HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
CONSIDERED BY SENATE
Includes actions as of January 13, 2010
(This symbol * indicates Committee Substitutes.)
ALL SENATE BILLS INTRODUCED
(This digest embraces the complete bill list
submitted.
If passed, all effective ninety days from passage unless otherwise indicated.)
1. By Sen. Yost, Minard, Unger, Chafin and Wells - Redesignating Division of
Veterans' Affairs Department of Veterans' Assistance - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Military then Finance - To Military 01/13/10
2. By Sen. Boley - Including all-terrain utility vehicles in "all-terrain vehicle"
definition - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
3. By Sen. Green, Minard, Oliverio and D. Facemire - Prohibiting sale of goods or
services with counterfeit mark - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
4. By Sen. Palumbo, Foster, McCabe and Wells - Relating to CAMC Women and
Children's Hospital license plate - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
5. By Sen. Minard, Oliverio, McCabe and D. Facemire - Relating to mortgage loan
procedures - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Banking and Insurance
6. By Sen. Plymale, Jenkins, Edgell, White, Unger and Oliverio - Providing higher
education employees' eligibility for Legislature - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Education then Judiciary - To Education 01/13/10
7. By Sen. Plymale, Jenkins and Unger - Increasing Cultural Facilities and Capitol
Resources Matching Grant Program Fund net terminal income allocation -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
8. By Sen. Kessler, Palumbo, Minard, Foster, Jenkins, Oliverio and D. Facemire -
Including pharmacist and pharmacy in "health care provider" definition -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Health and
Human Resources 01/13/10
9. By Sen. Jenkins and Foster - Creating Higher Education Community School Law
- Introduced 01/13/10 - To Education then Finance - To Education 01/13/10
10. By Sen. Jenkins - Transferring certain cash balances between funds administered by Commissioner of Highways - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
11. By Sen. Prezioso and Foster - Providing penalties for failure to report to
Alzheimer's Disease Registry - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
12. By Sen. McCabe, Plymale, Foster, Palumbo and Chafin - Relating to regional water
and wastewater authorities - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Government Organization
then Finance - To Government Organization 01/13/10
13. By Sen. Barnes - Increasing certain criminal trespassing penalties - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Judiciary
14. By Sen. Barnes, Foster and Oliverio - Relating to nurse license plate - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
15. By Sen. Deem - Requiring principals assume more authority over teachers'
classroom performance - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Education
16. By Sen. McCabe, Foster, Unger, Jenkins, Wells and Chafin - Creating WV
Manufacturing Competitiveness and Growth Act - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Economic Development then Finance - To Economic Development 01/13/10
17. By Sen. Bowman, Minard, Yost and Chafin - Providing certain retirees personal
income tax adjustment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
18. By Sen. Deem - Allowing federal adjusted gross income deduction for certain
health insurance expenses - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Health and Human Resources
then Finance - To Health and Human Resources 01/13/10
19. By Sen. Wells - Relating to teacher mentor requirements and compensation -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Education then Finance - To Education 01/13/10
20. By Sen. Sypolt - Relating to surveying services' procurement - Introduced 01/13/10
- To Government Organization
21. By Sen. Sypolt - Relating to land surveyors' liability on railroad property -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
22. By Sen. Sypolt - Changing federal poverty guideline qualifier for senior citizens'
homestead tax credit - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
23. By Sen. Sypolt - Requiring equal number of members from each magisterial
district on county planning commissions - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Government
Organization
24. By Sen. Foster - Forbidding tobacco products' sale in pharmacies - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Health and Human
Resources 01/13/10
25. By Sen. Wells, Jenkins, Oliverio, Williams, McCabe and D. Facemire - Increasing
Adjutant General's salary - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Government Organization then
Finance - To Government Organization 01/13/10
26. By Sen. Sypolt - Requiring State Board of Education create school drug safety
program - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Education then Finance - To Education 01/13/10
27. By Sen. Wells and Green - Requiring DHHR provide list of contaminated former
clandestine drug lab properties - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Health and Human
Resources then Judiciary - To Health and Human Resources 01/13/10
28. By Sen. Sypolt - Prohibiting certain abortions at state facilities - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Health and Human Resources
29. By Sen. Sypolt - Relating to jury selection in felony cases - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Judiciary
30. By Sen. Barnes - Calculating prevailing wage on federally funded construction
projects - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Labor then Finance - To Labor 01/13/10
31. By Sen. Sypolt - Allowing Director of Office of Miners' Health, Safety and
