Release Date: 02/11/2020
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

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Senate

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 – 36th Day of Session

 

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

• SR 37: Designating February 12, 2020, as WV Literacy Day

 

THIRD READING

 

• Com. Sub. for SB 163: Relating to municipal or county taxation of hotel rooms booked through marketplace facilitator (original similar to HB 4555)
• SB 180: Relating to Second Chance Driver's License Program
• Com. Sub. for SB 230: Requiring State Board of Education provide routine education in suicide prevention (original similar to HB 4475, HB 4491, HB 4525, HB 4568)
• SB 545: Authorizing transfer of moneys from Insurance Commission Fund to Workers' Compensation Old Fund
• Com. Sub. for SB 571: Expiring funds from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to various accounts (original similar to HB 4490)
• SB 641: Allowing WVCHIP flexibility in rate setting
• SB 647: Permitting physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses issue do-not-resuscitate orders
• Com. Sub. for SB 662: Removing restrictions on fiduciary commissioners
• SB 664: Adding physician's assistant to list of medical professionals capable of determining if individual lacks capacity
• Com. Sub. for SB 674: Permitting DOH purchase hardware items and equipment from local seller
• Com. Sub. for HB 2602: Including possession of known stolen property in the offense of receiving or transferring stolen property - (Com. title amend. pending)
• Com. Sub. for HB 2924: Permitting the West Virginia Tourism Office to decide to contract with the Division of Highways to sell advertising space on the WV511 website
• Com. Sub. for HB 4129: Relating to adoption
• HB 4141: Requiring the Department of Administration to publish its comprehensive annual financial report by the end of December
• HB 4179: Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact (original similar to SB 492)

 

SECOND READING

 

• SB 202: Allowing one member of PSD board to be county commissioner
• Sub. for SB 232: Removing outdated prohibitions against electronic or mechanical ticket dispensers and readers (original similar to HB 4809)
• Sub. for SB 288: Relating to family planning and child spacing
• Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 490: Relating to criminal offenses against agricultural facilities
• Sub. for SB 583: Creating program to further development of renewable energy resources (original similar to HB 4562)
• Sub. for SB 638: Creating new private club licenses and requirements

 

FIRST READING

 

• Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 554: Relating to termination, expiration, or cancellation of oil or natural gas leases
• SB 733: Recognizing political party status
• HB 4381: Relating to lifetime hunting, fishing and trapping licenses for adopted children

 

Scheduled Committee Meetings

 

10 a.m.: Workforce (208W)

• SB 558: Relating to study of health care workforce
• SB 705: Allowing military veterans with certain experience qualify for examination as electrician or plumber

 

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

• Originating Resolution 1: Requiring Secretary of Commerce present certain information to Joint Committee on Government and Finance
• SB 514: Creating WV FinTech Regulatory Sandbox Act
• SB 521: Creating Tax and Economic Incentive Review Committee

 

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

• Agenda TBA

 

2 p.m.: Pensions (451M)

• Sub. for SB 698: Relating to retirees employed as substitute bus drivers
• Sub. for SB 729: Relating to awards and disability under Deputy Sheriff Retirement Act.
• Sub. for SB 246: Including family court judges in retirement system for judges

 

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• SB 135: Prohibiting political subdivisions from enacting certain ordinances, regulations, local policies, or other legal requirements
• SB 717: Relating generally to adult protective services
• HB 4501: Relating to the ability to refuse offenders for commitment to a jail

 

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• SB 572: Expiring funds from General Revenue and Lottery Net Profits to various accounts
• SB 725: Supplemental appropriation to various Department of Education accounts
• Originating Bill 1: Expiring funds from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to Department of Health and Human Resources
• Originating Bill 2: Expiring funds from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to Department of Veteran's Assistance
• Originating Bill 3: Supplementing, amending, decreasing and creating new appropriation to West Virginia National Guard Counterdrug Forfeiture Fund

 

Senate Bills to be Introduced Wednesday, February 12, 2020

 

• SB 752: Relating generally to medical cannabis (Takubo; Judiciary)
• SB 753: Authorizing PSC approve plans to install middle-mile broadband fiber (FN) (Maynard, Trump, Rucker, Plymale, Hardesty; Government Organization)
• SB 754: Establishing matrix necessary to exempt public higher education from HEPC (Prezioso; Education)
• SB 755: Relating to High-Wage Growth Business Tax Credit Act (FN) (Palumbo, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Takubo, Clements, Hardesty; Finance)
• SB 756: Supplemental appropriation from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to Department of Veterans' Assistance, Veterans' Home Fund (Baldwin; Finance)
• SB 757: Relating to annual cost-of-living adjustment to certain retirees of PERS and State Teachers Retirement System (FN) (Prezioso, Baldwin, Beach, Facemire, Hardesty, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Lindsay, Palumbo, Plymale, Romano, Stollings, Unger, Woelfel; Pensions then Finance)
• SB 758: Relating to authority of Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (Sypolt, Tarr; Government Organization)
• SB 759: Authorizing municipalities establish low-cost alternative energy revolving loan program (Plymale; Government Organization)
• SB 760: Allowing state college or university apply to HEPC for designation as administratively or financially exempt school (Rucker; Education)
• SR 38: Recognizing contributions of AARP President Rich Stonestreet to WV and its people (Trump)
• SR 39: Designating February 13, 2020, as Tiny Hearts Day (Stollings)

 

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

 

