HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
CONSIDERED BY SENATE
Includes actions as of January 17, 2011
(This symbol * indicates Committee Substitutes.)
ALL SENATE BILLS INTRODUCED
(This digest embraces the complete bill list submitted.
If passed, all effective ninety days from passage unless otherwise indicated.)
1.By Sen. Yost, Barnes, Unger, Foster, Jenkins, Plymale, Sypolt, D. Facemire, Edgell, Beach and
Williams - Designating Dec. 7 WV Patriots of World War II Day - Introduced 01/12/11 - To
Military then Finance
2.By Sen. Yost, Barnes, Unger, Jenkins, Wells, Sypolt, D. Facemire and Williams - Providing
campground fee discounts to certain National Guard members - Introduced 01/12/11 - To
Natural Resources then Finance
3.By Sen. Yost, Unger, Jenkins, Sypolt, D. Facemire and Edgell - Allowing National Guard
members obtain free hunting and fishing licenses - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Natural
Resources then Finance
4.By Sen. Yost, Unger, Jenkins, Plymale and Sypolt - Exempting military, National Guard and
reserve income from state income tax - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Military then Finance
5.By Sen. Yost - Creating State Labor Relations Act - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary then
Finance
6.By Sen. Yost, Unger, Jenkins, Plymale and Sypolt - Exempting all military income from state
income tax - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Military then Finance
7.By Sen. Yost, Sypolt and D. Facemire - Relating to motorcycle helmet exemptions; increasing
safety fee - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
8.By Sen. Yost, Barnes, Wells and Sypolt - Redesignating Division of Veterans' Affairs
Department of Veterans' Assistance - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Government Organization then
Finance
9.By Sen. Foster - Prohibiting sale of tobacco products by pharmacies - Introduced 01/12/11
- To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
10.By Sen. Foster and Plymale - Providing one-time supplement to certain public employee and
teacher annuitants - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Pensions then Finance
11.By Sen. Foster and D. Facemire - Creating Prescription Record Privacy Act - Introduced
01/12/11 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
12.By Sen. Foster - Requiring Commissioner of Public Health assess health impact of certain
rules proposed by DEP - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
13.By Sen. Foster (By Request) - Creating Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act -
Introduced 01/12/11 - To Interstate Cooperation then Finance
14.By Sen. Foster, Plymale and D. Facemire - Increasing retirement income exemption for
certain state and federal retirees - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Government Organization then
Finance
15.By Sen. Foster - Providing one-time bonus to certain public employee and teacher
annuitants - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Pensions then Finance
16.By Sen. Foster - Reducing residency requirements for Purchasing Division's vendor
preferences - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Government Organization then Finance
17.By Sen. Foster, McCabe, Jenkins, Wells and Plymale - Creating Herbert Henderson Office
of Minority Affairs - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Government Organization then Finance
18.By Sen. Unger, Barnes, Foster and D. Facemire - Requiring alcohol awareness education
courses for certain employees of retailers and licensed private clubs - Introduced 01/12/11
- To Finance
19.By Sen. Barnes, Jenkins, Sypolt and D. Facemire - Providing certain firefighters personal
income tax credit - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Government Organization then Finance
20.By Sen. Unger - Relating to recycling - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Natural Resources
21.By Sen. Helmick, Barnes, Sypolt and D. Facemire - Relating to coalbed methane tax revenue
distribution - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then Finance
22.By Sen. Plymale and Jenkins - Increasing Cultural Facilities and Capitol Resources
Matching Grant Fund allocation from racetrack video lottery net terminal income -
Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary then Finance
23.By Sen. Barnes - Establishing municipalities' method for B&O taxes on gasoline
distributors and dealers - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Government Organization then Finance
