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HOUSE ABSTRACT
2014 REGULAR SESSION
CONTAINING
Active House Bills as of January 17, 2014
AND
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
(Bills numbered below 4000 have been carried over
from the 2013 Regular Session; bills numbered 4000 and higher
have been introduced in the 2014 Regular Session.)
*Denotes Committee Substitutes
ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS
*4001.By Del. Manchin, Skinner, Lawrence, Barrett, Young, Marcum, Sponaugle and Barker
- Creating the False Claims Act - Introduced 01/08/14 - To Judiciary - Laid over until
1/16/2014 - On 1st reading, House Calendar 1/20/14
*4003.By Del. Walker, Perry, Paxton, Poling, M. and Pethtel - Granting dual jurisdiction to
counties where a student who lives in one county and attends school in another in
order to enforce truancy policies - Introduced 01/08/14 - To Education - On 1st
reading, Daily Calendar 1/20/14
*4014.By Del. Phillips, R., Tomblin, Marcum, Ferro, White, Eldridge, Diserio, Iaquinta,
Barker and Skaff - Increasing criminal penalties for littering - Introduced 01/08/14
- To Judiciary - On 3rd reading, Daily Calendar 1/20/14
4020.By Del. Poore, Marcum, Eldridge and Fleischauer - Board of Chiropractic Examiners,
fees pertaining to the practice of chiropractic - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Government
Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/17/14
4035.By Del. Poore, Marcum, Eldridge and Fleischauer - Massage Therapy Licensure
Board, schedule of fees - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/17/14
4057.By Del. Poore, Marcum, Eldridge, Fleischauer and Frich - Board of Chiropractic
Examiners, regulation of chiropractic practice - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/17/14
4069.By Del. Poore, Marcum, Eldridge, Fleischauer and Frich - State Fire Marshal,
certification of electrical inspectors - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Government
Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/17/14
4135.By Del. Smith, P., Perry, Pino, Walker, Young, Lynch, Hamilton, Hartman and Kinsey
- Designating the first Thursday in May the West Virginia Day of Prayer -
Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary - On 2nd reading, Daily Calendar 1/20/14
*4175.By Del. Skaff, Barrett, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley), Boggs, Hartman, White, Skinner,
Lane, Ellem, Ireland and Pasdon - West Virginia Small Business Emergency Act -
Introduced 01/15/14 - To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
then Finance - To House Finance 1/15/14 - Passed House 1/16/14 - Effective from
passage - To Senate 1/17/14 - To Economic Development then Finance - To Economic
Development 1/17/14
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
January 17, 2014
4206.By Del. Iaquinta, Longstreth, Fragale, Smith, P., Storch, Cadle, Eldridge, Stephens,
Staggers, Cooper and Moore - Providing that "van accessible" mobility impaired
parking spaces may be used only by a van - Introduced 01/17/14 - To Roads and
Transportation then Judiciary
4207.By Del. Manchin, Longstreth, Caputo and Hunt - Clarifying what evidence obtained
by law-enforcement officers, with instruments using microwaves or reflected light,
may be used to prove the speed of a motor vehicle - Introduced 01/17/14 - To Roads
and Transportation then Judiciary
4208.By Del. Fleischauer, Barill, Marshall, Barker, Perdue, Kinsey, Ellem, Pasdon, Hunt,
Marcum and Border - Banning synthetic hallucinogen - Introduced 01/17/14 - To
Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
4209.By Del. Fleischauer, Fragale, Phillips, L., Longstreth, Manypenny, Hunt, Storch, Craig,
Guthrie, Skinner and Poore - Domestic violence victims' eligibility for unemployment
compensation benefits - Introduced 01/17/14 - To Judiciary then Finance
4210.By Del. Fleischauer, Skinner, Poore, Longstreth, Barill, Ellem, Sponaugle, Lynch,
Manypenny, Hamilton and Pethtel - Juvenile sentencing reform - Introduced 01/17/14
- To Judiciary then Finance
4211.By Del. Fleischauer, Kinsey, Perdue, Barill, Marshall, Pino, Lynch, Hunt, Manypenny,
Sobonya and White - DUI vehicle seizure - Introduced 01/17/14 - To Judiciary
4212.By Del. Perdue, Fleischauer, Eldridge, Guthrie, Kinsey, Marshall, Moore, Anderson,
Azinger, Border and Ellem - Establishing a methamphetamine registry - Introduced
01/17/14 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
4213.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Moving the Children's Health Insurance Program ("CHIP") from the Department
of Administration to the Department of Health and Human Resources - Introduced
01/17/14 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
4214.By Del. Perdue, Fleischauer, Diserio, Eldridge, Kinsey, Lawrence, Marshall, Moore and
Poore - Encouraging and assisting persons diagnosed with schizophrenic reality
disorder in designating a durable medical power of attorney - Introduced 01/17/14
- To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
4215.By Del. Guthrie, Sponaugle, Poling, D., Caputo, Manypenny, Moore, Fleischauer and
