Member's Press Release
Release Date: 01/30/2018
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999
State Senate
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 – 21st Day of Session
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.
RESOLUTIONS
- SR 20: Celebrating achievements and contributions of Monongalia County
- SR 21: Recognizing Bryan Schuerman for being named 2017 WV Outstanding Earth Science Teacher
THIRD READING (For Passage)
- Com. Sub. for SB 163: Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4093) (Bill laid over on Third Reading 01-26, 01-29)
- Com. Sub. for SB 165: Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB4129)
- Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 284: Increasing access to career education and workforce training (original similar to HB 4267)
- Com. Sub. for SB 285: Establishing regional recreation authorities and areas (original similar to SB 67)
- SB 338: Changing date for employers to file annual reconciliation and withholding statements (original similar to HB 4265)
- SB 393: Relating to compensation and composition of WV Racing Commission
SECOND READING (Amendments Stage)
- Com. Sub. for SB 10: Relating generally to PSC jurisdiction
- Com. Sub. for SB 46: Permitting pharmacists to inform customers of lower-cost alternative drugs
- Com. Sub. for SB 71: Defining "veteran" as it pertains to veteran-owned business
- Com. Sub. for SB 184: Authorizing DOT promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4099)
- Com. Sub. for SB 237: Authorizing Department of Revenue promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4102)
- SB 242: Requiring health insurance providers provide coverage for certain Lyme disease treatment (original similar to HB 4328)
- Com. Sub. for SB 267: Increasing salaries of certain state employees (original similar to HB 4145)
- Com. Sub. for SB 327: Providing extortion of anything of value, including sexual contact, subjects person to criminal penalty
- SB 384: Decreasing and increasing appropriations from State Fund, General Revenue to DHHR
- SB 385: Decreasing and adding appropriations out of Treasury to DHHR and MAPS
- SB 388: Decreasing, increasing and adding appropriations out of Treasury to DHHR and Department of Administration
FIRST READING
- Com. Sub. for SB 336: Providing certain DMV applicants ability to contribute to WV Department of Veterans Assistance
Scheduled Committee Meetings
10 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure (451M)
- Originating Bill: Relating to Utility Relocation
- SB 96: Establishing 80-miles per hour speed limit on certain roads
- SB 256: Requiring motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers having hydraulically operated bed have warning device to alert driver
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 3: Michael Angiulli Memorial Bridge
1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)
- SB 360: Clarifying royalty owed in oil and gas lease
1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)
- SB 272: Relating generally to drug control
- SB 273: Reducing use of opiates
2 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)
- SB 278: Providing for disposition of vacated school buildings or other state-owned buildings
- SB 322: Relating to employees of Department of Agriculture
- SB 343: Limiting expenses in preparing list for notice to redeem
- SB 400: Prohibiting state licensing boards from hiring lobbyists
- SB 355: Dissolving IS&C Division under Office of Technology
- SB 283: Relating generally to procurement by state agencies
2 p.m.: Education (451M)
- SB 364: Allowing parent or legal guardian of homeschooled child provide signed statement for obtaining permit or license to operate motor vehicle
- SB 244: Specifying conditions for unlawful possession of firearm at school-sponsored activities
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- HB 4013: Clarifying venue in West Virginia state courts as it applies to nonresidents of the state
- SB 57: Requiring attorney source payment be disclosed in certain hearings
- SB 404: Relating to sex offender registry information
- SB 113: Improper use or representation of service animals
- SB 341: Creating new court of WV Intermediate Court of Appeals
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- Budget Hearing: West Virginia Department of Transportation
- Budget Hearing: West Virginia Parkways Authority
- Budget Hearing: West Virginia Department of Commerce
Senate Bills to be Introduced Tuesday, January 30, 2018
· SB 416: Making fishing for catfish with bare hands lawful (Maynard; Natural Resources then Judiciary)
· SB 417: Amending definition of "medical services" to exclude abortion (FN) (Rucker, Arvon, Azinger, Blair, Boley, Boso, Clements, Cline, Drennan, Ferns, Gaunch, Karnes, Maroney, Maynard, Smith, Swope, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Unger, Weld; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
· SB 418: Relating to WV Monument and Memorial Protection Act of 2018 (FN) (Maynard, Azinger, Karnes, Rucker, Smith, Sypolt; Government Organization then Finance)
· SB 419: Establishing classification and base salaries of certain civilian employees of WV State Police Forensic Laboratory (FN) (Boley, Rucker; Government Organization then Finance)
· SB 420: Transferring Safety and Treatment Program from DHHR to DMV (FN) (Rucker, Karnes, Smith, Sypolt, Trump; Judiciary)
· SB 421: Relating to crossbow hunting (Maynard; Natural Resources)
· SB 422: Regulating liquor sales (Blair; Judiciary)
· SB 423: Relating to hunting, trapping, or fishing on another person's lands (Maynard; Natural Resources then Judiciary)
· SB 424: Allowing developmentally disabled person purchase base hunting license (Maynard; Natural Resources then Judiciary)
· SB 425: Removing sunset dates which members of policemen's or firemen's pension fund elect to participate in deferred retirement option plan (Ferns; Pensions)
· SB 426: Modernizing certain alcohol laws (Trump, Weld; Judiciary)
· SB 427: Modifying form of notice for certain tax delinquencies (Gaunch; Government Organization)
· SB 428: Relating to tax credit for making home more accessible for elderly or disabled (FN) (Gaunch; Finance)
· SB 429: Relating to forest fires (Maynard, Boso, Cline, Plymale, Sypolt; Natural Resources then Judiciary)
· SCR 11: Evans Center for Excellence in Aircraft Maintenance (Rucker)
* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note
* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill
Committee Action on Bills from Monday, January 29, 2018
1 p.m.: Natural Resources
- SB 345: Authorizing DNR establish procedures and fee schedule for limited permit hunts
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 346: Permitting full-time nonresident students purchase lifetime resident hunting, trapping and fishing licenses
- Passed; to Finance
- SB 347: Relating to operation of motorboats
- Passed; to Judiciary
- SB 348: Allowing for disposal of service weapons of special DNR police officers
- Passed; to Judiciary
3 p.m.: Judiciary
- SB 258: Exempting honorably discharged veterans from fees for license to carry deadly weapons
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 350: Eliminating obsolete requirement that Lottery Commission file racetrack video lottery game rules with Secretary of State
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- HB 4020: Making technical corrections in the code when referencing Chapter 49
- Strike-and-insert amendment adopted; to be reported to the floor
- SB 341: Creating new court of WV Intermediate Court of Appeals
- No action taken; discussion to continue at next meeting
3 p.m.: Finance
- SB 386: Decreasing, increasing and adding appropriations out of Treasury to DHHR and Department of Administration
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 324: Removing restrictions where certain traditional lottery games may be played
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 331: Relating to retirement and pension benefits of certain members of PERS and Teachers Retirement system
- Removed from agenda
- SB 357: Relating generally to limited video lottery
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- Com. Sub. for SB 268: Eliminating requirement that certain agencies purchase commodities produced on institutional farms
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- Originating Bill 8: Encouraging collaborative agreements between community and technical colleges and federally registered apprenticeship programs
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Monday, January 29, 2018 (28)
Senate Bills Passed the Senate
Bills Awaiting Action by the Governor
No bills currently pending action by Governor.
Bills Signed by the Governor (1)
- SB 263: Eliminating film tax credits (original similar to HB 4144) (Signed 1/29)
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