynard, Howell, Harshbarger and Higginbotham - Disabled Veteran's Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 25.      By Del. Hansen, Miley, Walker, Zukoff, Fleischauer, Thompson, C., Doyle, Estep-Burton, Brown, S., Pyles and Diserio - Natural Resources and the Public Estate Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

 

 26.      By Del. Howell, Martin, C. and Fleischauer - Giving the Legislature more control over the manufacture and sale of alcohol amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/14/2020

 

 27.      By Del. Wilson, Martin, C., Porterfield, Bibby, Martin, P., McGeehan, Thompson, R. and Paynter - Initiative, Referendum, and Recall Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 28.      By Del. Doyle, Hornbuckle, Thompson, R., Evans, Pyles, Williams, Zukoff, Pushkin, Longstreth, Fluharty and Diserio - Requiring two-thirds vote of the Legislature to override a veto by the Governor amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 29.      By Del. Nelson and Mandt - Limiting the terms of members of the House of Delegates amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 101.    By Del. Cowles, Foster, Criss, Porterfield, Waxman, Espinosa, Hamrick and Householder - Amendment to the West Virginia Constitution providing the West Virginia Legislature rule-making oversight of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and circuit courts - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 102.    By Del. Espinosa, Bibby, Criss, Waxman, Porterfield, Cowles, Hamrick, Foster, Householder and Ellington - Providing the West Virginia Legislature rulemaking oversight of the board of education - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 103.    By Del. Kump - Relating to permitting increase in homestead exemption - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 104.    By Del. Kump - Relating to the length of legislative sessions - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 105.    By Del. Jeffries, J., Cadle, Kump, Worrell, Phillips, Maynard, Hardy and Howell - Requiring a two-thirds vote in each house of the Legislature to increase any tax or fee - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 106.    By Del. Higginbotham, Ellington and Hanna - Relating to creating split legislative regular sessions - Introduced 1/16/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary

 

 107.    By Del. Linville, Rohrbach, Waxman, Little and Maynard - Giving the Legislature discretion in appropriating revenue generated from motor vehicle registrations and nongame wildlife motor vehicle registration plates - Introduced 1/20/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Judiciary

 

 108.    By Del. Doyle, Hansen, Pushkin, Bates, Lovejoy, Skaff, Miley, Hornbuckle, Walker, Brown, S. and Estep-Burton - Allowing citizens to participate directly in the formation of legislative districts by creating a nonpartisan citizen commission - Introduced 1/24/2020 - To Political Subdivisions then Finance then Judiciary

 

 109.    By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Relating to impeachment rules of practice or procedure of the House of Delegates and Senate  - Introduced 1/27/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 110.    By Del. Fleischauer, Pethtel, Estep-Burton, Lavender-Bowe, Caputo, Bates, Boggs, Hansen, Staggers, Angelucci and Hartman - Allowing citizens to participate directly in the formation of legislative districts - Introduced 1/28/2020 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary

 

 

ALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

 

 1.        By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly - Introduced 1/8/2020 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/2020 - To Senate 1/8/2020 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/8/2020

 

 2.        By Del. Cooper and Pack - Requesting the Division of Highways name a portion of WV 3 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

*3.        By Del. Cooper - Researching and making recommendations regarding construction of a veterans' nursing home facility in Summers County - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Rules - To House Rules 1/22/2020

 

 4.        By Del. Rowe, Estep-Burton, Robinson, Nelson, Skaff and Lavender-Bowe - U. S. Marine Corps LCpl Michael Linn Cooper Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 5.        By Del. Steele - Urging Congress to repeal the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986  - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Health and Human Resources then Rules

 

 6.        By Del. Pack, Toney, Bates and Cooper - Clarence Watson Meadows Memorial Boulevard - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 7.        By Del. Miller, Maynard and Tomblin - U. S. Navy MM2 Carl E. Keeney, U. S. Navy SN1 Frank Keeney and U. S. Army PFC Carl M. Nicholas Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

*8.        By Del. Howell, Summers, Shott, Householder, Martin, C., Hott, Graves, Cadle, Barnhart, Jeffries, J., Maynard, Phillips, Foster, Hamrick, Steele, Jeffries, D., Wilson, Waxman, Bartlett, Paynter, Linville, Sypolt, Bibby, Hill, Ellington, Higginbotham, Kelly, J., Mandt, Dean, Martin, P., Toney, Worrell, Little, Lovejoy, Miller, Kump, Jennings, Porterfield, Butler, McGeehan, Criss, Azinger and Pack - Admitting certain counties and independent cities of the Commonwealth of Virginia to be admitted to the State of West Virginia as constituent counties - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Rules - To House Rules 1/16/2020

 

 9.        By Del. Howell, Phillips, Martin, C., Dean, Martin, P. and McGeehan - Considering repealing the Jones Act  - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Rules