24.By Sen. Unger and McCabe - Creating Green Buildings Act - Introduced 01/12/11 - To
Finance
25.By Sen. Foster - Creating Smoke Free WV Act - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Health and Human
Resources then Finance
26.By Sen. Barnes and Sypolt - Prohibiting gender-based abortions - Introduced 01/12/11 - To
Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
27.By Sen. Barnes and Sypolt - Authorizing mixed martial arts competitions - Introduced
01/12/11 - To Judiciary
28.By Sen. Barnes and Sypolt - Relating to care of certain aborted fetuses - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
29.By Sen. Williams, Plymale and D. Facemire - Requiring filing fees for write-in candidates for
public office - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary then Finance
30.By Sen. K. Facemyer and D. Facemire - Requiring boards of education hire most qualified
person for extracurricular activities - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Education then Finance
31.By Sen. K. Facemyer and D. Facemire - Increasing penalties for tobacco use by minors -
Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary
32.By Sen. K. Facemyer and D. Facemire - Increasing maximum weight for six-axle trailers -
Introduced 01/12/11 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
33.By Sen. K. Facemyer and Williams - Creating Transition Program for Tobacco Farmers -
Introduced 01/12/11 - To Agriculture then Finance
34.By Sen. Williams and D. Facemire - Relating to sale and use of mini-trucks - Introduced
01/12/11 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary
35.By Sen. Snyder and Plymale - Increasing nonfamily adoption tax credit - Introduced 01/12/11
- To Judiciary then Finance
36.By Sen. Jenkins - Creating Higher Education Community School Law - Introduced 01/12/11
- To Education then Finance
37.By Sen. Jenkins - Expanding counties covered by WV Route 2 and I-68 Authority -
Introduced 01/12/11 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Government Organization
38.By Sen. Jenkins, Barnes, Plymale, Sypolt and D. Facemire - Requiring certain defendants pay
incarceration cost - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary then Finance
39.By Sen. Jenkins, Barnes, Plymale and Sypolt - Allowing temporary detention of certain
criminal suspects - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary
40.By Sen. Jenkins - Excluding certain taxicab companies from Workers' Compensation Fund
liability - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
41.By Sen. Jenkins, Foster, Stollings and Williams - Creating Jobs Impact Statement Act -
Introduced 01/12/11 - To Economic Development then Finance
42.By Sen. Jenkins and Plymale - Relating to civil liability immunity for certain parks and
recreation district operators - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary
43.By Sen. Jenkins and Williams - Creating Asbestos Claims Transparency Act - Introduced
01/12/11 - To Judiciary then Finance
44.By Sen. Jenkins and Plymale - Providing earned income tax credit to certain taxpayers with
qualifying children - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Finance
45.By Sen. Jenkins - Providing method of appraising certain affordable multifamily rental
property for ad valorem property taxes - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Government Organization
then Finance
46.By Sen. Jenkins - Creating Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act - Introduced
01/12/11 - To Interstate Cooperation then Finance
47.By Sen. Minard and Barnes - Relating to disclosure requirements of mortgage licenses and
fees - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Banking and Insurance
48.By Sen. Minard, D. Facemire, Beach and Williams - Creating Jackson's Mill 4-H Camp Tax
Checkoff Program - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Agriculture then Finance
49.By Sen. Minard - Relating to loan review services by Division of Banking employees -
Introduced 01/12/11 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
50.By Sen. Minard, D. Facemire, Beach and Williams - Increasing number of magistrate court
deputy clerks - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary then Finance
51.By Sen. Minard and Barnes - Requiring registration of certain persons engaged in consumer
credit sales and other activities - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Banking and Insurance
52.By Sen. Minard, Jenkins and D. Facemire - Exempting Social Security income from state
income tax - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Finance
