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Friday, Feb. 7, 2019
31th Day of the Legislative Session

Rotunda and social activities:  WV Rural Health Association, Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas,

 

SENATE: 

Senate to convene at 11 a.m. 

On The Agenda

THIRD READING

 

• Eng. SB 16: Authorizing expenditure of surplus funds by Wyoming County Commission
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 30: Eliminating tax on annuity considerations collected by life insurer (original similar to HB 2400)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 90: Transferring Safety and Treatment Program from DHHR to DMV
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 237: Improving ability of law enforcement to locate and return missing persons
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 263: Limiting number of days legislators may be compensated during extended and extraordinary sessions if budget bill not enacted
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 323: Establishing revenue fund and source to support Department of Agriculture’s improvement to facilities (original similar to HB 2468, SB 385)
• Eng. SB 343: Relating to review and approval of state property leases (original similar to HB 2601)
• Eng. SB 346: Changing rate which certain judges are paid for mileage when traveling within state (original similar to HB 2566)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 356: Requiring MAPS provide state and federal prosecutors information (original similar to HB 2698)
• Eng. SB 453: Relating to background checks of certain financial institutions

 

SECOND READING

 

• Com. Sub. for SB 13: Relating to distributions from State Excess Lottery Fund
• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 14: Creating WV Farm-to-School Grant Program
• Com. Sub. for SB 19: Relating to Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 317: Authorizing three or more adjacent counties form multicounty trail network authority
• Com. Sub. for SB 352: Relating to Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation acquiring and disposing of services, goods, and commodities (original similar to HB 2772)
• Com. Sub. for SB 408: Determining indigency for public defender services
• Com. Sub. for SB 496: Transferring authority to regulate milk from DHHR to Department of Agriculture
• SB 499: Amending WV tax laws to conform to changes in partnerships for federal income tax purposes
• SB 542: Relating to registration fees for military-related special registration plates
• Com. Sub. for SJR 5: Clarification of the Judiciary’s Role in Impeachment Proceedings Amendment
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2191: Relating generally to limited video lottery
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2307: Relating to creating a provisional license for practicing barbering and cosmetology

 

FIRST READING

 

• Com. Sub. for SB 26: Permitting certain employees of educational service cooperatives participate in state’s teacher retirement systems (original similar to HB 2780)
• SB 153: Providing greater flexibility for making infrastructure project grants
• SB 440: Relating to Antihazing Law
• SB 442: Supplementing, amending, and decreasing appropriation to Insurance Commission (original similar to HB 2795)
• SB 443: Supplemental appropriation of federal moneys to DHHR divisions (original similar to HB2782)
• SB 444: Supplemental appropriation to DHHR divisions
• SB 452: Supplemental appropriation to Second Chance Driver’s License Program (original similar to HB 2783)
• Com. Sub. for SB 491: Extending effective date for voter registration in conjunction with driver licensing
• Eng. HB 2459: Exercising authority to exempt individuals domiciled within the state from certain restrictions contained in federal law – (Com. title amend. pending)
• Eng. HB 2492: Relating to mandatory reporting procedures of abuse and neglect of adults and children – (Com. amend. pending)

 

 

 

 

Citation Presentations Scheduled in House Chamber:

• 10:30 a.m. – WV Rural Health Association

 

 

Committees

Daily Committee Schedule: 

 

9:30 a.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• SB 66: Prohibiting certain misleading lawsuit advertising practices
• SB 74: Exempting nonpaid volunteers at ski areas from workers’ compensation benefits
• SB 261: Relating to number of magistrates serving each county

 

Senate Bills

Senate Bills to be Introduced Friday, February 8, 2019

 

• SB 555: Relating to authority of Higher Education Policy Commission (FN) (Rucker, Blair, Trump, Unger; Government Organization)
• SB 556: Limiting liability of employers of persons whose criminal records are expunged (Tarr, Azinger, Maynard, Smith; Judiciary)
• SB 557: Allowing municipalities to contract projects without bidding (Sypolt; Government Organization)
• SB 558: Requiring state and federal elections be contested before next election (Azinger; Judiciary)
• SB 559: Expanding comprehensive coverage for pregnant women through Medicaid (Stollings; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 560: Prohibiting insurance coverage from requiring prior authorization for physician-prescribed tests to stage cancer (Stollings; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 561: Permitting Alcohol Beverage Control Administration request assistance of local law enforcement (FN) (Trump; Judiciary)
• SB 562: Relating to State Aeronautics Commission (Clements; Government Organization)
• SB 563: Prohibiting sexual assault victim be subjected to certain physical examinations (Trump; Judiciary)
• SCR 26: Thompson-Lambert Memorial Bridge (Swope)

