Member's Press Release

Release Date: 02/13/2018
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

State Senate

Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Tuesday, February 13, 2018 – 35th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

RESOLUTIONS

SR 38: Designating February 13, 2018, as WV Child Care Association Celebrating Children and Families Day
SR 39: Designating week of February 11-17, 2018, as WV 211 Awareness Week

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

SCR 18: Balentine Brothers Bridge
SCR 19: John B. Short Memorial Bridge

THIRD READING (For Passage)

Com. Sub. for SB 57: Relating to third-party litigation financing
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 290: Relating to DEP standards of water quality and effluent limitations (original similar to HB 4426)
SB 365: Relating to Young Entrepreneur Reinvestment Act
Com. Sub. for SB 375: Relating to farmers markets
Com. Sub. for SB 446: Creating Agritourism Responsibility Act
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2546: Allowing replacement costs of employer provided property to be deducted from an employee’s final paycheck if the property is not returned
Eng. HB 2612: Repealing section relating to unattended motor vehicles and penalties

SECOND READING (Amendments Stage)

Com. Sub. for SB 36: Relating generally to DNA testing
Com. Sub. for SB 288: Regulating cremation, embalming and directing of funeral service (original similar to HB 4167)
Com. Sub. for SB 321: Relating to powers and duties of Public Land Corporation (original similar to HB 4348, HB 4437, SB 230)
Com. Sub. for SB 397: Creating crime of impersonating blind or disabled person
SB 407: Licensing and approval of child care programs - (Com. title amend. pending)
Com. Sub. for SB 408: Licensing of nursing homes and assisted living residences - (Com. title amend. pending)
SB 411: Removing Commissioner of Bureau for Public Health from State Board of Sanitarians
Com. Sub. for SB 469: Converting Addiction Treatment Pilot Program to permanent program
Com. Sub. for SB 473: Requiring insurance coverage for the prescription drug Varenicline
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2831: Relating to the reconstitution of the Driver’s Licensing Advisory Board

FIRST READING

Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 273: Reducing use of certain prescription drugs (original similar to HB 4263)
Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 341: Relating generally to WV Appellate Reorganization Act of 2018 (original similar to HB 4004)
Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 347: Relating to operation of motorboats (original similar to HB 4274)
Com. Sub. for SB 348: Allowing for disposal of service weapons of special DNR police officers
Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 355: Dissolving IS&C Division under Office of Technology (original similar to HB 4339)
Com. Sub. for SB 370: Exempting nonpaid volunteers at ski areas from workers' compensation benefits
Com. Sub. for SB 458: Prohibiting political subdivisions from enacting regulations or legal requirements relating to employer-employee relationship
Com. Sub. for SB 461: Extending time to file petition for motor fuel excise tax refund
SB 524: Relating to disposition of complaint proceedings
SB 525: Relating to certification for emergency medical training - mining
Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SJR3: Judicial Budget Oversight Amendment (original similar to HJR 101, HJR 104, HJR 109)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4162: Granting authority to the State Conservation Committee to contract for flood response

Scheduled Committee Meetings

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

Originating Bill 2: Relating to driving privileges and requirements for persons under the age of 18
SB 439: Exempting motor vehicles engaged in nonemergency transportation of Medicaid members from PSC requirements
SB 444: Repealing antiquated code sections regarding safety glass and lighting in motor vehicles
SB 256: Requiring motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers having hydraulically operated bed have warning device to alert driver
SB 402: Creating exemption from certain contract and common carrier laws for motor vehicles

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

SB 47: Requiring Defense Department advocacy groups be notified in abuse or neglect of military person's child
SB 510: Designating hospitals for stroke treatment
SB 61: Prohibiting smoking in motor vehicle when minor 16 years old or less is present
SB 293: Adding grievance and appellate procedures and judicial review for participants in DHHR safety and treatment program
SB 499: Requiring one year of certain approved postgraduate clinical training for persons with foreign medical degrees

