Member's Press Release
Release Date: 02/27/2019
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999
Senate
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 – 50th Day of Session
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.
RESOLUTIONS
- SR 62: Memorializing life of Honorable R. Michael Shaw, Sr., former member of WV Senate
- SR 63: Recognizing Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- SCR 45: US Army Corporal T-5 Albert John "Engine" Arco Memorial Bridge
THIRD READING
· Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 105: Creating offense of impaired operation of motor vehicle placing nonpassengers at risk of physical injury (original similar to HB 2822)
· Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 318: Transferring Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to Attorney General's office (original similar to HB 2867)
· Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 326: Reorganizing state agencies involved in emergency and disaster planning - (With right to amend) (original similar to HB 2482)
· Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 348: Relating to tobacco usage restrictions
· Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 379: Permitting county board of education to include faith-based electives in drug prevention programs
· Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 396: Waiving occupational licensing fees for low-income individuals and military families
· Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 412: Establishing Katherine Johnson Fair Pay Act of 2019
· Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 414: Creating Protect Our Right to Unite Act
· Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 464: Modifying licensing requirements for telemedicine and surgery or podiatry (original similar to HB 3089)
· Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 467: Clarifying PSC jurisdiction over water and sewer utilities (original similar to HB 2946)
· Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 487: Relating to admissibility of health care staffing requirements in litigation
· Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 522: Creating Special Road Repair Fund
· Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 530: Relating to state employee merit system - (With right to amend)
· Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 543: Relating generally to automobile warranties and inspections
· Eng. SB 555: Relating to authority of Higher Education Policy Commission
· Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 564: Expanding comprehensive coverage for pregnant women through Medicaid
· Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 574: Permitting authorized physician order involuntary hospitalization of individual if physician believes addicted or mentally ill
· Eng. SB 605: Permitting Secondary Schools Athletic Commission discipline schools for not following protocol for concussions and head injuries
· Eng. SB 625: Clarifying and defining authority of State Athletic Commission (original similar to SB 644)
· Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 632: Improving student safety
· Eng. SB 633: Authorizing Board of Physical Therapy conduct criminal background checks on applicants for licenses
· Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 637: Relating to revocation, cancellation, or suspension of business registration certificates
· Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 657: Providing consumer protection regarding self-propelled farm equipment
· Eng. SB 658: Relating to motor vehicle salesperson licenses
· Eng. SB 671: Eliminating State Fire Marshal report on transfer of authority and responsibility of providing fire service to counties
· Eng. SB 672: Authorizing School Building Authority to promulgate legislative rules - (With right to amend)
· Eng. SB 673: Relating to public higher education accountability and planning
· Eng. SB 674: Supplemental appropriation to Division of Human Services
· Eng. SB 675: Requiring DEP create and implement Adopt-A-Stream Program - (With right to amend)
· Eng. SB 676: Relating to off-road vehicle recreation
· Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2740: Barring a parent from inheriting from a child in certain instances (original similar to SB 482)
· Eng. HB 2746: Relating to administration of estates (original similar to SB 480)
SECOND READING
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2690: Relating to guaranty associations (original similar to SB 506)
- Eng. HB 2827: Removing the residency requirements for hiring deputy assessors (original similar to SB 565)
Scheduled Committee Meetings
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- HB 2362: Ardala Miller Memorial Act
- HB 3083: Adding temporary work during the legislative session as exclusion to the term employment for purposes of unemployment compensation
- Originating Senate Concurrent Resolution 1: Requesting study of wages of person with disabilities (SB 659)
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- HB 2311: Exempting short-term license holders to submit information to the State Tax Commission once the term of the permit has expired
- Com. Sub. for HB 2405: Imposing a healthcare related provider tax on certain health care organizations
- Com. Sub. for HB 2734: Relating to reduced rates for low-income residential customers of privately owned sewer and combined water and sewer utilities
- HB 2828: Relating to Qualified Opportunity Zones
- HB 3045: Exempting certain complimentary hotel rooms from hotel occupancy tax
(Additional afternoon committee meetings to be announced from the floor during the 11 a.m. Floor Session.)
