Member's Press Release
Release Date: 02/12/2019
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999
Senate
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 – 35th Day of Session
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.
RESOLUTIONS
- SR 38: Congratulating Herbert Hoover High School softball team for winning 2018 Class AA State Championship
- SR 39: Urging US Congress allow states to move to permanent daylight saving time
- SR 40: Stating WV Senate affirms support of protections for consumers in Affordable Care Act
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
· SCR 27: Requesting study determining shortage of drivers with CDLs
THIRD READING
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 13: Relating to distributions from State Excess Lottery Fund
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 26: Permitting certain employees of educational service cooperatives participate in state's teacher retirement systems (original similar to HB 2780)
- Eng. SB 153: Providing greater flexibility for making infrastructure project grants
- Eng. SB 440: Relating to Antihazing Law
- Eng. SB 442: Supplementing, amending, and decreasing appropriation to Insurance Commission (original similar to HB 2795)
- Eng. SB 443: Supplemental appropriation of federal moneys to DHHR divisions (original similar to HB 2782)
- Eng. SB 444: Supplemental appropriation to DHHR divisions
- Eng. SB 452: Supplemental appropriation to Second Chance Driver's License Program (original similar to HB 2783)
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 491: Extending effective date for voter registration in conjunction with driver licensing
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2191: Relating generally to limited video lottery
- Eng. HB 2459: Exercising authority to exempt individuals domiciled within the state from certain restrictions contained in federal law - (Com. title amend. pending)
- Eng. HB 2492: Relating to mandatory reporting procedures of abuse and neglect of adults and children - (Com. amend. pending)
SECOND READING
· Com. Sub. for SB 40: Establishing Military Service Members Court program
· SB 47: Providing wind power projects be taxed at real property rate
· Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 285: Relating to sale of homemade food items (original similar to HB 2564)
· Com. Sub. for SB 291: Relating generally to survivor benefits for emergency response providers (original similar to HB 2438)
· SB 296: Providing 11-month window to permit members of PERS to purchase credited service
· Com. Sub. for SB 345: Relating to fire service equipment and training funds for VFDs (original similar to HB 2558)
· Com. Sub. for SB 405: Increasing limit on additional expenses incurred in preparing notice list for redemption
· SB 461: Providing for personal income tax withholding on certain lottery winnings
· Com. Sub. for SB 481: Relating to Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission
· Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2446: Blue Alert Plan
FIRST READING
· Com. Sub. for SB 60: Licensing practice of athletic training (original similar to HB2401)
· Com. Sub. for SB 66: Prohibiting certain misleading lawsuit advertising practices (original similar to HB2671)
· Com. Sub. for SB 74: Exempting nonpaid volunteers at ski areas from workers' compensation benefits
· Com. Sub. for SB 339: Allowing certain persons carry pepper spray in State Capitol Complex
Scheduled Committee Meetings
10 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure (451M)
- SB 500: Creating Sewer and Water Infrastructure Replacement Act
- SB 31: Relating generally to Local Powers Act
- SCR 7: Urging Congress provide exceptions to weight limits on trucks on interstate
- SCR 25: US Army PFC Andrew "Bo" Martin Harper Memorial Bridge
1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)
1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)
- SB 546: Relating to health care provider taxes
- SB 545: Relating to HIV testing
- SB 348: Relating to tobacco usage restrictions
- SB 489: Relating to Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act
2 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)
- SCR 5: Home of Coach Bob Bolen Mountain State University 2004 NAIA Champions sign
- SB 366: Authorizing Division of Protective Services issue electronic key cards to qualified applicants to enter State Capitol
- SB 370: Prohibiting legislators and part-time public officials from having interest in public contracts
- HB 2324: Authorizing the acupuncture board to issue certificates to perform auricular acudetox therapy
2 p.m.: Education (451M)
- SB 553: Relating to federal funds for land-grant institutions
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- SB 295: Relating to crimes against public justice
- HB 2481: Permitting retail sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays after 1 p.m.
