Senate

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 – 8th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• SR 7: Designating January 15, 2020, as Tourism Day at Legislature

THIRD READING

• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 94: Providing persons with physical disabilities ability to vote by electronic absentee ballot

SECOND READING

• There are no bills on Second Reading for Wednesday, January 15, 2020.

FIRST READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 35: Limiting civil penalty for littering conviction to $2,000
• Com. Sub. for SB 46: Defining "pepper spray" and exempting from definition of "deadly weapons"
• SB 140: Changing rate at which certain judges are paid for mileage when traveling within state
• SB 170: Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level
• Com. Sub. for SB 207: Creating Prosecuting Attorney's Detectives Act
• SB 310: Updating certain terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act

Scheduled Committee Meetings

10 a.m.: Workforce (208W)

• SB 217: Requiring DHHR collaborate with Workforce Development Board and WV Division of Personnel for job placement

10 a.m.: Interstate Cooperation (451M)

• SB 197: Enacting Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact

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

• SB 265: Authorizing DEP to develop Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program
• SB 36: Establishing Mountaineer Trail Network Recreation Authority
• SB 60: Creating Office of Outdoor Recreation

2 p.m.: Pensions (451M)

• SB 31: Providing 11-month window for PERS members to purchase certain credited service
• SB 146: Establishing minimum monthly retirement annuity for retirants with 20 or more years of credited service

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• SB 125: Prohibiting victim from being subjected to certain physical examinations for sexual offenses
• SB 323: Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules
• SB 364: Authorizing Department of Transportation promulgate legislative rules

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Budget Presentation: West Virginia Secretary of State
• Budget Presentation: West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services

