Member's Press Release
Release Date: 02/20/2020
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999
Senate
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Friday, February 21, 2020
Friday, February 21, 2020 – 45th Day of Session
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- SCR 17: USMC PFC Manuel P. Markos Memorial Bridge
- SCR 42: US Army CPL Richard "Warren" Ellison Memorial Bridge
- SR 48: Recognizing 125th Anniversary of Bluefield State College
- SR 49: Designating February 21, 2020, as WV State University Day
THIRD READING
- Com. Sub. for SB 130: Relating to procedure for driver's license suspension and revocation for DUI
- Com. Sub. for SB 253: Providing for fair pay and maximized employment of disabled persons
- SB 651: Relating to definition of "mortgage loan originator" (original similar to HB 3060)
- Com. Sub. for SB 660: Regulating electric bicycles
- HB 4149: Relating to insurance - (Com. title amend. pending)
- HB 4359: Modifying the filing fees for insurers - (Com. title amend. pending)
- HB 4411: Relating to the West Virginia Residential Mortgage Lender, Broker and Servicer Act
- HB 4515: Relating to wildlife resources, eligibility for license or permit application
SECOND READING
- Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 284: Creating WV Health Care Continuity Act
- Sub. for SB 484: Requiring free feminine hygiene products be provided to female prisoners
- Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 491: Relating to Seed Certification Program
- Sub. for SB 528: Creating Uniform Worker Classification Act
- Sub. for SB 578: Recalculating tax on generating, producing, or selling electricity from solar energy facilities
- Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 579: Changing and adding fees to wireless enhanced 911 fee
- Sub. for SB 586: Reorganizing and re-designating Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety as Department of Homeland Security (original similar to HB 4485)
- Sub. for SB 649: Permitting county emergency phone system directors negotiate contracts for mobile phones
- Sub. for SB 672: Creating special registration plate recognizing Girl Scouts
- Sub. for SB 689: Enacting Requiring Accountable Pharmaceutical Transparency, Oversight, and Reporting Act
- SB 691: Limiting programs adopted by State Board of Education
- Sub. for SB 705: Allowing military veterans with certain experience qualify for examination as electrician or plumber
- Sub. for SB 707: Relating to nursing career pathways
- Sub. for SB 722: Relating to special license plates for public and private nonprofit transit providers
- SB 723: Requiring Department of Education develop plan based on analyzed data on school discipline
- SB 727: Relating to disbursement of funds for highway road repair
- Sub. for SB 728: Exempting all property used for agricultural purposes from county property maintenance codes or ordinances
- SB 734: Clarifying powers and duties of DOH in acquiring property for state road purposes
- Sub. for SB 751: Removing certain requirements of municipality annexing property within urban growth boundary
- SB 755: Relating to High-Wage Growth Business Tax Credit Act
- Sub. for SB 760: Allowing state college or university apply to HEPC for designation as administratively or financially exempt school
- Sub. for SB 770: Revising requirements for post-doctoral training
- SB 781: Relating to reports regarding collaborative agreements between community and technical colleges and federally registered apprenticeship programs
- SB 782: Relating to fees assessed by Health Care Authority on certain hospitals
- Sub. for SB 787: Providing benefits to pharmacists for rendered care
- SB 789: Repealing obsolete sections of WV Code relating to Legislature
- SB 803: Supplemental appropriation of money out of General Revenue Fund to DHHR (original similar to HB 4965)
- SB 804: Supplemental appropriation of moneys from Treasury to PSC, Consumer Advocate Fund (original similar to HB 4962)
- SB 806: Supplemental appropriation out of federal funds in Treasury to DOT (original similar to HB 4964)
- SB 837: Providing exemptions from ad valorem taxes for certain types of personal property
- SB 838: Directing state police establish referral program for substance abuse treatment
- Sub. for SJR 9: Amendment Authorizing Legislature to Eliminate or Lower Ad Valorem Tax on Motor Vehicles and Any Other Tangible Personal Property
- Com. Sub. for HB 2338: Allowing the owner of an antique military vehicle to display alternate registration insignia - (Com. amend. pending)
- HB 4477: West Virginia Mutual to Mutual Insurance Holding Company Act - (Com. title amend. pending) (original similar to SB 598)
- HB 4661: Relating to the powers of the Public Service Commission and the regulation of natural gas utilities
FIRST READING
- Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 38: Requiring schools provide elective course on Hebrew Scriptures or Bible
- Sub. for SB 213: Relating to administration of trusts (original similar to HB 4933)
- Sub. for SB 246: Including family court judges in retirement system for judges
- Sub. for SB 514: Creating WV FinTech Regulatory Sandbox Act
- Sub. for SB 530: Relating to taxation of aircraft
- Sub. for SB 614: Changing method of allocating funding from Safe School Funds
- Sub. for SB 635: Allowing administration of small estates
- Sub. for SB 668: Enacting Uniform Trust Decanting Act
- Sub. for SB 739: Authorizing PSC protect consumers of distressed and failing water and wastewater utilities
- Sub. for SB 772: Clarifying American Law Institute's Restatements of Law
- Sub. for SB 793: Relating to B&O taxes imposed on certain coal-fired electric generating units
- SB 800: Authorizing electric utilities construct and operate project within electric utility distribution system
- SB 816: Updating North American Industry Classification System code references
- Sub. for SB 819: Relating to DOH management of Coal Resource Transportation roads
- SB 828: Clarifying municipal B&O taxation where business activity occurs
- SB 831: Clarifying Economic Development Authority board enter into contracts necessary to carry out duties
- SB 839: Creating State Advisory Council on Postsecondary Attainment Goals
- Com. Sub. for HB 4217: Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate legislative rules - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
- HB 4600: Relating to the definition of the term member regarding distributing premium tax proceeds
Scheduled Committee Meetings
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- HB 4513: Increasing the replacement costs required of a person causing injury or death of game or protected species
- SB 827: Relating to protection and repair of damage caused by oil and gas industry to state roads
- SB 616: Relating to employment grievance procedure for public employees
- SB 28: Allowing WV Board of Medicine investigators to carry concealed weapons
- Originating Bill 3: Providing for the prohibition of the “patriot penalty”
- Originating Bill 4: Updating the Uniform Controlled Substances Act
- SB 278: Providing various methods to deal with defendant who becomes incompetent during trial
- SB 765: Modifying "Habitual Offender" statute
Additional afternoon committee meetings, if any, will be announced at the end of the 11 a.m. floor session.
