State Senate

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 – 21st Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• SCR 20: Proclaiming fourth Saturday of November to be annually designated as Ukrainian Holodomor-Genocide Remembrance Day
• SR 18: Designating January 30, 2024, as West Virginia University Day

THIRD READING

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

SECOND READING

• SB 265: Increasing value at which municipal property must be sold through public auction
• SB 402: Authorizing US Concealed Carry Association to provide concealed carry classes in WV
• Com. Sub. for SB 474: Creating critical incident review team
• Com. Sub. for SB 475: Relating to recovery residences
• Com. Sub. for SB 477: Prohibiting public disclosure of personal information on internet
• SB 487: Requiring periodic review of professional development for teachers and education staff
• Eng. HB 4252: Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protective Orders Act

FIRST READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 320: Removing requirement for wineries to serve food when serving wine

Scheduled Committee Meetings

10 a.m.: Government Organization (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 251: Creating Closed Captioning Act
• Com. Sub. for SB 331: Eliminating cap on maximum amount of money in county's financial stabilization fund

10 a.m.: Education (451M)

• Presentation: West Virginia Department of Education Presentation of Survey Results
• SB 466: Requiring development of safety while accessing technology education program
• SB 529: Including Salem University in PROMISE Scholarship program

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

• HB 4594: Relating to extending managed care.

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• SB 539: Creating cold case database

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Budget Presentation: West Virginia Department of Homeland Security
• Budget Presentation: West Virginia Department of Education

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

Senate Bills to be Introduced Tuesday, January 30, 2024

• SB 592: Authorizing DMV to provide images to Secretary of State for voter identification purposes (FN) (Rucker, Maynard, Taylor; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 593: Prohibiting ranked choice voting (Rucker; Government Organization then Judiciary)
• SB 594: Modifying appropriation requirements of certain economic development funds (Rucker; Economic Development then Finance)
• SB 595: Amending embalmer licensing requirements (Deeds, Woodrum; Military then Government Organization)
• SB 596: Relating to administration of WV Water Pollution Control Act and Underground Carbon Dioxide Sequestration and Storage (Smith, Phillips; Energy, Industry, and Mining then Judiciary)
• SB 597: Providing permanent partial disability awards for occupational pneumoconiosis (FN) (Woelfel, Caputo, Plymale; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
• SB 598: Relating to Hope Scholarship Program and micro schools (Rucker; School Choice then Finance)
• SB 599: Exempting certain military veterans and their dependents from tuition (Weld; Military then Finance)
• SB 600: Revising criteria for receiving reenlistment or retention bonus (Weld; Military then Finance)
• SB 601: Creating WV Women's Bill of Rights (Grady, Boley, Chapman, Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 602: Cardiac Emergency Response Plan Act (Grady; Health and Human Resources then Education)
• SJR 8: Cannabis Legalization Amendment (Woelfel, Plymale, Caputo; Judiciary then Finance)
• SCR 21: US Army MSG James E. Jackson Jr. Memorial Road (Woodrum)
• SCR 22: US Army and Marine Corps Major and Olympic Gold Medalist Cornelius Burdette Memorial Road (Woodrum)
• SR 19: Designating January 31, 2024, as Marshall University Day (Plymale, Takubo, Grady, Maynard, Queen, Woelfel)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Monday, January 29, 2024

1 p.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure

• Com. Sub. for SB 436: Relating to prohibition of certain additives to diesel fuel
• Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 441: Regulating driving in left lane on four lane interstate highways in WV
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SCR 11: US Marine Corps PFC Noel Harper Fields Memorial Bridge; Com. Sub. for SCR 14: US Army PFC William Gorman Memorial Bridge
• Committee substitutes for the resolutions reported to the full Senate with the recommendation they be adopted

• SCR 18: Stanley W. and Evelyn C. See Memorial Bridge; SCR 19: US Army PFC Henry W. Baldwin Memorial Bridge
• Resolutions reported to the full Senate with the recommendation they be adopted

2 p.m.: Agriculture and Natural Resources

• Com. Sub. for SB 397: Exempting high tunnels and greenhouses from personal property taxes
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

2 p.m.: Banking and Insurance

• Com. Sub. for SB 455: Relating generally to banking authority of State Treasurer's Office
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 470: Uniform Special Deposits Act
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

