Release Date: 01/23/2019
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

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Senate

Wednesday, January 23, 2019 – 15th Day of Session

 

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

 

RESOLUTIONS

• SR 16: Recognizing Daniel Boone VFW Post 5578 for service to community, state, and country
• SR 17: Designating January 23, 2019, as Sexual and Domestic Violence Awareness Day
• SR 18: Recognizing 20th anniversary of James "Tiger" Morton Catastrophic Illness Fund
• SR 19: Designating January 23, 2019, as West Virginia for Broadband Day at Capitol

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• SCR 15: Studying feasibility of requiring all state agencies that collect fees and fines to depose those funds in General Revenue Fund

THIRD READING

• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 1: Increasing access to career education and workforce training
• Com. Sub. for SB 18: Relating to crimes committed on State Capitol Complex (original similar to HB 2092)
• Com. Sub. for SB 255: Relating to Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee
• SB 354: Expiring funds to balance of Auditor's Office - Chief Inspector's Fund

SECOND READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 223: Authorizing Department of Commerce promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 2246)
• Com. Sub. for SB 253: Protecting consumers from automatic purchase renewal and continuous service offers

FIRST READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 258: Establishing common law "veil piercing" claims not be used to impose personal liability

 

Scheduled Committee Meetings

 

1 p.m.: Economic Development (208W)

• SB 390: Requiring electric utilities submit feasibility studies of constructing and operating middle-mile broadband internet projects

2 p.m.: Agriculture and Rural Development (208W)

• SB 285: Relating to modification of cottage food laws
• SB 259: Expanding Coyote Control Program
• SB 19: Relating to Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
• SB 14: Creating WV Farm-to-School Grant Program
• SB 344: Relating to operation of state-owned farms
• SB 383: Creating WV Healthy Food Crop Block Grant Program

2 p.m.: Pensions (451M)

• Agenda TBA

3 p.m. Judiciary (208W)

• SB 63: Relating to partial filling of prescriptions
• SB 199: Athletic Commission rule relating to administrative rules of State Athletic Commission (Bundle 9)

o SB 191: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to animal disease control

o SB 192: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to industrial hemp

o SB 193: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to rural rehabilitation loan program

o SB 194: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to captive cervid farming

o SB 195: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to farm-to-food bank tax credit

o SB 196: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to agritourism

o SB 197: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to farmers markets

o SB 198: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to seed certification program

o SB 199: Athletic Commission rule relating to administrative rules of State Athletic Commission

o SB 200: Board of Licensed Dietitians rule relating to licensure and renewal requirements

o SB 201: Board of Medicine rule relating to licensing and disciplinary procedures: physicians; podiatric physicians; and surgeons

o SB 202: Board of Medicine rule relating to permitting and disciplinary procedures: educational permits for graduate medical interns, residents, and fellows

o SB 203: Board of Osteopathic Medicine rule relating to licensing procedures for osteopathic physicians

o SB 204: Board of Pharmacy rule relating to licensure and practice of pharmacy

o SB 205: Board of Pharmacy rule relating to board rules for registration of pharmacy technicians

o SB 206: Board of Pharmacy rule relating to regulations governing pharmacy permits

o SB 207: Board of Pharmacy rule relating to regulations governing pharmacists

o SB 208: Board of Pharmacy rules relating to substitution of biological pharmaceuticals

o SB 209: Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board rule relating to requirements for licensure and certification

o SB 210: Registered Professional Nurses rule relating to criteria for evaluation and accreditation of colleges, departments, or schools of nursing

o SB 211: Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses rule relating to registration and licensure, and conduct constituting professional misconduct

o SB 212: Board of Registered Professional Nurses rule relating to advanced practice registered nurse

o SB 213: Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses rule relating to standards for scope of professional nursing practice

o SB 214: Board of Registered Professional Nurses rule relating to fees for services rendered by board and supplemental renewal fee for center for nursing

o SB 215: Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses rule relating to dialysis technicians

o SB 216: Secretary of State rule relating to filing and formatting rules and related documents for publication in State Register

o SB 217: Secretary of State rule relating to loan and grant programs under Help America Vote Act

o SB 218: Secretary of State rule relating to early voting in-person satellite precincts

o SB 219: Secretary of State rule relating to notaries public

o SB 220: Board of Social Work rule relating to qualifications for profession of social work

o SB 221: Board of Social Work rule relating to code of ethics

o SB 222: Treasurer's Office rule relating to reporting and claiming unknown and unlocatable interest owners reserved interest

• SB 236: Providing notice of eligibility to persons to vote after completion of punishment or pardon

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Budget Hearing: West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Senate Bills to be Introduced Wednesday, January 23, 2019

· SB 394: Allowing state to opt out of federal statute relating to SNAP benefits (Takubo, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Maroney, Weld; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)

