Bill Status - 1997 Regular Session
All Resolutions
210 Resolutions
| Resolution | Title | Status | Committee | Date | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCR 1 | Raising a Joint Assembly to open and publish election returns | Adopted | 01/08/97 | ||
| HJR 1 | Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment | Pending | 02/13/97 | ||
| HR 1 | Election of Clerk, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper | Adopted | 01/08/97 | Martin | |
| SCR 1 | Adopting joint rules for the Senate and House of Delegates | Adopted | 01/08/97 | ||
| SJR 1 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Executive Accountability Amendment | Pending | 02/12/97 | ||
| SR 1 | Notifying House of Delegates the Senate has assembled and organized | Adopted | 01/08/97 | Chafin | |
| HCR 2 | Authorizing the placement of a statue of the Honorable Robert C. Byrd in the Rotunda of the Capitol | Adopted | 01/08/97 | ||
| HJR 2 | Modern Investment Management Amendment | Pending | 02/18/99 | ||
| HR 2 | Adopting rules of the House of Delegates | Adopted | 01/08/97 | Martin | |
| SCR 2 | Relating to payment of bills for supplies, services and printing and authorized contingent and other expenses of the seventy-third Legislature | Adopted | 01/08/97 | ||
| SJR 2 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Capital Punishment Amendment | Pending | 02/12/97 | ||
| SR 2 | Naming a committee to notify the Governor the Legislature is organized | Adopted | 01/08/97 | Chafin | |
| HCR 3 | Raising a Joint Assembly to hear an address by His Excellency, the Governor | Adopted | 01/08/97 | ||
| HJR 3 | Modern State Board of Education Amendment | Pending | 02/20/97 | ||
| HR 3 | Publication of Manual, mailing list for House Journals and payment of travel and other expenses of the House | Adopted | 01/08/97 | Martin | |
| SCR 3 | Requesting division of highways name bridge crossing Bluestone river on Rt. 19 "Hank Williams, Sr., Memorial Bridge" | Pending | 03/06/97 | ||
| SJR 3 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Voluntary School Prayer Amendment | Pending | 02/13/97 | ||
| SR 3 | Adopting Rules of the Senate | Adopted | 01/08/97 | Chafin | |
| HCR 4 | Providing for adjournment of the Legislature until 12:00 o'clock meridian, February 12, 1997 | Adopted | 01/08/97 | ||
| HJR 4 | Surviving Spouse and Increased Homestead Exemption Amendment | Pending | 02/25/97 | ||
| HR 4 | Authorizing the appointment of employees for this, the first regular session of the Seventy-third Legislature, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven | Adopted | Rules | 02/12/97 | Mr. Speaker (Mr. Kiss) |
| SCR 4 | Requesting division of highways rename certain section of highway "Jennings Randolph Scenic Highway" | Adopted | 03/07/97 | ||
| SJR 4 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Modern Investment Management Amendment | Adopted | Judiciary | 04/12/97 | |
| SR 4 | Relating to the mailing of Journals and Bills | Adopted | 01/08/97 | Craigo | |
| HCR 5 | Raising a joint assembly to hear an address by His Excellency, the Governor | Adopted | 02/12/97 | ||
| HJR 5 | Initiative and Referendum Amendment | Pending | 02/25/97 | ||
| HR 5 | Authorizing the Committee on Rules to arrange a Special Calendar and providing for making public the vote on certain questions in connection with the preparation thereof | Adopted | Rules | 02/12/97 | Mr. Speaker (Mr. Kiss) |
| SCR 5 | Declaring Monongahela silt loam as official state soil | Adopted | 04/02/97 | ||
| SJR 5 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Redistricting by Independent Commission Amendment | Pending | 02/19/97 | ||
| SR 5 | Urging resolution of labor-management crisis at Wheeling-Pittsburgh steel corporation | Adopted | 02/13/97 | Bowman | |
| HCR 6 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of small stream flooding in the state | Pending | 04/12/97 | ||
| HJR 6 | Judiciary Budget Amendment | Pending | 02/27/97 | ||
| HR 6 | Amending House Rule 78, relating to composition of committees | Adopted | Rules | 02/12/97 | Mr. Speaker (Mr. Kiss) |
| SCR 6 | Requesting state to annually recognize August 16th as "Airborne Day" | Adopted | 04/03/97 | ||
| SJR 6 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Legislative Eligibility Amendment | Pending | 02/25/97 | ||
