HOUSE OF DELEGATES


BILLS INTRODUCED


Wednesday, February 9, 2005


2001.By Del. Amores - Establishing a use and file rate regulatory system for personal lines of insurance - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary


2002.By Del. Beane - Creating a uniform system of bail bond forfeiture procedures for all courts of record in the state - To Judiciary


2003.By Del. Blair - Reducing and restricting compensation expense claims for legislative members - To Finance


2004.By Del. Caputo - Requiring that permanent and temporary battery charging stations in mines be ventilated directly to the return on a separate split of air - To Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Judiciary


2006.By Del. Caputo - Increasing benefits of retired state personnel and retired teachers - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance


2007.By Del. Caputo - Requiring that an authorized representative of the miners be allowed to accompany the inspector when an inspection of a surface-mining operation is undertaken - To Judiciary


2008.By Del. Carmichael - Increasing the rate of the tax on cigarettes and reducing the consumer sales tax on food sold for home consumption (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then Finance


2009.By Del. Carmichael - Relating to a tax exemption on certain sales of clothing (FN) - To Finance


2010.By Del. Kominar - Providing for a pilot project intended to divert low-income residents from early institutionalization - To Health and Human Resources then Finance


2011.By Del. Long - Relieving health care providers of liability where an injury has resulted from a prescribed drug or medical device - To Judiciary


2012.By Del. Williams - Providing a salary supplement for providers of medicaid eligible services in the public schools (FN) - To Education then Finance


2013.By Del. Pino (By Request) - Raising the age at which a person may request to be excused from jury duty from sixty-five to seventy - To Judiciary


2014.By Del. Williams, Beach, DeLong, Perry, Martin and Cann - Increasing the number of buglers qualified to play taps at military honors funerals - To Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security then Education


2015.By Del. Amores, Michael, Craig, Morgan, Leach, Howard and Sobonya - Providing employer immunity from civil liability for job related information disclosed regarding former employees - To Judiciary


2016.By Del. Stalnaker, Williams, Varner, Beane, Ennis, Campbell and Michael - Increasing the maximum number of magistrate court deputy clerks that may be appointed from sixty-two to seventy-two (FN) - To Judiciary then Finance


2017.By Del. Pino and R. M. Thompson - Increasing supplemental benefits to certain teacher retirement annuitants (FN) - To Education then Finance


2018.By Del. Caputo - Making armed assault or conspiracy to commit armed assault upon school property or school personnel or students a felony - To Education then Judiciary


2019.By Del. Ennis - Allowing spouses who are employed by the same county board of education to transfer unlimited accumulated sick leave to each other - To Education then Finance


2020.By Del. Amores - Requiring state agencies to provide information for verifying eligibility for public housing programs - To Government Organization


2021.By Del. Paxton - Increasing school service personnel employees by one pay grade after ten years of employment (FN) - To Education then Finance


2022.By Del. Caputo - Promoting contributions to the maintenance and improvement of state parks - To Finance


2023.By Del. Caputo - Providing for the use of neck braces by football players - To Education then Finance


2024.By Del. Cann (By Request) - Providing for administration costs associated with the court security fund and to eliminate obsolete language - To Judiciary


2025.By Del. Ennis (By Request) - Allowing members that participate in the teachers' defined contribution retirement system to borrow only against the total amount that the member has contributed - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance


2026.By Del. Leggett - Reducing insurance premium charges for school bus operators and drivers' education instructors - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary


2027.By Del. Frederick - Creating the West Virginia transportation oversight committee - To Government Organization then Finance


2028.By Del. Fragale - Requiring schools to post and make available to the public the schedules of teachers and staff - To Education then Finance


2029.By Del. Azinger - Relating to variable premium adjustable life insurance policies - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary


2030.By Del. Butcher - Permitting motor vehicle dealers to sell certain motor vehicles on an "as is" basis without a warranty - To Judiciary


2031.By Del. Caputo - Mandating guidelines for full-day and half-day cooks at schools - To Education then Finance


2032.By Del. Blair - Implementing a pilot project in Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties to install flashing traffic signals between the hours of eleven o'clock p.m. and six o'clock a.m. at certain intersections (FN) - To Roads and Transportation then Finance


2033.By Del. Schoen (By Request) - Requiring that parents whose parental rights are terminated continue to be responsible for support of the child until the child is adopted, reaches age of majority or is otherwise emancipated - To Judiciary