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- SB 117: Relating to incentives for consolidating local governments
- SB 259: Expanding Coyote Control Program
- SB 502: Exempting sales of investment metal bullion and coins
- SB 550: Declaring certain claims to be moral obligations of state
Senate Bills to be Introduced Tuesday, February 12, 2019
· SB 574: Permitting authorized physician order involuntary hospitalization of individual if physician believes addicted or mentally ill (Maroney; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
· SB 575: Creating long-term care medical review panels (Takubo; Judiciary)
· SB 576: Creating Orphan Oil and Gas Well Prevention Act (Smith, Sypolt; Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary)
· SB 577: Repealing Class N resident and Class NN nonresident antlerless deer hunting stamp (FN) (Takubo; Natural Resources then Finance)
· SB 578: Establishing education employees fund (FN) (Unger; Education then Finance)
· SB 579: Supplemental appropriation to Division of Health (Stollings; Finance)
· SB 580: Relating generally to Local Control and Accountability Act (Swope; Government Organization then Finance)
· SB 581: Creating litigation practice license for social workers (Lindsay; Government Organization then Judiciary)
· SB 582: Exempting certain hygiene products from sales tax (FN) (Beach; Finance)
· SB 583: Creating financial technology sandbox program for testing of financial products and services (Azinger; Banking and Insurance then Judiciary)
· SB 584: Requiring contractors performing work for government contracts use software to verify hours worked (Azinger; Government Organization)
· SB 585: Defining "stalking" as repeated course of conduct (Weld, Ihlenfeld, Lindsay; Judiciary)
· SB 586: Prohibiting Natural Resources Commission from establishing bag limit for antlered deer (Maynard, Jeffries; Natural Resources then Judiciary)
· SB 587: Relating to PEIA reimbursement of air ambulance providers (FN) (Trump; Finance)
· SB 588: Creating small business and minority populations economic and workforce development taskforce (FN) (Jeffries, Lindsay; Workforce then Government Organization)
· SB 589: Designating social workers in DHHR promote better student school attendance (FN) (Lindsay; Education then Finance)
· SCR 28: James Henry Caruthers Memorial Road (Jeffries, Baldwin, Beach, Facemire, Ihlenfeld, Lindsay, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Stollings)
* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note
* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill
Committee Action on Bills from Monday, February 11, 2019
1 p.m.: Natural Resources (208W)
- HB 2521: Relating to permitting fur-bearer parts
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- Originating Bill 1: Relating to permitting guided bear hunts
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
2 p.m.: Banking and Insurance (451M)
- SB 465: Exempting nonpaid volunteers at VFD or emergency services organization from workers' compensation benefits
- Bill is laid over
- SB 485: Defining reduction in coverage and clarifying termination for property insurance
- Bill was not taken up
- SB 506: Relating to guaranty associations
- Bill was not taken up
- SB 531: Relating generally to workers' compensation claims
- Bill was not taken up
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- SB 393: Protecting right to farm
- Committee Substitute as amended reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- SB 516: Relating to attorney fees in subsidized adoptions
- Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- SB 518: Restricting sale and trade of dextromethorphan
- Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- SB 563: Prohibiting sexual assault victim be subjected to certain physical examinations
- Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- Com. Sub. for SB 266: Creating Intermediate Court of Appeals and WV Appellate Review Organization Act of 2019
- Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute as amended reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Monday, February 11, 2019 (85 Senate; 3 House)
- SB 1: Increasing access to career education and workforce training (House Education)
- SB 3: Establishing WV Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SB 4: Relating generally to Municipal Home Rule Program (House Government Organization)
- SB 10: Relating to Second Chance Driver's License Program (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SB 14: Creating WV Farm-to-School Grant Program (Pending House introduction)
- SB 16: Authorizing expenditure of surplus funds by Wyoming County Commission (House Finance)
- SB 17: Relating to probation eligibility (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 18: Relating to crimes committed on State Capitol Complex (H Second Reading, 02-12-19)
- SB 19: Relating to Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (Pending House introduction)
- SB 24: Relating generally to local boards of health (House Political Subdivisions)
- SB 27: Removing restrictions on where certain traditional lottery games may be played (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 28: Removing hotel occupancy tax limit collects for medical care and emergency services (Pending Senate concurrence; Senate refers to Rules for further consideration)
- SB 30: Eliminating tax on annuity considerations collected by life insurer (House Banking and Insurance)
