State Senate

Saturday, March 27, 2021 – 46th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 12 p.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• SCR 55: Supporting Atlantic Coast Pipeline

THIRD READING

• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 419: Redefining "firearm" to match federal code
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 458: Relating to possession of firearms by individuals during state of emergency
• Eng. SB 521: Extending licensure renewal term of certain private investigators, security guards, and associated firms
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 534: Permitting Economic Development Authority to make working capital loans from revolving loan fund capitalized with federal grant funds
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 585: Requiring BOE create and provide course in family and consumer sciences in secondary schools
• Eng. SB 588: Requiring county boards of education and county superintendents to comply with instructions of State Board of Education
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 601: Relating generally to public employees grievance procedure
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 604: Requiring county commissions create districts for towing services
• Eng. SB 680: Allowing State Superintendent of Schools define classroom teachers certified in special education
• Eng. SB 710: Requiring impact statement in certain instances of school closing or consolidation
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SJR 11: Constitutional Officer Term Limit Amendment
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2260: Relating to procurement of child placing services

SECOND READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 401: Relating to WV Consumer Credit and Protection Act
• SB 488: Relating to distributing hotel occupancy tax to convention and visitor's bureaus
• Com. Sub. for SB 603: Authorizing new market entrants to conduct remote sports wagering and remote interactive wagering
• Com. Sub. for SB 634: Requiring training of certain officers for persons with autism spectrum disorder
• Com. Sub. for SB 660: Providing for cooperation between law-enforcement agencies and military authorities
• Com. Sub. for SB 668: Creating Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact
• SB 713: Relating generally to inmate good time
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2290: Initiating a State Employment First Policy to facilitate integrated employment of disabled persons - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. HB 2897: Expiring funds to the balance of the Department of Commerce
• Eng. HB 2899: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Commerce
• Eng. HB 2920: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Health - Laboratory Services Fund

FIRST READING

• SB 307: Relating generally to in-state tuition rates for certain persons
• Com. Sub. for SB 360: Allowing poll workers to work full and half days
• SB 424: Creating fixed income credit for low-income senior citizens
• Com. Sub. for SB 508: Relating to public records management and preservation (original similar to HB 2915)
• Com. Sub. for SB 543: Establishing Chuck Yeager Mountain State Medal of Excellence
• Com. Sub. for SB 635: Requiring State Fire Commission propose rules for sprinkler protection in basements of certain buildings
• Com. Sub. for SB 641: Allowing counties to use severance tax proceeds for litter cleanup programs
• Com. Sub. for SB 655: Eliminating sunset and legislative audit provisions for certain PSC rules
• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 657: Relating to free expression on state institution of higher education campuses
• Com. Sub. for SB 671: Appointing Director of Office of Emergency Medical Services
• SB 714: Relating to physician assistant practice act
• SB 715: Creating Recovery and Hope Act
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2026: Relating to the modernization of the collection of income taxes by adopting uniform provisions relating to the mobile workforce (original similar to SB 373)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2267: Establishing an optional bus operator in residence program for school districts - (Com. amends. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2499: Tax reduction for arms and ammo manufacturing - (Com. amends. pending)
• Eng. HB 2852: Relating to distribution of the allowance for increased enrollment - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)

Scheduled Committee Meetings

(Additional committee meetings may be announced during Saturday’s floor session.)

9 a.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)

• Originating Bill: Providing for the unitization of interests in drilling units in connection with all horizontal oil or gas wells

10 a.m.: Government Organization (208W)

• SB 622: Increasing compensation for elected county officials
• SB 684: Adding Curator of Division of Arts, Culture, and History as ex officio voting member to Library Commission
• SB 607: Relating generally to payment of salary or wages under Parental Leave Act

2 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 702: Relating to involuntary hospitalization, competency, and criminal responsibility of persons charged or convicted of certain crimes
• Com. Sub. for SB 485: Relating to use or presentation of firearm during commission of felony
• Originating Bill4: Relating to ready to drink canned, nonintoxicating cocktails
• Com. Sub. for SB 302: Prohibiting gender-based price discrimination
• Com. Sub. for SB 677: Relating generally to miners' safety, health, and training standards