Senate Bills to be Introduced Wednesday, January 15, 2020

• SB 468: Relating to eligibility for license or permit application (Pitsenbarger, Hamilton, Sypolt, Azinger, Boley, Clements, Cline, Roberts, Romano, Swope, Tarr; Natural Resources)
• SB 469: Increasing replacement costs for game and protected species (Hamilton, Sypolt, Prezioso; Natural Resources then Judiciary)
• SB 470: Relating to use of crossbow to hunt (Cline, Hamilton, Pitsenbarger, Sypolt, Roberts, Azinger, Palumbo; Natural Resources)
• SB 471: Providing valuation of stolen scrap copper or copper wire for penalty purposes (FN) (Maynard; Judiciary)
• SB 472: Providing alternative sentencing program for work release (FN) (Maynard; Judiciary)
• SB 473: Requiring physicians notify parents when prescribing contraceptives to minors (Maynard; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
• SB 474: Requiring public schools notify parents when dispensing contraceptives to minors (Maynard; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
• SB 475: Requiring posting of Ten Commandments in every courthouse (FN) (Maynard; Judiciary)
• SB 476: Requiring WV schools teach cursive writing (FN) (Maynard; Education)
• SB 477: Prohibiting county airport authorities to regulate possession or carrying of firearm (Maynard – by request; Judiciary)
• SB 478: Creating WV Motorsports Entertainment Complex Investment Act (FN) (Maynard; Economic Development then Finance)
• SB 479: Relating to registration and use of military surplus vehicles (FN) (Maynard; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 480: Enacting WV Human Life Protection Act (Maynard; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
• SB 481: Allowing primitive camping on state property (Maynard; Natural Resources then Government Organization)
• SB 482: Eliminating permit requirement for storing concealed handgun in vehicle on school property for persons over 21 (Maynard – by request; Judiciary)
• SB 483: Eliminating restriction to carry firearm on State Capitol Complex grounds (Maynard – by request; Judiciary)
• SB 484: Requiring free feminine hygiene products be provided to female prisoners (FN) (Maynard; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 485: Relating to Board of Parole (FN) (Clements; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 486: Permitting ABCC licensees operating at state park locations pay in arrears (Cline, Sypolt, Prezioso, Hamilton, Palumbo; Natural Resources)
• SB 487: Providing exception that all DNR payments be deposited within 24 hours (Sypolt, Hamilton, Azinger; Natural Resources)
• SB 488: Relating to membership of Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (Maynard; Government Organization)
• SB 489: Moving provisions of licensing contractors to chapter 30 of code (IB) (Maynard, Clements, Smith, Sypolt, Tarr, Swope; Government Organization)
• SB 490: Relating to protection of animal and crop facilities (IB) (Sypolt, Smith, Rucker, Beach, Baldwin; Agriculture and Rural Development then Judiciary)
• SB 491: Relating to Seed Certification Program (IB) (Sypolt, Smith, Rucker, Beach, Baldwin; Agriculture and Rural Development then Government Organization)
• SB 492: Enacting Recognition of Emergency Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact (IB) (Sypolt, Cline, Ihlenfeld, Maynard, Pitsenbarger, Stollings; Interstate Cooperation then Judiciary)
• SB 493: Increasing age limit for honorably discharged veteran of US armed forces or National Guard to 40 years for firefighter applications (Rucker; Military then Pensions)
• SB 494: Allowing municipal police or fire departments join state municipal police and firefighters' retirement system (FN) (Rucker; Pensions then Finance)
• SB 495: Relating to registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles (FN) (Clements; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 496: Prohibiting employment of unauthorized employees in construction industry (FN) (Hamilton, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Pitsenbarger, Stollings, Woelfel; Workforce then Judiciary)
• SB 497: Relating to outdoor advertising regulated by Commissioner of Highways (Hamilton, Azinger, Jeffries, Pitsenbarger, Smith, Stollings; Transportation and Infrastructure)
• SB 498: Creating New Worker Relocation Incentive Program (FN) (Hamilton, Stollings, Smith; Economic Development then Finance)
• SB 499: Removing barriers to employment for certain individuals with criminal records (IB) (Maynard, Clements, Smith, Sypolt, Swope; Government Organization then Judiciary)
• SB 500: Relating to Class Y special crossbow hunting permit (Hamilton, Pitsenbarger, Sypolt; Natural Resources)
• SB 501: Relating to North Bend Rail Trail, Greenbrier River Trail, and Elk River Trail (Hamilton, Pitsenbarger, Sypolt, Prezioso; Natural Resources)
• SB 502: Relating to methamphetamine criminal penalty (FN) (Ihlenfeld, Hardesty, Jeffries, Lindsay, Palumbo, Stollings, Woelfel; Judiciary)
• SB 503: Removing barriers to employment for certain individuals with criminal records (IB) (Sypolt, Cline, Maynard, Pitsenbarger, Stollings, Jeffries; Government Organization then Judiciary)
• SB 504: Providing for timely and efficient handling of forensic evidence in sexual assault cases (FN) (Woelfel; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 505: Relating to urban renewal acquisition of property (Weld; Economic Development then Government Organization)
• SCR 5: Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study ways to achieve higher levels of effectiveness and fairness in public school system (Rucker)
• SCR 6: Walter E. Swiger, Jr., Memorial Bridge (Romano, Facemire, Baldwin, Beach, Hardesty, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Lindsay)
• SR 8: Designating January 16, 2020, as Aviation Day (Romano and Swope)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Tuesday, January 14, 2020

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

• SB 291: Requiring PEIA and health insurance providers provide mental health parity
• Bill is laid over to a future committee meeting

2 p.m.: Government Organization

• SB 138: Incentives for consolidating local governments
• Amended committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• SB 225: Authorizing municipalities to enact Adopt-A-Street programs
• Bill reported to the full Senate with recommendation it do pass

• SB 309: Relating to competitive bidding for government construction contracts arising from state of emergency
• Bill laid over to a future committee meeting

2 p.m.: Education

• SB 42: Permitting faith-based electives in classroom drug prevention programs
• Bill reported to the full Senate with recommendation it do pass

• SB 192: Relating to WV Secondary School Activities Commission audits
• Bill is laid over to a future committee meeting

• SB 297: Requiring Board of Education create home economics course
• Bill is laid over to a future committee meeting

3 p.m.: Judiciary

• SB 16: Creating Protect Our Right to Unite Act
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Resolutions Adopted by the Senate as of Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (2)

• SCR 1: Designating dogs adopted from animal shelters and rescues as WV official state dog (Pending House introduction)

·         SCR 2: Requesting Frederick County, Virginia, consider becoming part of State of West Virginia (House Government Organization)

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