 

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

 

Committee Action on Bills from Thursday, February 7, 2019

 

9:30 a.m.: Finance

• SB 442: Supplementing, amending, and decreasing appropriation to Insurance Commission
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

 

• SB 443: Supplemental appropriation of federal moneys to DHHR divisions
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

 

• SB 444: Supplemental appropriation to DHHR divisions
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

 

• SB 452: Supplemental appropriation to Second Chance Driver’s License Program
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

10 a.m.: Natural Resources

• SB 402: Authorizing Division of Forestry investigate and enforce timber theft violations
• Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

 

• Com. Sub for SB 404: Altering sediment control during commercial timber harvesting operations
• Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Government Organization

 

• SB 305: Prohibiting waste of big game animals
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

 

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

• SB 60: Licensing practice of athletic training
• Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Government Organization

 

• SB 518: Restricting sale and trade of dextromethorphan
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

 

• SB 519: Requiring county emergency dispatchers complete course for telephonic cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

 

2 p.m.: Government Organization

• HB 2446: Blue Alert Plan
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

 

• SB 345: Adding definition of “grantee” to include state spending units and local governments
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

 

• SB 285: Relating to modification of cottage food laws
• Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

 

• SB 405: Increasing limit on additional expenses incurred in preparing notice list for redemption
• Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

 

2 p.m.: Education

• SB 286: Including certain education programs operated by private schools in recognition by DOE
• Bill has been laid over

 

3 p.m.: Judiciary

• SB 339: Allowing certain persons carry pepper spray in State Capitol Complex
• Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

 

• SB 481: Relating to Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission
• Bill reported as amended to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

 

• SB 487: Relating to admissibility of health care staffing requirements in litigation
• Bill has been laid over

 

3 p.m.: Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 40: Establishing Military Service Members Court program
• Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

 

• SB 47: Providing wind power projects be taxed at real property rate
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

 

• SB 117: Relating to incentives for consolidating local governments
• Bill has been laid over

 

• SB 291: Relating generally to survivor benefits for emergency response providers
• Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

 

• SB 296: Providing 11-month window to permit members of PERS to purchase credited service
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

 

• SB 461: Providing for personal income tax withholding on certain lottery winnings
• Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass

 

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Thursday, February 7, 2019 (67 Senate; 2 House)

 

• SB 1: Increasing access to career education and workforce training (House Education)
• SB 3: Establishing WV Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SB 4: Relating generally to Municipal Home Rule Program (House Government Organization)
• SB 10: Relating to Second Chance Driver’s License Program (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SB 17: Relating to probation eligibility (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 18: Relating to crimes committed on State Capitol Complex (House Judiciary)
• SB 24: Relating generally to local boards of health (House Political Subdivisions)
• SB 27: Removing restrictions on where certain traditional lottery games may be played (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 28: Removing hotel occupancy tax limit collects for medical care and emergency services (Pending Senate concurrence; Senate refers to Rules for further consideration)
• SB 36: Allowing adjustment of gross income for calculating personal income liability for certain retirees (House Pensions and Retirement)
• SB 55: Relating to driving privileges and requirements for persons under 18 (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SB 61: Adding certain crimes for which prosecutor may apply for wiretap (House Judiciary)
• SB 62: Requiring participation in drug court program before discharge of certain first-time drug offenses (House Judiciary)
• SB 63: Relating to partial filling of prescriptions (House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse)
• SB 72: Creating Sexual Assault Victims’ Bill of Rights (House Judiciary)
• SB 100: Increasing court fees to fund law-enforcement standards training and expenses (House Finance)
• SB 101: Equalizing penalties for intimidating and retaliating against certain public officers and other persons (House Judiciary)
• SB 102: Relating generally to powers and authority of courthouse security officers (House Judiciary)
• SB 103: Relating generally to Public Defender Services (House Judiciary)
• SB 106: Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level (House Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development)
• SB 119: Specifying documents not subject to discovery in certain proceedings (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 124: Creating felony offense for actions of cruelty to animals which causes serious injury or death of animal (House Judiciary)
• SB 127: Relating to parole officers’ duties to perform alcohol and drug testing of litigants (Pending House introduction)
• SB 149: Exempting certain veterans from concealed weapons license fees (House Judiciary)
• SB 152: Relating generally to criminal offense expungement (House Finance)
• SB 154: Using school facilities for funeral and memorial services for certain community members (Education)
• SB 157: Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules (Government Organization)
• SB 163: Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rules (Pending House introduction)
• SB 175: Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rules (House Health and Human Resources)
• SB 177: Fire Commission rule relating to State Building Code (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 187: Authorizing Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules (House Finance)
• SB 190: DOH rule relating to employment procedures (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SB 199: Authorizing certain miscellaneous agencies and boards promulgate legislative rules (House Government Organization)
• SB 223: Authorizing Department of Commerce promulgate legislative rules (House Judiciary)
• SB 233: Relating to age requirements for deputy sheriff (House Government Organization)
• SB 236: Providing notice of eligibility to persons to vote after completion of punishment or pardon (House Judiciary)
• SB 240: Repealing certain legislative rules no longer authorized or are obsolete (H Third Reading, 02-08-19)
• SB 241: Permitting county court clerks scan certain documents in electronic form (House Political Subdivisions)
• SB 243: Requiring racetrack participate in WV Thoroughbred Development Fund (House Finance)
• SB 253: Protecting consumers from automatic purchase renewal and continuous service offers (House Judiciary)
• SB 255: Relating to Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 256: Allowing certain deductions from individual personal income tax refunds (House Finance)
• SB 258: Establishing common law “veil piercing” claims not be used to impose personal liability (House Judiciary)
• SB 264: Requiring courts to order restitution to crime victims where economically practicable (House Judiciary)
• SB 267: Requiring State Board of Education adopt policy detailing level of computer science instruction (H Second Reading, 02-08-19)
• SB 268: Updating meaning of federal taxable income in WV Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 269: Updating terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 270: Streamlining process for utilities access to DOH rights-of-way (House Judiciary)
• SB 272: Updating code relating to Commission on Special Investigations (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 297: Extending expiration of military members’ spouses’ driver’s license (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SB 324: Relating to Commissioner of Agriculture employees (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 331: Using leashed dogs to track mortally wounded deer or bear (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
• SB 332: Relating to Class Q special hunting permit for disabled persons (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)

