State Senate

Thursday, February 23, 2023 – 44th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

THIRD READING

• Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 195: Glucagon for Schools Act
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 480: Modifying group accident and sickness insurance requirements
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 577: Reducing copay cap on insulin and devices and permitting purchase of testing equipment without prescription
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 594: Specifying fairness in cost sharing calculations for certain high deductible health plans
• Eng. SB 597: Allowing Workforce WV to hire classified service exempt employees
• Eng. SB 608: Correcting list of items which are considered deadly weapons
• Eng. SB 620: Increasing maximum number of registered voters per precinct and distance between polling places
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 631: Updating administration, funding, and requirements for federal elections held in WV
• Eng. SB 641: Clarifying when magistrate vacancies shall be filled
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 644: Updating contested elections procedures
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 661: Clarifying preferential recall rights for employees sustaining compensable injury
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3122: Permitting certain types of rifles using an encapsulated propellant charge that loads from the breech
• Eng. HB 3141: Relating to the practice of dentistry

SECOND READING

• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 79: Relating to compensable diseases of certain firefighters covered by workers' compensation
• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 268: Relating to PEIA
• Com. Sub. for SB 423: Increasing salary for certain state employees
• Com. Sub. for SB 554: Exempting purchases made by Auditor and WV Enterprise Resource Planning Board from certain provisions of WV code
• Com. Sub. for SB 616: WV Veterans' Home Loan Mortgage Program of 2023
• Com. Sub. for SB 617: Relating to Intellectual and Development Disabilities Waiver Program Workforce Study
• Com. Sub. for SB 646: Creating emeritus physician license
• Com. Sub. for SB 649: Authorizing Berkeley County Council to change its name to Berkeley County Commission
• Com. Sub. for SB 656: Verifying legal employment status of workers to governmental agencies
• Com. Sub. for SB 657: WV Long-Term Care Insurance Act
• SB 678: Adding appropriations to DHHR, Division of Human Services
• Com. Sub. for SB 730: Expanding authority of Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability Commission

FIRST READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 462: Modifying certain guidelines for motor vehicle dealers, distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers
• Com. Sub. for SB 469: Providing funding for CPR instruction to high school students
• SB 544: Increasing power purchase agreement cap
• Com. Sub. for SB 558: Prohibiting law enforcement agencies from posting booking photographs of certain criminal defendants on social media
• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 585: Prohibiting county commissions from adopting any authorization that exceeds state law regarding agricultural operations
• Com. Sub. for SB 613: Exempting hospitals from certificate of need requirements
• SB 619: Allowing teachers in public schools to teach intelligent design
• Com. Sub. for SB 665: Amending licensure requirements for massage therapist
• Com. Sub. for SB 676: Requiring report on Medicaid fees and managed care provider reimbursements compared to PEIA, Medicare, and surrounding states
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2993: Relating to rural emergency hospital licensure - (Com. amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3113: Requiring high school students to complete course of study in personal finance - (Com. amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3317: Relating to removing specific continuing education requirements - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)

Scheduled Committee Meetings

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

• Com. Sub. for SB 464: Authorizing locality pay to correctional officers working at facilities having critical staffing shortages
• Com. Sub. for SB 634: Increasing value at which municipal property must be sold through public auction
• Com. Sub. for SB 62: Establishing secondary location for racetrack video lottery terminals
• Com. Sub. for SB 91: Creating Fire Service Recruitment and Retention Fund
• Originating Bill 1: Authorizing DNR to issue lifetime nonresident hunting, fishing, and bear hunting licenses
• Originating Bill 2: Requiring the state and its agencies to progress towards information technology modernization
• Originating Bill 3: Ensuring that code properly reflects the department responsible for administration of certain programs

9 a.m.: Education (451M)

• SB 422: Requiring public schools to publish curriculum online at beginning of each new school year
• SB 688: Allowing BOE to hire retired teachers to assist with tutoring
• SB 691: Using DHHR group home funds for cadet enrollment cost at Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy
• HB 2005: Establishing the dual enrollment pilot program to be administered by the Higher Education Policy Commission and the Council for Community and Technical College Education in conjunction with the State Board of Education
• HB 3218: Relating to requiring suicide prevention resources be printed on student identification cards

