Member's Press Release

Release Date: 01/16/2019
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

Senate

Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 – 8th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

RESOLUTIONS

SR 9: Designating January 16, 2019, as Tucker County Day

THIRD READING (For Passage)

Eng. SB 10: Relating to Second Chance Driver's License Program
Eng. SB 24: Relating generally to local boards of health
Eng. SB 27: Removing restrictions on where certain traditional lottery games may be played
Eng. SB 28: Removing hotel occupancy tax limit collects for medical care and emergency services
Eng. SB 36: Allowing adjustment of gross income for calculating personal income liability for certain retirees
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 106: Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level
Eng. SB 177: Fire Commission rule relating to State Building Code
Eng. SB 190: DOH rule relating to employment procedures

FIRST READING

Com. Sub. for SB 61: Adding certain crimes for which prosecutor may apply for wiretap
SB 272: Updating code relating to Commission on Special Investigations

Scheduled Committee Meetings

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

SB 29: Creating five-year tax credits for businesses on post-coal mine sites

2 p.m.: Agriculture and Rural Development (208W)

SB 191: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to animal disease control
SB 192: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to industrial hemp
SB 193: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to rural rehabilitation loan program
SB 194: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to captive cervid farming
SB 195: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to farm-to-food bank tax credit
SB 196: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to agritourism
SB 197: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to farmers markets
SB 198: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to seed certification program
SB 259: Expanding Coyote Control Program

2 p.m.: Pensions (451M)

SB 231: Calculating retirement benefits for certain Legislators
SB 11: Relating to retirement and pension benefits of certain PERS and Teachers Retirement System members who serve in the Legislature
SB 38: Exempting DNR Police Officers' pension benefits from State Income Tax
SB 296: Providing 11-month window to permit members of PERS to purchase credited service

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

SB 62: Requiring participation in drug court program before discharge of certain first-time drug offenses
SB 240: Repealing certain legislative rules no longer authorized or are obsolete

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

SB 180: State Tax Department rule relating to payment of taxes by electronic funds transfer
SB 181: State Tax Department rule relating to aircraft operated under a fractional ownership program
SB 182: State Tax Department rule relating to senior citizen tax credit for property taxes paid
SB 183: State Tax Department rule relating to administration of tax on purchases of wine and liquor inside and outside of municipalities
Budget Hearing: West Virginia Department of Agriculture – Kent A. Leonhardt, Commissioner
Budget Hearing: West Virginia State Conservation Agency – Brian Farkas, Executive Director

Senate Bills to be Introduced Wednesday, January 16, 2019

SB 316: Preserving previously approved state Municipal Policemen's or Firemen's pensions (FN) (Plymale, Woelfel; Pensions then Finance)
SB 317: Authorizing three or more adjacent counties form multicounty trail network authority (FN) (Maynard; Natural Resources then Judiciary)
SB 318: Transferring Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to Attorney General's office (FN) (Trump; Judiciary)
SB 319: Relating to attorney contingency fee contracts and collections (Trump; Judiciary)
SB 320: Relating to punitive damage awards and payments (FN) (Trump; Judiciary)
SB 321: Removing requirement reconstructed vehicle be inspected before being titled or registered (Maynard; Transportation and Infrastructure)
SB 322: Allowing labor union not represent employee who is not member of union (Maynard; Judiciary)
SB 323: Establishing revenue fund and source to support Department of Agriculture's improvement to facilities (Baldwin, Beach, Maynard, Romano, Rucker, Smith, Sypolt; Government Organization then Finance)
SB 324: Relating to Commissioner of Agriculture employees (FN) (IB) (Sypolt, Beach, Rucker, Smith, Weld; Government Organization)
SB 325: Creating WV Motorsports Committee (Maynard; Government Organization)
SB 326: Reorganizing state agencies involved in emergency and disaster planning (FN) (Carmichael, Prezioso; Government Organization then Finance) [By Request of the Executive]
SB 327: Providing economic incentives for public school mathematics teachers (FN) (Carmichael, Prezioso; Education then Finance) [By Request of the Executive]
SB 328: Requiring teaching of agricultural science education course (Cline; Education then Finance)
SB 329: Relating to agricultural education in high schools (FN) (Cline; Education then Finance)
SB 330: Requiring contact information be listed on agency's online directory and website (Maynard; Government Organization)
SB 331: Using leashed dogs to track mortally wounded deer or bear (Maynard; Natural Resources)
SB 332: Relating to Class Q special hunting permit for disabled persons (Maynard; Natural Resources)
SB 333: Exempting automobiles 25 years or older from personal property taxes (Maynard; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
SB 334: Requiring Secretary of State establish searchable database for WV corporations and sole proprietorships (Maynard, Hamilton; Government Organization then Finance)
SB 335: Notifying all persons mentioned in will before it is altered (Maynard, Hamilton; Judiciary)
SB 336: Creating WV Motorsports Entertainment Complex Investment Act (FN) (Maynard; Finance)
SB 337: Allowing certain correctional employees carry firearms (Weld, Clements, Maynard; Government Organization)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Tuesday, January 15, 2019

10 a.m.: Military

SB 121: Providing continued eligibility for developmental disability services to military members' dependents
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

SB 149: Exempting certain veterans from concealed weapons license fees
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

SB 256: Allowing certain deductions from individual personal income tax refunds
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

SB 297: Extending expiration of military members’ spouses’ driver’s license
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

10 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure

Originating Resolution 1: Amending the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Delegates relating to resolutions
Resolution reported to full Senate with recommendation it be adopted; second reference to Finance

SB 55: Relating to driving privileges and requirements for persons under 18
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining

SB 164: DEP rule relating to requirements for conformity of transportation plans, programs, and projects applicable to air quality implementation plans
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

SB 165: DEP rule relating to provisions for determination of compliance with air quality management rules
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

SB 166: DEP rule relating to cross-state air pollution rule to control certain emissions
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

SB 226: Office of Miners' health, Safety, and Training rule relating to rules and regulations governing safety of employees in and around surface mines in WV
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

SB 227: Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training rule relating to submission and approval of comprehensive mine safety program
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

SB 160: DEP rule relating to ambient air quality
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

SB 161: DEP rule relating to standards of performance for new stationary sources
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

SB 162: DEP rule relating to control of air pollution from hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

SB 163: DEP rule relating to emission standards for hazardous air pollutants
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

SB 228: Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training rule relating to operating diesel equipment in underground mines
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

SB 275: Relating to sale of delinquent surface and mineral properties
Removed from agenda

SB 52: Entitling natural resource producers to economic opportunity tax credit
Removed from agenda

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

SB 168: DHHR rule relating to behavioral health centers
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

SB 169: DHHR rule relating to assisted living residences
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

SB 170: DHHR rule relating to food establishments
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

SB 171: DHHR rule relating food manufacturing facilities
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

SB 172: DHHR rule relating to newborn screening system
Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

SB 174: DHHR rule relating to chronic pain management clinic licensure
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

SB 175: DHHR rule relating to collection and exchange of overdose data
Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

SB 176: Health Care Authority rule relating to cooperative agreement approval and compliance
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

2 p.m.: Government Organization

SB 3: Establishing WV Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act
Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

SB 22: Adopting Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act of 2015
Removed from agenda

SB 255: Relating to Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee
Bill not taken up at this meeting

2 p.m.: Education

SB 1: Increasing access to career education and workforce training
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

3 p.m.: Judiciary

SB 152: Relating generally to criminal offense expungement
Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

SB 17: Relating to probation eligibility
Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

SB 119: Specifying documents not subject to discovery in certain proceedings
Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.

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