Senate

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 – 50th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 10 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• SR 52: Designating February 26, 2020, as WV Child Care Association Celebrating Children and Families Day

THIRD READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 28: Allowing WV Board of Medicine investigators to carry concealed weapons
• Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 38: Requiring schools provide elective course on Hebrew Scriptures or Bible - (With right to amend)
• Com. Sub. for SB 66: Requiring State Police to follow towing services policies of county of location
• Com. Sub. for SB 119: Creating online voters' guide - (Com. title amend. pending)
• Com. Sub. for SB 120: Establishing priorities for expenditures for plugging abandoned gas or oil wells
• Sub. for SB 123: Relating generally to pyramid promotional schemes - (With right to amend)
• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 160: Creating Voluntary WVU Rifle Team Check-Off Program on hunting and fishing licenses
• Com. Sub. for SB 193: Setting forth timeframes for continuing purchases of commodities and services over $1 million
• Com. Sub. for SB 269: Establishing advisory council on rare diseases
• SB 278: Providing various methods to deal with defendant who becomes incompetent during trial - (Com. title amend. pending)
• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 312: Relating to provisional licensure of social workers (original similar to HB 4128)
• Com. Sub. for SB 329: Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4217)
• SB 355: Fire Commission rule relating to State Fire Code (original similar to HB 4275)
• Com. Sub. for SB 356: Fire Commission rule relating to State Building Code (original similar to HB 4276)
• SB 489: Moving provisions of licensing contractors to chapter 30 of code
• Com. Sub. for SB 513: Protecting consumers against businesses using automatic renewals without consent
• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 521: Relating to job creation and economic incentives
• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 616: Relating to employment grievance procedure for public employees
• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 648: Providing dental coverage for adult Medicaid recipients
• Com. Sub. for SB 653: Increasing number of magistrates in Putnam County
• Com. Sub. for SB 661: Replacing minimum minutes of instructional time required per day
• SB 680: Qualifying not-for-profit private baccalaureate institutions for Advanced Career Education programs and WV Invests Grant Program
• SB 687: Increasing compensation of elected county officials
• Com. Sub. for SB 690: Permitting street-legal special purpose vehicles on highways
• Com. Sub. for SB 700: Exempting physicians from specified traffic laws when responding to emergencies
• Com. Sub. for SB 710: Establishing pilot program to evaluate telemedicine health services
• Com. Sub. for SB 711: Relating to juvenile jurisdiction of circuit courts
• Com. Sub. for SB 716: Requiring DHHR pay for tubal ligation without 30-day wait between consent and sterilization
• SB 732: Authorizing fee payment and expense reimbursement for attorneys who participate on court teams established by Supreme Court of Appeals
• Com. Sub. for SB 738: Creating Flatwater Trail Commission
• Com. Sub. for SB 739: Authorizing PSC protect consumers of distressed and failing water and wastewater utilities
• Com. Sub. for SB 745: Creating exemption to state sales and use tax for rental and leasing of equipment
• SB 750: Establishing extended learning opportunities
• Sub. for SB 752: Relating generally to medical cannabis - (With right to amend)
• SB 758: Relating to authority of Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
• Com. Sub. for SB 762: Creating Preserving Patient Stability Act of 2020
• SB 765: Modifying "Habitual Offender" statute - (Com. title amend. pending)
• Com. Sub. for SB 785: Establishing uniform electioneering prohibition area
• Sub. for SB 797: Authorizing governing boards of public and private hospitals employ hospital police officers - (With right to amend)
• Com. Sub. for SB 802: Relating to public utilities generally
• Com. Sub. for SB 810: Implementing federal Affordable Clean Energy rule
• Com. Sub. for SB 820: Authorizing DHHR transfer comprehensive community mental health centers and intellectual disability facilities to regional centers and facilities
• Com. Sub. for SB 821: Providing immunity from civil liability to facilities and employees providing crisis stabilization
• Com. Sub. for SB 829: Establishing Overland Recreation Fund
• SB 830: Eliminating special merit-based employment system for health care professionals
• SB 831: Clarifying Economic Development Authority board enter into contracts necessary to carry out duties
• SB 832: Permitting retailers assume sales or use tax assessed on tangible personal property
• SB 839: Creating State Advisory Council on Postsecondary Attainment Goals
• SB 840: Creating statutory fee for modifying permits issued by DEP Office of Oil and Gas
• SB 841: Requiring Governor to fix salaries of certain appointed officers after office is vacated
• SB 842: Requiring Superintendent of Schools establish a Behavior Interventionist Pilot Program in two school districts for five years
• SB 846: Requiring hospital publish notification prior to facility closure regarding patient medical records
• SB 847: Updating controlled substance lists in Schedules I and V - (With right to amend)
• SB 848: Clarifying persons charged with DUI may not participate in Military Service Members Court
• SB 849: Relating to military service as factor in certain insurance coverage rates
• SB 850: Prohibiting racial discrimination based on certain hair textures and hairstyles
• SB 851: Requiring Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Correction propose rule in coordination with law enforcement and certain medical boards
• Com. Sub. for HB 2338: Allowing the owner of an antique military vehicle to display alternate registration insignia
• HB 4411: Relating to the West Virginia Residential Mortgage Lender, Broker and Servicer Act
• HB 4477: West Virginia Mutual to Mutual Insurance Holding Company Act - (Com. title amend. pending) (original similar to SB 598)
• HB 4661: Relating to the powers of the Public Service Commission and the regulation of natural gas utilities

