Release Date: 01/22/2018
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

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State Senate

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 – 14th Day of Session

 

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

 

RESOLUTIONS

 

• SR 14: Designating January 23, 2018, as Higher Education Day

 

THIRD READING (For Passage)

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

SECOND READING (Amendments Stage)

• Com. Sub. for SB 37: Equalizing penalty for entering without breaking regardless of time of day
• Com. Sub. for SB 39: Creating Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights
• Com. Sub. for SB 75: Relating to sale or transfer of video lottery locations
• Com. Sub. for SB 134: Authorizing Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to engage individuals for emergency response and recovery (original similar to HB 4033)
• Com. Sub. for SB 292: Relating to Commission on Special Investigations

FIRST READING

There are no bills on First Reading on Tuesday, January 23, 2018.

Scheduled Committee Meetings

 

10 a.m.: Military (208W)

• SB 47: Requiring Defense Department advocacy groups be notified in abuse or neglect of military person's child
• SB 55: Providing continued eligibility for developmental disability services to dependents of military personnel
• SB 66: Relating to in-state tuition rates for members of National Guard, military and reserve units
• SB 71: Defining "veteran" as it pertains to veteran-owned business
• SB 258: Exempting honorably discharged veterans from fees for license to carry deadly weapons
• SB 336: Providing certain DMV applicants ability to contribute to WV Department of Veterans Assistance

 

10 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure (451M)

• SB 295: Relating to Local Powers Act
• SB 307: Declaring "boot drive" on state highway or roadway by volunteer fire department is not obstruction or nuisance
• SCR 3: Michael Angiulli Memorial Bridge
• SCR 4: Glenn Franklin Lough, P.E., Memorial Bridge

 

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

• Agenda TBA

 

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

• SB 10: Relating generally to PSC jurisdiction
• SB 280: Allowing airports' emergency management and operations vehicles to use red flashing warning lights
• SB 271: Creating centralized Share Services Section of Department of Administration

 

2 p.m.: Education (451M)

• Presentation: Agriculture being required as a science class in high school. (Elizabeth Ours, Junior at Petersburg High School)
• SB 284: Increasing access to career education and workforce training
• SB 83: Relating to higher education student success

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

· SB 7: Requiring employee to provide written notice to employer of nonpayment of wages

· SB 51: Modifying law governing spousal support and child custody

· SB 312: Exempting certain employers from discriminating against tobacco users

· SB 326: Protecting certain individuals from civil liability for damages when removing domesticated animal from locked or unattended vehicle

 

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Budget Hearing: Department of Revenue (Tax-ABCA-Banking-Insurance-Municipal Bond-Racing-Athletic Commission-Budget-Tax Appeals)
• Budget Hearing: West Virginia Lottery Commission

Senate Bills to be Introduced Tuesday, January 23, 2018

 

· SB 339: Relating to WV Retirement Health Benefit Trust Fund within PEIA (FN) (Gaunch, Blair; Pensions then Finance)

· SB 340: Relating to employer-employee cost-sharing ratio of premiums for PEIA active members (Gaunch, Blair; Government Organization then Finance)

· SB 341: Creating new court of WV Intermediate Court of Appeals (FN) (Ferns; Judiciary then Finance)

· SB 342: Requiring agencies provide annual inventory of real property holdings to Real Estate Division (Blair; Government Organization)

· SB 343: Limiting expenses in preparing list for notice to redeem (Sypolt; Government Organization)

· SB 344: Requiring DOH implement program to recycle surplus metal supplies, materials and equipment (FN) (Sypolt; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)

· SB 345: Authorizing DNR establish procedures and fee schedule for limited permit hunts (Maynard; Natural Resources)

· SB 346: Permitting full-time nonresident students purchase lifetime resident hunting, trapping and fishing licenses (Maynard; Natural Resources then Finance)

· SB 347: Relating to operation of motorboats (Maynard; Natural Resources then Judiciary)

· SB 348: Allowing for disposal of service weapons of special DNR police officers (Maynard; Natural Resources then Judiciary)

· SB 349: Providing teachers with a three percent pay raise (FN) (Maynard; Education then Finance)

· SB 350: Eliminating obsolete requirement that Lottery Commission file racetrack video lottery game rules with Secretary of State (Ferns, Trump, Maynard, Jeffries, Baldwin; Judiciary)

