Member's Press Release
Release Date: 02/15/2018
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999
State Senate
Senate Daily Briefing for Thursday, February 15, 2018
Thursday, February 15, 2018 – 37th Day of Session
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.
RESOLUTIONS
- SR 43: Designating February 15, 2018, as WV Alzheimer's Association Day
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- SCR 20: Requesting Bureau for Medical Services review and update Medicaid rates for ground and air ambulance services
- SCR 21: US Army PFC Charles Thurman "Buddy" Ellis Memorial Bridge
- SCR 22: US Army Colonel Larkin Bilton Vance Memorial Highway
THIRD READING (For Passage)
- Com. Sub. for SB 36: Relating generally to DNA testing
- 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
SECOND READING (Amendments Stage)
- Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 273: Reducing use of certain prescription drugs (original similar to HB 4263)
- SB 339: Relating to WV Retirement Health Benefit Trust Fund within PEIA (original similar to HB 4272)
- Com. Sub. for SB 358: Imposing fee for processing criminal bonds
- SB 398: Relating to requirements for making consumer loans
- Com. Sub. for SB 495: Designating specific insurance coverages exempt from rate filing requirements
- SB 498: Creating two-year pilot program allowing all-terrain or recreational vehicles in Cabwaylingo State Forest
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3004: Relating to filling vacancies in offices of state officials, United States Senators, Justices, judges, and magistrates (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4242: Clarifying the jurisdictional amount for removal of a civil action from magistrate court to circuit court
FIRST READING
- SB 47: Requiring Defense Department advocacy groups be notified in abuse or neglect of military person's child - (Com. amend. pending)
- Com. Sub. for SB 87: Allowing purchase of Class XS resident senior hunting, fishing and trapping licenses at age 65
- Com. Sub. for SB 415: Permitting wagering on certain professional or collegiate sports events authorized as WV Lottery Sports Wagering activities (original similar to HB4396)
- SB 444: Repealing antiquated code sections regarding safety glass and lighting in motor vehicles
- Com. Sub. for SB 510: Designating hospitals for stroke treatment
Scheduled Committee Meetings
9:30 a.m.: Finance
- Com. Sub. for HB 4142: Providing certain employees of the Division of Corrections, Division of Juvenile Services, and West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority a salary adjustment
- SB 523: Relating to tax treatment of pollution control facilities and wind power projects
1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)
- Originating Bill 1: Relating to coal mining generally
1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)
- SB 316: Creating refundable personal income tax credit to encourage persons receiving public assistance to get married
- SB 499: Requiring one year of certain approved postgraduate clinical training for persons with foreign medical degrees
- HB 4035: Creating a legislative coalition to study and report to the Legislature on palliative care
- HB 4332: Relating to home peritoneal renal dialysis
2 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)
- SB 500: Authorizing City of White Sulphur Springs to expend principal and interest from special interest-bearing fund
- SB 432: Relating to municipal home rule
- SB 474: Requiring that certain documents filed pursuant to WV Jobs Act which include records of wages be considered confidential
2 p.m.: Education (451M)
- SB 507: Establishing Katherine Johnson Academy as magnet school programs at WV colleges and universities
- Com. Sub. for SB 83: Relating to higher education student success
- Subcommittee report on SB 111: Enacting Forming Open and Robust University Minds Act
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
Senate Bills to be Introduced Thursday, February 15, 2018
- SB 546: Improving coordination of law-enforcement agencies in finding missing persons and identifying remains (Jeffries; Judiciary)
- SB 547: Adding members to local school improvement council (Jeffries; Education)
- SB 548: Authorizing county commissions to pay election officials (Jeffries, Baldwin, Beach, Drennan, Facemire, Gaunch, Ojeda, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Smith, Stollings, Swope; Government Organization)
- SB 549: Creating felony offense of intimidation or harassment of certain persons that causes injury or loss to person or property (Jeffries, Baldwin, Beach, Drennan, Facemire, Gaunch, Ojeda, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Smith, Stollings, Swope, Trump; Judiciary)
- SB 550: Allowing workers' compensation benefits for first responders diagnosed with job-related PTSD (Romano, Beach, Boso, Facemire, Jeffries, Ojeda, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Stollings, Unger, Woelfel; Government Organization)
- SB 551: Relating to failure of employers to make contributions on behalf of employees to retirement plan administered by CPRB (Karnes; Pensions then Judiciary)