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

• SB 476: Increasing number of managed care organizations in Mountain Health Trust
• SB 521: Improving patient safety in medical cannabis program
• SB 552: Relating to abortion
• SB 610: Affordable Medicaid Buy-in Program
• SB 650: Allowing physician assistants to own practice
• SB 654: Requiring cooperation with child support enforcement as condition for public assistance
• SB 679: Requiring Office of Inspector General to promulgate rules concerning location of forensic group homes
• SB 684: Maintaining nursing board standards and accreditation

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Com. Sub. for HB 3308: Authorizing PSC consider and issue financing orders to certain utilities to permit the recovery of certain costs through securitization via consumer rate relief bonds
• Com. Sub. for SB 440: Authorizing DOH pay current obligations from State Road Fund

3:20 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 572: Codifying common law cause of action on public nuisance
• Com. Sub. for SB 660: Establishing aggravated felony offense of reckless driving resulting in death
• Com. Sub. for SB 547: Increasing penalties for drug possession and updating list of offenses
• Com. Sub. for SB 220: Kratom Consumer Protection Act
• Com. Sub. for SB 681: Clarifying that juvenile competency determination process extends to status offenders

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

Committee Action on Bills from Wednesday, February 22, 2023

1 p.m.: Committee on School Choice

• SB 625: Requiring certain transcripts to be accepted as record of student's performance for placement in micro school programs
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 628: Revising provisions related to public charter schools
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 2820: To provide HOPE scholarship recipients with the ability to play sports
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

1 p.m.: Economic Development

• Com. Sub. for SB 677: Clarifying role and responsibilities of State Resiliency Officer
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 3307: Establishing the West Virginia-Ireland Trade Commission
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• HB 3428: Relating to the West Virginia Business Ready Sites Program
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

2 p.m.: Outdoor Recreation

• Eng. Com. Sub. For HB 2062: Establish rules and regulations for e-bikes in West Virginia that more closely comport to federal law
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 468: Continuing Cabwaylingo State Forest Trail System
• Bill not taken up

3 p.m.: Judiciary

• Com. Sub. for SB 541: Providing for election reforms
• Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 666: Placing cap on maximum penalty that may be imposed for first-degree robbery
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Finance

• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 522: Allocating percentage of county excise taxes for funding improvements to election administration
• Committee substitute for the committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 561: Relating to administration of WV Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Fund Act
• Committee substitute for the committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 590: Transferring 911 personnel from PERS to Emergency Medical Services Retirement System
• Committee substitute for the committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Wednesday, February 22, 2023 (185 – 165 Senate; 20 House)

Resolutions Adopted by the Senate as of Wednesday, February 22, 2023 (8 – 6 Senate; 2 House)

• SCR 3: Dr. Roland P. Sharp Memorial Road (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SCR 4: US Navy S1 Ira "Noon" Copley and Marie Copley Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SCR 6: US Army SGT Vincent DiBacco Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SCR 7: Amending Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 02-14)
• SCR 8: US Army PV 2 Harold Richard Plumley Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SCR 14: Supporting Medal of Valor nominees recommended by First Responders Honor Board (H Unfinished Business, 02-23)
• HCR 13: Make 2nd week of February of every year a week of recognition of the Boy Scouts of America (Adopted, 02-17)

HCR 29: Amending Joint Rule 13 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House that clarifies that when two or more bills amending the same statute are passed in the same session, the last passed controls (Adopted, 02-16)

Bills Pending in Committee

Bills that Have Completed Legislation as of Wednesday, February 22, 2023 (33 – 13 Senate; 20 House)