· SCR 7: Requesting federal government grant waiver for required waiting period for tubal ligation procedures (Takubo)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Monday, January 22, 2018

 

1 p.m.: Natural Resources (208W)

• SB 14: Permitting guided bear hunting
• Bill is laid over to a future meeting

• SB 30: Relating generally to hunting with dogs
• Passed; to Judiciary

• SB 234: DNR rule relating to wildlife disease management
• Passed; to Judiciary

• SB 143: Permitting DNR identification tag be used to identify trap
• Passed; to Judiciary

• SB 285: Establishing regional recreation authorities and areas
• Passed; to Finance

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• SB 7: Requiring employee to provide written notice to employer of nonpayment of wages
• Amendments adopted; bill to be presented at next meeting

• Originating Bill 1: Permitting ballot commissioners to serve while candidates for certain offices
• Passed; to be reported to the floor

• SB 326: Protecting certain individuals from civil liability for damages when removing domesticated animal from locked or unattended vehicle
• Removed from agenda

• Com Sub for SB 163: Authorizing the DEP to promulgate legislative rules (Bundle 3) – Includes SB 155: DEP rule relating to standards of performance for new stationary sources; SB 156: DEP rule relating to control of air pollution from combustion of solid waste; SB 157: DEP rule relating to control of air pollution from municipal solid waste; SB 158: DEP rule relating to control of air pollution from hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities; SB 159: DEP rule relating to emission standards for hazardous air pollutants; SB 160: DEP rule relating to ambient air quality standards; SB 161: DEP rule relating to surface mining reclamation; SB 162: DEP rule relating to voluntary remediation and redevelopment; SB 163: DEP rule relating to hazardous waste management system; SB 164: DEP rule relating to underground storage tanks
• Passed; to be reported to the floor

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Originating Bill: Increasing number of members on the West Virginia Racing Commission
• Bill is laid over to a future meeting

• SB 130: Creating Tim Tebow Act
• Removed from agenda

• Com. Sub. for SB 264: Eliminating refundable exemption for road construction contractors
• Removed from agenda

• SB 311: Specifying consumers sales and service tax exemption for purchase of certain services and tangible personal property related to aircraft
• Passed; to be reported to the floor

• SB 67: Exempting DNR police officers' pensions from state income tax
• Passed; to be reported to the floor

• SB 139: Changing qualifier for low income for homestead tax credit
• Removed from agenda

• 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

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Monday, January 22, 2018 (14)

 

• Com. Sub. for SB 73: Modifying crime of fleeing from scene of accident (House Judiciary)
• Com. Sub. for SB 154: Department of Administration rule relating to parking (original similar to HB 4086) (House Judiciary)
• SB 296: Relating to sale or transfer of surplus property (original similar to SB 283) (House Finance)
• SB 297: Eliminating taxation on annuity considerations collected by life insurer (Pending House introduction)
• SB 298: Authorizing county assessors make separate entries in landbooks when real property is partly used for exempt and partly for nonexempt purposes (House Banking and Insurance)
• SB 299: Relating to mandatory insurance coverage for medical foods for amino acid-based formulas (original similar to HB 2051, HB 2072, HB 3021) (House Health and Human Resources)
• SB 301: Removing limitation on amount collected by county via hotel occupancy tax used for medical or emergency services (original similar to SB 137) (House Political Subdivisions)
• Com. Sub. for SB 53: Correcting code reference in regard to certain persons exempted from prohibitions against carrying concealed deadly weapons (Pending House introduction)
• SB 62: Adjusting requirements for hiring school attendance directors (Pending House introduction)
• Com. Sub. for SB 98: Creating incentives to consolidate local governments (Pending House introduction)
• Com. Sub. for SB 110: Requiring certain licensees notify law enforcement or EMS of life-threatening emergency on premises (Pending House introduction)
• Com. Sub. for SB 133: Exempting renewal of certain contracts entered into during declared state of emergency (original similar to HB 4034) (Pending House introduction)
• SB 263: Eliminating film tax credits (original similar to HB 4144) (Pending House introduction)
• SB 300: Creating five-year tax credits for businesses locating on post-coal mine sites (original similar to SB 12) (Pending House introduction)

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

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