Training discretion when imposing certain penalties - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary - To Energy, Industry and Mining 01/13/10
32. By Sen. Bowman and Yost - Specifying gambling and lottery winnings and losses
tax issues - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
33. By Sen. Deem - Relating to managed timberland valuation - Introduced 01/13/10
- To Finance
34. By Sen. Deem - Allowing county commissions to regulate and restrict locations of
video lottery establishments - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To
Judiciary 01/13/10
35. By Sen. Deem - Placing Science and Culture Center under General Services
Division's authority - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Government Organization then
Finance - To Government Organization 01/13/10
36. By Sen. Deem - Allowing federal adjusted gross income deductible for certain health insurance expenses - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
37. By Sen. K. Facemyer and Wells - Requiring boards of education hire best qualified
person for extracurricular activities - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Education then
Finance - To Education 01/13/10
38. By Sen. Wells and D. Facemire - Creating WV Service Members Civil Relief Act
- Introduced 01/13/10 - To Military then Judiciary - To Military 01/13/10
39. By Sen. Wells - Requiring Public Land Corporation seek free gas rights from
natural gas lessors on public lands - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Natural Resources
then Judiciary - To Natural Resources 01/13/10
40. By Sen. Jenkins - Expanding counties covered by Route 2 and Interstate 68
Authority - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then
Government Organization - To Transportation and Infrastructure 01/13/10
41. By Sen. McCabe, Minard, Foster, Palumbo and Chafin - Relating to community
enhancement districts - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Economic Development then
Finance - To Economic Development 01/13/10
42. By Sen. McCabe, Foster, Unger, Palumbo and Chafin - Revising Municipal Economic
Opportunity Development District Act - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Economic
Development then Finance - To Economic Development 01/13/10
43. By Sen. Oliverio - Allowing police officers to run for certain public office -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
44. By Sen. Kessler and Yost - Establishing tax credit for certain medical providers -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - To Health and
Human Resources 01/13/10
45. By Sen. Jenkins and Plymale - Relating to mini-trucks' registration and operation
- Introduced 01/13/10 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Government
Organization - To Transportation and Infrastructure 01/13/10
46. By Sen. Unger, Oliverio and Williams - Compensating state troopers for call-back
time - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
47. By Sen. White - Divesting state money from companies doing business in countries
engaging in terrorist activities - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Pensions then Finance - To
Pensions 01/13/10
48. By Sen. White - Extending permanent total disability benefits to claimants for life - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
49. By Sen. Sypolt - Allowing pharmacists to refuse dispensing certain
abortion-related prescriptions - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Health and Human
Resources then Judiciary - To Health and Human Resources 01/13/10
50. By Sen. Sypolt - Defining basis for prospective juror disqualification - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Judiciary
51. By Sen. Wells, D. Facemire and Chafin - Relating to child custody plans for
National Guard or military reserve parents - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Military then
Judiciary - To Military 01/13/10
52. By Sen. Guills and Foster - Prohibiting handheld cell phone use while driving -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary - To
Transportation and Infrastructure 01/13/10
53. By Sen. Foster, White and Chafin - Providing one time supplements to certain
public employee and teacher annuitants - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Pensions then
Finance - To Pensions 01/13/10
54. By Sen. Foster - Creating Prescription Record Privacy Act - Introduced 01/13/10
- To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Health and Human Resources
01/13/10
55. By Sen. K. Facemyer - Granting municipal courts jurisdiction over juveniles
violating tobacco use laws - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
56. By Sen. K. Facemyer - Increasing penalties for underage use or possession of
tobacco - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
57. By Sen. Bowman - Require timbering operators repair damaged roads and
rights-of-way - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then
Finance - To Transportation and Infrastructure 01/13/10
58. By Sen. Barnes and McCabe - Permitting Sunday hunting on licensed shooting
preserves - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Natural Resources then Finance - To Natural
Resources 01/13/10
59. By Sen. Barnes - Requiring licensing for subsurface property rights leasing -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Government Organization then Finance - To Government
Organization 01/13/10
60. By Sen. Barnes - Relating to subsurface rights lessors - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary - To Energy, Industry and Mining 01/13/10
61. By Sen. Barnes - Relating to certain land sale contracts - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary - To Energy, Industry and Mining 01/13/10
62. By Sen. Barnes - Prohibiting gender-based abortions - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Health and Human Resources
01/13/10
