Member's Press Release

Release Date: 03/05/2018
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

State Senate

Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for March 5, 2018

Monday, March 5, 2018 – 55th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

RESOLUTIONS

SR 61: Designating month of March 2018, as American Red Cross Month
SR 62: Congratulating Quinn Raffo, distinguished finalist for 2018 Prudential Spirit of Community Award

THIRD READING (For Passage)

Com. Sub. for HB 2889: Allowing military veterans with certain military ratings to qualify for examinations required of probationary police officer
Com. Sub. for HB 2995: Permitting certain animal euthanasia technicians who have been certified by other states be certified animal euthanasia technicians in West Virginia - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
HB 4219: Permitting employees of educational services cooperatives to participate in the State Teachers Retirement System
Com. Sub. for HB 4238: Authorizing counties and municipalities to establish a joint airport hazard comprehensive plan
HB 4539: Providing an annual annuity adjustment of 1 percent for eligible deputy sheriff retirants and surviving spouses

SECOND READING (Amendments Stage)

Sub. for SJR 8: County Economic Development Amendment
Com. Sub. for HB 2464: Relating to disclaimers and exclusions of warranties in consumer transactions for goods - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Com. Sub. for HB 4015: Relating to the management and continuous inventory of vehicles owned, leased, operated, or acquired by the state and its agencies - (Com. amend. pending)
Com. Sub. for HB 4023: Relating to the regulation of dialysis technicians
HB 4025: Permitting reciprocity for licensure as a pharmacy technician
Com. Sub. for HB 4027: Creating an education permit for allopathic physician resident
HB 4178: Permitting certain portions of certified nurse aide training to be provided through distance learning technologies
Com. Sub. for HB 4197: Requiring persons employed to dispatch emergency calls complete a course in cardiovascular care for telephonic resuscitation - (Com. amend. pending) (original similar to SB 409)
Com. Sub. for HB 4279: Relating to adult protective services system
Com. Sub. for HB 4368: Relating to voluntary assignments of wages by state employees who have been overpaid - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
HB 4434: Clarifying provisions relating to candidates unaffiliated with a political party as it relates to certificates of announcement - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
HB 4462: Allowing off duty members and officers of the department of public safety to guard private property - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Com. Sub. for HB 4478: Authorizing public schools to distribute excess food to students - (Com. amend. pending)
Com. Sub. for HB 4502: Adding the crimes of murder and armed robbery to the list of offenses for which a prosecutor may apply for an order authorizing interception - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Com. Sub. for HB 4509: Relating to the establishment of substance abuse treatment facilities - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Com. Sub. for HB 4522: Allowing certain tax information to be shared with the Director of Purchasing Division, Department of Administration, and State Auditor - (Com. amend. pending)
HB 4622: Relating to authorizing legislative rules regarding higher education

FIRST READING

Com. Sub. for HB. 4016: Relating to combatting waste, fraud, and misuse of public funds through investigations, accountability and transparency - (Com. amend. pending)
Com. Sub. for HB. 4035: Creating a legislative coalition to study and report to the Legislature on palliative care - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Com. Sub. for HB. 4042: Redefining school zone to facilitate placement of school zone signs - (Com. amend. pending)
HB 4183: Relating generally to standardized testing requirements for nonpublic schools - (Com. amends. and title amend. pending)
Com. Sub. for HB 4275: Relating to the law-enforcement authority of the director and officers of the division of protective services
Com. Sub. for HB 4400: Relating to the West Virginia Physicians Mutual Insurance Company
Com. Sub. for HB 4546: Relating to where an application for a marriage license may be made

Scheduled Committee Meetings

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

Agenda TBA

3:30 p.m.: Finance (451M)

Agenda TBA

Committee Action on Bills from Saturday, March 3, 2018

TBA Following Floor: Judiciary (208W)

HB 4233: Relating generally to fraudulent transfers
Bill is laid over to a future meeting

HB 4276: Allowing magistrates to grant work release privileges
Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 4571: Relating to the final day of filing announcements of candidates for a political office
Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 4529: Relating to oath by municipal official certifying list of delinquent business and occupation taxes
Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 4627: Relating to providing a limitation on the eminent domain authority of a municipal park board
Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 4214: Increasing penalties for unlawfully possessing or digging ginseng
Passed; to be reported to the floor

One Hour After Floor: Finance (451M)

Sub. for HB 2008: Relating to the Dealer Recovery Program
Passed; to be reported to the floor

