Member's Press Release

Release Date: 01/25/2024
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

State Senate

Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Friday, January 26, 2024

Friday, January 26, 2024 – 17th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 9 a.m.

THIRD READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 318: Modifying process of when parental rights are terminated
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 429: WV Farm Use Vehicle Tag Placement Act

SECOND READING

Com. Sub. for SB 36: Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules
Com. Sub. for SB 196: WV Rail Trails Program
Com. Sub. for SB 222: Exempting WV veterans from certain fees and charges at state parks
Com. Sub. for SB 261: WV Veterans' Home Loan Mortgage Program of 2024
SB 410: Requiring all state buildings provide private room for nursing or breastfeeding purposes
Com. Sub. for SB 445: Reducing certification periods and renewal fees for EMS personnel
Com. Sub. for SB 468: Requiring course in public schools on human development

FIRST READING

SB 189: Providing for substantial deference to state school superintendent's interpretations of school laws
Com. Sub. for SB 451: Directing Prosecuting Attorneys Institute to make training available to certain new prosecuting attorneys
SB 461: Relating to county economic opportunity development districts

Scheduled Committee Meetings

10 a.m.: Workforce (208W)

SB 493: Relating to use of criminal records as disqualification from authorization to practice particular profession

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

Senate Bills to be Introduced Friday, January 26, 2024

SB 564: Tax credits for certain apprenticeship training (Jeffries; Economic Development then Finance)
SB 565: Authorizing application of manufacturing investment tax credit and manufacturing property tax adjustment credit against personal income tax (Jeffries; Economic Development then Finance)
SB 566: Establishing state Alzheimer's plan (Takubo, Tarr; Health and Human Resources)
SB 567: Providing immunity for hospitals when police protection is not available (Taylor, Clements, Hamilton, Maynard, Stuart; Judiciary)
SB 568: Creating multi-tiered system for school absenteeism (Taylor, Azinger, Boley, Deeds, Grady, Hamilton, Hunt, Jeffries, Martin, Maynard, Oliverio, Phillips, Roberts, Smith, Stover, Stuart, Swope; Education then Judiciary)
SB 569: Relating to municipality road maintenance (Taylor; Transportation and Infrastructure)
SB 570: Creating statute of limitations on ethics complaints (Hunt; Government Organization)
SB 571: Creating WV Advanced Energy and Economic Corridor Authority Commission (FN) (Hamilton, Martin; Economic Development then Finance)
SB 572: Creating forensic pathology loan repayment program and forensic pathologist salary requirements (FN) (Takubo; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
SB 573: Removing restriction preventing edible medical marijuana (Woelfel, Plymale, Caputo; Judiciary)
SB 574: Supplemental appropriation bill (Blair, Woelfel; Finance) [By Request of the Executive]
SB 575: Assisted Reproduction Act (Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
SB 576: Relating to reimbursement for child-care based upon enrollment (Health and Human Resources)
SB 577: Limiting landowner liability when land is used for recreational purposes (Outdoor Recreation then Judiciary)
SB 578: Clarifying definition of burglary (Trump, Woelfel; Judiciary)
SB 579: Cost-of-living adjustment for certain public employees and teachers (Woelfel, Caputo; Finance)
SB 580: Prohibition of warrantless entry on private lands (Rucker, Azinger, Chapman, Maynard, Smith; Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary)
SR 13: Recognizing Myles Lumber Company of Randolph County, WV, as WV Outstanding Tree Farmer for 2023 (Karnes)
SR 14: Designating January 29, 2024, as Future Farmers of America Day (Smith)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Thursday, January 25, 2024

10 a.m.: Government Organization

Com. Sub. for SB 402: Authorizing US Concealed Carry Association to provide concealed carry classes in WV
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for SB 482: Relating generally to lobbying rules
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

SB 265: Increasing value at which municipal property must be sold through public auction
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for SR 6: Honoring life of Edith Levy, Holocaust survivor
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

10 a.m.: Education

SB 487: Requiring periodic review of professional development for teachers and education staff
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

SB 502: Allowing Teachers Retirement System members to exchange unused leave for monetary compensation
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

SB 503: Protecting belief-based student organizations from certain types of discrimination
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining

SB 235: Applying penalties for nonpayment of royalties under terms of oil and natural gas leases
Bill referred to subcommittee – Queen (R-Harrison), Nelson (R-Kanawha), Caputo (D-Marion)

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

Com. Sub. for SB 313: Requiring doula services be covered and reimbursed by Medicaid and PEIA
Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

Com. Sub. for SB 474: Creating critical incident review team
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

Com. Sub. for SB 475: Relating to recovery residences
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

3 p.m.: Judiciary

Com. Sub. for SB 477: Prohibiting public disclosure of personal information on internet
Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

Com. Sub. for SB 320: Removing requirement for wineries to serve food when serving wine
Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

HB 4252: Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protective Orders Act
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

Com. Sub. for SJR 5: Homestead Exemption for Disabled Veterans Amendment
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted; second reference to Finance

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Thursday, January 25, 2024 (57 – 56 Senate; 1 House)