2034.By Del. Doyle - Limiting the purchase of handguns to one gun per month - To Judiciary


2035.By Del. Louisos - Requiring banks to immediately post deposits - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary


2036.By Del. Carmichael - Eliminating the food sales tax on food not consumed on the premises (FN) - To Finance


2037.By Del. Paxton - Relating to the rate of pay for substitute teachers - To Education then Finance


2038.By Del. Morgan - Prohibiting children under the age of eight years old from being passengers on motorcycles on public roads - To Judiciary


2039.By Del. Talbott (By Request) - Exempting the retrieval of a dog turned loose on Sunday from offense of hunting on Sunday - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary


2040.By Del. Talbott (By Request) - Prohibiting a person not the owner of a dog from removing tags, collars or apparel from a dog without the permission of the owner - To Judiciary


2041.By Del. Overington, Blair, Roberts, Evans and Schadler - Extending to workers the freedom of prosecuting his or her employment without the interference of labor organizations - To Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Judiciary


2042.By Del. Schoen - Allowing pharmacists and other individuals involved in dispensing medicines to refuse to fill prescriptions or dispense any substance that can be used as part of an abortion-related procedure - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary


2043.By Del. Hrutkay - Requiring a seller or a seller's agent at closing to disclose the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all utilities providing service to the real estate involved in the transaction - To Judiciary


2044.By Del. Schadler - Allowing municipalities to regulate the hours of operation of private liquor clubs by ordinance - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary


2045.By Del. Stemple, Beach, Swartzmiller and Anderson - Modifying and updating auctioneer licensing requirements, fees and continuing education - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Government Organization


2046.By Del. Staton - Exempting from requirements of the medicaid preferred drug list certain patients who have a high risk of hospitalization or institutionalization without appropriate medication - To Health and Human Resources then Finance


2047.By Del. Butcher - Prohibiting automobile insurance rate increases or surcharges for reason of nonserious traffic convictions - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary


2048.By Del. Beane - Investigating and interviewing alleged adult victims of abuse or neglect - To Judiciary


2049.By Del. Boggs - Allowing awards under the crime victims compensation program to be made to victims of identity theft (FN) - To Judiciary then Finance


2050.By Del. Fragale - Repealing the section involving the vesting of title to vocational education property in the state department of education - To Judiciary


2051.By Del. Fragale - Increasing the multiplier for a retirement annuity in the public employees retirement system - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance


2052.By Del. Blair - Prohibiting a business or organization from performing abortions in a public facility - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary


2053.By Del. Blair - Providing West Virginia students with a partial PROMISE scholarship for schooling outside this state for the reason that no in-state institution offers a course for a major or a degree in the student's desired field - To Education then Finance


2054.By Del. Beane - Allowing members of the design-build board to be reimbursed travel and other necessary expenses actually incurred while engaged in attending board meetings - To Government Organization then Finance


2055.By Del. R. Thompson - Giving certain annuitants of the public employees and teachers retirement systems a one-time supplement - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance


2056.By Del. Michael - Allowing mental hygiene commissioners to carry concealed weapons - To Judiciary


2057.By Del. Frederick - Creating the criminal offense of failing to supervise a child - To Judiciary


2058.By Del. Fragale - Providing that at the filing deadline for candidacy of mayor, recorder or city council, a candidate is unopposed, the municipality will allow an extended period beyond the filing deadline for write-in candidates to be submitted - To Judiciary


2059.By Del. Fragale - Classification of Class II property for levy purposes - To Judiciary then Finance


2060.By Del. Overington - Exempting public works projects receiving federal assistance and subject to federal labor standards from the state prevailing wage laws - To Judiciary then Finance


2061.By Del. Paxton - Directing the West Virginia secondary school activities commission to promulgate rules to provide oversight of secondary school athletic directors - To Education then Judiciary


2062.By Del. Staton - Relating to giving the priority to teacher's aide applicants with college credits - To Education then Finance


2063.By Del. Amores - Phasing in increased assessments on certain property (FN) - To Judiciary then Finance


2064.By Del. Campbell - Allowing municipal police and fire pension plans to use the actuarial examination by the State in lieu of obtaining its own actuary (FN) - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance


2065.By Del. Cann - Providing for the regulation of insurance company surcharging and multitiering practices and requiring companies to provide their insureds with notice and explanation as to intended surcharging - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary


2066.By Del. Frederick - Reducing the corporation net income tax (FN) - To Finance


2067.By Del. Iaquinta - Establishing a program for reprogramming cellular telephones and distributing to seniors for making emergency calls - To Government Organization then Finance


2068.By Del. Sumner - Requiring that any person seeking an abortion provide two forms of identification - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary


2069.By Del. Yost - Providing that a school levy election may be held during the primary election - To Education then Judiciary


2070.By Del. Talbott - Requiring color coded certificates of insurance to be placed on the windshield of the insured motor vehicle - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary


2071.By Del. Talbott (By Request) - Clarifying the procedure for tagging bear, bobcats, deer and wild turkey taken while hunting - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary


2072.By Del. Yost - Allowing for the continuation of misdemeanor prosecutions in cases where a defendant is charged by complaint with both a felony and misdemeanor - To Judiciary


2073.By Del. Amores - Requiring the state election commission and the secretary of state to study a method of conducting elections by means of computer internet systems - To Judiciary


2074.By Del. Beane - Transferring remaining bonding functions of public energy authority to the state treasurer - To Government Organization then Finance


2075.By Del. Blair - Prohibiting law-enforcement officers from asking crime victims if they have insurance coverage to cover losses occasioned by criminal activity - To Judiciary


2076.By Del. Caputo - Providing salary parity for conservation officers relative to members of the West Virginia state police - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Finance


2077.By Del. Caputo - Prohibiting the use of a credit score in casualty insurance rate filings - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary


2078.By Del. Caputo - Requiring the spaying or neutering of certain dogs and cats - To Judiciary


2079.By Del. Frederick - Permitting miners fined for noncompliance with mining statutes to pay the penalty or complete a training course in lieu thereof - To Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Judiciary

2080.By Del. Caputo - Permitting the head of an at-risk family to accept school loans, grants and scholarships without losing assistance while in school - To Education then Finance


2081.By Del. Frederick - Providing that student residents of this state who commute to school in another state are eligible for the PROMISE scholarship program - To Education then Finance


2082.By Del. Louisos - Amending PSC rules, accelerated rate procedures for gas, water and electric utilities - To Judiciary


2083.By Del. Pino - Clarifying that the sheriff is the appointing officer with respect to deputy sheriffs who have resigned and thereafter seek appointment by reinstatement - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary


2084.By Del. Spencer - Reinstatement without loss of rights of state employees following extended leave of absence - To Judiciary then Finance


2085.By Del. Caputo - Requiring the state personnel board to consider levels of seniority when awarding or withdrawing benefits - To Judiciary then Finance


2086.By Del. Azinger - Gradually eliminating the sales tax on food and increasing the sales tax on other items to six and one-half percent (FN) - To Finance


2087.By Del. R. M. Thompson - Increasing salaries of principals and assistant principals and providing salary reduction procedures - To Education then Finance


2088.By Del. Howard - Increasing the resident vendor's bid ratio from two and one-half percent to five percent - To Government Organization then Finance


2089.By Del. Ellem - Making records in criminal juvenile proceedings involving crimes of violence open to the public - To Judiciary


2090.By Del. Ellem - Clarifying that a "victim" includes that person damaged by acts of juveniles and increasing liability of parents for criminal acts of their children - To Judiciary


2091.By Del. Ellem - Prohibiting the distribution of RU-486 by any administrator, employee or other official of the college or university - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary


2092.By Del. Amores - Requirements for PROMISE scholarship - To Education then Finance


2093.By Del. Spencer - Allowing counties adopting a floodplain ordinance to designate a floodplain enforcement agency - To Political Subdivisions then Government Organization


2094.By Del. Pino - Creating the "Supplement to West Virginia Veterans Education Benefits Program Fund" - To Government Organization then Finance


2095.By Del. Pino - Equalizing the number and alternating the selection of juror strikes in a felony trial - To Judiciary


2096.By Del. Louisos - Creating a New River and Gauley River citizen's board to help resolve access issues to those rivers - To Government Organization then Finance


2097.By Del. R. M. Thompson - Providing that a person sixty-five years of age or older may redeem real estate owned by him or her by paying the delinquent taxes without other costs or liens (FN) - To Judiciary then Finance


