WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
SENATE
JOURNAL
EIGHTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR
SESSION, 2017
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Charleston, West Virginia, Friday, March 10, 2017
The Senate met at
(Senator Carmichael, Mr. President, in the
Chair.)
Prayer was offered by
The Senate was then led in recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance by the Honorable
Pending the reading of the Journal of Thursday, March 9, 2017,
At the request of Senator
The Senate proceeded to the second order of business and the introduction
of guests.
On motion of Senator
The Senate proceeded to the
A message from The Clerk of the House of
Delegates announced the passage by that body and requested the concurrence of
the Senate in the passage of
Eng.
Com. Sub. for House Bill 2503?A Bill to repeal ?30-14-15 of the Code of
West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact ?30-14-14 of said
code, relating to the rulemaking authority for Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
Referred to the Committee on
A message from The Clerk of the House of
Delegates announced the passage by that body and requested the concurrence of
the Senate in the passage of
Eng.
Com. Sub. for House Bill 2540?A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated ?30-1-21,
relating to authorizing a person to practice professions and occupations for a
charitable function; provides qualifications for volunteers; provides volunteers
may be compensated; limits volunteer authorization to twenty-one days; requires
information be provided to the applicable board; requires record keeping of
volunteer authorizations; and provides boards may not charge a fee for
charitable practice.
Referred to the Committee on
A message from The Clerk of the House of
Delegates announced the passage by that body and requested the concurrence of
the Senate in the passage of
Eng.
House Bill 2628?A Bill to amend and reenact ?30-3-12 and ?30-3-14 of
the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact ?30-14-11
and ?30-14-12a of said code, all relating generally to the powers and duties of
the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine with regard to
evidence of serious misconduct of individuals subject to the boards?
jurisdiction; authorizing the Board of Medicine to deny a license to any
applicant who has been convicted of a felony; requiring the Board of
Osteopathic Medicine to revoke a license when an osteopathic physician or
physician?s assistant is convicted of a felony involving prescription drugs;
authorizing the Board of Medicine to order a permanent revocation of license
when warranted by evidence; specifying additional disciplinary and restorative
powers for the Board of Osteopathic Medicine; clarifying that these boards may
impose disciplinary sanctions when license knowingly fails to report the gross
misconduct of another licensee; and requiring the boards to refer information
to law enforcement and prosecuting authorities when a board has reason to
believe a crime has occurred.
Referred to the Committee on
The Senate proceeded to the
Senator
Your Committee on
Senate Bill 25, Creating farm-to-food bank tax credit.
And,
Senate Bill 364, Incorporating changes to Streamlined Sales
and Use Tax Agreement.
And reports the same back with the recommendation that they each do pass.
Respectfully submitted,
?
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Senator
Your Committee on
Senate Bill 28, Creating new system for certain contiguous
counties to establish regional recreation authorities.
With amendments from the Committee on
And reports the same back with the recommendation that it do pass as
amended by the Committee on
Respectfully submitted,
?
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Senator
Your Committee on
Senate Bill 219, Relating to conspiracy to commit crimes
under Uniform Controlled Substances Act.
And reports back a committee substitute for same with the following
title:
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 219 (originating in the Committee on
And,
Senate Bill 455, Removing archaic language regarding
commitment orders of sentenced persons.
And reports back a committee substitute for same with the following
title:
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 455 (originating in the Committee on
With the recommendation that the two committee substitutes do pass.
Respectfully submitted,
?
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Senator Miller moved that Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 219 be
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Following discussion,
The question being on the adoption of
Senator Miller's aforestated motion, the same was put.
The result of the voice vote being
inconclusive, Senator Beach demanded a division of the vote.
A standing vote being taken, there were
fifteen "yeas" and eighteen "nays".
Whereupon, Senator Carmichael (Mr.
President) declared Senator Miller?s aforestated motion rejected.
At the request of Senator Prezioso, and by unanimous consent, Senator
Prezioso addressed the Senate regarding the rejection of Senator Miller?s
motion to refer Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 219 to the Committee on
Finance.
At the request of Senator Plymale, unanimous consent being granted,
Senator Plymale addressed the Senate regarding the rejection of Senator Miller?s
motion to refer Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 219 to the Committee on
Finance.
At the request of Senator
At the request of Senator Trump, unanimous consent being granted,
Senator Trump addressed the Senate regarding the rejection of Senator Miller?s
motion to refer Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 219 to the Committee on
Finance.
