Member's Press Release
Release Date: 01/18/2019
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999
Senate
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Friday, January 18, 2019
Friday, January 18, 2019 – 10th Day of Session
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.
THIRD READING
- Eng. SB 272: Updating code relating to Commission on Special Investigations (original similar to HB 2434, SB 71)
SECOND READING
- Com. Sub. for SB 3: Establishing WV Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act
- Com. Sub. for SB 17: Relating to probation eligibility
- Com. Sub. for SB 61: Adding certain crimes for which prosecutor may apply for wiretap
- SB 119: Specifying documents not subject to discovery in certain proceedings
- Com. Sub. for SB 152: Relating generally to criminal offense expungement
FIRST READING
- Com. Sub. for SB 62: Requiring participation in drug court program before discharge of certain first-time drug offenses
- Com. Sub. for SB 240: Repealing certain legislative rules no longer authorized or are obsolete
Scheduled Committee Meetings
12:30 p.m.: Agriculture and Rural Development
- SB 193: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to rural rehabilitation loan program
- SB 194: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to captive cervid farming
- SB 195: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to farm-to-food bank tax credit
- SB 196: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to agritourism
- SB 197: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to farmers markets
- SB 198: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to seed certification program
- SB 259: Expanding Coyote Control Program
- SB 19: Relating to Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
- SB 285: Relating to modification of cottage food laws
Senate Bills to be Introduced Friday, January 18, 2019
- SB 343: Relating to review and approval of state property leases (IB) (Carmichael, Prezioso; Government Organization)
- SB 344: Relating to operation of state-owned farms (FN) (IB) (Carmichael, Prezioso; Agriculture and Rural Development)
- SB 345: Adding definition of "grantee" to include state spending units and local governments (IB) (Carmichael, Prezioso; Government Organization)
- SB 346: Changing rate which certain judges are paid for mileage when traveling within state (FN) (IB) (Carmichael, Prezioso; Finance)
- SB 347: Limiting civil penalty for persons convicted of littering (FN) (Clements, Boso, Maroney, Smith, Trump; Judiciary)
- SB 348: Relating to tobacco usage restrictions (Takubo, Maroney, Prezioso, Stollings; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
- SB 349: Allowing individuals to petition for expungement of misdemeanor offenses (Carmichael, Prezioso; Judiciary) [By Request of the Executive]
- SB 350: Defining terms to assure correctional officers are considered law-enforcement officers (FN) (Unger; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB 351: Relating to lobbying by state boards and commissions (Maynard; Judiciary)
- SB 352: Relating to Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation acquiring and disposing of goods and commodities (FN) (Weld; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB 353: Increasing salaries of magistrates, supreme court justices, circuit court judges and family court judges (FN) (Woelfel, Trump; Judiciary then Finance)
- SCR 11: Urging Congress pass fully funded long-term surface transportation and infrastructure measures (Clements)
* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note
* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill
Committee Action on Bills from Thursday, January 17, 2019
9:30 a.m.: Finance (451M)
- Originating Bill: Supplemental appropriation to the West Virginia State Auditor's Office
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
1 p.m.: Energy, Industry, and Mining (208W)
- SB 275: Relating to sale of delinquent surface and mineral properties
- Bill referred to subcommittee – Senator Facemire (D-Braxton), Senator Hamilton (R-Upshur), Senator Clements (R-Wetzel), Senator Lindsay (D-Kanawha)
- SB 52: Entitling natural resource producers to economic opportunity tax credit
- Discussion of this bill will continue at next meeting
1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)
- SB 169: DHHR rule relating to assisted living residences
- Bill reported as amended to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary
- SB 136: Relating to tobacco usage and e-cigarette restrictions
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary
- SB 63: Relating to partial filling of prescriptions
- Bill reported as amended to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance
- SB 310: Establishing certain requirements for dental insurance
- Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- SB 300: Relating to adoption records
- Removed from agenda
2 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)
- SB 255: Relating to Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee
- Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- SB 4: Relating generally to Municipal Home Rule Program
- Removed from agenda
- SB 271: Concerning government procurement of commodities and services
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary
- SB 292: Relating to fire service equipment and training funds for volunteer VFDs
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- SB 18: Relating to crimes committed on State Capitol Complex
- Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- SB 92: Providing special license plate supporting adoption
- Committee postponed further consideration of bill
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 1: Increasing access to career education and workforce training
- Committee Substitute for the Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Thursday, January 17, 2019 (8)
- SB 10: Relating to Second Chance Driver's License Program (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SB 24: Relating generally to local boards of health (House Political Subdivisions)
- SB 27: Removing restrictions on where certain traditional lottery games may be played (House Finance)
- SB 28: Removing hotel occupancy tax limit collects for medical care and emergency services (House Finance)
- SB 36: Allowing adjustment of gross income for calculating personal income liability for certain retirees (House Pensions and Retirement)
- SB 106: Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level (House Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development)
- SB 177: Fire Commission rule relating to State Building Code (House Judiciary)
- SB 190: DOH rule relating to employment procedures (House Technology and Infrastructure)
Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.
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