Member's Press Release
Release Date: 01/08/2019
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999
Senate
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 – 1st Day of Session
The Senate will convene at noon. The State of the State address begins at 7 p.m. in the House Chamber. The Senate will reassemble 15 minutes prior to the State of the State to proceed to the House Chamber. Upon conclusion of the State of the State, the Senate will reconvene to receive the Governor’s Budget Bill.
Scheduled Committee Meetings
9 a.m.: Joint Finance Committee (House Chamber)
1 p.m.: Economic Development (208W)
2 p.m.: Agriculture and Rural Development (208W)
2 p.m.: Pensions (451M)
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
Senate Bills to be Introduced Wednesday, January 9, 2019
- SB 1: Increasing access to career education and workforce training (Carmichael; Education then Finance)
- SB 2: WV Appellate Reorganization Act of 2019 (FN) (Trump; Judiciary then Finance)
- SB 3: Establishing WV Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act (Boso; Government Organization)
- SB 4: Relating generally to Municipal Home Rule Program (Weld; Government Organization)
- SB 5: Requiring certain insurers and managed care organizations develop prior authorization forms (Takubo; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
- SB 6: Creating tax credits for certain educational expenses incurred by teachers (FN) (Blair; Education then Finance)
- SB 7: Relating to public school transfer and enrollment policies (Rucker; Education)
- SB 8: Dissolving Information Services and Communications Division (FN) (Blair; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB 9: Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level (FN) (Blair; Finance)
- SB 10: Relating to Second Chance Driver's License Program (Blair; Finance)
- SB 11: Relating to retirement and pension benefits of certain PERS and Teachers Retirement System members who serve in Legislature (FN) (Blair; Pensions then Finance)
- SB 12: Exempting DNR police officers' pension benefits from state income tax (FN) (Blair; Pensions then Finance)
- SB 13: Changing distribution of racetrack video lottery net terminal income, excess net terminal income, and excess lottery fund (Blair; Finance)
- SB 14: Creating WV Farm-to-School Grant Program (FN) (Blair; Agriculture and Rural Development then Finance)
- SB 15: Establishing Mountaineer Trail Network Recreation Authority (FN) (Beach; Economic Development then Finance)
- SB 16: Authorizing expenditure of surplus funds by Wyoming County Commission (Cline; Finance)
- SB 17: Relating to probation eligibility (Trump; Judiciary)
- SB 18: Relating to crimes committed on State Capitol Complex (Trump; Judiciary)
- SB 19: Relating to Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (Blair; Agriculture and Rural Development then Finance)
- SB 20: Providing wind power projects be taxed at real property rate (FN) (Blair; Finance)
- SB 21: Establishing Katherine Johnson Academy (FN) (Blair; Education then Finance)
- SB 22: Adopting Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act of 2015 (Blair; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB 23: Creating five-year sunset on all tax credits established in chapter 11 of code (Blair; Finance)
- SB 24: Relating generally to local boards of health (Blair; Finance)
- SB 25: Authorizing certain higher education governing boards to eliminate faculty tenure (Trump; Education)
- SB 26: Permitting certain employees of educational service cooperatives participate in state's teacher retirement systems (Blair; Pensions)
- SB 27: Removing restrictions on where certain traditional lottery games may be played (FN) (Blair; Finance)
- SB 28: Removing hotel occupancy tax limit collects for medical care and emergency services (Blair; Finance)
- SB 29: Creating five-year tax credits for businesses on post-coal mine sites (FN) (Blair; Economic Development then Finance)
- SB 30: Eliminating tax on annuity considerations collected by life insurer (FN) (Blair; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
- SB 31: Relating generally to Local Powers Act (Blair; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
- SB 32: Providing special license plate for realtors (Blair; Government Organization)
- SB 33: Increasing penalties for certain crimes against law-enforcement officers (Cline; Judiciary)
- SB 34: Authorizing DOH or local authorities to establish minimum speed limits in certain areas (Cline; Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary)
- SB 35: Providing certain civil liability protections when removing animals from unattended motor vehicles (Weld; Judiciary)
- SB 36: Allowing adjustment of gross income for calculating personal income liability for certain retirees (FN) (Weld; Finance)