 

 10.      By Del. Hartman, Brown, N., Boggs, Thompson, C. and Sponaugle - Robert 'Glen' Schoonover Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/15/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 11.      By Del. Hartman, Brown, N., Boggs, Thompson, C., Sponaugle and Summers - U. S. Army SGT Robert R. "Bob" Defibaugh Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 12.      By Del. Higginbotham, Ellington, Atkinson, Dean, Hamrick, Hanna, Jeffries, J., Phillips, Rohrbach, Steele, Toney and Waxman - Feasibility study of extracting rare earth elements from coal ash - Introduced 1/15/2020 - To Energy then Rules

 

 13.      By Del. Hott, Howell, Rowan, Mandt, Kelly, D., Toney, Jeffries, J., Fast, Phillips, Sypolt and Jeffries, D. - Watts Brothers Memorial Road - Introduced 1/16/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 14.      By Del. Westfall, Atkinson, Higginbotham, Azinger and Cadle - U. S. Army, Staff Sargent Wendell Otho Casto Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/16/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 15.      By Del. Longstreth, Angelucci, Caputo and Summers - Rose Agnes Rolls Cousins Bridge - Introduced 1/16/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 16.      By Del. Tomblin, Maynard, Rodighiero, Miller, Hicks and Dean - U. S. Army Pvt George H. Hooker Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/17/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 17.      By Del. Martin, P. - U. S. Army PFC William E. "Ed" Smith and W. Va. Army Nat. Guard SSG Edward L. "Eddie" Smith Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/17/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 18.      By Del. Linville - Declaring the West Virginia Marching Band Invitational to be the states' official Marching Band Championship event - Introduced 1/17/2020 - To Education then Rules

 

 19.      By Del. Cooper, Pack, Bibby, Rowan, Hott and Cadle - Gold Star Families Highway - Introduced 1/20/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 20.      By Del. Westfall and Atkinson - U. S. Army PFC James Ray Miller Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/20/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 21.      By Del. Atkinson, Westfall, Jeffries, D., Criss, Kelly, J., Kelly, D. and Jennings - U. S. Army Specialist, Four, Franklin D. Ashley II Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 22.      By Del. Pack, Martin, C., Jeffries, D., Steele, Jeffries, J., Hill, Toney, Cadle, Paynter, Bartlett, Phillips, Barnhart, Bibby, Brown, N., Butler, Cooper, Dean, Fast, Foster, Graves, Hamrick, Hanna, Hardy, Higginbotham, Hott, Jennings, Kelly, D., Kessinger, Linville, Little, Mandt, Maynard, McGeehan, Queen, Rodighiero, Rohrbach, Rowan, Skaff, Summers, Sypolt, Tomblin, Waxman, Westfall and Worrell - Calling a convention of the states to limit the terms of office for a Member of the United States House of Representatives and for a Member of the United States Senate. - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Judiciary then Rules

 

 23.      By Del. Hartman, Sponaugle, Thompson, C., Boggs, Brown, N. and Caputo - U. S. Army Spec. 4, Roger Dale Griffith Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 24.      By Del. Rodighiero, Tomblin, Hicks, Miller, Evans and Thompson, R. - U. S. Army PFC Glenn S. Perdue, U. S. Army TEC 5 Charley H. Perdue and U. S. Army Air Corps SGT Carl C. Perdue Memorial Road - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 25.      By Del. Thompson, R., Hicks, Brown, N., Tomblin and Rodighiero - Curtis "Pap" and Mille "Mammie" Asbury Bridge - Introduced 1/22/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 26.      By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Fast, Kelly, D. and Kessinger - Requesting the Division of Highways name a portion of Cannelton Road "In Memory of Fallen Corrections Officers" - Introduced 1/22/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 27.      By Del. Caputo, Angelucci and Longstreth - U. S. Army PFC Thomas Howard Wills, Jr. Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/22/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 28.      By Del. Robinson, Pushkin, Byrd, Nelson, Jeffries, D., Graves, Bartlett, Estep-Burton and Skaff - U.S.M.C. Cpl Andrew Ryan White Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/23/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 29.      By Del. Miller, Maynard, Tomblin and Rodighiero - U. S. Army SSG/TEC 5 Fred E. Duty Memorial Highway - Introduced 1/23/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 30.      By Del. Robinson, Hill and Boggs - U. S. Army Corporal C. O. 'Skip' Johnson Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/23/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 31.      By Del. Pethtel and Hartman - U. S. Army Air Corp PFC James W. Brown Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/24/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 32.      By Del. Linville - Wolfe Brothers, Edward, William, Paul, George and Fred, WW II Veterans Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/24/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 33.      By Del. Linville - U.S.A.F. Lt Col Frederick Donald Belknap Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/24/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 34.      By Del. Longstreth, Evans, Fleischauer, Butler, Pethtel, Diserio, Angelucci, Campbell, Cooper, Toney and Pushkin - Requesting the Division of Highways to place at least 10 additional signs along highways entering West Virginia honoring fallen veterans and Gold Star Families - Introduced 1/24/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 35.      By Del. Martin, P. and Martin, C. - U.S. Navy BT 2nd Wade E. Burnside Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/27/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 36.      By Del. Westfall, Cadle, Higginbotham and Atkinson - Thomas Brothers Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/27/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 37.      By Del. Rodighiero, Evans, Tomblin, Thompson, R., Hicks, Worrell, Phillips, Staggers, Brown, N. and Wilson - Affirming The Legislature's commitment to the rights of West Virginia citizens under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution - Introduced 1/27/2020 - To Judiciary then Rules

