Member's Press Release

Release Date: 03/08/2017
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 590-4678

Senate

Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Thursday, March 9, 2017

Thursday, March 9, 2017 – 30th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS

Consideration of executive nominations

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

SCR 3: Urging Congress call convention of states to impose fiscal restraints on federal government

SCR 28: US Army SPC4 Randall W. Arbogast Memorial Road

THIRD READING

Eng. SB 185: Allowing spending units designate fund into which proceeds from sale of surplus property must be deposited

Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 206: Expanding definition of "kidnapping" to include taking or gaining custody of, confining or concealing person by force

Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 220: Relating to offenses and penalties under Uniform Controlled Substances Act (original similar to HB 2003, HB 2643, HB 2645)

Eng. SB 365: Maintaining solvency of Unemployment Compensation Fund (original similar to HB 2784)

SECOND READING

Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 173: Relating to certain motor vehicles (original similar to HB 2530, HB 2576)

SB 235: Relating to motorcycle registration renewal

Com. Sub. for SB 259: Requiring administrators of intestate estates to give bond and take oath

Com. Sub. for SB 473: Permitting collection and sale of naturally shed deer antlers

FIRST READING

Com. Sub. for SB 350: Allowing licensed professional counselors be issued temporary permit

Com. Sub. for SB 423: Relating to operation of licensed group homes

Com. Sub. for SB 441: Establishing Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program

Com. Sub. for SB 481: Eliminating requirement municipal courts wait 90 days before notifying DMV of person's failure to appear or pay assessed costs

SB 490: Clarifying standard of liability for officers of corporation

SB 491: Relating to county litter control officers

Com. Sub. for SB 492: Eliminating requirement every circuit court participate in drug court program

Com. Sub. for SB 496: Relating generally to guaranteed asset protection waivers

Com. Sub. for SB 505: Providing five-year reclamation period following completion of well pads for horizontal wells

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2099: Defining the act of leaving the scene of a crash involving death or serious bodily injury as a felony; Erin's Law (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2301: Relating to direct primary care (Com. title amend. pending)

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2347: Allowing schools licensed to provide barber, cosmetology and related training to hold theory classes and clinical classes at different locations

Eng. HB 2431: Allowing influenza immunizations to be offered to patients and residents of specified facilities (Com. title amend. pending)

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9:30 a.m.: Finance

SB 364: Incorporating changes to Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement

SB 440: Relating to use of Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority funds

SB 25: Creating Farm-to-Food Bank tax credit

HB 2590: Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms

HB 2594: Updating the meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms use in the West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act

1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining

SB 370: Requiring payment of funds due in partition suits of oil and gas interests

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

SB 326: Requiring Department of Defense family advocacy groups be notified about abuse or neglect of military member's child

SB 428: Relating to partial filling of prescriptions

HB 2459: Relating to regulation of health care and the certificate of need process

2 p.m.: Government Organization

HB 2167: Creating a Silver Alert program for senior citizens

HB 2359: Relating to offenses and penalties for practicing osteopathic medicine without a license

SB 28: Creating new system for certain contiguous counties to establish regional recreation authorities

SB 268: Requiring county commissions maintain websites with specific information

2 p.m.: Education

SB 312: Establishing four-year pilot program to have social workers in public schools

HB 2542: Relating to public higher education personnel

(If necessary, Education will continue discussion of Agenda at 5 p.m.)

3 p.m.: Judiciary

TBA

3 p.m.: Finance

TBA

4 p.m.: Government Organization Fire and EMS Subcommittee

SB 74: Allowing fire departments to charge fees for service calls

SB 228: Relating to workers compensation disability and death benefits

Senate Bills to be Introduced Thursday, March 9, 2017

SB 564: Relating to Statewide Independent Living Council (Takubo; Gov Org)

SB 565: Authorizing City of South Charleston levy special district excise tax (FN) (Gaunch, Palumbo, Takubo; Finance)

SB 566: Claims against state (Hall, Facemire; Finance)

SB 567: Relating to fees collected to conduct criminal background checks (Boso; Finance)

SB 568: Establishing penalties for filing false claims by doctors or lawyers for disability benefits (Maynard; Judiciary)

SB 569: Creating Office of Rural Health within Center for Rural Health Development, Inc. (Prezioso, Hall, Stollings, Takubo; Health & Human Resources then Gov Org)