63. By Sen. Barnes - Authorizing mixed martial arts competitions - Introduced 01/13/10
- To Judiciary
64. By Sen. Barnes - Providing certain fetuses anesthesia - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Health and Human Resources
01/13/10
65. By Sen. Barnes - Providing certain medical providers tax credit - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Finance
66. By Sen. Barnes - Prohibiting elected officials distributing public moneys within
ninety days of elections - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To
Judiciary 01/13/10
67. By Sen. Wells, D. Facemire and Chafin - Prohibiting child custody plan
modification due to military service - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Military then
Judiciary - To Military 01/13/10
68. By Sen. Minard, Unger, Oliverio and D. Facemire - Relating to Jackson's Mill 4-H
Camp Checkoff Program - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
69. By Sen. McCabe, White, Foster, Unger, Palumbo and Chafin - Creating Energy
Efficient Building Act - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
then Finance - To Transportation and Infrastructure 01/13/10
70. By Sen. McCabe, Foster, Unger, Palumbo and Chafin - Relating to municipalities
and counties issuing bonds - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Government Organization then
Finance - To Government Organization 01/13/10
71. By Sen. Prezioso, Plymale, Minard, Unger, Kessler and D. Facemire - Increasing
certain Division of Corrections' employees salaries and increment pay - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Finance
72. By Sen. Prezioso, Green and Unger - Providing certain retired conservation officers'
state income tax exemption - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
73. By Sen. Prezioso and D. Facemire - Expanding number of hours temporary state
employee can work - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Government Organization then
Finance - To Government Organization 01/13/10
74. By Sen. Prezioso, Unger and Chafin - Providing public employees retirement credit
for military service - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Pensions then Finance - To Pensions
01/13/10
75. By Sen. Prezioso - Providing certain correctional officers full retirement benefits
- Introduced 01/13/10 - To Pensions then Finance - To Pensions 01/13/10
76. By Sen. Jenkins - Requiring defendants pay certain incarceration costs - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
77. By Sen. Jenkins and Plymale - Relating to temporary detention of certain criminal
suspects - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
78. By Sen. McCabe and Minard - Requiring background checks on real estate
licensing applicants - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Government Organization then
Finance - To Government Organization 01/13/10
79. By Sen. Plymale and Jenkins - Limiting certain parks and recreation entities'
liability - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - To Natural
Resources 01/13/10
80. By Sen. Jenkins, Plymale and Oliverio - Excluding certain taxicab companies from
Workers' Compensation Fund liability - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then
Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
81. By Sen. Jenkins, Foster and Stollings - Creating WV Official Prescription Program
Act - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To
Health and Human Resources 01/13/10
82. By Sen. Jenkins, Oliverio and Stollings - Requiring jobs impact statement for
certain proposed legislation - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Economic Development then
Judiciary - To Economic Development 01/13/10
83. By Sen. Kessler - Preserving criminal case biological evidence - Introduced 01/13/10
- To Judiciary
84. By Sen. Jenkins and Plymale - Relating to civil liability for operators of parks and
recreation districts - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - To
Natural Resources 01/13/10
85. By Sen. McCabe, Green and Foster - Repealing article banning nuclear power
plants' construction - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then
Judiciary - To Energy, Industry and Mining 01/13/10
86. By Sen. Kessler and Edgell - Requiring handrails in handicap restrooms -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - To Health and
Human Resources 01/13/10
87. By Sen. Kessler, Edgell, Foster and Laird - Relating to preventing predatory lending
practices - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To
Banking and Insurance 01/13/10
88. By Sen. Plymale, Green and Jenkins - Establishing penalties for manufacturing,
selling or dispensing certain controlled substances causing death - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Judiciary
89. By Sen. Kessler - Relating to reinstating former police chiefs to previously held
positions - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Government Organization
90. By Sen. Plymale and Jenkins - Criminalizing manufacture or possession of burglary
tools - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
91. By Sen. Williams and Oliverio - Reducing certain fuels' wholesale tax - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Finance
92. By Sen. Yost, Unger, Williams, D. Facemire and Chafin - Designating December 7,
"WV Patriots of World War II Day", as state holiday - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Military then Finance - To Military 01/13/10
93. By Sen. Yost, Unger, D. Facemire and Chafin - Providing state park campground
fee discount to National Guard and reserve personnel - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Natural Resources then Finance - To Natural Resources 01/13/10
94. By Sen. Yost, White, Jenkins, D. Facemire and Chafin - Providing free hunting and
fishing licenses to National Guard and reserve personnel - Introduced 01/13/10 -
