Member's Press Release

Release Date: 03/31/2017
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 590-4678

Senate

Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Friday, March 31, 2017

Friday, March 31, 2017 – 52nd Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

RESOLUTIONS

SR 65: Reaffirming sister-state ties between Taiwan and State of WV

SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS

11 a.m. April 8: Consideration of executive nominations

THIRD READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2679: Relating to the possession of firearms in parks and park facilities (Com. title amend. pending)

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2721: Removing the cost limitation on projects completed by the Division of Highways

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2722: Eliminating the financial limitations on utilizing the design-build program for highway construction

Eng. HB 3106: Relating to increasing the number of limited video lottery terminals

SECOND READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2329: Prohibiting the production, manufacture or possession of fentanyl (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)

Eng. HB 2878: Increasing amount of authorized Federal Grant Anticipation Notes for which Division of Highways may apply

FIRST READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2180: Authorizing the issuance of special "In God We Trust" motor vehicle registration plates (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) Scheduled Committee Meetings

8:30 a.m.: Pensions (451M)

Eng. Com. Sub. HB 2601: Relating to municipal policemen's or municipal firemen's pension and relief funds

Eng. Com. Sub. HB 2603: Relating to municipal policemen's or firemen's pension and relief funds that are funded at one hundred and twenty-five percent or more

Eng. Com. Sub. HB 2649: Adding violation of law upon which a public servant's retirement plan may be forfeited

9:30 a.m.: Judiciary (208W)

HB 2619: Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act

HB 2683: Relating to West Virginia Insurance Guaranty Association Act

HB 2367: Establishing a criminal offense of organized retail crime

HB 2726: Authorizing home incarceration officers to arrest participants for violating the terms and conditions of his or her supervision with or without a court order

HB 2006: Increasing the penalties for violating the Whistle-blower Law

HB 2980: Relating to civil lawsuit filing fees for multiple defendant civil action

HB 2898: Authorizing the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to request and obtain criminal background checks of employees of the Legislature

HB 2675: Relating to primary elections and nominating procedures

HB 2319: Relating to candidates or candidate committees for legislative office disclosing contributions

9:30 a.m.: Finance (451M)

Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 304: Appropriating expiring funds from State Fund, General Revenue to DHHR

Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 476: Expiring funds from Revenue Shortfall Reserve Fund to General Revenue

Originating Bill: Supplemental appropriation to Dept. of Administration, Division of Finance

House Bill 2963: Eliminating tax lien waiver requirement for estates of nonresidents

Committee Substitute for House Bill 2734: Authorizing a method for the collection and remittance of property taxes related to dealers' heavy equipment inventory

1 p.m.: Confirmations (208W)

Interview: Frank Vitale, for Member, West Virginia Board of Education (for the term ending November 4, 2018)

Interview: Jeffrey Flanagan for Member, West Virginia Board of Education (for the term ending November 4, 2022) Committee Action on Bills from Thursday March 30, 2017

8:30: Banking and Insurance

HB 2471: Relating to insurance coverage for breast cancer screening

Passed; to be reported to the floor

9 a.m.: Judiciary

HB 2509: Relating to the practice of telemedicine

Passed; to be reported to the floor

9:30 a.m.: Finance

Committee Substitute for House Bill 2475: Authorizing the Tax Commissioner to collect tax, interest and penalties due and owing from payments to vendors and contractors from the Auditor and other state, county, district or municipal officers and agents

Passed; to be reported to the floor

Committee Substitute for House Bill 2555: Relating to tax credits for apprenticeship training in construction trades

Passed; to be reported to the floor

House Bill 2856: Declaring public policy and legislative intent for improving the marketing, quality and frequency of passenger rail service of the Cardinal Passenger Train

Passed; to be reported to the floor

Committee Substitute for House Bill 2586: Relating to required minimum distribution of retirement benefits of plans administered by the Consolidated Public Retirement Board

Passed; to be reported to the floor

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

HB 2522: Nurse licensure compact

Passed; to Judiciary

HB 2724: Relating to creating a pilot program under the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs

Passed; to Government Organization

HB 2002: Relating to parental notification of abortions performed on unemancipated minors

No action; bill laid over to a future meeting

HB 2518: Creating a legislative rule to permit a pharmacist or pharmacy intern to administer certain immunizations

Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 2653: Extending the Multi State Real-Time Tracking System

Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 2739: Relating to supplemental Medicaid provider reimbursement

Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 2519: Medicaid program compact

Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 2119: Repealing West Virginia Health Benefit Exchange Act

Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 2188: Extending the length of time for the special Community-Based Pilot Demonstration Project to Improve Outcomes for At-Risk Youth

Passed; to be reported to the floor

2 p.m.: Government Organization

HB 2796: Relating to the West Virginia National Guard entering into contracts and subcontracts for specialized technical services

Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 2767: Authorizing the Secretary of State to transmit electronic versions of undeliverable mail to the circuit clerks

Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 2427: Requiring agencies listed in the online state phone directory to update certain employee information

Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 2446: Relating to the requirement that all executive branch agencies maintain a website that contains specific information

Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 2676: Transferring the Security office under the Division of Culture and History to the Division of Protective Services

Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 2939: Relating to the sale of items in the State Police Academy post exchange to the public

Passed; to be reported to the floor with request that second reference to Finance be waived

HB 2208: Authorizing counties and municipalities to establish a joint airport hazard comprehensive plan

No action taken; bill to be considered at future meeting

HB 2949: Exempting specified Division of Natural Resources’ contracts for some replacement, repair or design for repairs to facilities from review and approval requirements

Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 2948: Establishing timelines for taking final action on certain permits

Passed; to be reported to the floor

2 p.m. Education

HB 2706: Authorizing legislative rules regarding higher education

Passed; to be reported to the floor

Originating Resolution 1: Study on return-to-learn protocols for concussed elementary, secondary, and higher education students

To be referred to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance

3 p.m.: Judiciary

HB 2219: Authorizing miscellaneous boards and agencies to promulgate legislative rules

Bill is laid over; will be on 3/31 afternoon agenda

HB 2526: Classifying additional drugs to Schedules I, II, IV and V of controlled substances

Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 2303: Increasing criminal penalties for littering

Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 2404: Barring persons who are convicted of certain criminal offenses from acquiring property from their victims

Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 2364: Prohibiting electioneering within or near early voting locations during early voting periods

Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 2479: Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act

Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 2731: Clarifying civil actions heard in circuit court

Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 2548: Relating to the use of outside speakers by persons licensed to manufacture, sell, possess for sale, transport or distribute nonintoxicating beer

Passed; to be reported to the floor

3 p.m.: Finance Subcommittee on HB 2805

HB 2805: Finding and declaring certain claims against the state and its agencies to be moral obligations of the state

Subcommittee agrees to report substitute to full Finance Committee

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Thursday, March 30, 2017 (267)

Bills Passed the Senate

Completed Legislation (25 – 16 House, 9 Senate)

Completed Legislation

Signed Bills (16)

Signed Bills

Vetoed (1)

SB 330: Relating to WV Workplace Freedom Act (Vetoed 3/28)

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

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