State Senate

Monday, March 29, 2021 – 48th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

THIRD READING

• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 401: Relating to WV Consumer Credit and Protection Act
• Eng. SB 488: Relating to distributing hotel occupancy tax to convention and visitor's bureaus
• 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 603: Authorizing new market entrants to conduct remote sports wagering and remote interactive wagering
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 634: Requiring training of certain officers for persons with autism spectrum disorder
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 660: Providing for cooperation between law-enforcement agencies and military authorities
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 668: Creating Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact
• Eng. SB 713: Relating generally to inmate good time
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2260: Relating to procurement of child placing services
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2290: Initiating a State Employment First Policy to facilitate integrated employment of disabled persons - (Com. 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

SECOND 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 Com. Sub. for SB 470: Limiting release of certain personal information maintained by state agencies
• Com. Sub. for SB 492: Establishing program for bonding to reclaim abandoned wind and solar generation facilities
• Com. Sub. for SB 508: Relating to public records management and preservation (original similar to HB 2915)
• Com. Sub. for SB 530: Establishing causes for revocation, cancellation, or suspension of business registration certificate
• 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 674: Clarifying that unpaid restitution does not preclude person from obtaining driver's license
• Com. Sub. for SB 684: Adding Curator of Division of Arts, Culture, and History as ex officio voting member to Library Commission
• 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)

FIRST READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 622: Increasing compensation for elected county officials
• Com. Sub. for SB 695: Providing procedures for decreasing or increasing corporate limits by annexation
• SB 717: Supplemental appropriation from General Revenue to WV Community and Technical College Education, Control Account
• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SJR 1: Protection of the Right to Bear Arms Amendment
• Com. Sub. for SJR 7: Motor Vehicle and Other Personal Property Tax Reduction Amendment
• Com. Sub. for SJR 9: Disabled Veterans' Exemption from Ad Valorem Property Taxation Amendment
• Com. Sub. for SJR 10: Limiting the Terms of Members of the House of Delegates and Senate Amendment
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2495: Relating to the filing of asbestos and silica claims (original similar to SB512)

Scheduled Committee Meetings

(Additional meetings may be announced from the floor during session on Monday. Updated agendas will be posted on the Committee’s page of the West Virginia Legislature’s website as soon as they are available.)

1 p.m.: Natural Resources (208W)

• Agenda TBA

2 p.m.: Banking and Insurance (451M)

• Agenda TBA

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Agenda TBA

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• SB 485: Relating to use or presentation of firearm during commission of felony
• HB 2003: Relating to the authority and obligations of the Governor and Legislature when in declared states of preparedness and emergency
• HB 2253: Relating to forgery and other crimes concerning lottery tickets
• HB 2633: Creating the 2021 Farm Bill
• HB 2888: Relating to when contentions can be revived based on forensic scientific evidence that was not available at time of conviction
• HB 2932: Protections for Charitable Organizations
• HB 3081: Updating the West Virginia Business Corporations Act
• HB 3175: Relating to removing certain felonies than can prohibit vehicle salespersons from receiving a license

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

Resolutions to be Introduced on Monday, March 29, 2021

• SR 31: Designating March as National Social Work Month (Takubo)

Committee Action on Bills from Saturday, March 27, 2021

9 a.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining

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

10 a.m.: Government Organization

• SB 622: Increasing compensation for elected county officials
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 684: Adding Curator of Division of Arts, Culture, and History as ex officio voting member to Library Commission
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 607: Relating generally to payment of salary or wages under Parental Leave Act
• Committee laid the bill over; motion accepted to turn bill into study resolution

2 p.m.: Judiciary

• Com. Sub. for SB 702: Relating to involuntary hospitalization, competency, and criminal responsibility of persons charged or convicted of certain crimes
• Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 302: Prohibiting gender-based price discrimination
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 542: Relating to Public Energy Authority Act of WV
• Committee substitute for the committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 677: Relating generally to miners' safety, health, and training standards
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

2 p.m.: Finance

• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 464: Developing and implementing program to regulate source-separated organic material waste
• Committee substitute for the committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 550: Providing counties with authority to impose county sales and use tax of up to one percent under certain circumstances
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 335: Making PROMISE scholarships available for students at accredited community and technical college
• Committee substitute for the committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 661: Permitting retailers to assume sales or use tax assessed on tangible personal property
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 663: Providing fee for processing of criminal bonds
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Originating Bill 6: Clarifying the method for calculating the amount of severance tax attributable to the increase in coal production
• Originating bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 613: Adding classification and base salaries of certain civilian employees of State Police Forensic Laboratory
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 716: Relating to expanding adventure travel throughout the state
• Committee laid the bill over

• HB 2014: Relating to role of the Legislature in appropriating federal funds
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Rules

• SB 486: Relating to powers and duties of Chief Technology Officer
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Saturday, March 27, 2021 (145 Senate; 38 House)

Resolutions Adopted by the Senate as of Saturday, March 27, 2021 (15 Senate, 1 House)

• SJR 4: Incorporation of Churches or Religious Denominations Amendment (House Judiciary)
• SJR 11: Constitutional Officer Term Limit Amendment (Pending House introduction)
• 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)

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 Saturday, March 27, 2021 (148 bills; 22 Resolutions)

Bills and Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Saturday, March 27, 2021 (64 – 32 Senate; 32 House)

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Saturday, March 27, 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 Saturday, March 27, 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 Saturday, March 27, 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.