Member's Press Release
Release Date: 01/13/2020
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999
Senate
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Thursday, January 14, 2020
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 – 7th Day of Session
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.
RESOLUTIONS
- SR 7: Designating January 15, 2020, as Tourism Day at Legislature
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- SCR 1: Designating dogs adopted from animal shelters and rescues as WV official state dog
- SCR 4: Urging Congress call convention to propose amendment on congressional term limits
- SR 6: Recognizing OMEGA for support of Children's Home Society of WV
THIRD READING
- There are no bills on Third Reading for Tuesday, January 14, 2020.
SECOND READING
- Com. Sub. for SB 94: Providing persons with physical disabilities ability to vote by electronic absentee ballot
FIRST READING
There are no bills on First Reading for Tuesday, January 14, 2020.
Scheduled Committee Meetings
1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)
- SB 302: Updating laws on foster care
- SB 301: Relating to Foster Care Ombudsman Program
- SB 291: Requiring PEIA and health insurance providers provide mental health parity
2 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)
- SB 138: Incentives for consolidating local governments
- SB 163: Relating to municipal or county taxation of hotel rooms booked through marketplace facilitator
- SB 225: Authorizing municipalities to enact Adopt-A-Street programs
- SB 209: Repealing annexation by minor boundary adjustment
- SB 309: Relating to competitive bidding for government construction contracts arising from state of emergency
2 p.m.: Education (451M)
- SB 42: Permitting faith-based electives in classroom drug prevention programs
- SB 192: Relating to WV Secondary School Activities Commission audits
- SB 297: Requiring Board of Education create home economics course
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- SB 16: Creating Protect Our Right to Unite Act
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- Budget Presentation: West Virginia State Auditor's Office
- Budget Presentation: West Virginia State Treasurer's Office
Senate Bills to be Introduced Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Committee Action on Bills from Monday, January 13, 2020
3 p.m.: Judiciary
- SB 46: Providing certain persons be allowed to carry pepper spray in State Capitol Complex
- Amended committee substitute reported to the full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- SB 35: Limiting civil penalty for littering conviction to $2,000
- Committee substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- SB 207: Creating Prosecuting Attorney’s Detectives Act
- Amended committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
3 p.m.: Finance
- SB 140: Changing rate at which certain judges are paid for mileage when traveling within state
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- SB 170: Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- SB 310: Updating certain terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
Resolutions Adopted by the Senate as of Monday, January 13, 2020 (1)
- SCR 2: Requesting Frederick County, Virginia, consider becoming part of State of West Virginia (Pending House introduction)
Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.
All Senate Committee meetings and floor sessions are available for both live streaming and to watch again in our archives. The link to the Senate’s archived video page can be found here: http://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00289/Harmony/en/View/UpcomingEvents.
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