Release Date: 01/21/2020
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

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Senate

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 – 15th Day of Session

 

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

• SCR 4: Urging Congress call convention to propose amendment on congressional term limits
• SR 11: Designating January 22, 2020, as Disability Advocacy Day

 

THIRD READING

 

• Eng. SB 307: Correcting code citation relating to certain tax liens
• Eng. SB 322: Relating to prequalifications for state contract vendors

 

SECOND READING

 

• Com. Sub. for SB 192: Relating to WV Secondary School Activities Commission audits
• Com. Sub. for SB 297: Requiring Board of Education create home economics course

 

FIRST READING

 

• Com. Sub. for SB 144: Creating misdemeanor penalty for making materially false statement in course of misdemeanor investigation
• Com. Sub. for SB 311: Relating to court-ordered community service
• SB 321: Relating to collection of tax and priority of distribution of estate or property in receivership

 

Scheduled Committee Meetings

 

10 a.m.: Workforce (208W)

• Presentation: Jeffrey Green, Deputy Executive Director, Workforce West Virginia

 

1 p.m.: Economic Development (208W)

• SB 260: Collecting of personal information by retail establishments for certain purposes
• SB 521: Creating Tax and Economic Incentives Review Committee
• SB 505: Relating to urban renewal acquisition of property
• SB 510: Making permanent land reuse agency or municipal land bank's right of first refusal on certain tax sale properties

 

2 p.m. Agriculture (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 142: Expanding Coyote Control Program through voluntary assessment on breeding cows
• Com. Sub. for SB 490: Relating to protection of animal and crop facilities
• SB 491: Relating to Seed Certification Program

 

2 p.m.: Pensions (451M)

• SB 186: Relating to certain pension benefits exempt from state taxation
• SB 319: Exempting moneys in WV EMS Retirement Fund from state or municipal tax
• SB 523: Extending deadline for municipalities to offer Social Security coverage to certain municipal retirement system members
• SB 532: Distributing assets remaining in municipal policemen's or firemen's pension and relief fund on death of last retiree or beneficiary

 

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• Agenda TBA

 

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Budget Presentation: West Virginia Parkways Authority
• Budget Presentation: West Virginia Department of Transportation

 

Senate Bills to be Introduced Wednesday, January 22, 2020

 

• SB 575: Designating local fire department as safe-surrender site to accept physical custody of certain children from lawful custodian (Maynard; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 576: Relating to management of public records (Maynard; Government Organization)
• SB 577: Relating to insurance coverage for insulin (FN) (Prezioso, Baldwin, Beach, Hardesty, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Lindsay, Plymale, Romano, Stollings; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
• SB 578: Recalculating tax on generating, producing, or selling electricity from solar energy facilities (Roberts, Cline; Energy, Industry, and Mining then Finance)
• SB 579: Authorizing establishment of enhanced emergency telephone systems (FN) (Sypolt; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 580: Continuing Foster Care Ombudsman Program (FN) (Rucker; Children and Families then Finance)
• SB 581: Requiring disclosure of dark money political expenditures (Prezioso, Baldwin, Beach, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Lindsay, Palumbo, Plymale, Romano, Stollings, Woelfel; Judiciary)
• SB 582: Imposing certain conduct requirements on pharmacy benefit managers (Prezioso, Baldwin, Beach, Hardesty, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Palumbo, Plymale, Romano, Stollings; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 583: Creating program to further development of renewable energy resources (FN) (Rucker; Energy, Industry, and Mining then Finance)
• SB 584: Transferring jurisdiction of contested elections to circuit court (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 585: Relating to Human Life Non-Discrimination Act (FN) (Rucker; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
• SB 586: Reorganizing and re-designating Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety as Department of Homeland Security [By Request of the Executive] (Carmichael, Prezioso; Government Organization)
• SB 587: Mandating escorts for vehicles that exceed maximum width requirements (Beach; Transportation and Infrastructure then Government Organization)
• SB 588: Expanding early childhood education programs to three-year-old children (Prezioso, Baldwin, Beach, Facemire, Hardesty, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Lindsay, Palumbo, Plymale, Romano, Stollings, Unger, Woelfel; Education)
• SB 589: Relating to critical needs in state water and sewer systems (Prezioso, Baldwin, Beach, Facemire, Hardesty, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Lindsay, Palumbo, Plymale, Romano, Stollings, Unger, Woelfel; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 590: Implementing trauma-informed practices in schools (Prezioso, Baldwin, Beach, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Lindsay, Plymale, Romano, Stollings; Education)
• SB 591: Establishing Office of State Inspector General (FN) (Prezioso, Baldwin, Beach, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Lindsay, Romano, Woelfel; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 592: Relating to disposition of industrial hemp (Beach; Agriculture and Rural Development)
• SB 593: Relating to required equipment for State Police and Natural Resources police officers (Hamilton, Baldwin, Beach, Boley, Clements, Cline, Facemire, Hardesty, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Mann, Palumbo, Pitsenbarger, Prezioso, Roberts, Romano, Smith, Stollings, Swope, Sypolt, Takubo, Tarr, Unger, Weld, Woelfel; Government Organization)
• SB 594: Relating to suspension or termination of courses by institutions which receive WV Invests Grants (Beach; Education)
• SB 595: Relating to WV Monument and Memorial Protection Act of 2020 (Maynard; Judiciary)
• SB 596: Requiring Public Land Corporation and Real Estate Division review all vacated public-owned property (FN) (Maynard; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 597: Relating to judicial branch members' salaries and pensions (Trump; Judiciary then Finance)
• SCR 8: US Army 1st Lieutenant Harold H. Frazier Memorial Bridge (Carmichael)
• SR 12: Designating January 23, 2020, as Human Resources Day (Beach)