| SR 6 | Recognizing Glenville State College on its one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary | Adopted | 02/19/97 | Sharpe | |
| HCR 7 | Requesting Congress to enact legislation that requires the United States Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain the current national ambient air quality standards | Adopted | Industry and Labor | 03/20/97 | |
| HJR 7 | Election of the State Board of Education Members and the State Superintendent of Schools Amendment | Pending | 02/28/97 | ||
| HR 7 | Commemorating the passing of Phyllis Given, former member of the House of Delegates | Adopted | 02/21/97 | Smirl | |
| SCR 7 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance to create commission to review state and local taxation | Pending | 04/10/97 | ||
| SJR 7 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Education Reorganization Amendment | Pending | 02/28/97 | ||
| SR 7 | Authorizing appointment of employees for the Senate | Adopted | 02/19/97 | Craigo | |
| HCR 8 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of implementing Charter School legislation in the State | Pending | 03/03/97 | ||
| HJR 8 | Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment | Pending | 02/28/97 | ||
| HR 8 | Commemorating the passing of former Delegate Ralph N. Brown | Adopted | 02/28/97 | Williams | |
| SCR 8 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance study alternative methods of financing public education | Pending | 04/10/97 | ||
| SJR 8 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Victims' Rights Amendment of 1998 | Pending | 03/05/97 | ||
| SR 8 | Recognizing and honoring geological and economic survey's one hundred years of service | Adopted | 02/26/97 | Oliverio | |
| HCR 9 | Naming the bridge that crosses Paint Creek at mile post 83.7 on the West Virginia Turnpike the "Miller and Brogan Memorial Bridge" | Adopted | 03/20/97 | ||
| HJR 9 | Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment | Pending | 03/03/97 | ||
| HR 9 | Pledging full support of the efforts of the brave men and women of the West Virginia National Guard | Adopted | 03/12/97 | Givens | |
| SCR 9 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance study inclusion of orphan roads and bridges into state road system | Pending | 03/18/97 | ||
| SJR 9 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment | Pending | 03/06/97 | ||
| SR 9 | Recognizing outstanding accomplishments of Wes Robinson | Adopted | 02/26/97 | Chafin | |
| HCR 10 | Requesting the Division of Highways to name a certain bridge at the junction on U. S. 340 in Jefferson County, the John Adam Link Bridge | Adopted | 04/02/97 | ||
| HJR 10 | Repeal on Limitation on Sheriffs' Consecutive Terms Amendment | Pending | 03/05/97 | ||
| HR 10 | Paying tribute to the life of Charles Matthew "Matt" Turner, former member of the West Virginia State Police, esteemed citizen and public servant | Adopted | 03/12/97 | Mr. Speaker (Mr. Kiss) | |
| SCR 10 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance to create committee to study decentralizing government offices | Pending | 04/10/97 | ||
| SJR 10 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated State Funding for Abortion Prohibited Amendment | Pending | 03/18/97 | ||
| SR 10 | Recognizing Shepherd College on its one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary | Adopted | 02/26/97 | Snyder | |
| HCR 11 | Requesting the West Virginia Congressional Delegation to support the return of a full service flight service station at the Mercer County Airport | Adopted | 04/02/97 | ||
| HJR 11 | Elimination of County Surveyor of Lands Amendment | Pending | 03/06/97 | ||
| HR 11 | Recognizing the Division of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Section on the occasion of one hundred years of service to the State | Adopted | 03/12/97 | Mr. Speaker (Mr. Kiss) | |
| SCR 11 | Suspending joint rule 3 extending time limit on filing of conference report as to SJR 4 | Adopted | 03/20/97 | ||
| SJR 11 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Local Option Economic Development Amendment | Pending | 04/03/97 | ||
| SR 11 | Congratulating Joanna Bernabei for making NCAA basketball history | Adopted | 02/27/97 | Bowman | |
