Member's Press Release
Release Date: 02/17/2020
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999
Senate
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Monday, February 17, 2020
Monday, February 17, 2020 – 41st Day of Session
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- SCR 25: Requesting study on impact of future electromagnetic pulse catastrophe
- SCR 33: US Air Force MSGT Dvon Duncan Memorial Bridge
- SCR 34: US Army CPL Dane Hampton Hamric Memorial Bridge
- SCR 35: Veterans Memorial Drive
- SCR 36: Shafer Brothers US Military Veterans Memorial Bridge
- SCR 37: Naming intersection in Hanover, Wyoming County, "Godfrey's Corner"
- SR 41: Designating February 17, 2020, as Pancreatic Cancer Day
- SR 42: Commemorating centennial of ratification of 19th Amendment to the US Constitution
- SR 43: Recognizing President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln on President's Day
- SR 44: Urging Major League Baseball rescind ill-advised proposal that threatens future of professional baseball in WV
THIRD READING
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 265: Authorizing DEP to develop Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 279: Requiring dental insurance plans honor assignment made in writing by person covered (original similar to HB 4171)
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 306: Licensing of drivers utilizing bioptic telescopic devices
- Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 490: Relating to criminal offenses against agricultural facilities
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 589: Creating Critical Needs/Failing Systems Sub Account
- Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 597: Relating to judicial branch members' salaries and pensions
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 702: Designating specific grade levels in which nutrition and physical fitness programs are taught
- Eng. SB 703: Increasing earning limit for employees who accept separation incentive
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 706: Clarifying duties of law-enforcement training and certification subcommittee
- Eng. SB 712: Correcting name of Forensic Analysis Laboratory
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 746: Providing contracted managed care companies access to uniform maternal screening tool
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2497: Relating to the whistle-blower law - (Com. title amend. pending)
- Eng. HB 4166: Prohibiting certain sex offenders from being in a supervisory position over children (original similar to HB 4536)
- Eng. HB 4381: Relating to lifetime hunting, fishing and trapping licenses for adopted children
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4470: Relating to persons 18 years of age or older in the custody of the Bureau of Juvenile Services
- Eng. HB 4476: Providing for the timely and efficient collection, submission, testing, retention, and disposition of forensic evidence in sexual assault cases - (Com. title amend. pending)
SECOND READING
- Com. Sub. for SB 285: Eliminating WV Greyhound Breeding Development Fund
- SB 572: Expiring funds from General Revenue and Lottery Net Profits to various accounts (original similar to HB 4488)
- Com. Sub. for SB 717: Relating generally to adult protective services
- SB 725: Supplemental appropriation to various Department of Education accounts
- SB 778: Supplemental appropriation expiring funds from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to DHHR
- SB 779: Supplemental appropriation expiring funds in State Excess Lottery Revenue to Department of Veterans' Assistance
- SB 780: Supplemental appropriation by decreasing and adding new appropriation out of Treasury to DMAPS
- Eng. HB 4353: Creating a rational nexus requirement between prior criminal conduct and initial licensure decision making - (Com. amend. pending) (original similar to SB 499)
- Eng. HB 4601: Relating to distribution of premium tax proceeds to municipal policemen's and firemen's pension and relief funds
FIRST READING
- Com. Sub. for SB 6: Allowing DOH issue permits for certain tractors with certain trailers not exceeding specified maximum axle weights
- Com. Sub. for SB 204: Providing for nonpartisan elections of county prosecuting attorneys
- Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 291: Requiring PEIA and health insurance providers provide mental health parity
- SB 652: Authorizing School Building Authority promulgate legislative rules
- SB 655: Relating to valuation of natural resources land property
- Com. Sub. for SB 686: Exempting contract and common carrier laws for certain vehicles
- Com. Sub. for SB. 719: Imposing health care-related provider tax on certain health care organizations
- SB 740: Clarifying authorized users of Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Fund
- SB 747: Requiring Bureau for Public Health develop Diabetes Action Plan
- SB 748: Increasing awareness of palliative care services
- SB 767: Relating to licensure of hospitals
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4026: Exempting businesses transporting scrap tires, waste tires, or other used tires, from certain statutory provisions - (Com. amend. pending)
- Eng. HB 4501: Relating to the ability to refuse offenders for commitment to a jail - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) (original similar to SB 617)
Scheduled Committee Meetings
1 p.m.: Natural Resources (208W)
2 p.m.: Banking and Insurance (451M)
- SB 651: Relating to definition of "mortgage loan originator"
- HB 4149: Relating to insurance
- SB 710: Establishing pilot program to evaluate telemedicine health services
- HB 4359: Increasing the filing fees for insurers
- HB 4411: Relating to the West Virginia Residential Mortgage Lender, Broker and Servicer Act
- HB 4466: Certificates of Insurance Act
