Release Date: 01/24/2018
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

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State Senate

* Reminder: Medal of Honor recipient Woody Williams will be in the Senate Chamber at 10 a.m. to speak to members of the Legislature. The media is invited to attend. *

 

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 – 15th Day of Session

 

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

 

RESOLUTIONS

 

• SR 15: Designating January 24, 2018, as School Counselors Day
• SR 16: Designating January 24, 2018, as Marshall University Day
• SR 17: Recognizing Marshall University football team

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

• SCR 7: Requesting federal government grant waiver for required waiting period for tubal ligation procedures

 

THIRD READING (For Passage)

 

• Sub. for SB 37: Equalizing penalty for entering without breaking regardless of time of day
• Sub. for SB 39: Creating Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights
• Sub. for SB 75: Relating to sale or transfer of video lottery locations
• 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)
• Sub. for SB 292: Relating to Commission on Special Investigations

 

SECOND READING (Amendments Stage)

 

There are no bills on Second Reading on Wednesday, January 24, 2018.

 

FIRST READING

 

• SB 67: Exempting DNR police officers' pensions from state income tax
• Sub. for SB 116: Providing court costs collected under Second Chance Driver's License Program are not subject to 5 percent offset
• SB 143: Permitting DNR identification tag be used to identify trap
• Sub. for SB 163: Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB4093)
• SB 311: Specifying consumers sales and service tax exemption for purchase of certain services and tangible personal property related to aircraft
• SB 351: Permitting ballot commissioners serve while candidates for certain offices

 

Scheduled Committee Meetings

 

1 p.m.: Economic Development (208W)

• SB 119: Establishing WV business growth in low-income communities tax credit.

 

2 p.m.: Agriculture (208W)

• Presentation: Agriculture being required as a science class in high school. (Elizabeth Ours, Junior at Petersburg High School)
• SB 268: Eliminating requirement that certain agencies purchase commodities produced on institutional farms
• SB 322: Relating to employees of Department of Agriculture
• SB 317: Transferring milk rules and regulations from DHHR to Department of Agriculture
• SB 141: Expanding county assessment and collection of head tax on breeding cows

 

2 p.m.: Pensions (451M)

• SB 76: Relating to legislative members' retirement benefits
• SB 331: Relating to retirement and pension benefits of certain members of PERS and Teachers Retirement system

 

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• Sub. for SB 165: Authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate legislative rules (Bundle 5)
  • SB 165: DHHR rule relating to hospital licensure
  • SB 166: DHHR rule relating to food establishments
  • SB 167: DHHR rule relating to public water systems
  • SB 168: DHHR rule relating to emergency medical services
  • SB 169: DHHR rule relating to WV clearance for access
  • SB 170: DHHR rule relating to development of methodologies to examine needs for substance use and disorder treatment facilities
  • SB 171: DHHR rule relating to collection and exchange of data related to overdoses
  • SB 172: Health Care Authority rule relating to financial disclosure
  • SB 173: DHHR rule relating to child care centers licensing
  • SB 174: DHHR rule relating to family child care facility licensing
  • SB 175: DHHR rule relating to family child care home registration requirements
  • SB 177: DHHR rule relating to informal and relative family child care home registration
  • SB 178: DHHR rule relating to out-of-school-time child care center licensing
  • SB 179: DHHR rule relating to drug screening of applicants for cash assistance
• SB 327: Providing extortion of anything of value, including sexual contact, subjects person to criminal penalty
• SB 326: Protecting certain individuals from civil liability for damages when removing domesticated animal from locked or unattended vehicle

 

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Originating Bill: Increasing number of members on West Virginia Racing Commission
• SB 267: Increasing salaries of certain state employees
• SB 338: Changing date for employers to file annual reconciliation and withholding statements
• Sub. for SB 284: Increasing access to career education and workforce training
• Budget Presentation: Department of Health & Human Resources

 

Senate Bills to be Introduced Wednesday, January 24, 2018

 

