Release Date: 01/23/2020
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

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Senate

Friday, January 24, 2020 – 17th Day of Session

 

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

• SCR 9: US Army SSG Nick P. Markos Memorial Bridge
• SR 13: Designating January 24, 2020, as Women's and Girls' Day
• SR 14: Designating January 24, 2020, as Corrections Day

 

THIRD READING

 

• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 144: Creating misdemeanor penalty for making materially false statement in course of misdemeanor investigation
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 311: Relating to court-ordered community service
• Eng. SB 321: Relating to collection of tax and priority of distribution of estate or property in receivership

 

SECOND READING

 

• SB 8: Exempting certain armed forces veterans from payment of fees for license to carry deadly weapon
• SB 114: Providing continued eligibility for developmental disability services to dependents of military members
• SB 289: Creating Green Alert Plan
• Com. Sub. for SB 303: Enacting Students' Right to Know Act
• Com. Sub. for SB 357: Authorizing Department of Revenue promulgate legislative rules
• Com. Sub. for SB 364: Authorizing Department of Transportation promulgate legislative rules
• SB 468: Relating to eligibility for license or permit application
• Com. Sub. for SB 470: Relating to use of crossbow to hunt
• Com. Sub. for SB 487: Providing exception that all DNR payments be deposited within 24 hours
• Com. Sub. for SB 500: Relating to Class Y special crossbow hunting permit
• Com. Sub. for SB 501: Adding protection, operation of North Bend Rail Trail, Greenbrier River Trail, and Elk River Trail to Parks and Recreation Section of DNR
• SB 509: Relating to custodial allocation actions independent of divorce

 

FIRST READING

 

• SB 51: Specifying forms of grandparent visitation
• Com. Sub. for SB 191: Creating felony offense of aggravated cruelty to animals
• Com. Sub. for SB 201: Relating generally to criminal offenses of stalking and harassment
• SB 523: Extending deadline for municipalities to offer Social Security coverage to certain municipal retirement system members
• Com. Sub. for SB 529: Establishing limitations on claims and benefits against state
• Com. Sub. for SB 532: Distributing assets remaining in municipal policemen's or firemen's pension and relief fund on death of last retiree or beneficiary

 

Scheduled Committee Meetings

 

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• SB 208: Protecting consumers from unfair pricing practices during state of emergency
• SB 339: Authorizing Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate legislative rules

o   SB 339: DHHR rule relating to public water systems

o   SB 340: DHHR rule relating to permit fees

o   SB 341: DHHR rule relating to vital statistics

o   SB 342: DHHR rule relating to emergency medical services

o   SB 343: DHHR rule relating to primary care center uncompensated care grants

o   SB 344: DHHR rule relating to primary care seed money grants

o   SB 345: DHHR rule relating to medical cannabis program general provisions

o   SB 346: DHHR rule relating to medical cannabis program growers/processors

o   SB 347: DHHR rule relating to medical cannabis program laboratories

o   SB 348: DHHR rule relating to medical cannabis program dispensaries

o   SB 349: DHHR rule relating to medical cannabis safe harbor letter

o   SB 350: DHHR rule relating to collection and exchange of data relating to overdoses

o   SB 351: DHHR rule relating to minimum licensing requirements for residential child care and treatment facilities

o   SB 352: DHHR rule relating to qualifications for provisional license to practice as social worker within DHHR

o   SB 353: DHHR rule relating to pilot program for drug screening of applicants for cash assistance

o   SB 354: Health Care Authority rule relating to critical care access hospitals

• SB 275: Creating Intermediate Court of Appeals

Senate Bills to be Introduced Friday, January 24, 2020

Committee Action on Bills from Thursday, January 23, 2020

 

10 a.m.: Select Committee on Children and Families (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 230: Requiring State Board of Education provide instruction to personnel on student suicide prevention
• Committee substitute referred to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Education

 

• Com. Sub. SB 236: Relating to online privacy protection of children
• Bill referred to subcommittee; members: Roberts (R-Raleigh), Hardesty (D-Logan), and Rucker (R-Jefferson)

 

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

• Originating Bill: Requiring notice to downstream water systems of a pollutant discharge
• Bill referred to subcommittee; members: Swope (R-Mercer), Sypolt (R-Preston), Jeffries (D-Kanawha)

 

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

• HB 4103: Relating to office of drug control policy
• Bill as amended reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

• SB 560: Permitting nursing home use trained individuals administer medication
• Bill is laid over to a future committee meeting

 

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

• HB 2696: Creating an additional index system for state-owned lands
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

• HB 4020: Removing authority of municipalities to require occupational licensure if licensure for the occupation is required by the state
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

 

• HB 4130: Relating to competitive bidding for government construction contracts arising out of declared states of emergency
• Bill as amended reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

• SB 209: Repealing annexation by minor boundary adjustment
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

• SB 175: Requiring certain agencies maintain website which contains specific information
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

2 p.m.: Education (451M)

• SB 241: Requiring State Board of Education develop method for student transportation costs as stand-alone consideration
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• SB 136: Prohibiting certain misleading lawsuit advertising practices
• Bill referred to subcommittee; members: Takubo (R-Kanawha), Romano (D-Harrison), Azinger (R-Wood)

 

• SB 261: Creating criminal penalties for introducing ransomware into computer with intent to extort
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Thursday, January 23, 2020 (16)

Resolutions Adopted by the Senate as of Thursday, January 23, 2020 (4)

 

• SCR 1: Designating dogs adopted from animal shelters and rescues as WV official state dog (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)

·         SCR 2: Requesting Frederick County, Virginia, consider becoming part of State of West Virginia (House Rules)

·         SCR 3: US Army MSG Richard A. "Dick" Smoot Memorial Bridge (Pending House introduction)

·         SCR 4: Urging Congress call convention to propose amendment on congressional term limits (House Judiciary)

 

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

 

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