3 p.m.: Judiciary

• Com. Sub. for SB 50: Revenue Bundle – Includes SB 50, Insurance Commissioner rule relating to AIDS regulations; SB 51, Insurance Commissioner rule relating to health benefit plan network access and adequacy; SB 52, Insurance Commissioner rule relating to bail bondsmen in criminal cases; SB 53, Racing Commission rule relating to thoroughbred racing; SB 54, Tax Department rule relating to aircraft operated under fractional ownership program; SB 55, Tax Department rule relating to citizen tax credit for property taxes paid; SB 56, Tax Department rule relating to income tax paid at entity level by electing pass-through entities; SB 57; Tax Department rule relating to income tax credits for property taxes paid; SB 58, Tax Department rule relating to administration of tax on purchases of wine and liquor inside and outside of municipalities; SB 59, Tax Department rule relating to privilege tax on sales of hemp-derived cannabinoid and kratom products
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 4026: Authorizing the Department of Administration to promulgate a legislative rule relating to state owned vehicles
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Monday, January 29, 2024 (64 – 63 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 36: Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules (Pending House introduction)
• 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 (House Government Organization)
• 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 (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• 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 196: WV Rail Trails Program (Pending House introduction)
• 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 222: Exempting WV veterans from certain fees and charges at state parks (Pending House introduction)
• SB 240: Increasing fees charged by sheriff (House Government Organization)
• SB 261: WV Veterans' Home Loan Mortgage Program of 2024 (Pending House introduction)
• SB 262: Clarifying procedure for administrative dissolution of corporations by Secretary of State (House Government Organization)
• SB 269: Excluding test strips from definition of drug paraphernalia (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 280: Allowing teachers in public schools to discuss scientific theories (House Education)
• 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 318: Modifying process of when parental rights are terminated (Pending House introduction)
• SB 354: Relating to the WV Advanced Energy and Economic Corridor Authority (House Economic Development and Tourism)
• SB 357: Permitting dental hygienist to perform tobacco cessation education (House Health and Human Resources)
• SB 399: Creating crime of assault on a police dog (House Judiciary)
• 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 (House Government Organization)
• SB 428: Establishing appeals from administrative rulings are to be filed with Intermediate Court of Appeals (House Government Organization)
• SB 429: WV Farm Use Vehicle Tag Placement Act (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SB 430: WV Rent-to-Own Act (House Government Organization)
• 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 445: Reducing certification periods and renewal fees for EMS personnel (Pending House introduction)
• SB 462: Updating definitions of certain terms used in Personal Income Tax Act (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 483: Amending Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• HB 4274: Renaming the Department of Health and Human Resources (Signed, 01-26)

Resolutions that Have Been Adopted by the Senate as of Monday, January 29, 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 Monday, January 29, 2024 (28)

• 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 4205: Relating to changing the process of election litigation (Judiciary)
• HB 4252: Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protective Orders Act (S Second Reading, 01-30)
• HB 4274: Renaming the Department of Health and Human Resources (Signed, 01-26)
• 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 (Health and Human Resources)

• 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 (Judiciary)
• HB 4697: Add protections for WV residents who reside out of state for certain time periods from non-renewal of licenses and registration (Pending Senate introduction)
• HB 4756: Creating a state Alzheimer’s plan task force (Health and Human Resources)
• HB 4759: Relating to E-Verify, the federal employment authorization program (Pending Senate introduction)
• HB 4764: Provide one trip temporary vehicle permits to be purchased and printed online (Pending Senate introduction)
• HB 4766: Require Division of Highways to place signage up 30 days prior to road closure (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 (Education)
• HB 4769: Clarifying appropriate and inappropriate duties for school counselors while also providing the definition of a school counselor (Education)
• HB 4783: Relating to the practice of optometry (Pending Senate introduction)
• HB 4793: Relating to moonshine (Government Organization)
• HB 4814: Relating to extending the reporting and sunset dates of the State Advisory Council on Postsecondary Attainment Goals (Education)
• HB 4874: Relating to fatality and mortality review team (Health and Human Resources)

• HB 4908: Relating to permitting the state agencies to contract with the West Virginia public health Institute (Pending Senate introduction)

Bills that Have Completed Legislation as of Monday, January 29, 2024 (4 – 3 Senate; 1 House)

• SB 269: Excluding test strips from definition of drug paraphernalia (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 462: Updating definitions of certain terms used in Personal Income Tax Act (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 483: Amending Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• HB 4274: Renaming the Department of Health and Human Resources (Signed, 01-26)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Monday, January 29, 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)

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Monday, January 29, 2024 (1 – 1 House)

• HB 4274: Renaming the Department of Health and Human Resources (Signed, 01-26)

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