SECOND READING

• Com. Sub. for HB 4217: Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate legislative rules - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending).
• HB 4600: Relating to the definition of the term member regarding distributing premium tax proceeds

FIRST READING

• SB 843: Supplemental appropriation of funds from Treasury to DHHR Energy Assistance Fund (original similar to HB 4972)
• SB 844: Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to DHHR Birth-to-Three Fund (original similar to HB 4974)
• Sub. for SB 845: Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to DHHR, Division of Human Services (original similar to HB 4973)

Scheduled Committee Meetings

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• HB 4510: Prohibiting bodily intrusion by an inmate upon any person at any correctional facility
• HB 4039: Providing limitations on nuisance actions against fire department and emergency medical services
• HB 4478: Creating a lifetime ban for commercial drivers involved in human trafficking
• HB 4576: Establishing a procedure for correcting errors in deeds, deeds of trust and mortgages
• SCR 23: Requesting study of State Police's increased duties and responsibilities

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• SB 150: The Budget Bill

Additional afternoon/evening committee meetings, if any, will be announced during the course of the Wednesday, February 26, Floor Session.

Senate Resolutions to be Introduced Wednesday, February 26, 2020

• SCR 50: Requesting DEP and Commerce Dept. research constructing lake where headwaters of Guyandotte and Coal rivers meet (Stollings)
• SCR 51: Requesting study amending WV Constitution to authorize Legislature to exempt or reduce tangible personal property from taxation (Plymale, Baldwin, Beach, Facemire, Hardesty, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Lindsay, Palumbo, Prezioso, Romano, Stollings, Unger, Woelfel)
• SCR 52: Haynie Family Veterans Memorial Bridge (Plymale, Woelfel)
• SR 53: Recognizing Jennifer Schwertfeger as 2020 WV Teacher of Year (Ihlenfeld, Weld)
• SR 54: Recognizing Cabell Midland High School Marching Band (Plymale, Woelfel)
• SR 55: Recognizing Red Hots and Heatwave Show Choirs (Plymale, Woelfel, Carmichael)
• SR 56: Recognizing Jason Gibbs of Wayne High School for being PLTW Biomedical Science Teacher of Year (Plymale, Woelfel)

Committee Action on Bills from Tuesday, February 25, 2020

10 a.m.: Banking and Insurance

• HB 4466: Certificates of Insurance Act
• House bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

• HB 4146: Relating to credit for reinsurance
• House bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

• HB 4410: Permitting directors and executive officers of a banking institution to borrow from a banking institution with which he or she is connected
• Motion to report the bill to the full Senate failed; bill not reported

3 p.m.: Judiciary

• SB 278: Providing various methods to deal with defendant who becomes incompetent during trial
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass
• SB 765: Modifying "Habitual Offender" statute
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

3 p.m.: Finance

• SB 843: Supplemental appropriation of funds from Treasury to DHHR Energy Assistance Fund
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

• SB 844: Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to DHHR Birth-to-Three Fund
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

• SB 845: Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to DHHR, Division of Human Services
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

• HB 4582: Declaring certain claims against agencies of the state to be moral obligations of the state
• House bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

• HB 4437: Relating to the West Virginia Pay Card program
• House bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

• Sub. for HB 4090: Creating the Oil and Gas Abandoned Well Plugging Fund
• House bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.

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