Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Saturday, March 3

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Saturday, March 3, 2018
53th Day of the Legislative Session

Rotunda and social activities:

SENATE:  

Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. 

On the Agenda: 

RESOLUTIONS

• SCR 48: US Army MSG Monty Ray Skeen, Sr., Memorial Bridge
• SCR 49: US Army PFC Robert “Bobby” Tate, Jr., Memorial Bridge

 

THIRD READING (For Passage)

• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2607: Extending the maximum period of confinement a judge may impose for certain, first-time probationary violations
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2654: Expanding county commissions’ ability to dispose of county or district property
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2693: Relating to state ownership of wildlife
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2983: Granting priority to roadway construction, reconstruction and maintenance for roadways prone to recurring floods that hinder ingress and egress
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3005: Relating to regulation of unmanned aircraft systems
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4180: Relating to wildlife resources (original similar to SB 345)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4186: Relating generally to guaranteed asset protection waivers
• Eng. HB 4219: Permitting employees of educational services cooperatives to participate in the State Teachers Retirement System
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4230: Relating to credit for reinsurance
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4236: Requiring agencies to provide an annual inventory of real property holdings to the Real Estate Division (original similar to SB342)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4268: Co-tenancy Modernization and Majority Protection Act
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4289: Relating to disability pensions of municipal employees
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4343: Relating to the delivery of financial statements to bank shareholders
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4347: Relating to voluntary contributions to the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund
• Eng. HB 4402: Relating to the prevention of sexual abuse of children
• Eng. HB 4410: Removing the requirement that the State Auditor receive copies of the Limited Video Lottery bids
• Eng. HB 4422: Permitting permanent endowment funds of cemeteries to invest their principal in certain government bonds, and corporate bonds
• Eng. HB 4433: Declaring certain claims against an agency of the state to be moral obligations of the state
• Eng. HB 4436: Clarifying when a minor between the ages of 16 and 18 may be employed by or elected as a member of a volunteer fire department
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4444: Clarifying the authority of the State Fire Commission in adopting a State Building Code
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4473: Relating to use of state funds for advertising to promote a public official or government office
• Eng. HB 4621: Relating to removing reference to certain entities with respect to work
• Eng. HB 4624: Relating to West Virginia coordinate systems

 

SECOND READING (Amendments Stage)

• Com. Sub. for SJR 8: County Economic Development Amendment
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2889: Allowing military veterans with certain military ratings to qualify for examinations required of probationary police officer
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2995: Permitting certain animal euthanasia technicians who have been certified by other states be certified animal euthanasia technicians in West Virginia – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4238: Authorizing counties and municipalities to establish a joint airport hazard comprehensive plan
• Eng. HB 4539: Providing an annual annuity adjustment of 1 percent for eligible deputy sheriff retirants and surviving spouses

 

FIRST READING

• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2464: Relating to disclaimers and exclusions of warranties in consumer transactions for goods – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4015: Relating to the management and continuous inventory of vehicles owned, leased, operated, or acquired by the state and its agencies – (Com. amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4023: Relating to the regulation of dialysis technicians
• Eng. HB 4025: Permitting reciprocity for licensure as a pharmacy technician
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4027: Creating an education permit for allopathic physician resident
• Eng. HB 4178: Permitting certain portions of certified nurse aide training to be provided through distance learning technologies
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4197: Requiring persons employed to dispatch emergency calls complete a course in cardiovascular care for telephonic resuscitation – (Com. amend. pending) (original similar to SB 409)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4279: Relating to adult protective services system
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4368: Relating to voluntary assignments of wages by state employees who have been overpaid – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. HB 4434: Clarifying provisions relating to candidates unaffiliated with a political party as it relates to certificates of announcement – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. HB 4462: Allowing off duty members and officers of the department of public safety to guard private property – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4478: Authorizing public schools to distribute excess food to students – (Com. amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4502: Adding the crimes of murder and armed robbery to the list of offenses for which a prosecutor may apply for an order authorizing interception – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4509: Relating to the establishment of substance abuse treatment facilities – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4522: Allowing certain tax information to be shared with the Director of Purchasing Division, Department of Administration, and State Auditor – (Com. amend. pending)
• Eng. HB 4622: Relating to authorizing legislative rules regarding higher education

 

Senate Bills Introduced

Committees

Daily Committee Schedule: 

 

 

TBA Following Floor: Judiciary (208W)

• HB 4233: Relating generally to fraudulent transfers
• HB 4276: Allowing magistrates to grant work release privileges
• HB 4571: Relating to the final day of filing announcements of candidates for a political office
• HB 4529: Relating to oath by municipal official certifying list of delinquent business and occupation taxes
• HB 4627: Relating to providing a limitation on the eminent domain authority of a municipal park board
• HB 4214: Increasing penalties for unlawfully possessing or digging ginseng

 

One Hour After Floor: Finance (451M)

