State Senate

Tuesday, January 24, 2023 – 14th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• SR 12: Commemorating 77th Southern Legislative Conference of Council of State Governments Southern Office

THIRD READING

• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 10: Campus Self-Defense Act
• Eng. SB 207: Relating to state allocation of funding to regional councils
• Eng. SB 231: Transferring administration of WV Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Matching Funds Program to Department of Economic Development

SECOND READING

• SB 4: Creating Adopt-A-Trail volunteer programs for public land under DNR jurisdiction
• Com. Sub. for SB 121: Creating Student Journalist Press Freedom Protection Act
• SB 192: Relating to Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act
• Com. Sub. for SB 208: Relating to criminal justice training for all law-enforcement and correction officers regarding individuals with autism spectrum disorders
• SB 244: Making rosters of individuals who obtain professional, occupational, and trade licenses, registrations, and certificates available to public
• SB 245: Making rules and regulations promulgated by PSC subject to legislative rule-making review procedures
• SB 246: Revising membership of Broadband Enhancement Council
• SB 262: Allowing students to transfer schools and retain athletic eligibility
• Com. Sub. for SB 264: Prohibiting persons who have been convicted of certain crimes against minors from holding positions on boards of education

FIRST READING

• SB 21: Requiring certain documents that contain wage records be considered confidential

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9 a.m.: Government Organization (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 271: Modifying approval process requirements for First Responders Honor Board
• Com. Sub. for SB 270: Adding exemption to permit requirement for cremation
• Com. Sub. for SB 198: Requiring counties to register automated external defibrillators with Office of Emergency Medical Services
• SB 249: Amending Real Estate License Act

9 a.m.: Education (451M)

• SB 282: Creating WV Guardian Program
• SB 51: Requiring impact statement in certain instances of school closing or consolidation
• SB 251: Displaying official motto of United States in public schools and institutions of higher education

1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)

• SB 439: Establishing design-build program for DEP

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)

• SB 239: Requiring Commissioner of Human Services to engage certain providers and leaders to study homeless demographic
• SB 241: Relating to Patient Brokering Act
• SB 243: Requiring substance use disorder inpatient providers to provide transportation to patients

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• Reports by Subcommittees
• Referrals to Subcommittees
• Com. Sub. for SB 80: Modifying witness fee rate paid by state to match federal court system
• SB 258: Increasing fair market value of consumer goods and permitting dealer to require security deposit
• Com. Sub. for SB 426: Banning use of certain products and platforms deemed unsafe or high risk on government systems

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• SB 31: Relating to permissible expenditures by Water Development Authority from Infrastructure Fund
• SB 248: Clarifying when excess funds accumulated by boards are to be transferred to General Revenue Fund
• Budget Presentation: School Building Authority of West Virginia
• Budget Presentation: West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History
• Budget Presentation: West Virginia National Guard

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Senate Bills to be Introduced Tuesday, January 24, 2023

• SB 447: Providing tax credit to disabled veterans for lifetime hunting, trapping and fishing license (FN) (Smith; Military then Finance)
• SB 448: Providing funding to Office of Oil and Gas for well inspections (Smith; Energy, Industry, and Mining then Finance)
• SB 449: Updating terms for Natural Resources Police Officers Retirement System and retirement systems for charter schools (Nelson; Pensions then Finance)
• SB 450: Defining medical examination for disability purposes in retirement plans administered by Consolidated Public Retirement Board (Nelson; Pensions then Finance)
• SB 451: Relating to Teachers Retirement System and Teachers’ Defined Contribution Retirement System (Nelson; Pensions then Finance)
• SB 452: Relating to Emergency Medical Services Retirement System (Nelson; Pensions then Finance)
• SB 453: Ensuring retirement contributions and delinquency charges of charter school employees be paid upon school closure or by successor (Nelson; School Choice then Pensions)
• SB 454: WV Children's Vision Act (FN) (Jeffries; Education then Finance)
• SB 455: Modifying certain used car restrictions (Phillips; Transportation and Infrastructure)
• SB 456: Authorizing DOH to prescribe restrictions, conditions, and regulations for railways crossing state roads (Clements; Transportation and Infrastructure)
• SB 457: Removing certain activities Alcohol Beverage Control Commission licensee is prohibited to permit on private club premises (Barrett; Government Organization)
• SB 458: Setting rate of interest on delinquent retirement contribution submissions (FN) (Nelson; Pensions then Finance)
• SB 459: Clarifying residency requirements for voter registration (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 460: Relating to WV Grant Transparency and Accountability Act (Clements; Finance)
• SB 461: Relating to WV public employees grievance procedure (Clements; Judiciary)
• SB 462: Modifying certain guidelines for motor vehicle dealers, distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers (Phillips; Judiciary)
• SB 463: Increasing validity of CDL instruction permit (Clements; Transportation and Infrastructure)
• SB 464: Authorizing locality pay to correctional officers working at facilities having critical staffing shortages (Barrett; Government Organization)
• SR 13: Observing 90th Anniversary of Holodomor Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-1933 (Rucker, Woodrum)
• SR 14: Designation January 25, 2023, as Aviation Day at Legislature (Blair)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Monday, January 23, 2023

1 p.m.: Military

• SB 283: Relating to Military Incentive Program
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• SB 419: Providing licensure provisions for individuals with military training
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Government Organization

