Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Monday, Feb. 5

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Monday, Feb. 5, 2018
27th Day of the Legislative Session

Rotunda and social activities:

Library Day, Upper House, Upper Senate Rotundas, Upper Well Area; West Virginians for Life Rally, Lower Rotunda; Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs Black History, Month Program, Lower Rotunda at 3:30 p.m.

 

SENATE:  Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. 

On the Agenda: 

RESOLUTIONS

• SR 26: Congratulating Wyoming East High School golf team for 2017 Class AA state championship
• SR 27: Celebrating achievements and contributions of athletes from Marion County

 

THIRD READING (For Passage)

 

• Com. Sub. for SB 244: Specifying conditions for unlawful possession of firearm at school-sponsored activities (original similar to HB 4139)
• SB 322: Relating to employees of Department of Agriculture
• SB 343: Limiting expenses in preparing list for notice to redeem
• SB 364: Allowing parent or legal guardian of homeschooled child provide signed statement for obtaining permit or license to operate motor vehicle
• SB 393: Relating to compensation and composition of WV Racing Commission
• SB 400: Prohibiting state licensing boards from hiring lobbyists (Com. title amend. pending)
• SB 430: Encouraging collaborative agreements between community and technical colleges and federally registered apprenticeship programs
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4020: Making technical corrections in the code when referencing Chapter 49 (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)

 

SECOND READING (Amendments Stage)

 

• Com. Sub. for SB 102: Creating WV Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (original similar to HB 4209)
• Com. Sub. for SB 181: Authorizing MAPS promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4097)
• SB 425: Removing sunset dates which members of policemen’s or firemen’s pension fund elect to participate in deferred retirement option plan
• SB 462: Establishing contribution holiday for public pension plans funded at 130 percent or more
• SB 463: Establishing group to examine benefits and need of transferring milk rules and regulations from DHHR to Agriculture
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4013: Clarifying venue in West Virginia state courts as it applies to nonresidents of the state – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)

 

FIRST READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 94: Prohibiting counties from regulating fireworks
• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 141: Expanding county assessment and collection of head tax on breeding cows
• Com. Sub. for SB 230: Authorizing Department of Commerce promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 4108)
• Com. Sub. for SB 361: Relating to treatment supervision under Drug Offender Accountability and Treatment Act
• SB 371: Relating to proceedings for voluntary custody for examination

Senate Bills Introduced

Committees

Daily Committee Schedule: 

9 a.m.: Agriculture Subcommittee on SB 375, Relating to farmers markets (451M) 

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

• SB 14: Permitting guided bear hunting
• SB 416: Making fishing for catfish with bare hands lawful
• SB 429: Relating to forest fires
• SB 87: Allowing purchase of Class XS resident senior hunting, fishing and trapping licenses at age 65
• SB 122: Limiting liability of Parks and Recreation section of DNR

 

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

• SB 406: Clarifying that ground emergency medical transportation is eligible for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement
• Originating Bill 1: Limiting damages available in causes of action involving claim of wrongful denial of insurance benefit
• SB 370: Exempting nonpaid volunteers at ski areas from workers compensation benefits
• SB 398: Relating to requirements for making consumer loans

 

2:30 p.m.: Education Subcommittee on SB 83, Relating to higher education student success (208W)

 

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• Agenda TBA

 

3 p.m. Finance (451M)

• Com. Sub. for HB 4135: Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act
• HB 4146: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act
• SB 379: Supplemental appropriation from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to DHHR
• SB 382: Supplemental appropriation of Lottery Net Profits to Bureau of Senior Services, Lottery Senior Citizens Fund
• SB 346: Permitting full-time nonresident students purchase lifetime resident hunting, trapping and fishing licenses
• SB 78: Continuing personal income tax adjustment for certain retirees
• Com. Sub. for SB 355: Dissolving IS&C Division under Office of Technology
• Com. Sub. for SB 283: Relating generally to procurement by state agencies
• Com. Sub. for SB 271: Creating centralized Shared Services Section of Department of Administration

