Member's Press Release
Release Date: 02/08/2018
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999
State Senate
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Thursday, February 8, 2018
Thursday, February 8, 2018 – 30th Day of Session
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.
RESOLUTIONS
- SR 32: Honoring heroic actions of Brooke County Deputy Sheriffs Devin C. Baker, Kristen L. Richmond and Shane S. Siranovic
- SR 33: Recognizing WV School of Osteopathic Medicine for excellence in medical education
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- SCR 1: US Army SGT Denver E. Short Memorial Road
- SCR 12: US Army SP4 Darrell Gregory Triplett Memorial Bridge
THIRD READING (For Passage)
There are no bills on Third Reading on Thursday, February 8, 2018.
SECOND READING (Amendments Stage)
- SB 78: Continuing personal income tax adjustment for certain retirees
- Com. Sub. for SB 271: Creating centralized Shared Services Section of Department of Administration (original similar to HB 4188)
- Com. Sub. for SB 283: Relating generally to procurement by state agencies (original similar to HB 4261)
- Com. Sub. for SB 335: Protecting employees' wages or salaries from being withheld or diverted for political activities
- SB 346: Permitting full-time nonresident students purchase lifetime resident hunting, trapping and fishing licenses
- SB 379: Supplemental appropriation from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to DHHR (original similar to HB 4377)
- SB 382: Supplemental appropriation of Lottery Net Profits to Bureau of Senior Services, Lottery Senior Citizens Fund (original similar to HB 4378)
- Com. Sub. for SB 395: Providing for judicial review of appealed decisions of Air Quality Review Board, Environmental Quality Board and Surface Mine Board
- Com. Sub. for SB 404: Relating to sex offender registry information
- Com. Sub. for SJR 12: No Constitutional right to abortion Amendment
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4135: Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act
- Eng. HB 4146: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act
FIRST READING
- Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 272: Relating generally to drug control (original similar to HB 4227)
- Com. Sub. for SB 290: Relating to DEP standards of water quality and effluent limitations (original similar to HB 4426)
- Com. Sub. for SB 368: Protecting consumers against business using automatic purchase renewals without consent
- Com. Sub. for SB 392: Reconfiguring membership of Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
- SB 427: Modifying form of notice for certain tax delinquencies
- Com. Sub. for SB 433: Rewriting code sections regarding pyramid promotional schemes
- Com. Sub. for SB 440: Establishing Library Facilities Improvement Fund
- SB 441: Relating to health care provider taxes
- SB 464: Changing statutory payment date for incremental salary increases due state employees
- SB 468: Changing date and recipients for submission of Auditor's annual report
Scheduled Committee Meetings
9:30 a.m.: Finance (451M)
- Com. Sub. for SB 341: Creating new court of WV Intermediate Court of Appeals
- Com. Sub. for SJR 3: Judicial Budget Oversight Amendment
1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)
- SB 410: Appointing industry advocate within DEP
- Originating Bill 1
- Originating Bill 2
1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)
- SB 473: Requiring insurance coverage for the prescription drug Varenicline
- SB 401: Requiring specified coverage in health benefit plans for treatment of substance abuse disorders
- SB 450: Collecting and analyzing statistical information pertaining to terminating pregnancies under Medicaid Program
- SB 469: Converting Addiction Treatment Pilot Program to permanent program
- SB 61: Prohibiting smoking in motor vehicle when minor 16 years old or less is present
- SB 472: Providing funds to DHHR for local boards of health employee pay raises
2 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)
- SB 288: Regulating cremation, embalming and directing of funeral service
- SB 321: Relating to powers and duties of Public Land Corporation
- SB 418: Relating to WV Monument and Memorial Protection Act of 2018
- SB 445: Allowing DOH acquire real or personal property for utility accommodation
- SB 477: Relating to five-year sunset on tax credits and incentives
- SB 407: Licensing and approval of child care programs
- SB 408: Licensing of nursing homes and assisted living residences
- SB 411: Removing Commissioner of Bureau for Public Health from State Board of Sanitarians
- SB 432: Relating to municipal home rule
- SCR 11: Evans Center for Excellence in Aircraft Maintenance
2 p.m.: Education (451M)
- SB 319: Allowing individuals who completed home schooling be eligible for PROMISE scholarship without equivalent diploma
- Subcommittee report on SB 83: Relating to higher education student success
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- Com. Sub. for SB 355: Dissolving IS&C Division under Office of Technology
- SB 461: Extending time to file petition for motor fuel excise tax refund
Senate Bills to be Introduced Thursday, February 8, 2018
- SB 508: Establishing State Trail Authority (Maynard; Natural Resources then Government Organization)
- SB 509: Authorizing Commissioner of Culture and History designate road as "Historic Route" (Maynard; Transportation and Infrastructure then Government Organization)
- SB 510: Designating hospitals for stroke treatment (Maynard, Takubo; Health and Human Resources)
- SB 511: Creating Parents' Bill of Rights (Azinger, Gaunch, Rucker, Swope, Trump; Judiciary)
