State Senate

Friday, March 3, 2023 – 52nd Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

THIRD READING

• Eng. HB 2309: To require the Division of Forestry to create an online renewal process no later than July 1, 2023
• Eng. HB 2597: Amending performance evaluations of professional personnel
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2605: Relating to Good Samaritan law - (Com. title amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2648: Authorizing certain agencies and boards of the DHHR to promulgate a legislative rule - (Com. title amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2757: Relating to expanding institutional eligibility for the WV Invests Grant Program
• Eng. HB 2839: Making a technical correction regarding an incorrect fund name and clarifying applicability to mine lands governed by SMCRA and the Abandoned Mine Lands Act
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3013: Relating to authorizing the Jefferson County Commission to levy a special district excise tax - (Com. title amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3364: Requiring the closure of certain municipal policemen’s and firemen’s pension and relief funds as condition of issuance of pension funding revenue bonds
• Eng. HB 3391: Establishing filing deadlines for appeals of property tax valuations and issues involving property tax classification and taxability to the West Virginia Office of Tax Appeals
• Eng. HB 3519: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles
• Eng. HB 3520: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Education, State Board of Education: Vocational Division
• Eng. HB 3521: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Division of Health: Maternal and Child Health
• Eng. HB 3522: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Commerce, Division of Natural Resources - License Fund - Wildlife Resources
• Eng. HB 3523: Making a supplementary appropriation to Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions, Economic Development Authority
• Eng. HB 3527: Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Education, School Building Authority
• Eng. HB 3528: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Health - Hospital Services Revenue Account Special Fund Capital Improvement, Renovation and Operations
• Eng. HB 3547: Increasing the number of personal leave days that county board of education employees may use

SECOND READING

• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2221: Relating to bankruptcy - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2760: To allow CPR fire fighters to drive ambulances when both attendants are needed to administer patient care - (Com. amend. pending)
• Eng. HB 2827: Make public charter schools eligible for Safe Schools Funds
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2860: To dispose of old AFFF foam accumulated by fire departments
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2917: Relating to allowing retired state employees who meet the minimum qualifications necessary, to render post-retirement employment with the Department of Health and Human Resources
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3044: Relating to the annual fee for limited video lottery terminal permits
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3114: Deny severance pay to employees of DOT for failure or refusal of drug testing - (Com. amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3148: Relating to financing municipal policemen’s and firemen’s pension and relief funds
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3211: Relating to authorizing service credit for unused accrued annual or sick leave days for use in determining retirement benefits in the Municipal Police Officer and Firefighter Retirement System
• Eng. HB 3244: Relating to Municipal Pensions Oversight Board proposing legislative rules
• Eng. HB 3286: Relating to an additional modification decreasing federal taxable income - (Com. amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3302: To recognize unborn child as distinct victim in a DUI causing death - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. HB 3387: Extending the moratorium on the authorization of new convention and visitors bureaus for an additional two years
• Eng. HB 3444: Relating to the creation of the West Virginia Semiquincentennial Commission and Fund
• Eng. HB 3448: Relating generally to probation officer field training - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3450: Relating generally to racetrack video lottery and the Licensed Racetrack Modernization Fund - (Com. title amend. pending)
• Eng. HB 3556: Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protective Orders Act - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)

FIRST READING

• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2380: Relating to School Building Authority - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2569: Establishing the Motorsport Responsibility Act - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2754: Relating to immunizations performed in a pharmacy
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2817: Relating to Public Service Commission jurisdiction over alternative fuel for motor vehicles
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2848: Water and Sewer Operator licensing reciprocity
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2870: Correcting a reference relating to siting certificates for certain electric generating facilities
• Eng. HB 2906: Expiring funds to the unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated balance in Lottery Net Profits
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2910: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Administration, Public Defender Services
• Eng. HB 2915: Expiring funds to the unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated balance in the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund
• Eng. HB 3066: Supplementing and amending appropriations to the Department of Education, State Board of Education - State Aid to Schools
• Eng. HB 3188: Relating to the establishment of an alert system for missing cognitively impaired persons - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3265: Remove statutory mandates that the sheriff of a county shall serve process or is responsible for cost of service or arrest by another law enforcement agency - (Com. amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3337: Prohibiting additional drug and alcohol treatment facilities and services in a certain county - (Com. amends. pending)
• Eng. HB 3396: Supplementing, amending, and increasing existing items of appropriation from the State Road Fund to the Department of Transportation, Division of Highways