Sub. for HB 4401: Relating to the registration of business
Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 4376: Expiring funds to the balance of the Department of Health and Human Resources
Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 4379: Supplementing, amending, decreasing, and increasing items of the existing appropriations to the Department of Transportation
Passed; to be reported to the floor

Sub. for HB 4036: Increasing the maximum salaries of family case coordinators and secretary-clerks
Passed; to be reported to the floor

Sub. for HB 4166: Establishing a special revenue fund to be known as the Capital Improvements Fund - Department of Agriculture Facilities"
Passed; to be reported to the floor

HB 4626: Relating to West Virginia innovative mine safety technology tax credit act
Passed; to be reported to the floor

Sub. for HB 4558: Establishing the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Investment Fund in the West Virginia Development Office
Passed; to be reported to the floor

SB 152: The Budget Bill
Discussed; will be fully presented later this week

HB 4145: Increasing the annual salaries of members of the West Virginia State Police, public school teachers and school service personnel
Passed; reported to the floor

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Friday, March 2, 2018 (223)

Senate Bills Passed the Senate

Joint Resolutions that Have Passed the Senate (2)

SJR3: Judicial Budget Oversight Amendment (original similar to HJR 101, HJR 104, HJR 109) (House Judiciary)
SJR 12: No Constitutional right to abortion Amendment (3rd Reading, 03-05)

House Bills that Have Passed the Senate (56)

HB 2607: Extending the maximum period of confinement a judge may impose for certain, first-time probationary violations (Senate requests House to concur)
HB 2483: Requiring the Division of Juvenile Services to transfer to a correctional facility or regional jail any juvenile in its custody that has been transferred to adult jurisdiction of the circuit court and who reaches his or her eighteenth birthday (Senate requests House to concur)
HB 2546: Allowing replacement costs of employer provided property to be deducted from an employee’s final paycheck if the property is not returned (Signed, 02-26)
HB 2612: Repealing section relating to unattended motor vehicles and penalties (Signed, 02-21)
HB 2654: Expanding county commissions’ ability to dispose of county or district property (Completed legislation)
HB 2693: Relating to state ownership of wildlife (Senate requests House to concur)
HB 2694: Relating to the development and implementation of a program to facilitate commercial sponsorship of rest areas (Completed legislation)
HB 2696: Relating to crossbow hunting (Completed legislation)
HB 2831: Relating to the reconstitution of the Driver’s Licensing Advisory Board (Signed, 02-28)
HB 2843: Permitting Class III municipalities to be included in the West Virginia Tax Increment Act (Completed legislation)
HB 2890: Establishing a Library Facilities Improvement Fund that will serve to support library facilities construction, maintenance and improvement projects (Completed legislation)
HB 2916: Authorizing certain first responders to carry firearms (Senate requests House to concur)
HB 2983: Granting priority to roadway construction, reconstruction and maintenance for roadways prone to recurring floods that hinder ingress and egress (Completed legislation)
HB 3004: Relating to filling vacancies in offices of state officials, United States Senators, Justices, judges, and magistrates (Completed legislation)
HB 3005: Relating to regulation of unmanned aircraft systems (Senate requests House to concur)
HB 3104: Transfer of the West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund (Completed legislation)
HB 4013: Clarifying venue in West Virginia state courts as it applies to nonresidents of the state (Conference committee appointed)
HB 4020: Making technical corrections in the code when referencing Chapter 49 (Signed, 02-21)
HB 4022: Exempting the consumer sales and service tax and use tax for services for the repair, remodeling and maintenance of certain aircraft (original similar to SB 131, SB 311) (Completed legislation)