At the request of Senator Hall, and by unanimous consent, Senator Hall
addressed the Senate regarding the rejection of Senator Miller?s motion to
refer Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 219 to the Committee on Finance.
Pending announcement of a minority party caucus,
On motion of Senator Prezioso, the Senate recessed for 10 minutes.
Upon expiration of the recess, the Senate reconvened and proceeded to
the sixth order of business, which agenda includes the making of main motions.
On motion of Senator Trump, the Senate reconsidered the vote by which in
earlier proceedings today it rejected Senator Miller?s motion to refer
Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 219 to the Committee on Finance.
The vote thereon having been reconsidered,
The question again being on the adoption of Senator Miller?s motion to
refer Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 219 to the Committee on Finance, the
same was put and prevailed.
At the request of Senator Ferns, and by unanimous consent, the Senate
returned to the fourth order of business.
Senator
Your Committee on
Senate Bill 256, Relating to prohibiting aiding and abetting
of sexual abuse by school personnel.
And has amended same.
And reports the same back with the recommendation that it do pass, as
amended.
Respectfully submitted,
?
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Senator
Your Committee on
Senate Bill 268, Requiring county commissions maintain
websites with specific information.
And reports back a committee substitute for same with the following
title:
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 268 (originating in the Committee on
With the recommendation that the committee substitute do pass; but under
the original double committee reference first be referred to the Committee on
Respectfully submitted,
?
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The bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 268), under the original double committee
reference, was then referred to the Committee on
Senator
Your Committee on
Senate Bill 326, Requiring Department of Defense family advocacy
groups be notified about abuse or neglect of military member?s child.
And reports the same back with the recommendation that it do pass.
Respectfully submitted,
?
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Senator
Your Committee on
Senate Bill 428, Relating to partial filling of
prescriptions.
And reports back a committee substitute for same with the following
title:
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 428 (originating in the Committee on
With the recommendation that the committee substitute do pass; but under
the original double committee reference first be referred to the Committee on
Respectfully submitted,
?
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The bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 428), under the original double committee
reference, was then referred to the Committee on
Senator
Your Committee on
Senate Bill 440, Relating to use of Regional Jail and
Correctional Facility Authority funds.
And reports back a committee substitute for same with the following
title:
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 440 (originating in the Committee on
With the recommendation that the committee substitute do pass.
Respectfully submitted,
?
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Senator
Your Committee on
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill
2167, Creating a Silver
Alert program for senior citizens.
And has amended same.
And reports the same back with the recommendation that it do pass, as
amended.
Respectfully submitted,
?
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Senator
Your Committee on
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill
2359, Relating to offenses
and penalties for practicing osteopathic medicine without a license.
And reports the same back with the recommendation that it do pass; but
under the original double committee reference first be referred to the
Committee on
Respectfully submitted,
?
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The bill, under the original double committee reference, was then
referred to the Committee on
Senator
Your Committee on
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill
2542, Relating to public
higher education personnel.
And reports the same back with the recommendation that it do pass.
Respectfully submitted,
? Kenny Mann,
??? Chair.
Senator
Your Committee on
Eng. House Bill 2590, Updating the meaning of federal taxable
income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income
Tax Act.
And,
Eng. House Bill 2594, Updating the meaning of federal adjusted
gross income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Personal Income
Tax Act.
And reports the same back with the recommendation that they each do
pass.
Respectfully submitted,
?
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The Senate proceeded to the
On motions for leave, severally made, the following bills were
introduced, read by their titles and referred to the appropriate committees:
By Senator Boso:
Senate Bill 570?A Bill to amend and reenact ?15-2-17 of the
Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact ?15-2E-3 and
?15-2E-5 of said code, all relating to the sale of items in the State Police
Academy post exchange to the public.
Referred to the Committee on Government Organization; and then to the
Committee on Finance.
By Senator Blair:
Senate Bill 571?A Bill to amend and reenact ?16-2-11 of the
Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding
thereto a new section, designated ?30-17-20, all relating generally to
certification and qualifications of sanitarians; terminating the State Board of
Sanitarians; providing for the State Division of Personnel to establish
education standards and qualifications for sanitarians in collaboration with
local boards of health; and correcting an erroneous reference.
Referred to the Committee on Government Organization; and then to the
Committee on Finance.