SB 2: Authorizing DEP to promulgate rules (House Judiciary)
SB 17: Department of Health rule relating to public water systems operators (House Health and Human Resources)
SB 31: Department of Human Services rule relating to collection and exchange of data related to overdoses (House Health and Human Resources)
SB 60: Authorizing DOT to promulgate legislative 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 152: Displaying official US motto in public schools (House Education)
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 (House Government Organization)
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)
SB 217: Authorizing state and subdivisions to negotiate price for construction when all bids received exceed maximum budget (House Government Organization)
SB 219: Relating to Uniform Controlled Substances Act (House Judiciary)
SB 240: Increasing fees charged by sheriff (House Government Organization)
SB 262: Clarifying procedure for administrative dissolution of corporations by Secretary of State (Pending House introduction)
SB 269: Excluding test strips from definition of drug paraphernalia (H Third Reading, 01-26)
SB 280: Allowing teachers in public schools to discuss scientific theories (Pending House introduction)
SB 293: Creating the Glucagon for Schools Act (House Health and Human Resources)
SB 300: Relating to organization of Office of Inspector General (House Health and Human Resources)
SB 354: Relating to the WV Advanced Energy and Economic Corridor Authority (Pending House introduction)
SB 357: Permitting dental hygienist to perform tobacco cessation education (Pending House introduction)
SB 399: Creating crime of assault on a police dog (Pending House introduction)
SB 400: Creating limited waiver from certificate of public convenience and necessity requirement for certain water or sewer services projects (House Technology and Infrastructure)
SB 426: WV Recreational Trails Development Act (Pending House introduction)
SB 428: Establishing appeals from administrative rulings are to be filed with Intermediate Court of Appeals (Pending House introduction)
SB 430: WV Rent-to-Own Act (Pending House introduction)
SB 438: Modifying roster requirements of authorizing entities (House Government Organization)
SB 439: Authorizing certain 911 personnel to be members of Emergency Medical Services Retirement System under certain circumstances (House Pensions and Retirement)
SB 462: Updating definitions of certain terms used in Personal Income Tax Act (H Second Reading, 01-26)
SB 483: Amending Corporation Net Income Tax Act (H Second Reading, 01-26)
HB 4274: Renaming the Department of Health and Human Resources (Completed legislation; awaiting action by Governor)

Resolutions that Have Been Adopted by the Senate as of Thursday, January 25, 2024 (10)

SCR 1: US Army PFC Leon Charles Trader Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
SCR 2: US Army PFC John Henry Trail Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
SCR 5: US Army 1LT Herschel Jarrell Memorial Road (House Technology and Infrastructure)
SCR 6: US Army SSG Orland Jackson "Tom" Meikles Memorial Road (House Technology and Infrastructure)
SCR 8: US Army Corporal Clemon Knapp Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
SCR 12: US Army Private Raymond Lee Perkins Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
SCR 15: Chief Edward "Eddie" Keesecker Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
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 (Adopted, 01-24)
SCR 17: Reaffirming support of WV Legislature for State of Israel and Jewish people (Adopted, 01-24)

Action on House Bills in the Senate as of Thursday, January 25, 2024 (20)

HB 4026: Authorizing the Department of Administration to promulgate a legislative rule relating to state owned vehicles (Judiciary)
HB 4190: Relating to the establishment of an alert system for missing cognitively impaired persons (Judiciary)
HB 4252: Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protective Orders Act (Judiciary)
HB 4274: Renaming the Department of Health and Human Resources (Completed legislation; awaiting action by Governor)
HB 4302: Modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian or custodian for child abuse (Judiciary)
HB 4428: Requiring candidates to live in the state or local election district for the office for which they are seeking (Judiciary)
HB 4431: Permitting the cremation of unidentified remains (Health and Human Resources)
HB 4432: Relating to midlevel practitioners (Health and Human Resources)
HB 4433: Relating to exempting the acquisition and utilization of a mobile facility which performs mammography or low density computerized tomography (Health and Human Resources)

HB 4552: To ensure party affiliation is consistent with candidate’s voter registration (Judiciary)

HB 4594: Relating to extending managed care (Health and Human Resources)
HB 4595: Relating to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability (Pending Senate introduction)

HB 4620: Removing the expiration date from the food handler card (Health and Human Resources)
HB 4666: Relating to establishing criminal penalties for human trafficking (Judiciary)
HB 4683: Requiring parents or guardians to participate in programs for juveniles in an out-of-home placement (Pending Senate introduction)
HB 4756: Creating a state Alzheimer’s plan task force (Pending Senate introduction)
HB 4768: Relating to increasing the number of out-of-state medical students receiving in-state tuition rates who agree to practice for a specific time within West Virginia (Pending Senate introduction)
HB 4769: Clarifying appropriate and inappropriate duties for school counselors while also providing the definition of a school counselor (Pending Senate introduction)
HB 4793: Relating to moonshine (Pending Senate introduction)
HB 4874: Relating to fatality and mortality review team (Health and Human Resources)

Bills that Have Completed Legislation as of Thursday, January 25, 2024 (1 – 1 House)

HB 4274: Renaming the Department of Health and Human Resources (Completed legislation; awaiting action by Governor)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Thursday, January 25, 2024 (4)

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)
SCR 16: Urging US Congress enact reforms to federal permitting policies to accelerate deployment of new energy infrastructure (Adopted. 01-24)
SCR 17: Reaffirming support of WV Legislature for State of Israel and Jewish people (Adopted. 01-24)

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.

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