53.By Sen. Minard - Relating to underwriting of nonstate employer groups by PEIA -
Introduced 01/12/11 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
54.By Sen. Minard, D. Facemire and Williams - Relating to private investments for additional
lodging at Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Natural Resources
then Finance
55.By Sen. Minard - Clarifying confidentiality of local government audit-supporting
documentation - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
56.By Sen. Jenkins, Barnes, Sypolt and Williams - Creating Asbestos Claims Transparency Act
- Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary then Finance
57.By Sen. Jenkins, McCabe, Barnes and Sypolt - Relating to nonpartisan election of Supreme
Court Justices - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary
58.By Sen. Snyder, Unger and D. Facemire - Creating Commuter Rail Access Act - Introduced
01/12/11 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
59.By Sen. Barnes and Sypolt - Limiting certain distribution of public moneys by elected
officials - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary then Finance
60.By Sen. Foster - Authorizing probation officers' supervision of sex offenders pending availability of multijudicial officer - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary
61.By Sen. Foster - Authorizing Supreme Court appoint hearing officers for juvenile drug
courts - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary
62.By Sen. K. Facemyer (By Request) - Increasing criminal penalties for violations of WV
Contractor Licensing Act - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary
63.By Sen. K. Facemyer - Extending number of prohibited products included in definition of
"salvia divinorum" - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
64.By Sen. Jenkins - Permitting unlicensed personnel to administer medications in certain
circumstances - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
65.By Sen. Yost and Sypolt - Exempting certain military members' motor vehicles from
personal property taxation - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then
Finance
66.By Sen. Browning - Increasing speed limit for use of low-speed vehicles in municipalities -
Introduced 01/12/11 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Government Organization
67.By Sen. Yost, Foster, Jenkins, Miller and Sypolt - Requiring those arrested for felony submit
to DNA sample - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary then Finance
68.By Sen. Foster, Stollings, Jenkins, Wells and Beach - Creating WV Oral Health Improvement
Act - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
69.By Sen. Sypolt, Barnes, Jenkins, D. Facemire and Williams - Providing immunity for fire
chiefs and line officers under Governmental Tort Claims and Insurance Reform Act -
Introduced 01/12/11 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
70.By Sen. Kessler (Acting President) and Hall [By Request of the Executive] - Budget Bill -
Introduced 01/12/11 - To Finance
71.By Sen. Kessler (Acting President), Browning, Wills, Barnes, Unger, Jenkins, Palumbo, Laird,
Klempa and Miller - Making child neglect creating substantial risk of bodily harm a
misdemeanor - Introduced 01/13/11 - To Judiciary
72.By Sen. Kessler (Acting President), Snyder, Browning, Wills, Unger, Palumbo, Foster, McCabe,
Beach, Klempa, Plymale, Edgell, D. Facemire, Wells, Williams, Miller, Laird, Stollings, Yost,
Prezioso, Minard and Green - Defining "president", "speaker" and "presiding officer" -
Introduced 01/13/11 - To Judiciary
73.By Sen. Foster, Klempa and Plymale - Requiring insurers provide colorectol screening
coverage for certain individuals - Introduced 01/13/11 - To Banking and Insurance then
Finance
74.By Sen. Foster, Browning, Hall, Klempa and Plymale - Providing one-time supplement to
certain retired teachers - Introduced 01/13/11 - To Pensions then Finance
75.By Sen. Foster, Browning, Hall and Plymale - Exempting Teachers Retirement System
income from state income tax - Introduced 01/13/11 - To Pensions then Finance
76.By Sen. Foster, Browning, Hall and Plymale - Providing cost-of-living adjustment for certain
Teachers Retirement System members - Introduced 01/13/11 - To Pensions then Finance
77.By Sen. Foster and Hall - Creating medication therapy management services program for
Medicaid recipients - Introduced 01/13/11 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
78.By Sen. Foster, Stollings, Hall and Klempa - Requiring parental consent for minor to use
