WV Press Report
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MONDAY, FEB. 15 – 6TH DAY OF THE SESSION
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The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. On the agenda:
· Com. Sub. for SB 9: Continuing Licensed Racetrack Modernization Fund
· SB 10: Modifying racetrack licensing due date
· Com. Sub. for SB 34: Creating exemption to state sales and use tax for rental and leasing of equipment
· SB 78: Relating to rehabilitative spousal support
· Com. Sub. for SB 81: Relating generally to WV Uniform Trust Code
· Com. Sub. for SB 126: Authorizing Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules
· SB 140: Division of Rehabilitation Services rule relating to Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act Board
· Com. Sub. for SB 156: Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules
FIRST READING
- Com. Sub. for SB 15: Relating generally to in-field master’s degree
- Com. Sub. for SB 216: Authorizing Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB 2392)
SCHEDULED COMMITTEE MEETINGS
1 p.m.: Natural Resources (208W)
- Organizational Motions
- Com. Sub. for SB 66: Creating Voluntary WVU Rifle Team Check-Off Program on hunting and fishing licenses
2 p.m.: Banking and Insurance (451M)
- Organizational Motions
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- Budget Presentation: West Virginia Department of Agriculture
- Budget Presentation: West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- SB 80: Allowing for administration of certain small estates by affidavit and without appointment of personal representative
- SB 272: Relating to WV Employment Law Worker Classification Act
- SB 277: Creating COVID-19 Immunity Act
** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **
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BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED:
Senate Bills to be Introduced Monday, February 15, 2021
- SB 295: Relating generally to economic development loans and loan insurance issued by state (Blair, Baldwin; Government Organization) [By Request of the Executive]
- SB 296: Relating generally to repealing certain rules (Sypolt; Judiciary)
- SB 297: Permitting Board of Treasury Investments to compensate appointed members for each meeting attended (Woodrum; Finance)
- SCR 4: Recognizing June 19 as Juneteenth Day (Rucker)
WEST VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES:
House will convene at 11 a.m. On the agenda:
SECOND READING
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2001 – Relating generally to creating the West Virginia Jumpstart Savings Program (Ellington) (Regular)
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2005 – Relating to health care costs (J. Pack) (Regular)
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2006 – Relating to the West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act (Steele) (Regular)
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2012 – Relating to public charter schools (Ellington) (Regular)
H. B. 2262 – Relating to the controlled substance monitoring database (J. Pack) (Regular)
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2264 – Hospital exemptions from certificate of need (J. Pack) (Effective From Passage)
FIRST READING
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2011 – Eliminating any time requirements for part time personnel to work during a working year (Steele) (Regular)
H. B. 2019 – Elevating Economic Development and Tourism Departments (Steele) (Regular)
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2263 – Update the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (J. Pack) (Regular)
*agenda subject to change
9:00 a.m. – Room 215 E
10:45 a.m. – Room 418 M
1:00 p.m. – House Chamber
Committee on Government Organization
1:00 p.m. – Room 215 E
BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED
BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED
Monday, February 15, 2021
HB2018. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Skaff [By Request of the Executive] – Relating generally to economic development loans and loan insurance issued by state – To Finance
HB2020. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Skaff [By Request of the Executive] – Relating to the West Virginia Employment Law Worker Classification Act – To the Judiciary
HB2480. By Del. Foster and Hanna – Relating to state boards of examination or registration – To Government Organization then Finance
HB2481. By Del. Foster – Removing and modifying certain requirements for employers relating to wages for construction of public improvements – To Workforce Development then Government Organization