· SB 395: Authorizing PEIA establish base benefits insurance plans (FN) (Tarr, Boso, Maroney, Sypolt, Takubo; Banking and Insurance then Finance)

· SB 396: Waiving occupational licensing fees for low-income individuals, military families, and young workers (Tarr; Government Organization then Finance)

· SB 397: Relating to autocycles (Cline; Transportation and Infrastructure)

· SB 398: Relating to compensation for senior judges (Trump; Judiciary then Finance)

· SB 399: Relating to compensation for senior magistrates (Trump; Judiciary then Finance)

· SB 400: Allowing Board of Dentistry create specialty licenses (Romano; Health and Human Resources then Government Organization)

· SB 401: Exempting Social Security benefits from personal income tax (FN) (Cline, Azinger, Boley, Boso, Hamilton, Jeffries, Maynard, Hardesty, Roberts, Smith, Swope, Sypolt, Tarr; Finance)

· SB 402: Authorizing Division of Forestry investigate and enforce timber theft violations (Sypolt; Natural Resources then Judiciary)

· SB 403: Prohibiting person criminally responsible for death of relative from being involved in burial arrangements (Sypolt; Judiciary)

· SB 404: Altering sediment control during commercial timber harvesting operations (Sypolt; Natural Resources then Government Organization)

· SB 405: Increasing limit on additional expenses incurred in preparing notice list for redemption (Sypolt; Government Organization)

· SB 406: Relating to collection of taxes on estate or property in receivership (Trump; Finance)

· SB 407: Relating to abandonment and indication of ownership in property held by financial institution (Trump; Banking and Insurance then Judiciary)

· SB 408: Determining indigency for public defender services (Palumbo; Judiciary)

· SB 409: Permitting third-party ownership of renewable and alternative generating facilities (FN) (Rucker, Hamilton, Lindsay, Plymale, Prezioso, Smith, Sypolt, Trump; Energy, Industry and Mining then Finance)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Tuesday, January 22, 2019

10 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure (451M)

• SB 238: Increasing fines for passing stopped school bus
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

• SB 333: Exempting automobiles 25 years or older from personal property taxes’
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Senate Concurrent Resolutions: SCR 4: US Marine Corps Lt. Col. Dennis Ray Blankenship Memorial Road; SCR 9: US Army PFC Winten L. Wayts Memorial Bridge
• Resolutions reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that they be adopted

1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)

• SB 52: Entitling natural resource producers to economic opportunity tax credit
• Bill has been laid over

• SB 167: DEP rule relating to requirements governing water quality standards
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)

• SB 173: DHHR rule relating to medication-assisted treatment office-based medication-assisted treatment
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

2 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)

• SB 291: Relating generally to survivor benefits for emergency response providers
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• SB 241: Permitting county court clerks scan certain documents in electronic form
• Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

• SB 233: Relating to age requirements for deputy sheriff
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

• SB 330: Requiring contact information be listed on agency's online directory and website
• Bill has been laid over

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• SB 55: Relating to driving privileges and requirements for persons under 18
• Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

• SB 101: Equalizing penalties for intimidating and retaliating against certain public officers and other persons
• Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

• SB 103: Relating generally to Public Defender Services
• Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• SB 124: Creating felony offense for actions of cruelty to animals which causes serious injury or death of animal
• Committee Substitute reported as amended to the full Senate with recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• SB 268: Updating meaning of federal taxable income in WV Corporation Net Income Tax Act
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

• SB 269: Updating terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

• SB 178: Lottery Commission rule relating to WV Lottery sports wagering rule
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Tuesday, January 22, 2019 (16)

 

• SB 3: Establishing WV Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act (Pending House introduction)
• SB 10: Relating to Second Chance Driver's License Program (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SB 17: Relating to probation eligibility (House Judiciary)
• 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 61: Adding certain crimes for which prosecutor may apply for wiretap (House Judiciary)
• SB 62: Requiring participation in drug court program before discharge of certain first-time drug offenses (Pending House introduction)
• SB 106: Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level (House Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development)
• SB 119: Specifying documents not subject to discovery in certain proceedings (House Judiciary)
• SB 152: Relating generally to criminal offense expungement (Pending House introduction)
• SB 177: Fire Commission rule relating to State Building Code (House Judiciary)
• SB 190: DOH rule relating to employment procedures (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SB 240: Repealing certain legislative rules no longer authorized or are obsolete (Pending House introduction)
• SB 272: Updating code relating to Commission on Special Investigations (House Judiciary)

Resolutions that have Passed the Senate as of Tuesday, January 22, 2019 (1)

• SCR 11: Urging Congress pass fully funded long-term surface transportation and infrastructure measures (House Technology and Infrastructure)

 

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.

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