HB 4024: Relating generally to direct cremation or direct burial expenses for indigent persons (Senate requests House to concur)
HB 4079: Promulgating administrative rules by various executive or administrative agencies of the state (Senate requests House to concur)
HB 4135: Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-21)
HB 4138: Requiring certain public or private schools and daycare centers to install carbon monoxide detectors (Completed legislation)
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 (Senate requests House to concur)
HB 4146: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-21)
HB 4162: Granting authority to the State Conservation Committee to contract for flood response (Signed, 02-28)
HB 4169: Requiring certain establishments and facilities to post human trafficking assistance notices (Senate requests House to concur)
HB 4175: Preventing requirement that an advanced practice registered nurse participate in a collaborative relationship to obtain payment (Completed legislation)
HB 4180: Relating to wildlife resources (original similar to SB345) (Completed legislation)
HB 4186: Relating generally to guaranteed asset protection waivers (Senate requests House to concur)
HB 4199: Permitting a nursing home to use trained individuals to administer medication (Completed legislation)
HB 4207: Authorizing an online application to receive a commission to act as a notary public, and eliminating the bond requirement (Senate requests House to concur)
HB 4230: Relating to credit for reinsurance (Completed legislation)
HB 4236: Requiring agencies to provide an annual inventory of real property holdings to the Real Estate Division (original similar to SB 342) (Completed legislation)
HB 4242: Clarifying the jurisdictional amount for removal of a civil action from magistrate court to circuit court (Signed, 02-28)
HB 4285: Relating to the West Virginia Safe Mortgage Licensing Act (Completed legislation)
HB 4268: Co-tenancy Modernization and Majority Protection Act (Senate requests House to concur)
HB 4289: Relating to disability pensions of municipal employees (Completed legislation)
HB 4332: Relating to home peritoneal renal dialysis (Completed legislation)
HB 4343: Relating to the delivery of financial statements to bank shareholders (Completed legislation)
HB 4347: Relating to voluntary contributions to the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund (Completed legislation)
HB 4380: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Agriculture (Signed, 03-03)
HB 4381: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Education (Signed, 03-03)
HB 4384: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Transportation (Signed, 03-03)
HB 4385: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Human Services (Completed legislation)
HB 4386: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Health: Community Mental Health Services (Signed, 03-03)
HB 4402: Relating to the prevention of sexual abuse of children (Senate requests House to concur)
HB 4410: Removing the requirement that the State Auditor receive copies of the Limited Video Lottery bids (Senate requests House to concur)
HB 4422: Permitting permanent endowment funds of cemeteries to invest their principal in certain government bonds, and corporate bonds (Completed legislation)
HB 4433: Declaring certain claims against an agency of the state to be moral obligations of the state (Completed legislation)
HB 4436: Clarifying when a minor between the ages of 16 and 18 may be employed by or elected as a member of a volunteer fire department (Senate requests House to concur)
HB 4444: Clarifying the authority of the State Fire Commission in adopting a State Building Code (Senate requests House to concur)
HB 4473: Relating to use of state funds for advertising to promote a public official or government office (Senate requests House to concur)
HB 4619: Relating to supporting implementation of comprehensive systems for teacher and leader induction and professional growth (Completed legislation)
HB 4621: Relating to removing reference to certain entities with respect to work (Completed legislation)
HB 4624: Relating to West Virginia coordinate systems (Senate requests House to concur)