• SB 354: Expiring funds to balance of Auditor’s Office – Chief Inspector’s Fund (H Third Reading, 02-08-19)
• SB 357: Relating generally to Division of Administrative Services (House Government Organization)
• SB 358: Exempting Purchasing Division purchases for equipment to maintain security at state facilities (House Judiciary)
• SB 361: Relating to Public Defender Services (House Judiciary)
• SB 369: Relating to generic drug products (House Health and Human Resources)
• SB 373: Relating to financial responsibility of inmates (House Judiciary)
• SB 377: Relating to minimum wage and maximum hour standards (House Judiciary)
• SB 387: Relating generally to extradition (House Judiciary)
• SB 389: Allowing developmentally disabled person purchase base hunting license (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
• SB 390: Requiring electric utilities submit feasibility studies of constructing and operating middle-mile broadband internet projects (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SB 392: Relating to payment of invoices received by Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation for contract work (Pending House introduction)
• SB 398: Relating to compensation for senior judges (House Judiciary)
• SB 399: Relating to compensation for senior magistrates (House Judiciary)
• SB 451: Comprehensive education reform (House Education)
• HB 2351: Relating to regulating prior authorizations (House amends; Pending Senate concurrence)
• HB 2462: Issuing a certificate to correctional employees to carry firearms (Pending House concurrence)

 

Resolutions that have Passed the Senate as of Thursday, February 7, 2019 (7)

 

• SCR 4: US Marine Corps Lt. Col. Dennis Ray Blankenship Memorial Road (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SCR 9: US Army PFC Winten L. Wayts Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SCR 11: Urging Congress pass fully funded long-term surface transportation and infrastructure measures (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SCR 12: US Army CPL Lee Roy Young Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
• SCR 16: US Army SP4 Wilbur Allen Smith Memorial Bridge (Pending House introduction)
• SCR 20: US Air Force SSGT Ryan David Hammond Memorial Bridge (Pending House introduction)
• SCR 23: Jeffrey Alan Clovis Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)

 

Bills and Resolutions that have Completed Legislation as of Thursday, February 7, 2019 (9)

 

• SB 17: Relating to probation eligibility (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 27: Removing restrictions on where certain traditional lottery games may be played (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 119: Specifying documents not subject to discovery in certain proceedings (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 177: Fire Commission rule relating to State Building Code (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 255: Relating to Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 268: Updating meaning of federal taxable income in WV Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 269: Updating terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 272: Updating code relating to Commission on Special Investigations (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)
• SB 324: Relating to Commissioner of Agriculture employees (Completed; Awaiting action by Governor)

 

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.

 

All Senate Committee meetings and floor sessions are available for both live streaming and to watch again in our archives. The link to the Senate’s archived video page can be found here:http://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00289/Harmony/en/View/UpcomingEvents.

 

 

 

HOUSE OF DELEGATES: 

House to convene at 11 a.m.