HB2482. By Del. Foster – Clarifying that municipalities may enact ordinances for rates, fees, and charges based upon actual use of services – To the Judiciary
HB2483. By Del. Foster and Higginbotham – Relating to preventing compensatory damage awards for medical expenses from including certain sums – To the Judiciary
HB2484. By Del. Fast – Relating to relocation or closure of state higher education institutions (FN) – To Education then the Judiciary
HB2485. By Del. Higginbotham – Public Participation Protection Act – To the Judiciary
HB2486. By Del. Higginbotham, Hanna and Zukoff – Qualifying not-for-profit private baccalaureate institutions for the Advanced Career Education Programs and the WV Invests Grant Program – To Education then Finance
HB2487. By Del. Higginbotham – Creating a Campus Mentors pilot program – To Education then Finance
HB2488. By Del. Foster – Relating to an occupational limited license – To Technology and Infrastructure then the Judiciary
HB2489. By Del. Foster – The Genealogical Record Integrity Act of 2020 – To the Judiciary
HB2490. By Del. Gearheart, Mandt, J. Jeffries, Ellington, Criss, Haynes and Kimes – Requiring fifty percent of all reappropriated revenue accounts to be surrendered to general revenue – To Finance
HB2491. By Del. Foster and D. Jeffries – Expanding the eligibility requirements for private investigator and security guard licensure – To Government Organization
HB2492. By Del. Evans, Fleischauer and Paynter – Increasing the penalty for DUI causing death when a child is present (FN) – To the Judiciary
HB2493. By Del. Criss, Anderson, Graves, Householder, Barrett, Espinosa, Storch, Rohrbach and Gearheart – Provide valuation limitations to the Tax Commissioner for coal properties and to clarify the penalty for non-filers (FN) – To Energy and Manufacturing then Finance
HB2494. By Del. Westfall, Queen, Smith, Barrett and Storch – Create license plate for autism awareness – To Technology and Infrastructure then Government Organization
HB2495. By Del. Westfall and Kessinger – Relating to the filing of asbestos and silica claims – To the Judiciary
HB2496. By Del. Householder, Graves, Criss, Rowe, Storch and Gearheart – Relating to assessments of real property – To Finance then the Judiciary
HB2497. By Del. D. Jeffries, Dean, Householder and Pinson – Eliminate permit needed to hunt trap or fish for veterans who suffer PTSD (FN) – To Veterans’ Affairs and Homeland Security then Government Organization
HB2498. By Del. Gearheart, Paynter, Maynard, Barnhart, J. Jeffries, Ellington, Criss, Householder, Haynes and Kimes – Ensure State Road Construction Account funds are in addition to general highways funds provided to the DOT districts – To Technology and Infrastructure then Finance
HB2499. By Del. Howell, Householder, Horst, Hamrick, B. Ward, Steele, Foster, Kessinger, Linville, Ellington and Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) – Tax reduction for arms and ammo manufacturing – To Finance
HB2500. By Del. Foster – Create an act for Statewide Uniformity for Auxiliary Container Regulations – To Government Organization
HB2501. By Del. Gearheart, Mandt, Ferrell, Storch, Smith, Maynard, Ellington, Criss and Householder – Suspend School Aid Funding Formula implementation until budget year 2024 (FN) – To Education then Finance
HB2502. By Del. Gearheart, Mandt, Maynard, J. Jeffries, Ellington, Criss, Haynes and Kimes – Specified percent of all “unencumbered” special revenue accounts to be surrendered to general revenue if there has been activity in the account for specified periods (FN) – To Finance
HB2503. By Del. Gearheart, Mandt, Ferrell, Paynter, J. Jeffries, Ellington, Criss, Householder, Haynes and Kimes – Requiring legislative approval of additional parkways bonds and removing tolls once bonds paid – To Technology and Infrastructure then the Judiciary
HB2504. By Del. Gearheart, Mandt, Storch, Howell, B. Ward, L. Pack, Ferrell, Haynes and Kimes – Create a work/incarceration prison pilot program (FN) – To the Judiciary
HB2505. By Del. Gearheart, Mandt, Ferrell, Zatezalo, Storch, Howell, Smith, Paynter, Bridges, Maynard and J. Jeffries – Allow temporary advertising signage within three weeks of an advertised event (FN) – To the Judiciary
HB2506. By Del. Gearheart, Mandt, Ferrell, Storch, Howell, Smith, Barnhart, J. Jeffries, Ellington, Criss and Householder – Establish a max ratio of the number employees of the Dept of Education to the number of students – To Education
HB2507. By Del. Gearheart, Storch, Howell, Smith, Paynter, Bridges, Maynard, J. Jeffries, Ellington, Criss and Householder – Remove the limitations on advertising and promotional activities by limited video lottery retailers – To the Judiciary
