Member's Press Release
Release Date: 02/28/2019
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999
Senate
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Thursday, February 28, 2019
Thursday, February 28, 2019 – 51st Day of Session
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.
RESOLUTIONS
- SCR 46: Requesting study of state's raw dairy milk laws
- SCR 47: John Lewis Lafferty "Community Volunteer" Memorial Bridge
- SR 64: Designating February 28, 2019, as Rare Disease Day
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- SCR 17: Sardis District Veterans Memorial Bridge
- Com. Sub. for SCR 24: Hazel Dickens Memorial Bridge
- Com. Sub. for SCR 27: Requesting study supply or shortage of drivers with CDLs
- Com. Sub. for SCR 28: US Army SP5 James Henry Caruthers Memorial Road
- Com. Sub. for SCR 34: US Army SPC Julian Lee Berisford Memorial Bridge
- Com. Sub. for SCR 36: US Army CPL Cory M. Hewitt Memorial Bridge
- SCR 39: Requesting creation of Joint Select Committee on Requirements Governing Water Quality Standards
- Com. Sub. for SCR 40: US Army CPL Roy E. Clark Memorial Bridge
- HCR 19: U. S. Marine Sgt. Stephen E. Drummond Memorial Bridge
THIRD READING
- Com. Sub. for HB 2690: Relating to guaranty associations (original similar to SB 506)
- Com. Sub. for HB 2740: Barring a parent from inheriting from a child in certain instances (original similar to SB 482)
- HB 2746: Relating to administration of estates (original similar to SB 480)
- HB 2827: Removing the residency requirements for hiring deputy assessors (original similar to SB 565)
SECOND READING
- Eng. HB 3140: Relating to the Division of Natural Resources Infrastructure
FIRST READING
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2193: Providing a specific escheat of US savings bonds - (Com. amend. pending)
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2204: Prohibiting state licensing boards from hiring lobbyists
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2359: Relating to exemptions to the commercial driver's license requirements - (Com. amends. and title amend. pending)
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2476: Relating to the valuation of a motor vehicle involved in an insurance claim - (Com. amend. pending)
- Eng. HB 2510: Relating to special funds of boards of examination or registration
- Eng. HB 2525: Tobacco Cessation Therapy Access Act - (Com. amends. pending)
- Eng. HB 2530: Creating a voluntary certification for recovery residences - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2531: Permitting trained nurses to provide mental health services in a medication-assisted treatment program - (Com. amends. pending)
- Eng. HB 2547: Relating to the election prohibition zone - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
- Eng. HB 2608: Repealing the requirement of printing the date a consumer deposit account was opened on paper checks
- Eng. HB 2691: Providing that a license to carry a concealed deadly weapon expires on the holder’s birthday - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2737: Relating to training of State Tax Division employees (original similar to SB 476)
- Eng. HB 2743: Eliminating reference to municipal policemen’s pension and relief funds and firemen’s pension and relief funds in section restricting investment
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2813: Relating generally to collection of use tax - (Com. amends. pending)
- Eng. HB 2829: Relating to the termination of severance taxes on limestone and sandstone
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2848: Relating to the West Virginia ABLE Act
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2854: Exempting sales from the consumers sales and service tax and use tax by not for profit volunteer school support groups raising funds for schools
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3007: Authorizing the Commissioner of Agriculture to require background checks - (Com. title amend. pending).
- Eng. HB 3093: Relating to standards for factory-built homes
Scheduled Committee Meetings
9:30 a.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. HB 2405: Imposing a healthcare related provider tax on certain health care organizations
- Com. Sub. 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
- Com. Sub. for HB 2901: Allowing for the establishment of a secondary location for racetrack video lottery terminals
1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)
- HB 2673: Creating the Oil and Gas Abandoned Well Plugging Fund
- HB 2779: Providing that proceeds from certain oil and gas wells to persons whose name or address are unknown are to be kept in a special fund
1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)
- HB 2010: Relating to foster care
- HB 2674: Creating a student loan repayment program for a mental health provider
- HB 2878: Relating to updating the controlled substances listed on schedule one
2 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)
- HB 2439: Relating to fire service equipment and training funds for volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies
- HB 2958: Authorizing the State Auditor to conduct regular financial examinations or audits of all volunteer fire companies
- HB 2992: Relating to governmental websites
- HB 2452: Creating the West Virginia Cybersecurity Office
2 p.m.: Education (451M)
- HB 2554: Relating to transfers and enrollment policies for students in public schools
- Originating Resolution: Higher Education Study Resolution
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- HB 2412: Relating to criminal acts concerning government procurement of commodities and services
- HB 2579: Relating to the collection of tax and the priority of distribution of an estate or property in receivership
- HB 2600: Relating to publication of sample ballots
Committee Action on Bills from Wednesday, February 27, 2019
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- HB 2362: Ardala Miller Memorial Act
- Bill reported as amended to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- HB 2183: Clarifying where a charge of DUI may be brought against an individual
- Committee reconsidered action to report bill; bill re-reported as amended to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- HB 2609: Relating to presumptions of abandonment and indication of ownership in property
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- HB 2907: Requiring a form of a certified commitment order to the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Bill reported as amended to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- HB 2975: Relating to imposition of sexual acts on persons incarcerated
- Bill reported as amended to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- HB 3083: Adding temporary work during the legislative session as exclusion to the term employment for purposes of unemployment compensation
- Bill reported as amended to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- Originating Senate Concurrent Resolution 1: Requesting study of wages of person with disabilities (SB 659)
- Resolution reported to full Senate with recommendation it be adopted
Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Wednesday, February 27, 2019 (224 Senate; 17 House)
Bills Rejected by the Senate as of Wednesday, February 27, 2019 (2)
- SB 464: Modifying licensing requirements for telemedicine and surgery or podiatry
- SB 618: Relating to effect on levy rate when appraisal results in tax increase
Resolutions that have Passed the Senate as of Wednesday, February 27, 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 (Pending House introduction)
- SJR 5: Clarification of the Judiciary's Role in Impeachment Proceedings Amendment (House Finance)
Bills and Resolutions that Completed Legislation as of Wednesday, February 27, 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 (Signed 02-27-19)
- 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 (Signed 02-27-19)
- SB 269: Updating terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act (Signed 02-27-19)
- 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 Wednesday, February 27, 2019 (17)
- 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)
- SB 27: Removing restrictions on where certain traditional lottery games may be played (Signed 02-27-19)
- SB 268: Updating meaning of federal taxable income in WV Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed 02-27-19)
- SB 269: Updating terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act (Signed 02-27-19)
Bills that Have Been Vetoed by the Governor as of Wednesday, February 27, 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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