Perdue - Requiring the Director of the Purchasing Division's direct purchases be
consistent with the other requirements of the purchasing process and best value
contracting - Introduced 01/17/14 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
4216.By Del. Folk, Kump, Manypenny, Howell, Williams, Faircloth, Ireland, Gearheart,
Householder, Shott and Lynch - Adding aircraft operations on private airstrips and
farms to the definition of recreational purpose - Introduced 01/17/14 - To Judiciary
4217.By Del. Perdue, Fleischauer, Campbell, Ellington, Morgan and Stephens - Relating to
Medicaid - Introduced 01/17/14 - To Health and Human Resources
4218.By Del. Gearheart, Shott, Ellington, Border, Sponaugle, Fleischauer, Manypenny,
Evans, A., Westfall, Campbell and Romine - Permitting counties to adopt certain
ordinances relating to dogs and cats - Introduced 01/17/14 - To Political Subdivisions
then Judiciary
4219.By Del. Gearheart, Moore, Shott, Ellington, Border, Staggers, Kump, Householder,
Westfall and Espinosa - Auditing the Division of Highways - Introduced 01/17/14 -
To Government Organization then Finance
4220.By Del. Staggers and Manchin - Requiring all written agreements in which an
individual waives his or her right to a jury trial on certain claims involving a death
be a separate document - Introduced 01/17/14 - To Judiciary - To House Judiciary
1/17/14
4221.By Del. Sponaugle, Young, Lynch, Barrett, Perry, Skaff, Hartman, Reynolds, Guthrie,
Pethtel and Williams - Permitting teachers under the State Teachers Retirement
System to teach college level courses without loss of benefits - Introduced 01/17/14
- To Pensions and Retirement then Finance
4222.By Del. Gearheart, Householder, Moore, Shott, Ellington, Staggers, Kump, Westfall and
Espinosa - Providing the Parkways Authority with the power to issue $500 million
worth of bonds - Introduced 01/17/14 - To Roads and Transportation then Finance
4223.By Del. Kump, Folk, Faircloth, Canterbury, Gearheart, Frich, Butler, Cadle,
Manypenny, Romine and Householder - Requiring the issuance of a search warrant
before a driver of a motor vehicle can be made to submit to a secondary blood test
- Introduced 01/17/14 - To Judiciary
4224.By Del. Gearheart, Shott, Ellington, Border, Phillips. R., Kump, Householder, Westfall
and Espinosa - Making changes to the definition of electrical contractor - Introduced
01/17/14 - To Industry and Labor then Government Organization
4225.By Del. Poling, M., Perry and Marcum - Providing for emergency contact
information on driver's license records with the Division of Motor Vehicles -
Introduced 01/17/14 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary
4226.By Del. Hunt, Marcum, White, Phillips. R., Tomblin, Eldridge, Barker, Pino, Ferro,
McCuskey and Ireland - Prohibiting damage to property of railroads, public utilities
and certain production storage and distribution facilities - Introduced 01/17/14 - To
Judiciary then Finance
4227.By Del. Hunt - Requiring certification of correctness as to design, construction and
performance of domestic and commercial liquefied petroleum gas-consuming
equipment - Introduced 01/17/14 - To Industry and Labor then Judiciary
ALL HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1.By Del. Kump - The March Legislative Session Amendment - Introduced 01/09/14
- To Judiciary
2.By Del. Kump - Legislator Term Limit Amendment - Introduced 01/09/14 - To
Judiciary
3.By Del. Kump - Lieutenant Governor Amendment - Introduced 01/09/14 - To
Judiciary
4.By Del. Kump - Legislative Reapportionment Amendment - Introduced 01/09/14 -
To Judiciary
5.By Del. Lane - Citizens' Redistricting Commission Amendment - Introduced
01/09/14 - To Judiciary
6.By Del. Sumner and Sobonya - Amendment clarifying that nothing in this
Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an
abortion - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
7.By Del. Fleischauer, Ferro, Ellem, Kump, Overington and Romine - Active Military
Personal Property Tax Relief Amendment of 2014 - Introduced 01/09/14 - To
Finance
8.By Del. Craig, Reynolds, Pasdon and Andes - The "Tangible Personal Property Tax
Exemption and Rate Reduction Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
9.By Del. Lane and Walters - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" -
Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
10.By Del. Hamilton, Ireland, Romine, Rowan and Sobonya - The "Defense of Marriage
Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
11.By Del. Fleischauer, Marshall, Poore, Morgan, Armstead, Lane, Overington and
Espinosa - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14
- To Finance
12.By Del. Romine, Walters, Miller and Rowan - The "Super-Majority Required for
Passage of Tax Bill Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
14.By Del. Overington, Householder, Andes, Cowles and Gearheart - The "Right to Work
Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
15.By Del. Overington, Andes, Lane, Armstead and Walters - The "Super-Majority
Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