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9 a.m.: Economic Development (451M)

• Eng. HB 2599: Creating the utility pole rights of way and easement mapping initiative

10 a.m.: Workforce (208W)

• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2515: Require agencies to develop and maintain an inventory of available services for single parents wanting to obtain degrees, secure training or reenter the workforce
• Eng. HB 3318: Relating to location of services provided by the Workforce Development Board as related to the one-stop delivery system
• Returning Attendees of the Workforce Soft Jobs Initiative

10 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure (451M)

• Infrastructure Naming Resolutions

10:50 a.m.: Committee on Rules (219M)

1 p.m.: Outdoor Recreation (208W)

• Eng. HB 3328: Authorizing the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority to contract to build and maintain trails on privately owned property
• Presentation: Anthony Peana, Intern, Marshall University – California State Laws and Off-Road Vehicles

1 p.m.: Pensions (451M)

• HB 2026: Authorizing municipalities with police or firefighter employees in PERS to elect to become participating employer in Municipal Police Officer and Firefighter Retirement System for a limited time
• HB 2900: Relating to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System
• HB 2283: Relating to authorized expenditures of revenues from certain state funds for fire departments
• HB 3299: Relating to Natural Resource Police Officer Retirement

2 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• HB 2122: Relating to custodial interrogation of a child
• HB 2540: Travel Insurance Model Act
• HB 3146: Establishing in West Virginia Code, the contents of the Uniform Public Meetings During Emergencies Act
• HB 2509: Creating the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act
• HB 2004: Prevent the use of payment card processing systems for surveillance of Second Amendment activity and discriminatory conduct

2 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• SB 504: Supplementing and amending appropriations to DHHR, Consolidated Medical Services Fund
• SB 715: Making supplementary appropriation to DHHR, WV Birth-to-Three Fund
• SB 717: Making supplementary appropriation to DHHR, WV Safe Drinking Water Treatment
• SB 718: Making supplementary appropriation to Division of Human Services, Child Care Development
• SB 724: Making supplementary appropriation to DHHR, Division of Human Services
• SB 755: Supplementing and amending appropriations to DHHR, Division of Health

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

Senate Resolutions to be Introduced on Friday, March 3, 2023

• SR 45: Recognizing 50th anniversary of National Wild Turkey Federation (Stover, Hamilton)

Committee Action on Bills from Thursday, March 2, 2023

9 a.m.: Government Organization

• HB 3265: Remove statutory mandates that the sheriff of a county shall serve process or is responsible for cost of service or arrest by another law enforcement agency
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 2760: To allow CPR fire fighters to drive ambulances when both attendants are needed to administer patient care
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 3114: Deny severance pay to employees of DOT for failure or refusal of drug testing
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 3130: Creating the Coalfields Energy Research and Economic Development Authority
• Bill not taken up during Thursday’s meeting

• HB 3444: Relating to the creation of the West Virginia Semiquincentennial Commission and Fund
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 3450: Relating generally to racetrack video lottery and the Licensed Racetrack Modernization Fund
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 2860: To dispose of old AFFF foam accumulated by fire departments
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

9 a.m.: Education

• HB 2346: Declaring a shortage of qualified bus operators and allowing retired bus operators to accept employment
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• HB 2380: Relating to School Building Authority
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 2827: Make public charter schools eligible for Safe Schools Funds
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 3271: Relating to increasing monitoring of special education classrooms
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• HB 3396: Supplementing, amending, and increasing existing items of appropriate from the State Road Fund to the Department of Transportation, Division of Highways
• Bill reported to the full Senate without recommendation; will be referenced to Finance