- SB 37: Exempting certain persons from hunting, fishing, and trapping license and permit fees (FN) (Weld; Natural Resources then Finance)
- SB 38: Exempting DNR police officers' pension benefits from state income tax (FN) (Weld; Pensions then Finance)
- SB 39: Providing certain military members in-state residency tuition rates (FN) (Weld; Education then Finance)
- SB 40: Establishing Mental Health and Military Service Member Court program (FN) (Weld; Judiciary then Finance)
- SB 41: Revising procedures for certain driver's license suspensions and revocations (FN) (Trump; Judiciary then Finance)
- SB 42: Increasing number of magistrates serving Berkeley County (FN) (Trump; Judiciary then Finance)
- SB 43: Relating generally to used motor vehicle warranties (Trump; Judiciary)
- SB 44: Appropriation Supremacy Act of 2019 (Trump; Judiciary then Finance)
- SB 45: Permitting certain nonpublic school students to participate in activities under WV Secondary School Activities Commission (FN) (Trump; Education then Finance)
- SB 46: Requiring certain probationers participate in work release program and spend six months in work release center (Smith; Judiciary)
- SB 47: Providing wind power projects be taxed at real property rate (FN) (Smith; Finance)
- SB 48: Creating five-year sunset on all tax credits created under chapter 11 of code (Smith; Finance)
- SB 49: Relating to use of aftermarket crash parts by motor vehicle repair shop (Smith; Judiciary)
- SB 50: Relating to long-term care and substance abuse treatment (FN) (Smith; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
- SB 51: Transferring child welfare enforcement responsibilities to State Police (FN) (Smith; Health and Human Resources then Government Organization)
- SB 52: Entitling natural resource producers to economic opportunity tax credit (FN) (Smith; Energy, Industry and Mining then Finance)
- SB 53: Relating to tax treatment of wind power projects (FN) (Smith; Finance)
- SB 54: Allowing operating of small-engine mopeds without driver's license (FN) (Boso; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
- SB 55: Relating to driving privileges and requirements for persons under 18 (Boso; Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary)
- SB 56: Relating to distribution of fees collected for criminal conviction expungement (FN) (Boso; Judiciary then Finance)
- SB 57: Relating to Local Powers Act (FN) (Boso; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
- SB 58: Exempting florists from general sourcing rules in regard to sales and use taxes (FN) (Plymale; Economic Development then Finance)
- SB 59: Creating Business PROMISE+ Scholarship (FN) (Plymale; Education then Finance)
- SB 60: Licensing practice of athletic training (Plymale; Health and Human Resources then Government Organization)
- SB 61: Adding certain crimes for which prosecutor may apply for wiretap (Weld; Judiciary)
- SB 62: Requiring participation in drug court program before discharge of certain first-time drug offenses (Weld; Judiciary)
- SB 63: Relating to partial filling of prescriptions (Weld; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
- SB 64: Relating generally to crane operator certification (Swope; Workforce then Judiciary)
- SB 65: Prohibiting political subdivisions from regulating certain areas of employer-employee relationship and sale or marketing of consumer merchandise (Swope; Workforce then Judiciary)
- SB 66: Prohibiting certain misleading lawsuit advertising practices (Swope; Judiciary)
- SB 67: Relating to admissibility of certain evidence in civil actions for damages (Swope; Judiciary)
- SB 68: Relating generally to crane operator certification (Swope; Workforce then Judiciary)
- SB 69: Requiring certain documents that include wage records be considered confidential (Swope; Workforce then Government Organization)
- SB 70: Prohibiting political subdivisions from regulating certain areas of employer-employee relationship and sale or marketing of consumer merchandise (Swope; Workforce then Judiciary)
- SB 71: Relating generally to Commission on Special Investigations (Woelfel; Judiciary)
- SB 72: Creating Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights (Woelfel; Judiciary)
- SB 73: Increasing vehicle weight limits on certain highways (Cline; Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary)
- SB 74: Exempting nonpaid volunteers at ski areas from workers' compensation benefits (Cline; Banking and Insurance then Judiciary)
- SB 75: Granting certain owners of breeding-age cows access to Coyote Control Program (Sypolt; Agriculture and Rural Development then Finance)
- SB 76: Creating emergency text system for children (Cline; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB 77: Requiring vehicles with hydraulically operated beds be equipped with warning device when bed is in upward position (Cline; Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary)
