HOUSE ABSTRACT
2009 REGULAR SESSION
CONTAINING
Active House Bills as of March 18, 2009
AND
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
*Denotes Committee Substitutes
ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS
*2027.By Del. Rodighiero, Reynolds and Eldridge - Creating an excise tax on methadone
- Introduced 02/11/09 - To Health and Human Resources - To House Health and Human
Resources 02/11/09 - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 03/19/09
2050.By Del. Craig and Morgan - Expanding the counties covered by West Virginia Route
2 and Interstate 68 Authority to include Cabell, Mason and Jackson counties; and
increasing the number of members - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Government
Organization - (Original same as SB13) - On 1st reading, Local Calendar 03/20/09
*2225.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Authorizing the
Department of Education and the Arts to Promulgate Legislative Rules - Introduced
02/12/09 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 02/19/09
- Passed House 03/17/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/18/09 - To Judiciary
2241.By Del. Eldridge, Marshall, Miley and Caputo - Relating to credit card solicitation on
college campuses - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Education then Judiciary - To House
Judiciary 03/18/09
*2335.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Relating to the federal "Yellow Ribbon G. I. Education Enhancement Program"
- Introduced 02/12/09 - To Education then Finance - (Original same as SB 245 - similar
to SB 480) - To House Finance 03/02/09 - Passed House 03/17/09 - To Senate 03/18/09
- To Education then Finance
*2401.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Providing for the expiration of the alternative minimum tax - Introduced 02/13/09
- To Finance - (Original same as SB 248) - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 03/19/09
2541.By Del. Hamilton, Argento, Ireland, Evans, Eldridge, Guthrie, Webster and Schadler -
Including poultry among those domesticated farm animals or stock which the
owner shall be liable for damages caused by those animals - Introduced 02/17/09 -
To Agriculture then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/05/09 - On 2nd reading, Special
Calendar 03/19/09
*2566.By Del. Mahan, Brown, Eldridge, Ennis, Fragale, Longstreth, Ashley, Rowan and
Schadler - Expanding applicability of increased penalties for crimes against certain
protected persons - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special
Calendar 03/19/09
*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 - To House Judiciary 03/12/09 - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 03/19/09
*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 - To House Judiciary 02/25/09 - Amended - Passed House 03/17/09 -
Title amended - To Senate 03/18/09 - To Judiciary
*2742.By Del. Talbott, Argento, Pethtel, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Beach, Williams, Anderson,
Evans, Schoen and Miller, C. - Repealing outdated provisions from the WV Code
relating to vinegars - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary - To House
Judiciary 03/12/09 - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 03/19/09
2787.By Del. Boggs, Barker, Manchin, Michael, Perry, Ross, Shaver and Swartzmiller -
Removing the requirement of the Public Service Commission to serve
recommended decisions by certified mail and allowing a service by electronic
transmission - Introduced 02/24/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary -
(Original same as SB 453) - To House Judiciary 03/18/09
*2788.By Del. Perry, Staggers, Williams, Ennis, Talbott, Perdue, Frazier, Fragale, Miley and
Caputo - Protecting incapacitated adults from abuse or neglect by a caregiver -
Introduced 02/24/09 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Judiciary - (Original similar to SB
294) - To House Judiciary 02/26/09 - Recommitted to Judiciary on 2nd reading 03/18/09
2827.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Labor,
supervision of elevator mechanics and apprentices - Introduced 02/25/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/18/09
*2836.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - School Innovation Zones Act - Introduced 02/26/09 - To Education - (Original same
as SB 376) - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 03/19/09
*2839.By Del. Perdue, Boggs, Hatfield, Border, Moore, Moye and Rodighiero - Relating to
the management of pain by physicians - Introduced 02/26/09 - To Health and Human
Resources then Judiciary - (Original same as SB 343) - To House Judiciary 03/05/09 -
Passed House 03/18/09
2860.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Regulating the sequestration and storage of carbon dioxide - Introduced 02/26/09
- To Judiciary then Finance - (Original same as SB 396) - To House Finance 03/18/09
*2877.By Del. Lawrence, Phillips, Poling, D., Stowers, Ferro, Argento and Schadler -
Increasing the monetary penalties, removing the possibility of incarceration and
adding community service for a minor who misrepresents his or her age when
purchasing alcohol - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 03/18/09
2919.By Del. Caputo, Poling, D., Swartzmiller, Mahan, Manchin, Hamilton, Longstreth,
Guthrie, Fleischauer and Eldridge - Including enforcement officers employed by the
Alcohol and Beverage Control Commission in the classified service under the Civil
Service System - Introduced 03/03/09 - To Government Organization then Finance -
To House Finance 03/18/09
2920.By Del. Ellem - Eliminating the felony conviction for a second or subsequent
conviction of petit larceny - Introduced 03/03/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd
reference dispensed - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 03/19/09
2952.By Del. Webster, Barker, Brown, Ferro, Hunt, Longstreth, Miley, Perry, Shook,
Staggers and Ellem - Clarifying that a terroristic threat is a felony regardless of