Senate Resolutions to be Introduced Friday, February 21, 2020
- SCR 43: US Army 1LT Fred Omar Pratt Memorial Bridge (Smith, Sypolt)
- SCR 44: Naming portion of road in Wayne County "In Memory of Tootsie Hensley, Please Keep Buffalo Creek Litter Free" (Woelfel, Plymale)
- SCR 45: Requesting study of benefits of creating WV State Bank to facilitate access to capital for returning veterans (Romano, Beach, Baldwin, Hardesty, Jeffries, Lindsay, Woelfel)
Committee Action on Bills from Thursday, February 20, 2020
9 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure
- SB 819: Relating to DOH management of Coal Resource Transportation roads
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 827: Relating to protection and repair of damage caused by oil and gas industry to state roads
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Judiciary
- SB 700: Exempting physicians from specified traffic laws when responding to emergencies
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Judiciary
9:30 a.m.: Finance
- SB 633: Creating Medicaid Families First Reserve Fund account
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 569: Expiring funds from various accounts to DHHR, Medical Services Program Fund
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 570: Expiring funds from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to DHHR, Medical Services Program Fund
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 805: Supplemental appropriation of moneys from Treasury to WV Commuter Rail Access Fund
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 812: Supplemental appropriation from Lottery Net Profits to Bureau of Senior Services
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
10 a.m.: Judiciary
- SB 785: Establishing uniform electioneering prohibition area
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 472: Providing alternative sentencing program for work release
- Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 513: Protecting consumers against businesses using automatic renewals without consent
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining
- SB 810: Implementing federal Affordable Clean Energy rule
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Judiciary
- Originating Bill 3: Requiring a fee on oil and gas permit modifications
- Originating bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources
- SB 312: Relating to provisional licensure of social workers
- Committee substitute for committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 681: Creating Persistent Symptoms Act
- Moved to foot of bills; no further action taken
- SB 710: Establishing pilot program to evaluate telemedicine health services
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 749: Requiring Fatality and Mortality Review Team share data with CDC
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 762: Creating Preserving Patient Stability Act of 2020
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 797: Authorizing governing boards of public and private hospitals employ hospital police officers
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 820: Authorizing DHHR transfer comprehensive community mental health centers and intellectual disability facilities to regional centers and facilities
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 830: Eliminating special merit-based employment system for health care professionals
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- Originating Bill 1: Relating to requiring hospitals to publish notification prior to facility closure regarding patient medical records
- Originating bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
2 p.m.: Government Organization
- SB 106: Making daylight saving time official time year round in WV
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Judiciary
- SB 531: Shifting funding from Landfill Closure Assistance Fund to local solid waste authorities
- Committee moved to incorporate the bill into a study resolution
- SB 835: Transferring WV Network for Educational Telecomputing to Office of Technology
- Committee moved to incorporate the bill into a study resolution
- SB 758: Relating to authority of Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 269: Establishing advisory council on rare diseases
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 489: Moving provisions of licensing contractors to chapter 30 of code
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 193: Establishing deadlines for spending units to submit certain procurements
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 802: Relating to public utilities generally
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
2 p.m.: Education
- SB 680: Qualifying not-for-profit private baccalaureate institutions for Advanced Career Education programs and WV Invests Grant Program
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; second reference to Finance
- SB 750: Establishing extended learning opportunities
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 775: Requiring two water bottle filling stations be included in newly built or renovated schools
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- Originating Bill 1: Allowing county boards of education to use alternative assessment
- Bill is laid over
- Originating Bill 2: Behavior interventionalist pilot program
- Originating bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
3 p.m.: Judiciary
- SB 711: Relating to juvenile jurisdiction of circuit courts
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 259: Requiring mandatory incarceration prior to parole for certain persons convicted of distributing controlled substances near libraries
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 355: Fire Commission rule relating to State Fire Code
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 356: Fire Commission rule relating to State Building Code
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 329: Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rules
- Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 821: Providing immunity from civil liability to facilities and employees providing crisis stabilization
- Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 700: Exempting physicians from specified traffic laws when responding to emergencies
- Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 827: Relating to protection and repair of damage caused by oil and gas industry to state roads
- Bill is laid over
- Originating SCR: Requesting DEP and DHHR cooperatively propose and initiate a public source-water supply study relating to PFAS
- Originating resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it be adopted
3 p.m.: Finance
- Originating Bill 6: Modifying manner in which appointed state officers’ salaries are set
- Originating bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 648: Providing dental coverage for adult Medicaid recipients
- Committee substitute for the committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- SB 729: Relating to awards and disability under Deputy Sheriff Retirement Act
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
- HB 4955: Relating to reducing the cost of fees for state licenses to carry concealed deadly weapons and provisional state licenses to carry concealed deadly weapons
- Bill is laid over
- SB 738: Creating Flatwater Trail Commission
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.
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