Member's Press Release
Release Date: 02/11/2020
Contact: Jared Hunt at (304) 340-3323
House of Delegates
On the Agenda: Wednesday in the House of Delegates
Here’s what’s scheduled Wednesday in the House of Delegates:
SPECIAL CALENDAR
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
36th Day of the Legislative Session
House to convene at 11 a.m. On the agenda:
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE:
- Students from the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind
THIRD READING – For Passage
- Sub. for S. B. 35 - Limiting civil penalty for littering conviction to $2,000
- B. 321 - Relating to collection of tax and priority of distribution of estate or property in receivership
- Sub. for S. B. 449 - Authorizing Department of Commerce promulgate legislative rules
- Sub. for S. B. 532 - Distributing assets remaining in municipal policemen's or firemen's pension and relief fund on death of last retiree or beneficiary
- B. 4178 - Requiring calls which are recorded be maintained for a period of five years
- Sub. for H. B. 4478 - Creating a lifetime ban for commercial drivers involved in human trafficking
- Sub. for H. B. 4544 - Relating to possession of any controlled substance on the premises of or within 200 feet of a public library
- Sub. for H. B. 4576 - Establishing a procedure for correcting errors in deeds, deeds of trust and mortgages
- B. 4647 - Relating to limited video lottery permit holders
SECOND READING – Amendment Stage
- Sub. for S. B. 16 - Creating Protect Our Right to Unite Act
- Sub. for S. B. 560 - Permitting nursing home use trained individuals administer medication (Health and Human Resources Committee Amendment Pending)
- Sub. for S. B. 676 - Permitting fees from Child Abuse Registry be used for information technology support costs
- Sub. for H. B. 4088 - Disposition of funds from certain oil and natural gas wells due to unknown or unlocatable interest owners
- B. 4113 - Relating to motor fuel excise taxes (Finance Committee Title Amendment Pending)
- Sub. for H. B. 4158 - Allowing a person to manufacture a stated amount of alcoholic liquor for personal consumption
- Sub. for H. B. 4398 - Relating to required courses of instruction
- B. 4437 - Relating to the West Virginia Pay Card program
- B. 4551 - Relating to subsidized adoption (Health and Human resources Committee Amendment Pending)
- Sub. for H. B. 4615 - West Virginia Critical Infrastructure Protection Act
- B. 4655 - Permitting military personnel in areas where on-the-job emergency medicine is part of the training to be granted automatic EMS or EMT certification
- Sub. for H. B. 4706 - Relating to reports concerning funds due to unknown or unlocatable interest owners
- B. 4790 - Relating to Career Technical Education for middle school students
FIRST READING
- B. 170 - Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level (Finance Committee Amendment Pending)
- B. 300 - Updating certain terms in WV Corporation Net Income Tax Act
- B. 310 - Updating certain terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act
- Sub. for H. B. 4155 - Relating generally to the regulation of plumbers
- Sub. for H. B. 4217 - Department of Environmental Protection, ambient air quality standards
- B. 4406 - Relating to the reproduction of checks and other records (Banking and Insurance Committee Amendment Pending)
- Sub. for H. B. 4513 - Increasing the replacement costs required of a person causing injury or death of game or protected species
Committee Meetings Scheduled:
Technology and Infrastructure
9:00 a.m. - Room 410 M
- Consideration of a report from Sub-Committee A on Technology and Infrastructure
- House Bill 4639, Changing annual mandatory state inspections of motor vehicles to every three years
- House Bill 4619, Approving plans proposed by electric utilities to install middle-mile broadband fiber
- House Bill 4651, Clarifying the powers and duties of the Division of Highways in acquiring property for state road purposes
- House Bill 4504, Relating to renewal application requirements for individuals with permanent disabilities
- House Bill 4450, Relating to instruction permits issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles
- House Bill 4464, Relating to driving privileges and requirements for persons under the age of 18
- House Bill 4577, Establishing regulation of electric bicycles
- House Bill 4499, Relating to multicounty trail network authorities
- House Bill 4530, Authorizing daily passenger rental car companies to charge reasonable administrative fees
- House Bill 4495, Extending the validity of a level one instruction driver's permit
Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services
9:00 a.m. - Room 460 M
(***Agenda to be posted.***)
Committee on Rules
10:45 a.m. - Behind Chamber
Industry and Labor
1:00 p.m. - Room 410 M
- House Bill 2646, Providing a safe harbor for employers to correct underpayment or nonpayment of wages and benefits due to separated employees
- House Bill 2756, Requiring contractors performing work for government contracts on computers use software to verify the hours
Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
1:00 p.m. - Room 215 E
- B. 2724, Small Business Tax Credit. (2nd reference to Finance) (subcommittee)
- B. 4445, Economic Diversification Act of 2020 (2nd reference to Finance) (subcommittee)
- B. 4574, Establishing Just Transition Support for Coal-Related Jobs. (2nd reference to Government Organization)
- B. 4603, Relating to choice of law provisions in franchise agreements. (2nd reference to Judiciary)
Seniors, Children, and Family Issues
3:00 p.m. - Room 215 E
- Presentation by: West Virginia DHHR, Bureau for Children and Families.
- B. 4447, Creating the shared table initiative for senior citizens who suffer from food insecurity.
- B. 4737, Relating to the qualifications for state financial aid
- B. 4591, Relating to adult protective services and amending the definition of “financial exploitation”
Committee on Government Organization
5:00 p.m. - Room 215 E
(***Agenda to be posted.***)
Citation Presentations Scheduled in House Chamber:
- 10:00 a.m. – Deaf Awareness Day – Delegate Rowan
From the Activity Calendar:
WV Food and Farm Coalition
Upper House Rotunda
Deaf Awareness Day
Upper Senate Rotunda
WV Council of Churches
"Compassion Calls Us"
Attorney General Rotunda
Healthcare Providers Legislative Reception
WV Culture Center Great Hall
5:30 – 7 p.m.
*** Agendas and meeting times subject to change. ***
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