1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining

• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2817: Relating to Public Service Commission jurisdiction over alternative fuel for motor vehicles
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2870: Correcting a reference relating to siting certificates for certain electric generating facilities
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

• HB 2007: Prohibiting certain medical practices
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

• HB 2016: Relating to confidential childcare records
• Bill not taken up during Thursday’s meeting

• HB 2754: Relating to immunizations performed in a pharmacy
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 2848: Water and Sewer Operator licensing reciprocity
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 2917: Relating to allowing retired state employees who meet the minimum qualifications necessary, to render post-retirement employment with the Department of Health and Human Resources
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 3306: Relating to the organizational structure of the Office of Drug Control Policy
• Bill not taken up during Thursday’s meeting

• HB 3337: Prohibiting additional drug and alcohol treatment facilities and services in a certain county
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Judiciary

• Com. Sub. for HB 2509: Creating the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act
• Bill not taken up during Thursday’s meeting

• Strike and Insert for Com. Sub. for HB 2569: Establishing the Motorsport Responsibility Act
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 3499: To permit joint tenancy with rights of survivorship when transfer on death deeds specify a joint tenancy with right of survivorship
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 3188: Relating to the establishment of an alert system for missing cognitively impaired persons
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 3448: Relating generally to probation officer field training
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3479: Creating requirements for use of unmanned aerial vehicles
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• HB 3286: Relating to an additional modification decreasing federal taxable income
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 3044: Relating to the annual fee for limited video lottery terminal permits
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 2915: Expiring funds to the unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated balance in the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 2906: Expiring funds to the unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated balance in Lottery Net Profits
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 748: Supplementing and amending appropriations to Governor's Office, Civil Contingent Fund
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 722: Making supplementary appropriation to Department of Commerce, Division of Rehabilitation Services
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 741: Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Commerce, Division of Forestry
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 754: Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Commerce, Office of Secretary
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 3066: Supplementing and amending appropriations to the Department of Education, State Board of Education - State Aid to Schools
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 708: Making supplementary appropriation to BOE, School Lunch Program
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 743: Supplementing and amending appropriations to BOE, Department of Education
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 3396: Supplementing, amending, and increasing existing items of appropriation from the State Road Fund to the Department of Transportation, Division of Highways
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 746: Supplementing appropriations to DOT, Division of Multimodal Transportation Facilities
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 749: Supplementing and amending appropriations to DOT, Division of Multimodal Transportation Facilities, State Rail Authority
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB756: Supplementing and amending appropriations to DOT, Division of Multimodal Transportation Facilities, Public Transit
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 759: Supplementing appropriations to DOT, Division of Multimodal Transportation Facilities, Aeronautics Commission
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 2910: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Administration, Public Defender Services
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 712: Making supplementary appropriation to Department of Administration, Office of Technology
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 750: Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Administration, Division of General Services
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Thursday, March 2, 2023 (288 – 245 Senate; 43 House)

Bills Pending in Senate Committee

Bills that Have Completed Legislation as of Thursday, March 2, 2023 (57 – 20 Senate; 37 House))

Resolutions Adopted by the Senate as of Thursday, March 2, 2023 (13 – 10 Senate; 3 House)

• SCR 3: Dr. Roland P. Sharp Memorial Road (H Unfinished Business, 03-03)
• SCR 4: US Navy S1 Ira "Noon" Copley and Marie Copley Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SCR 6: US Army SGT Vincent DiBacco Memorial Bridge (H Unfinished Business, 03-03)
• SCR 7: Amending Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 02-14)
• SCR 8: US Army PV 2 Harold Richard Plumley Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SCR 10: US Army Air Corps PVT Albert J Sutphin Memorial Highway (House Rules)
• SCR 13: Wyant Brothers Memorial Road (House Rules)
• SCR 14: Supporting Medal of Valor nominees recommended by First Responders Honor Board (House Rules)
• SCR 16: US Army 1SG James Arnold Browning Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
• SCR 17: US Navy HT2 Phillip Joseph "PJ" Hainer Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
• HCR 11: Relating to Higher Education Consortium for Emerging Energy Technologies (Adopted, 03-01)
• HCR 13: Make 2nd week of February of every year a week of recognition of the Boy Scouts of America (Adopted, 02-17)
• HCR 29: Amending Joint Rule 13 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House that clarifies that when two or more bills amending the same statute are passed in the same session, the last passed controls (Adopted, 02-16)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Thursday, March 2, 2023 (4 – 1 Senate; 3 House)