To Natural Resources then Finance - To Natural Resources 01/13/10
95. By Sen. Yost and Wells - Exempting all military personnel from state income taxes
- Introduced 01/13/10 - To Military then Finance - To Military 01/13/10
96. By Sen. Yost - Creating State Labor Relations Act - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
97. By Sen. White - Relating to preventing predatory lending practices - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To Banking and Insurance
01/13/10
98. By Sen. Sypolt - Relating to War on Terrorism Service Medal license plate -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
99. By Sen. White - Creating senior resident hunting, fishing and trapping license -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Natural Resources then Finance - To Natural Resources
01/13/10
100. By Sen. White, Jenkins and Chafin - Relating to volunteer firefighters' rebuttable
presumptions for workers' compensation claims - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
101. By Sen. White - Prohibiting certain water pollution control permits - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary then Finance - To Energy,
Industry and Mining 01/13/10
102. By Sen. White - Authorizing Attorney General to investigate and charge certain
fuel price gouging - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
103. By Sen. Yost, White, Minard and Kessler - Exempting all military retirement
income from state income tax - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Military then Finance - To
Military 01/13/10
104. By Sen. Unger - Requiring employees selling alcohol take alcohol awareness course
- Introduced 01/13/10 - To Labor
105. By Sen. White - Exempting certain real property owners from natural resources
property assessment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary
01/13/10
106. By Sen. Chafin, Green, Minard, D. Facemire and Stollings - Relating to certain
volunteer firefighters' benefits - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
107. By Sen. Chafin - Authorizing certain minors to nominate guardian to manage
estate - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
108. By Sen. Chafin and Green - Dedicating portion of severance taxes for counties and
municipalities - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Government Organization then Finance -
To Government Organization 01/13/10
109. By Sen. Chafin - Create WV State Police Higher Education Security Act - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Education then Finance - To Education 01/13/10
110. By Sen. Chafin - Relating to medical power of attorney - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Judiciary
111. By Sen. D. Facemire - Relating to surface coal mining environmental permits -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary - To Energy,
Industry and Mining 01/13/10
112. By Sen. Fanning - Depositing blasting program penalties in Special Reclamation
Fund - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then Finance - To
Energy, Industry and Mining 01/13/10
113. By Sen. Fanning - Requiring certain health insurance policies cover acupuncture
treatment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - To
Banking and Insurance 01/13/10
114. By Sen. Minard - Authorizing Commissioner of Banking to enter into contracts for
loan review services - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
- To Banking and Insurance 01/13/10
115. By Sen. Snyder and Unger - Raising tax credit for nonfamily adoptions - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
116. By Sen. Snyder - Requiring certain property value assessment adjustments -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
117. By Sen. Stollings and Chafin - Establishing Innovative Highway Projects Pilot
Program - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
- To Transportation and Infrastructure 01/13/10
118. By Sen. Stollings and Foster - Requiring parental consent for minors using tanning
device - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
119. By Sen. Minard and White - Adding magistrate court deputy clerk in Braxton
County - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Government Organization then Finance - To
Government Organization 01/13/10
120. By Sen. Stollings - Requiring certain students provide dental exam proof -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Health and Human Resources then Education - To Health and
Human Resources 01/13/10
121. By Sen. Browning - Updating definitions relating to retired substitute teachers -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Education then Finance - To Education 01/13/10
122. By Sen. Browning - Increasing mental health treatment refusal age of consent -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Health and
Human Resources 01/13/10
123. By Sen. Browning and Green - Reducing state income tax liability for certain
retired public employees - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Pensions then Finance - To
Pensions 01/13/10
124. By Sen. Browning - Relating to State Teachers Retirement System contributions
- Introduced 01/13/10 - To Pensions then Finance - To Pensions 01/13/10
125. By Sen. Browning - Providing certain retired teachers state income tax exemption
- Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
126. By Sen. Green - Exempting certain disclosures under Freedom of Information Act
- Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
127. By Sen. Oliverio and Unger - Reinstating high-growth business investment tax
credit - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Economic Development then Finance - To Economic
Development 01/13/10
128. By Sen. Palumbo, Plymale and Foster - Relating to Smart 529 college savings plan
- Introduced 01/13/10 - To Education then Finance - To Education 01/13/10
