Member's Press Release
Release Date: 02/02/2020
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999
Senate
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Monday, February 3, 2020
Monday, February 3, 2020 – 27th Day of Session
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- SCR 16: Firefighter Marvin Layton Hughes Memorial Bridge
- SCR 17: USMC PFC Manuel P. Markos Memorial Bridge
THIRD READING
- Eng. SB 281: Removing residency requirement for persons applying for reappointment to municipal police dept
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 534: Removing workers' compensation exclusion for temporary legislative employees
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 547: Relating to employer testing, notice, termination, and forfeiture of unemployment compensation
- Eng. SB 552: Requiring contracts of $25,000 or more be competitively bid
- Eng. HB 4103: Relating to office of drug control policy
SECOND READING
- Com. Sub. for SB 240: Requiring hotels and restaurants secure manhole covers of certain grease traps
- Com. Sub. for SB 267: Creating offenses of conversion of leased or rented personal property
- Com. Sub. for SB 308: Creating criminal penalties for violation of orders issued for protection of victims of financial exploitation
- SB 510: Making permanent land reuse agency or municipal land bank's right of first refusal on certain tax sale properties
- Com. Sub. for SB 511: Regulating pawnbrokers
- Com. Sub. for SJR 7: Preserving the Separation of Powers Amendment
- Eng. HB 4496: Removing the specific mandate of the Board of Risk and Insurance Management to purchase liability insurance for the Division of Corrections
FIRST READING
- Com. Sub. for SB 190: Modifying requirement that racetrack participate in WV Thoroughbred Development Fund by certain date
- SB 300: Updating certain terms in WV Corporation Net Income Tax Act
- Com. Sub. for SB 316: Relating to oil and gas conservation commission membership
- Com. Sub. for SB 544: Authorizing pharmacists and pharmacy interns administer vaccines
- Com. Sub. for SB 551: Relating to Water and Wastewater Investment and Infrastructure Improvement Act
- Com. Sub. for SB 560: Permitting nursing home use trained individuals administer medication
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4042: Requiring agencies exempt from some or all of state purchasing requirements to adopt procedural rules
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4091: Allowing for expedited oil and gas well permitting upon payment of applicable expedited fees
- Eng. HB 4393: Relating to making suffocation and asphyxiation crimes - (Com. title amend. pending)
Scheduled Committee Meetings
1 p.m.: Natural Resources (208W)
2 p.m.: Banking and Insurance (451M)
- SB 279: Requiring dental insurance plans honor assignment made in writing by person covered
- SB 284: Creating WV Health Care Continuity Act
- SB 598: Creating WV Mutual to Mutual Insurance Holding Company Act
- SB 599: Clarifying when claimant may file cause of action without screening certificate of merit
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- SB 665: Requiring persons convicted of certain crimes on or after March 8, 1995, provide DNA samples
- SB 136: Prohibiting certain misleading lawsuit advertising practices
- SB 96: Prohibiting municipalities from limiting persons' rights to possess certain weapons
- SB 208: Protecting consumers from unfair pricing practices during state of emergency
- SB 232: Removing outdated prohibitions against electronic or mechanical ticket dispensers and readers
- SB 678: Waiving fines and fees for completing Getting Over Addicted Lifestyles Successfully Program
- HB 4275: Authorizing Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety promulgate legislative rules relating to the Fire Commission
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- Com. Sub. for SB 138: Incentives for consolidating local governments
- Com. Sub. for SB 142: Expanding Coyote Control Program through voluntary assessment on breeding cows
- SB 203: Allowing certain deductions from personal income tax refunds
- Com. Sub. for SB 522: Relating to compensation awards to crime victims
- SB 615: Declaring certain claims against state as moral obligations of state
Senate Bills to be Introduced Monday, February 3, 2020
- SB 684: Excluding certain wholesale electric generating facilities from PSC regulation (Tarr; Government Organization)
- SB 685: Requiring WV schools teach cursive writing (Cline, Boley, Clements, Roberts; Education)
- SB 686: Exempting contract and common carrier laws for certain vehicles (Blair, Jeffries; Government Organization)
- SB 687: Increasing compensation of elected county officials (FN) (Trump, Hamilton, Palumbo, Hardesty, Cline; Government Organization)
- SB 688: Relating to telemedicine practice (Takubo; Health and Human Resources)
- SCR 18: William "Bill" Thurman King Memorial Bridge (Smith, Sypolt)
- SR 28: Designating February 4, 2020, as WV Homeschool Day (Tarr)
- SR 29: Designating February 4, 2020, as WV Alzheimer's Association Day (Takubo, Stollings, Prezioso)
* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note
* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill
Committee Action on Bills from Friday, January 31, 2020
10 a.m.: Judiciary
- SB 482: Eliminating permit requirement for storing concealed handgun in vehicle on school property for persons over 21
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 625: Creating one-day annual license to permit charitable auction of sealed rare, antique, or vintage liquor bottles
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 629: Clarifying alcohol by volume percentage for certain wines
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Friday, January 31, 2020 (45 Senate; 2 House)
- SB 8: Exempting certain armed forces veterans from payment of fees for license to carry deadly weapon (House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security)
- SB 16: Creating Protect Our Right to Unite Act (House Judiciary)
- SB 35: Limiting civil penalty for littering conviction to $2,000 (House Judiciary)