 

 38.      By Del. Miller, Westfall, Tomblin, Rodighiero, Hicks, Butler and Linville - U. S. Army PFC Nile C. Ballard Memorial Road - Introduced 1/27/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 39.      By Del. Barnhart, Kelly, D., Azinger, Kelly, J., Anderson and Criss - Coach Kenny Wright Road - Introduced 1/27/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 40.      By Del. Hanna - The Hall Brothers Veterans Bridge - Introduced 1/27/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 41.      By Del. Hartman, Brown, N., Thompson, C. and Boggs - U. S. PFC Dennis Warren Baxter, USMC, Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/27/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 43.      By Del. Rodighiero, Tomblin and Miller - U. S. Army SPC Larry E. Nunnery, Sr. Memorial Highway - Introduced 1/28/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 

ALL HOUSE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

 

 1.        By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Authorizing the appointment of employees for this, the Second Regular Session of the Eighty-fourth Legislature, 2020. - Introduced 1/8/2020 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/2020

 

 2.        By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Authorizing printing and distribution of Acts of the Legislature and Journals of the House - Introduced 1/8/2020 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/2020

 

 3.        By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Amending the Rules of the House of Delegates, relating to remarks by members - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Rules - Unfinished Business, House Calendar 1/30/2020

 

 4.        By Del. Swartzmiller, Diserio, Anderson, Angelucci, Atkinson, Azinger, Barnhart, Barrett, Bartlett, Bates, Bibby, Boggs, Brown, N., Brown, S., Butler, Byrd, Cadle, Campbell, Canestraro, Capito, Caputo, Cooper, Cowles, Criss, Dean, Doyle, Ellington, Espinosa, Estep-Burton, Evans, Fast, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Foster, Graves, Hamrick, Hanna, Hansen, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Hardy, Hartman, Hicks, Higginbotham, Hill, Hornbuckle, Hott, Householder, Howell, Jeffries, D., Jeffries, J., Jennings, Kelly, D., Kelly, J., Kessinger, Kump, Lavender-Bowe, Linville, Little, Longstreth, Lovejoy, Mandt, Martin, C., Martin, P., Maynard, McGeehan, Miley, Miller, Nelson, Pack, Paynter, Pethtel, Phillips, Porterfield, Pushkin, Pyles, Queen, Robinson, Rodighiero, Rohrbach, Rowan, Rowe, Shott, Skaff, Sponaugle, Staggers, Steele, Storch, Summers, Sypolt, Thompson, C., Thompson, R., Tomblin, Toney, Walker, Waxman, Westfall, Williams, Wilson, Worrell and Zukoff - Memorializing the life of the Honorable Roy Givens - Introduced 1/14/2020 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/14/2020

 

 5.        By Del. Higginbotham, Ellington, Summers, Linville, Hamrick, Atkinson, Barnhart, Dean, Jeffries, J., Phillips, Rohrbach, Steele, Toney and Waxman - Urging support of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement - Introduced 1/15/2020 - To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development then Rules

 

 6.        By Del. Higginbotham, Ellington, Jennings, Hanna, Bibby, Waxman, Bartlett, Cooper, Kelly, J., Barnhart, Dean, Jeffries, J., Hamrick, Rohrbach, Steele and Toney - Condemning the United States House of Representatives for impeaching the President of the United States - Introduced 1/15/2020 - To Rules

 

 7.        By Del. Linville, Anderson, Atkinson, Azinger, Barnhart, Bartlett, Bates, Butler, Byrd, Cadle, Campbell, Canestraro, Capito, Cooper, Criss, Dean, Ellington, Estep-Burton, Fast, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Foster, Hanna, Hansen, Higginbotham, Hill, Hornbuckle, Hott, Householder, Howell, Jeffries, D., Jeffries, J., Jennings, Kelly, D., Kelly, J., Kessinger, Kump, Lavender-Bowe, Little, Longstreth, Lovejoy, Mandt, Martin, C., Martin, P., Miller, Nelson, Pack, Phillips, Pushkin, Queen, Robinson, Rowan, Shott, Skaff, Storch, Swartzmiller, Sypolt, Thompson, R., Toney, Walker, Waxman, Westfall, Wilson and Worrell - Designating a single state funeral to be held upon the death of the last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II - Introduced 1/23/2020 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Rules

