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Friday, January 19, 2024 – 10th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• SCR 18: Stanley W. and Evelyn C. See Memorial Bridge
• SCR 19: US Army PFC Henry W. Baldwin Memorial Bridge

THIRD READING

• Eng. SB 219: Relating to Uniform Controlled Substances Act

SECOND READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 17: Department of Health rule relating to public water systems operators
• Com. Sub. for SB 31: Department of Human Services rule relating to collection and exchange of data related to overdoses
• Com. Sub. for SB 60: Authorizing DOT to promulgate legislative rules
• Com. Sub. for SB 152: Displaying official US motto in public schools
• Com. Sub. for SB 217: Authorizing state and subdivisions to negotiate price for construction when all bids received exceed maximum budget
• SB 240: Increasing fees charged by sheriff
• SB 264: Reducing rates for legal advertising
• Com. Sub. for SB 269: Excluding test strips from definition of drug paraphernalia
• Com. Sub. for SB 280: Allowing teachers in public schools to discuss scientific theories
• Com. Sub. for SB 293: Creating the Glucagon for Schools Act
• Com. Sub. for SB 300: Relating to organization of Office of Inspector General
• SB 438: Modifying roster requirements of authorizing entities

FIRST READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 354: Relating to the WV Advanced Energy and Economic Corridor Authority
• Com. Sub. for SB 399: Creating crime of assault on a police dog
• Com. Sub. for SB 400: Creating limited waiver from certificate of public convenience and necessity requirement for certain water or sewer services projects
• SB 426: WV Recreational Trails Development Act
• SB 439: Authorizing certain 911 personnel to be members of Emergency Medical Services Retirement System under certain circumstances
• SB 462: Updating definitions of certain terms used in Personal Income Tax Act
• SB 483: Amending Corporation Net Income Tax Act

Scheduled Committee Meetings

There are no Senate committee meetings scheduled for Friday, January 19, 2024.

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Senate Bills to be Introduced Friday, January 19, 2024

• SB 495: Prohibiting racial discrimination based on certain hair textures and hairstyles (Trump)
• SB 496: Prohibiting racial discrimination based on certain hair textures and hairstyles (Caputo)
• SB 497: Prohibiting rent control (Chapman)
• SB 498: Correlating medical personal needs allowance with state poverty index (Chapman)
• SB 499: Permitting care of patient by telemedicine across state lines (Chapman)
• SB 500: Telephone Consumer Protection Act (Weld, Caputo, Deeds, Hamilton, Rucker, Stover, Takubo, Taylor, Woodrum)
• SB 501: Relating to cruelty to animals (Weld)
• SB 502: Providing cash bonus in exchange for unused personal leave days (Oliverio, Boley, Grady, Martin, Weld)
• SB 503: Protection of belief-based student organizations (Grady)
• SB 504: Prohibiting sexual intercourse, sexual intrusion or sexual contact against students by school employees (Clements, Grady)
• SB 505: Parents' Bill of Rights (Maynard)
• SB 506: Eliminating restriction to carry firearm on State Capitol Complex grounds (Maynard)
• SB 507: Relating to repeal of WV EDGE (Grady)
• SJR 6: Incorporation of Churches or Religious Denominations Amendment (Roberts, Azinger, Barrett, Boley, Chapman, Deeds, Jeffries, Martin, Maynard, Nelson, Oliverio, Phillips, Queen, Rucker, Smith, Stover, Stuart, Swope, Takubo, Tarr, Weld)
• SJR 7: Proposed amendment that only citizens of the state and US are qualified to vote (Blair)
• SR 7: Designating January 22, 2024 as WV Tourism day (Blair, Barrett, Caputo, Jeffries, Maynard, Phillips, Queen, Swope, Takubo, Trump, Woodrum)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Thursday, January 18, 2024

10 a.m.: Government Organization

• SB 428: Establishing appeals from administrative rulings are to be filed with Intermediate Court of Appeals
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 262: Clarifying procedure for administrative dissolution of corporations by Secretary of State
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 348: Updating definition of "electioneering communication" to be consistent with FEC
• Bill laid over to a future meeting

• SB 430: WV Rent-to-Own Act
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 187: Relating to fire department recruitment and retention
• Bill not taken up

10 a.m.: Education

• Com. Sub. for SB 466: Requiring development of safety while accessing technology education program
• Bill laid over to a future meeting

• SB 448: Requiring age-appropriate instruction on Holocaust in public schools
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 259: Requiring Higher Education Policy Commission to create and administer PROMISE Plus Program
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