- SB 42: Permitting faith-based electives in classroom drug prevention programs (House Education)
- SB 46: Defining "pepper spray" and exempting from definition of "deadly weapons" (House Judiciary)
- SB 51: Specifying forms of grandparent visitation (House Senior, Children and Family Issues)
- SB 94: Providing persons with physical disabilities ability to vote by electronic absentee ballot (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 114: Providing continued eligibility for developmental disability services to dependents of military members (House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security)
- SB 125: Prohibiting victim from being subjected to certain physical examinations for sexual offenses (House Judiciary)
- SB 140: Changing rate at which certain judges are paid for mileage when traveling within state (House Finance)
- SB 144: Creating misdemeanor penalty for making materially false statement in course of misdemeanor investigation (House Judiciary)
- SB 170: Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level (House Finance)
- SB 175: Requiring certain agencies maintain website which contains specific information (House Government Organization)
- SB 191: Creating felony offense of aggravated cruelty to animals (House Judiciary)
- SB 201: Relating generally to criminal offenses of stalking and harassment (House Judiciary)
- SB 207: Creating Prosecuting Attorney's Detectives Act (House Judiciary)
- SB 209: Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment (House Political Subdivisions)
- SB 217: Requiring DHHR collaborate with Workforce Development Board and WV Division of Personnel for job placement (House Health and Human Resources)
- SB 225: Empowering municipalities to enact Adopt-A-Street programs (House Government Organization)
- SB 241: Requiring State Board of Education develop method for student transportation costs as stand-alone consideration (House Education)
- SB 261: Creating criminal penalties for introducing ransomware into computer with intent to extort (House Judiciary)
- SB 289: Creating Green Alert Plan (House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security)
- SB 297: Requiring Board of Education create home economics course (House Education)
- SB 303: Enacting Students' Right to Know Act (House Education)
- SB 307: Correcting code citation relating to certain tax liens (House Government Organization)
- SB 310: Updating certain terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act (House Finance)
- SB 311: Relating to court-ordered community service (H First Reading, 02-03)
- SB 321: Relating to collection of tax and priority of distribution of estate or property in receivership (House Judiciary)
- SB 322: Relating to prequalifications for state contract vendors (House Government Organization)
- SB 323: Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules (Completed; awaiting action by the Governor)
- SB 339: Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rules (House Judiciary)
- SB 357: Authorizing Department of Revenue promulgate legislative rules (H First Reading, 02-03)
- SB 364: Authorizing Department of Transportation promulgate legislative rules (House Judiciary)
- SB 449: Authorizing Department of Commerce promulgate legislative rules (Pending House introduction)
- SB 468: Relating to eligibility for license or permit application (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- SB 470: Relating to use of crossbow to hunt (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- SB 487: Providing exception that all DNR payments be deposited within 24 hours (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- SB 500: Relating to Class Y special crossbow hunting permit (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- SB 501: Adding protection, operation of North Bend Rail Trail, Greenbrier River Trail, and Elk River Trail to Parks and Recreation Section of DNR (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- SB 509: Relating to custodial allocation actions independent of divorce (House Judiciary)
- SB 523: Extending deadline for municipalities to offer Social Security coverage to certain municipal retirement system members (House Pensions and Retirement)
- SB 529: Establishing limitations on claims and benefits against state (House Judiciary)
- SB 532: Distributing assets remaining in municipal policemen's or firemen's pension and relief fund on death of last retiree or beneficiary (House Pensions and Retirement)
- SB 550: Permitting leashed dogs track mortally wounded deer or bear (Pending House introduction)
- SB 642: Correcting incorrect code citation in WV Consumer Credit and Protection Act (Pending House introduction)
- HB 2696: Creating an additional index system for state-owned lands (Completed; awaiting action by the Governor)
- HB 4130: Relating to competitive bidding for government construction contracts arising out of declared states of emergency (Completed; awaiting action by the Governor)
Resolutions Adopted by the Senate as of Friday, January 31, 2020 (5)
- 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 (House Transportation and Infrastructure)
- SCR 4: Urging Congress call convention to propose amendment on congressional term limits (House Judiciary)
- SCR 10: Requesting study of current WV laws relating to anti-bullying measures in schools (House Education)
Bills that Have Completed Legislation as of Friday, January 31, 2020 (4 – 2 Senate; 2 House)
- SB 94: Providing persons with physical disabilities ability to vote by electronic absentee ballot (Completed; Awaiting action by the Governor)
- SB 323: Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules (Completed; awaiting action by the Governor)
- HB 2696: Creating an additional index system for state-owned lands (Completed; awaiting action by the Governor)
- HB 4130: Relating to competitive bidding for government construction contracts arising out of declared states of emergency (Completed; awaiting action by the Governor)
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