Member's Press Release

Release Date: 01/16/2018
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

State Senate

Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 – 7th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

RESOLUTIONS

Scheduled Committee Meetings

1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)

SB 155: DEP rule relating to standards of performance for new stationary sources
SB 156: DEP rule relating to control of air pollution from combustion of solid waste
SB 157: DEP rule relating to control of air pollution from municipal solid waste
SB 158: DEP rule relating to control of air pollution from hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities
SB 159: DEP rule relating to emission standards for hazardous air pollutants
SB 160: DEP rule relating to ambient air quality standards
SB 161: DEP rule relating to surface mining reclamation
SB 162: DEP rule relating to voluntary remediation and redevelopment
SB 163: DEP rule relating to hazardous waste management system
SB 164: DEP rule relating to underground storage tanks
SB 228: Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training rule relating to operating diesel equipment in underground mines

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)

SB 165: DHHR rule relating to hospital licensure
SB 166: DHHR rule relating to food establishments
SB 167: DHR rule relating to public water systems
SB 168: DHHR rule relating to emergency medical services
SB 169: DHHR rule relating to WV clearance for access
SB 170: DHHR rule relating to development of methodologies to examine needs for substance use and disorder treatment facilities
SB 171: DHHR rule relating to collection and exchange of data related to overdoses

2 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)

SB 133: Exempting renewal of certain contracts entered into during declared state of emergency
SB 134: Authorizing Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to engage individuals for emergency response and recovery
SB 144: Providing for nonpartisan election of county surveyors
SB 98: Creating incentives to consolidate local governments

2 p.m.: Education (451M)

SB 62: Adjusting requirements for hiring school attendance directors
Presentation: Number of Degrees Awarded and Retention/Completion Efforts – Dr. Sarah Armstrong Tucker, Chancellor for Community and Technical College Education

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

SB 53: Correcting code reference in regard to certain handgun safety and training requirements
SB 110: Requiring certain licensees notify law enforcement or EMS of life-threatening emergency on premises

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

Senate Bills to be Introduced Tuesday, January 16, 2018

SB 287: Creating and maintaining centralized state vehicle inventory system (FN) (IB) (Gaunch, Maynard, Baldwin, Boso, Clements, Jeffries, Maroney, Smith, Sypolt, Takubo, Weld; Government Organization then Finance)
SB 288: Regulating cremation, embalming and directing of funeral service (IB) (Gaunch, Maynard, Baldwin, Boso, Clements, Jeffries, Maroney, Palumbo, Smith, Takubo, Weld; Government Organization)
SB 289: Entitling natural resource producers to economic opportunity tax credit (FN) (Smith; Finance)
SB 290: Relating to DEP standards of water quality and effluent limitations (Smith, Azinger, Boso, Clements; Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary)
SB 291: Transferring child welfare enforcement responsibilities to WV State Police (FN) (Smith; Judiciary then Finance)
SB 292: Relating to Commission on Special Investigations (Woelfel; Judiciary)
SB 293: Adding grievance and appellate procedures and judicial review for participants in DHHR safety and treatment program (FN) (Rucker, Azinger, Clements, Gaunch, Maynard; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
SB 294: Relating generally to suspension and revocation of driver's licenses for DUI (FN) (Trump; Judiciary then Finance)
SB 295: Relating to Local Powers Act (Boso; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
SCR 5: Requesting DMAPS and Division of Personnel develop plan to raise correctional officers' salaries (IB) (Clements, Azinger, Boso, Ojeda, Romano)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Monday, January 15, 2018

Natural Resources

SB 229: DNR rule relating to hunting, fishing, and other outfitters and guides
Passed; to Judiciary

SB 230: DNR rule relating to controlling public land corporation's sale, lease, exchange, or transfer of land or minerals
Passed; to Judiciary

Judiciary

Sub. for SB 154: Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules (Bundle 2)
Passed; to be reported to the floor

Finance

Originating Bill 1: Allowing spending units to designate the fund into which proceeds from the sale or transfer of surplus property shall be deposited
Passed; to be reported to the floor

Originating Bill 2: Eliminating taxation on annuity considerations collected and received by a life insurer
Passed; to be reported to the floor

Originating Bill 3: Requiring mandatory insurance coverage for inherited enzymatic disorders
Passed; to be reported to the floor

Originating Bill 4: Allowing county assessors to make separate entries in land books when real property is partly used for exempt and partly nonexempt purposes
Passed; to be reported to the floor

Originating Bill 9: Creating 5-year tax credit for new businesses locating on post-mine sites
Passed; to be reported to the floor

Originating Bill 10: Removing limitation on amount counties collect on hotel occupancy tax
Passed; to be reported to the floor

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

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