- SB 36: Allowing adjustment of gross income for calculating personal income liability for certain retirees (House Pensions and Retirement)
- SB 55: Relating to driving privileges and requirements for persons under 18 (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SB 61: Adding certain crimes for which prosecutor may apply for wiretap (H Second Reading, 02-12-19)
- SB 62: Requiring participation in drug court program before discharge of certain first-time drug offenses (House Judiciary)
- SB 63: Relating to partial filling of prescriptions (House Judiciary)
- SB 72: Creating Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights (House Judiciary)
- SB 90: Transferring Safety and Treatment Program from DHHR to DMV (House Judiciary)
- SB 100: Increasing court fees to fund law-enforcement standards training and expenses (House Finance)
- SB 101: Equalizing penalties for intimidating and retaliating against certain public officers and other persons (House Judiciary)
- SB 102: Relating generally to powers and authority of courthouse security officers (House Judiciary)
- SB 103: Relating generally to Public Defender Services (House Judiciary)
- SB 106: Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level (House Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development)
- SB 119: Specifying documents not subject to discovery in certain proceedings (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 124: Creating felony offense for actions of cruelty to animals which causes serious injury or death of animal (House Judiciary)
- SB 127: Relating to parole officers' duties to perform alcohol and drug testing of litigants (House Judiciary)
- SB 149: Exempting certain veterans from concealed weapons license fees (House Judiciary)
- SB 152: Relating generally to criminal offense expungement (House Finance)
- SB 154: Using school facilities for funeral and memorial services for certain community members (Education)
- SB 157: Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules (Government Organization)
- SB 163: Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rules (House Energy)
- SB 175: Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rules (House Health and Human Resources)
- SB 177: Fire Commission rule relating to State Building Code (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 187: Authorizing Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules (House Finance)
- SB 190: DOH rule relating to employment procedures (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SB 199: Authorizing certain miscellaneous agencies and boards promulgate legislative rules (House Government Organization)
- SB 223: Authorizing Department of Commerce promulgate legislative rules (House Judiciary)
- SB 233: Relating to age requirements for deputy sheriff (House Government Organization)
- SB 236: Providing notice of eligibility to persons to vote after completion of punishment or pardon (House Judiciary)
- SB 237: Improving ability of law enforcement to locate and return missing persons (House Judiciary)
- SB 240: Repealing certain legislative rules no longer authorized or are obsolete (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 241: Permitting county court clerks scan certain documents in electronic form (House Political Subdivisions)
- SB 243: Requiring racetrack participate in WV Thoroughbred Development Fund (House Finance)
- SB 253: Protecting consumers from automatic purchase renewal and continuous service offers (House Judiciary)
- SB 255: Relating to Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 256: Allowing certain deductions from individual personal income tax refunds (House Finance)
- SB 258: Establishing common law "veil piercing" claims not be used to impose personal liability (House Judiciary)
- SB 263: Limiting number of days legislators may be compensated during extended and extraordinary sessions if budget bill not enacted (House Finance)
- SB 264: Requiring courts to order restitution to crime victims where economically practicable (House Judiciary)
- SB 267: Requiring State Board of Education adopt policy detailing level of computer science instruction (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 268: Updating meaning of federal taxable income in WV Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 269: Updating terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 270: Streamlining process for utilities access to DOH rights-of-way (House Judiciary)
- SB 272: Updating code relating to Commission on Special Investigations (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 297: Extending expiration of military members' spouses' driver's license (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SB 317: Authorizing three or more adjacent counties form multicounty trail network authority (Pending House introduction)
- SB 323: Establishing revenue fund and source to support Department of Agriculture's improvement to facilities (H Second Reading, 02-12-19)
- SB 324: Relating to Commissioner of Agriculture employees (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 331: Using leashed dogs to track mortally wounded deer or bear (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- SB 332: Relating to Class Q special hunting permit for disabled persons (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- SB 343: Relating to review and approval of state property leases (House Government Organization)
- SB 346: Changing rate which certain judges are paid for mileage when traveling within state (House Finance)
