Member's Press Release
Release Date: 02/23/2018
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999
State Senate
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Friday, February 23, 2018
Friday, February 23, 2018 – 45th Day of Session
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.
RESOLUTIONS
- SCR 38: Urging Congress reassess federal definition of "industrial hemp"
- SR 51: Urging Congress reinstate separation of commercial and investment banking functions
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- SCR 34: Requesting DNR study deer hunting in WV
- SCR 35: Constable Joseph H. Davidson Memorial Bridge
- SCR 36: Requesting study of public schools' prevention and response to violent acts against students and personnel
- SCR 37: Sheriff John E. White Memorial Road
THIRD READING (For Passage)
- Com. Sub. for SB 30: Relating generally to hunting with dogs
- SB 112: Clarifying that natural resources police officers' subsistence allowance is pensionable
- Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 307: Declaring fundraising on state highway or roadway by volunteer fire department is not obstruction or nuisance
- Com. Sub. for SB 359: Authorizing Supreme Court establish curricula for mental hygiene commissioners and certain magistrates
- Com. Sub. for SB 467: Relating generally to Public Defender Services
- Com. Sub. for SB 491: Establishing fee for expungement of certain criminal convictions
- Com. Sub. for SB 493: Relating to guaranty associations
- Com. Sub. for SB 501: Relating to accrued benefit of retirees in Deputy Sheriff Retirement System (original similar to HB 4516)
- Com. Sub. for SB 535: Dedicating increased court fees in criminal cases to fund training programs for law-enforcement officers
- Com. Sub. for SB 549: Creating felony offense of intimidation or harassment of certain persons that causes injury or loss to person or property (original similar to SB 533)
- SB 576: Relating to Patient Injury Compensation Fund
SECOND READING (Amendments Stage)
- Com. Sub. for SB 275: Relating to tax on purchases of intoxicating liquors
- Com. Sub. for SB 313: Waiving occupational fees and licensing requirements for certain low-income individuals, military families, and young workers
- Com. Sub. for SB 420: Transferring Safety and Treatment Program from DHHR to DMV
- Com. Sub. for SB 456: Physical Therapy Licensure Compact Act
- Com. Sub. for SB 490: Relating to Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act of 2015
- Com. Sub. for SB 499: Requiring one year of certain approved postgraduate clinical training for persons with foreign medical degrees
- Com. Sub. for SB 500: Authorizing City of White Sulphur Springs to expend principal and interest from special interest-bearing fund
- Com. Sub. for SB 507: Establishing Katherine Johnson Academy as magnet school programs at WV colleges and universities
- Com. Sub. for SB 521: Requiring chief executive of municipal law-enforcement agency be certified law-enforcement officer (original similar to HB 4526)
- Com. Sub. for SB 528: Providing additional circuit judge for nineteenth judicial circuit
- SB 539: Increasing limit for settling claims against DOH
- SB 545: Relating to driving privileges and requirements for persons under 18 - (Com. amend. pending) (original similar to HB 3008)
- Com. Sub. for SB 555: Providing director of corporation not personally liable for corporation's torts
- Com. Sub. for SB 562: Allowing courts discretion to impose period of supervised release of defendant
- SB 566: Relating to disability pensions of municipal employees
- Com. Sub. for SB 573: Relating generally to school calendars
- Com. Sub. for SB 574: Relating to crime of misrepresentation of military honors (original similar to SB 608)
- SB 627: Permitting local governments to access certain economic development project-related tax records
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4024: Relating generally to direct cremation or direct burial expenses for indigent persons - (Com. amend. pending)
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4142: Providing certain employees of the Division of Corrections, Division of Juvenile Services, and West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority a salary adjustment
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4169: Requiring certain establishments and facilities to post human trafficking assistance notices - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
- Eng. HB 4385: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Human Services
FIRST READING
- Com. Sub. for SB 82: Including rebuttable presumptions in certain cases for firefighters with regard to workers' compensation
- Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 331: Relating to retirement and pension benefits of certain members of PERS and Teachers Retirement system
- Com. Sub. for SB 426: Modernizing certain alcohol laws
- Com. Sub. for SB 434: Specifying documents not subject to discovery in certain proceedings
- Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 465: Relating to mandated reporting of child abuse and neglect (original similar to HB4589)
- Com. Sub. for SB 515: Clarifying PSC jurisdiction over water and sewer utilities
- Com. Sub. for SB 561: Increasing minimum contract price requiring execution of bond with respect to building or repairing school property
- Com. Sub. for SB 575: Approving additional beds for intermediate care facilities
- Com. Sub. for SB 603: Relating to proceedings for involuntary custody for examination
- Com. Sub. for SB 625: Creating WV Volunteer Fire and Rescue Act of 2018 (original similar to HB 2094, HB 2361, HB 2638, HB 2780, HB 2916, HB 2977, SB 105, SB 108, SB 128, SB 489)
- SB 628: Relating generally to WV Jobs Investment Trust Board
Scheduled Committee Meetings
8:30 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure (451M)
- SB 563: Allowing persons operate small-engine mopeds without driver's license or while license is suspended or revoked
- SB 583: Bringing WV in compliance with federal pipeline safety regulations
- SB 589: Relating to issuance of personalized plates for antique motor vehicles
- SB 590: Providing special license plate for curing childhood cancer
- SB 616: Establishing maximum gross weight for certain wood-bearing trucks
9:30 a.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- SB 534: Increasing penalty for tobacco-related offenses on public school property
- SB 597: Prohibiting individuals convicted of domestic violence misdemeanor from conducting private investigation business
- SB 567: Including treason, murder, armed robbery, and organized crimes for which communications can be intercepted
- SJR 7: Supervision of Free Schools Modification Amendment
10 a.m.: Natural Resources (451M)
- SB 421: Relating to crossbow hunting
- SB 594: Directing DNR to file rule relating to WV wildlife management areas
- SB 509: Authorizing Commissioner of Culture and History designate road as "Historic Route"
- SB 429: Relating to forest fires
TBD after Floor Session: Government Organization (208W)
- SB 402: Creating exemption from certain contract and common carrier laws for motor vehicles
- SB 445: Allowing DOH acquire real or personal property for utility accommodation
- SB 448: Relating generally to professional associations
- SB 472: Providing funds to DHHR for local boards of health employee pay raises
- SB 530: Requiring Secretary of State provide database for registered corporations and sole proprietorship
- SB 582: Allowing candidate for political party executive committee serve as election official
- SB 282: Exempting State Conservation Committee from Purchasing Division requirements for contracts related to flood recovery
- SB 439: Exempting motor vehicles engaged in nonemergency transportation of Medicaid members from PSC requirements
- SB 548: Authorizing county commissions to pay election officials
- SB 565: Clarifying authority of State Fire Commission
- SB 580: Updating language for WV geodetic datum to match federal coordinate systems
- SB 585: Altering boundary line between Doddridge and Harrison counties
- SB 558: Relating to certification requirements for crane operators
- SB 612: Relating to sale of municipal property
- SB 527: Creating WV Black Lung Program
3:30 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- SB 557: Relating to Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
- Com. Sub. for HB 4022: Exempting the consumer sales and service tax and use tax for services for the repair, remodeling and maintenance of certain aircraft
- SB 485: Terminating Workers Compensation Debt Reduction Fund assessment on self-insured employers
Committee Action on Bills from Wednesday, February 21, 2018
9 a.m.: Workforce (208W)
- SB 506: Deregulating persons who perform work on heating, ventilating, and cooling systems
- Passed; to Gov Org
- SB 556: Creating small business and minority populations economic and workforce development taskforce to assist Economic Development Authority
- Passed; to Economic Development
- SB 558: Relating to certification requirements for crane operators
- Passed; to Gov Org
9:30 a.m.: Finance (451M)
- SB 625: Creating WV Volunteer Fire and Rescue Act of 2018
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 528: Providing additional circuit judge for nineteenth judicial circuit
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- HB 4433: Declaring certain claims against an agency of the state to be moral obligations of the state
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- HB 2694: Relating to the development and implementation of a program to facilitate commercial sponsorship of rest area
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- Com. Sub. for HB 2890: Establishing a Library Facilities Improvement Fund that will serve to support library facilities construction, maintenance and improvement projects
- Referred to subcommittee
1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)
- Com. Sub. SB 600: Relating to powers and duties of PSC