By Senators Sypolt and Gaunch:
Senate Bill 572?A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated ?3-5-6e; to amend
and reenact ?3-10-1 and ?3-10-8 of said code; and to amend said code by adding
thereto a new section, designated ?3-10-8a, all relating to providing for the
nonpartisan election of county surveyors; specifying the manner of appointment
of a successor when an elected country surveyor vacates office; and prescribing
when elections must be held to elect a new surveyor.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Senator Maynard:
Senate Bill 573?A Bill to amend and reenact ?11-13-2o of
the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to adjusting the tax on
the business of generating or producing or selling electricity from wind
turbine facilities to match that of other power generation facilities recently
placed into service.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
By Senators Trump and Woelfel:
Senate Bill 574?A Bill to amend and reenact ?38-1-13 of the
Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact ?44D-1-103 and
?44D-1-107 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section,
designated ?44D-1-113; to amend and reenact ?44D-3-303 of said code; to amend
and reenact ?44D-4-403, ?44D-4-405, ?44D-4-409 and ?44D-4-414 of said code; to
amend and reenact ?44D-5-503b and ?44D-5-505 of said code; to amend and reenact
?44D-6-604 of said code; and to amend and reenact ?44D-8-813 and ?44D-8-817 of
said code, all relating generally to trusts and their administration; removing
the requirement of notice to certain trustees; modifying definitions;
establishing the insurable interest of a trustee; increasing amount of noncharitable
trust property to modify or terminate trust without court approval; requiring
qualified trustee be independent to meet definition of ?qualified interest?;
adding reference to exception to provision allowing creditor or assignee to
reach amount distributed for grantor?s benefit; changing references from
beneficiary to interested person in limitations on actions to contest validity
of revocable trust; modifying duties of trustee to inform and report to
beneficiaries; and requiring trustee to wind up administration of trust upon
its termination.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Senator Trump:
Senate Bill 575?A Bill to amend and reenact ?61-6-23 of the
Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to limitations on nuisance
actions against shooting ranges for noises.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Senators Trump and Blair:
Senate Bill 576?A Bill to amend and reenact ?37-7-2 of the
Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding
thereto a new chapter, designated ?37B-1-1, ?37B-1-2, ?37B-1-3, ?37B-1-4,
?37B-1-5, ?37B-1-6 and ?37B-1-7, all relating generally to real property;
providing an exception to waste for certain oil and gas development; providing
a short title; providing declarations of public policy and legislative
findings; providing definitions; providing that consent for the lawful use of
the oil and gas mineral property by two-thirds of mineral interest owners is
permissible, not waste and not trespass; providing that cotenants are not
liable for damages for as a result of the lawful use of oil and gas mineral
property when an accounting is provided and a pro rata share of revenues and
costs are distributed to or reserved for each unknown or unlocatable cotenant;
allowing for an acreage weighted average royalty interest, free of
post-production expenses, to each nonconsenting cotenant; permitting for the
joint development by horizontal drilling of multiple adjacent leases held by
the same operator if the operator has a surface use agreement with all surface
owners whose tracts may be disturbed by joint development; providing that
royalties distributed to royalty owners affected by joint development may not
be reduced by post-production expenses; and providing for severability of
provisions.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Senators Rucker, Blair,
Clements, Maynard, Ojeda and Unger:
Senate Bill 577?A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated ?19-23-12e,
relating to the licensing of advance deposit wagering; providing for source
market fees; providing for the distribution of those fees from wagers made by
West Virginia account holders, for distribution of those fees from wagers made
by account holders located within and outside thirty miles of a licensed racing
association and for distribution of those fees from wagers made by account
holders located within thirty miles of two or more licensed racing
associations; providing for regulatory authority in the Racing Commission over
advance deposit wagering; providing for the assessment and imposition of
regulatory fees and taxes on advance deposit wagering licensees? wagering in
West Virginia and for the distribution of the fees and taxes; prohibiting
advance deposit wagering in West Virginia unless conducted through an advance
deposit wagering licensee or as otherwise provided by law; providing for
criminal penalties for accepting or attempting to accept advance deposit wagers
without a license; providing authority for the Racing Commission to seek civil
remedies and damages; providing that all advance deposit wagers placed by
residents or nonresidents within the state are considered to be wagering within
West Virginia subject to the laws of this state and rules of the Racing
Commission; authorizing rulemaking; and defining terms.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
The Senate proceeded to the seventh order of business.
Senate Concurrent Resolution
29, Declaring pornography
public health crisis.
On unfinished business, coming up in regular order, was reported by the
Clerk and referred to the Committee on
Senate Concurrent Resolution
30, Urging US Congress
convene to propose amendment to US Constitution restoring free and fair
elections.