- SCR 13: Jeffrey Alan Clovis Memorial Bridge (Beach)
- SCR 14: US Army SPC 4 William L. Amos Memorial Bridge (Woelfel)
* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note
* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill
Committee Action on Bills from Wednesday, February 7, 2018
10 a.m.: Workforce (208W)
- SB 474: Requiring that certain documents filed pursuant to WV Jobs Act which include records of wages be considered confidential
- Passed; to Judiciary
- HB 2546: Allowing replacement costs of employer provided property to be deducted from an employee's final paycheck if the property is not returned
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
1 p.m.: Economic Development (451M)
- SB 365: Relating to Young Entrepreneur Reinvestment Act
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 374: Creating private fair and festival license
- Removed from agenda
- SB 119: Establishing WV business growth in low-income communities tax credit
- Passed; to Finance
2 p.m.: Agriculture (208W)
- SB 375: Relating to farmers markets
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 446: Relating to agritourism
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
2 p.m.: Pensions (451M)
- SB 494: Considering members of State Teachers Retirement System absent while serving as officer with statewide professional association
- Considered; bill is laid over to a future meeting
- SB 277: Allowing public employees to cash out their retirement plans in lieu of pension payments
- Considered; bill is laid over to a future meeting
- SB 339: Relating to WV Retirement Health Benefit Trust Fund within PEIA
- Passed; to Finance
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- SB 437: Relating to penalties for leaving motor vehicle unattended
- Removed from agenda
- HB 2612: Repealing section relating to unattended motor vehicles and penalties
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 57: Requiring attorney source payment be disclosed in certain hearings
- Passed; to Finance
- SB 415: Permitting wagering on certain professional or collegiate sports events authorized as WV Lottery Sports Wagering activities
- Passed; to Finance
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- SB 483: Expiring funds to Department of Veterans Assistance from Insurance Commissioner
- Meeting canceled
Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Wednesday, February 7, 2018 (67)
- SB 7: Relating to claims under Wage Payment and Collection Act (House Judiciary)
- SB 10: Relating generally to PSC jurisdiction (original similar to HB 4355) (House Judiciary)
- SB 37: Equalizing penalty for entering without breaking regardless of time of day (House Judiciary)
- SB 39: Creating Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights (House Judiciary)
- SB 46: Permitting pharmacists to inform customers of lower-cost alternative drugs (House Health and Human Resources)
- SB 51: Relating to domestic relations (House Judiciary)
- SB 53: Correcting code reference in regard to certain persons exempted from prohibitions against carrying concealed deadly weapons (House Judiciary)
- SB 62: Adjusting requirements for hiring school attendance directors (House Education)
- SB 67: Exempting DNR police officers' pensions from state income tax (House Pensions and Retirement)
- SB 71: Defining "veteran" as it pertains to veteran-owned business (House Veterans Affairs)
- SB 73: Modifying crime of fleeing from scene of accident (House Judiciary)
- SB 75: Relating to sale or transfer of video lottery locations (House Judiciary)
- SB 98: Creating incentives to consolidate local governments (House Political Subdivisions)
- SB 102: Creating WV Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (original similar to HB 4209) (House Judiciary)
- SB 110: Requiring certain licensees notify law enforcement or EMS of life-threatening emergency on premises (House Judiciary)
- SB 116: Providing court costs collected under Second Chance Driver's License Program are not subject to 5 percent offset (House Judiciary)
- SB 133: Exempting renewal of certain contracts entered into during declared state of emergency (original similar to HB 4034) (House Gov Org)
- SB 134: Authorizing Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to engage individuals for emergency response and recovery (original similar to HB 4033) (House Gov Org)
- SB 141: Expanding county assessment and collection of head tax on breeding cows (Pending House introduction)
- SB 143: Permitting DNR identification tag be used to identify trap (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- SB 146: Correcting technical error within Solid Waste Management Act (House Judiciary)
- SB 154: Department of Administration rule relating to parking (original similar to HB 4086) (House Judiciary)
- SB 163: Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4093) (House Judiciary)
- SB 165: Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4129) (House Judiciary)
- SB 181: Authorizing MAPS promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4097) (House Judiciary)
- SB 184: Authorizing DOT promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4099) (House Judiciary)
- SB 230: Authorizing Department of Commerce promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4108) (Pending House introduction)
- SB 237: Authorizing Department of Revenue promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4102) (House Judiciary)
- SB 242: Requiring health insurance providers provide coverage for certain Lyme disease treatment (original similar to HB 4328) (House Health and Human Resources)