SCR 29: Declaring pornography public health crisis (Rucker, Azinger, Blair, Boley, Clements, Cline, Gaunch, Karnes, Mann, Maroney, Maynard, Mullins, Smith)

SCR 30: Urging US Congress convene to propose amendment to US Constitution restoring free and fair elections (Beach, Clements, Ojeda, Woelfel)

SCR 31: US Navy BT2 Mark Edward Hutchison Memorial Bridge (Boso)

SR 34: Memorializing Frank Cuomo, Jr. (Weld, Ferns)
* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

Committee Action on Bills from Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Workforce

SB 399: Prohibiting political subdivisions from enacting local ordinances regulating benefits employers provide to employees

Passed; to Judiciary

Immediately Following Floor Session: Confirmations

Consideration of Senate Executive Message No. 3-T Nominations

Nomination numbers 1, 8, 13, 30, 34, 40, 46, 59, 74, 75 recommended by committee to be removed from Executive Message No. 3-T; to be considered on floor Thursday (3/9)

2 p.m.: Agriculture and Rural Development (208W)

SB 283: Creating Food Production Act. (To be referred to sub-committee)

Assigned to subcommittee

SB 531: Relating to renewal date for apiary certificates of registration

Passed; to be reported to the floor

SB 183: Transferring Division of Forestry from Department of Commerce to Department of Agriculture

Assigned to subcommittee; subcommittee will meet 3/17

2 p.m.: Pensions (451M)

SB 393: Relating to administration of municipal pensions

Passed; to Finance

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

SB 344: Relating to application of payments on consumer credit sale and loans

Passed; to be reported to the floor

SB 212: Removing DMV from administering license suspension and revocation in cases of individuals charged with DUI

Passed; to be reported to the floor

SB 255: Relating to filling vacancies on county commissions and other county offices

Bill is laid over to a future meeting

SB 219: Relating to conspiracy to commit crimes under Uniform Controlled Substances Act

Bill is laid over to a future meeting

3 p.m. Finance (451M)

SB 299: Supplementing, amending, decreasing and increasing items of appropriations from State Road Fund to DOH

Passed; to be reported to the floor

SB 300: Supplemental appropriation from unappropriated balance in Treasury to Division of Personnel

Passed; to be reported to the floor

SB 301: Supplemental appropriation of federal funds from Treasury to State Board of Education, School Lunch Program

Passed; to be reported to the floor

SB 305: Supplemental appropriation of public moneys from Treasury to Fire Commission

Passed; to be reported to the floor

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Wednesday, March 8, 2017 (66)

SB 4: Allowing licensed professionals donate time to care of indigent and needy in clinical setting (House Health & Human Resources)

SB 5: Disqualifying CDL for DUI conviction in certain cases (House Judiciary)

SB 9: Regulating unmanned aircraft systems (House Judiciary)

SB 41: Extending time person may be subject to probation (House Judiciary)

SB 80: Equalizing criminal penalty for entering without breaking regardless of time of day (House Judiciary)

SB 113: Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rule awarding matching grants for litter control programs (House Judiciary)

SB 116: Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction rule relating to law-enforcement training and certification standards (House Judiciary)

SB 125: Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rules (House Judiciary)

SB 127: Authorizing Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules (House Judiciary)

SB 134: Authorizing Bureau of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules (House Judiciary)

SB 151: Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules (House Judiciary)

SB 164: Relating to traffic regulations and special load limits (House Roads & Transportation)

SB 169: Repealing article providing assistance to Korea and Vietnam veterans exposed to certain chemical defoliants (House Finance)

SB 170: Repealing state hemophilia program (House Finance)

SB 171: Repealing Programs of All-Inclusive Care for Elderly (House Finance)

SB 172: Eliminating salary for Water Development Authority board members (House Government Organization)

SB 174: Exempting transportation of household goods from PSC jurisdiction (House Government Organization)

SB 176: Repealing article concerning detection of tuberculosis, high blood pressure and diabetes (Completed legislation)

SB 180: Relating to PSC jurisdiction over certain telephone company and internet services (House Government Organization)

SB 182: Providing procedures that prevent disqualifying low bids for government construction contracts due to document technicalities (House Government Organization)

SB 188: Correcting definition of "telehealth" in medication-assisted treatment programs (Completed legislation)