| HCR 12 | Extending the Committee of Conference relating to consideration of Com. Sub. for H. B. 2123 | Adopted | 03/11/97 | ||
| HJR 12 | Fair and Equal Citizenship Amendment | Pending | 03/06/97 | ||
| HR 12 | Requesting the state board of education to include geography as an elective in the new proposed high school social studies curriculum | Adopted | 04/04/97 | Williams | |
| SCR 12 | Requesting division of highways officially name certain bridges in Summers County | Adopted | 04/01/97 | ||
| SJR 12 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Fair and Equal Citizenship Amendment | Pending | 03/24/97 | ||
| SR 12 | Congratulating Concord College on its one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary | Adopted | 02/27/97 | Ball | |
| HCR 13 | Urging Congress to reauthorize the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act | Adopted | 04/02/97 | ||
| HJR 13 | County Commissioner Amendment | Pending | 03/07/97 | ||
| HR 13 | Adding House Rule 105a, relating to passage of bills imposing a tax or fee increase | Rejected | 04/02/97 | Webb | |
| SCR 13 | Requesting recognition of atomic veterans; congressional delegation support for certain benefits and medals | Pending | 03/24/97 | ||
| SJR 13 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Two-Year Budget Process Amendment | Pending | 03/24/97 | ||
| SR 13 | Commending U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller in his commitment to welfare of veterans | Adopted | 02/28/97 | Kimble | |
| HCR 14 | Requesting that the bypass on the south end of Martinsburg, known as Kelly Island Road, be hereafter named Apple Harvest Drive | Pending | 03/20/97 | ||
| HJR 14 | Capital Punishment Amendment | Pending | 03/07/97 | ||
| HR 14 | Amending House Rule 42, relating to "Yeas" and "Nays" | Rejected | 04/02/97 | Overington | |
| SCR 14 | Requesting division of highways name new bridge in Richwood, Nicholas County, "Jim Comstock Memorial Bridge" | Pending | 04/02/97 | ||
| SJR 14 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated State, County and Municipal Property Tax Amendment | Pending | 03/24/97 | ||
| SR 14 | Pledging full support of National Guards' efforts | Adopted | 02/28/97 | Bowman | |
| HCR 15 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct a study on abandonment by rail common carriers of service and rights-of-way containing possible contaminants | Pending | 04/07/97 | ||
| HJR 15 | Executive Accountability Amendment | Pending | 03/13/97 | ||
| HR 15 | Commemorating the passing of Corlis Willard Harris, former member of the House from Roane County | Adopted | 03/26/97 | Ashley | |
| SCR 15 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance study Tamarack visitors center | Pending | 04/10/97 | ||
| SJR 15 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Initiative and Referendum Amendment | Pending | 03/24/97 | ||
| SR 15 | Declaring March 11, 1997, Children's Day | Adopted | 03/11/97 | Oliverio | |
| HCR 16 | Encouraging the interagency workgroup, established to study issues affecting juvenile placement, to continue to meet regularly and make recommendations to the Legislature | Pending | Judiciary | 03/20/97 | |
| HJR 16 | Tax Increment Financing Amendment | Pending | 03/20/97 | ||
| HR 16 | Supporting the construction of "The Coalfields Expressway" | Adopted | 04/11/97 | Wright | |
| SCR 16 | Requesting parties relative to optometric practice reconcile differences insuring high quality eye care | Pending | 03/26/97 | ||
| SJR 16 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Judicial Improvement Amendment | Pending | 03/24/97 | ||
| SR 16 | Requesting April 1, 1997, be designated as "Coal Miners' Memorial Day" | Adopted | 03/12/97 | Love | |
| HCR 17 | Directing the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to create a Tax Study Commission | Pending | 03/14/97 | ||
| HJR 17 | Bonded Indebtedness Vote Amendment | Pending | 03/25/97 | ||
| HR 17 | Recognizing the contributions of public health and prevention services to the citizens of West Virginia as an investment in our present and future | Adopted | 03/31/97 | Mr. Speaker (Mr. Kiss) | |
| SCR 17 | Requesting division of highways rename new Rivesville bridge, "Paw Paw Veterans Memorial Bridge" | Pending | 04/02/97 | ||