 

Senate Bills to be Introduced Monday, February 5, 2018

 

• SB 478: Relating to mandatory insurance coverage for treatment of mitochondrial disease and other similar conditions (FN) (Stollings, Palumbo, Jeffries; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
• SB 479: Establishing local government monitoring by Auditor (FN) (Gaunch; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 480: Creating WV Sports Hall of Fame Commission (Beach, Romano, Jeffries, Baldwin, Stollings, Ojeda, Unger, Facemire, Woelfel; Government Organization)
• SB 481: Requiring persons building residential structures inform county board of education of structures and estimated number of occupants (Beach; Government Organization then Judiciary)
• SB 482: Allowing magistrates carry firearms in county courthouse or on premises of court of law (Beach; Judiciary)
• SB 483: Expiring funds to Department of Veterans Assistance from Insurance Commissioner (Sen. Weld; Finance)
• SB 484: Creating Business Liability Protection Act (Sypolt; Judiciary)
• SB 485: Terminating Workers Compensation Debt Reduction Fund assessment on self-insured employers (FN) (Blair; Finance)
• SB 486: Stabilizing PEIA benefits (FN) (Ojeda, Baldwin, Beach, Facemire, Jeffries, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Stollings, Unger; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
• SB 487: Relating to WV Medical Cannabis Act (Ojeda, Romano, Baldwin, Beach, Facemire, Jeffries, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Stollings, Unger: Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)

 

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

 

Committee Action on Bills from Friday, February 2, 2018

 

2 p.m.: Judiciary

• SB 395: Providing for judicial review of appealed decisions of Air Quality Review Board, Environmental Quality Board and Surface Mine Board
• Passed; to be reported to the floor

 

• SJR 3: Judicial Budget Oversight Amendment
• Passed; to Finance

 

• SB 335: Protecting employees’ wages or salaries from being withheld or diverted for political activities
• Passed; to be reported to the floor

 

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Friday, February 2, 2018 (52)

 

• SB 7: Relating to claims under Wage Payment and Collection Act (House Judiciary)
• SB 10: Relating generally to PSC jurisdiction (original similar to HB 4355) (Pending House introduction)
• SB 37: Equalizing penalty for entering without breaking regardless of time of day (House Judiciary)
• SB 39: Creating Sexual Assault Victims’ Bill of Rights (House Judiciary)
• SB 46: Permitting pharmacists to inform customers of lower-cost alternative drugs (House Health and Human Resources)
• SB 51: Relating to domestic relations (House Judiciary)
• SB 53

 

 

 

HOUSE OF DELEGATES:   House Convenes at 11 a.m.

On the agenda:

THIRD READING – For Passage

*         Com. Sub. for H. B. 2655<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2655&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Defining and establishing the crime of cyberbullying

*         Com. Sub. for H. B. 2662<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2662&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Prohibiting the waste of game animals, game birds or game fish

*         Com. Sub. for H. B. 2696<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2696&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Relating to crossbow hunting

*         Com. Sub. for H. B. 4162<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4162&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Granting authority to the State Conservation Committee to contract for flood response

*         Com. Sub. for H. B. 4199<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4199&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Permitting a nursing home to use trained individuals to administer medication

*         Com. Sub. for H. B. 4251<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4251&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Permitting employees of baccalaureate institutions and universities outside of this state to be appointed to board of governors

SECOND READING – Amendment Stage

*         Com. Sub. for H. B. 2693<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2693&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Relating to state ownership of wildlife

*         Com. Sub. for H. B. 4156<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4156&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Establishing the qualifications of full and part time nursing school faculty members

*         Com. Sub. for H. B. 4230<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4230&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Relating to credit for reinsurance

*         Com. Sub. for H. B. 4329<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4329&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Requiring pawnbrokers to providing certain information to law-enforcement agencies