SPECIAL CALENDAR **

Citation Presentations Scheduled in House Chamber:

• 10:30 a.m. – WV Rural Health Association

On the agenda:

THIRD READING – For Passage

• Com. Sub. for S. B. 240 – Repealing certain legislative rules no longer authorized or are obsolete (Judiciary Committee Amendment Pending) (Floor Amendment Pending)
• S. B. 354 – Expiring funds to balance of Auditor’s Office – Chief Inspector’s Fund
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2392 – Allowing the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner to issue special one-day licenses for charitable events
• H. B. 2528 – Relating to employees of the Commissioner of Agriculture
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2545 – Exempting recipients of the distinguished Purple Heart medal from payment of the vehicle registration fee
• H. B. 2546 – Excluding from tax equipment installed in a motor vehicle for use of a person with a medical necessity
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2554 – Relating to transfers and enrollment policies for students in public schools
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2601 – Relating to the review and approval of state property leases
• H. B. 2696 – Creating an additional index system for state-owned lands
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2737 – Relating to training of State Tax Division employees
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2740 – Barring a parent from inheriting from a child in certain instances
• H. B. 2746 – Relating to administration of estates (Amendments Pending)
• H. B. 2759 – Providing for the ancillary administration of West Virginia real estate owned by nonresidents by affidavit and without administration
• H. B. 2815 – Raising the value of goods or chattels that are taken in a larceny to constitute grand larceny

SECOND READING – Amendment Stage

• S. B. 267 – Requiring State Board of Education adopt policy detailing level of computer science instruction
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2365 – Clarifying the definition of an employee for the purposes of unemployment compensation and workers’ compensation
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2468 – Department of Agriculture Capital Improvements Fund
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2583 – Family Planning Access Act
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2661 – Relating to natural gas utilities
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2809 – Relating to prohibited acts and penalties in the Hatfield-McCoy Recreation Area

FIRST READING

• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2330 – Allowing honorably discharged veterans who possess certain military ratings to qualify to take an examination for licensing as a plumber, electrician, and sprinkler fitter
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2405 – Imposing a healthcare related provider tax on certain health care organizations
• H. B. 2415 – Requiring the State Board of Education to adopt a policy detailing the appropriate level of computer science instruction
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2674 – Creating a student loan repayment program for a mental health provider
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2734 – Relating to reduced rates for low-income residential customers of privately owned sewer and combined water and sewer utilities
• Com. Sub. for H. B. 2813 – Relating generally to collection of use tax

Committees

Daily Committee Schedule

 

Committee Meetings Scheduled (location changes from normal rooms in red):

Committee on Finance

9:00 a.m. – Room 460M

• H. B. 2673, Creating the Oil and Gas Abandoned Well Plugging Fund.
• H. B. 2739, Relating to contributions on behalf of employees to a retirement plan administered by the Consolidated Public Retirement Board.
• H. B. 2743, Eliminating reference to municipal policemen’s pension and relief funds and firemen’s pension and relief funds in section restricting investment.
• H. B. 2793, Expanding applicability of educational facilities for the West Virginia College Prepaid Tuition and Savings Program.
• H. B. 2819, Relating generally to contractors.
• H. B. 2821, Updating provisions for command, clerical and other pay.
• H. B. 2848, Relating to the West Virginia ABLE Act.

 

Committee on the Judiciary

9:00 a.m. – Room 418M

• Com. Sub. for S. B. 270, Streamlining process for utilities access to DOH rights-of-way,
• S. B. 377, Relating to minimum wage and maximum hour standards.
• H. B. 2709, Relating to hunting licenses.
• H. B. 2715, Relating to Class Q special hunting permit for disabled persons,
• H. B. 2579, Relating to the collection of tax and the priority of distribution of an estate or property in receivership,
• H. B. 2538, Providing banking services for medical cannabis,
• H. B. 2173, Allowing state and federal law-enforcement officers to testify as to the contents and evidence of a wiretap or electronic surveillance

 

Committee on Education (***agenda pending, though this is likely what’s on it***)

9:00 a.m. – Room 215E

• Com. Sub. for S. B. 451, Comprehensive education reform

 

Committee on Government Organization

9:00 a.m. – Room 432M

• HB 2338, Allowing the owner of an antique military vehicle to display alternate registration insignia.
• HB 2359, Relating to exemptions to the commercial driver’s license requirements.
• HB 2692, Relating to primary elections and procedures.
• HB Originating, Relating to requiring governmental websites.

 

*** Agendas and times subject to change. ***

Bills:

 

All Senate and House Bills Introduced on Feb. xx, 2019: