HOUSE ABSTRACT
2009 REGULAR SESSION
CONTAINING
Active House Bills as of February 20, 2009
AND
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
*Denotes Committee Substitutes
ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS
2069.By Del. Iaquinta, Anderson, Poling, M., Crosier, Fragale, Miley and Duke - Increasing
the faculty senate allotment for classroom teachers and librarians - Introduced
02/11/09 - To Education then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - On 1st reading, House
Calendar 02/23/09
*2309.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Eldridge, Andes and Miller, C. - Updating
the law governing the practice of occupational therapy - Introduced 02/12/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed - On 3rd reading,
House Calendar 02/23/09
*2419.By Del. Perry, Boggs, Morgan, Ellem and Webster - Providing inmates a reduction
in sentence for completion of education and rehabilitation programs - Introduced
02/16/09 - To Judiciary - (Original same as SB 254) - On 3rd reading, House Calendar
02/23/09
*2504.By Del. Williams, Boggs, Argento, Poling, D., Pethtel, Marshall, Butcher, Ennis,
Rowan and Manypenny - Establishing the Silver Alert Plan, an alert system for
missing cognitively impaired persons - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Senior Citizen Issues
then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 02/19/09 - On 1st reading, House Calendar
02/23/09
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
February 20, 2009
2688.By Del. Barker, Eldridge, Fleischauer, Guthrie, Mahan, Moore, Moye, Perry,
Rodighiero, Shaver and Staggers - Prohibiting magistrates from imposing multiple court cost fees for the same matter - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
2689.By Del. Caputo, Poling, D., Fragale, Spencer, Schadler and Rowan - Dedicating a new
surcharge on the policyholder of any fire insurance policy to defray costs incurred
by volunteer fire companies that provide benefits under a qualified Length of
Service Awards Program (LOSAP) - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Banking and Insurance
then Finance
2690.By Del. Talbott, Argento, Pethtel, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Beach, Williams, Anderson,
Evans, Schoen and Miller, C. - Updating language pertaining to indemnity for the
death of diseased or infected animals - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Agriculture then
Judiciary
2691.By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Argento, Cann and Miller, C. - Repealing outdated
sections of West Virginia Code - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Government Organization
then Judiciary
2692.By Del. Guthrie - Requiring the Secretary of Administration to promulgate rules
for travel reimbursement equal to the federal standard mileage rate - Introduced
02/20/09 - To Government Organization then Finance
2693.By Del. Phillips, Lawrence, Hall, Ross, Givens, Frazier and Stowers - Including testing
for illegal drugs in newborns - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
2694.By Del. Boggs, Webster, Iaquinta, Ferro, Wooton, Schoen, Tabb, Fleischauer, Schadler,
Hamilton and Hutchins - Establishing certain requirements for modification of
custodial rights for parent's or guardian's that have been deployed to the United
States Armed Forces - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Judiciary
2695.By Del. Brown - Providing criminal penalties for a hunter who fails to render aid
to a person the hunter shoots while hunting - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Natural
Resources then Judiciary
2696.By Del. Staggers, Azinger and Louisos - Authorizing certain persons who are
emergency medical technician-paramedics to apply to obtain a license to practice
registered professional nursing - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Government Organization
then Judiciary
2697.By Del. Boggs, Argento, Beach, Givens, Martin, Michael, Perry, Ross and Walker -
Relating to common carriers by motor vehicles in the business of towing -
Introduced 02/20/09 - To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and
Small Business then Judiciary
2698.By Del. Boggs, Argento, Beach, Givens, Martin, Michael, Perry and Walker - Relating
to pipeline companies paying a special license fee - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Energy,
Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Finance
2699.By Del. Eldridge, Perry, Stowers, Klempa, Barker, Marshall, Martin, Beach, Lawrence,
Argento and Hall - Establishing breeding restrictions for aggressive or vicious dogs
- Introduced 02/20/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary
2700.By Del. Overington, Duke, Lane, Andes, Miller, J., Canterbury, Barker, Cowles, Rowan,
Walters and Miley - Protecting academic freedom in higher education - Introduced
02/20/09 - To Education then Judiciary
2701.By Del. Shaver, Argento and Perry - Relating to the escape from custody of the
Director of Juvenile Services - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Judiciary
2702.By Del. Spencer - Relating to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act - Introduced
02/20/09 - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance
2703.By Del. Spencer - Relating to the State Teachers Retirement System - Introduced