Committee Action on Bills from Tuesday, February 26, 2019
10 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure (451M)
- HB 2359: Relating to exemptions to the commercial driver's license requirements
- Bill reported as amended to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- SCR 27: Requesting study determining shortage of drivers with CDLs
- Committee substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it be adopted
- HCR 19: U. S. Marine Sgt. Stephen E. Drummond Memorial Bridge; SCR 17: Sardis District Veterans Memorial Bridge
- Resolutions considered as one; committee substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it be adopted
- SCR 24: Hazel Dickens Memorial Bridge; SCR 28: James Henry Caruthers Memorial Road; SCR 34: US Army SPC Julian Lee Berisford Memorial Bridge; SCR 36: US Army CPL Cory M. Hewitt Memorial Bridge; SCR 40: US Army CPL Roy E. Clark Memorial Bridge
- Resolutions considered as one; committee substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it be adopted
1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)
- HB 2530: Creating a voluntary certification for recovery residence
- Bill reported as amended to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- HB 2531: Permitting trained nursed to provide mental health services in a medication-assisted treatment program
- Bill reported as amended to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- HB 2405: Imposing a healthcare related provider tax on certain health care organizations
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- HB 2525: Tobacco Cessation Therapy Access Act
- Bill reported as amended to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
2 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)
- HB 2204: Prohibiting state licensing boards from hiring lobbyists
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- HB 2734: Relating to reduced rates for low-income residential customers of privately owned sewer and combined water and sewer utilities
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance
- HB 2311: Exempting short-term license holders to submit information to the State Tax Commission once the term of the permit has expired
- Bill reported as amended to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance
- HB 2510: Relating to special funds of boards of examination or registration
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- HB 3007: Authorizing the Commissioner of Agriculture to require background checks
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- HB 3093: Relating to standards for factory-built homes
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
2 p.m.: Education (451M)
- HB 2009: Creating a new category of Innovation in Education grant program
- Bill reported as amended to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- HB 2183: Clarifying where a charge of DUI may be brought against an individual
- Bill reported as amended to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- HB 2193: Providing a specific escheat of US savings bonds
- Bill reported as amended to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- HB 2691: Providing that a license to carry a concealed deadly weapon expires on the holder’s birthday
- Bill reported as amended to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Tuesday, February 26, 2019 (196 Senate; 17 House)
Bills Rejected by the Senate as of Tuesday, February 26, 2019 (1)
- SB 618: Relating to effect on levy rate when appraisal results in tax increase
Resolutions that have Passed the Senate as of Tuesday, February 26, 2019 (14)
- SCR 4: US Marine Corps Lt. Col. Dennis Ray Blankenship Memorial Road (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SCR 5: Home of Coach Bob Bolen Mountain State University 2004 NAIA Champions sign (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SCR 6: US Army SP4 Darrell Gregory Triplett Memorial Bridge (House Transportation and Infrastructure)
- SCR 7: Urging Congress provide exceptions to weight limits on interstate (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SCR 9: US Army PFC Winten L. Wayts Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SCR 11: Urging Congress pass fully funded long-term surface transportation and infrastructure measures (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SCR 12: US Army CPL Lee Roy Young Memorial Bridge (House Rules Committee)
- SCR 16: US Army SP4 Wilbur Allen Smith Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SCR 20: US Air Force SSGT Ryan David Hammond Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SCR 23: Jeffrey Alan Clovis Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SCR 25: US Army PFC Andrew "Bo" Martin Harper Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SCR 35: Designating days for displaying Honor and Remember Flag at WV Veterans Memorial (House Rules Committee)
- SCR 38: Urging CSX support New River Train (Referred to Senate Rules committee)
- SJR 5: Clarification of the Judiciary's Role in Impeachment Proceedings Amendment (House Finance)
Bills and Resolutions that Completed Legislation as of Tuesday, February 26, 2019 (43 – 27 S; 16 H)
- SB 13: Relating to distributions from State Excess Lottery Fund (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 17: Relating to probation eligibility (Signed 02-11-19)
- SB 18: Relating to crimes committed on State Capitol Complex (Signed 02-25-19)
- SB 26: Permitting certain employees of educational service cooperatives participate in state's teacher retirement systems (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 27: Removing restrictions on where certain traditional lottery games may be played (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 61: Adding certain crimes for which prosecutor may apply for wiretap (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 119: Specifying documents not subject to discovery in certain proceedings (Signed 02-08-19)
