House of Delegates

Here’s what’s scheduled Tuesday in the House of Delegates:

SPECIAL CALENDAR

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

7^th Day of the Legislative Session

House to convene at 11 a.m. On the agenda:

MEMORIAL RESOLUTION

• R. 4 (to be introduced) - Memorializing the life of the Honorable Roy Givens, proud father, grandfather, great grandfather, veteran, businessman, public servant and West Virginian.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• R. 3 - Amending the Rules of the House of Delegates, relating to remarks by members

SECOND READING – Amendment Stage

• B. 3039 - Relating to a court’s consideration of the expression of a preference by a child in certain child custody matters
• Sub. for H. B. 4004 - Creating the West Virginia Sentencing Commission
• B. 4007 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
• B. 4022 - Clarifying the qualifications of the Chancellor of the Higher Education Policy Commission
• B. 4103 - Relating to office of drug control policy

Committee Meetings Scheduled:

Committee on Finance

8:00 a.m. - Room 462 M

• Budget Hearing for Department of Education
• Budget Hearing for School Building Authority

Committee on the Judiciary

9:00 a.m. - Room 418 M

• H. B. 4096, Requiring candidates to live in the state or local election district for the office for which they are seeking,
• H. B. 2086, Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act,
• H. B. 2142, Issuing identification documents to homeless individuals residing at homeless shelters,
• H. B. 2497, Relating to the whistle-blower law,
• H. B. 2185, Relating to the removal of animals left unattended in motor vehicles

Committee on Education

10:00 a.m. - Room 434 M

• Presentation by WV School Building Authority

Committee on Rules

10:45 a.m. - Behind Chamber

Veterans Affairs & Homeland Security

2:30 p.m. - Room 215 E

• C.R. 3, Researching and making recommendations regarding construction of a veterans’ nursing home facility in Summers County.
• B. 2330, Allowing honorably discharged veterans who possess certain military ratings to qualify to take an examination for licensing as a plumber, electrician, and sprinkler fitter.
• B. 2627, Removing all costs and fees from a Silver Star registration plate.
• B. 4071, Relating to the authority of county commissions to establish enhanced emergency telephone systems and change the fee.

Committee on Energy

4:00 p.m. - Room 418 M

• B. 4090, Creating the Oil and Gas Abandoned Well Plugging Fund.
• B. 4091, Allowing for expedited oil and gas well permitting upon payment of applicable expedited fees.

Health and Human Resources

4:00 p.m. - Room 215 E

• HB 4061 - Health Benefit Plan Network Access and Adequacy Act (2^nd reference to Judiciary)
• HB 4009 - Relating to the process for involuntary hospitalization (2^nd reference to Judiciary)
• HB 4108 - Relating generally to certificates of need for health care services.
• HB 4062 - Reducing the cost of prescription drugs.

From the Activity Calendar:

Mountaineer Food Bank

Upper House Rotunda

WV Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Upper Senate Rotunda (1Table)

WVMA Legislative Reception

5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.

*** Agendas and meeting times subject to change. ***