129. By Sen. Guills - Relating to small, women- and minority-owned businesses -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
130. By Sen. Palumbo, Foster, Oliverio and McCabe - Making failure to wear safety belts
primary offense - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then
Judiciary - To Transportation and Infrastructure 01/13/10
131. By Sen. Oliverio - Relating to school employees' unused donated personal leave
days - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Education then Finance - To Education 01/13/10
132. By Sen. Oliverio - Relating to hiring substitute school service personnel -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Education then Finance - To Education 01/13/10
133. By Sen. Oliverio and Minard - Relating to hiring specialty substitute teachers in
critical need areas - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Education then Finance - To Education
01/13/10
134. By Sen. Oliverio - Expanding municipal parking authority officers' ticketing
powers - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To Government Organization 01/13/10
135. By Sen. Oliverio and Minard - Providing certain retired teachers state income tax
exemption - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
136. By Sen. Minard, Oliverio, McCabe and D. Facemire - Requiring certain lenders
register with Commissioner of Banking - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Banking and
Insurance
137. By Sen. Minard - Exempting Social Security income from state personal income
tax - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
138. By Sen. Minard - Relating to PEIA underwriting nonstate employer groups -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - To Banking and
Insurance 01/13/10
139. By Sen. Chafin - Creating misdemeanor offense of interfering with treatment of
injured railroad employee - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
140. By Sen. Browning and Green - Providing retirement credit for county board of
education service - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Pensions then Finance - To Pensions
01/13/10
141. By Sen. Browning - Providing foundation allowance for professional student
support personnel - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Education then Finance - To Education
01/13/10
142. By Sen. Jenkins and Oliverio - Creating Asbestos Claims Transparency Act -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
143. By Sen. Boley, Plymale and Foster - Relating to salary bonus for National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards certification - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Education
then Finance - To Education 01/13/10
144. By Sen. Chafin, White and Oliverio - Dedicating portion of severance tax revenue
to counties and municipalities - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Government Organization
then Finance - To Government Organization 01/13/10
145. By Sen. Kessler, White, Jenkins and Laird - Requiring health insurers provide full
autism coverage - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - To
Banking and Insurance 01/13/10
146. By Sen. Kessler - Preventing disability pension reduction for certain PERS
members - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Pensions then Finance - To Pensions 01/13/10
147. By Sen. Boley - Relating to commercial dog-breeding operations - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Agriculture then Judiciary - To Agriculture 01/13/10
148. By Sen. Boley - Disclosing certain convicted juveniles' identities - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Judiciary
149. By Sen. Stollings, Minard, Foster and Oliverio - Relating to liability of certain
volunteering physicians - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Health and Human Resources
then Judiciary - To Health and Human Resources 01/13/10
150. By Sen. White - Authorizing Attorney General to investigate and charge certain
fuel price gouging - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
151. By Sen. White and Oliverio - Relating to lifting cap on number of days certain
retired teachers can work - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Pensions then Finance - To
Pensions 01/13/10
152. By Sen. Green and D. Facemire - Prohibiting interstate transport of minor for
abortion without parental consent - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Health and Human
Resources then Judiciary - To Health and Human Resources 01/13/10
153. By Sen. Green - Relating to certain abortion reporting requirements - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Health and Human
Resources 01/13/10
154. By Sen. McCabe, Foster, Kessler and Palumbo - Prohibiting discrimination based
on age or sexual orientation - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
155. By Sen. Bowman and Minard - Exempting certain amount of state pensions and
Social Security benefits from state income tax - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
156. By Sen. Foster and White - Requiring Commissioner of Public Health assess health
impact of certain rules proposed by DEP - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Health and
Human Resources then Finance - To Health and Human Resources 01/13/10
157. By Sen. Foster - Relating to certain mandatory immunization exemptions for
school children - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
- To Health and Human Resources 01/13/10
158. By Sen. K. Facemyer - Increasing maximum weight for six-axle tractor trailers -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary - To
Transportation and Infrastructure 01/13/10
159. By Sen. K. Facemyer, Williams and D. Facemire - Creating Transition Program for
Tobacco Farmers - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Agriculture then Finance - To