On unfinished business, coming up in regular order, was reported by the
Clerk and referred to the Committee on
Senate Concurrent Resolution
31, US Navy BT2 Mark Edward
Hutchison Memorial Bridge.
On unfinished business, coming up in regular order, was reported by the
Clerk and referred to the Committee on
The Senate proceeded to the eighth order of business.
Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub.
for Senate Bill 173, Relating
to certain motor vehicles.
On third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time and
put upon its passage.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Azinger, Beach, Blair, Boley,
Boso, Clements, Cline, Facemire, Ferns, Gaunch, Hall, Jeffries, Karnes, Mann,
Maroney, Maynard, Miller, Mullins, Ojeda, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano,
Rucker, Smith, Stollings, Swope, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Unger, Weld and
Carmichael (Mr. President)?33.
The nays were: Woelfel?1.
Absent: None.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the
affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng.
On motion of Senator
Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub.
for Senate Bill 173?A Bill
to amend and reenact ?17B-1-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended;
to amend and reenact ?17B-2-7b of said code; to amend said code by adding
thereto a new section, designated ?17C-1-69; and to amend and reenact
?17C-15-44 of said code, all relating to autocycles; creating an autocycle
exemption from motorcycle examination, licensing and endorsement requirements;
allowing a person with a valid driver?s license to operate an autocycle;
creating an autocycle exemption from helmet and certain other motorcycle or
motor-driven cycle safety requirements; defining terms; deleting obsolete
language regarding the motorcycle safety and education committee; and making
technical corrections.
Ordered, That The Clerk communicate to the House of Delegates the action of the
Senate
Eng. Senate Bill 235, Relating to motorcycle registration renewal.
On third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time and
put upon its passage.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Azinger, Beach, Blair, Boley,
Boso, Clements, Cline, Facemire, Ferns, Gaunch, Hall, Jeffries, Karnes, Mann,
Maroney, Maynard, Miller, Mullins, Ojeda, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano,
Rucker, Smith, Stollings, Swope, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Unger, Weld, Woelfel
and Carmichael (Mr. President)?34.
The nays were: None.
Absent: None.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the
affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng.
Ordered, That The Clerk communicate to the House of Delegates the action of the
Senate
Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill
259, Requiring
administrators of intestate estates to give bond and take oath.
On third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time and
put upon its passage.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Azinger, Beach, Blair, Boley,
Boso, Clements, Cline, Facemire, Ferns, Gaunch, Hall, Jeffries, Karnes, Mann,
Maroney, Maynard, Miller, Mullins, Ojeda, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano,
Rucker, Smith, Stollings, Swope, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Unger, Weld, Woelfel
and Carmichael (Mr. President)?34.
The nays were: None.
Absent: None.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the
affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng.
Ordered, That The Clerk communicate to the House of Delegates the action of the
Senate
Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill
473, Permitting collection
and sale of naturally shed deer antlers.
On third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time and
put upon its passage.
Pending discussion,
The question being ?Shall Engrossed
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Azinger, Beach, Blair, Boley,
Boso, Clements, Cline, Facemire, Ferns, Gaunch, Hall, Jeffries, Karnes, Mann,
Maroney, Maynard, Miller, Mullins, Ojeda, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano,
Rucker, Smith, Stollings, Swope, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Unger, Weld, Woelfel
and Carmichael (Mr. President)?34.
The nays were: None.
Absent: None.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the
affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng.
Ordered, That The Clerk communicate to the House of Delegates the action of the
Senate
Thereafter, at the request of Senator
The Senate proceeded to the ninth order of business.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 350,
Allowing licensed
professional counselors be issued temporary permit.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time
and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 423,
Relating to operation of
licensed group homes.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time
and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 441,
Establishing Municipal Home
Rule Pilot Program.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time
and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 481,
Eliminating requirement
municipal courts wait 90 days before notifying DMV of person?s failure to
appear or pay assessed costs.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time
and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Senate Bill 490, Clarifying standard of liability for
officers of corporation.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time
and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Senate Bill 491, Relating to county litter control officers.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time
and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 492,
Eliminating requirement
every circuit court participate in drug court program.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time
and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 496,
Relating generally to
guaranteed asset protection waivers.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time
and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 505,
Providing five-year
reclamation period following completion of well pads for horizontal wells.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time
and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill
2099, Defining the act of
leaving the scene of a crash involving death or serious bodily injury as a
felony; Erin?s Law.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time.