- SB 552: Making Pierpont Community and Technical College a division of Fairmont State University (Weld; Education)
- SB 553: Requiring federal fingerprint background checks for transportation network company drivers and taxi drivers (Boso; Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary)
- SB 554: Relating to distribution of School Building Authority funds (Baldwin; Education then Finance)
- SB 555: Providing director of corporation not personally liable for corporation's torts (Ferns; Judiciary)
- SB 556: Creating small business and minority populations economic and workforce development taskforce to assist Economic Development Authority (Jeffries; Workforce then Economic Development)
- SB 557: Relating to Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (Sypolt; Agriculture and Rural Development)
- SB 558: Relating to certification requirements for crane operators (Swope; Workforce then Government Organization)
- SB 559: Creating Shared Table initiative in public schools (FN) (Baldwin; Education then Finance)
- SB 560: Prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from using certain contract provisions (Stollings; Health and Human Resources)
- SB 561: Increasing minimum contract price requiring execution of bond with respect to building or repairing school property (Jeffries; Education then Government Organization)
- SB 562: Allowing courts discretion to impose period of supervised release of defendant (Trump, Romano; Judiciary)
- SB 563: Allowing persons operate small-engine mopeds without driver's license or while license is suspended or revoked (Boso; Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary)
- SB 564: Providing immunity from civil liability to facilities and employees providing crisis stabilization (Palumbo, Gaunch, Jeffries, Takubo; Judiciary)
- SB 565: Clarifying authority of State Fire Commission (Jeffries, Gaunch, Palumbo, Baldwin, Facemire, Ojeda, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Stollings, Unger, Woelfel; Government Organization)
- SCR 23: Betty Jo Delong Memorial Bridge (Stollings)
- SCR 24: Requesting study by Joint Committee on Children and Families regarding efficiency of organizations within DHHR (Stollings)
- SCR 25: US Army PFC O. T. (Teaberry) Mullins Memorial Bridge (Stollings)
- SCR 26: US Army PFC Thomas Mayford Martin Memorial Bridge (Jeffries, Drennan, Gaunch, Swope)
- SCR 27: US Army CPL F. Lee Noel Memorial Bridge (Stollings)
* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note
* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill
Committee Action on Bills from Wednesday, February 14, 2018
2 p.m.: Agriculture (208W)
- SB 475: Industrial Hemp Development Act
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
2 p.m.: Pensions (451M)
- SB 494: Considering members of State Teachers Retirement System absent while serving as officer with statewide professional association
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 277: Allowing public employees to cash out their retirement plans in lieu of pension payments
- Passed; to Finance
- SB 501: Relating to accrued benefit of retirees in Deputy Sheriff Retirement System
- Passed; to Finance
- Originating Bill: Relating to increasing amount of income that may be earned by municipal employees before offset of benefits is required
- Passed; to Finance
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- SB 522: Relating generally to Administrative Procedures Act
- Bill is laid over to a future meeting
- SB 512: Authorizing certain WV courthouse security officers carry concealed weapons
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 359: Authorizing Supreme Court establish curricula for mental hygiene commissioners and certain magistrates
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 426: Modernizing certain alcohol laws
- Bill laid over to a future meeting
- SJR 7: Supervision of Free Schools Modification Amendment
- Bill is laid over to a future meeting
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- HB 4380: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Agriculture
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- HB 4381: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Education
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- HB 4384: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Transportation
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- HB 4386: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Health Community Mental Health Services
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- Com. Sub. for SB 406: Clarifying that ground emergency medical transportation is eligible for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- Com. Sub. for SB 450: Collecting and analyzing statistical information pertaining to terminating pregnancies under Medicaid Program
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 477: Relating to five-year sunset on tax credits and incentives
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
- SB 479: Establishing local government monitoring by Auditor
- Passed; to be reported to the floor
Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Wednesday, February 14, 2018 (98)