Agriculture 01/13/10
160. By Sen. Sypolt - Exempting military retirement from personal income tax -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
161. By Sen. K. Facemyer - Creating Asbestos Claims Transparency Act - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
162. By Sen. Kessler and Unger - Eliminating certain taxes on behavioral health
providers - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
163. By Sen. McCabe - Authorizing issuance of revenue bonds for public projects -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Government Organization then Finance - To Government
Organization 01/13/10
164. By Sen. Sypolt and Williams - Deleting provision banning weapons on State
Capitol property - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
165. By Sen. Kessler - Relating to certified teacher shortage - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Education then Finance - To Education 01/13/10
166. By Sen. Deem - Increasing fees for certain higher education students - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Education then Finance - To Education 01/13/10
167. By Sen. Unger, Edgell, White, Plymale, Minard, Foster, Jenkins, Oliverio, Laird and
Bowman - Prohibiting texting while driving - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary - To Transportation and Infrastructure
01/13/10
168. By Sen. White - Relating to coal shipper's permit - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Energy,
Industry and Mining then Finance - To Energy, Industry and Mining 01/13/10
169. By Sen. Browning and Plymale - Relating to Economic Development Authority
loans' criteria - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Economic Development then Finance - To
Economic Development 01/13/10
170. By Sen. Barnes - Prohibiting third-party purchase of firearm - Introduced 01/13/10
- To Judiciary
171. By Sen. Wells and White - Providing low income workers refundable tax credit -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
172. By Sen. Jenkins - Providing certain taxpayers earned income tax credit -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
173. By Sen. Green, Edgell, Minard and D. Facemire - Relating to obscene, harassing and
threatening communications via internet - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
174. By Sen. Plymale, Jenkins and Oliverio - Relating to deposit of moneys in Special
Railroad and Intermodal Enhancement Fund - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance - To Transportation and Infrastructure
01/13/10
175. By Sen. McCabe - Relating to purchase, possession, sale and use of fireworks -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
176. By Sen. Deem and Foster - Prohibiting ATMs in video lottery establishments -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To Banking and
Insurance 01/13/10
177. By Sen. Caruth - Requiring women seeking abortion opportunity to see fetus
ultrasound image - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Health and Human Resources then
Judiciary - To Health and Human Resources 01/13/10
178. By Sen. Caruth - Modifying circumstances which relieve certain directors from
civil liability - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
179. By Sen. Caruth - Prohibiting possession of certain gambling devices by
unauthorized persons - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To
Judiciary 01/13/10
180. By Sen. Caruth - Providing statutory procedure for certain offer of judgment -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
181. By Sen. Caruth - Relating to land development ordinances - Introduced 01/13/10 -
To Economic Development then Government Organization - To Economic
Development 01/13/10
182. By Sen. Caruth and Edgell - Terminating tolls on Turnpike - Introduced 01/13/10 -
To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance - To Transportation and
Infrastructure 01/13/10
183. By Sen. D. Facemire - Creating Diesel-Powered Motor Vehicle Act - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary - To Transportation and
Infrastructure 01/13/10
184. By Sen. McCabe, White, Foster and Unger - Creating WV Energy Efficient
Buildings Program - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then
Finance - To Transportation and Infrastructure 01/13/10
185. By Sen. McCabe and Foster - Creating WV Commercial Patent Incentives Tax Act
- Introduced 01/13/10 - To Economic Development then Finance - To Economic
Development 01/13/10
186. By Sen. Kessler - Creating DMV administrative law judge office - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
187. By Sen. Barnes and Green - Relating to "In God We Trust" license plate -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance - To
Transportation and Infrastructure 01/13/10
188. By Sen. Minard and Williams - Relating to private investments at Stonewall
Jackson Lake State Park - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Natural Resources then Finance
- To Natural Resources 01/13/10
189. By Sen. Boley - Relating to care and management of feral cats - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Agriculture then Judiciary - To Agriculture 01/13/10
190. By Sen. Browning - Allowing certain employees transfer credit to PERS -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Pensions then Finance - To Pensions 01/13/10
191. By Sen. Chafin - Requiring PSC update railroad walkway safety regulations -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary - To
Transportation and Infrastructure 01/13/10
192. By Sen. Yost - Relating to motorcycle helmet exemptions - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance - To Transportation and Infrastructure
01/13/10
193. By Sen. Deem - Reporting certain geologic information incidental to oil and gas
drilling - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Energy, Industry and Mining