• SCR 7: Amending Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 02-14)
• HCR 11: Relating to Higher Education Consortium for Emerging Energy Technologies (Adopted, 03-01)
• HCR 13: Make 2nd week of February of every year a week of recognition of the Boy Scouts of America (Adopted, 02-17)
• HCR 29: Amending Joint Rule 13 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House that clarifies that when two or more bills amending the same statute are passed in the same session, the last passed controls (Adopted, 02-16)

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Thursday, March 2, 2023 (29 – 13 Senate; 16 House)

• SB 4: Creating Adopt-A-Trail volunteer programs for public land under DNR jurisdiction (Signed, 02-17)
• SB 10: Campus Self-Defense Act (Signed, 03-01)
• SB 83: Authorizing tactical medical professionals to carry firearms (Signed, 02-09)
• SB 89: Requiring hospitals to staff qualified personnel to perform sexual assault forensic exams (Signed, 03-01)
• SB 132: Clarifying criminal offense of harassment (Signed, 02-06)
• SB 143: Relating to Adopt-A-Stream Program (Signed, 02-06)
• SB 161: Authorizing DNR to manage and dispose of property (Signed, 01-24)
• SB 162: Authorizing director of DNR to lease state-owned pore spaces in certain areas for carbon sequestration (Signed, 01-24)
• SB 207: Relating to state allocation of funding to regional councils (Signed, 02-09)
• SB 231: Transferring administration of WV Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Matching Funds Program to Department of Economic Development (Signed, 02-06)
• SB 239: Requiring Commissioner of Bureau for Behavioral Health to engage certain providers and leaders to study homeless demographic (Signed, 02-24)
• SB 241: Relating to Patient Brokering Act (Signed, 02-17)
• SB 275: Adding State Fire Marshals to statute included with law enforcement and first responders that receive information on school safety requirements (Signed, 02-24)
• HB 2018: Permitting the managed care case coordinator to attend the multidisciplinary team meeting (Signed, 02-13)
• HB 2029: Repealing the creation of an all-payer claims database (Signed, 02-13)
• HB 2412: Declaring November 14 every year, a special Memorial Day in remembrance of the Marshall University airplane crash (Signed, 02-22)
• HB 2506: Creating a title clearinghouse for non-resident businesses (Signed, 02-13)
• HB 2530: Relating to the extension of the expiration of temporary registration plates from sixty days to ninety days (Signed, 02-15)
• HB 2533: Relating to a permanent windshield placard to be valid for the duration of the applicant’s life (Signed, 02-15)
• HB 2564: Repeal of administrative hearing procedures for DUI offenses (Signed, 02-14)
• HB 2602: Reestablishing certain specialized school service personnel classifications (Signed, 02-22)
• HB 2776: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-14)
• HB 2777: Updating federal taxable income and other terms in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-14)
• HB 2800: All relating to authorizing legislative rules regarding higher education (Signed, 02-24)
• HB 2835: Repeal outdated provisions of code relating to the West Virginia graduate college and Marshall University (Signed, 02-17)
• HB 2845: Relating to removing expired provisions from the code (Signed, 03-01)
• HB 2882: Making a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Economic Development (Signed, 02-24)
• HB 3061: Relating to updating the authority of the Foster Care Ombudsman (Signed, 02-24)
• HB 3164: To extend the termination date of the West Virginia Advisory Council on Rare Diseases due to a delay in beginning its duties (Signed, 03-01)

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