| SJR 17 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Judiciary Budget Amendment | Pending | Finance | 04/07/97 | |
| SR 17 | Recognizing one hundredth anniversary of outstanding service of conservation officers | Adopted | 03/12/97 | Dittmar | |
| HCR 18 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make an interim study of orphan roads and bridges in the State of West Virginia | Pending | 04/07/97 | ||
| HJR 18 | Parental Rights Amendment | Pending | 03/25/97 | ||
| HR 18 | Equalization and uniformity of taxation on all property, real and personal, throughout the State | Pending | 04/01/97 | McGraw | |
| SCR 18 | Requesting U.S. Congress pass legislation resolving dispute between banks and credit unions regarding "field of membership" issue | Adopted | 04/10/97 | ||
| SR 18 | Congratulating John Marshall High School for winning 1996 Class AAA football championship | Adopted | 03/13/97 | Wiedebusch | |
| HCR 19 | Suspending Joint Rule 3 to extend the time permitted relating to preparation of the conference report as to Com. Sub. for H. B. 2123 | Adopted | 03/14/97 | ||
| HJR 19 | Education Accountability Amendment | Pending | 03/26/97 | ||
| HR 19 | In memory of the later William E. "Bill" Stewart, former member of the House of Delegates of the County of Marion | Adopted | 04/10/97 | Prunty | |
| SCR 19 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance study alternatives to gross receipts tax on independent health care providers | Adopted | 04/12/97 | ||
| SR 19 | Commemorating Joanne Finnicum Strode, first woman Mayor | Adopted | 03/17/97 | Dittmar | |
| HCR 20 | Directing that the state department of education and the department of military affairs and public safety study the use of technology to support education in nontraditional settings | Adopted | Judiciary | 04/10/97 | |
| HJR 20 | Fair and Equal Citizenship Amendment | Pending | 03/26/97 | ||
| HR 20 | Recognizing the outstanding service of all federal, state, county and municipal governmental agencies, volunteers and volunteer organizations for their meritorious service during the disastrous flooding of 1997 | Adopted | 04/12/97 | Mr. Speaker (Mr. Kiss) | |
| SCR 20 | Suspending joint rule 3 extending time limit on filing of conference report as to SJR 4 | Adopted | 03/28/97 | ||
| SR 20 | Urging U.S. Supreme Court to overturn decision that campaign expenditure limits are unconstitutional | Adopted | 04/11/97 | Hunter | |
| HCR 21 | Requesting the Division of Highways to increase the speed limit on all interstate highways to seventy miles per hour and all state four lane highways to sixty-five miles per hour | Adopted | 04/08/97 | ||
| HJR 21 | Judicial Improvement Amendment | Pending | 03/26/97 | ||
| HR 21 | Urging West Virginia's congressional delegation to study the effects of the proposed merger of rail lines by CSX Corporation and Norfolk Southern | Adopted | 04/12/97 | Mr. Speaker (Mr. Kiss) | |
| SCR 21 | Creating special joint interim committee to study inexpensive method for plugging abandoned wells | Pending | Energy, Industry and Mining | 03/31/97 | |
| SR 21 | Recognizing one hundred fiftieth anniversary of Boone County | Adopted | 03/18/97 | Tomblin (Mr. President) | |
| HCR 22 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of crane safety equipment and licensing of crane operators | Pending | Industry and Labor | 04/07/97 | |
| HJR 22 | Term Limitations Amendment | Pending | 03/28/97 | ||
| HR 22 | Recognizing the contributions of the West Virginia State Bar as it celebrates its fifty year anniversary in May, 1997 | Pending | 04/12/97 | Mr. Speaker (Mr. Kiss) | |
| SCR 22 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance study process of state boards and commissions of examination and registration issuing licenses | Pending | Health and Human Resources | 04/01/97 | |
| SR 22 | Recognizing academic accomplishments of West Virginia University's five Foundation Scholarship winners | Adopted | 03/20/97 | Oliverio | |
| HCR 23 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of possible dispositions in pension benefits for law-enforcement officers | Pending | 04/08/97 | ||
| HJR 23 | Enterprise Zone and Land Value Tax Local Option Amendment | Pending | 03/28/97 | ||
| HR 23 | Granting permission to introduce a bill relating to regulation of traditional cheese products | Adopted | 04/11/97 | Mr. Speaker (Mr. Kiss) | |
