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

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State Senate

Thursday, January 25, 2018 – 16th Day of Session

 

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

• SCR 8: Requesting study of creation and role of WV Motorsports Commission

 

THIRD READING (For Passage)

There are no bills on Third Reading on Thursday, January 25, 2018.

SECOND READING (Amendments Stage)

• SB 67: Exempting DNR police officers' pensions from state income tax
• Com. 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
• Com. 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

FIRST READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 7: Relating to claims under Wage Payment and Collection Act
• Com. Sub. for SB 51: Relating to domestic relations
• SB 280: Allowing airports' emergency management and operations vehicles to use red flashing warning lights

Scheduled Committee Meetings

 

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

• Budget Hearing: West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety

 

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

• SB 360: Clarifying royalty owed in oil and gas lease.

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

• SB 11: Relating generally to traumatic brain injury
• SB 36: Relating generally to DNA testing
• SB 46: Permitting pharmacists to inform customers of lower-cost alternative drugs
• SB 103: Establishing tax credits for certain physicians who locate in WV to practice
• SB 242: Requiring health insurance providers provide coverage for certain Lyme disease treatment

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

• SB 10: Relating generally to PSC jurisdiction
• SB 71: Defining "veteran" as it pertains to veteran-owned business
• SB 283: Relating generally to procurement by state agencies

2 p.m.: Education (451M)

• SB 83: Relating to higher education student success
• SB 52: Setting maximum licensed school psychologist-pupil ratio at 1,500 pupils for each psychologist

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• Com Sub for SB 237: Authorizing the Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules (Bundle 7)

o SB 235: Lottery Commission rule relating to state lottery rules

o SB 236: Racing Commission rule relating to thoroughbred racing

o SB 237: Tax Department rule relating to farm to food bank tax credit

o SB 238: Tax Department rule relating to payment of taxes by electronic funds transfer

o SB 239: Tax Department rule relating to property tax transfer

o SB 240: Tax Department rule relating to municipal sales and service and use tax administration

o Directing Tax to promulgate personnel rule, 110 CSR 42

• Com Sub for SB 184: Authorizing the Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules (Bundle 8)

o SB 184: DOH rule relating to disposal, lease and management of real property.

o Directing Highways to promulgate a rule relating to employment procedures, 157 CSR 12

• SB 341: Creating new court of WV Intermediate Court of Appeals

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Budget Hearing: West Virginia Division of Corrections

 

Senate Bills to be Introduced Thursday, January 25, 2018

 

• SB 370: Exempting nonpaid volunteers at ski areas from workers compensation benefits (Cline; Banking and Insurance then Judiciary)
• SB 371: Relating to proceedings for voluntary custody for examination (Trump; Judiciary)
• SB 372: Authorizing higher education institutions to eliminate faculty tenure (Trump; Education)
• SB 373: Providing special license plate to support adoption (FN) (Rucker, Arvon, Azinger, Cline, Drennan, Karnes, Smith; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 374: Creating private fair and festival license (FN) (Trump, Weld; Economic Development then Judiciary)
• SB 375: Relating to farmers markets (IB) (Sypolt, Rucker; Agriculture and Rural Development)
• SB 376: Amending residency requirements for people entitled to vote (Rucker, Azinger, Karnes, Maroney, Maynard, Romano, Trump; Government Organization then Judiciary)
• SB 377: Removing firefighters from certain procedures for investigation and hearing of misconduct allegations (Boso; Government Organization then Judiciary)
• SB 378: Expiring, supplementing, amending, increasing and adding items within various DHHR accounts [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
• SB 379: Supplemental appropriation from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to DHHR [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
• SB 380: Supplemental appropriation of federal funds out of Treasury to certain DOE programs [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
• SB 381: Supplemental appropriation of federal funds from Treasury to DOT, Division of Public Transit [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
• SB 382: Supplemental appropriation of Lottery Net Profits to Bureau of Senior Services, Lottery Senior Citizens Fund [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
• SB 383: Expiring funds from Treasurer's Office to WV Enterprise Resource Planning Board [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
• SB 384: Decreasing and increasing appropriations from State Fund, General Revenue to DHHR [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
• SB 385: Decreasing and adding appropriations out of Treasury to DHHR and MAPS [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
• SB 386: Decreasing and increasing appropriations from Treasury to Higher Education Policy Commission [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
• SB 387: Supplemental appropriation of federal funds from Treasury to DHHR, Division of Health [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
• SB 388: Decreasing, increasing and adding appropriations out of Treasury to DHHR and Department of Administration [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
• SB 389: Supplemental appropriation of federal funds from Treasury to DHHR, Division of Human Services [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
• SB 390: Supplemental appropriation from State Road Fund to DOT, Division of Highways [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
• SB 391: Supplemental appropriation of federal funds out of Treasury to Department of Agriculture [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
• SB 392: Reconfiguring Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (Boso, Facemire; Government Organization)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Wednesday, January 24, 2018

 

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

• SB 119: Establishing WV business growth in low-income communities tax credit.
• Bill is laid over to a future meeting to bring in expert for testimony

2 p.m.: Agriculture (208W)

• SB 268: Eliminating requirement that certain agencies purchase commodities produced on institutional farms
• Passed; to Finance

• SB 322: Relating to employees of Department of Agriculture
• Passed; to Gov Org

• SB 317: Transferring milk rules and regulations from DHHR to Department of Agriculture
• Bill is laid over to next meeting

• SB 141: Expanding county assessment and collection of head tax on breeding cows
• Passed; to Gov Org

2 p.m.: Pensions (451M)

· SB 76: Relating to legislative members' retirement benefits

· Passed; combined with SB 331 and will be reported to the floor

· SB 331: Relating to retirement and pension benefits of certain members of PERS and Teachers Retirement system

· (Amended into SB 67)

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 165: Authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate legislative rules (Bundle 5) – includes 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
• Bundle passed; to be reported to the floor

• SB 327: Providing extortion of anything of value, including sexual contact, subjects person to criminal penalty
• Removed from agenda

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

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Originating Bill 7: Increasing number of members on West Virginia Racing Commission
• Passed; to be reported to the floor

• SB 267: Increasing salaries of certain state employees
• Bill is laid over to a future meeting

• SB 338: Changing date for employers to file annual reconciliation and withholding statements
• Passed; to be reported to the floor

• Com. Sub. for SB 284: Increasing access to career education and workforce training
• Passed; to be reported to the floor

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Wednesday, January 24, 2018 (20)

 

• 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 (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)
• Com. 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)
• Com. Sub. for SB 98: Creating incentives to consolidate local governments (House Political Subdivisions)
• Com. Sub. for SB 110: Requiring certain licensees notify law enforcement or EMS of life-threatening emergency on premises (House Judiciary)
• Com. 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) (3rd Reading, 01-25)
• SB 300: Creating five-year tax credits for businesses locating on post-coal mine sites (original similar to SB 12) (House Energy)
• Com. Sub. for SB 146: Correcting technical error within Solid Waste Management Act (House Judiciary)
• Com. Sub. for SB 37: Equalizing penalty for entering without breaking regardless of time of day (Pending House introduction)
• Com. Sub. for SB 39: Creating Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights (Pending House introduction)
• Com. Sub. for SB 75: Relating to sale or transfer of video lottery locations (Pending House introduction)
• 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) (Pending House introduction)
• Com. Sub. for SB 292: Relating to Commission on Special Investigations (Pending House introduction)

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

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