FIRST READING

*         Com. Sub. for H. B. 2654<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2654&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Expanding county commissions’ ability to dispose of county or district property

*         Com. Sub. for H. B. 3020<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=3020&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Relating to criminal penalties for the offenses of hunting, trapping or fishing on the lands of another person

*         Com. Sub. for H. B. 4175<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4175&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Preventing requirement that an advanced practice registered nurse participate in a collaborative relationship to obtain payment

*         H. B. 4178<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4178&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Permitting certain portions of certified nurse aide training to be provided through distance learning technologies

*         Com. Sub. for H. B. 4275<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4275&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Relating to the law-enforcement authority of the director and officers of the division of protective services

*         Com. Sub. for H. B. 4359<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4359&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Relating to the removal of animals left unattended in motor vehicles

House Bills Introduced

Committees

Daily Committee Schedule:

Committee on the Judiciary
PUBLIC HEARING
8:30 a.m. – House Chamber

*         H. B. 4012<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4012&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Amending the definition of medical services, so as to exclude abortion.

Committee on the Judiciary
9:15 a.m. – Room 418M

*         H. B. 4338<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4338&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Relating to the powers and authority of the Divisions of Administrative Services, and Corrections and Rehabilitation of the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety,

*         H. B. 4186<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4186&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Relating generally to guaranteed asset protection waivers,

*         H. B. 4343<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4343&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Relating to the delivery of financial statements to bank shareholders,

*         H. B. 4207<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4207&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Authorizing an online application to receive a commission to act as a notary public, and eliminating the bond requirement,

*         H. B. 4410,<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4410&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> Removing the requirement that the State Auditor receive copies of the Limited Video Lottery bids.

Committee on Roads & Transportation
1:00 p.m. – Room 215E

*         House Bill 2008<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2008&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Relating to the Dealer Recovery Program

*         House Bill 2983<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2983&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Granting priority to roadway construction, reconstruction and maintenance for roadways prone to recurring floods that hinder ingress and egress

*         House Bill 4291<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4291&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Exempting from certain contract and common carrier laws motor vehicles used exclusively in the transportation of railroad personnel

*         House Concurrent Resolution 13,<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hcr13%20intr.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=rs&i=13&houseorig=h&billtype=cr> U. S. Army SGM Bill E. Jeffrey Memorial Road

*         House Concurrent Resolution 31<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hcr13%20intr.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=rs&i=31&houseorig=h&billtype=cr>, Lowe Mountain Memorial Highway

*         Com. Sub. for Senate Concurrent Resolution 4<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SCR4%20SUB1.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=rs&i=4&houseorig=s&billtype=cr>, WV Army National Guard Sergeant Glenn F. Lough, P.E., Memorial Bridge

Committee on Finance
2:00 p.m. – Room 464M

*         Budget hearing for the state Treasurer’s Office

*         Budget hearing for the Secretary of State’s Office

*         H. B. 4024<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4024&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Relating generally to direct cremation or direct burial expenses for indigent persons

*         H. B. 2841<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2841&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Requiring board members to have attended a board meeting in order to be compensated for the meeting

*         H. B. 4142<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4142&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Providing certain employees of the Division of Corrections, Division of Juvenile Services, and West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority a salary adjustment

Committee on Education
2:00 p.m. – Room 434M

*         HB 4042<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4042&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Redefining school zone to facilitate placement of school zone signs

Committee on Government Organization
3:00 p.m. – Room 215E

*         HB 4023<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4023&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Relating to the regulation of dialysis technicians.

*         HB 4025<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4025&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Permitting reciprocity for licensure as a pharmacy technician.

*         HB 4348<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4348&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Relating to the powers and duties of the Public Land Corporation. (2nd reference to Finance)

*         HB 4236<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=4236&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Requiring agencies to provide an annual inventory of real property holdings to the Real Estate Division.

Committee on Fire Departments & Emergency Medical Services
4:00 p.m. – Room 215E
***Agenda to be posted.<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/committees/house/main.cfm>***