 

 8.        By Del. Higginbotham, Graves, Cowles, Waxman, Linville, Maynard, Hardy, Bartlett, Hornbuckle and Barrett - Supporting the signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement between the United States and the Republic of China (Taiwan),  - Introduced 1/28/2020 - To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development then Rules

 

 

HOUSE BILLS PASSED HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE

 

*2086.  By Del. Storch - Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/22/2020 - To Senate 1/23/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*2419.  By Del. Shott, Householder and Porterfield - Relating to the authorization to release a defendant or a person arrested upon his or her own recognizance - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/29/2020

 

*2497.  By Del. Kump, Pushkin, Brown, N., Brown, S., Lovejoy, Canestraro, Fluharty, Householder and Thompson, C. - Relating to the whistle-blower law - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/28/2020 - To Senate 1/29/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*2602.  By Del. Miller, Canestraro, Brown, N., Kelly, D., Foster and Steele - Including possession of known stolen property in the offense of receiving or transferring stolen property - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/17/2020 - To Senate 1/20/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*2679.  By Del. Phillips, Foster, McGeehan, Hansen, Shott and Hott - Relating to state issued identification cards - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/17/2020 - To Senate 1/20/2020 - To Transportation and Infrastructure

 

*2696.  By Del. Howell, Bibby, Phillips, Sypolt, Cadle, Azinger, Jeffries, D. and Hott - Creating an additional index system for state-owned lands - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/17/2020 - To Senate 1/20/2020 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 1/29/2020

 

*2877.  By Del. Martin, P. and Martin, C. - Relating to charging a fee for parking in an accessible parking space bearing the international symbol of access - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/16/2020 - Passed House 1/29/2020 - Title amended

 

 2922.  By Del. Barrett and Brown, S. - Relating to requirements to obtain a final order of discharge and dismissal for possession of opiates or opioids - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/17/2020 - To Senate 1/20/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*2924.  By Del. Howell, Pack, Martin, C. and Hamrick - Permitting the West Virginia Tourism Office to decide to contract with the Division of Highways to sell advertising space on the WV511 website - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/17/2020 - To Senate 1/20/2020 - To Government Organization

 

 3039.  By Del. Foster, Phillips, Jeffries, D., Mandt, Wilson and Williams - Relating to a court's consideration of the expression of a preference by a child in certain child custody matters - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/15/2020 - To Senate 1/16/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*4002.  By Del. Mandt, Waxman, Hanna, Kelly, D., Householder, Sypolt, Porterfield and Miller - Creating a felony crime relating to drug delivery resulting in death - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/24/2020 - To Senate 1/27/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*4004.  By Del. Kelly, D., Waxman, Hanna, Mandt, Robinson, Miller and Canestraro - Creating the West Virginia Sentencing Commission - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed House 1/15/2020 - To Senate 1/16/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 4007.  By Del. Rowan, Jeffries, D., Pack, Maynard, Porterfield, Foster, Waxman, Bibby, Hanna, Barnhart and Kump - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (original similar to SB231) - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Health and Human Resources - Passed House 1/15/2020 - To Senate 1/16/2020 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Health and Human Resources 1/16/2020

 

 4010.  By Del. Howell, Little, Higginbotham and Cowles - Changing the licensing requirement for certain casino employees - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Government Organization - Amended - Passed House 1/20/2020 - To Senate 1/21/2020 - To Government Organization then Finance - To Government Organization 1/21/2020 - To Finance 1/29/2020

 

*4011.  By Del. Little, Howell, Cowles, Foster, Porterfield, Higginbotham, Mandt, Shott, Butler and Ellington - Reorganizing various boards and authorities for the licensing and oversight of trades, occupations, and professions - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Government Organization - Motion to have bill Recommitted to Government Organization rejected - Passed House 1/27/2020 - To Senate 1/28/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To Government Organization 1/28/2020

 

*4017.  By Del. Summers, Jeffries, D., Sypolt, Kelly, D., Toney, Hardy, Mandt, Maynard, Linville, Phillips and Criss - Establishing country roads accountability and transparency - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/21/2020 - To Senate 1/22/2020 - To Transportation and Infrastructure

 

*4020.  By Del. Foster, Phillips, Jennings, Atkinson, Bibby, Steele, Butler, Waxman, Espinosa, Porterfield and Mandt - Removing authority of municipalities to require occupational licensure if licensure for the occupation is required by the state - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Government Organization - Amended - Passed House 1/21/2020 - To Senate 1/22/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To Government Organization 1/22/2020 - To Judiciary 1/24/2020

