State Senate

Thursday, March 11, 2021 – 30th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• SCR 22: Raymond Jarrell, Jr., Memorial Road
• SR 16: Amending Senate Rule 14 relating to introduction of concurrent resolutions
• SR 18: Congratulating Pocahontas County on its bicentennial

THIRD READING

• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 314: Regulating pawnbrokers

SECOND READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 303: Creating Local Government Labor and Consumer Marketing Regulatory Limitation Act (original similar to HB 2907)
• SB 437: Extending contingent increase of tax rate on certain eligible acute care hospitals
• Com. Sub. for SB 493: Issuing license suspensions to insurance producers and adjusters who fail to meet CE requirements
• SB 494: Authorizing transfer of moneys from Insurance Commission Fund to Workers’ Compensation Old Fund
• SB 496: Relating to punishment for second or third degree felony
• Com. Sub. for SB 514: Providing criteria for Natural Resource Commission appointment and compensation (original similar to HB 2867)

FIRST READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 346: Authorizing DMV use electronic means when providing notice for licensees and vehicle owners
• Com. Sub. for SB 472: Updating criteria for regulating certain occupations and professions (original similar to HB 2909)
• SB 523: Correcting improper code references
• SB 529: Correcting improper citation relating to DMV registration
• SB 621: Relating to non-compete covenants between certain health care practitioners
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2006: Relating to the West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2011: Eliminating any time requirements for part time personnel to work during a working year - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2263: Update the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers - (Com. amend. pending)

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9:30 a.m.: Finance (451M)

• SB 297: Relating generally to modernizing Board of Treasury Investments
• SB 502: Providing lifetime hunting, fishing, and trapping license to residents and adopted children under 15

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)

• SB 388: Creating Office of Quality Assurance and Evaluation within DHHR
• SB 391: Relating to study of child protective services and foster care workforce
• HB 2265: Relating to collaborative pharmacy practice and updating rulemaking authority
• HB 2616: Amend the reporting to the Governor and the Legislature to have information continuously available on the Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification’s website

2 p.m.: Education (451M)

• SB 28: Creating Tim Tebow Act
• SB 335: Making PROMISE scholarships available for students at accredited community and technical college
• SB 431: Relating to school attendance notification requirements to DMV

2 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)

• HB 2008: Amending requirements for licensure relating to elevator mechanics, crane operators, HVAC, electricians, and plumbers

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Com. Sub. for HB 2013: Relating to Hope Scholarship Program

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• SB 562: Relating to juvenile competency proceedings
• Strike and Insert Amendment for HB 2372: Allow pre-candidacy papers to be filed the day after the general election

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Committee Action on Bills from Wednesday, March 10, 2021

9:30 a.m.: Senate Committee on Rules

• Consideration of SR 16: Amending Senate Rule 14 relating to introduction of concurrent resolutions
• Resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

10 a.m.: Workforce

• Eng. HB 2290: Initiating a State Employment First Policy to facilitate integrated employment of disabled persons
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

3 p.m.: Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 318: Relating generally to public notice of unclaimed property held by State Treasurer
• Committee substitute for the committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Judiciary

• Strike and Insert Amendment for HB 2009: Relating to limitations on the use of wages and agency shop fees by employers and labor organizations for political activities
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 518: Relating to grounds for administrative dissolution of certain companies, corporations, and partnerships
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

House Bills and Resolutions Pending in the Senate as of Wednesday, March 10, 2021 (51 bills; 4 Resolutions)