Committee Action on Bills from Tuesday, February 11, 2020

 

9:30 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure (451M)

• SCR 8: US Army 1st Lieutenant Harold H. Frazier Memorial Bridge
• Resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it be adopted

 

• SCR 12: US Army PFC Gary Alcott Birkhimer Memorial Bridge
• Resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it be adopted

 

• Sub. SB 6: Increasing weight limits for vehicles on certain state highways
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Finance

 

• Sub. SB 306: Licensing of drivers utilizing bioptic telescopic devices
• Committee substitute reported, as amended, to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

• SB 589: Relating to critical needs in state water and sewer systems
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Finance

 

• SB 626: Authorizing Office of Administrative Hearings hear appeals on suspension or revocation of graduated driver's license
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

 

• SB 660: Regulating electric bicycles
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

 

• SB 153: Allowing certain motorcycle operators to ride without helmets
• Committee substitute rejected; bill will not be reported to the floor

 

10 a.m.: Military (208W)

• SB 704: Allowing disabled purple heart recipients park free at municipal metered parking spaces
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Government Organization

 

• HB 4412: Relating to education benefits to members of the West Virginia Army National Guard and West Virginia Air National Guard
• House bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Education

 

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

• Originating Bill 2: Relating generally to state resource enhancement
• Originating bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

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

• SB 716: Requiring DHHR pay for tubal ligation without 30-day wait between consent and sterilization
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Finance

 

• SB 648: Providing dental coverage for adult Medicaid recipients
• Committee substitute discussed; no action taken

 

• SB 746: Providing contracted managed care companies access to uniform maternal screening tool
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

• SB 719: Imposing health care-related provider tax on certain health care organizations
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Finance

 

• SB 229: Requiring Public Health Commissioner create program for reimbursement of adult dental care and free and charitable clinics
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Finance

 

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

• SB 579: Authorizing establishment of enhanced emergency telephone systems
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Finance

 

• HB 4353: Creating a rational nexus requirement between prior criminal conduct and initial licensure decision making
• House bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

• SB 706: Clarifying duties of law-enforcement training and certification subcommittee
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Finance

 

2 p.m.: Education (451M)

• SB 702: Designating specific grade levels in which nutrition and physical fitness programs are taught
• Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

• SB 703: Increasing earning limit for employees who accept separation incentive
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

• SB 712: Correcting name of Forensic Analysis Laboratory
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• SB 279: Requiring dental insurance plans honor assignment made in writing by person covered
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

• HB 2497: Relating to the whistle-blower law
• House bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

• HB 4166: Prohibiting certain sex offenders from being in a supervisory position over children
• House bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

• HB 4470: Relating to persons 18 years of age or older in the custody of the Bureau of Juvenile Services
• House bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

• HB 4476: Providing for the timely and efficient collection, submission, testing, retention, and disposition of forensic evidence in sexual assault cases
• House bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• SB 265: Authorizing DEP to develop Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

• Sub. for SB 597: Relating to judicial branch members' salaries and pensions
• Committee substitute for the committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

 

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Monday, February 10, 2020 (81 Senate: 10 House)

Resolutions Adopted by the Senate as of Tuesday, February 11, 2020 (6)

 

• 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)
• SCR 29: Requesting DEA and USDA promulgate rule allowing state to take custody of certain cannabis plants for testing on lowering THC levels in processed hemp (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)

 

Bills and Resolutions Rejected by the Senate as of Tuesday, February 11, 2020 (2)

 

• SB 192: Relating to WV Secondary School Activities Commission audits (Roll Call: 16-17-1; 01-23)
• SJR 7: Preserving the Separation of Powers Amendment (Roll Call: 20-13-1; 02-05) *

 

* Two-thirds (or 23 votes) needed for passage or adoption

 

Bills that Have Completed Legislation as of Tuesday, February 11, 2020 (14 – 7 Senate; 7 House)

 

• SB 46: Defining "pepper spray" and exempting from definition of "deadly weapons" (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 94: Providing persons with physical disabilities ability to vote by electronic absentee ballot (Signed, 02-03)
• SB 311: Relating to court-ordered community service (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 323: Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules (Signed, 02-10)
• SB 357: Authorizing Department of Revenue promulgate legislative rules (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 470: Relating to use of crossbow to hunt (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 487: Providing exception that all DNR payments be deposited within 24 hours (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• HB 2696: Creating an additional index system for state-owned lands (Signed, 02-07)
• HB 4042: Requiring agencies exempt from some or all of state purchasing requirements to adopt procedural rules (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• HB 4091: Allowing for expedited oil and gas well permitting upon payment of applicable expedited fees (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• HB 4103: Relating to office of drug control policy (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• HB 4130: Relating to competitive bidding for government construction contracts arising out of declared states of emergency (Signed, 02-05)
• HB 4393: Relating to making suffocation and asphyxiation crimes (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• HB 4496: Removing the specific mandate of the Board of Risk and Insurance Management to purchase liability insurance for the Division of Corrections (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)

 

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Tuesday, February 11, 2020 (4 – 2 Senate; 2 House)

 

• SB 94: Providing persons with physical disabilities ability to vote by electronic absentee ballot (Signed, 02-03)
• SB 323: Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules (Signed, 02-10)
• HB 2696: Creating an additional index system for state-owned lands (Signed, 02-07)
• HB 4130: Relating to competitive bidding for government construction contracts arising out of declared states of emergency (Signed, 02-05)

 

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