Member's Press Release
Release Date: 01/21/2019
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999
Senate
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Monday, January 21, 2019
Monday, January 21, 2019 – 13th Day of Session
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.
RESOLUTIONS
- SR 11: Designating January 21, 2019, as Down Syndrome Awareness Day
- SR 12: Congratulating Ripley High School girls' track team for winning 2018 Class AAA state championship
- SR 13: Recognizing Leadership Berkeley
THIRD READING
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 17: Relating to probation eligibility
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 61: Adding certain crimes for which prosecutor may apply for wiretap
- Eng. SB 119: Specifying documents not subject to discovery in certain proceedings
SECOND READING
- Com. Sub. for SB 3: Establishing WV Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act
- Com. Sub. for SB 62: Requiring participation in drug court program before discharge of certain first-time drug offenses
- Com. Sub. for SB 152: Relating generally to criminal offense expungement
- Com. Sub. for SB 240: Repealing certain legislative rules no longer authorized or are obsolete
FIRST READING
- Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 1: Increasing access to career education and workforce training
- Com. Sub. for SB 18: Relating to crimes committed on State Capitol Complex (original similar to HB 2092)
- Com. Sub. for SB 255: Relating to Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee
- SB 354: Expiring funds to balance of Auditor's Office - Chief Inspector's Fund
Scheduled Committee Meetings
1 p.m.: Natural Resources (208W)
- SB 317: Authorizing three or more adjacent counties form multicounty trail network authority
- SB 126: Requiring industrial hemp grower licensees file copy of license with local sheriff
2 p.m.: Banking and Insurance (451M)
- Presentation: Allan L. McVey, WV Insurance Commissioner
- SB 30: Eliminating tax on annuity considerations collected by life insurer
- SB 74: Exempting nonpaid volunteers at ski areas from workers' compensation benefits
3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- SB 258: Establishing common law "veil piercing" claims not be used to impose personal liability
- SB 264: Requiring courts to order restitution to crime victims
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- Budget Hearing: West Virginia Department of Commerce
- Budget Hearing: West Virginia Secretary of State
- Com. Sub. for SB 243: Requiring racetrack participate in WV Thoroughbred Development Fund
- SB 263: Limiting number of days legislators may be compensated during extended and extraordinary sessions if budget bill not enacted
Senate Bills to be Introduced Monday, January 21, 2019
- SB 355: Removing authority of municipalities to restrict firearm possession (Azinger, Maynard, Smith, Sypolt; Judiciary)
- SB 356: Authorizing Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation to release certain information to county prosecutors and US Attorney (Weld, Clements; Judiciary)
- SB 357: Relating generally to Division of Administrative Services (Weld, Clements; Government Organization)
- SB 358: Exempting Purchasing Division purchases for equipment to maintain security at state facilities (Weld, Clements; Government Organization)
- SB 359: Creating Youth Mental Health Protection Act (Maroney, Baldwin, Beach, Facemire, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Lindsay, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Stollings, Takubo, Weld, Woelfel; Health and Human Resources)
- SB 360: Relating to third-party litigation financing (Trump; Judiciary)
- SB 361: Relating to Public Defender Services (Trump; Judiciary)
- SB 362: Relating to Mine Subsidence Insurance Program (Trump; Energy, Industry and Mining)
- SB 363: Exempting first $150,000 assessed value of residence of veteran or physically or mentally disabled person (FN) (Baldwin; Finance)
- SB 364: Creating shared table initiative for senior citizens (Baldwin, Azinger, Beach, Boso, Clements, Cline, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Lindsay, Maynard, Roberts, Romano, Swope, Sypolt, Tarr, Unger, Weld, Woelfel; Government Organization)
- SB 365: Redistributing revenue-generated excise tax on soft drinks to four-year medical schools (Plymale, Baldwin, Woelfel; Finance)
- SB 366: Authorizing Division of Protective Services issue electronic key cards to qualified applicants to enter State Capitol (FN) (Blair; Government Organization then Finance)
- SB 367: Relating to amount permitted to remain in Alcohol Beverage Control Administration's operating fund (FN) (IB) (Carmichael, Prezioso; Finance)
- SB 368: Requiring charitable or public service organization submit certifying statement (IB) (Carmichael, Prezioso; Banking and Insurance)
- SB 369: Relating to generic drug products (Takubo; Judiciary)
- SB 370: Prohibiting legislators and part-time public officials from having interest in public contracts (Ihlenfeld; Government Organization)
- SB 371: Requiring public hearing for proposed major source or modification to air quality permit (Unger; Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary)
- SB 372: Authorizing municipalities establish low-cost alternative energy revolving loan program (Plymale; Government Organization)
