House of Delegates

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

SPECIAL CALENDAR

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

28^th Day of the Legislative Session

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

THIRD READING – For Passage

• H. B. 2164 - Clarifying that appeals to the Supreme Court are a matter of right
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2892 - Including digital and virtual information in the definition of property that can be searched and seized by a warrant
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 4001 - Creating West Virginia Impact Fund (Amendment Pending By Delegates Householder and Bates) [Right to Amend]
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 4102 - Relating to opioid antagonists
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 4137 - Allowing counties to store and maintain voter registration records in a digital format
• H. B. 4356 - Relating to the administration of anesthetics
• H. B. 4412 - Relating to education benefits to members of the West Virginia Army National Guard and West Virginia Air National Guard
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 4434 - West Virginia health care workforce sustainability study

SECOND READING – Amendment Stage

• Com. Sub. for S. B. 311 - Relating to court-ordered community service
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 357 - Authorizing Department of Revenue promulgate legislative rules
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2967 - Permitting a county to retain the excise taxes for the privilege of transferring title of real estate
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 4090 - Creating the Oil and Gas Abandoned Well Plugging Fund
• H. B. 4161 - Making it illegal to scleral tattoo a person
• H. B. 4375 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Compact
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 4378 - Relating to disciplining teachers
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 4395 - Removing the requirement that a veterinarian access and report to the controlled substance monitoring database
• H. B. 4410 - Permitting directors and executive officers of a banking institution to borrow from a banking institution with which he or she is connected
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 4414 - Relating to the selection of language and development milestones for the deaf and hard-of-hearing children
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 4415 - Relating to missing and endangered children
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 4438 - Relating to the licensing of advance deposit wagering (Finance Committee Amendment Pending)
• H. B. 4559 - Modifying the limitations on civil actions against the perpetrator of sexual assault or sexual abuse upon a minor

FIRST READING

• Com. Sub. for H. B. 4352 - Removing the use of post-criminal conduct in professional and occupational initial licensure or certification in decision making
• H. B. 4380 - Updating the regulatory board review schedule
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 4509 - Transferring the Parole Board to the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation for purposes of administrative and other support

Committee Meetings Scheduled:

Committee on the Judiciary

9:00 a.m. - Room 410 M

• H. B. 4524, Making the entire state "wet" or permitting the sale of alcoholic liquors for off-premises consumption,
• H. B. 4158, Allowing a person to manufacture a stated amount of alcoholic liquor for personal consumption,
• H. B. 2527, Relating to forgery and other crimes concerning lottery tickets,
• H. B. 4556, Authorizing the Commissioner of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation to approve home plans for inmates,
• H. B. 4576, Establishing a procedure for correcting errors in deeds, deeds of trust and mortgages,
• H. B. 4067, Relating to crimes against property

Committee on Education

9:00 a.m. - Room 434 M

• H. B. 4069, West Virginia Student Religious Liberties Act

Committee on Finance

9:30 a.m. - Room 462 M

• H. B. 4455, Permitting fees from the Central Abuse Registry to be used for costs relating to information technology support and infrastructure.
• H. B. 4582, Declaring certain claims against agencies of the state to be moral obligations of the state.
• H. B. 4611, Relating to fireworks.
• S. B. 170, Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level

Committee on Rules

10:45 a.m. - Behind Chamber

Pensions and Retirement

2:00 p.m. - Room 462 M

• Presentation from Jeffrey Fleck, Executive Director, Consolidated Public Retirement Board
• H. B. 4350, Relating to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act. (2^nd reference to Finance)
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 532, Distributing assets remaining in municipal policemen's or firemen's pension and relief fund on death of last retiree or beneficiary

Committee on Energy

4:00 p.m. - Room 410 M

• H. B. 4661, Relating to the powers of the Public Service Commission and the regulation of natural gas utilities.
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 4562, Renewable Energy Facilities Program.

Health and Human Resources

4:00 p.m. - Room 215 E

• (Reconsideration) - H. B. 4003 - Relating to telehealth insurance requirements
• H. B. 4387 - Donated Drug Repository Program
• H. B. 4467 - Relating to the posting of information regarding the West Virginia Tobacco Quitline
• H. B. 4493 - Relating to age verification requirements for delivery sales of tobacco
• H. B. 4494 - Tobacco Use Cessation Initiative (2^nd reference to Finance)
• H. B. 4551 - Relating to subsidized adoption (2^nd reference to Finance)
• H. B. 4557 - Relating to centers and institutions that provide the care and treatment of mentally ill or intellectually disabled individuals (2^nd reference to Judiciary)
• H. B. 2902 - Relating to wages of persons with disabilities (2^nd reference to Judiciary)
• H. B. 4569 - Imposing a health care related provider tax on certain health care organizations (2^nd reference to Finance)
• H. B. 4572 - Allowing WVCHIP flexibility in rate setting to establish cost savings
• H. B. 4573 - Relating to Medicaid subrogation liens of the Department of Health and Human Resources (2^nd reference to Judiciary)
• H. B. 4581 - Relating to West Virginia Clearance for Access: Registry and Employment Screening
• H. B. 4583 - Requiring Accountable Pharmaceutical Transparency, Oversight, and Reporting Act (2^nd reference to Government Organization)
• H. B. 4637 - Relating to health care decisions (2^nd reference to Judiciary)
• H. B. 4605 - Transferring state facilities to comprehensive regional mental health centers

Citation Presentations Scheduled in House Chamber:

• 10:00 a.m. – Home School Day
• 10:15 a.m. – Alzheimer’s Day, Delegate Rowan

From the Activity Calendar:

Home School Day

Upper House and Senate Rotundas

Alzheimer’s Association

Upper Rotunda (1 Table) 

SPECIAL EVENT:

2020 Dick Henderson & Tony Lewis Memorial Basketball Game

Republicans vs. Democrats – an epic face off on the court to raise money for cancer research.

Tip-off: 7 p.m.

Admission: $5 donation. (WVSU students get in free with valid student ID)

All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.

Location:

Walker Convocation Center

West Virginia State University

WV-25 & Barron Dr, Dunbar, WV 25064

Directions from Capitol: https://goo.gl/maps/PGNGeVMJVQAZSmmV9

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