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Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018
16th Day of the Legislative Session
Rotunda and social activities:
Motorola, Upper Well Area; Chiropractic Day at the Legislature, Upper Well Area; GIS Day, Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas; WV Christian Education Association, Lower Rotunda
SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m.
On the Agenda:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- SCR 8: Requesting study of creation and role of WV Motorsports Commission
THIRD READING (For Passage)
There are no bills on Third Reading on Thursday, January 25, 2018.
SECOND READING (Amendments Stage)
- SB 67: Exempting DNR police officers’ pensions from state income tax
- Com. Sub. for SB 116: Providing court costs collected under Second Chance Driver’s License Program are not subject to 5 percent offset
- SB 143: Permitting DNR identification tag be used to identify trap
- Com. Sub. for SB 163: Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB4093)
- SB 311: Specifying consumers sales and service tax exemption for purchase of certain services and tangible personal property related to aircraft
- SB 351: Permitting ballot commissioners serve while candidates for certain offices
FIRST READING
- Com. Sub. for SB 7: Relating to claims under Wage Payment and Collection Act
- Com. Sub. for SB 51: Relating to domestic relations
- SB 280: Allowing airports’ emergency management and operations vehicles to use red flashing warning lights
9:30 a.m.: Finance (451M)
- Budget Hearing: West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety
1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)
- SB 360: Clarifying royalty owed in oil and gas lease
1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)
- SB 11: Relating generally to traumatic brain injury
- SB 36: Relating generally to DNA testing
- SB 46: Permitting pharmacists to inform customers of lower-cost alternative drugs
- SB 103: Establishing tax credits for certain physicians who locate in WV to practice
- SB 242: Requiring health insurance providers provide coverage for certain Lyme disease treatment
2 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)
- SB 10: Relating generally to PSC jurisdiction
- SB 71: Defining “veteran” as it pertains to veteran-owned business
- SB 283: Relating generally to procurement by state agencies
2 p.m.: Education (451M)
- SB 83: Relating to higher education student success
- SB 52: Setting maximum licensed school psychologist-pupil ratio at 1,500 pupils for each psychologist
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- Com Sub for SB 237: Authorizing the Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules (Bundle 7)
o SB 235: Lottery Commission rule relating to state lottery rules
o SB 236: Racing Commission rule relating to thoroughbred racing
o SB 237: Tax Department rule relating to farm to food bank tax credit
o SB 238: Tax Department rule relating to payment of taxes by electronic funds transfer
o SB 239: Tax Department rule relating to property tax transfer
o SB 240: Tax Department rule relating to municipal sales and service and use tax administration
o Directing Tax to promulgate personnel rule, 110 CSR 42
- Com Sub for SB 184: Authorizing the Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules (Bundle 8)
o SB 184: DOH rule relating to disposal, lease and management of real property.
o Directing Highways to promulgate a rule relating to employment procedures, 157 CSR 12
- SB 341: Creating new court of WV Intermediate Court of Appeals
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- Budget Hearing: West Virginia Division of Corrections
Senate Bills to be Introduced Thursday, January 25, 2018
- SB 370: Exempting nonpaid volunteers at ski areas from workers compensation benefits (Cline; Banking and Insurance then Judiciary)
- SB 371: Relating to proceedings for voluntary custody for examination (Trump; Judiciary)
- SB 372: Authorizing higher education institutions to eliminate faculty tenure (Trump; Education)
- SB 373: Providing special license plate to support adoption (FN) (Rucker, Arvon, Azinger, Cline, Drennan, Karnes, Smith; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB 374: Creating private fair and festival license (FN) (Trump, Weld; Economic Development then Judiciary)
- SB 375: Relating to farmers markets (IB) (Sypolt, Rucker; Agriculture and Rural Development)
- SB 376: Amending residency requirements for people entitled to vote (Rucker, Azinger, Karnes, Maroney, Maynard, Romano, Trump; Government Organization then Judiciary)
- SB 377: Removing firefighters from certain procedures for investigation and hearing of misconduct allegations (Boso; Government Organization then Judiciary)