tanning device - Introduced 01/13/11 - To Judiciary
79.By Sen. Foster, Hall and Klempa - Requiring safety features on all new residential hot water
heaters - Introduced 01/13/11 - To Judiciary
80.By Sen. Foster, Stollings, Hall, Palumbo, Beach and Klempa - Exempting breast feeding
mothers from jury duty - Introduced 01/13/11 - To Health and Human Resources then
Judiciary
81.By Sen. Foster - Creating WV Swimming Pool Safety Act - Introduced 01/13/11 - To Judiciary
82.By Sen. Foster, Stollings, Beach, Klempa and Plymale - Declaring child's right to nurse in
public place is socially acceptable - Introduced 01/13/11 - To Health and Human Resources
then Judiciary
83.By Sen. Sypolt, Browning, Barnes, Jenkins, Hall, Plymale and Williams - Limiting landowner's
liability for injuries occurring on property while hunting - Introduced 01/13/11 - To Natural
Resources then Judiciary
84.By Sen. Sypolt, Barnes and Hall - Creating WV Firearms Freedom Act - Introduced 01/13/11
- To Natural Resources then Judiciary
85.By Sen. Sypolt and Hall - Changing qualifier for low income for senior citizens' homestead
tax credit - Introduced 01/13/11 - To Judiciary then Finance
86.By Sen. Sypolt and Hall - Requiring equal numbers of members from each magisterial
district on county planning commissions - Introduced 01/13/11 - To Government Organization
then Judiciary
87.By Sen. Sypolt and Barnes - Prohibiting certain abortions at state facilities - Introduced
01/13/11 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
88.By Sen. Laird, Barnes, Yost, Wills, Hall, Klempa, Miller and Plymale - Increasing penalties for
correctional employee engaging in sexual relations with incarcerated person - Introduced
01/13/11 - To Judiciary then Finance
89.By Sen. Laird, Barnes, Yost, Hall, Foster, Klempa and Plymale - Including certain Division of
Juvenile Services records in exemptions from Freedom of Information Act requests - Introduced 01/13/11 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
90.By Sen. Palumbo, Foster, Plymale, McCabe and Klempa - Establishing Equal Employment
Opportunity Office within Office of Governor - Introduced 01/14/11 - To Government
Organization then Finance
91.By Sen. Laird, Barnes, Green, Yost, Foster and Plymale - Allowing correctional industries
directly purchase workers' compensation coverage for certain inmates - Introduced 01/14/11
- To Government Organization then Finance
92.By Sen. Laird, Barnes, Green, Yost, Foster and Plymale - Relating to assignment of persons
to centers housing young adult offenders - Introduced 01/14/11 - To Judiciary
93.By Sen. Laird, Barnes, Green, Yost, Foster and Plymale - Relating to escape from custody of
Division of Juvenile Services - Introduced 01/14/11 - To Health and Human Resources then
Judiciary
94.By Sen. Sypolt - Updating surveyor terminology and plat preparation - Introduced 01/14/11
- To Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary
95.By Sen. Sypolt, Barnes, Klempa and Williams - Redefining basis for disqualification of
prospective jurors - Introduced 01/14/11 - To Judiciary
96.By Sen. Laird, Miller, Plymale, Browning, Unger and D. Facemire - Relating generally to
certain county officials - Introduced 01/17/11 - To Government Organization then Finance
97.By Sen. Unger, Foster, Hall, Plymale and D. Facemire - Establishing independent dispute
resolution process for nursing homes - Introduced 01/17/11 - To Health and Human Resources
then Judiciary
98.By Sen. Kessler (Acting President), Beach, Klempa, Yost and D. Facemire - Allowing certain
organizations use electronic or mechanical devices to conduct raffles - Introduced 01/17/11
- To Government Organization then Judiciary
99.By Sen. Kessler (Acting President), Unger, Klempa, Yost and D. Facemire - Allowing workers'
compensation for mental illness resulting from being victim of crime - Introduced 01/17/11
- To Judiciary then Finance
100.By Sen. Wells, Williams, Yost, Sypolt, Foster, Plymale, Browning, Jenkins, Unger, Laird,
Stollings, Klempa and D. Facemire - Establishing program to promote veteran friendly
communities - Introduced 01/17/11 - To Military then Finance
101.By Sen. Palumbo, Foster, Jenkins, Wells, Laird, Klempa, Yost and D. Facemire - Creating
Equal Pay Coordinator within Office of Governor - Introduced 01/17/11 - To Government
Organization then Finance
ALL SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1.By Sen. K. Facemyer - Proposing constitutional amendment designated Fair and Equal Citizenship Amendment - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary then Finance