| SCR 23 | Requesting division of natural resources rename Summit lake, Nicholas County, "Carl E. Gainer Lake" | Adopted | 04/12/97 | ||
| SR 23 | Congratulating Concord College men's basketball team for winning 1997 WVIAC championship | Adopted | 03/21/97 | Ball | |
| HCR 24 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of damage of property by wild animals | Pending | 04/08/97 | ||
| HR 24 | In memory of Donald L. Kopp, former member, former Speaker and former Clerk of the House of Delegates from the County of Harrison | Adopted | 04/12/97 | Cann | |
| SCR 24 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance create joint committee to study telemarketing services | Adopted | Judiciary | 04/08/97 | |
| SR 24 | Recognizing housing development fund for contributions to citizens and for achieving AAA credit rating | Adopted | 03/24/97 | Chafin | |
| HCR 25 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of video poker machines | Pending | 04/12/97 | ||
| HR 25 | Requesting the Speaker to appoint a House Select Committee on Insurance to meet between the regular sessions of the Legislature | Adopted | 04/12/97 | Beane | |
| SCR 25 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance review policies for funding public higher education | Adopted | Education | 04/09/97 | |
| SR 25 | Recognizing outstanding teaching ability of Shirley Longsworth, educator at Ben Franklin | Adopted | 03/25/97 | Kimble | |
| HCR 26 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of the workers' compensation fund administrative operations | Pending | 04/12/97 | ||
| SCR 26 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance study health maintenance organizations | Adopted | Finance | 04/12/97 | |
| SR 26 | Congratulating Vinson High School boys' basketball team for winning 1997 Class A championship | Adopted | 03/26/97 | Plymale | |
| HCR 27 | Urging WV Congressional delegation to introduce and support legislation permitting citizens of the District of Columbia to vote in the US Senate and US House elections in the states bordering the District of Columbia | Pending | 03/28/97 | ||
| SCR 27 | Suspending joint rule 3 extending time limit on filing of conference report as to Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 125 | Adopted | 04/03/97 | ||
| SR 27 | Recognizing March 27, 1997, as "Horse Industry Awareness Day" | Adopted | 03/27/97 | Bailey | |
| HCR 28 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct a study on review of internal investigations of complaints against state police personnel | Pending | Government Organization | 04/01/97 | |
| SCR 28 | Directing deputy sheriffs association, sheriffs association, association of counties and county commissioners association study retirement and disability plans for law-enforcement deputy sheriffs | Adopted | Pensions | 04/12/97 | |
| SR 28 | Recognizing two hundredth anniversary of Brooke County | Adopted | 04/08/97 | McKenzie | |
| HCR 29 | Naming a bridge at Glengary in Berkeley County the Roy P. "Tut" Parsons Memorial Bridge | Adopted | 04/10/97 | ||
| SCR 29 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance study method of providing legal services to indigent defendants | Adopted | Finance | 04/08/97 | |
| SR 29 | Recognizing contributions of public health and prevention services to citizens | Adopted | 03/31/97 | Walker | |
| HCR 30 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study alternatives to the current gross receipts tax on independent health care providers | Pending | 03/31/97 | ||
| SCR 30 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance study regulation of crematories, funeral establishments and funeral service | Pending | Government Organization | 04/07/97 | |
| SR 30 | Congratulating Kelly L. George for being selected Mother of the Year, 1997-1998 | Adopted | 04/03/97 | Helmick | |
| HCR 31 | Recognizing that the State of West Virginia should promote programs and policies that encourage sustainable management of our natural resources | Pending | 04/02/97 | ||
| SCR 31 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance study fees charged by the secretary of state | Pending | Government Organization | 04/07/97 | |