SB 190: Eliminating preferences for vendors bidding on state contracts for commodities or printing (House Government Organization)

SB 198: Expanding Health Sciences Program to allow certain medical practitioners in underserved areas (Pending House introduction)

SB 202: Relating to pawnbrokers generally (House Judiciary)

SB 204: Requiring persons appointed to fill vacancy by Governor have same qualifications for vacated office and receive same compensation and expenses (House Judiciary)

SB 209: Defining term "veteran" as it relates to veteran-owned business (House Veterans Affairs)

SB 214: Adopting Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (House Judiciary)

SB 215: Allowing county commissions authority to amend proposed rates, fees and charges proposed by public service districts (House Political Subdivisions)

SB 221: Relating to composition of PEIA Finance Board (House Government Organization)

SB 222: Relating to disqualification for unemployment benefits (House Judiciary)

SB 224: Repealing requirement for employer's bond for wages and benefits (House Judiciary)

SB 225: Allowing magistrates to conduct proceeding for temporary emergency protective order dealing with temporary custody by family court (House Judiciary)

SB 230: Relating to certain WV officials carrying concealed firearm nationwide (House Judiciary)

SB 231: Relating to State Board of Education and Medicaid-eligible children (Senate requests House to concur)

SB 233: Excluding from protection oral communications uttered in child care center under Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act (House Judiciary)

SB 236: Relating to damages for medical monitoring (House Judiciary)

SB 237: Repealing obsolete rules of Department of Revenue (House Judiciary)

SB 239: Limiting use of wages by employers and labor organizations for political activities (House Judiciary)

SB 240: Creating crime of nonconsensual distribution of sexual images (House Judiciary)

SB 242: Relating to school calendars (House Education)

SB 247: Authorizing prosecuting attorney designate and deliver grand jury records for investigative purposes (House Judiciary)

SB 248: Clarifying composition and chairmanship of Commission on Special Investigations (House Judiciary)

SB 249: Relating to information required in abstract of judgment (House Judiciary)

SB 261: Relating to increasing salary or wages of judgment debtor (House Judiciary)

SB 263: Creating exemption from certain contract and common carrier laws for vehicles used exclusively for transportation of railroad personnel (House Roads & Transportation)

SB 280: Moving administration of Civil Air Patrol to Adjutant General (Pending House introduction)

SB 321: Reporting requirements of employee information to CPRB (House Finance)

SB 325: Relating to crossbow hunting (House Ag & Natural Resources)

SB 330: Relating to WV Workplace Freedom Act (House Judiciary)

SB 337: Hiring correctional officers without regard to placement on correctional officer register (House Government Organization)

SB 338: Relating to medical professional liability (Pending House introduction)

SB 345: Allowing certain hunting and trapping on private lands on Sundays (House Ag & Natural Resources)

SB 346: Relating generally to jurisdiction of PSC over motor carriers (House Government Organization)

SB 347: Relating to modernization of Physician Assistant Practice Act (House Health & Human Resources)

SB 349: Repealing outdated code related to Division of Corrections (House Government Organization)

SB 358: Relating generally to trustee sale of timeshare estates (Pending House introduction)

SB 392: Relating to Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System (House Finance)

SB 400: Regarding appointments to WV Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council (House Government Organization)

SB 410: Relating to marking traps with DNR identification tag (House Ag & Natural Resources)

SB 426: Repealing DNR legislative rule on litter control grant program (House Judiciary)

SB 429: Relating to monitoring inmate communications (House Judiciary)

SB 436: Permitting investigators from Attorney General's office carry firearms (House Judiciary)

SB 439: Relating to venue for civil and criminal action at Salem Correction Center (House Judiciary)

SB 442: Relating generally to crimes against persons (House Judiciary)

SB 445: Amending definition of "abused child" (House Judiciary)

SB 456: Relating to standards for termination of parental rights in child abuse and neglect cases (House Judiciary)

HB 2318: Relating generally to human trafficking (Pending House concurrence)

HB 2740: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Administration (Completed legislation)

Bills Awaiting Signature by the Governor (3)

HB 2740: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Administration

SB 176: Repealing article concerning detection of tuberculosis, high blood pressure and diabetes

SB 188: Correcting definition of "telehealth" in medication-assisted treatment programs

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

All Releases