The following amendment to the bill, from the Committee on
By striking out everything after the enacting section and inserting in
lieu thereof the following:
ARTICLE 4. CRASHES.
?17C-4-1. Crashes
involving death or personal injuries; Erin?s Law.
(a)
The driver of any vehicle involved in a crash resulting in the injury to or
death of any person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the
crash or as close to the scene as possible and return to and remain at the
scene of the crash until he or she has complied with the requirements of
section three of this article: Provided, That the driver may leave the
scene of the crash as may reasonably be necessary for the purpose of rendering
assistance to an injured any person injured in the crash, as
required by said section three Every such of this article.
stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.
(b)
Any person knowingly violating the provisions of subsection (a) of this
section after being involved in a crash resulting in the death of any person is
guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, thereof, shall be fined by not more
than $5,000, or imprisoned in a correctional facility for not less than one
year nor more than five years, or both fined and confined. Any driver
who is involved in a crash in which another person suffers bodily injury and
who intentionally violates subsection (a) of this section when he or she knows
or has reason to believe that another person suffered physical injury in said
crash, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by confinement in jail for not more than one year, or fined not more
than $1,000, or both fined and confined.
(c)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, any driver
who is involved in a crash in which another person suffers serious bodily
injury and who intentionally violates subsection (a) of this section when he or
she knows or has reason to believe that another person has suffered physical
injury in said crash is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be
imprisoned in a state correctional facility for not less than one year nor more
than three years, or fined not more than $2,500, or both fined and imprisoned.
(c) (d) Any person
knowingly violating the provisions of subsection (a) of this section after
being involved in a crash resulting in physical injury to any person is guilty
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by confinement
in jail for not more than one year, or fined not more than $1,000, or both.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) or (c) of this section, any
driver who is involved in a crash that proximately causes the death of another
person who intentionally violates subsection (a) of this section when he or she
knows or has reason to believe that another person has suffered physical injury
in said crash is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned in a state correctional facility for
not less than one year nor more than five years, or both fined and imprisoned: Provided,
That any death underlying a prosecution under this subsection must occur within
one year of the crash.
(e)
As used in this section:
(1)
?Bodily injury? means injury that causes substantial physical pain, illness or
any impairment of physical condition;
(2)
?Physical injury? means bodily injury, serious bodily injury or death; and
(3)
?Serious bodily injury? means bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of
death, that causes serious or prolonged disfigurement, prolonged impairment of
health, prolonged loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ, loss
of pregnancy, or the morbidity or mortality occurring because of a preterm
delivery.
(d) (f) The
commissioner shall revoke the license or permit or operating privilege to drive
of any resident or nonresident person convicted pursuant to the provisions of
this section for a period of one year from the date of conviction or the date
of release from incarceration, whichever is later.
(e) (g) This section
may be known and cited as ?Erin?s Law?.
The bill
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill
2301, Relating to direct
primary care.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time
and ordered to third reading.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill
2347, Allowing schools
licensed to provide barber, cosmetology and related training to hold theory
classes and clinical classes at different locations.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time
and ordered to third reading.
Eng. House Bill 2431, Allowing influenza immunizations to be
offered to patients and residents of specified facilities.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time
and ordered to third reading.
The Senate proceeded to the tenth order of business.
The following bills on first reading, coming up in regular order, were
each read a first time and ordered to second reading:
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 212,
Relating generally to
procedures for drivers? license suspensions and revocations.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 299,
Supplementing, amending,
decreasing and increasing items of appropriations from State Road Fund to DOH.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 300,
Supplemental appropriation
from unappropriated balance in Treasury to Division of Personnel.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 301,
Supplemental appropriation
of federal funds from Treasury to State Board of Education, School Lunch
Program.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 305,
Supplemental appropriation
of public moneys from Treasury to Fire Commission.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 344,
Relating to application of
payments on consumer credit sale and loans.
And,
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 531,
Relating to renewal date
for apiary certificates of registration.
The Senate proceeded to the eleventh order of business and the
introduction of guests.
On motion of Senator Ferns, the Senate recessed for five minutes to permit
Wesley Self to address the Senate on behalf of the Frasure-Singleton Student
Legislative Program.
Upon expiration of the recess, the Senate reconvened and proceeded to
the twelfth order of business.
Remarks were made by Senators Miller, Boso and Cline.
Thereafter, at the request of Senator
Following points of inquiry by Senator Unger, with resultant responses
by Senator Ferns,
Pending announcement of meetings of standing and select committees of
the Senate, including a minority party caucus,
On motion of Senator
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