16.By Del. Longstreth - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" -
Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
17.By Del. Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth - The "Homestead Exemption Increase
Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
18.By Del. Caputo, Poling, D., Longstreth and Manchin - The "Disabled Veterans Homestead Exemption Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
20.By Del. Overington, Ellington, Sobonya, Miller, C. and Walters - The "Capital
Punishment Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
21.By Del. Overington, Cowles, Householder, Rowan and Howell - The "Homestead
Exemption Increase Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
22.By Del. Overington and Walters - The "Homestead Exemption Calculation
Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
23.By Del. Anderson, Ellem, Storch, Ellington and Howell - The "Homestead Exemption
Increase Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
24.By Del. Anderson, Nelson, E., Howell, Overington, Gearheart, Storch and Pasdon - The
"Manufacturing Inventory Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
25.By Del. Hunt - The "Elimination of Individual Terms of Circuit Courts
Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
26.By Del. Overington, Lane, Sobonya, Sumner, Walters, Canterbury, Andes, Frich,
Raines, Border and Nelson, J. - The "Prohibiting the Governmental Taking of
Private Property for Private Use Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
27.By Del. Overington, Armstead, Rowan, Walters, Andes, Lane, Shott, Gearheart, Nelson,
J. and Sobonya - The "Initiative, Referendum, and Recall Amendment" - Introduced
01/09/14 - To Judiciary
28.By Del. Howell, Storch, Canterbury, Border, Smith, R., Folk, Overington and Kump -
The "Taxpayer Bill of Rights Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
29.By Del. Swartzmiller, Ferro, Pethtel, Diserio, Jones and Caputo - The "Simple
Majority Approval Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
30.By Del. Marcum, Barill, Marshall, Eldridge, Ferro and Poore - The "Simple Majority
Levy Approval Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
32.By Del. Reynolds, Campbell, Eldridge, Phillips, R., Tomblin, Nelson, E., Andes and
Smith, P. - The "Governor's Succession Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To
Judiciary
33.By Del. Kump, Romine, Householder, Folk, Cooper, Lynch and Smith, R. - The
"County Liquor Sales Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
34.By Del. Moye, Pino, Boggs and Walker - The "Marriage Protection Amendment"
- Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
35.By Del. Kump, Romine and Rowan - "Nonpartisan Election of the State Board of
Education Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Education then Judiciary
37.By Del. Manchin, Boggs, Caputo and Longstreth - The "Homestead Exemption and
Property Tax Limitation Amendment of 2014" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
101.By Del. Kump, Cooper, Folk, Householder, Faircloth, Rowan, Shott and Romine - The
"Homestead Exemption Calculation Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To
Judiciary then Finance
102.By Del. Kump, Rowan, Folk, Armstead, Sumner, Evans, A., Canterbury, Smith, R.,
Ambler, Cooper and Gearheart - Empowering County Commissions to Determine
Salaries of Elected County Officials Amendment - Introduced 01/17/14 - To
Judiciary then Finance
ALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the
Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly
therefor - Introduced 01/09/14 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/14 - To
Senate 1/8/14 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/8/14
2.By Del. Phillips, R., Tomblin and Marcum - The "USMC CPL Larry G. Carnutte
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
3.By Del. Phillips, R., Marcum and Tomblin - The "Army Captain Thomas McElwain
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
4.By Del. Tomblin, Phillips, R. and Marcum - The "Army Corporal Eldred Jennings
Hensley Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
5.By Del. Phillips, R., Tomblin and Marcum - The "Sergeant Elzie Mundy, Jr. Bridge"
- Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
6.By Del. Phillips, R., Tomblin and Marcum - The "Marine LCpl Benny A. Gilco
Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
7.By Del. Phillips, R., Tomblin and Marcum - The "Kerry Albright Road" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
8.By Del. Phillips, R., Marcum and Tomblin - The "Oral Gene Castle Bridge" -
Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
9.By Del. Perry and Staggers - The "Army S/SGT Raymond Lawrence Berry
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
10.By Del. Walker, Perry, Pino and Staggers - The "Veterans Memorial Bridge" -
Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
11.By Del. Evans, A. and Sponaugle - The "Pendleton County Union Veterans
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
12.By Del. Sponaugle and Evans, A. - The "Pendleton County Confederate Veterans