194. By Sen. Barnes - Creating DNA samples database from felony arrests - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
195. By Sen. Jenkins and McCabe - Relating to nonpartisan election of Supreme Court
justices - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
196. By Sen. Unger and White - Creating WV Volunteer Firefighter Length of Service
Act - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Pensions then Finance - To Pensions 01/13/10
197. By Sen. Kessler and Yost - Authorizing State Police administer DNA identification
system - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
198. By Sen. Caruth - Apportioning percentage of fault in tortious conduct cases -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
199. By Sen. Caruth - Requiring annual legislative audits of Parkways Authority -
Introduced 01/13/10 - To Government Organization then Finance - To Government
Organization 01/13/10
200. By Sen. Caruth and Jenkins - Clarifying deliberate intention litigation - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Judiciary
201. By Sen. Caruth - Creating Punitive Damages Standards Act - Introduced 01/13/10
- To Judiciary
202. By Sen. Caruth, Unger and Minard - Providing certain volunteer firefighters state
income tax exemption - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
203. By Sen. Plymale - Relating to county school board members and superintendents
interim appointments and training - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Education
204. By Sen. Snyder and Unger - Creating Commuter Rail Access Act - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance - To Transportation and
Infrastructure 01/13/10
205. By Sen. Oliverio (By Request) - Creating WV Cemetery Act - Introduced 01/13/10
- To Judiciary
206. By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President), Green, McCabe and Stollings - Relating to Friends
of Coal license plate - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then
Finance - To Transportation and Infrastructure 01/13/10
207. By Sen. White, Green, Laird and Yost - Relating to parolee release plans - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To Government Organization
01/13/10
208. By Sen. Kessler and Edgell - Creating felony offense for animal fighting ventures
involvement - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Agriculture then Judiciary - To Agriculture
01/13/10
209. By Sen. Kessler, Edgell, Green, D. Facemire and Laird - Creating offense of
assaulting emergency medical service personnel - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
210. By Sen. Browning - Limiting season dogs may be trained on bears - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Natural Resources
211. By Sen. Browning and Foster - Creating Protection of Water Act - Introduced
01/13/10 - To Natural Resources then Energy, Industry and Mining - To Natural
Resources 01/13/10
212. By Sen. Plymale, Wells, Oliverio, Helmick, Boley, Tomblin (Mr. President), Unger,
Green, Foster, Hall, White, Edgell, Stollings, Browning, Laird, Jenkins, Williams and
McCabe - Relating to higher education capital facilities - Introduced 01/13/10 - To
Education then Finance - To Education 01/13/10
213. By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Budget
bill - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Finance
ALL SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1. By Sen. Sypolt and Minard - Proposing amendment to Constitution designated
Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
then Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
2. By Sen. Unger and White - Proposing amendment to Constitution designated
Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary
then Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
3. By Sen. Sypolt - Proposing amendment to Constitution designated Marriage
Protection Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To
Judiciary 01/13/10
4. By Sen. Sypolt - Proposing amendment to Constitution designated Veto Session
Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
5. By Sen. Guills - Proposing amendment to Constitution designated Marriage
Protection Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance - To
Judiciary 01/13/10
6. By Sen. K. Facemyer - Proposing amendment to Constitution designated Fair and
Equal Citizenship Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance -
To Judiciary 01/13/10
7. By Sen. Minard - Proposing amendment to Constitution designated Homestead
Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then Finance
- To Judiciary 01/13/10
8. By Sen. Snyder - Proposing amendment to Constitution designated Homestead
Exemption Calculation Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then
Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
9. By Sen. Caruth - Proposing amendment to Constitution clarifying Constitution
does not require state pay for abortion - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then
Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
10. By Sen. Sypolt - Proposing amendment to Constitution designated Initiative,
Referendum and Recall Amendment - Introduced 01/13/10 - To Judiciary then
Finance - To Judiciary 01/13/10
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY
HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
1. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the
Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly
therefor - Introduced 01/13/10 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 01/13/10
- To Senate 01/13/10 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 01/13/10
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
ADOPTED BY LEGISLATURE
1. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the
Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly
therefor - Adopted