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- SB 123: Relating generally to pyramid promotional schemes
- SB 205: Allowing issuance of limited letters of administration for certain estates
- SB 253: Providing for fair pay and maximized employment of disabled persons
- SB 130: Relating to procedure for driver's license suspension and revocation for DUI
- SB 660: Regulating electric bicycles
- HB 4477: West Virginia Mutual to Mutual Insurance Holding Company Act
- SB 752: Relating generally to medical cannabis
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- Com. Sub. for SJR 9: Amendment Authorizing Legislature to eliminate or lower Ad Valorem Tax on motor vehicles and any other tangible personal property
- Originating Bill 4: Personal Property Tax elimination and replacement revenue
Senate Bills to be Introduced Monday, February 17, 2020
- SB 797: Authorizing governing boards of public and private hospitals employ hospital police officer (Takubo)
- SB 798: Requiring dairy foods processed in state be added to list of items to be purchased by state-funded institutions (Sypolt)
- SB 799: Establishing WV Convention and Visitor's Bureau Oversight Council (Maynard)
- SB 800: Authorizing electric utilities construct and operate project within electric utility distribution system (Romano, Facemire)
- SB 801: Providing 12-month window to allow members of State Teachers Retirement System purchase qualified military service credits (Palumbo)
- SB 802: Relating to public utilities generally (Swope)
- SB 803: Supplemental appropriation of money out of General Revenue Fund to DHHR (Carmichael, Prezioso)
- SB 804: Supplemental appropriation of moneys from Treasury to PSC, Consumer Advocate Fund (Carmichael, Prezioso)
- SB 805: Supplemental appropriation of moneys from Treasury to WV Commuter Rail Access Fund (Carmichael, Prezioso)
- SB 806: Supplemental appropriation out of federal funds in Treasury to DOT (Carmichael, Prezioso)
- SB 807: Requiring statewide full-time professional counselor to student ratio of one to every 250 students (Beach, Baldwin, Facemire, Hamilton, Unger)
- SB 808: Authorizing tax credit for business entities which invest in certain fresh food retailers (Stollings)
- SB 809: Relating to persons ineligible for employment in public schools (Ihlenfeld)
- SB 810: Implementing federal Affordable Clean Energy rule (Smith)
- SB 811: Creating Economic Diversification Act of 2020 (Tarr)
- SB 812: Supplemental appropriation from Lottery Net Profits to Bureau of Senior Services (Carmichael, Prezioso)
- SB 813: Establishing searchable databases for registered corporation and sole proprietorship information (Maynard)
- SB 814: Providing pay raises to teachers (Romano, Baldwin, Beach, Facemire, Hardesty, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Lindsay, Mann, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Stollings, Unger, Woelfel)
- SB 815: Removing residency requirement for Commissioner of DOH (Blair)
- SB 816: Updating North American Industry Classification System code references (Blair)
- SB 817: Reducing cost of prescription drugs (Cline)
- SB 818: Empowering WV transfer Little Beaver State Park to Raleigh County Commission (Roberts)
- SB 819: Relating to DOH management of Coal Resource Transportation roads (Cline)
- SB 820: Authorizing DHHR transfer comprehensive community mental health centers and intellectual disability facilities to regional centers and facilities (Takubo)
- SB 821: Providing immunity from civil liability to facilities and employees providing crisis stabilization (Takubo)
- SB 822: Increasing annual longevity-based salary increase for civil service deputy sheriffs (Mann)
- SB 823: Increasing salaries for WV State Police (Hamilton)
- SB 824: Establishing Summer Feeding for All Program (Romano)
- SB 825: Relating to payment of taxes by co-owners (Maynard)
- SB 826: Implementing system for ranked choice voting for election of justices to WV Supreme Court of Appeals (Baldwin)
- SB 827: Relating to protection and repair of damage caused by oil and gas industry to state roads (Jeffries)
- SB 828: Clarifying municipal B&O taxation where business activity occurs (Jeffries)
- SB 829: Establishing Overland Recreation Fund (Maynard)
- SB 830: Eliminating special merit-based employment system for health care professionals (Blair)
- SB 831: Clarifying Economic Development Authority board enter into contracts necessary to carry out duties (Swope)
- SB 832: Permitting retailers assume sales or use tax assessed on tangible personal property (Maynard)
- SB 833: Requiring schools have library and full-time librarian (Cline)
- SB 834: Relating to operation of street-legal special purpose vehicles (Maynard)
- SB 835: Transferring WV Network for Educational Telecomputing to Office of Technology (Tarr, Plymale)
- SB 836: Providing rule-making power to DNR for purposes of regulating training dogs that pursue bear (Sypolt)
- SCR 39: US Navy PO1 Jeffrey S. Taylor Memorial Bridge (Baldwin, Mann)
- SR 45: Congratulating St. Mary's High School golf team for winning 2019 Class A state golf championship (Boley)
* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note
* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill
Committee Action on Bills from Friday, February 14, 2020
3 p.m.: Judiciary
- Com. Sub. for SB 502: Relating to methamphetamine criminal penalty
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 562: Expunging certain criminal convictions
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 692: Clarifying persons indicted or charged jointly for felony offense can move to have separate trial
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 744: Removing and repealing unauthorized and obsolete rules relating to DMAPS
- Bill is laid over to a future meeting
Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.
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