2 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 464: Developing and implementing program to regulate source-separated organic material waste
• Com. Sub. for SB 550: Providing counties with authority to impose county sales and use tax of up to one percent under certain circumstances
• Com. Sub. for SB 335: Making PROMISE scholarships available for students at accredited community and technical college
• SB 661: Permitting retailers to assume sales or use tax assessed on tangible personal property
• Com. Sub. for SB 663: Providing fee for processing of criminal bonds
• Originating Bill 6
• Com. Sub. for SB 613: Adding classification and base salaries of certain civilian employees of State Police Forensic Laboratory

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

Committee Action on Bills from Friday, March 26, 2021

9 a.m.: Judiciary

• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2495: Relating to the filing of asbestos and silica claims
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 674: Clarifying that unpaid restitution does not preclude person from obtaining driver's license
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 530: Establishing causes for revocation, cancellation, or suspension of business registration certificate
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

2 p.m.: Government Organization

• HB 2003: Relating to the authority and obligations of the Governor and Legislature when in declared states of preparedness and emergency
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

• Com. Sub. for SB 622: Increasing compensation for elected county officials
• Bill laid over to Saturday’s meeting

• Com. Sub. for SB 695: Providing procedures for decreasing or increasing corporate limits by annexation
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 642: Requiring legal advertisements by State Auditor be posted to central website
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Originating Bill1: Relating to public land access
• Originating bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

3 p.m.: Judiciary

• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2427: Authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate legislative rules – Includes 64 CSR 11, DHHR rule relating to behavioral health centers licensure; 64 CSR 12, DHHR rule relating to hospital licensure; 64 CSR 13, DHHR rule relating to nursing home licensure; 64 CSR 45, DHHR rule relating to lead abatement licensing; 64 CSR 48, DHHR rule relating to emergency medical services; 64 CSR 59, DHHR rule relating to client rights at state-operated mental health facilities; 64 CSR 60, DHHR rule relating to delegation of medication administration and health maintenance tasks to approved medication assistive personnel; 64 CSR 115, DHHR rule relating to diabetes self-management education; 69 CSR 10, DHHR rule relating to WV clearance for access, registry, and employment screening; 69 CSR 15, DHHR rule relating to recovery residence certification and accreditation program; 78 CSR 02, DHHR rule relating to child placing agencies licensure; 78 CSR 03, DHHR rule relating to minimum licensing requirements for residential child care and treatment facilities for children and transitioning adults and vulnerable and transitioning youth group homes and programs in WV; 78 CSR 27, DHHR rule relating to procedure to contest substantiation of child abuse or neglect; 65 CSR 29, Health Care Authority rule relating to exemption from certificate of need
• Bill is laid over to a future meeting

• SB 470: Limiting release of certain personal information maintained by state agencies
• Committee substitute for the committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Finance

• Originating Bill 4: Supplementary appropriation to West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education
• Originating bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Originating Bill 5: Salaries of certain State Officers
• Committee did not take up bill

• Com. Sub. for SJR 1: Protection of the Right to Bear Arms Amendment
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

• SJR 7: Motor Vehicle and Other Personal Property Tax Reduction Amendment
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

• Com. Sub. for SJR 9: Disabled Veterans' Exemption from Ad Valorem Property Taxation Amendment
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

• Com. Sub. for SJR 10: Limiting the Terms of Members of the House of Delegates and Senate Amendment
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

• Com. Sub. for SB 492: Establishing program for bonding to reclaim abandoned wind and solar generation facilities
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for HB 2014: Relating to the role of the Legislature in appropriating federal funds
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Friday, March 26, 2021 (136 Senate; 38 House)

Resolutions Adopted by the Senate as of Friday, March 26, 2021 (14 Senate, 1 House)