• HB 2001: Relating generally to creating the West Virginia Jumpstart Savings Program (Passed; pending House concurrence to Senate amendment)
• HB 2002: Relating to Broadband (Government Organization)
• HB 2003: Relating to the authority and obligations of the Governor and Legislature when in declared states of preparedness and emergency (Government Organization)
• HB 2005: Relating to health care costs (Health and Human Resources)
• HB 2006: Relating to the West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act (S First Reading, 03-11)
• HB 2007: Provide for occupational licenses or other authorization to practice by recognition for qualified applicants from other states (Government Organization)
• HB 2008: Amending requirements for licensure relating to elevator mechanics, crane operators, HVAC, electricians, and plumbers (Government Organization)
• HB 2009: Relating to limitations on the use of wages and agency shop fees by employers and labor organizations for political activities (Judiciary)
• HB 2011: Eliminating any time requirements for part time personnel to work during a working year (S First Reading, 03-11)
• HB 2012: Relating to public charter schools (Completed legislation; awaiting action by Governor)
• HB 2013: Relating to the Hope Scholarship Program (Finance)
• HB 2014: Relating to role of the Legislature in appropriating federal funds (Finance)
• HB 2019: Elevating Economic Development and Tourism Departments (Signed, 03-08)
• HB 2024: Expand use of telemedicine to all medical personnel (Health and Human Resources)
• HB 2025: Provide liquor, wine, and beer licensees with some new concepts developed during the State of Emergency utilizing new technology to provide greater freedom to operate in a safe and responsible manner (Judiciary)
• HB 2093: Relating to exemptions for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Foster Homes (Health and Human Resources)
• HB 2094: Relating to the juvenile restorative justice programs (Judiciary)
• HB 2184: Increasing the penalties for exposure of governmental representatives to fentanyl or any other harmful drug (Judiciary)
• HB 2221: Relating to the establishment of an insurance innovation process (Banking and Insurance)
• HB 2253: Relating to forgery and other crimes concerning lottery tickets (Judiciary)
• HB 2257: Relating to extended supervision for certain drug offenders (Pending Senate Introduction)
• HB2260: Relating to procurement of child placing services (Health and Human Resources)
• HB 2262: Relating to the controlled substance monitoring database (Completed legislation; awaiting action by governor)
• HB 2263: Update the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (S First Reading, 03-11)
• HB 2264: Hospital exemptions from certificate of need (Health and Human Resources)
• HB 2265: Relating to collaborative pharmacy practice and updating rulemaking authority (Health and Human Resources)
• HB 2267: Establishing an optional bus operator in residence program for school districts (Education)
• HB 2290: Initiating a State Employment First Policy to facilitate integrated employment of disabled persons (Workforce then Finance)
• HB 2325: Removing the requirement of continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists (Government Organization)
• HB 2335: Increasing the minimum criminal penalty for a driver who, in an impaired state, causes the death of a minor (Judiciary)
• HB 2358: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
• HB 2359: Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
• HB 2363: Relating to “Best Interests of the Child Protection Act of 2021” (Judiciary)
• HB 2366: Requiring agencies who have approved a proposed rule that affects fees or other special revenues to provide to the committee a fiscal note (Government Organization)
• HB 2372: Allow pre-candidacy papers to be filed the day after the general election (Judiciary)
• HB 2500: Create an act for Statewide Uniformity for Auxiliary Container Regulations (Government Organization)
• HB 2507: Remove the limitations on advertising and promotional activities by limited video lottery retailers (Judiciary)
• HB 2529: Prohibiting West Virginia institutions of higher education from discriminating against graduates of private, nonpublic or home schools by requiring them to submit to alternative testing (Education)
• HB 2598: Altering the definition of an above ground storage tank (Pending Senate introduction)
• HB 2616: Amend the reporting to the Governor and the Legislature to have information continuously available on the Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification’s website (Health and Human Resources)
• HB 2621: Mandating certification for certain members of fire departments, require certain types of training, allow specialized personnel who are not firefighters to be members of a department, and require the postings of fire department evaluations (Government Organization)
• HB 2674: Relating to the administration of anesthetics (Pending Senate introduction)
• HB 2701: Relating to authorizing the Division of Rehabilitation Services to approve acceptable training programs required for low vision individuals to obtain a Class G drivers license (Transportation and Infrastructure)
• HB 2709: Providing that the aggregate liability of a surety on a consumer protection bond under the West Virginia Fintech Regulatory Sandbox Program does not exceed the principal sum of the bond (Judiciary)
• HB 2764: Allow the Division of Financial Institutions to enter into reciprocity agreements with other jurisdictions that operate similar programs to the West Virginia Fintech Sandbox Program (Judiciary)
• HB 2765: Relating to allowing emergency management and operations’ vehicles operated by airports to use red flashing warning lights (Transportation and Infrastructure)
• HB 2791: Relating to enrollment and costs of homeschooled or private school students at vocational schools (Education)
• HB 2905: Relating to repealing the prohibition against the use of certain words (Judiciary)
• HB 2906: Relating to the School Building Authority’s allocation of money (Education)
• HB 2957: Relating to the repeal of outdated code sections (Pending Senate introduction)
• HB 2958: Relating to repealing outdated sections of state code (Pending Senate introduction)
• HJR 1: Education Accountability Amendment (Judiciary)
• HJR 2: Providing that courts have no authority or jurisdiction to intercede or intervene in, or interfere with, any impeachment proceedings of the House of Delegates or the Senate (Finance)
• HCR 15: Rare Disease Day (Health and Human Resources)
• HCR 23: Declaring March 4, 2021 to be Sexual Assault Awareness Day in West Virginia (Rules)

Bills and Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Wednesday, March 10, 2021 (16 – 11 Senate; 5 House)

• SB 11: Declaring work stoppage or strike by public employees to be unlawful (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 12: Relating to local health department accountability (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 14: Providing for additional options for alternative certification for teachers (Signed, 03-10)
• SB 270: Providing for collection of tax by hotel marketplace facilitators (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 280: Relating to e-commerce modernization (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 296: Relating generally to repealing certain rules (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 338: Creating Fire Service Equipment and Training Fund (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 345: Expanding alcohol test and lock program to include offenders with drug-related offense (Completed legislation; awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 358: Removing prohibition on ATMs located in area where racetrack video lottery machines are located (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 372: Providing greater discretion to WV Board of Medicine to approve graduate clinical training (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 459: Relating to return of member's paid contributions to heirs after member's death under certain circumstances (Completed; awaiting action by Governor)
• HB 2012: Relating to public charter schools (Completed legislation; awaiting action by Governor)
• HB 2019: Elevating Economic Development and Tourism Departments (Signed, 03-08)
• HB 2262: Relating to the controlled substance monitoring database (Signed, 03-10)
• HB 2358: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
• HB 2359: Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Wednesday, March 10, 2021 (5 – 1 Senate; 4 House)

• SB 14: Providing for additional options for alternative certification for teachers (Signed, 03-10)
• HB 2019: Elevating Economic Development and Tourism Departments (Signed, 03-08)
• HB 2262: Relating to the controlled substance monitoring database (Signed, 03-10)
• HB 2358: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
• HB 2359: Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)

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

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