- SB 177: Fire Commission rule relating to State Building Code (Signed 02-14-19)
- SB 240: Repealing certain legislative rules no longer authorized or are obsolete (Signed 02-19-19)
- SB 255: Relating to Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee (Signed 02-14-19)
- SB 267: Requiring State Board of Education adopt policy detailing level of computer science instruction (Signed 02-19-19)
- SB 268: Updating meaning of federal taxable income in WV Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 269: Updating terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 270: Streamlining process for utilities access to DOH rights-of-way (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 272: Updating code relating to Commission on Special Investigations (Completed; Veto Override in House on 02-21-19)
- SB 323: Establishing revenue fund and source to support Department of Agriculture's improvement to facilities (Signed 02-25-19)
- SB 324: Relating to Commissioner of Agriculture employees (Signed 02-19-19)
- SB 354: Expiring funds to balance of Auditor's Office: Chief Inspector's Fund (Signed 02-19-19)
- SB 356: Requiring MAPS provide state and federal prosecutors information (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 358: Exempting Purchasing Division purchases for equipment to maintain security at state facilities (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 377: Relating to minimum wage and maximum hour standards (Completed; Awaiting action by the Governor)
- SB 387: Relating generally to extradition (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 442: Supplementing, amending, and decreasing appropriation to Insurance Commission (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 443: Supplemental appropriation of federal moneys to DHHR divisions (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 444: Supplemental appropriation to DHHR divisions (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- SB 452: Supplemental appropriation to Second Chance Driver's License Program (Completed; Awaiting Action by Governor)
- SB 489: Relating to Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- HB 2036: Permitting vehicles displaying disabled veterans' special registration plates to park in places where persons with mobility impairments may park (Complete; Awaiting action by Governor)
- HB 2191: Relating generally to limited video lottery (Signed 02-25-19)
- HB 2307: Relating to creating a provisional license for practicing barbering and cosmetology (Signed 02-19-19)
- HB 2324: Authorizing the acupuncture board to issue certificates to perform auricular acudetox therapy (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- HB 2351: Relating to regulating prior authorizations (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- HB 2446: Blue Alert Plan (Signed 02-25-19)
- HB 2459: Exercising authority to exempt individuals domiciled within the state from certain restrictions contained in federal law (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- HB 2462: Issuing a certificate to correctional employees to carry firearms (Signed 02-19-19)
- HB 2481: Permitting retail sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays after 1 p.m. (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- HB 2492: Relating to mandatory reporting procedures of abuse and neglect of adults and children (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- HB 2521: Relating to permitting fur-bearer parts (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- HB 2607: Relating to the licensure of nursing homes (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- HB 2612: Proposing rules related to the completion or updating of source water protection plans (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- HB 2666: Supplemental appropriation to the Department of Veterans’ Assistance (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- HB 2668: Supplemental appropriation to the Department of Administration, Public Defender Services (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
- HB 2821: Updating provisions for command, clerical and other pay (Complete; Awaiting action by Governor)
Bills that Have Been Signed by the Governor as of Tuesday, February 26, 2019 (14)
- SB 119: Specifying documents not subject to discovery in certain proceedings (Signed 02-08-19)
- SB 17: Relating to probation eligibility (Signed 02-11-19)
- SB 177: Fire Commission rule relating to State Building Code (Signed 02-14-19)
- SB 255: Relating to Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee (Signed 02-14-19)
- SB 240: Repealing certain legislative rules no longer authorized or are obsolete (Signed 02-19-19)
- SB 267: Requiring State Board of Education adopt policy detailing level of computer science instruction (Signed 02-19-19)
- SB 324: Relating to Commissioner of Agriculture employees (Signed 02-19-19)
- SB 354: Expiring funds to balance of Auditor's Office: Chief Inspector's Fund (Signed 02-19-19)
- HB 2307: Relating to creating a provisional license for practicing barbering and cosmetology (Signed 02-19-19)
- HB 2462: Issuing a certificate to correctional employees to carry firearms (Signed 02-19-19)
- SB 18: Relating to crimes committed on State Capitol Complex (Signed 02-25-19)
- SB 323: Establishing revenue fund and source to support Department of Agriculture's improvement to facilities (Signed 02-25-19)
- HB 2191: Relating generally to limited video lottery (Signed 02-25-19)
- HB 2446: Blue Alert Plan (Signed 02-25-19)
Bills that Have Been Vetoed by the Governor as of Tuesday, February 26, 2019 (1)
- SB 272: Updating code relating to Commission on Special Investigations (Completed; Veto Override in House on 02-21-19)
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