- Passed; Gov Org reference waived; to be reported to the floor
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4270: Providing for the timely payment of moneys owed from oil and natural gas production
- Passed; to Judiciary
1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)
- SB 575: Approving additional beds for intermediate care facilities
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- HB 4035: Creating a legislative coalition to study and report to the Legislature on palliative care
- Passed; Judiciary reference waived; to be reported to the floor
- HB 4332: Relating to home peritoneal renal dialysis
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- HB 4306: Permitting local boards of health to combine without approval from the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health
- Bill is laid over to a future meeting
- HB 4199: Permitting a nursing home to use trained individuals to administer medication
- Bill is laid over to a future meeting
- HB 4023: Relating to the regulation of dialysis technicians
- Bill is laid over to a future meeting
- HB 4025: Permitting reciprocity for licensure as a pharmacy technician
- Bill is laid over to a future meeting
- HB 4027: Creating an education permit for allopathic physician resident
- Bill is laid over to a future meeting
2 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)
- SB 82: Including rebuttable presumptions in certain cases for firefighters with regard to workers' compensation
- Passed; to Judiciary
- SB 419: Establishing classification and base salaries of certain civilian employees of WV State Police Forensic Laboratory
- Passed; to Finance
- SB 515: Clarifying PSC jurisdiction over water and sewer utilities
- Passed; Finance reference waived; to be reported to the floor
- SB 597: Prohibiting individuals convicted of domestic violence misdemeanor from conducting private investigation business
- Passed; to Judiciary
- SB 598: Relating to civil actions against county commissions and municipalities for injuries
- Passed; to Finance
- SB 269: Establishing 2018 Regulatory Reform Act
- Passed; to Judiciary
- SB 261: Transferring certain powers and programs of WV Affordable Housing Trust Fund to WV Housing Development Fund
- Passed; Finance reference waived; to be reported to the floor
- SB 402: Creating exemption from certain contract and common carrier laws for motor vehicles
- Bill laid over to Friday’s meeting
- SB 445: Allowing DOH acquire real or personal property for utility accommodation
- Bill laid over to Friday’s meeting
- SB 448: Relating generally to professional associations
- Bill laid over to Friday’s meeting
- SB 472: Providing funds to DHHR for local boards of health employee pay raises
- Bill laid over to Friday’s meeting
- SB 530: Requiring Secretary of State provide database for registered corporations and sole proprietorship
- Bill laid over to Friday’s meeting
- SB 582: Allowing candidate for political party executive committee serve as election official
- Bill laid over to Friday’s meeting
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- SB 465: Relating to mandated reporting of child abuse and neglect
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 603: Relating to proceedings for involuntary custody for examination
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 460: Requiring retailers ensure products that make content accessible on Internet contain digital blocking capability
- Committee moves to originate study resolution
- SB 568: Requiring participants in Motor Vehicle Alcohol Test and Lock Program complete same within 12 months
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 546: Improving coordination of law-enforcement agencies in finding missing persons and identifying remains
- Committee moves to designate bill an Interim study topic
- SJR 10: Disabled Veteran Exemption from Ad Valorem Tax Amendment
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 504: Excluding seasonal amusement park workers from definition of "employee"
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 449: Using criminal conviction records to disqualify person from license or authorization to practice occupation
- Bill is laid over to a future meeting
- SB 443: Terminating parental rights when certain conditions are met
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 360: Clarifying oil and gas permits not be on flat well royalty leases
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
3:30 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- Com. Sub. for SB 418: Relating to WV Monument and Memorial Protection Act of 2018
- Removed from agenda
- SB 507: Establishing Katherine Johnson Academy as magnet school programs at WV colleges and universities
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 572: Creating Farm-to-School Grant Program
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 584: Finding certain claims against state to be moral obligations of state
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 601: Relating to personal income tax