 

 4022.  By Del. Ellington, Hanna, Hamrick, Higginbotham and Espinosa - Clarifying the qualifications of the Chancellor of the Higher Education Policy Commission - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Education - Passed House 1/15/2020 - To Senate 1/16/2020 - To Education

 

 4030.  By Del. Jeffries, J., Wilson, Maynard, Waxman, Summers, Kessinger, Graves, Jeffries, D. and Porterfield - Increasing limit for application for original appointment as a firefighter to 40 years of age for honorably discharged veterans - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services - Passed House 1/29/2020 - Title amended - Effective from passage

 

*4042.  By Del. Howell, Bibby, Jeffries, J., Waxman, Kelly, J. and Cadle - Requiring agencies exempt from some or all of state purchasing requirements to adopt procedural rules - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Government Organization - Amended - Passed House 1/17/2020 - To Senate 1/20/2020 - To Government Organization

 

*4058.  By Del. Hill, Pack and Fleischauer - Relating to pharmacy benefit managers - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/10/2020 - Passed House 1/23/2020 - To Senate 1/24/2020 - To Health and Human Resources

 

 4062.  By Del. Pack, Hill, Bates, Fleischauer and Thompson, C. - Reducing the cost of prescription drugs - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Health and Human Resources - Passed House 1/21/2020 - To Senate 1/22/2020 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - To Health and Human Resources 1/22/2020

 

*4077.  By Del. Higginbotham and Ellington - Increasing the amount of the bond required to be posted by proprietary schools - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Education - Passed House 1/22/2020 - To Senate 1/23/2020 - To Education then Finance - To Education 1/23/2020

 

 4089.  By Del. Pyles, Porterfield, Fast, Linville and Hicks - Requiring cursive writing to be taught - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Education - Passed House 1/28/2020 - To Senate 1/29/2020 - To Education

 

*4091.  By Del. Anderson, Kelly, J., Porterfield, Hartman, Pethtel, Boggs, Evans, Tomblin, Phillips, Azinger and Hott - Allowing for expedited oil and gas well permitting upon payment of applicable expedited fees - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Energy - Passed House 1/20/2020 - Title amended - To Senate 1/21/2020 - To Energy, Industry, and Mining

 

*4094.  By Del. Hill, Pack, Summers, Espinosa, Mandt, Rowan, Worrell, Fleischauer, Pushkin, Thompson, C. and Walker - Continuing the Foster Care Ombudsman (original similar to SB301) - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/15/2020 - Amended - Passed House 1/29/2020

 

 4103.  By Del. Rohrbach, Kessinger, Robinson, Walker, Bartlett, Ellington, Hanna, Hornbuckle, Kelly, D., Mandt and Pushkin (Originating in House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse) - Relating to office of drug control policy - Introduced 1/10/2020 - Passed House 1/15/2020 - To Senate 1/16/2020 - To Health and Human Resources - Laid over on 2nd reading 1/29/20

 

*4108.  By Del. Summers, Waxman, Porterfield, Fast, Householder, Jennings and Ellington - Relating generally to certificates of need for health care services - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Health and Human Resources - Passed House 1/21/2020 - To Senate 1/22/2020 - To Health and Human Resources

 

*4119.  By Del. Steele, Graves, Pack, Byrd, Miller and Kelly, D. - Establishing the crime of torture - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/22/2020 - To Senate 1/23/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*4129.  By Del. Summers, Hill, Pack, Espinosa, Hanna, Rowan, Worrell, Estep-Burton, Fleischauer, Thompson, C. and Walker - Relating to adoption - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/17/2020 - Passed House 1/27/2020 - To Senate 1/28/2020 - To Children and Families

 

 4130.  By Del. Jeffries, D. and Hanna - Relating to competitive bidding for government construction contracts arising out of declared states of emergency (original similar to SB309) - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed House 1/21/2020 - Effective from passage - To Senate 1/22/2020 - To Government Organization - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 1/29/2020 - Effective from passage

 

 4141.  By Del. Butler, Fast, Kessinger, Jeffries, D., Bibby, Pack, McGeehan, Martin, P., Jeffries, J., Graves and Bates - Requiring the Department of Administration to publish its comprehensive annual financial report by the end of December - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/21/2020 - To Senate 1/22/2020 - To Government Organization

 

 4146.  By Del. Westfall, Nelson, Porterfield and Espinosa - Relating to credit for reinsurance - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Banking and Insurance - Passed House 1/27/2020 - To Senate 1/28/2020 - To Banking and Insurance

 