• SB 352: Creating emergency text number system for children (Cline; Government Organization then Judiciary)
• SB 353: Relating generally to certain permits and floor plans of nonintoxicating beer licensees (FN) (Trump, Weld; Judiciary)
• SB 354: Creating one-day special license for charitable events to purchase and sell beer and craft beer (Trump, Weld; Judiciary)
• SB 355: Dissolving IS&C Division under Office of Technology (FN) (Gaunch, Blair; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 356: Making technical corrections to code when referencing chapter 49 of code (Trump; Judiciary)
• SB 357: Relating generally to limited video lottery (FN) (Blair; Finance)
• SB 358: Relating to magistrate court costs for criminal proceedings (Trump; Judiciary)
• SB 359: Authorizing Supreme Court establish curricula for mental hygiene commissioners and certain magistrates (FN) (Trump; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 360: Clarifying royalty owed in oil and gas lease (Clements; Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary)
• SB 361: Relating to treatment supervision under Drug Offender Accountability and Treatment Act (Trump; Judiciary)
• SB 362: Relating to definitions of "child abuse" and "neglect" (Trump; Judiciary)
• SB 363: Removing requirement of finding of professional negligence concerning involuntary hospitalizations (Trump; Judiciary)
• SB 364: Allowing parent or legal guardian of homeschooled child provide signed statement for obtaining permit or license to operate motor vehicle (Mann, Karnes, Rucker, Gaunch, Azinger, Swope; Education)
• SB 365: Relating to Young Entrepreneur Reinvestment Act (Weld; Economic Development)
• SB 366: Prohibiting State Board of Education from accepting federal education plans without approval of Legislature (FN) (Rucker; Education then Government Organization)
• SB 367: Allowing retired judicial officers recalled to service avoid normal cap on temporary employment payments (Trump; Pensions then Finance)
• SB 368: Protecting consumers against business using automatic purchase renewals without consent (Jeffries; Judiciary)
• SB 369: Relating to powers and authority of newly created  divisions of Administrative Services and Corrections and Rehabilitation within MAPS (Clements, Boso, Maroney; Government Organization)
• SCR 8: Requesting study of creation and role of WV Motorsports Commission (Maynard)

 

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

 

Committee Action on Bills from Tuesday, January 23, 2018

 

10 a.m.: Military (208W)

• SB 47: Requiring Defense Department advocacy groups be notified in abuse or neglect of military person's child
• Passed; to Health and Human Resources

 

• SB 55: Providing continued eligibility for developmental disability services to dependents of military personnel
• Removed from agenda

 

• SB 66: Relating to in-state tuition rates for members of National Guard, military and reserve units
• Passed; to Education then Finance

 

• SB 71: Defining "veteran" as it pertains to veteran-owned business
• Passed; to Gov Org

 

• SB 258: Exempting honorably discharged veterans from fees for license to carry deadly weapons
• Passed; to Judiciary

 

• SB 336: Providing certain DMV applicants ability to contribute to WV Department of Veterans Assistance
• Passed; to Finance

 

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

• SB 295: Relating to Local Powers Act
• Passed; to Finance

 

• SB 307: Declaring "boot drive" on state highway or roadway by volunteer fire department is not obstruction or nuisance
• Passed; to Judiciary

 

• SCR 3: Michael Angiulli Memorial Bridge
• Resolution is laid over to a future meeting

 

• SCR 4: Glenn Franklin Lough, P.E., Memorial Bridge
• Adopted; to be reported to the floor

 

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

• SB 10: Relating generally to PSC jurisdiction
• Removed from agenda

 

• SB 280: Allowing airports' emergency management and operations vehicles to use red flashing warning lights
• Passed; to be reported to the floor

 

• SB 271: Creating centralized Share Services Section of Department of Administration
• Passed; to Finance

 

2 p.m.: Education (451M)

• SB 284: Increasing access to career education and workforce training
• Passed; to Finance

 

• SB 83: Relating to higher education student success
• Bill is laid over to a future meeting

 

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• SB 7: Requiring employee to provide written notice to employer of nonpayment of wages
• Passed; to be reported to the floor

 

• SB 51: Modifying law governing spousal support and child custody
• Passed; to be reported to the floor

 

• SB 312: Exempting certain employers from discriminating against tobacco users
• Removed from agenda

 

• SB 326: Protecting certain individuals from civil liability for damages when removing domesticated animal from locked or unattended vehicle
• Bill is laid over to a future meeting

 

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Tuesday, January 23, 2018 (15)

 

• Sub. for SB 73: Modifying crime of fleeing from scene of accident (House Judiciary)
• 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 (House Banking and Insurance)
• SB 298: Authorizing county assessors make separate entries in landbooks when real property is partly used for exempt and partly for nonexempt purposes (House Finance)
• 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)
• Sub. for SB 53: Correcting code reference in regard to certain persons exempted from prohibitions against carrying concealed deadly weapons (House Judiciary)
• SB 62: Adjusting requirements for hiring school attendance directors (House Education)
• Sub. for SB 98: Creating incentives to consolidate local governments (House Political Subdivisions)
• Sub. for SB 110: Requiring certain licensees notify law enforcement or EMS of life-threatening emergency on premises (House Judiciary)
• Sub. for SB 133: Exempting renewal of certain contracts entered into during declared state of emergency (original similar to HB 4034) (House Gov Org)
• SB 263: Eliminating film tax credits (original similar to HB 4144) (2nd Reading, 01-24)
• SB 300: Creating five-year tax credits for businesses locating on post-coal mine sites (original similar to SB 12) (House Energy)
• Sub. for SB 146: Correcting technical error within Solid Waste Management Act (Pending House introduction)

 

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

 

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