Member's Press Release
Release Date: 02/13/2018
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999
State Senate
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 – 35th Day of Session
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.
RESOLUTIONS
- SR 38: Designating February 13, 2018, as WV Child Care Association Celebrating Children and Families Day
- SR 39: Designating week of February 11-17, 2018, as WV 211 Awareness Week
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- SCR 18: Balentine Brothers Bridge
- SCR 19: John B. Short Memorial Bridge
THIRD READING (For Passage)
- Com. Sub. for SB 57: Relating to third-party litigation financing
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 290: Relating to DEP standards of water quality and effluent limitations (original similar to HB 4426)
- SB 365: Relating to Young Entrepreneur Reinvestment Act
- Com. Sub. for SB 375: Relating to farmers markets
- Com. Sub. for SB 446: Creating Agritourism Responsibility Act
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2546: Allowing replacement costs of employer provided property to be deducted from an employee’s final paycheck if the property is not returned
- Eng. HB 2612: Repealing section relating to unattended motor vehicles and penalties
SECOND READING (Amendments Stage)
- Com. Sub. for SB 36: Relating generally to DNA testing
- Com. Sub. for SB 288: Regulating cremation, embalming and directing of funeral service (original similar to HB 4167)
- Com. Sub. for SB 321: Relating to powers and duties of Public Land Corporation (original similar to HB 4348, HB 4437, SB 230)
- Com. Sub. for SB 397: Creating crime of impersonating blind or disabled person
- SB 407: Licensing and approval of child care programs - (Com. title amend. pending)
- Com. Sub. for SB 408: Licensing of nursing homes and assisted living residences - (Com. title amend. pending)
- SB 411: Removing Commissioner of Bureau for Public Health from State Board of Sanitarians
- Com. Sub. for SB 469: Converting Addiction Treatment Pilot Program to permanent program
- Com. Sub. for SB 473: Requiring insurance coverage for the prescription drug Varenicline
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2831: Relating to the reconstitution of the Driver’s Licensing Advisory Board
FIRST READING
- Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 273: Reducing use of certain prescription drugs (original similar to HB 4263)
- Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 341: Relating generally to WV Appellate Reorganization Act of 2018 (original similar to HB 4004)
- Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 347: Relating to operation of motorboats (original similar to HB 4274)
- Com. Sub. for SB 348: Allowing for disposal of service weapons of special DNR police officers
- Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 355: Dissolving IS&C Division under Office of Technology (original similar to HB 4339)
- Com. Sub. for SB 370: Exempting nonpaid volunteers at ski areas from workers' compensation benefits
- Com. Sub. for SB 458: Prohibiting political subdivisions from enacting regulations or legal requirements relating to employer-employee relationship
- Com. Sub. for SB 461: Extending time to file petition for motor fuel excise tax refund
- SB 524: Relating to disposition of complaint proceedings
- SB 525: Relating to certification for emergency medical training - mining
- Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SJR3: Judicial Budget Oversight Amendment (original similar to HJR 101, HJR 104, HJR 109)
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4162: Granting authority to the State Conservation Committee to contract for flood response
Scheduled Committee Meetings
10 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure (451M)
- Originating Bill 2: Relating to driving privileges and requirements for persons under the age of 18
- SB 439: Exempting motor vehicles engaged in nonemergency transportation of Medicaid members from PSC requirements
- SB 444: Repealing antiquated code sections regarding safety glass and lighting in motor vehicles
- SB 256: Requiring motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers having hydraulically operated bed have warning device to alert driver
- SB 402: Creating exemption from certain contract and common carrier laws for motor vehicles
1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)
- SB 47: Requiring Defense Department advocacy groups be notified in abuse or neglect of military person's child
- SB 510: Designating hospitals for stroke treatment
- SB 61: Prohibiting smoking in motor vehicle when minor 16 years old or less is present
- SB 293: Adding grievance and appellate procedures and judicial review for participants in DHHR safety and treatment program
- SB 499: Requiring one year of certain approved postgraduate clinical training for persons with foreign medical degrees
2 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)
- SB 503: Shifting funding from Landfill Closure Assistance Fund to local solid waste authorities
- SB 418: Relating to WV Monument and Memorial Protection Act of 2018
- SB 87: Allowing purchase of Class XS resident senior hunting, fishing and trapping licenses at age 65
- SB 515: Clarifying PSC jurisdiction over water and sewer utilities
- SB 490: Relating to Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act of 2015
2 p.m.: Education (451M)
- SB 465: Relating to mandated reporting of child abuse and neglect
- 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 415: Permitting wagering on certain professional or collegiate sports events authorized as WV Lottery Sports Wagering activities (continued from Monday)
- Com. Sub. for SB 319: Allowing individuals who completed home schooling be eligible for PROMISE scholarship without equivalent diploma (continued from Monday)
- Full Tuesday agenda TBA
Senate Bills to be Introduced Tuesday, February 13, 2018
- SB 526: Providing salary increases for state employees over three-year period (FN) (Ojeda, Beach, Facemire, Jeffries, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Stollings, Unger; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB 527: Creating WV Black Lung Program (Ojeda, Beach, Facemire, Jeffries, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Smith, Stollings; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB 528: Providing additional circuit judge for nineteenth judicial circuit (FN) (Trump; Judiciary then Finance)
- SB 529: Creating Citizen and State Accountability Act (Rucker, Azinger, Drennan, Maynard, Smith, Sypolt; Government Organization then Judiciary)
- SB 530: Requiring Secretary of State provide database for registered corporations and sole proprietorship (Maynard; Government Organization)
- SB 531: Eliminating required waiting period for municipal court notifications to DMV (Gaunch; Judiciary)
- SB 532: Administering ACT or SAT tests to students (FN) (Rucker, Azinger, Cline, Karnes, Swope; Education then Finance)
- SB 533: Equalizing criminal penalties for intimidating and retaliating against public officers and employees (Trump; Judiciary)
* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note
* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill
Committee Action on Bills from Monday, February 12, 2018
1 p.m.: Natural Resources (208W)
- SB 423: Relating to hunting, trapping, or fishing on another person's lands
- Passed; to Judiciary
- SB 424: Allowing developmentally disabled person purchase base hunting license
- Passed; to Judiciary
- SB 452: Exempting hunting license information from public disclosure
- Bill is laid over to a future meeting
- SB 498: Creating two-year pilot program allowing all-terrain or recreational vehicles in Cabwaylingo State Forest
- Passed; to Gov Org
- SB 270: Authorizing DNR implement silvicultural management for state park lands
- Bill discussed; no action taken at this time
2 p.m.: Banking and Insurance (451M)
- SB 398: Relating to requirements for making consumer loans
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 495: Designating specific insurance coverages exempt from rate filing requirements
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- SB 358: Relating to magistrate court costs for criminal proceedings
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 467: Relating generally to Public Defender Services
- Passed; to Finance
- HB 4242: Clarifying the jurisdictional amount for removal of a civil action from magistrate court to circuit court
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- HB 3004: Relating to filling vacancies in offices of state officials, United States Senators, Justices, judges, and magistrates
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- SB 339: Relating to WV Retirement Health Benefit Trust Fund within PEIA
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- Com. Sub. for SB 472: Providing funds to DHHR for local boards of health employee pay raises
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- Com. Sub. for SB 319: Allowing individuals who completed home schooling be eligible for PROMISE scholarship without equivalent diploma
- Bill is laid over to Tuesday’s meeting
- Com. Sub. for SB 415: Permitting wagering on certain professional or collegiate sports events authorized as WV Lottery Sports Wagering activities
- Bill discussed; amendments to be discussed at Tuesday’s meeting
Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Monday, February 12, 2018 (85)
- 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 (3rd Reading, 02-13)
- 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 78: Continuing personal income tax adjustment for certain retirees (House Pensions and Retirement)
- 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 (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- 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) (1st Reading, 02-13)
- 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) (1st Reading, 02-13)
- SB 230: Authorizing Department of Commerce promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4108) (House Judiciary)
- 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) (3rd Reading, 02-13)
- SB 268: Eliminating requirement that certain agencies purchase commodities produced on institutional farms (original similar to HB 4143) (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- SB 271: Creating centralized Shared Services Section of Department of Administration (original similar to HB 4188) (House Gov Org)
- SB 272: Relating generally to drug control (original similar to HB 4227) (Pending House introduction)
- SB 280: Allowing airports' emergency management and operations vehicles to use red flashing warning lights (House Roads and Transportation)
- SB 283: Relating generally to procurement by state agencies (original similar to HB 4261) (House Gov Org)
- 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 Finance)
- 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 335: Protecting employees' wages or salaries from being withheld or diverted for political activities (House Judiciary)
- SB 336: Providing certain DMV applicants ability to contribute to WV Department of Veterans Assistance (House Finance)
- 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 346: Permitting full-time nonresident students purchase lifetime resident hunting, trapping and fishing licenses (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 (House Judiciary)
- 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 368: Protecting consumers against business using automatic purchase renewals without consent (Pending House introduction)
- SB 371: Relating to proceedings for voluntary custody for examination (House Judiciary)
- SB 379: Supplemental appropriation from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to DHHR (original similar to HB 4377) (House Finance)
- SB 382: Supplemental appropriation of Lottery Net Profits to Bureau of Senior Services, Lottery Senior Citizens Fund (original similar to HB 4378) (House Finance)
- 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 392: Reconfiguring membership of Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (Pending House introduction)
- SB 393: Relating to compensation and composition of WV Racing Commission (House Gov Org)
- SB 395: Providing for judicial review of appealed decisions of Air Quality Review Board, Environmental Quality Board and Surface Mine Board (House Judiciary)
- SB 400: Prohibiting state licensing boards from hiring lobbyists (Com. title amend. pending) (House Gov Org)
- SB 404: Relating to sex offender registry information (House Judiciary)
- 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 427: Modifying form of notice for certain tax delinquencies (Pending House introduction)
- SB 433: Rewriting code sections regarding pyramid promotional schemes (Pending House introduction)
- SB 440: Establishing Library Facilities Improvement Fund (Pending House introduction)
- SB 441: Relating to health care provider taxes (Pending House introduction)
- 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)
- SB 464: Changing statutory payment date for incremental salary increases due state employees (Pending House introduction)
- SB 468: Changing date and recipients for submission of Auditor's annual report (Pending House introduction)
Joint Resolutions that Have Passed the Senate (1)
- SJR 12: No Constitutional right to abortion Amendment (House Judiciary)
House Bills that Have Passed the Senate (4)
- HB 4020: Making technical corrections in the code when referencing Chapter 49 (Completed legislation)
- HB 4013: Clarifying venue in West Virginia state courts as it applies to nonresidents of the state (Pending House concurrence)
- HB 4135: Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Completed legislation)
- HB 4146: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Completed legislation)
Bills Awaiting Action by the Governor (3)
- HB 4020: Making technical corrections in the code when referencing Chapter 49 (Completed legislation)
- HB 4135: Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Completed legislation)
- HB 4146: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Completed legislation)
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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