 4149.  By Del. Westfall, Queen, Barrett, Waxman, Hott, Williams, Jeffries, D., Kessinger, Porterfield and Espinosa - Relating to insurance - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Banking and Insurance - Passed House 1/27/2020 - To Senate 1/28/2020 - To Banking and Insurance

 

 4166.  By Del. Foster, Phillips, Bibby, Steele, Butler, Waxman, Espinosa, Porterfield, Kessinger, Lovejoy and Bartlett - Prohibiting certain sex offenders from being in a supervisory position over children (original similar to HB4536) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/27/2020 - To Senate 1/28/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*4275.  By Del. Foster - Authorizing Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety promulgate legislative rules relating to the Fire Commission (original similar to SB355) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/23/2020 - Effective from passage - To Senate 1/24/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 4365.  By Del. Higginbotham, Ellington, Jennings, Hanna, Thompson, R., Hamrick, Barnhart and Porterfield - Granting of college credit hours for learning English as a second language - Introduced 1/16/2020 - To Education - Passed House 1/28/2020 - Title amended - To Senate 1/29/2020 - To Education

 

 4393.  By Del. Rohrbach, Lovejoy, Linville, Maynard and Porterfield - Relating to making suffocation and asphyxiation crimes - Introduced 1/16/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/24/2020 - To Senate 1/27/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 4411.  By Del. Nelson, Criss, Westfall, Azinger, Estep-Burton, Lovejoy, Espinosa, Bates, Barrett, Waxman and Capito - Relating to the West Virginia Residential Mortgage Lender, Broker and Servicer Act - Introduced 1/17/2020 - To Banking and Insurance - Passed House 1/27/2020 - To Senate 1/28/2020 - To Banking and Insurance

 

 4417.  By Del. Rohrbach, Kessinger, Robinson, Walker, Bartlett, Ellington, Hanna, Hornbuckle, Kelly, D., Mandt and Pushkin (Originating in House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse) - Relating to permitting professional boards - Introduced 1/17/2020 - Passed House 1/22/2020 - To Senate 1/23/2020 - To Government Organization

 

 4419.  By Del. Rohrbach, Kessinger, Robinson, Walker, Bartlett, Ellington, Hanna, Hornbuckle, Kelly, D., Mandt and Pushkin (Originating in House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse) - Relating to the Controlled Substance Monitoring Database - Introduced 1/17/2020 - Passed House 1/22/2020 - To Senate 1/23/2020 - To Health and Human Resources

 

 4480.  By Del. Ellington and Higginbotham (Originating in House Education) - Relating to legislative rules for the Higher Education Policy Commission - Introduced 1/23/2020 - Passed House 1/28/2020 - To Senate 1/29/2020 - To Education

 

 

ALL SENATE BILLS PASSED BY SENATE AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE

 

 8.        By Sen. Azinger, Cline, Tarr, Romano, Smith, Maroney and Maynard - Exempting certain armed forces veterans from payment of fees for license to carry deadly weapon - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Military then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 1/27/2020 - To House 1/28/2020 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance

 

*16.      By Sen. Azinger, Maynard and Rucker - Creating Protect Our Right to Unite Act - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/15/2020 - Passed Senate 1/20/2020 - To House 1/21/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*35.      By Sen. Clements - Limiting civil penalty for littering conviction to $2,000 - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/14/2020 - Passed Senate 1/17/2020 - To House 1/20/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 42.      By Sen. Maynard and Cline - Permitting faith-based electives in classroom drug prevention programs - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Education - Passed Senate 1/20/2020 - To House 1/21/2020 - To Education

 

*46.      By Sen. Rucker - Defining "pepper spray" and exempting from definition of "deadly weapons" - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/14/2020 - Passed Senate 1/17/2020 - To House 1/20/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 51.      By Sen. Cline, Baldwin, Romano, Jeffries and Pitsenbarger - Specifying forms of grandparent visitation - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 1/28/2020 - To House 1/29/2020 - To Senior, Children, and Family Issues then Judiciary

 

*94.      By Sen. Trump, Weld, Azinger, Baldwin, Beach, Clements, Cline, Hardesty, Jeffries, Lindsay, Maynard, Pitsenbarger, Romano, Rucker, Smith, Takubo, Woelfel, Hamilton, Stollings, Ihlenfeld and Sypolt (Originating in Senate ) - Providing persons with physical disabilities ability to vote by electronic absentee ballot - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/10/2020 - Amended - Passed Senate 1/15/2020 - Effective from passage - To House 1/16/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/24/2020 - Effective from passage - To Governor 1/28/20

 

 114.    By Sen. Romano and Hamilton - Providing continued eligibility for developmental disability services to dependents of military members - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Military then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 1/27/2020 - To House 1/28/2020 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance

 