 

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

 

Committee Action on Bills from Tuesday, January 21, 2020

 

10 a.m.: Military

• SB 8: Exempting certain armed forces veterans from payment of fees for license to carry deadly weapon
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Finance

 

• SB 30: Extending expiration of driver's licenses for active military members' spouses
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Transportation and Infrastructure

 

• SB 114: Providing continued eligibility for developmental disability services to dependents of military members
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Finance

 

• SB 203: Allowing certain deductions from personal income tax refunds
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Finance

 

• SB 289: Creating Green Alert Plan
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Finance

 

10 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure

• SB 171: Exempting certain automobiles 25 years or older from personal property taxation
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Finance

 

• SB 249: Authorizing law enforcement to make safety inspections of commercial vehicles
• Motion to report the bill to the full Senate failed; bill not reported

 

• SB 298: Redefining "autocycle"
• Motion to report the bill to the full Senate failed; bill not reported

 

• SCR 3: US Army MSG Richard A. "Dick" Smoot Memorial Bridge
• Resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it be adopted

 

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

• SB 77: Establishing tax credit for certain physicians who locate to practice in WV
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Finance

 

• SB 269: Establishing advisory council on rare diseases
• Bill is laid over to a future committee meeting

 

2 p.m.: Government Organization

• SB 316: Relating to oil and gas conservation commission membership
• Committee discussed bill; no action taken

 

• SB 209: Repealing annexation by minor boundary adjustment
• Committee discussed bill; no action taken

 

2 p.m.: Education

• SB 303: Enacting Students’ Right to Know Act
• Amended committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

3 p.m.: Judiciary

• SB 201: Relating generally to stalking and harassment
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

• SB 357: Insurance Commission rule relating to Medicare supplement insurance (Rules Bundle 7) – Includes SB 357: Insurance Commission rule relating to Medicare supplement insurance; SB 358: Insurance Commission rule relating to credit for reinsurance; SB 359: Insurance Commission rule relating to pharmacy auditing entities and benefit managers; SB 360: Racing Commission rule relating to thoroughbred racing; SB 361: State Tax Department rule relating to payment of taxes by electronic funds transfer; SB 362: State Tax Department rule relating to consumers sale and service tax; SB 363: State Tax Department rule relating to exchange of information pursuant to written agreement
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

 

• SB 364: DOH rule relating to use of state road rights-of-way (Rules Bundle 8) – Includes SB 364: DOH rule relating to use of state road rights-of-way; SB 365: DOH rule relating to transportation of hazardous waste on roads and highways; SB 366: DOH rule relating to wireless facilities on DOH rights-of-way; SB 367: DMV rule relating to safety and treatment programs; SB 368: DMV rule relating to vehicle title, registration, and relicensing project of 2018
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

• SB 509: Relating to custodial allocation actions independent of divorce
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Tuesday, January 21, 2020 (13)

 

• SB 16: Creating Protect Our Right to Unite Act (House Judiciary)
• SB 35: Limiting civil penalty for littering conviction to $2,000 (House Judiciary)
• SB 42: Permitting faith-based electives in classroom drug prevention programs (House Education)
• SB 46: Defining "pepper spray" and exempting from definition of "deadly weapons" (House Judiciary)
• SB 94: Providing persons with physical disabilities ability to vote by electronic absentee ballot (First Reading, 01-22)
• SB 125: Prohibiting victim from being subjected to certain physical examinations for sexual offenses (Pending House introduction)
• SB 140: Changing rate at which certain judges are paid for mileage when traveling within state (House Finance)
• SB 170: Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level (House Finance)
• SB 207: Creating Prosecuting Attorney's Detectives Act (House Judiciary)
• SB 217: Requiring DHHR collaborate with Workforce Development Board and WV Division of Personnel for job placement (Pending House introduction)
• SB 225: Empowering municipalities to enact Adopt-A-Street programs (House Government Organization)
• SB 310: Updating certain terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act (House Finance)
• SB 323: Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules (Pending House introduction)

 

Resolutions Adopted by the Senate as of Tuesday, January 21, 2020 (2)

 

• SCR 1: Designating dogs adopted from animal shelters and rescues as WV official state dog (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)

• SCR 2: Requesting Frederick County, Virginia, consider becoming part of State of West Virginia (House Rules)

 

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.

 

All Senate Committee meetings and floor sessions are available for both live streaming and to watch again in our archives. The link to the Senate’s archived video page can be found here: http://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00289/Harmony/en/View/UpcomingEvents.

 

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