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

SB 503: Shifting funding from Landfill Closure Assistance Fund to local solid waste authorities
SB 418: Relating to WV Monument and Memorial Protection Act of 2018
SB 87: Allowing purchase of Class XS resident senior hunting, fishing and trapping licenses at age 65
SB 515: Clarifying PSC jurisdiction over water and sewer utilities
SB 490: Relating to Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act of 2015

2 p.m.: Education (451M)

SB 465: Relating to mandated reporting of child abuse and neglect
Subcommittee report on SB 83: Relating to higher education student success

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

Agenda TBA

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

Com. Sub. for SB 415: Permitting wagering on certain professional or collegiate sports events authorized as WV Lottery Sports Wagering activities (continued from Monday)
Com. Sub. for SB 319: Allowing individuals who completed home schooling be eligible for PROMISE scholarship without equivalent diploma (continued from Monday)
Full Tuesday agenda TBA

Senate Bills to be Introduced Tuesday, February 13, 2018

SB 526: Providing salary increases for state employees over three-year period (FN) (Ojeda, Beach, Facemire, Jeffries, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Stollings, Unger; Government Organization then Finance)
SB 527: Creating WV Black Lung Program (Ojeda, Beach, Facemire, Jeffries, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Smith, Stollings; Government Organization then Finance)
SB 528: Providing additional circuit judge for nineteenth judicial circuit (FN) (Trump; Judiciary then Finance)
SB 529: Creating Citizen and State Accountability Act (Rucker, Azinger, Drennan, Maynard, Smith, Sypolt; Government Organization then Judiciary)
SB 530: Requiring Secretary of State provide database for registered corporations and sole proprietorship (Maynard; Government Organization)
SB 531: Eliminating required waiting period for municipal court notifications to DMV (Gaunch; Judiciary)
SB 532: Administering ACT or SAT tests to students (FN) (Rucker, Azinger, Cline, Karnes, Swope; Education then Finance)
SB 533: Equalizing criminal penalties for intimidating and retaliating against public officers and employees (Trump; Judiciary)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Monday, February 12, 2018

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

SB 423: Relating to hunting, trapping, or fishing on another person's lands
Passed; to Judiciary

SB 424: Allowing developmentally disabled person purchase base hunting license
Passed; to Judiciary

SB 452: Exempting hunting license information from public disclosure
Bill is laid over to a future meeting

SB 498: Creating two-year pilot program allowing all-terrain or recreational vehicles in Cabwaylingo State Forest
Passed; to Gov Org

SB 270: Authorizing DNR implement silvicultural management for state park lands
Bill discussed; no action taken at this time

2 p.m.: Banking and Insurance (451M)

SB 398: Relating to requirements for making consumer loans
Passed; to be reported to the floor

SB 495: Designating specific insurance coverages exempt from rate filing requirements
Passed; to be reported to the floor

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

SB 358: Relating to magistrate court costs for criminal proceedings
Passed; to be reported to the floor

SB 467: Relating generally to Public Defender Services
Passed; to Finance

HB 4242: Clarifying the jurisdictional amount for removal of a civil action from magistrate court to circuit court
Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 3004: Relating to filling vacancies in offices of state officials, United States Senators, Justices, judges, and magistrates
Passed; to be reported to the floor

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

SB 339: Relating to WV Retirement Health Benefit Trust Fund within PEIA
Passed; to be reported to the floor

Com. Sub. for SB 472: Providing funds to DHHR for local boards of health employee pay raises
Passed; to be reported to the floor

Com. Sub. for SB 319: Allowing individuals who completed home schooling be eligible for PROMISE scholarship without equivalent diploma
Bill is laid over to Tuesday’s meeting

Com. Sub. for SB 415: Permitting wagering on certain professional or collegiate sports events authorized as WV Lottery Sports Wagering activities
Bill discussed; amendments to be discussed at Tuesday’s meeting

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Monday, February 12, 2018 (85)

