Member's Press Release

Release Date: 01/18/2018
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

State Senate

Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Friday, January 19, 2018

Friday, January 19, 2018 – 10th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

RESOLUTIONS

SR 11: Designating January 19, 2018, as Southern West Virginia Day at Capitol

THIRD READING (For Passage)

Com. Sub. for SB 73: Modifying crime of fleeing from scene of accident
Com. Sub. for SB 154: Department of Administration rule relating to parking (original similar to HB 4086)
SB 296: Relating to sale or transfer of surplus property (original similar to SB 283)
SB 297: Eliminating taxation on annuity considerations collected by life insurer
SB 298: Authorizing county assessors make separate entries in landbooks when real property is partly used for exempt and partly for nonexempt purposes
SB 299: Relating to mandatory insurance coverage for medical foods for amino acid-based formulas (original similar to HB 2051, HB 2072, HB 3021)
SB 300: Creating five-year tax credits for businesses locating on post-coal mine sites (original similar to SB 12)
SB 301: Removing limitation on amount collected by county via hotel occupancy tax used for medical or emergency services (original similar to SB 137)

SECOND READING (Amendments Stage)

Com. Sub. for SB 53: Correcting code reference in regard to certain persons exempted from prohibitions against carrying concealed deadly weapons
SB 62: Adjusting requirements for hiring school attendance directors
Com. Sub. for SB 98: Creating incentives to consolidate local governments
Com. Sub. for SB 110: Requiring certain licensees notify law enforcement or EMS of life-threatening emergency on premises
Com. Sub. for SB 133: Exempting renewal of certain contracts entered into during declared state of emergency (original similar to HB 4034)
SB 263: Eliminating film tax credits (original similar to HB 4144)

FIRST READING

Com. Sub. for SB 146: Correcting technical error within Solid Waste Management Act

Scheduled Committee Meetings

There are no meetings currently scheduled. Committee meetings will resume Monday, January 22, 2018.

Senate Bills to be Introduced Friday, January 19, 2018

SB 322: Relating to employees of Department of Agriculture (Weld; Agriculture and Rural Development then Government Organization)
SB 323: Creating Office of Outdoor Recreation (FN) (Beach; Economic Development then Finance)
SB 324: Removing restrictions where certain traditional lottery games may be played (FN) (Blair; Judiciary)
SB 325: Creating County Home Rule Pilot Program (FN) (Beach; Government Organization then Finance)
SB 326: Protecting certain individuals from civil liability for damages when removing domesticated animal from locked or unattended vehicle (Weld; Judiciary)
SB 327: Providing extortion of anything of value, including sexual contact, subjects person to criminal penalty (Weld; Judiciary)
SB 328: Requiring participation in drug court program before conditional discharge for first offense of possession of controlled substance (Weld; Judiciary)
SB 329: Relating to prescribing opioids (Weld; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
SB 330: Relating to exemptions from mandated immunizations (Sypolt, Azinger, Karnes, Mann, Maynard, Rucker; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
SB 331: Relating to retirement and pension benefits of certain members of PERS and Teachers Retirement system (FN) (Karnes, Boso, Cline, Drennan, Gaunch, Mann, Rucker, Swope, Sypolt; Pensions then Finance)
SB 332: Granting DHHR rule-making authority to regulate local health departments (Stollings, Ojeda, Palumbo; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
SB 333: Granting DHHR rule-making authority to regulate local health departments (Weld; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Thursday, January 18, 2018

9:30 a.m.: Finance (451M)

Originating Bill 12: Increasing the Racing Commission from 3 members to five members
Bill laid over to a future meeting

Com. Sub. for SB 134: Authorizing Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to engage individuals for emergency response and recovery
Passed; to be reported to the floor

SB 235: Lottery Commission rule relating to state lottery rules
Passed; to Judiciary

SB 236: Racing Commission rule relating to thoroughbred racing
Passed; to Judiciary

SB 237: Tax Department rule relating to farm to food bank tax credit
Passed; to Judiciary

SB 238: Tax Department rule relating to payment of taxes by electronic funds transfer
Passed; to Judiciary

SB 239: Tax Department rule relating to property tax transfer
Passed; to Judiciary

SB 240: Tax Department rule relating to municipal sales and service and use tax administration
Passed; to Judiciary

1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)

SB 161: DEP rule relating to surface mining reclamation
Passed; to Judiciary

SB 228: Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training rule relating to operating diesel equipment in underground mines
Passed; to Judiciary

SB 290: Relating to DEP standards of water quality and effluent limitations
Passed; to Judiciary

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

SB 172: Health Care Authority rule relating to financial disclosure
Passed; to Judiciary

SB 173: DHHR rule relating to child care centers licensing
Passed; to Judiciary

SB 174: DHHR rule relating to family child care facility licensing
Passed; to Judiciary

SB 175: DHHR rule relating to family child care home registration requirements
Passed; to Judiciary

SB 177: DHHR rule relating to informal and relative family child care home registration
Passed; to Judiciary

SB 178: DHHR rule relating to out-of-school-time child care center licensing
Passed; to Judiciary

SB 179: DHHR rule relating to drug screening of applicants for cash assistance
Passed; to Judiciary

2 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)

SB 267: Increasing salaries of certain state employees
Passed; to Finance

SB 10: Relating generally to PSC jurisdiction
Removed from agenda

2 p.m.: Education (451M)

SB 284: Increasing access to career education and workforce training
Bill laid over to a future meeting

SB 83: Relating to higher education student success
No action; bill to be considered at future meeting

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

SB 292: Relating to Commission on Special Investigations (bring back before the committee)
Passed; to be reported to the floor

SB 37: Equalizing penalty for entering without breaking regardless of time of day
Passed; to be reported to the floor

SB 116: Providing court costs collected under Second Chance Driver's License Program are not subject to 5 percent offset
Passed; to be reported to the floor

SB 39: Creating Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights
Passed; to be reported to the floor

SB 75: Relating to sale or transfer of video lottery locations
Passed; to be reported to the floor

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

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