- 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 Judiciary)
- 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 57: Relating to third-party litigation financing (House Gov Org)
- SB 62: Adjusting requirements for hiring school attendance directors (Completed legislation)
- 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 Judiciary)
- 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) (3rd Reading, 02-15)
- SB 163: Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4093) (2nd Reading, 02-15)
- SB 165: Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4129) (2nd Reading, 02-15)
- 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) (3rd Reading, 02-15)
- 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) (Pending Senate concurrence)
- 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) (House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse)
- 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 288: Regulating cremation, embalming and directing of funeral service (original similar to HB 4167) (Pending House introduction)
- SB 290: Relating to DEP standards of water quality and effluent limitations (original similar to HB 4426) (House Judiciary)
- 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 321: Relating to powers and duties of Public Land Corporation (original similar to HB 4348, HB 4437, SB 230) (Pending House introduction)
- 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 365: Relating to Young Entrepreneur Reinvestment Act (House Small Business and Entrepreneurship)
- SB 368: Protecting consumers against business using automatic purchase renewals without consent (House Banking and Insurance)
- SB 371: Relating to proceedings for voluntary custody for examination (House Judiciary)
- SB 375: Relating to farmers markets (House Judiciary)
- SB 379: Supplemental appropriation from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to DHHR (original similar to HB 4377) (2nd Reading, 02-15)
- SB 382: Supplemental appropriation of Lottery Net Profits to Bureau of Senior Services, Lottery Senior Citizens Fund (original similar to HB 4378) (2nd Reading, 02-15)
- SB 384: Decreasing and increasing appropriations from State Fund, General Revenue to DHHR(original similar to HB 4383) (with right to amend) (2nd Reading, 02-15)
- SB 385: Decreasing and adding appropriations out of Treasury to DHHR and MAPS (2nd Reading, 02-15)
- SB 386: Decreasing and increasing appropriations from Treasury to Higher Education Policy Commission (original similar to HB 4388) (2nd Reading, 02-15)
- SB 388: Decreasing, increasing and adding appropriations out of Treasury to DHHR and Department of Administration (2nd Reading, 02-15)
- SB 392: Reconfiguring membership of Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (House Gov Org)
- 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 397: Creating crime of impersonating blind or disabled person (Pending House introduction)
- 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 407: Licensing and approval of child care programs (Pending House introduction)
- SB 408: Licensing of nursing homes and assisted living residences (Pending House introduction)
- SB 411: Removing Commissioner of Bureau for Public Health from State Board of Sanitarians (Pending House introduction)
- 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 (House Finance)
- SB 433: Rewriting code sections regarding pyramid promotional schemes (House Judiciary)
- SB 440: Establishing Library Facilities Improvement Fund (House Gov Org)
- SB 441: Relating to health care provider taxes (House Health and Human Resources)
- SB 446: Creating Agritourism Responsibility Act (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- 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 Gov Org)
- SB 464: Changing statutory payment date for incremental salary increases due state employees (House Finance)
- SB 468: Changing date and recipients for submission of Auditor's annual report (House Gov Org)
- SB 469: Converting Addiction Treatment Pilot Program to permanent program (Pending House introduction)
- SB 473: Requiring insurance coverage for the prescription drug Varenicline (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 (7)
- HB 2546: Allowing replacement costs of employer provided property to be deducted from an employee’s final paycheck if the property is not returned (Ordered to House)
- HB 2612: Repealing section relating to unattended motor vehicles and penalties (Completed legislation)
- HB 2831: Relating to the reconstitution of the Driver’s Licensing Advisory Board (Ordered to House)
- HB 4013: Clarifying venue in West Virginia state courts as it applies to nonresidents of the state (Pending House concurrence)
- 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 Awaiting Action by the Governor (5)
- SB 62: Adjusting requirements for hiring school attendance directors (Completed legislation)
- HB 2612: Repealing section relating to unattended motor vehicles and penalties (Completed legislation)
- 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 @WVSenCler
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