• SB 228: Requiring medically necessary care and treatment to address congenital anomalies associated with cleft lip and cleft palate
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• SB 357: Permitting dental hygienist to perform tobacco cessation education
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 450: Requiring photo ID on EBT cards
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• HB 4274: Renaming the Department of Health and Human Resources
• Bill not taken up (House message taken up for immediate consideration and passed by the Senate)

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Thursday, January 18, 2024 (34 – 33 Senate; 1 House)

• SB 2: Authorizing DEP to promulgate rules (House Judiciary)
• SB 142: Clarifying deadline to file annual report for companies authorized to do business in WV (House Government Organization)
• SB 143: Creating WV Guardian Program (House Education)
• SB 144: Requiring each county board to ensure that its meetings are open to public through in-person attendance and broadcast live on its website (House Judiciary)
• SB 146: Creating adult education taskforce (House Education)
• SB 147: Adding definition of “ammunition” for purposes of obtaining state license to carry concealed deadly weapon (House Judiciary)
• SB 148: Establishing auto-renewal program for wildlife licenses (House Government Organization)
• SB 149: Relating to municipalities required to be represented on county authority boards (House Political Subdivisions)
• SB 150: Clarifying when magistrate vacancies shall be filled (House Judiciary)
• SB 151: Clarifying terms and offense of human smuggling (House Judiciary)
• SB 154: Increasing penalties for drug possession and updating list of offenses (House Judiciary)
• SB 155: Creating Violent Crime Prevention Act (House Judiciary)
• SB 156: Requiring certain documents that contain wage records be considered confidential (Pending House introduction)
• SB 157: Requiring one-year residency within district or county to fill vacancy in Legislature (House Judiciary)
• SB 158: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (House Judiciary)
• SB 159: Prohibiting persons convicted of certain crimes against minors from holding positions on boards of education (House Judiciary)
• SB 160: Updating language and increasing penalties for indecent exposure (House Judiciary)
• SB 162: Establishing Summer Feeding for All Program (House Education)
• SB 163: Establishing aggravated felony offense of reckless driving resulting in death (House Judiciary)
• SB 164: Relating generally to trespassing (House Judiciary)
• SB 165: Creating pilot program for recovery residences in Cabell County (House Judiciary)
• SB 166: Updating contested elections procedures (House Judiciary)
• SB 168: Granting municipal fire marshal authority to assist law-enforcement officer (House Political Subdivisions)
• SB 169: Allowing physician assistants to own practice (House Health and Human Resources)
• SB 170: Relating to compensable diseases of certain firefighters covered by workers' compensation (House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services)
• SB 171: Prohibiting county commissions from adopting authorization that exceeds state law regarding agriculture operations (Pending House introduction)
• SB 172: Revising requirements of local school improvement councils (House Education)
• SB 173: Modifying certain guidelines for motor vehicle dealers, distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers (Pending House introduction)
• SB 175: Updating offenses of extortion and attempted extortion (House Judiciary)
• SB 176: Relating to permissible expenditures by Water Development Authority from Infrastructure Fund (House Finance)
• SB 177: Protecting consumers against automatic renewals without consent (House Judiciary)
• SB 178: Relating to dental health care service plans (House Banking and Insurance)
• SB 179: Requiring sheriff to serve child abuse and neglect petitions (House Judiciary)
• HB 4274: Renaming the Department of Health and Human Resources (Passed Senate; Pending House concurrence to Senate amendments)

Resolutions that Have Been Adopted by the Senate as of Thursday, January 18, 2024 (3)

• SCR 10: Urging WV congressional delegation support legislation authorizing county governments to sell FEMA property (House Government Organization)
• SCR 16: Urging US Congress enact reforms to federal permitting policies to accelerate deployment of new energy infrastructure (House Rules)
• SCR 17: Reaffirming support of WV Legislature for State of Israel and Jewish people (House Rules)

Action on House Bills in the Senate as of Thursday, January 18, 2024 (4)

• HB 4190: Relating to the establishment of an alert system for missing cognitively impaired persons (Pending Senate introduction)
• HB 4252: Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protective Orders Act (Pending Senate introduction)
• HB 4274: Renaming the Department of Health and Human Resources (Passed Senate; Pending House concurrence to Senate amendments)
• HB 4433: Relating to exempting the acquisition and utilization of a mobile facility which performs mammography or low density computerized tomography (Pending Senate introduction)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Thursday, January 18, 2024 (2)

• HCR 1: Raising a Joint Assembly to hear remarks of the Governor (Adopted, 01-10)
• HCR 13: Commemorating the life of Marilyn Kay Parsons (Adopted, 01-11)

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

All Senate Committee meetings and floor sessions are available for both live streaming and to watch again in our archives. The link to the Senate’s archived video page can be found here:http://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00289/Harmony/en/View/UpcomingEvents.