HB2508. By Del. Gearheart, Mandt, Ferrell, Howell, Paynter, Barnhart, J. Jeffries, Ellington, Criss and Householder – Require all interim appointments to possess the qualifications required by law – To the Judiciary
HB2509. By Del. Gearheart, Mandt, Ferrell, Zatezalo, Storch, Paynter, Maynard, Barnhart, J. Jeffries, Ellington and Criss – Make appointment process for Congressional seats the same as that for the US Senate – To the Judiciary
HB2510. By Del. Foster and McGeehan – The Parenting Fairness Act of 2021 – To the Judiciary
HB2511. By Del. Foster – Relating generally to hunting and fishing – To Agriculture and Natural Resources then the Judiciary
HB2512. By Del. Holstein, Wamsley, Pritt, Longanacre, Kimble and Keaton – Relating to operate a home based business – To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development then Government Organization
HB2513. By Del. Foster – Relating generally to repealing certain rules – To Government Organization
HB2514. By Del. Keaton, Barnhart, Linville, Holstein, Haynes, Booth, Ferrell, Hardy, Conley and Steele – Relating to the Rural Industrial Site Development Act – To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development then Government Organization
HB2515. By Del. Keaton, Pinson, Wamsley, Linville, Holstein and Conley – Require regulatory agency heads to have one year experience in the regulated industry – To Government Organization
HB2516. By Del. Foster – Altering the definition of a specialty contractor under the West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act – To Government Organization
HB2517. By Del. Foster – Removing marijuana as a tested substance from the screening requirements – To Workforce Development then the Judiciary
HB2518. By Del. Fast – Allowing a home improvement transaction to be performed under an oral contract – To the Judiciary
HB2519. By Del. Fast – Repealing provision prohibiting employers from discriminating for use of tobacco products – To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2520. By Del. Fast – Requiring the Human Rights Commission, when investigating a complaint of discrimination, to specifically include an examination of the intent of the person – To the Judiciary
HB2521. By Del. Fast – Limiting supervision of laying of lines on state rights-of-way – To Government Organization
HB2522. By Del. Fast – Requiring that patching repair of hard surfaced roads, highways and streets be by use of mechanical rollers – To Technology and Infrastructure then Finance
HB2523. By Del. Fast – Relating to gasoline and fuel excise tax (FN) – To Technology and Infrastructure then Finance
HB2524. By Del. Fast – Modifying the definition of child abuse or neglect to exclude accidental injury – To Senior, Children, and Family Issues then the Judiciary
HB2525. By Del. Fast – Requiring all local special elections to be held on the days and hours of general, primary or state-wide elections (FN) – To Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary
HB2526. By Del. Fast – Defining the term minor boundary adjustment – To Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary
HB2527. By Del. Fast – Requiring bail bondsman and bail bond enforcer subject to random drug testing – To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then the Judiciary
HB2528. By Del. Fast – Requiring purchases to be made at lowest retail price available at level of quality sought by the spending unit – To Government Organization then Finance
HB2529. By Del. Fast – Prohibiting West Virginia institutions of higher learning and state agencies from discriminating against graduates of private, nonpublic or home schools by requiring them to submit to alternative testing – To Education
HB2530. By Del. Foster, Fast and Anderson – Clarifying the definition of an employee for the purposes of unemployment compensation and workers’ compensation – To Workforce Development then Government Organization
HB2531. By Del. Fluharty and Lovejoy – Prohibiting use of a person’s credit history in certain insurance transactions – To Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary
HB2532. By Del. Williams, Fleischauer, Barrett, Zukoff and Hansen – Requiring the Commissioner of Highways to develop a formula for allocating road funds among districts – To Government Organization then Finance
HB2533. By Del. Pushkin – Providing a tax credit for obtaining certain certifications by the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system (FN) – To Government Organization then Finance
HB2534. By Del. Pushkin – Authorizing possession and smoking of medical cannabis by approved persons – To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2535. By Del. Fast – Relating to pyramid promotional schemes – To the Judiciary