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Thursday, February 22, 2018 (133)
Senate Bills Passed the Senate
Joint Resolutions that Have Passed the Senate (2)
- SJR3: Judicial Budget Oversight Amendment (original similar to HJR 101, HJR 104, HJR 109) (House Finance)
- SJR 12: No Constitutional right to abortion Amendment (House Judiciary)
House Bills that Have Passed the Senate (14)
- HB 2546: Allowing replacement costs of employer provided property to be deducted from an employee’s final paycheck if the property is not returned (Completed legislation)
- HB 2612: Repealing section relating to unattended motor vehicles and penalties (Signed, 02-21)
- HB 2831: Relating to the reconstitution of the Driver’s Licensing Advisory Board (Completed legislation)
- HB 3004: Relating to filling vacancies in offices of state officials, United States Senators, Justices, judges, and magistrates (Senate requests concurrence)
- HB 4013: Clarifying venue in West Virginia state courts as it applies to nonresidents of the state (Pending House concurrence)
- HB 4020: Making technical corrections in the code when referencing Chapter 49 (Signed, 02-21)
- HB 4135: Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-21)
- HB 4146: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-21)
- HB 4162: Granting authority to the State Conservation Committee to contract for flood response (Completed legislation)
- HB 4242: Clarifying the jurisdictional amount for removal of a civil action from magistrate court to circuit court (Completed legislation)
- HB 4380: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Agriculture (Completed legislation)
- HB 4381: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Education (Completed legislation)
- HB 4384: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Transportation (Completed legislation)
- HB 4386: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Health: Community Mental Health Services (Completed legislation)
Bills Awaiting Action by the Governor (18)
- SB 71: Defining "veteran" as it pertains to veteran-owned business (Completed legislation)
- SB 154: Department of Administration rule relating to parking (original similar to HB 4086) (Completed legislation)
- SB 163: Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4093) (Completed legislation)
- SB 165: Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4129) (Completed legislation)
- SB 184: Authorizing DOT promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4099) (Completed legislation)
- SB 379: Supplemental appropriation from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to DHHR (original similar to HB 4377) (Completed legislation)
- SB 382: Supplemental appropriation of Lottery Net Profits to Bureau of Senior Services, Lottery Senior Citizens Fund (original similar to HB 4378) (Completed legislation)
- SB 384: Decreasing and increasing appropriations from State Fund, General Revenue to DHHR(original similar to HB 4383) (with right to amend) (Completed legislation)
- SB 386: Decreasing and increasing appropriations from Treasury to Higher Education Policy Commission (original similar to HB 4388) (Completed legislation)
- SB 388: Decreasing, increasing and adding appropriations out of Treasury to DHHR and Department of Administration (Completed legislation)
- HB 2546: Allowing replacement costs of employer provided property to be deducted from an employee’s final paycheck if the property is not returned (Completed legislation)
- HB 2831: Relating to the reconstitution of the Driver’s Licensing Advisory Board (Completed legislation)
- HB 4162: Granting authority to the State Conservation Committee to contract for flood response (Completed legislation)
- HB 4242: Clarifying the jurisdictional amount for removal of a civil action from magistrate court to circuit court (Completed legislation)
- Eng. HB 4380: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Agriculture (Completed legislation)
- Eng. HB 4381: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Education (Completed legislation)
- Eng. HB 4384: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Transportation (Completed legislation)
- Eng. HB 4386: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Health: Community Mental Health Services (Completed legislation)
Bills Signed by the Governor (7)
- SB 62: Adjusting requirements for hiring school attendance directors (Signed, 02-21)
- SB 263: Eliminating film tax credits (original similar to HB 4144) (Signed, 01-29)
- SB 267: Increasing salaries of certain state employees (original similar to HB 4145) (Signed, 02-21)
- HB 2612: Repealing section relating to unattended motor vehicles and penalties (Signed, 02-21)
- HB 4020: Making technical corrections in the code when referencing Chapter 49 (Signed, 02-21)
- HB 4135: Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-21)
- HB 4146: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-21)
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