State Senate

Monday, March 6, 2023 – 55th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• SR 45: Recognizing 50th anniversary of National Wild Turkey Federation

THIRD READING

• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2221: Relating to bankruptcy - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) - (With right to amend)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2760: To allow CPR fire fighters to drive ambulances when both attendants are needed to administer patient care
• 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 - (With right to amend)
• 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
• 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 - (With right to amend)
• Eng. HB 3244: Relating to Municipal Pensions Oversight Board proposing legislative rules
• Eng. HB 3286: Relating to an additional modification decreasing federal taxable income
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3302: To recognize unborn child as distinct victim in a DUI causing death - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) - (With right to amend)
• 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. 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) - (With right to amend)

SECOND 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

FIRST READING

• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3479: Creating requirements for use of unmanned aerial vehicles - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. HB 3499: To permit joint tenancy with rights of survivorship when transfer on death deeds specify a joint tenancy with right of survivorship - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. HB 3510: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Administration, Office of Technology: Chief Technology Officer Administration Fund
• Eng. HB 3511: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Education, State Board of Education: School Lunch Program
• Eng. HB 3529: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Commerce, State Board of Rehabilitation: Division of Rehabilitation Services

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9 a.m.: Banking and Insurance (451M)

• Eng. Com. Sub. HB 2621: Relating generally to bail bondsman
• Eng. HB 3500: Allowing consumer lenders to permit employees to conduct certain business at locations other than the licensee’s designated office

10 a.m.: School Choice (208W)

• Agenda TBA

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

• Agenda TBA

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

1 p.m.: Military (208W)

• Agenda TBA

1 p.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure (451M)

• Eng. HB 2955: Relating to the establishment and operation of regional water, wastewater, and stormwater authorities
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3214: To create the Road optimization and Assessment Data (ROAD) Pilot Project
• Naming Resolutions

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• Strike and Insert for the 2nd Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3332: Creating judicial circuits and assigning the number of circuit judges in each circuit to be elected in the 2024 election
• Strike and Insert for Com. Sub. for HB 2218: Distracted Driving Act
• HB 2875: Clarifying that Circuit Court Judges have the ability/authority to waive the requirement that a party pass a home study performed by the DHHR
• HB 3156: Raising the compensation rates of panel attorneys
• HB 3559: Relating to defining a newborn safety device

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Com. Sub. for HB 2759: Relating to updating the health care provider tax
• Com. Sub. for HB 3036: Increasing the number of districts and the limit on approved costs under the BUILD WV Act
• Com. Sub. for HB 3344: To pay certain moral obligations of the state
• HB 3371: Relating to federal funds for land-grant institutions
• Com. Sub. for HB 3012: To encourage economic development regarding rare earth elements and critical minerals, as defined, by providing temporary severance tax relief
• Com. Sub. for HB 2005: Establishing the dual enrollment pilot program to be administered by the Higher Education Policy Commission and the Council for Community and Technical College Education in conjunction with the State Board of Education

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

Senate Resolutions to be Introduced on Monday, March 6, 2023

• SR 46: Designating March 7, 2023, as Deaf Awareness Day at Legislature (Grady)

Committee Action on Bills from Friday, March 3, 2023

9 a.m.: Economic Development

• Eng. HB 2599: Creating the utility pole rights of way and easement mapping initiative
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

10 a.m.: Workforce

• 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
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Government Organization

10 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure

• Infrastructure Naming Resolutions
• Committee substitute for SCR 11 reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted
• Committee substitutes for HCR 2, HCR 4, HCR 9, HCR 21, HCR 22, HCR 24, HCR 25, HCR 26, HCR 40, HCR 47, HCR 49 reported to the full Senate with the recommendation each be adopted
• HCR 10, HCR 23, HCR 42 reported to the full Senate, as amended, with the recommendation each be adopted

1 p.m.: Outdoor Recreation

• Eng. HB 3328: Authorizing the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority to contract to build and maintain trails on privately owned property
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

1 p.m.: Pensions

• 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
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• HB 2900: Relating to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 2283: Relating to authorized expenditures of revenues from certain state funds for fire departments
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• HB 3299: Relating to Natural Resource Police Officer Retirement
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass’ second reference to Finance

2 p.m.: Judiciary

• HB 2540: Travel Insurance Model Act
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 3146: Establishing in West Virginia Code, the contents of the Uniform Public Meetings During Emergencies Act
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 2509: Creating the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 2004: Prevent the use of payment card processing systems for surveillance of Second Amendment activity and discriminatory conduct
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

2 p.m.: Finance

• SB 504: Supplementing and amending appropriations to DHHR, Consolidated Medical Services Fund
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 715: Making supplementary appropriation to DHHR, WV Birth-to-Three Fund
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 717: Making supplementary appropriation to DHHR, WV Safe Drinking Water Treatment
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 718: Making supplementary appropriation to Division of Human Services, Child Care Development
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 724: Making supplementary appropriation to DHHR, Division of Human Services
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 755: Supplementing and amending appropriations to DHHR, Division of Health
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Saturday, March 4, 2023 (305 – 245 Senate; 60 House)

Bills Pending in Senate Committee

Bills that Have Completed Legislation as of Saturday, March 4, 2023 (81 – 27 Senate; 54 House)

Resolutions Adopted by the Senate as of Saturday, March 4, 2023 (13 – 10 Senate; 3 House)

• SCR 3: Dr. Roland P. Sharp Memorial Road (Adopted, 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 (Adopted, 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 (Adopted, 03-04)
• 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 Saturday, March 4, 2023 (7 – 4 Senate; 3 House)

• SCR 3: Dr. Roland P Sharp Memorial Road (Adopted, 03-03)
• SCR 6: US Army SGT Vincent DiBacco Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
• SCR 7: Amending Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 02-14)
• SCR 17: US Navy PO2 Phillip Joseph "PJ" Hainer Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-04)
• 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 Saturday, March 4, 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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