- SB 352: Relating to Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation acquiring and disposing of services, goods, and commodities (Pending House introduction)
- SB 354: Expiring funds to balance of Auditor's Office - Chief Inspector's Fund (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 356: Requiring MAPS provide state and federal prosecutors information (House Judiciary)
- SB 357: Relating generally to Division of Administrative Services (House Government Organization)
- SB 358: Exempting Purchasing Division purchases for equipment to maintain security at state facilities (House Judiciary)
- SB 361: Relating to Public Defender Services (House Judiciary)
- SB 369: Relating to generic drug products (House Health and Human Resources)
- SB 373: Relating to financial responsibility of inmates (House Judiciary)
- SB 377: Relating to minimum wage and maximum hour standards (House Judiciary)
- SB 387: Relating generally to extradition (House Judiciary)
- SB 389: Allowing developmentally disabled person purchase base hunting license (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- SB 390: Requiring electric utilities submit feasibility studies of constructing and operating middle-mile broadband internet projects (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SB 392: Relating to payment of invoices received by Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation for contract work (House Government Organization)
- SB 398: Relating to compensation for senior judges (House Judiciary)
- SB 399: Relating to compensation for senior magistrates (House Judiciary)
- SB 408: Determining indigency for public defender services (Pending House introduction)
- SB 451: Comprehensive education reform (House Finance)
- SB 453: Relating to background checks of certain financial institutions (House Banking and Insurance)
- SB 496: Transferring authority to regulate milk from DHHR to Department of Agriculture (Pending House introduction)
- SB 499: Amending WV tax laws to conform to changes in partnerships for federal income tax purposes (Pending House introduction)
- SB 542: Relating to registration fees for military-related special registration plates (Pending House introduction)
- HB 2307: Relating to creating a provisional license for practicing barbering and cosmetology (Passed; Communicated to House)
- HB 2351: Relating to regulating prior authorizations (House requests Conference Committee – appoints Ellington, R-Mercer; Hollen, R-Wood, Staggers, D-Fayette)
- HB 2462: Issuing a certificate to correctional employees to carry firearms (Completed; Awaiting action by governor)
Resolutions that have Passed the Senate as of Monday, February 11, 2019 (8)
- SCR 4: US Marine Corps Lt. Col. Dennis Ray Blankenship Memorial Road (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SJR 5: Clarification of the Judiciary's Role in Impeachment Proceedings Amendment (Pending House introduction)
- SCR 9: US Army PFC Winten L. Wayts Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SCR 11: Urging Congress pass fully funded long-term surface transportation and infrastructure measures (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SCR 12: US Army CPL Lee Roy Young Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SCR 16: US Army SP4 Wilbur Allen Smith Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SCR 20: US Air Force SSGT Ryan David Hammond Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SCR 23: Jeffrey Alan Clovis Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
Bills and Resolutions that have Completed Legislation as of Monday, February 11, 2019 (12 Senate; 1 House)
- SB 17: Relating to probation eligibility (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 27: Removing restrictions on where certain traditional lottery games may be played (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 119: Specifying documents not subject to discovery in certain proceedings (Signed 02-08-19)
- SB 177: Fire Commission rule relating to State Building Code (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 240: Repealing certain legislative rules no longer authorized or are obsolete (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 255: Relating to Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 267: Requiring State Board of Education adopt policy detailing level of computer science instruction (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 268: Updating meaning of federal taxable income in WV Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 269: Updating terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 272: Updating code relating to Commission on Special Investigations (Vetoed 02-11-19)
- SB 324: Relating to Commissioner of Agriculture employees (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 354: Expiring funds to balance of Auditor's Office - Chief Inspector's Fund (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- HB 2462: Issuing a certificate to correctional employees to carry firearms (Completed; Awaiting action by governor)
Bills that Have Been Signed by the Governor as of Monday, February 11, 2019 (1)
- SB 119: Specifying documents not subject to discovery in certain proceedings (Signed 02-08-19)
Bills that Have Been Vetoed by the Governor as of Monday, February 11, 2019 (1)
SB 272: Updating code relating to Commission on Special Investigations (Vetoed 02-11-19)
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