SB 7: Relating to claims under Wage Payment and Collection Act (House Judiciary)
SB 10: Relating generally to PSC jurisdiction (original similar to HB 4355) (House Judiciary)
SB 37: Equalizing penalty for entering without breaking regardless of time of day (House Judiciary)
SB 39: Creating Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights (House Judiciary)
SB 46: Permitting pharmacists to inform customers of lower-cost alternative drugs (House Health and Human Resources)
SB 51: Relating to domestic relations (House Judiciary)
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 (3rd Reading, 02-13)
SB 67: Exempting DNR police officers' pensions from state income tax (House Pensions and Retirement)
SB 71: Defining "veteran" as it pertains to veteran-owned business (House Veterans Affairs)
SB 73: Modifying crime of fleeing from scene of accident (House Judiciary)
SB 75: Relating to sale or transfer of video lottery locations (House Judiciary)
SB 78: Continuing personal income tax adjustment for certain retirees (House Pensions and Retirement)
SB 98: Creating incentives to consolidate local governments (House Political Subdivisions)

SB 102: Creating WV Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (original similar to HB 4209) (House Judiciary)

SB 110: Requiring certain licensees notify law enforcement or EMS of life-threatening emergency on premises (House Judiciary)
SB 116: Providing court costs collected under Second Chance Driver's License Program are not subject to 5 percent offset (House Judiciary)
SB 133: Exempting renewal of certain contracts entered into during declared state of emergency (original similar to HB 4034) (House Gov Org)
SB 134: Authorizing Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to engage individuals for emergency response and recovery (original similar to HB 4033) (House Gov Org)
SB 141: Expanding county assessment and collection of head tax on breeding cows (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
SB 143: Permitting DNR identification tag be used to identify trap (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
SB 146: Correcting technical error within Solid Waste Management Act (House Judiciary)
SB 154: Department of Administration rule relating to parking (original similar to HB 4086) (1st Reading, 02-13)
SB 163: Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4093) (House Judiciary)
SB 165: Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4129) (House Judiciary)
SB 181: Authorizing MAPS promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4097) (House Judiciary)
SB 184: Authorizing DOT promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4099) (1st Reading, 02-13)
SB 230: Authorizing Department of Commerce promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4108) (House Judiciary)
SB 237: Authorizing Department of Revenue promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4102) (House Judiciary)
SB 242: Requiring health insurance providers provide coverage for certain Lyme disease treatment (original similar to HB 4328) (House Health and Human Resources)
SB 244: Specifying conditions for unlawful possession of firearm at school-sponsored activities (original similar to HB 4139) (House Education)
SB 258: Exempting honorably discharged veterans from fees for license to carry deadly weapons (House Veterans Affairs)
SB 263: Eliminating film tax credits (original similar to HB 4144) (Signed 1/29)
SB 267: Increasing salaries of certain state employees (original similar to HB 4145) (3rd Reading, 02-13)
SB 268: Eliminating requirement that certain agencies purchase commodities produced on institutional farms (original similar to HB 4143) (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
SB 271: Creating centralized Shared Services Section of Department of Administration (original similar to HB 4188) (House Gov Org)
SB 272: Relating generally to drug control (original similar to HB 4227) (Pending House introduction)
SB 280: Allowing airports' emergency management and operations vehicles to use red flashing warning lights (House Roads and Transportation)
SB 283: Relating generally to procurement by state agencies (original similar to HB 4261) (House Gov Org)
SB 284: Increasing access to career education and workforce training (original similar to HB 4267) (House Education)
SB 285: Establishing regional recreation authorities and areas (original similar to SB 67) (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
SB 292: Relating to Commission on Special Investigations (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 Finance)
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 Finance)
SB 300: Creating five-year tax credits for businesses locating on post-coal mine sites (original similar to SB 12) (House Energy)
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)

