Release Date: 01/24/2022
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

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State Senate

Monday, January 24, 2022 – 13th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• SCR 16: William Gregory "Greg" White, P.E., Memorial Bridge
• SCR 17: US Air Force 167th Airlift Wing Firefighter/SSgt Logan A. Young Memorial Bridge

THIRD READING

• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 44: Requiring State Fire Commission propose rules for sprinkler protection for certain new buildings
• Eng. SB 60: Allowing BOE create and provide course in family and consumer sciences in secondary schools
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 229: Requiring impact statement in certain instances of school closing or consolidation

SECOND READING

• SB 4: Repealing ban on construction of nuclear power plants
• SB 213: Establishing licensed professional counseling compact
• SB 214: Updating telepsychology compact
• Com. Sub. for SB 221: Establishing occupational therapy compact

FIRST READING

• SB 1: Creating Mining Mutual Insurance Company
• Com. Sub. for SB 334: Authorizing miscellaneous agencies and boards to promulgate rules (original similar to HB 4173)
• Com. Sub. for SB 417: Relating to authorized expenditures of revenues from certain state funds for fire departments
• SB 427: Permitting WV Board of Medicine investigators to carry concealed weapon
• SB 436: Correcting code citation for authority of State Fire Marshal

Scheduled Committee Meetings

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

• SB 164: Exempting emergency vehicles and private ambulances from paying tolls or other charges
• SB 264: Relating to conservation districts law of WV

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• 3 p.m. – Budget Presentation: Department of Commerce
• 3:30 p.m. – Budget Presentation: Department of Economic Development
• 4 p.m. – Budget Presentation: Department of Tourism

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• Com Sub. for SB 431: Relating generally to Uniform Controlled Substances Act
• SB 435: Awarding service weapon to retiree from Division of Protective Services
• Com. Sub. for SB 449: Relating to Nonviolent Offense Parole Program

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

Senate Bills to be Introduced Monday, January 24, 2022

• SB 465: Removing residency requirement for DOH Commissioner (Clements, Swope)
• SB 466: Relating to limitations on civil actions or appeals brought by inmates (Trump, Weld)
• SB 467: Creating WV Motorsports Entertainment Complex Investment Act (FN) (Maynard)
• SB 468: Creating Unborn Child with Down Syndrome Protection and Education Act (FN) (Rucker, Boley, Grady, Karnes, Maynard, Phillips, Roberts, Smith, Stover, Sypolt, Tarr, Weld, Woodrum)
• SB 469: Clarifying persons may lawfully possess loaded rifles and shotguns in vehicles in certain instances (Grady, Clements, Karnes, Phillips, Roberts, Rucker, Stover, Sypolt, Woodrum)
• SB470: Relating generally to health care decisions (Maroney)
• SB 471: Relating generally to public health (Maroney)
• SB 472: Relating to access to juvenile records by certain employees of Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Trump, Weld)
• SB 473: Creating Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan Fair Pay Act (Beach)
• SB 474: Repealing tax credit for purchase of EZ-Pass through WV Parkways Authority (Tarr)
• SB 475: Consolidating administrative fees collected into Tax Administration Services Fund (FN) (Tarr)
• SB 476: Relating to imposition of minimum severance tax on coal (Tarr)
• SB 477: Requiring Higher Education Policy Commission to create and administer PROMISE Plus Program (FN) (Takubo, Baldwin, Grady, Nelson, Phillips, Romano, Smith, Stollings, Swope and Sypolt)
• SCR 18: US Army SSGT Fred E. Duty Memorial Road (Stollings, Phillips)
• SR 13: Designating January 25, 2022, as West Virginia University Day (Beach, Caputo, Clements, Maroney, Smith, Sypolt)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Friday, January 21, 2022 (20)

• SB 8: Relating generally to state’s savings and investment programs (Passed House; pending Senate concurrence)
• SB 9: Providing continued eligibility for developmental disability services to dependents of military members (House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security)
• SB 10: Relating to WVU Rifle Team electronic application donation program (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
• SB 22: Relating to exempting certain organizations from property taxation (House Education)
• SB 40: Prohibiting insurance coverage from requiring prior authorization for tests to stage cancer (House Health and Human Resources)
• SB 77: Allowing certain veterans park free at metered parking in any state municipality (House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security)
• SB 91: Creating "Choose Life" special registration plate supporting adoption (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SB 98: Creating nonresident three-day fishing license (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
• SB 99: Continuing authority to index license and stamp fees (Pending House introduction)
• SB 121: Prohibiting person criminally responsible for another's death to participate in burial arrangements (House Judiciary)
• SB 129: Making it unlawful for public utility to prohibit customers from hiring contractors to construct, install, or maintain connections to public utility (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SB 135: Relating to acquisition and disposition of property by urban development authority (House Judiciary)
• SB 136: Updating language regarding Fairmont State alumni license plates (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SB 141: Modifying requirement that racetrack participate in WV Thoroughbred Development Fund by certain date (House Finance)
• SB 170: Providing WV veterans discounts on fees and charges at state parks (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
• SB 172: Increasing compensation of elected county officials (House Government Organization)
• SB 191: Allowing poll workers to work full and half days (H Second Reading, 01-24)
• SB 228: Providing tuition and fee waivers at state higher education institutions for volunteers who have completed service in AmeriCorps programs in WV (House Education)
• SB 244: Relating to appointment of judges to Intermediate Court of Appeals (House Judiciary)
• SB 253: Relating to voting precincts and redistricting (Pending House introduction)

Resolutions Adopted by the Senate as of Friday, January 21, 2022 (4)

• SCR 1: US Army PFC Billy Keith Ford Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SCR 3: USMC CAPT Dempsey Stowers Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SCR 5: US Marine Corps CPL James "Bud" Cox Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SCR 6: Holden 22 Coal Miners Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)

House Bills Pending in the Senate as of Friday, January 21, 2022 (3)

• HB 4059: Clarifying that new Department of Health and Human Resources' Deputy Commissioners are exempt from civil service (Health and Human Resources)
• HB 4060: Repealing outdated sections of code relating to health (Health and Human Resources)
• HB 4067: To make certain agency reports electronic or eliminating certain agency reports altogether (Pending Senate introduction)

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.

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