2098.By Del. Stemple - Relating to deferral of court costs and fees when collecting delinquent emergency ambulance bills - To Judiciary


2099.By Del. R. M. Thompson - Providing a salary increase for civilian employees of the state police (FN) - To Finance


2100.By Del. Louisos - Providing that certain discriminatory pricing practices prohibited under the federal Robinson-Patman Act are also unlawful under West Virginia law - To Judiciary


2101.By Del. Evans - Exempting antique motor vehicles, motorcycles, classic motor vehicles and motorcycles from registration fees - To Roads and Transportation then Finance


2102.By Del. Staton - Making tongue splitting a crime unless performed by a licensed physician - To Judiciary


2103.By Del. Beach - Requiring that persons who operate or maintain steam boilers and equipment be tested and licensed by the commissioner of labor - To Government Organization then Finance


2104.By Del. Perry, Stemple and Cann - Providing that retiring municipal police officers may keep their service revolver (FN) - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary


2105.By Del. Fragale and Martin - Providing that applications for farm use valuation must be filed with the county assessor between dates specified - To Judiciary then Finance


2106.By Del. DeLong, Amores, Varner, Caputo, Stemple and Perry - Imposing a lien and recovery for unpaid child support on the proceeds due a child support debtor from a settlement, judgment or award - To Judiciary


2107.By Del. Boggs, Campbell, Michael and Staton - Creating the joint commission on technology and advanced communications - To Government Organization then Finance

2108.By Del. Boggs and Stalnaker - Prohibiting state purchases of information technology equipment constructed of flammable materials - To Judiciary


2109.By Del. Boggs and Stemple - Exempting bee hives from personal property assessment and taxation (FN) - To Judiciary then Finance


2110.By Del. Hamilton, Azinger, Evans and Stalnaker - Allowing a retail markup on the sale of beer, wine and intoxicating liquors (FN) - To Judiciary


2111.By Del. Beane and Michael - Allowing emergency medical personnel the right to practice according to their practice act in any setting - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary


2112.By Del. Blair and Sumner - Requiring a physician to receive written consent from at least one parent or legal guardian before an abortion is performed on an unemancipated minor - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary


2113.By Del. Boggs, R. M. Thompson and R. Thompson - Requiring a certified railroad locomotive engineer to be in direct control of a train or locomotive movement - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary


2114.By Del. Stalnaker - Imposing misdemeanor penalties for obstructing or giving false statements to a law-enforcement officer - To Judiciary


2115.By Del. Brown and Hatfield - Authorizing counties and municipalities to apply to the department of transportation to require train locomotives to reduce noise at railroad crossings - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary


2116.By Del. Wakim - Creating a joint legislative committee on technology and security - To Government Organization then Finance


2117.By Del. Schadler - Increasing the title examination costs charged by the clerk of the county commission to redeem real estate - To Judiciary


2118.By Del. Azinger - Providing for reimbursement to the bail bondsman for the amount of a forfeited bond under certain circumstances - To Judiciary


2119.By Del. Azinger - Income tax exemption for veterans who locate in West Virginia following separation from service (FN) - To Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance


2120.By Del. Stemple - Providing a special method of appraising charitable property - To Judiciary then Finance


2121.By Del. Louisos - Permitting the use of cash or a certificate of deposit in lieu of the posting of any bond requirement under state law - To Judiciary


2122.By Del. Frederick - Relating generally to mine inspectors (FN) - To Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Judiciary


2123.By Del. Paxton - Authorizing an exemption from standardized testing for children receiving an exemption from compulsory school attendance and who attend church school - To Education then Finance


2124.By Del. Hall - Requiring establishments serving prepared food to the public for consumption to allow people with special dietary restrictions to bring certain foods with them - To Judiciary


2125.By Del. Azinger - Requiring abortion facilities to have certain written policies and procedures - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary


2126.By Del. Azinger - Income tax deduction for gifts to West Virginia charities - To Finance


2127.By Del. Louisos - Relating to the sales price of gasoline and prohibiting wholesalers of cigarettes from offering discounts to retailers or consumers - To Judiciary


2128.By Del. Perry, Pino, Leach and Michael - Authorizing the Executive Director of the Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority to establish an inmate furlough program - To Judiciary


2129.By Del. Amores, Craig, Pethtel and Armstead - Creating misdemeanor offense of motion picture piracy - To Judiciary