- SB 373: Relating to financial responsibility of inmates (Weld, Clements; Judiciary)
- SB 374: Eliminating liability of owners of active mine lands, abandoned mine lands or railway lines (Maynard; Judiciary)
- SB 375: Authorizing Curator of Arts, Culture and History to designate road as historic route (Maynard; Transportation and Infrastructure)
- SB 376: Creating Local Government Labor and Consumer Marketing Regulatory Limitation Act (Maynard; Government Organization then Judiciary)
- SB 377: Relating to minimum wage and maximum hour standards (FN) (Maynard; Judiciary)
- SB 378: Relating to special obligation notes to finance construction completing I-73 and I-74 (Maynard, Cline, Roberts, Woelfel; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
- SB 379: Permitting county board of education to include faith-based electives in drug prevention programs (Maynard, Azinger, Cline, Roberts, Tarr; Education)
- SB 380: Empowering municipalities to enact Adopt-A-Street programs (FN) (Maynard, Azinger, Cline, Roberts, Tarr; Government Organization)
- SB 381: Requiring State Board of Education develop program on home maintenance for elderly and disabled (FN) (Maynard; Education then Finance)
- SB 382: Exempting senior citizens from personal income tax (Maynard; Finance)
- SB 383: Creating WV Healthy Food Crop Block Grant Program (FN) (Clements; Agriculture and Rural Development then Finance)
- SB 384: Providing proceeds from certain oil and gas wells whose owners are unknown be kept in special fund (FN) (Smith, Clements, Sypolt; Judiciary)
- SB 385: Establishing and funding Department of Agriculture Capital Improvements Fund (Blair; Finance)
- SCR 12: US Army CPL Lee Roy Young Memorial Bridge (Stollings)
- SCR 13: US Marine SGT Stephen E. Drummond Memorial Bridge (Romano, Baldwin, Beach, Facemire, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Woelfel)
- SCR 14: William "Bill" Thurman King Memorial Bridge (Smith, Sypolt)
* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note
* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill
Committee Action on Bills from Friday, January 18, 2019
12:30 p.m.: Agriculture and Rural Development (208W)
- SB 193: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to rural rehabilitation loan program
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary
- SB 194: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to captive cervid farming
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary
- SB 195: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to farm-to-food bank tax credit
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary
- SB 196: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to agritourism
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary
- SB 197: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to farmers markets
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary
- SB 198: Agriculture Commissioner rule relating to seed certification program
- Bill reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary
1:30 p.m. Judiciary (208W)
- Com. Sub. for SB 223: Division of Labor rule relating to wage payment and collection (Bundle 10)
o Rules bundle includes SB 223: Division of Labor rule relating to wage payment and collection; SB 224: Division of Labor rule relating to child labor; SB 225: Division of Labor rule relating to regulation of heating, ventilating, and cooling work; SB 226: Office of Miners' health, Safety, and Training rule relating to rules and regulations governing safety of employees in and around surface mines in WV; SB 227: Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training rule relating to submission and approval of comprehensive mine safety program; SB 228: Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training rule relating to operating diesel equipment in underground mines; SB 229: DNR rule relating to commercial whitewater outfitters; SB 230: DNR rule relating to Cabwaylingo State Forest trail system two-year pilot program permitting ATVs and ORVs
- Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
- SB 253: Protecting consumers from automatic purchase renewal and continuous service offers
- Committee Substitute reported to full Senate with recommendation it do pass
Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Friday, January 18, 2019 (9)
- SB 10: Relating to Second Chance Driver's License Program (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- 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 (House Finance)
- SB 28: Removing hotel occupancy tax limit collects for medical care and emergency services (House Finance)
- SB 36: Allowing adjustment of gross income for calculating personal income liability for certain retirees (House Pensions and Retirement)
- SB 106: Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level (House Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development)
- SB 177: Fire Commission rule relating to State Building Code (House Judiciary)
- SB 190: DOH rule relating to employment procedures (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SB 272: Updating code relating to Commission on Special Investigations (Pending House introduction)
Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.
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