• SB 4: Creating Adopt-A-Trail volunteer programs for public land under DNR jurisdiction (Signed, 02-17)
• SB 10: Campus Self-Defense Act (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 83: Authorizing tactical medical professionals to carry firearms (Signed, 02-09)
• SB 89: Requiring hospitals to staff qualified personnel to perform sexual assault forensic exams (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 132: Clarifying criminal offense of harassment (Signed, 02-06)
• SB 143: Relating to Adopt-A-Stream Program (Signed, 02-06)
• SB 161: Authorizing DNR to manage and dispose of property (Signed, 01-24)
• SB 162: Authorizing director of DNR to lease state-owned pore spaces in certain areas for carbon sequestration (Signed, 01-24)
• SB 207: Relating to state allocation of funding to regional councils (Signed, 02-09)
• SB 231: Transferring administration of WV Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Matching Funds Program to Department of Economic Development (Signed, 02-06)
• SB 239: Requiring Commissioner of Bureau for Behavioral Health to engage certain providers and leaders to study homeless demographic (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 241: Relating to Patient Brokering Act (Signed, 02-17)
• SB 275: Adding State Fire Marshals to statute included with law enforcement and first responders that receive information on school safety requirements (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• HB 2006: Relating to reorganizing the Department of Health and Human Resources (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• HB 2018: Permitting the managed care case coordinator to attend the multidisciplinary team meeting (Signed, 02-13)
• HB 2029: Repealing the creation of an all-payer claims database (Signed, 02-13)
• HB 2412: Declaring November 14 every year, a special Memorial Day in remembrance of the Marshall University airplane crash (Signed, 02-22)
• HB 2506: Creating a title clearinghouse for non-resident businesses (Signed, 02-13)
• HB 2530: Relating to the extension of the expiration of temporary registration plates from sixty days to ninety days (Signed, 02-15)
• HB 2533: Relating to a permanent windshield placard to be valid for the duration of the applicant’s life (Signed, 02-15)
• HB 2564: Repeal of administrative hearing procedures for DUI offenses (Signed, 02-14)
• HB 2596: To modify when a nonresident student’s transfer may be denied (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• HB 2602: Reestablishing certain specialized school service personnel classifications (Signed, 02-22)
• HB 2776: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-14)
• HB 2777: Updating federal taxable income and other terms in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-14)
• HB 2800: All relating to authorizing legislative rules regarding higher education (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• HB 2835: Repeal outdated provisions of code relating to the West Virginia graduate college and Marshall University (Signed, 02-17)
• HB 2845: Relating to removing expired provisions from the code (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)

• HB 2882: Making a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Economic Development (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• HB 3055: To create a vocational math class for students interested in careers in the trades (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• HB 3061: Relating to updating the authority of the Foster Care Ombudsman (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• HB 3164: To extend the termination date of the West Virginia Advisory Council on Rare Diseases due to a delay in beginning its duties (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• HB 3272: Relating to the operation of private trust companies in West Virginia (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Wednesday, February 22, 2023 (3 – 1 Senate; 2 House)

• SCR 7: Amending Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 02-14)
• HCR 13: Make 2nd week of February of every year a week of recognition of the Boy Scouts of America (Adopted, 02-17)
• HCR 29: Amending Joint Rule 13 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House that clarifies that when two or more bills amending the same statute are passed in the same session, the last passed controls (Adopted, 02-16)

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Wednesday, February 22, 2023 (20 – 9 Senate; 11 House)

• SB 4: Creating Adopt-A-Trail volunteer programs for public land under DNR jurisdiction (Signed, 02-17)
• SB 83: Authorizing tactical medical professionals to carry firearms (Signed, 02-09)
• SB 132: Clarifying criminal offense of harassment (Signed, 02-06)
• SB 143: Relating to Adopt-A-Stream Program (Signed, 02-06)
• SB 161: Authorizing DNR to manage and dispose of property (Signed, 01-24)
• SB 162: Authorizing director of DNR to lease state-owned pore spaces in certain areas for carbon sequestration (Signed, 01-24)
• SB 207: Relating to state allocation of funding to regional councils (Signed, 02-09)
• SB 231: Transferring administration of WV Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Matching Funds Program to Department of Economic Development (Signed, 02-06)
• SB 241: Relating to Patient Brokering Act (Signed, 02-17)
• HB 2018: Permitting the managed care case coordinator to attend the multidisciplinary team meeting (Signed, 02-13)
• HB 2029: Repealing the creation of an all-payer claims database (Signed, 02-13)
• HB 2412: Declaring November 14 every year, a special Memorial Day in remembrance of the Marshall University airplane crash (Signed, 02-22)
• HB 2506: Creating a title clearinghouse for non-resident businesses (Signed, 02-13)
• HB 2530: Relating to the extension of the expiration of temporary registration plates from sixty days to ninety days (Signed, 02-15)
• HB 2533: Relating to a permanent windshield placard to be valid for the duration of the applicant’s life (Signed, 02-15)
• HB 2564: Repeal of administrative hearing procedures for DUI offenses (Signed, 02-14)
• HB 2602: Reestablishing certain specialized school service personnel classifications (Signed, 02-22)
• HB 2776: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-14)
• HB 2777: Updating federal taxable income and other terms in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-14)
• HB 2835: Repeal outdated provisions of code relating to the West Virginia graduate college and Marshall University (Signed, 02-17)

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

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