Memorial Highway" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
13.By Del. Perry, Pino and Staggers - The "Thomas H. Stafford Memorial Bridge" -
Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
14.By Del. Walker - The "Army Specialist Fifth Class Elton Dale Workman Memorial
Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
16.By Del. Staggers, Barill, Barker, Campbell, Caputo, Hartman, Jones, Kinsey, Lawrence,
Marshall, Moore, Moye, Pethtel, Pino, Smith, P., Stephens, Walker and Williams -
State of West Virginia not do business with CGI Federal - Introduced 01/14/14 - To
Rules
17.By Del. Evans, A. and Sponaugle - The "Captain Isaac Alt West Virginia Militia
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Rules
18.By Del. Sponaugle and Evans, A. - The "Dr. H. Luke Eye Bridge" - Introduced
01/14/14 - To Rules
19.By Del. Hamilton and Azinger - The "Army Specialist 4 William Lewis Reger
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Rules
20.By Del. Evans, A., Staggers and Lynch - The "Army Corporal William Eugene
Shank Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Rules
21.By Del. Ashley, Barill, Barker, Barrett, Kinsey, Lawrence, Marshall, Miller, Perry and
Staggers - Study the rural health workforce in West Virginia - Introduced 01/16/14
- To Rules
22.By Del. Iaquinta, Fleischauer, Barill, Espinosa, Gearheart, Howell, Jones, Kinsey,
Stephens and Walker - Studying the needs, challenges, and issues facing West
Virginia military veterans - Introduced 01/16/14 - To Rules
23.By Del. Hamilton - Army Sgt. Walter William Smith Memorial Bridge - Introduced
01/16/14 - To Rules
24.By Del. Marcum, White, Moore, Tomblin and Phillips. R. - Fredrick Dempsey Bridge
- Introduced 01/16/14 - To Rules
25.By Del. Williams, Moye, Campbell, Ferro, Manypenny, Marshall, Moore, Perdue,
Pethtel, Perry, Pino, Stephens, Young, Rowan, O'Neal, Armstead, Ashley, Border,
Ellem, Faircloth, Ferns, Householder, Raines, Sobonya and Westfall (Originating in
House Senior Citizen Issues) - Urging the West Virginia Governor's Office and the
Senate and House Finance Committees to include sufficient funds in the budget to
eliminate the wait list for the Aged and Disabled Waiver program - Introduced
01/16/14 - To House Rules 1/16/14
26.By Del. Marcum, White, Phillips. R., Barill, Skinner, Pethtel, Ireland, Perdue,
Householder, Kinsey and Poling, M. - Requesting the Division of Highways to build
the bridge on County Route 65/03 located near Tug Valley High School - Introduced
01/17/14 - To Rules
27.By Del. Poling, M. and Hamilton - The Audra Park Bridge in Memory of Army
Sergeant John A. Charnoplosky - Introduced 01/17/14 - To Rules
28.By Del. Marcum, White, Phillips. R., Moore and Raines - William S. (Bill) Croaff
Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/17/14 - To Rules
29.By Del. Guthrie, Young, Eldridge, Moye, Lynch, Fleischauer and Boggs - Creating a
Joint Standing Committee on Technology - Introduced 01/17/14 - To Rules
ALL HOUSE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Authorizing the appointment of employees for this, the
Second Regular Session of the Eighty-first Legislature, two thousand fourteen -
Introduced 01/08/14 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/14
2.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Establishing the Calendars of the House, providing
for the arrangement of business thereon, and providing for making public the vote
on certain questions in connection with the preparation thereof - Introduced 01/08/14 - Motion to discharge committee rejected - To House Rules 1/8/14 - Adopted
1/9/14
3.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Authorizing the Clerk to have printed and to
distribute the Acts of the Legislature and Journals of the House of Delegates -
Introduced 01/08/14 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/14
4.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Re-establishing and realigning the Standing
Committees of the House - Introduced 01/08/14 - Reference dispensed - Adopted
1/9/14
HOUSE BILLS PASSED HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
*4175.By Del. Skaff, Barrett, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley), Boggs, Hartman, White, Skinner,
Lane, Ellem, Ireland and Pasdon - West Virginia Small Business Emergency Act -
Introduced 01/15/14 - To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
then Finance - To House Finance 1/15/14 - Passed House 1/16/14 - Effective from
passage - To Senate 1/17/14 - To Economic Development then Finance - To Economic
Development 1/17/14
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
1.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the
Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly
therefor - Introduced 01/09/14 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/14 - To
Senate 1/8/14 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/8/14
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES
1.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the
Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly
therefor - Adopted 1/8/14