SB 311: Specifying consumers sales and service tax exemption for purchase of certain services and tangible personal property related to aircraft (House Finance)
SB 322: Relating to employees of Department of Agriculture (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
SB 324: Removing restrictions where certain traditional lottery games may be played (original similar to HB 4409) (House Judiciary)
SB 327: Providing extortion of anything of value, including sexual contact, subjects person to criminal penalty (House Judiciary)
SB 335: Protecting employees' wages or salaries from being withheld or diverted for political activities (House Judiciary)
SB 336: Providing certain DMV applicants ability to contribute to WV Department of Veterans Assistance (House Finance)
SB 338: Changing date for employers to file annual reconciliation and withholding statements (original similar to HB 4265) (House Finance)
SB 343: Limiting expenses in preparing list for notice to redeem (House Judiciary)
SB 345: Authorizing DNR establish procedures and fee schedule for limited permit hunts (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
SB 346: Permitting full-time nonresident students purchase lifetime resident hunting, trapping and fishing licenses (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
SB 350: Eliminating obsolete requirement that Lottery Commission file racetrack video lottery game rules with Secretary of State (House Gov Org)
SB 351: Permitting ballot commissioners serve while candidates for certain offices (House Judiciary)
SB 357: Relating generally to limited video lottery (original similar to HB 4303) (House Judiciary)
SB 361: Relating to treatment supervision under Drug Offender Accountability and Treatment Act (House Judiciary)
SB 364: Allowing parent or legal guardian of homeschooled child provide signed statement for obtaining permit or license to operate motor vehicle (House Judiciary)
SB 368: Protecting consumers against business using automatic purchase renewals without consent (Pending House introduction)
SB 371: Relating to proceedings for voluntary custody for examination (House Judiciary)
SB 379: Supplemental appropriation from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to DHHR (original similar to HB 4377) (House Finance)
SB 382: Supplemental appropriation of Lottery Net Profits to Bureau of Senior Services, Lottery Senior Citizens Fund (original similar to HB 4378) (House Finance)
SB 384: Decreasing and increasing appropriations from State Fund, General Revenue to DHHR(original similar to HB 4383) (with right to amend) (House Finance)

SB 385: Decreasing and adding appropriations out of Treasury to DHHR and MAPS (House Finance)
SB 386: Decreasing and increasing appropriations from Treasury to Higher Education Policy Commission (original similar to HB 4388) (House Finance)
SB 388: Decreasing, increasing and adding appropriations out of Treasury to DHHR and Department of Administration (House Finance)
SB 392: Reconfiguring membership of Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (Pending House introduction)
SB 393: Relating to compensation and composition of WV Racing Commission (House Gov Org)
SB 395: Providing for judicial review of appealed decisions of Air Quality Review Board, Environmental Quality Board and Surface Mine Board (House Judiciary)
SB 400: Prohibiting state licensing boards from hiring lobbyists (Com. title amend. pending) (House Gov Org)
SB 404: Relating to sex offender registry information (House Judiciary)
SB 425: Removing sunset dates which members of policemen's or firemen's pension fund elect to participate in deferred retirement option plan (House Pensions and Retirement)
SB 427: Modifying form of notice for certain tax delinquencies (Pending House introduction)
SB 433: Rewriting code sections regarding pyramid promotional schemes (Pending House introduction)
SB 440: Establishing Library Facilities Improvement Fund (Pending House introduction)
SB 441: Relating to health care provider taxes (Pending House introduction)
SB 462: Establishing contribution holiday for public pension plans funded at 130 percent or more (House Pensions and Retirement)

SB 463: Establishing group to examine benefits and need of transferring milk rules and regulations from DHHR to Agriculture (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)

SB 464: Changing statutory payment date for incremental salary increases due state employees (Pending House introduction)
SB 468: Changing date and recipients for submission of Auditor's annual report (Pending House introduction)

Joint Resolutions that Have Passed the Senate (1)

SJR 12: No Constitutional right to abortion Amendment (House Judiciary)

House Bills that Have Passed the Senate (4)

HB 4020: Making technical corrections in the code when referencing Chapter 49 (Completed legislation)
HB 4013: Clarifying venue in West Virginia state courts as it applies to nonresidents of the state (Pending House concurrence)
HB 4135: Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Completed legislation)
HB 4146: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Completed legislation)

Bills Awaiting Action by the Governor (3)

HB 4020: Making technical corrections in the code when referencing Chapter 49 (Completed legislation)
HB 4135: Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Completed legislation)
HB 4146: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Completed legislation)

Bills Signed by the Governor (1)

SB 263: Eliminating film tax credits (original similar to HB 4144) (Signed 1/29)

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Visit www.wvlegislature.gov or follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for the most current information. **

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