2.By Sen. Minard, Barnes, Unger, Plymale and Williams - Proposing constitutional amendment
designated Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary
then Finance
3.By Sen. Snyder, Unger and Miller - Proposing constitutional amendment designated
Homestead Exemption Calculation Amendment - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary then
Finance
4.By Sen. Plymale - Proposing constitutional amendment designated Silenced Majority Local
Levy and Bond Amendment - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary then Finance
5.By Sen. Sypolt, Boley, Hall, K. Facemyer and Nohe - Proposing constitutional amendment
designated Marriage Protection Amendment - Introduced 01/13/11 - To Judiciary then
Finance
6.By Sen. Sypolt - Proposing constitutional amendment designated Veto Session Amendment
- Introduced 01/13/11 - To Judiciary then Finance
ALL SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1.By Sen. Kessler (Acting President), Prezioso and Hall - Authorizing payment of supplies,
services, printing and other expenses - Introduced 01/12/11 - Committee reference dispensed
- Adopted by Senate 01/12/11 - Recalled from House 01/14/11
2.By Sen. Browning, Green, Stollings, Plymale, Klempa and Yost - Requesting DOH name
County Routes 1 and 3 "Glen Rogers Coal Miner Memorial Highway" - Introduced
01/14/11 - To Transportation and Infrastructure 01/17/11
3.By Sen. Barnes, Stollings, Klempa and Wells - Requesting DOH name bridge in Pendleton
County "Korean War Veterans Bridge" - Introduced 01/14/11 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure 01/17/11
ALL SENATE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1.By Sen. Kessler, Beach, Browning, Edgell, D. Facemire, Foster, Klempa, Laird, McCabe,
Palumbo, Prezioso, Snyder, Unger, Wells, Wills and Yost - Adopting rules of Senate -
Introduced 01/12/11 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted 01/12/11
2.By Sen. Unger - Raising committee to notify House Senate has assembled - Introduced
01/12/11 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted 01/12/11
3.By Sen. Unger - Raising committee to notify Governor Legislature has assembled -
Introduced 01/12/11 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted 01/12/11
4.By Sen. Prezioso - Authorizing mailing of bills and journals - Introduced 01/12/11 -
Committee reference dispensed - Adopted 01/12/11
5.By Sen. Sypolt, Williams, Barnes, Foster, D. Facemire and Helmick - Recognizing
contributions of Henry Gassaway Davis - Introduced 01/13/11 - Committee reference
dispensed - Adopted 01/13/11
6.By Sen. Unger - Amending Senate Rule Nos. 3 and 27 - Introduced 01/13/11 - To Rules
01/13/11
7.By Sen. Kessler (Acting President), Foster, Palumbo, Snyder, Stollings, Barnes, Edgell,
Browning, Chafin, Plymale, Klempa, Unger, Jenkins, D. Facemire, Sypolt, Yost, Wells, Prezioso,
McCabe, Williams, Green, Wills, Fanning and Hall - Commemorating life of Michael Edward
Millner - Introduced 01/14/11 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted 01/14/11
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE
1.By Sen. Kessler (Acting President), Prezioso and Hall - Authorizing payment of supplies,
services, printing and other expenses - Introduced 01/12/11 - Committee reference dispensed
- Adopted by Senate 01/12/11 - Recalled from House 01/14/11
ALL HOUSE BILLS PASSED BY HOUSE
AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
2001.By Del. Boggs and Armstead - Providing that inmates serving life sentences shall be
considered for parole only once every three years - Introduced 01/12/11 - To Judiciary -
Reference dispensed - Passed House 01/12/11 - Effect from passage - To Senate 01/13/11 - To
Judiciary 01/13/11
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY
HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
1.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Extending an invitation to the President of the Senate, as
Acting Governor, to deliver and address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly
therefor - Introduced 01/12/11 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 01/12/11 - To Senate
01/12/11 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 01/12/11
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
ADOPTED BY LEGISLATURE
1.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Extending an invitation to the President of the Senate, as
Acting Governor, to deliver and address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly
therefor - Adopted 01/12/11