- SB 78: Specifying forms of grandparent visitation (Cline; Judiciary)
- SB 79: Establishing Katherine Johnson Academy (FN) (Boso; Education then Finance)
- SB 80: Establishing tax credit for practicing physicians locating in WV (FN) (Takubo; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
- SB 81: Prohibiting smoking in vehicle when minor under 16 present (Takubo; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
- SB 82: Providing personal income tax credit for classroom teachers for nonreimbursed cost of supplies (FN) (Baldwin; Education then Finance)
- SB 83: Funding for veterans' programs and volunteer fire departments (FN) (Baldwin; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB 84: Establishing Stay in State tax credit for higher education tuition (FN) (Baldwin; Education then Finance)
- SB 85: Relating to drug testing of legislators (Baldwin; Judiciary)
- SB 86: Requiring county boards provide free feminine hygiene products in grades six to 12 (FN) (Beach; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
- SB 87: Requiring contractors provide county boards of education number of units constructed prior to issuance of permit (Beach; Government Organization then Judiciary)
- SB 88: Creating Office of Outdoor Recreation (FN) (Beach; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB 89: Relating to safety of tow trucks, wreckers, and tilt-bed vehicles (Beach; Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary)
- SB 90: Transferring Safety and Treatment Program from DHHR to DMV (FN) (Rucker; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB 91: Relating to residency requirements for eligible voters (Rucker; Judiciary)
- SB 92: Providing special license plate supporting adoption (Rucker; Judiciary
- SB 93: Prohibiting State Board of Education from accepting federal education plans without legislative approval (Rucker; Education then Judiciary)
- SB 94: Adding certain legal procedures for individuals participating in Safety and Treatment Program (Rucker; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
- SB 95: Providing parties in civil litigation recover attorneys' fees and costs after dismissal of claim (Rucker; Judiciary)
- SB 96: Allowing retired judicial officer avoid limit on temporary employment payments under certain circumstances (FN) (Trump; Judiciary then Finance)
- SB 97: Modernizing certain beer, wine, and liquor laws (Trump; Judiciary)
- SB 98: Reforming liability for municipalities and counties for certain civil actions alleging injury (Trump; Judiciary)
- SB 99: Relating generally to Motor Vehicle Alcohol Test and Lock Program (Trump; Judiciary)
- SB 100: Increasing court fees to fund law-enforcement standards training and expenses (FN) (Trump; Finance
- SB 101: Equalizing penalties for intimidating and retaliating against certain public officers and other persons (Trump; Judiciary)
- SB 102: Relating generally to powers and authority of courthouse security officers (Trump; Judiciary)
- SB 103: Relating generally to Public Defender Services (FN) (Trump; Judiciary then Finance)
- SB 104: Relating to pyramid promotional schemes (Trump; Judiciary)
- SB 105: Creating enhanced penalty for certain aggravated traffic offenses (Woelfel; Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary)
- SB 106: Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level (Facemire; Finance)
- SB 107: Encouraging agreements between community and technical colleges and certain apprenticeship programs (Facemire; Workforce then Finance)
- SB 108: Requiring candidates elected to judicial office receive majority of votes (Plymale, Woelfel; Judiciary)
- SB 109: Correcting code references in regard to persons exempted from prohibitions against carrying concealed weapons (Palumbo; Judiciary)
- SB 110: Supplemental appropriation from Excess Lottery Fund to DHHR, Center for End of Life (Stollings; Finance)
- SB 111: Supplemental appropriation from Excess Lottery Fund to DHHR, CARDIAC Project (Stollings; Finance)
- SB 112: Supplemental appropriation from State Fund, General Revenue to DHHR, Tobacco Education Program (Stollings; Finance)
- SB 113: Creating five-year tax credits for businesses locating on post-coal mine sites (FN) (Stollings; Economic Development then Finance)
- SB 114: Allowing workers' compensation benefits for first responders diagnosed with PTSD due to employment event (Romano; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
- SB 115: Relating to certain election expenditure disclosures (Romano; Judiciary)
- SB 116: Relating to certain unlawful discriminatory practices (Palumbo; Judiciary)
- SB 117: Relating to incentives for consolidating local governments (FN) (Palumbo; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB 118: Creating Independent Redistricting Commission (Palumbo; Judiciary)
- SB 119: Specifying documents not subject to discovery in certain proceedings (Trump; Judiciary)