| SR 31 | Recognizing outstanding service of all agencies and volunteers for their meritorious service during 1997 flood | Adopted | 04/03/97 | Walker | |
| HCR 32 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of the safety aspects of self-service gasoline stations | Pending | 04/11/97 | ||
| SCR 32 | Requesting bypass in Martinsburg known as Kelly Island Road be hereafter named "Apple Harvest Drive" | Adopted | 04/12/97 | ||
| SR 32 | Commemorating life of the late Robert Victor Barnett, former owner, editor and publisher of the Bramwell Aristocrat | Adopted | 04/03/97 | Chafin | |
| HCR 33 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct a study of municipal fees | Pending | Political Subdivisions | 04/08/97 | |
| SCR 33 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance study disposal and recycling of scrap tires | Adopted | 04/12/97 | ||
| SR 33 | Urging congressional delegation to ascertain facts inflicted on coal shippers in north central West Virginia by acquisition of Conrail by CSX corporation | Adopted | 04/04/97 | Tomblin (Mr. President) | |
| HCR 34 | Directing the Committee on Banking and Insurance to meet between the regular sessions of the Legislature | Pending | 04/08/97 | ||
| SCR 34 | Suspending joint rule 3 extending time limit on filing of conference report as to Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 61 | Adopted | 04/07/97 | ||
| SR 34 | Recognizing Kanawha Players on their seventy-fifth year as a community theater | Adopted | 04/07/97 | Kimble | |
| HCR 35 | Requesting the Joint Committee of Government and Finance to make a study of the West Virginia park system | Pending | Government Organization | 04/09/97 | |
| SCR 35 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance to create committee to study combining board of medicine and board of osteopathy | Pending | Government Organization | 04/10/97 | |
| SR 35 | Urging resolution of steel industry labor-management crisis in northern West Virginia | Adopted | 04/07/97 | Scott | |
| HCR 36 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study granting civil and criminal immunity in proceedings involving noise pollution to certain operators and users of sport shooting ranges | Pending | Judiciary | 04/09/97 | |
| SCR 36 | Expressing sadness at the passing of the Honorable William T. Brotherton, Jr., former Senate president and Supreme Court justice | Adopted | 04/08/97 | ||
| SR 36 | Congratulating Sweet Springs Water of Gap Mills for winning first place in the international water tasting competition | Adopted | 04/08/97 | Anderson | |
| HCR 37 | Directing the Joint Committee on Government Organization to make a study of the feasibility of providing health insurance coverage for uninsured children | Pending | 04/09/97 | ||
| SCR 37 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance study legislative exceptions to prohibition on crossbow hunting | Adopted | Natural Resources | 04/12/97 | |
| SR 37 | Congratulating Marshall University women's basketball team for winning 1997 southern conference tournament championship | Adopted | 04/09/97 | Plymale | |
| HCR 38 | Directing the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of the horse industry and establishing a year-round indoor horse facility | Pending | 04/11/97 | ||
| SCR 38 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance study involuntary civil commitment process | Adopted | Judiciary | 04/12/97 | |
| SR 38 | Congratulating Marshall University football team for winning 1997 southern conference championship and division I-AA national championship | Adopted | 04/09/97 | Plymale | |
| HCR 39 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make an interim study to review, examine and study the effectiveness of programs available to students at risk | Pending | 04/09/97 | ||
| SCR 39 | Suspending joint rule 3 extending time limit on filing of conference report as to Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 125 | Adopted | 04/09/97 | ||
| SR 39 | Congratulating Tucker County High School girls' basketball team for winning 1997 AA girls' basketball championship | Adopted | 04/09/97 | Minear | |
| HCR 40 | Requesting that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance review the West Virginia school aid formula | Pending | 04/09/97 | ||