• SCR 4: Recognizing June 19 as Juneteenth Day (Adopted, 03-15)
• SCR 5: Urging Congress call Article V convention to impose fiscal restraints on federal government (House Judiciary)
• SCR 6: US Navy Seaman 2nd Class Wilbur 'Webb' Hahn and John W. Hahn Memorial Bridge (H Unfinished Business, 03-29)
• SCR 8: Fire Chief Kenneth Junior Russell Memorial Bridge (H Unfinished Business, 03-29)
• SCR 9: Haynie Family Veterans Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
• SCR 13: Urging Adjutant General to establish Honor Guard in each unit to perform military funeral honors (House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security)
• SCR 14: Creating WV Women's Suffrage Memorial (H Unfinished Business, 03-29)
• SCR 15: Extending certain leases between US Army Corps of Engineers and Nicholas County Airport Authority (Adopted, 03-16)
• SCR 16: USMC Corporal Roger Lee Boothe Memorial Road (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SCR 20: Supporting and celebrating centennial anniversary of Jones Act (H Unfinished Business, 03-29)
• SCR 23: USMC CPL Guy Maywood Edwards Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SCR 53: Encouraging certain facilities improve palliative care programs (House Health and Human Resources)
• SCR 54: Urging Congress and President to protect Second Amendment of US Constitution (House Judiciary)

• SJR 4: Incorporation of Churches or Religious Denominations Amendment (House Judiciary)
• HCR 9: Urging Congress to call a convention of states to limit terms of office of the US House of Representatives (Adopted, 03-22)

House Bills and Resolutions Pending in the Senate as of Friday, March 26, 2021 (148 bills; 22 Resolutions)

Bills and Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Friday, March 26, 2021 (64 – 32 Senate; 32 House)

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Friday, March 26, 2021 (21 – 14 Senate; 7 House)

• SB 12: Relating to local health department accountability (Signed, 03-16)
• SB 14: Providing for additional options for alternative certification for teachers (Signed, 03-10)
• SB 126: Authorizing Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules (Signed, 03-19)
• SB 216: Authorizing Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules (Signed, 03-16)
• SB 270: Providing for collection of tax by hotel marketplace facilitators (Signed, 03-18)
• SB 272: Relating to WV Employment Law Worker Classification Act (Signed, 03-19)
• SB 277: Creating COVID-19 Jobs Protection Act (Signed, 03-19)
• SB 296: Relating generally to repealing certain rules (Signed, 03-19)
• SB 338: Creating Fire Service Equipment and Training Fund (Signed, 03-19)
• SB 280: Relating to e-commerce modernization (Signed, 03-18)
• SB 345: Expanding alcohol test and lock program to include offenders with drug-related offense (Signed, 03-16)
• SB 358: Removing prohibition on ATMs located in area where racetrack video lottery machines are located (Signed, 03-16)
• SB 372: Providing greater discretion to WV Board of Medicine to approve graduate clinical training (Signed, 03-19)
• SB 459: Relating to return of member's paid contributions to heirs after member's death under certain circumstances (Signed, 03-16)
• HB 2001: Relating generally to creating the West Virginia Jumpstart Savings Program (Signed, 03-19)
• HB 2011: Eliminating any time requirements for part time personnel to work during a working year (Signed, 03-24)
• HB 2012: Relating to public charter schools (Signed, 03-12)
• 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 that Became Law Without Governor’s Signature as of Friday, March 26, 2021 (1)

• SB 11: Declaring work stoppage or strike by public employees to be unlawful (Became Law Without Signature, 03-16)

Bills that Have Been Vetoed by the Governor as of Friday, March 26, 2021 (1)

• SB 89: Exempting certain kindergarten and preschool programs offered by private schools from registration requirements (Vetoed, 03-26)

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

All Senate Committee meetings and floor sessions are available for both live streaming and to watch again in our archives. The link to the Senate’s archived video page can be found here:http://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00289/Harmony/en/View/UpcomingEvents.