1 p.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure

• Com. Sub. for SB 211: Relating to permanent windshield placard to be valid for duration of applicant’s life
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 233: Extending expiration of temporary registration plates from 60 to 90 days
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 250: Requiring level one permit holders to display student driver on rear of vehicle
• Bill laid over to a future meeting

• Com. Sub. for SB 254: Changing annual mandatory state vehicle inspections to every two years
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

2 p.m.: Agriculture and Natural Resources

• Com. Sub. for SB 202: Increasing appointment term of director for DNR from four to seven years
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

2 p.m.: Banking and Insurance

• Com. Sub. for SB 209: Permitting resident individuals to deduct medical expenses not reimbursed by insurance policy
• Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 292: Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act
• Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

3 p.m.: Judiciary

• Reports by Subcommittees

• SB 80: Modifying witness fee rate paid by state to match federal court system – Subcommittee C
• Report received

• SB 276: Awarding service weapon of retiring State Fire Marshal
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 298: Relating to non-federally declared emergencies and non-states of emergency
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Monday, January 23, 2023 (33)

• SB 59: Requiring work search activities to qualify for unemployment benefits (Pending House introduction)
• SB 65: Granting municipal fire marshal authority to assist law-enforcement officer (Pending House introduction)
• SB 74: Providing for substantial deference to State Superintendent’s interpretations of school laws (House Judiciary)
• SB 83: Authorizing tactical medical professionals to carry firearms (House Government Organization)
• SB 89: Requiring hospitals to staff qualified personnel to perform sexual assault forensic exams (Pending House introduction)
• SB 115: Providing procedure for WV to select delegates to Article V Convention (House Judiciary)
• SB 124: Authorizing child sexual abuse and sexual violence prevention program and in-service training in child sexual abuse prevention (House Education)
• SB 126: Reorganizing DHHR (House Health and Human Resources)
• SB 127: Relating to reimbursement of hospital inpatient rates by PEIA (House Banking and Insurance)
• SB 128: Clarifying authority of Governor and Legislature to proclaim and declare state of emergency and preparedness (H Third Reading, 01-24)
• SB 129: Limiting gubernatorial authority to spend certain federal funds without appropriation of the Legislature (House Government Organization)
• SB 130: Anti-Racism Act of 2023 (House Education)
• SB 131: Allowing municipal fire marshals to receive service weapon upon retirement (House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services)
• SB 132: Clarifying criminal offense of harassment (House Judiciary)
• SB 133: Adding definition of “ammunition” for purposes of obtaining state license to carry concealed deadly weapon (House Judiciary)
• SB 134: Protecting consumers against businesses using automatic renewals without consent (House Judiciary)
• SB 135: Relating to Uniform Controlled Substances Act (House Judiciary)
• SB 136: Requiring persons convicted of certain offenses to undergo psychological or psychiatric testing and have treatment plan to be eligible for probation (House Judiciary)
• SB 137: Clarifying offenses of kidnapping and unlawful restraint (House Judiciary)
• SB 138: Clarifying secondary sources are not law and public policy of WV in certain instances (House Judiciary)
• SB 139: Requiring each county BOE to ensure all its meetings are open to public through in-person attendance and broadcast live on its website (House Education)
• SB 140: Updating offenses of extortion and attempted extortion (House Judiciary)
• SB 141: Adding Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation employees working at certain institutions to WV Emergency Responders Survivor Benefits Act (House Jails and Prisons)
• SB 142: Modifying procedures to settle estates of decedents (House Judiciary)
• SB 143: Relating to Adopt-A-Stream Program (House Government Organization)
• SB 145: Allowing county BOE participating in operation of multicounty vocational center to withdraw (House Education)
• SB 146: Modifying regulations of peer-to-peer car sharing program (House Banking and Insurance)
• SB 147: Creating pilot program for recovery residences in Cabell County (House Health and Human Resources)
• SB 148: Relating to municipalities required to be represented on county authority boards (House Political Subdivisions)
• SB 149: Exempting certain organizations from property taxation (House Finance)
• SB 161: Authorizing DNR to manage and dispose of property (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 162: Authorizing director of DNR to lease state-owned pore spaces in certain areas for carbon sequestration (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 200: Allowing leashed dogs to track wounded elk, turkey, bear, and wild boar when hunting (Pending House introduction)

House Bills Pending in the Senate as of Monday, January 23, 2023 (7)

• HB 2018: Permitting the managed care case coordinator to attend the multidisciplinary team meeting (Health and Human Resources)
• HB 2029: Repealing the creation of an all-payor claims database (Health and Human Resources)
• HB 2412: Declaring November 14 every year, a special Memorial Day in remembrance of the Marshall University airplane crash (Government Organization)
• HB 2506: Creating a title clearinghouse for non-resident businesses (Finance)
• HB 2526: Relating to reducing the personal income tax (Finance)
• HB 2530: Relating to the extension of the expiration of temporary registration plates from sixty days to ninety days (Pending Senate introduction)
• HB 2533: Relating to a permanent windshield placard to be valid for the duration of the applicant’s life (Pending Senate introduction)

Bills that Have Completed Legislation as of Monday, January 23, 2023 (2 – 2 Senate)

• SB 161: Authorizing DNR to manage and dispose of property (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 162: Authorizing director of DNR to lease state-owned pore spaces in certain areas for carbon sequestration (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)

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.