• Com. Sub. for HB 2008: Relating to the Dealer Recovery Program
• Com. Sub. for HB 4401: Relating to the registration of business
• HB 4376: Expiring funds to the balance of the Department of Health and Human Resources
• HB 4379: Supplementing, amending, decreasing, and increasing items of the existing appropriations to the Department of Transportation
• Originating Supplemental: Decreasing and increasing appropriations from State Fund, General Revenue to DHHR, Division of Health – Central Office
• Originating Supplemental: Decreasing and increasing appropriations from State Fund, General Revenue to DHHR, Consolidated Medical Services Fund
• Com. Sub. for HB 4036: Increasing the maximum salaries of family case coordinators and secretary-clerks
• Com. Sub. for HB 4157: Eliminating the refundable exemption for road construction contractors
• Com. Sub. for HB 4166: Establishing a special revenue fund to be known as the Capital Improvements Fund – Department of Agriculture Facilities”
• HB 4626: Relating to West Virginia innovative mine safety technology tax credit act
• Com. Sub. for HB 4558: Establishing the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Investment Fund in the West Virginia Development Office

 

HOUSE OF DELEGATES:   

House Convenes at 9 a.m.

On the agenda:

SPECIAL CALENDAR

THIRD READING – For Passage

*         S. B. 143<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=143&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Permitting DNR identification tag be used to identify trap

*         S. B. 343<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=343&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Limiting expenses in preparing list for notice to redeem

*         S. B. 350<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=350&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Eliminating obsolete requirement that Lottery Commission file racetrack video lottery game rules with Secretary of State

SECOND READING – Amendment Stage

*         Com. Sub. for S. J. R. 12<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SJR12%20SUB1.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=rs&i=12&houseorig=s&billtype=jr> – No Constitutional right to abortion Amendment

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 73<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=73&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Modifying crime of fleeing from scene of accident

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 110<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=110&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> –   Requiring certain licensees notify law enforcement or EMS of life-threatening emergency on premises (Judiciary Committee Amendment Pending)

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 307<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=307&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> –   Declaring fundraising on state highway or roadway by volunteer fire department is not obstruction or nuisance

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 327<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=327&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> –   Providing extortion of anything of value, including sexual contact, subjects person to criminal penalty

*         S. B. 346<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=346&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Permitting full-time nonresident students purchase lifetime resident hunting, trapping and fishing licenses (Finance Committee Amendment Pending)

*         S. B. 351<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=351&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Permitting ballot commissioners serve while candidates for certain offices

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 395<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=395&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Providing for judicial review of appealed decisions of Air Quality Review Board, Environmental Quality Board and Surface Mine Board (Judiciary Committee Amendment Pending)

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 397<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=397&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Creating crime of impersonating blind or disabled person

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 404<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=404&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> –   Relating to sex offender registry information

*         S. B. 539<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=593&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Increasing limit for settling claims against DOH (Shott) (Regular)

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 561<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=561&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> –   Increasing minimum contract price requiring execution of bond with respect to building or repairing school property

FIRST READING

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 7<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=7&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Relating to claims under Wage Payment and Collection Act (Judiciary Committee Amendment Pending)

*         S. B. 47<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=47&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Requiring Defense Department advocacy groups be notified in abuse or neglect of military person’s child

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 102<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=102&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Creating WV Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (Judiciary Committee Amendment Pending)

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 133<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=133&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Exempting renewal of certain contracts entered into during declared state of emergency (Judiciary Committee Amendment Pending)

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 272<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=272&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> –   Relating generally to drug control (Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee Amendment Pending)

*         S. B. 298<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=298&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Authorizing county assessors make separate entries in landbooks when real property is partly used for exempt and partly for nonexempt purposes

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 319<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=319&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Allowing individuals who completed home schooling be eligible for PROMISE scholarship without equivalent diploma (Finance Committee Amendment Pending)

*         S. B. 365<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=365&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Relating to Young Entrepreneur Reinvestment Act

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 412<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=412&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Relating to authority of county litter control officers

*         S. B. 427<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=427&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Modifying form of notice for certain tax delinquencies (Finance Committee Amendment Pending)

*         S. B. 441<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=441&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Relating to health care provider taxes

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 456<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=456&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> –   Physical Therapy Licensure Compact Act (Health and Human Resources Committee Amendment Pending)

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 493<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=493&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> –   Relating to guaranty associations

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 499<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=499&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Requiring one year of certain approved postgraduate clinical training for persons with foreign medical degrees (Health and Human Resources Committee Amendment Pending)

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 510<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=510&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Designating hospitals for stroke treatment

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 522<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=522&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> –   Relating generally to Administrative Procedures Act

*         S. B. 545<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=545&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> – Relating to driving privileges and requirements for persons under 18

 

House Bills Introduced

Committees

Daily Committee Schedule:

Committee on Rules
9:15 a.m. – Behind Chamber

Committee on the Judiciary
Immediately Following Floor Session – Room 434M

Committee on Finance
Immediately Following Floor Session – Room 460M

*         S. B. 479<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=479&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Establishing local government monitoring by Auditor

*         S. B. 584<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=584&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Finding certain claims against state to be moral obligations of state.

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 589<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=589&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Relating to issuance of personalized plates for antique motor vehicles

*         Com. Sub. for S. B. 590<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=590&year=2018&sessiontype=RS>, Providing special license plate for curing childhood cancer

Committee on Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services
1:00 p.m. – Room 215E
***Agenda to be posted.<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/committees/house/main.cfm>***