02/20/09 - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance
2704.By Del. Sobonya, Sumner, Rowan and Lane - Subjecting persons convicted of sexual
crimes against a minor to "GPS" monitoring for life - Introduced 02/20/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance
2705.By Del. Sobonya, Sumner, Moore, Rowan, Miller, C., Reynolds, Duke and Ellem -
Including additional information on the sex offender registry - Introduced 02/20/09
- To Judiciary
2706.By Del. Sobonya, Rowan and Miller, C. - Relating to exempting physicians from
obtaining Medicaid preauthorization for certain medical conditions - Introduced
02/20/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
2707.By Del. Sobonya, Sumner, Moore, Morgan and Rowan - Eliminating good time for
persons convicted of sex crimes involving minor children - Introduced 02/20/09 - To
Judiciary
2708.By Del. Sobonya, Stephens, Sumner, Moore, Miller, C., Morgan, Craig, Rowan,
Reynolds and Duke - Exempting certain income received by retired federal
employees from the personal income tax - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Pensions and
Retirement then Finance
2709.By Del. Sobonya, Sumner, Rowan, Miller, C., Stephens, Reynolds, Morgan and Duke - Providing a cost-of-living provision for certain persons retired under the
Teachers Retirement System - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Pensions and Retirement then
Finance
2710.By Del. Mahan, Eldridge, Ennis, Hutchins, Longstreth, Spencer, Ashley and Rowan -
Increasing criminal penalty to commit malicious assault, unlawful assault, battery
or assault upon a child protective caseworker or a local adult protective services
caseworker employee - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Judiciary
2711.By Del. Perry, Ellem, Morgan and Boggs - Providing that correctional officers may
retire with full benefits after twenty years of service - Introduced 02/20/09 - To
Pensions and Retirement then Finance
2712.By Del. Miley and Hamilton - Relating to rule making requirements of the
Department of Health and Human Services - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Government
Organization then Judiciary
2713.By Del. Webster, Brown, Fleischauer, Perdue, Beach and Moye - Relating to a study
and investigation on issues in connection with creating a pilot program for child
day care centers operated by the state - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Government
Organization then Judiciary
2714.By Del. Sobonya, Miller, C., Ireland, Romine and Rowan - Specifying the types of
topics that are to be covered in school programs on personal finance - Introduced
02/20/09 - To Education
2715.By Del. Walters, Poling, M. and Paxton - The Economic Fairness Act of 2009 -
Introduced 02/20/09 - To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and
Small Business then Finance
2716.By Del. Campbell and Canterbury - Clarifying the penalty provisions regarding
battery on a police officer - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Judiciary
2717.By Del. Rowan and Porter - Requiring physicians performing abortions take steps
designed to save the life of any aborted live fetus - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Health
and Human Resources then Judiciary
2718.By Del. Campbell, Paxton, Williams, Perry, Spencer and Tabb - Authorizing public
school teachers to purchase one personal computer and related devices per year
from the state contract for use outside the classroom - Introduced 02/20/09 - To
Education then Finance
2719.By Del. Morgan and Doyle - Increasing the maximum alcohol level in the state definition of "nonintoxicating beer" - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Judiciary then
Finance
2720.By Del. Hatfield, Fleischauer, Guthrie, Brown, Spencer, Perdue, Martin and Eldridge
- Genetic Information Privacy Act - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Health and Human
Resources then Judiciary
2721.By Del. Campbell and Canterbury - Dangerous Dog Act - Introduced 02/20/09 - To
Agriculture then Judiciary
2722.By Del. Williams, Crosier, Shaver, Ashley, White and Anderson - Providing a one
hundred dollar tax credit to certain businesses that are required to reprogram its
cash registers because of a change in the food tax - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Finance
2723.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Caputo, Eldridge, Andes and Miller, C. -
Authorizing municipalities to provide administrative procedures for the
assessment and collection of delinquent municipal fees - Introduced 02/20/09 - To
Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
2724.By Del. Moore, Doyle, Guthrie, Rodighiero, Sobonya and Overington - Silver Alert
Plan - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Judiciary
2725.By Del. Ellem, Anderson, Border, Carmichael, Miller, C., Sumner, Schoen, Andes and
Azinger - Suspending the future issuing of new video lottery licenses - Introduced
02/20/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
2726.By Del. Campbell, Crosier, Boggs, Hutchins, Eldridge, Williams, Marshall, Barker and
Fleischauer - Providing a cost-of-living provision for certain persons under the
Teachers Retirement System - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Pensions and Retirement then