- SB 378: Expiring, supplementing, amending, increasing and adding items within various DHHR accounts [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
- SB 379: Supplemental appropriation from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to DHHR [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
- SB 380: Supplemental appropriation of federal funds out of Treasury to certain DOE programs [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
- SB 381: Supplemental appropriation of federal funds from Treasury to DOT, Division of Public Transit [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
- SB 382: Supplemental appropriation of Lottery Net Profits to Bureau of Senior Services, Lottery Senior Citizens Fund [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
- SB 383: Expiring funds from Treasurer’s Office to WV Enterprise Resource Planning Board [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
- SB 384: Decreasing and increasing appropriations from State Fund, General Revenue to DHHR [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
- SB 385: Decreasing and adding appropriations out of Treasury to DHHR and MAPS [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
- SB 386: Decreasing and increasing appropriations from Treasury to Higher Education Policy Commission [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
- SB 387: Supplemental appropriation of federal funds from Treasury to DHHR, Division of Health [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
- SB 388: Decreasing, increasing and adding appropriations out of Treasury to DHHR and Department of Administration [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
- SB 389: Supplemental appropriation of federal funds from Treasury to DHHR, Division of Human Services [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
- SB 390: Supplemental appropriation from State Road Fund to DOT, Division of Highways [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
- SB 391: Supplemental appropriation of federal funds out of Treasury to Department of Agriculture [By Request of the Executive] (Finance)
- SB 392: Reconfiguring Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (Boso, Facemire; Government Organization)
* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note
* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill
Committee Action on Bills from Wednesday, January 24, 2018
1 p.m.: Economic Development (208W)
- SB 119: Establishing WV business growth in low-income communities tax credit.
- Bill is laid over to a future meeting to bring in expert for testimony
2 p.m.: Agriculture (208W)
- SB 268: Eliminating requirement that certain agencies purchase commodities produced on institutional farms
- Passed; to Finance
- SB 322: Relating to employees of Department of Agriculture
- Passed; to Gov Org
HOUSE OF DELEGATES: House Convenes at 11 a.m.
On the agenda:
THIRD READING – For Passage
* S. B. 263<http://www.wvlegislature.
* Com. Sub. for H. B. 2916<http://www.wvlegislature.
* Com. Sub. for H. B. 3004<http://www.wvlegislature.
* Com. Sub. for H. B. 3005<http://www.wvlegislature.
* Com. Sub. for H. B. 4150<http://www.wvlegislature.
SECOND READING – Amendment Stage
* Com. Sub. for H. B. 2483<http://www.wvlegislature.
* Com. Sub. for H. B. 4035<http://www.wvlegislature.
* Com. Sub. for H. B. 4135<http://www.wvlegislature.
* H. B. 4144<http://www.wvlegislature.
* H. B. 4146<http://www.wvlegislature.
* Com. Sub. for H. B. 4169<http://www.wvlegislature.
* Com. Sub. for H. B. 4174<http://www.wvlegislature.
* H. B. 4207<http://www.wvlegislature.
FIRST READING
* Com. Sub. for H. B. 2546<http://www.wvlegislature.
* H. B. 4183<http://www.wvlegislature.
Committee on Banking & Insurance
10:00 a.m. – Room 215E
* House Bill 4230<http://www.wvlegislature.
* House Bill 4186<http://www.wvlegislature.
* House Bill 4175<http://www.wvlegislature.
Committee on Senior Citizen Issues
1:00 p.m. – Room 215E
* House Bill 2848<http://www.wvlegislature.
* Presentation: Helping Seniors to Thrive Not Just Survive by William Carpenter, Executive Director, Lincoln County Opportunity Company, Inc.
Committee on Energy
2:00 p.m. – Room 418M
* H. B. 4270<http://www.wvlegislature.
* H. B. 4268<http://www.wvlegislature.
Committee on Prevention & Treatment of Substance Abuse
2:00 p.m. – Room 215E
* HB 4131<http://www.wvlegislature.
* HB 4132<http://www.wvlegislature.
Committee on Health & Human Resources
2:30 p.m. – Room 215E
* HB 4241<http://www.wvlegislature.
* HB 4012<http://www.wvlegislature.
* HB 4287<http://www.wvlegislature.
* SB 299<http://www.wvlegislature.
* HB 4014<http://www.wvlegislature.