*125.    By Sen. Trump, Ihlenfeld and Woelfel - Prohibiting victim from being subjected to certain physical examinations for sexual offenses - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/16/2020 - Passed Senate 1/21/2020 - Effective from passage - To House 1/22/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 140.    By Sen. Blair and Hamilton - Changing rate at which certain judges are paid for mileage when traveling within state - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance - Passed Senate 1/17/2020 - To House 1/20/2020 - To Finance

 

*144.    By Sen. Sypolt and Cline - Creating misdemeanor penalty for making materially false statement in course of misdemeanor investigation - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/21/2020 - Passed Senate 1/24/2020 - To House 1/27/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 170.    By Sen. Blair - Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Finance - Passed Senate 1/17/2020 - To House 1/20/2020 - To Finance

 

*191.    By Sen. Weld, Baldwin, Cline, Ihlenfeld, Woelfel and Romano - Creating felony offense of aggravated cruelty to animals - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/23/2020 - Passed Senate 1/28/2020 - To House 1/29/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*192.    By Sen. Tarr - Relating to WV Secondary School Activities Commission audits - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Education - Com. sub. reported 1/17/2020 - Amended - Rejected by Senate 1/23/2020

 

*201.    By Sen. Weld, Hamilton, Lindsay, Ihlenfeld, Rucker, Woelfel, Baldwin and Romano - Relating generally to criminal offenses of stalking and harassment - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/23/2020 - Amended - Passed Senate 1/28/2020 - To House 1/29/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*207.    By Sen. Weld and Cline - Creating Prosecuting Attorney's Detectives Act - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/14/2020 - Passed Senate 1/17/2020 - To House 1/20/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*209.    By Sen. Rucker and Maynard - Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Government Organization - Com. sub. reported 1/24/2020 - Passed Senate 1/29/2020 - Effective from passage

 

*217.    By Sen. Maynard, Cline and Roberts - Requiring DHHR collaborate with Workforce Development Board and WV Division of Personnel for job placement - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Workforce then Finance - Com. sub. reported 1/16/2020 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 1/21/2020 - To House 1/22/2020 - To Health and Human Resources

 

*225.    By Sen. Maynard and Cline - Empowering municipalities to enact Adopt-A-Street programs - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Government Organization - Com. sub. reported 1/15/2020 - Passed Senate 1/20/2020 - To House 1/21/2020 - To Government Organization

 

*241.    By Sen. Baldwin, Roberts, Rucker and Stollings - Requiring State Board of Education develop method for student transportation costs as stand-alone consideration - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Education - Com. sub. reported 1/24/2020 - Passed Senate 1/29/2020

 

 289.    By Sen. Weld, Baldwin and Hamilton - Creating Green Alert Plan - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Military then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 1/27/2020 - To House 1/28/2020 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance

 

*297.    By Sen. Cline - Requiring Board of Education create family and consumer sciences course - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Education then Finance - Com. sub. reported 1/17/2020 - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 1/23/2020 - To House 1/24/2020 - To Education then Finance

 

*303.    By Sen. Rucker and Cline - Enacting Students' Right to Know Act - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Education - Com. sub. reported 1/22/2020 - Passed Senate 1/27/2020 - Effective January 1, 2021 - To House 1/28/2020 - To Education

 

 307.    By Sen. Maynard - Correcting code citation relating to certain tax liens - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 1/22/2020 - To House 1/23/2020 - To Government Organization

 

 310.    By Sen. Carmichael (Mr. President) and Prezioso [By Request of the Executive] - Updating certain terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Finance - Passed Senate 1/17/2020 - Effective July 1, 2020 - To House 1/20/2020 - To Finance

 

*311.    By Sen. Clements, Trump, Cline, Hamilton, Woelfel, Baldwin and Maynard - Relating to court-ordered community service - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/21/2020 - Passed Senate 1/24/2020 - To House 1/27/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 321.    By Sen. Trump - Relating to collection of tax and priority of distribution of estate or property in receivership - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 1/24/2020 - To House 1/27/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 322.    By Sen. Maynard - Relating to prequalifications for state contract vendors - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 1/22/2020 - To House 1/23/2020 - To Government Organization

 

*323.    By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/16/2020 - Passed Senate 1/21/2020 - Effective from passage - To House 1/22/2020 - To Judiciary - House further considered bill - Amended - Passed House 1/29/2020 - Effective from passage

 

*357.    By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Department of Revenue promulgate legislative rules - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/22/2020 - Passed Senate 1/27/2020 - Effective from passage - To House 1/28/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*364.    By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Department of Transportation promulgate legislative rules - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/22/2020 - Passed Senate 1/27/2020 - Effective from passage - To House 1/28/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 468.    By Sen. Pitsenbarger, Hamilton, Sypolt, Azinger, Boley, Clements, Cline, Roberts, Romano, Swope, Tarr and Woelfel - Relating to eligibility for license or permit application - Introduced 1/15/2020 - To Natural Resources - Passed Senate 1/27/2020 - To House 1/28/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