Finance
2727.By Del. Campbell, Crosier, Marshall and Canterbury - Providing a cost-of-living
provision for disabled public employee retirement annuitants - Introduced 02/20/09
- To Pensions and Retirement then Finance
2728.By Del. Rowan, Sobonya, Anderson, Romine and Andes - Prohibiting sex offenders
from residing in certain areas and subjecting convicted sex offenders to global
positional system monitoring - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Judiciary
2729.By Del. Sobonya, Beach, Hamilton, Brown, Reynolds, Miller, C., Rodighiero, Hatfield
and Rowan - Creating the West Virginia Addictions Treatment and Recovery Fund
- Introduced 02/20/09 - To Finance
2730.By Del. Williams, Canterbury, Campbell, Kominar, Michael and Tabb - Authorizing
a tax credit for new teachers in critical needs areas - Introduced 02/20/09 - To
Education then Finance
ALL HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1.By Del. Ennis, Hamilton, Romine, Azinger and White - Increase of Terms of
Members of the Legislature Amendment - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Constitutional
Revision then Judiciary
2.By Del. Doyle - Veto Session Amendment - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Constitutional
Revision then Judiciary - (Original same as SJR2)
3.By Del. Longstreth - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced
02/11/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary - (Original similar to SJR 8, SJR
9 and SJR4)
4.By Del. Blair, Miller, J., Duke, Border, Canterbury, Ellem, Azinger, Evans, Romine,
Anderson and Rowan - Property Tax Assessment Homestead Limitation
Amendment - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Finance
5.By Del. Michael, Moye, Boggs, Overington, Armstead, Sumner and Moore - The
Marriage Protection Amendment - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Constitutional Revision
then Judiciary - (Original same as SJR7)
6.By Del. Carmichael - Dedication of Funding to Natural Resources Amendment -
Introduced 02/11/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Finance - (Original same as
SJR5)
7.By Del. Armstead, Rowan, Overington and Azinger - Warrantless Searches of Homes
by Electronic Surveillance Home Searched Amendment - Introduced 02/16/09 - To
Constitutional Revision then Finance
8.By Del. Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth - Homestead Exemption Increase
Amendment - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary -
(Original similar to SJR 4, SJR 8 and SJR 9)
9.By Del. Carmichael - Term Limitations Amendment - Introduced 02/16/09 - To
Constitutional Revision then Judiciary
10.By Del. Sumner and Sobonya - Clarifying that nothing in the Constitution secures
or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary - (Original similar to SJR3 and
SJR6)
11.By Del. Doyle, Rodighiero, Eldridge and Moye - Legislator Replacement Amendment
- Introduced 02/17/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary
12.By Del. Armstead, Andes, Duke, Ireland, Miller, C., Miller, J., Porter, Romine, Rowan
and Sumner - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 02/17/09 -
To Constitutional Revision then Finance - (Original similar to SJR4, SJR8 and SJR9)
13.By Del. Doyle, Perdue, White, Michael, Blair and Boggs - Budget Committee to
Introduced the Budget Bill Amendment - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Constitutional
Revision then Finance
14.By Del. Rodighiero, Eldridge and Reynolds - Homestead Exemption Increase
Amendment - Introduced 02/18/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Finance -
(Original similar to SJR4, SJR8 and SJR9)
15.By Del. Miller, J., Overington, Lane, Sobonya, Blair, Porter, Schadler and Andes -
Taxpayer's Bill of Rights Amendment - Introduced 02/18/09 - To Constitutional
Revision then Finance
16.By Del. Overington, Schoen, Lane, Carmichael, Sobonya, Sumner, Walters, Canterbury,
Miller, J. and Andes - Prohibiting the Governmental Taking of Private Property for
Private Use Amendment - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Constitutional Revision then
Judiciary
ALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Raising a Joint Assembly to open and publish
election returns - Introduced 01/14/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House
01/14/09 - To Senate 01/14/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate
01/14/09
2.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Providing for an adjournment of the Legislature
until February 11, 2009 - Introduced 01/14/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by
House 01/14/09 - To Senate 01/14/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by
Senate 01/14/09
3.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the
Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly
therefor - Introduced 02/11/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 02/11/09 - To Senate 02/11/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 02/11/09
4.By Del. White and Kominar - CBM Howard W. Bannister Memorial Bridge -
Introduced 02/17/09 - To Rules
5.By Del. Mahan, Fleischauer, Brown, Eldridge, Ennis, Ashley, Rowan and Schadler -
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study the safety