- SB 120: Increasing state employee pay over two-year period (FN) (Romano; Finance)
- SB 121: Providing continued eligibility for developmental disability services to military members' dependents (FN) (Romano; Military then Finance)
- SB 122: Funding volunteer fire departments through surcharge on fire and casualty insurance policies (Romano; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
- SB 123: Providing penalty for marijuana possession carries fine of no more than $1,000 without confinement (FN) (Romano; Judiciary)
- SB 124: Creating felony offense for actions of cruelty to animals which causes serious injury or death of animal (Clements; Judiciary)
- SB 125: Providing counties with less than 1,400 net enrollment be considered to have 1,400 in determining basic foundation program only (Clements; Education then Finance)
- SB 126: Requiring industrial hemp grower licensees file copy of license with local sheriff (Trump; Natural Resources then Judiciary)
- SB 127: Relating to parole officers' duties to perform alcohol and drug testing of litigants (Trump; Judiciary)
- SB 128: Requiring vacancies in certain public offices be filled by person affiliated with same political party as vacating person (Palumbo; Judiciary)
- SB 129: Creating surcharge to fund certain fire-related cleanup and demolition (FN) (Romano; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB 130: Allowing $1,000 cost-of-living adjustment for certain retirees (FN) (Romano; Pensions then Finance)
- SB 131: Modifying procedure for certain public agencies to contract for architectural and engineering services (Romano; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB 132: Establishing Mountaineer Trail Network Recreation Authority (FN) (Clements; Economic Development then Finance)
- SB 133: Creating Returning Veterans and Displaced Miners Jobs Act (Ojeda; Workforce then Government Organization)
- SB 134: Stabilizing PEIA benefits (Ojeda; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
- SB 135: Requiring registered lobbyists purchase and wear body-mounted cameras at Capitol (Ojeda; Government Organization then Judiciary)
- SB 136: Relating to tobacco usage and e-cigarette restrictions (Palumbo; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
- SB 137: Relating to unlawful discriminatory practices covered by Human Rights Act and Fair Housing Act (Palumbo; Judiciary)
- SB 138: Prohibiting civil rights violations based on gender identity or sexual orientation (Ojeda; Judiciary)
- SB 139: Changing requisite period necessary to take advantage of criminal offense reduction (Ojeda; Workforce then Judiciary)
- SB 140: Requiring correctional officers be paid overtime for hours worked beyond 40 in one-week period (FN) (Ojeda; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB 141: Creating Volunteer Firefighter Appreciation Act of 2019 (Ojeda; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB 142: Creating misdemeanor offense for impersonating military member (Ojeda; Military then Judiciary)
- SB 143: Reducing criminal penalties and criminalization of marijuana (Ojeda; Judiciary)
- SB 144: Creating WV Black Lung Program (Ojeda; Workforce then Finance)
- SB 145: Relating to WV Medical Cannabis Act (Ojeda; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
- SB 146: Increasing burglary penalties if other crime against person committed at same time (FN) (Azinger; Judiciary)
- SB 147: Shifting funding from Landfill Closure Assistance Fund to local solid waste authorities (FN) (Blair; Finance)
- SB 148: Requiring newly constructed dwelling units to meet minimum standards of universal design for disabled persons (FN) (Prezioso; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB149: Exempting certain veterans from concealed weapons license fees (FN) (Azinger; Military then Finance)
- SJR 1: County Economic Development Amendment (Boso; Judiciary then Finance)
- SJR 2: Supervision of Free Schools Modification Amendment (Boso; Judiciary then Finance)
- SJR 3: Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment (Sypolt; Judiciary then Finance)
- SJR 4: Protection of Electronic Communication and Data Amendment (Sypolt; Judiciary then Finance)
- SJR 5: Clarification of the Judiciary's Role in Impeachment Proceedings Amendment (Trump; Judiciary then Finance)
- SJR 6: Supreme Court Term Length Amendment (Woelfel; Judiciary then Finance)
- SCR 3: Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study practice of requiring payment to hold space by child care facilities (Cline)
- SCR 4: US Marine Corps Lt. Col. Dennis Ray Blankenship Memorial Road (Swope)
- SCR 5: Home of Coach Bob Bolen Mountain State University 2004 NAIA Champions sign (Cline)
* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note
* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill
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