House of Delegates

Here’s what’s scheduled Wednesday in the House of Delegates:

SPECIAL CALENDAR

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

22^nd Day of the Legislative Session

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

THIRD READING – For Passage

• Sub. for S. B. 323 - Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules
• Sub. for H. B. 2419 - Relating to the authorization to release a defendant or a person arrested upon his or her own recognizance
• Sub. for H. B. 2433 - Modifying the school calendar to begin not earlier than Labor Day and end prior to Memorial Day
• Sub. for H. B. 2877 - Relating to charging a fee for parking in an accessible parking space bearing the international symbol of access
• B. 4030 - Increasing limit for application for original appointment as a firefighter to 40 years of age for honorably discharged veterans
• Sub. for H. B. 4094 - Continuing the Foster Care Ombudsman

SECOND READING – Amendment Stage

• Sub. for H. B. 4026 - Exempting businesses transporting scrap tires, waste tires, or other used tires, from certain statutory provisions
• B. 4353 - Creating a rational nexus requirement between prior criminal conduct and initial licensure decision making
• B. 4476 - Providing for the timely and efficient collection, submission, testing, retention, and disposition of forensic evidence in sexual assault cases
• B. 4496 - Removing the specific mandate of the Board of Risk and Insurance Management to purchase liability insurance for the Division of Corrections  
• B. 4501 - Relating to the ability to refuse offenders for commitment to a jail
• B. 4510 - Prohibiting bodily intrusion by an inmate upon any person at any correctional facility

FIRST READING

• Sub. for H. B. 2338 - Allowing the owner of an antique military vehicle to display alternate registration insignia
• B. 4179 - Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact
• B. 4359 - Increasing the filing fees for insurers
• B. 4381 - Relating to lifetime hunting, fishing and trapping licenses for adopted children
• Sub. for H. B. 4470 - Relating to persons 18 years of age or older in the custody of the Bureau of Juvenile Services

Committee Meetings Scheduled:

Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services

9:00 a.m. - Room 215 E

• B. 2586, Providing programs to train firefighters and emergency medical technicians.
• B. 4444, Establishing Medals of Valor and Medals for Bravery for emergency medical services, firefighters, and law-enforcement officers.
• B. 4156, Reducing the recertification fee for emergency medical services personnel.
• B. 4123, Clarifying that 911 telecommunication workers are included in the definition of those individuals who perform "emergency services" during a disaster.
• B. 4178, Requiring calls which are recorded be maintained for a period of five years

Technology and Infrastructure

9:00 a.m. - Room 418 M

• House Bill 4404, Removing the requirement that the Division of Highways read bids aloud
• House Bill 4478, Creating a lifetime ban for commercial drivers involved in human trafficking
• House Bill 4479, Removing the authority of the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles to set documentary charges
• House Bill 4083, Requiring the West Virginia Parkways Authority to accept the use of credit and debit cards for paying tolls

Committee on Rules

10:45 a.m. - Behind Chamber

Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development

1:00 p.m. - Room 215 E

• B. 4445, Economic Diversification Act of 2020 2nd reference to Finance.
• B. 2724, Small Business Tax Credit 2nd reference to Finance.
• Presentations by:
  • Bill Woodrum, Director of Entrepreneurship of RCBI
  • Tara St. Clair, Educational Lead for the Encova Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Dave Hendrickson, Chairman of the Board of Progress of the WV Regional Technology Park

Senior, Children, and Family Issues

3:00 p.m. - Room 215 E

• Presentation by: Jane Marks, State President West Virginia AARP
• B. 4362, Relating to penalties for neglect, emotional abuse or death caused by a caregiver
• B. 4377, The Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation Act

Committee on the Judiciary

5:00 p.m. - Room 418 M

(***Agenda to be posted.***)

Committee on Finance

5:00 p.m. - Room 215 E (**Note Room Change to East Wing**)

Budget Hearing for the Department of Arts, Culture and History

(***Additional Agenda to be Posted.***)

Citation Presentations Scheduled in House Chamber:

• 9:15 a.m. – WV Bankers photo
• 10:15 a.m. – Monongalia County Citation, Delegate Hansen

From the Activity Calendar:

Preston/Monongalia/Taylor County Day

Upper House and Upper Senate Rotunda

Senate President’s Dinner 

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