Member's Press Release

Release Date: 02/11/2020
Contact: Jared Hunt at (304) 340-3323

House of Delegates

On the Agenda: Wednesday in the House of Delegates

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

SPECIAL CALENDAR

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

36^th Day of the Legislative Session

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

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE:

THIRD READING – For Passage

Sub. for S. B. 35 - Limiting civil penalty for littering conviction to $2,000
B. 321 - Relating to collection of tax and priority of distribution of estate or property in receivership
Sub. for S. B. 449 - Authorizing Department of Commerce promulgate legislative rules
Sub. for S. B. 532 - Distributing assets remaining in municipal policemen's or firemen's pension and relief fund on death of last retiree or beneficiary
B. 4178 - Requiring calls which are recorded be maintained for a period of five years
Sub. for H. B. 4478 - Creating a lifetime ban for commercial drivers involved in human trafficking
Sub. for H. B. 4544 - Relating to possession of any controlled substance on the premises of or within 200 feet of a public library
Sub. for H. B. 4576 - Establishing a procedure for correcting errors in deeds, deeds of trust and mortgages
B. 4647 - Relating to limited video lottery permit holders

SECOND READING – Amendment Stage

Sub. for S. B. 16 - Creating Protect Our Right to Unite Act
Sub. for S. B. 560 - Permitting nursing home use trained individuals administer medication (Health and Human Resources Committee Amendment Pending)
Sub. for S. B. 676 - Permitting fees from Child Abuse Registry be used for information technology support costs
Sub. for H. B. 4088 - Disposition of funds from certain oil and natural gas wells due to unknown or unlocatable interest owners
B. 4113 - Relating to motor fuel excise taxes (Finance Committee Title Amendment Pending)
Sub. for H. B. 4158 - Allowing a person to manufacture a stated amount of alcoholic liquor for personal consumption
Sub. for H. B. 4398 - Relating to required courses of instruction
B. 4437 - Relating to the West Virginia Pay Card program
B. 4551 - Relating to subsidized adoption (Health and Human resources Committee Amendment Pending)
Sub. for H. B. 4615 - West Virginia Critical Infrastructure Protection Act
B. 4655 - Permitting military personnel in areas where on-the-job emergency medicine is part of the training to be granted automatic EMS or EMT certification
Sub. for H. B. 4706 - Relating to reports concerning funds due to unknown or unlocatable interest owners
B. 4790 - Relating to Career Technical Education for middle school students

FIRST READING

B. 170 - Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level (Finance Committee Amendment Pending)
B. 300 - Updating certain terms in WV Corporation Net Income Tax Act
B. 310 - Updating certain terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act
Sub. for H. B. 4155 - Relating generally to the regulation of plumbers
Sub. for H. B. 4217 - Department of Environmental Protection, ambient air quality standards
B. 4406 - Relating to the reproduction of checks and other records (Banking and Insurance Committee Amendment Pending)
Sub. for H. B. 4513 - Increasing the replacement costs required of a person causing injury or death of game or protected species

Committee Meetings Scheduled:

Technology and Infrastructure

9:00 a.m. - Room 410 M

Consideration of a report from Sub-Committee A on Technology and Infrastructure
House Bill 4639, Changing annual mandatory state inspections of motor vehicles to every three years
House Bill 4619, Approving plans proposed by electric utilities to install middle-mile broadband fiber
House Bill 4651, Clarifying the powers and duties of the Division of Highways in acquiring property for state road purposes
House Bill 4504, Relating to renewal application requirements for individuals with permanent disabilities
House Bill 4450, Relating to instruction permits issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles
House Bill 4464, Relating to driving privileges and requirements for persons under the age of 18
House Bill 4577, Establishing regulation of electric bicycles
House Bill 4499, Relating to multicounty trail network authorities
House Bill 4530, Authorizing daily passenger rental car companies to charge reasonable administrative fees
House Bill 4495, Extending the validity of a level one instruction driver's permit

Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services

9:00 a.m. - Room 460 M

Committee on Rules

10:45 a.m. - Behind Chamber

Industry and Labor

1:00 p.m. - Room 410 M

House Bill 2646, Providing a safe harbor for employers to correct underpayment or nonpayment of wages and benefits due to separated employees
House Bill 2756, Requiring contractors performing work for government contracts on computers use software to verify the hours

Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development

1:00 p.m. - Room 215 E

B. 2724, Small Business Tax Credit. (2^nd reference to Finance) (subcommittee)
B. 4445, Economic Diversification Act of 2020 (2^nd reference to Finance) (subcommittee)
B. 4574, Establishing Just Transition Support for Coal-Related Jobs. (2^nd reference to Government Organization)
B. 4603, Relating to choice of law provisions in franchise agreements. (2^nd reference to Judiciary)

Seniors, Children, and Family Issues

3:00 p.m. - Room 215 E

Presentation by: West Virginia DHHR, Bureau for Children and Families.
B. 4447, Creating the shared table initiative for senior citizens who suffer from food insecurity.
B. 4737, Relating to the qualifications for state financial aid
B. 4591, Relating to adult protective services and amending the definition of “financial exploitation”

Committee on Government Organization

5:00 p.m. - Room 215 E

Citation Presentations Scheduled in House Chamber: