House of Delegates

Here’s what’s scheduled for Monday in the House of Delegates:

SPECIAL CALENDAR

Monday, February 11, 2019

34^th Day of the Legislative Session

House to convene at 11 a.m. On the agenda:

THIRD READING – For Passage

• B. 267 - Requiring State Board of Education adopt policy detailing level of computer science instruction
• Sub. for H. B. 2365 - Clarifying the definition of an employee for the purposes of unemployment compensation and workers’ compensation
• Sub. for H. B. 2468 - Department of Agriculture Capital Improvements Fund
• Sub. for H. B. 2583 - Family Planning Access Act
• Sub. for H. B. 2661 - Relating to natural gas utilities
• Sub. for H. B. 2809 - Relating to prohibited acts and penalties in the Hatfield-McCoy Recreation Area

SECOND READING – Amendment Stage

• Sub. for H. B. 2330 - Allowing honorably discharged veterans who possess certain military ratings to qualify to take an examination for licensing as a plumber, electrician, and sprinkler fitter
• Sub. for H. B. 2405 - Imposing a healthcare related provider tax on certain health care organizations
• B. 2415 - Requiring the State Board of Education to adopt a policy detailing the appropriate level of computer science instruction
• Sub. for H. B. 2674 - Creating a student loan repayment program for a mental health provider
• Sub. for H. B. 2734 - Relating to reduced rates for low-income residential customers of privately owned sewer and combined water and sewer utilities
• Sub. for H. B. 2813 - Relating generally to collection of use tax

FIRST READING

• Sub. for S. B. 18 - Relating to crimes committed on State Capitol Complex
• Sub. for S. B. 61 - Adding certain crimes for which prosecutor may apply for wiretap (Judiciary Committee Amendment Pending)
• Sub. for H. B. 2109 - Extending the maximum period of confinement a judge may impose for certain, first-time probationary violations
• Sub. for H. B. 2609 - Relating to presumptions of abandonment and indication of ownership in property
• B. 2647 - Self Storage Limited License Act
• Sub. for H. B. 2720 - Authorizing certain investigators and first responders to carry firearms
• Sub. for H. B. 2761 - Modernizing the self-service storage lien law
• B. 2878 - Relating to updating the controlled substances listed on schedule one

Public Hearings:

Committee on Finance

8:00 a.m. - House Chamber (NOTE: Capitol Police to open the main building at 7 a.m. to accommodate the public.)

Com. Sub. for S. B. 451, Comprehensive education reform.

Committee on the Judiciary

2:00 p.m. - House Chamber

1. B. 2519, The Campus Self Defense Act.

Committee on Finance

5:30 p.m. - House Chamber

Com. Sub. for S. B. 451, Comprehensive education reform.

Committee Meetings Scheduled:

Committee on the Judiciary

9:00 a.m. - Room 418M

• B. 2486, Using records of criminal conviction to disqualify a person from receiving a license for a profession or occupation,
• Sub. for S. B. 398, Relating to compensation for senior judges,
• B. 399, Relating to compensation for senior magistrates,
• B. 2933, Modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian or custodian for child abuse resulting in injury

Committee on Government Organization

10:00 a.m. - Room 215E

• Discussion of the Legislative Rule-Making and Review process.

2:00 p.m. - Room 215E

• HB 2881, Altering the color scheme for county vehicle registration plates. (2^nd reference to Finance)
• HB 2716, Relating to motorboat lighting and equipment requirement

Committee on Rules

10:45 a.m. - Behind Chamber

Technology & Infrastructure

1:00 p.m. - Room 215E

• House Bill 2011, Road Maintenance Program
• House Bill 2472, Providing a special license plate for pollinators
• House Bill 2846, Designating a “Back the Blue” plate in support of law-enforcement personnel
• House Bill 2762, Modernizing rental car transactions
• House Concurrent Resolution 32, Requesting the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to authorize raising highway speed limits, where appropriate, to 75 miles per hour on Interstate highways in West Virginia and to 70 miles per hour on West Virginia's Appalachian Corridor highways

Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services

4:00 p.m. - Room 215E

• House Bill 2501, Authorizing municipal fire departments specialized license plates
• House Bill 2586, Providing programs to train firefighters and emergency medical technicians
• House Bill 2872, Authorizing law-enforcement officers to assist the State Fire Marshal

*** Agendas and times subject to change. ***

Citation Presentations Scheduled in House Chamber:

**None**

From the Activity Calendar:

Agriculture and Forestry Day

Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas

WV Farm Bureau Trailer

North Circle

WV Hospital Association Legislative Reception

(By Invitation Only)

6 p.m.

Four Points by Sheraton