*470.    By Sen. Cline, Hamilton, Pitsenbarger, Sypolt, Roberts and Azinger - Relating to use of crossbow to hunt - Introduced 1/15/2020 - To Natural Resources - Com. sub. reported 1/22/2020 - Passed Senate with amended title 1/27/2020 - To House 1/28/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

*487.    By Sen. Sypolt, Hamilton, Azinger and Rucker - Providing exception that all DNR payments be deposited within 24 hours - Introduced 1/15/2020 - To Natural Resources - Com. sub. reported 1/22/2020 - Passed Senate 1/27/2020 - To House 1/28/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

*500.    By Sen. Hamilton, Pitsenbarger, Sypolt and Cline - Relating to Class Y special crossbow hunting permit - Introduced 1/15/2020 - To Natural Resources - Com. sub. reported 1/22/2020 - Passed Senate 1/27/2020 - To House 1/28/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

*501.    By Sen. Hamilton, Pitsenbarger, Sypolt, Prezioso, Baldwin, Woelfel, Jeffries and Stollings - Adding protection, operation of North Bend Rail Trail, Greenbrier River Trail, and Elk River Trail to Parks and Recreation Section of DNR - Introduced 1/15/2020 - To Natural Resources - Com. sub. reported 1/22/2020 - Passed Senate 1/27/2020 - To House 1/28/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

 509.    By Sen. Trump and Hamilton - Relating to custodial allocation actions independent of divorce - Introduced 1/16/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 1/27/2020 - To House 1/28/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 523.    By Sen. Plymale and Stollings - Extending deadline for municipalities to offer Social Security coverage to certain municipal retirement system members - Introduced 1/17/2020 - To Pensions - Amended - Passed Senate 1/28/2020 - To House 1/29/2020 - To Pensions and Retirement

 

*529.    By Sen. Trump - Establishing limitations on claims and benefits against state - Introduced 1/17/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/23/2020 - Passed Senate 1/28/2020 - Effective July 1, 2020 - To House 1/29/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*532.    By Sen. Azinger, Hamilton, Ihlenfeld, Plymale, Tarr, Jeffries and Romano - Distributing assets remaining in municipal policemen's or firemen's pension and relief fund on death of last retiree or beneficiary - Introduced 1/17/2020 - To Pensions - Com. sub. reported 1/23/2020 - Passed Senate 1/28/2020 - To House 1/29/2020 - To Pensions and Retirement

 

 

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY SENATE AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE

 

 1.        By Sen. Weld and Baldwin - Designating dogs adopted from animal shelters and rescues as WV official state dog - Introduced 1/10/2020 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/14/2020 - To House 1/15/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Rules - To House Agriculture and Natural Resources 1/15/2020

 

 2.        By Sen. Trump and Cline - Requesting Frederick County, Virginia, consider becoming part of State of West Virginia - Introduced 1/10/2020 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/13/2020 - To House 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Rules - To House Rules 1/16/2020

 

 3.        By Sen. Palumbo, Lindsay, Stollings and Jeffries - US Army MSG Richard A. "Dick" Smoot Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 1/23/2020 - To House 1/24/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules - To House Technology and Infrastructure 1/24/2020

 

 4.        By Sen. Smith, Azinger, Baldwin, Boley, Clements, Cline, Hardesty, Maynard, Roberts, Rucker, Swope, Sypolt, Tarr, Trump and Weld - Urging Congress call convention to propose amendment on congressional term limits - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Judiciary - Adopted by Senate 1/22/2020 - To House 1/23/2020 - To Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/23/2020

 

 

HOUSE BILLS PASSED LEGISLATURE

 

*2696.  By Del. Howell, Bibby, Phillips, Sypolt, Cadle, Azinger, Jeffries, D. and Hott - Creating an additional index system for state-owned lands - Passed 1/29/2020

 

 

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES

 

 1.        By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly - Adopted 1/8/2020

 

 

SENATE BILLS PASSED LEGISLATURE

 

*94.      By Sen. Trump, Weld, Azinger, Baldwin, Beach, Clements, Cline, Hardesty, Jeffries, Lindsay, Maynard, Pitsenbarger, Romano, Rucker, Smith, Takubo, Woelfel, Hamilton, Stollings, Ihlenfeld and Sypolt (Originating in Senate ) - Providing persons with physical disabilities ability to vote by electronic absentee ballot - Passed 1/24/2020; Effective from passage - To Governor 1/28/20

 

 

HOUSE BILLS VETOED BY GOVERNOR

 

 

SENATE BILLS VETOED BY GOVERNOR