| SCR 40 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance study means of building and maintaining highways | Pending | Transportation | 04/10/97 | |
| SR 40 | Recognizing accomplishments of Phi Theta Kappa All-West Virginia Academic Team | Adopted | 04/10/97 | Tomblin (Mr. President) | |
| HCR 41 | Requesting the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability to make a study of the West Virginia Health Care Review Authority and certificate of need requirements and exemptions | Pending | 04/08/97 | ||
| SCR 41 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance study effective procedures authorizing commissioner of highways take emergency action as to orphan roads | Pending | Transportation | 04/10/97 | |
| SR 41 | Honoring Northern Community College on its twenty-fifth anniversary | Adopted | 04/10/97 | McKenzie | |
| HCR 42 | Urging West Virginia's congressional delegation to study the effects of the proposed merger of rail lines by CSX Corporation and Norfolk Southern | Pending | 04/08/97 | ||
| SCR 42 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance study proposed coalfields expressway | Pending | 04/10/97 | ||
| SR 42 | Expressing sadness at the passing of the late Tom C. Chafin, former county clerk and sheriff of Mingo County | Adopted | 04/10/97 | Tomblin (Mr. President) | |
| HCR 43 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of creating an office within Legislative Services to prepare fiscal notes on all legislation | Pending | Government Organization | 04/10/97 | |
| SCR 43 | Requesting joint committee on government and finance study economic impact on state caused by reduction of federal welfare assistance programs | Pending | 04/12/97 | ||
| SR 43 | Congratulating Woodrow Wilson High School boys' basketball team for winning 1997 AAA championship | Adopted | 04/11/97 | Wooton | |
| HCR 44 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of the need to provide independent review of mandated health benefits | Pending | Government Organization | 04/10/97 | |
| SR 44 | Expressing sadness at the passing of the late Honorable James Ned Grubb, former Senator and judge of 7th judicial circuit | Adopted | 04/18/97 | Tomblin (Mr. President) | |
| SR 45 | Expressing sadness at the passing of the late Honorable Vernon C. Whitacre, former Senator, farmer and educator | Adopted | 04/19/97 | Tomblin (Mr. President) | |
| HCR 46 | Requesting the Joint Committee on the Judiciary to make a study of the state employees grievance procedure | Pending | Rules | 04/11/97 | |
| SR 46 | Raising committee to notify House of Delegates Senate is ready to adjourn sine die | Adopted | 04/20/97 | Chafin | |
| HCR 47 | Extending the Committee of Conference relating to consideration of Com. Sub. for H. B. 2154, environmental audit | Adopted | 04/10/97 | ||
| SR 47 | Raising committee to notify governor Legislature is ready to adjourn sine die | Adopted | 04/20/97 | Chafin | |
| HCR 48 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct a study to develop criteria for professions and occupations seeking licensure | Pending | Government Organization | 04/11/97 | |
| HCR 49 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct a study of the feasibility of creating a personal assistance program for the severely disabled | Pending | Government Organization | 04/11/97 | |
| HCR 50 | Extending the time permitted relating to preparation of the conference report as to Com. Sub. for H. B. 2154 | Pending | 04/11/97 | ||
| HCR 51 | Suspending Joint Rule No. 5 relating to consideration of H. B. 2913, regulation of traditional cheese products | Pending | 04/11/97 | ||
| HCR 53 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of the loss of population and continued high unemployment in McDowell County | Pending | Rules | 04/12/97 | |
| SR 100 | Raising committee to inform House of Delegates Senate has assembled in first extraordinary session | Adopted | 04/20/97 | Chafin | |
| SR 101 | Raising committee to inform Governor Legislature has assembled in extraordinary session | Adopted | 04/20/97 | Chafin | |
| SR 102 | Raising committee to notify House of Delegates Senate is ready to adjourn sine die | Adopted | 04/20/97 | Chafin | |
| SR 103 | Raising committee to notify Governor Legislature is ready to adjourn sine die | Adopted | 04/20/97 | Chafin |