Member's Press Release
Release Date: 01/19/2020
Contact: Jared Hunt at (304) 340-3323
House of Delegates
On the Agenda: Monday in the House of Delegates
SPECIAL CALENDAR
Monday, January 20, 2020
13th Day of the Legislative Session
House to convene at 11 a.m. On the agenda:
THIRD READING – For Passage
- H. B. 4010 - Changing the licensing requirement for certain casino employees
- H. B. 4062 - Reducing the cost of prescription drugs
- Com. Sub. for H. B. 4091 - Allowing for expedited oil and gas well permitting upon payment of applicable expedited fees
- Com. Sub. for H. B. 4096 - Requiring candidates to live in the state or local election district for the office for which they are seeking
SECOND READING – Amendment Stage
- Com. Sub. for H. B. 4017 - Establishing country roads accountability and transparency
- Com. Sub. for H. B. 4020 - Removing authority of municipalities to require occupational licensure if licensure for the occupation is required by the state
- Com. Sub. for H. B. 4108 - Relating generally to certificates of need for health care services
- H. B. 4130 - Relating to competitive bidding for government construction contracts arising out of declared states of emergency
- H. B. 4141 - Requiring the Department of Administration to publish its comprehensive annual financial report by the end of December
FIRST READING
- Com. Sub. for H. B. 2086 - Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act
- Com. Sub. for H. B. 4077 - Increasing the amount of the bond required to be posted by proprietary schools
- Com. Sub. for H. B. 4119 - Establishing the crime of torture
- Com. Sub. for H. B. 4275 - Fire Commission, state fire code
- H. B. 4417 - Relating to permitting professional boards
- H. B. 4419 - Relating to the Controlled Substance Monitoring Database
Public Hearing:
Committee on the Judiciary
8:30 a.m. - House Chamber
- B. 4275, Fire Commission, state fire code.
Committee Meetings Scheduled:
Committee on the Judiciary
9:30 a.m. - Room 418 M
Com. Sub. for S. B. 94, Providing persons with physical disabilities ability to vote by electronic absentee ballot,
- B. 4393, Relating to making suffocation and asphyxiation crimes,
- B. 2892, Including digital and virtual information in the definition of property that can be searched and seized by a warrant,
- B. 4002, Creating a felony crime relating to drug delivery resulting in death
Committee on Rules
10:45 a.m. - Behind Chamber
Agriculture and Natural Resources
1:00 p.m. - Room 418 M
Agriculture:
- H. B. 4208, Commissioner of Agriculture, animal disease control.
- H. B. 4209, Commissioner of Agriculture, fresh food act.
- H. B. 4210, Commissioner of Agriculture, poultry rules for hatcheries, growers and contractors pertaining to poultry disease control and eradication.
- H. B. 4211, Commissioner of Agriculture, grade "A" pasteurized milk.
- H. B. 4212, Commissioner of Agriculture, WV manufacture-grade milk.
- H. B. 4213, Commissioner of Agriculture, WV exempted dairy farms and milk and milk products processing rules.
- H. B. 4214, Commissioner of Agriculture, West Virginia spay neuter assistance program.
- H. B. 4215, Commissioner of Agriculture, captive cervid farming.
- H. B. 4260, Commissioner of Agriculture, auctioneers.
- H. B. 4261, Commissioner of Agriculture, employment reference and inquiries and background checks.
- H. B. 4262, Commissioner of Agriculture, industrial hemp.
- H. B. 4263, Commissioner of Agriculture, hemp products.
- H. B. 4264, Commissioner of Agriculture, farmers markets.
Natural Resources:
- H. B. 4224, Division of Forestry, sediment control during commercial timber-harvesting operations-licensing.
- H. B. 4225, Division of Forestry, sediment control during commercial timber-harvesting operations-logger certification.
- H. B. 4236, Division of Natural Resources, commercial whitewater outfitters.
- H. B. 4237, Division of Natural Resources, transporting and selling wildlife pelts and parts.
- H. B. 4238, Division of Natural Resources, boating rule.
- H. B. 4239, Division of Natural Resources, special requirements concerning boating.
- H. B. 4240, Division of Natural Resources, defining the terms used in all hunting and trapping.
- H. B. 4241, Division of Natural Resources, prohibitions when hunting and trapping.
- H. B. 4242, Division of Natural Resources, catching and selling bait fish.
- H. B. 4243, Division of Natural Resources, falconry.
- H. B. 4305, Division of Natural Resources, special boating rule.
- H. B. 4306, Division of Natural Resources, public use of campgrounds in West Virginia State Parks and State Forests and campsites in State Rail Trails.
- H. B. 4307, Division of Natural Resources, special projects and grants for West Virginia State Parks, State Forests, and State Rail Trails.
- H. B. 4308, Division of Natural Resources, special fishing rule.
Banking & Insurance
1:00 p.m. - Room 215 E
(***Agenda to be posted.***)
Committee on Finance
3:00 p.m. - Room 462 M
- Budget Hearing for Department of Agriculture
- Budget Hearing for WV Conservation Agency
Committee on Government & Organization
4:00 p.m. - Room 215 E
- HB 4011, Reorganizing various boards and authorities for the licensing and oversight of trades, occupations, and professions.
- HB 4388, Limiting the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner's authority to restrict advertising.
- HB 4216, West Virginia Board of Dentistry, rule for the West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4339, Board of Social Work, qualifications for the profession of social work. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4342, Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, disciplinary and complaint procedures for speech-language pathology and audiology. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4346, Board of Veterinary Medicine, registration of veterinary technicians. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4340, Board of Social Work, fee schedule. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4259, Board of Architects, fees for registration of architects. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4341, Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, licensure of speech-pathology and audiology. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4347, Board of Veterinary Medicine, schedule of fees. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4252, Board of Accountancy, board rules and rules of professional conduct. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4327, Board of Registration for Professional Engineers, examination, licensure and practice of professional engineers. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4328, Board of Professional Surveyors, examination and licensing of professional surveyors in West Virginia. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4345, Board of Veterinary Medicine, organization and operation and licensing of veterinarians. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4231, Division of Labor, supervision of plumbing work. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4232, Division of Labor, regulation of heating, ventilating and cooling work. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4235, Division of Motor Vehicles, state vehicle title, registration and relicensing project of 2018. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4244, Board of Occupational Therapy, fees for services rendered by the board. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4258, Board of Architects, registration of architects. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4269, West Virginia Board of Dentistry, dental advertising. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
- HB 4304, Division of Motor Vehicles, safety and treatment program. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
From the Activity Calendar:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Optometry Day
Upper Senate Rotunda
NFIB
Upper House Walkway
*** Agendas and meeting times subject to change. ***
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