issues of those who provide home visits to families in West Virginia - Introduced
02/17/09 - To Rules
6.By Del. Mahan, Fleischauer, Brown, Eldridge, Ennis, Ashley, Rowan and Schadler -
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance reconstitute Select
Committee A on Children, Juveniles and Other Matters - Introduced 02/17/09 - To
Rules
7.By Del. Fleischauer, Iaquinta, Longstreth, Stephens and Azinger - Requesting the Joint
Committee on Government and Finance to continue studying the needs, challenges
and issues facing veterans - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Rules
8.By Del. Fleischauer, Iaquinta, Longstreth, Stephens and Azinger - Requesting that
public and private colleges and university submit plans to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance on how their campuses can be made more military or
veteran friendly - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Rules
9.By Del. Beach - Urging Congress to implement the Homeowners and Bank
Protection Act - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Rules
ALL HOUSE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Adopting Rules of the House of Delegates -
Introduced 01/14/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 01/14/09
2.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Authorizing the publication of a Legislative
Manual and providing for the mailing lists for House Journals - Introduced
01/14/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 01/14/09
3.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Authorizing the printing and distribution of Acts
of the Legislature and Journals of the House - Introduced 01/14/09 - Reference
dispensed - Adopted by House 01/14/09
4.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Authorizing the Committee on Rules to arrange
a Special Calendar - Introduced 01/14/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 01/14/09
5.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Authorizing the appointment of employees for
this, the First Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature, two thousand nine
- Introduced 01/14/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 01/14/09
6.By Del. Poling, M. and Paxton - Recognizing the West Virginia Civics Literacy
Council and Civic Literacy Day - Introduced 02/12/09 - Reference dispensed -
Adopted by House 02/12/09
7.By Del. Schadler, Evans and Rowan - Recognizing the considerable contributions of
Nancy Hanks, mother of Abraham Lincoln and native of West Virginia -
Introduced 02/12/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 02/12/09
8.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Creating a Select Committee on Federal Stimulus
Utilization - Introduced 02/13/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 02/13/09 - Adopted by
House 02/17/09
9.By Del. Iaquinta, Longstreth, Swartzmiller, Moye, Boggs, Azinger, Porter, Ireland and
Ashley - Encouraging West Virginia educators to participate in future "Take a
Veteran to School" initiatives - Introduced 02/16/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted
by House 02/16/09
10.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Morgan, Craig, Miller, C., Reynolds, Sobonya,
Stephens and Perdue - Designating February 18, 2009, as "Marshall University
Day" - Introduced 02/18/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 02/18/09
11.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Ashley, Beach, Boggs, Brown, Caputo, Doyle,
Ferro, Fleischauer, Frazier, Guthrie, Hall, Hatfield, Kominar, Louisos, Mahan, Marshall,
Martin, Michael, Moore, Morgan, Pethtel, Phillips, Skaff, Spencer, Staggers, Varner,
Walker, Wells and Wooton - Designating February 20, 2009, as "Civil Rights
Pioneer J. R. Clifford Day" - Introduced 02/20/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted
by House 02/20/09
HOUSE BILLS PASSED HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
*2305.By Del. Webster, Wells, Ferro, Miley, Frazier, Schoen, Lane, Wooton, Hunt and Barker
- Revising appointment and compensation provisions of the Supreme Court Clerk
and his or her staff - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 02/18/09 - To
Senate 02/19/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*2306.By Del. Webster, Michael, Mahan and Kominar - Relating to impersonation of a public official or employee - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House
02/18/09 - To Senate 02/19/09 - To Judiciary
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES
1.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Raising a Joint Assembly to open and publish
election returns - Adopted 01/14/09
2.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Providing for an adjournment of the Legislature
until February 11, 2009 - Adopted 01/14/09
3.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the
Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly
therefor - Adopted 02/11/09
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES
1.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President), Chafin and Caruth - Adopting joint rules of Senate
and House of Delegates - Adopted 01/14/09
2.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President), Helmick and Caruth - Relating to payment of
supplies, services, printing and other expenses - Adopted 01/14/09