Bills Awaiting Action by the Governor (37)

SB 37: Equalizing penalty for entering without breaking regardless of time of day (Completed legislation)
SB 71: Defining "veteran" as it pertains to veteran-owned business (Completed legislation)
SB 146: Correcting technical error within Solid Waste Management Act (Completed legislation)
SB 181: Authorizing MAPS promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4097) (Completed legislation)
SB 237: Authorizing Department of Revenue promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4102) (Completed legislation)
SB 338: Changing date for employers to file annual reconciliation and withholding statements (original similar to HB 4265) (Completed legislation)
SB 348: Allowing for disposal of service weapons of special DNR police officers (Completed legislation)
SB 360: Clarifying oil and gas permits not be on flat well royalty leases (original similar to HB 4490) (Completed legislation)
SB 364: Allowing parent or legal guardian of homeschooled child provide signed statement for obtaining permit or license to operate motor vehicle (Completed legislation)
SB 415: Permitting wagering on certain professional or collegiate sports events authorized as WV Lottery Sports Wagering activities (original similar to HB 4396) (Completed legislation)
SB 444: Repealing antiquated code sections regarding safety glass and lighting in motor vehicles (Completed legislation)
SB 464: Changing statutory payment date for incremental salary increases due state employees (Completed legislation)
HB 2654: Expanding county commissions’ ability to dispose of county or district property (Completed legislation)
HB 2694: Relating to the development and implementation of a program to facilitate commercial sponsorship of rest areas (Completed legislation)
HB 2696: Relating to crossbow hunting (Completed legislation)
HB 2843: Permitting Class III municipalities to be included in the West Virginia Tax Increment Act (Completed legislation)
HB 2890: Establishing a Library Facilities Improvement Fund that will serve to support library facilities construction, maintenance and improvement projects (Completed legislation)
HB 2983: Granting priority to roadway construction, reconstruction and maintenance for roadways prone to recurring floods that hinder ingress and egress (Completed legislation)
HB 3004: Relating to filling vacancies in offices of state officials, United States Senators, Justices, judges, and magistrates (Completed legislation)
HB 3104: Transfer of the West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund (Completed legislation)
HB 4022: Exempting the consumer sales and service tax and use tax for services for the repair, remodeling and maintenance of certain aircraft (original similar to SB 131, SB 311) (Completed legislation)
HB 4138: Requiring certain public or private schools and daycare centers to install carbon monoxide detectors (Completed legislation)
HB 4175: Preventing requirement that an advanced practice registered nurse participate in a collaborative relationship to obtain payment (Completed legislation)
HB 4180: Relating to wildlife resources (original similar to SB345) (Completed legislation)
HB 4199: Permitting a nursing home to use trained individuals to administer medication (Completed legislation)
HB 4230: Relating to credit for reinsurance (Completed legislation)
HB 4236: Requiring agencies to provide an annual inventory of real property holdings to the Real Estate Division (original similar to SB 342) (Completed legislation)
HB 4285: Relating to the West Virginia Safe Mortgage Licensing Act (Completed legislation)
HB 4289: Relating to disability pensions of municipal employees (Completed legislation)
HB 4332: Relating to home peritoneal renal dialysis (Completed legislation)
HB 4343: Relating to the delivery of financial statements to bank shareholders (Completed legislation)
HB 4347: Relating to voluntary contributions to the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund (Completed legislation)
HB 4385: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Human Services (Completed legislation)
HB 4422: Permitting permanent endowment funds of cemeteries to invest their principal in certain government bonds, and corporate bonds (Completed legislation)
HB 4433: Declaring certain claims against an agency of the state to be moral obligations of the state (Completed legislation)
HB 4619: Relating to supporting implementation of comprehensive systems for teacher and leader induction and professional growth (Completed legislation)
HB 4621: Relating to removing reference to certain entities with respect to work (Completed legislation)

Bills Signed by the Governor (24)

SB 62: Adjusting requirements for hiring school attendance directors (Signed, 02-21)
SB 154: Department of Administration rule relating to parking (original similar to HB 4086) (Signed, 02-27)
SB 163: Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4093) (Signed, 02-27)
SB 165: Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4129) (Signed, 02-27)
SB 184: Authorizing DOT promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4099) (Signed, 02-27)
SB 263: Eliminating film tax credits (original similar to HB 4144) (Signed, 01-29)
SB 267: Increasing salaries of certain state employees (original similar to HB 4145) (Signed, 02-21)
SB 379: Supplemental appropriation from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to DHHR (original similar to HB 4377) (Signed, 02-27)
SB 382: Supplemental appropriation of Lottery Net Profits to Bureau of Senior Services, Lottery Senior Citizens Fund (original similar to HB 4378) (Signed, 02-27)
SB 384: Decreasing and increasing appropriations from State Fund, General Revenue to DHHR (original similar to HB 4383) (with right to amend) (Signed, 02-27)
SB 386: Decreasing and increasing appropriations from Treasury to Higher Education Policy Commission (original similar to HB 4388) (Signed, 02-27)
SB 388: Decreasing, increasing and adding appropriations out of Treasury to DHHR and Department of Administration (Signed, 02-27)
HB 2546: Allowing replacement costs of employer provided property to be deducted from an employee’s final paycheck if the property is not returned (Signed, 02-26)
HB 2612: Repealing section relating to unattended motor vehicles and penalties (Signed, 02-21)
HB 2831: Relating to the reconstitution of the Driver’s Licensing Advisory Board (Signed, 02-28)
HB 4020: Making technical corrections in the code when referencing Chapter 49 (Signed, 02-21)
HB 4135: Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-21)
HB 4146: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-21)
HB 4162: Granting authority to the State Conservation Committee to contract for flood response (Signed, 02-28)
HB 4242: Clarifying the jurisdictional amount for removal of a civil action from magistrate court to circuit court (Signed, 02-28)
HB 4380: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Agriculture (Signed, 03-03)
HB 4381: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Education (Signed, 03-03)
HB 4384: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Transportation (Signed, 03-03)
HB 4386: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Health: Community Mental Health Services (Signed, 03-03)

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