- SB 244: Specifying conditions for unlawful possession of firearm at school-sponsored activities (original similar to HB 4139) (House Education)
- SB 258: Exempting honorably discharged veterans from fees for license to carry deadly weapons (House Veterans Affairs)
- SB 263: Eliminating film tax credits (original similar to HB 4144) (Signed 1/29)
- SB 267: Increasing salaries of certain state employees (original similar to HB 4145) (House Finance)
- SB 268: Eliminating requirement that certain agencies purchase commodities produced on institutional farms (original similar to HB 4143) (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- SB 280: Allowing airports' emergency management and operations vehicles to use red flashing warning lights (House Roads and Transportation)
- SB 284: Increasing access to career education and workforce training (original similar to HB 4267) (House Education)
- SB 285: Establishing regional recreation authorities and areas (original similar to SB 67) (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- SB 292: Relating to Commission on Special Investigations (House Judiciary)
- SB 296: Relating to sale or transfer of surplus property (original similar to SB 283) (House Finance)
- SB 297: Eliminating taxation on annuity considerations collected by life insurer (House Banking and Insurance)
- SB 298: Authorizing county assessors make separate entries in landbooks when real property is partly used for exempt and partly for nonexempt purposes (House Finance)
- SB 299: Relating to mandatory insurance coverage for medical foods for amino acid-based formulas (original similar to HB 2051, HB 2072, HB 3021) (House Finance)
- SB 300: Creating five-year tax credits for businesses locating on post-coal mine sites (original similar to SB 12) (House Energy)
- SB 301: Removing limitation on amount collected by county via hotel occupancy tax used for medical or emergency services (original similar to SB 137) (House Political Subdivisions)
- SB 311: Specifying consumers sales and service tax exemption for purchase of certain services and tangible personal property related to aircraft (House Finance)
- SB 322: Relating to employees of Department of Agriculture (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- SB 324: Removing restrictions where certain traditional lottery games may be played (original similar to HB 4409) (House Judiciary)
- SB 327: Providing extortion of anything of value, including sexual contact, subjects person to criminal penalty (House Judiciary)
- SB 336: Providing certain DMV applicants ability to contribute to WV Department of Veterans Assistance (House Veterans Affairs)
- SB 338: Changing date for employers to file annual reconciliation and withholding statements (original similar to HB 4265) (House Finance)
- SB 343: Limiting expenses in preparing list for notice to redeem (House Judiciary)
- SB 345: Authorizing DNR establish procedures and fee schedule for limited permit hunts (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- SB 350: Eliminating obsolete requirement that Lottery Commission file racetrack video lottery game rules with Secretary of State (House Gov Org)
- SB 351: Permitting ballot commissioners serve while candidates for certain offices (House Judiciary)
- SB 357: Relating generally to limited video lottery (original similar to HB 4303) (House Judiciary)
- SB 361: Relating to treatment supervision under Drug Offender Accountability and Treatment Act (Pending House introduction)
- SB 364: Allowing parent or legal guardian of homeschooled child provide signed statement for obtaining permit or license to operate motor vehicle (House Judiciary)
- SB 371: Relating to proceedings for voluntary custody for examination (Pending House introduction)
- SB 384: Decreasing and increasing appropriations from State Fund, General Revenue to DHHR(original similar to HB 4383) (with right to amend) (House Finance)
- SB 385: Decreasing and adding appropriations out of Treasury to DHHR and MAPS (House Finance)
- SB 386: Decreasing and increasing appropriations from Treasury to Higher Education Policy Commission (original similar to HB 4388) (House Finance)
- SB 388: Decreasing, increasing and adding appropriations out of Treasury to DHHR and Department of Administration (House Finance)
- SB 393: Relating to compensation and composition of WV Racing Commission (House Gov Org)
- SB 400: Prohibiting state licensing boards from hiring lobbyists (Com. title amend. pending) (House Gov Org)
- SB 425: Removing sunset dates which members of policemen's or firemen's pension fund elect to participate in deferred retirement option plan (House Pensions and Retirement)
- SB 462: Establishing contribution holiday for public pension plans funded at 130 percent or more (House Pensions and Retirement)
- SB 463: Establishing group to examine benefits and need of transferring milk rules and regulations from DHHR to Agriculture (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
House Bills that Have Passed the Senate (2)
- HB 4020: Making technical corrections in the code when referencing Chapter 49 (House requests Senate concur)
- HB 4013: Clarifying venue in West Virginia state courts as it applies to nonresidents of the state (Pending House concurrence)
Bills Awaiting Action by the Governor
No bills currently pending action by Governor.
Bills Signed by the Governor (1)
- SB 263: Eliminating film tax credits (original similar to HB 4144) (Signed 1/29)
** Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Visit www.wvlegislature.gov or follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for the most current information. **
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