House of Delegates

Here’s what’s scheduled Tuesday in the House of Delegates (note earlier floor session time):

SPECIAL CALENDAR

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

56^th Day of the Legislative Session

House to convene at 9 a.m. On the agenda:

THIRD READING – For Passage

• Com. Sub. for S. B. 125 - Prohibiting victim from being subjected to certain physical examinations for sexual offenses
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 144 - Creating misdemeanor penalty for making materially false statement in course of misdemeanor investigation
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 163 - Relating to municipal or county taxation of hotel rooms booked through marketplace facilitator
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 208 - Protecting consumers from unfair pricing practices during state of emergency
• S. B. 545 - Authorizing transfer of moneys from Insurance Commission Fund to Workers' Compensation Old Fund
• S. B. 569 - Expiring funds from various accounts to DHHR, Medical Services Program Fund
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 570 - Expiring funds from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to DHHR, Medical Services Program Fund
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 583 - Creating program to further development of renewable energy resources
• S. B. 651 - Relating to definition of "mortgage loan originator"
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 705 - Allowing military veterans with certain experience qualify for examination as electrician or plumber
• S. B. 803 - Supplemental appropriation of money out of General Revenue Fund to DHHR
• S. B. 804 - Supplemental appropriation of moneys from Treasury to PSC, Consumer Advocate Fund
• S. B. 805 - Supplemental appropriation of moneys from Treasury to WV Commuter Rail Access Fund
• S. B. 806 - Supplemental appropriation out of federal funds in Treasury to DOT
• S. B. 812 - Supplemental appropriation from Lottery Net Profits to Bureau of Senior Services

SECOND READING – Amendment Stage

• Com. Sub. for S. B. 136 - Prohibiting certain misleading lawsuit advertising practices (Judiciary Committee Amendment Pending)
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 150 - Budget Bill
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 490 - Relating to criminal offenses against agricultural facilities
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 578 - Recalculating tax on generating, producing, or selling electricity from solar energy facilities
• S. B. 600 - Creating special revenue account designated Military Authority Fund
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 614 - Changing method of allocating funding from Safe School Funds (Finance Committee Amendment Pending)
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 662 - Removing restrictions on fiduciary commissioners
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 668 - Enacting Uniform Trust Decanting Act (Judiciary Committee Amendment Pending)
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 802 - Relating to public utilities generally (Government Organization Committee Amendment Pending)
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 810 - Implementing federal Affordable Clean Energy rule

FIRST READING

• S. B. 42 - Permitting faith-based electives in classroom drug prevention programs (Education Committee Amendment Pending)
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 130 - Relating to procedure for driver's license suspension and revocation for DUI
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 269 - Establishing advisory council on rare diseases (Health and Human Resources Committee Amendment Pending)
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 275 - Creating Intermediate Court of Appeals (Finance Committee Amendment Pending)
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 308 - Creating criminal penalties for violation of orders issued for protection of victims of financial exploitation
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 312 - Relating to provisional licensure of social workers
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 547 - Relating to employer testing, notice, termination, and forfeiture of unemployment compensation
• S. B. 654 - Allowing certain sheriffs transfer from PERS to Deputy Sheriff Retirement System
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 678 - Waiving fines and fees for completing Getting Over Addicted Lifestyles Successfully Program (Judiciary Committee Amendment Pending)
• S. B. 691 - Limiting programs adopted by State Board of Education
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 707 - Relating to nursing career pathways (Education Committee Amendment Pending)
• S. B. 723 - Requiring Department of Education develop plan based on analyzed data on school discipline (Education Committee Amendment Pending)  
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 729 - Relating to awards and disability under Deputy Sheriff Retirement Act
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 739 - Authorizing PSC protect consumers of distressed and failing water and wastewater utilities (Judiciary Committee Amendment Pending)
• S. B. 750 - Establishing extended learning opportunities (Education Committee Amendment Pending)
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 760 - Allowing state college or university apply to HEPC for designation as administratively exempt school
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 785 - Establishing uniform electioneering prohibition area (Judiciary Committee Amendment Pending)
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 793 - Relating to B&O taxes imposed on certain coal-fired electric generating units
• S. B. 830 - Eliminating special merit-based employment system for health care professionals
• S. B. 839 - Creating State Advisory Council on Postsecondary Attainment Goals (Education Committee Amendment Pending)
• S. B. 842 - Requiring Superintendent of Schools establish a Behavior Interventionist Pilot Program in two school districts for five years (Education Committee Amendment Pending)
• S. B. 846 - Requiring hospital publish notification prior to facility closure regarding patient medical records
• S. B. 848 - Clarifying persons charged with DUI may not participate in Military Service Members Court
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 4975 - Making a supplementary appropriation to the School Building Authority, Debt Service Fund
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 4976 - Making a supplementary appropriation to the School Building Authority
• H. B. 4977 - Expiring funds to the balance of the Department of Arts, Culture and History, Division of Culture and History, Public Records and Preservation Revenue Account Fund
• H. B. 4978 - Expiring funds to the balance of the Department of Transportation, State Rail Authority, West Virginia Commuter Rail Access Fund

Committee Meetings Scheduled:

Committee on Energy

30 minutes following adjournment/recess - Room 215 E

• Com. Sub. for S. B. 120, Establishing priorities for expenditures for plugging abandoned gas or oil wells

Committee on the Judiciary

1:00 p.m. - Room 410 M

• S. B. 765, Modifying "Habitual Offender" statute,
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 528, Creating Uniform Worker Classification Act,
• S. B. 180, Relating to Second Chance Driver's License Program,
• S. B. 664, Adding physician's assistant to list of medical professionals capable of determining if individual lacks capacity,
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 711, Relating to juvenile jurisdiction of circuit courts,
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 717, Relating generally to adult protective services,
• S. B. 51, Specifying forms of grandparent visitation,
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 253, Providing for fair pay and maximized employment of disabled persons,
• Com. Sub. for S. B. 700, Exempting physicians from specified traffic laws when responding to emergencies

Citation Presentations Scheduled in front of House Chamber:

• 9:30 a.m. – Herbert Hoover Wrestling Champions, Delegate D. Jeffries
• 9:45 a.m. – W.Va. School of Osteopathic Medicine Citation, Delegate Campbell

From the Activity Calendar:

WVSOM Day

Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas

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