intent to actually commit the threatened act - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Judiciary then
Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 03/19/09
*2965.By Del. Mahan, Webster, Doyle, Boggs, Phillips, Lawrence and Campbell - Requiring
candidates for the House of Delegates and the Senate to file their announcement
of candidacies with the Secretary of State - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Judiciary - On
3rd reading, Special Calendar 03/19/09
*2968.By Del. Mahan, Sumner, Moye, Wooton and Susman - Requiring the State Fire
Commission to establish safety standards for liquefied petroleum gas systems -
Introduced 03/05/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary
03/11/09 - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 03/19/09
*2985.By Del. Ennis, Spencer, Rowan, Pethtel, Romine, Cann, Ferro, Michael, Smith, Williams and Paxton - Providing information on the West Virginia Schools for the
Deaf and Blind to the guardian of a child with a visual or auditory impairment -
Introduced 03/09/09 - To Education - Passed House 03/18/09
3011.By Del. Brown, Guthrie and Hatfield - Repealing the section of code relating to
limitation on political activity of officers or employees in the administration of the
Vocational Rehabilitation Program - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Government
Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/18/09
3047.By Del. White, Campbell, Poling, D. and Shook - Clarifying that the Director of the
Public Employees Insurance Agency is authorized to enter into capitated provider
arrangements for provision of primary health care services - Introduced 03/10/09
- To Health and Human Resources then Finance - (Original same as SB 450) - 2nd
reference dispensed - Passed House 03/17/09 - To Senate 03/18/09 - To Banking and
Insurance then Finance
3066.By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Martin, Talbott, Butcher, Argento and Poling, D. -
Clarifying the supervision requirements for elevator apprentices under elevator
safety - Introduced 03/11/09 - To Government Organization - On 1st reading, Special
Calendar 03/19/09
3083.By Del. Andes, Border, Anderson, Perdue, Hamilton, Caputo, Perry, Miley, Hatfield,
Wooton and Webster - Permitting blood donations by persons age sixteen with
parental consent - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Health and Human Resources then
Judiciary - (Original similar to SB 581) - 2nd reference dispensed - On 2nd reading,
Special Calendar 03/19/09
3120.By Del. Morgan, Marshall, Talbott, Martin, Klempa and Paxton - Increasing the WV
Prosecuting Attorneys Institute's executive council from five members to seven
members and permitting the appointment of special prosecutors in juvenile
delinquency, child abuse or neglect proceedings - Introduced 03/13/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary - (Original similar to SB 577) - To House
Judiciary 03/18/09
*3158.By Del. White, Boggs, Caputo, Fragale, Webster, Morgan, Poling, M., Campbell, Craig,
Schadler and Rowan - Providing assistance to certain political subdivision activities
involving municipal policemen's and firemen's pensions and relief systems and
volunteer fire departments - Introduced 03/16/09 - To Finance - On 1st reading,
Special Calendar 03/19/09
3229.By Del. Poling, M., Paxton, Stowers, Ennis, Moye, Shaver, Williams, Perry, Shott,
Sumner and Canterbury (Originating in House Education) - Relating to creation of the
Science and Research Council - Introduced 03/18/09 - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 03/19/09
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
March 18, 2009
3191.By Del. Fleischauer, Beach, Shook, Stowers, Perry, Iaquinta, Longstreth, Phillips and
Lawrence - Requiring public and private institutions of higher learning to present
plans to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance that involve making
their campuses more "military or veteran friendly" - Introduced 03/18/09 - To
Education then Finance
3192.By Del. Ferro, Fleischauer, Hall, Varner, Beach, Stowers, Pethtel, Klempa and
Lawrence - Requiring reports to the Governor from state agencies to be made
available electronically via the internet - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Government
Organization
3193.By Del. Armstead - Prohibiting cloning human embryos in state medical school,
colleges or universities - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Health and Human Resources then
Judiciary
3194.By Del. Ferro and Hamilton - Making it a misdemeanor to knowingly file false
information with the Secretary of State - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary
3195.By Del. Argento, Boggs, Craig, Hatfield, Perdue, Pethtel and Williams - Establishing
a funding mechanism for state aid for local health departments - Introduced
03/18/09 - To Government Organization then Finance
3196.By Del. Marshall, Iaquinta, Craig, Manchin, Evans and Anderson - Declaring certain
claims against the state and its agencies to be moral obligations of the state -
Introduced 03/18/09 - To Finance
3197.By Del. Fleischauer, Beach, Shook, Marshall, Manchin, Talbott, Miley, Mahan, Caputo,
Fragale and Perdue - Authorizing municipalities to permit nonpolice officers to issue
citations for littering - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
3198.By Del. Ellem, Poling, D. and Ireland - Lengthening the reevaluation cycle of real
property and limiting any assessment increase to ten percent in any one year -
Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
3199.By Del. Cowles, Shook, Ellem, Andes, Moore, Michael and Miller, J. - Redistricting
of the House of Delegates into one hundred single member districts after the 2010
census - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
3200.By Del. Susman, Fleischauer, Marshall, Beach, Longstreth, Moye and Porter -
Providing for the election of Public Service Commissioners, and requiring the
Public Service Commission to establish procedures for removal of any of its
commissioners for inactivity, neglect of duty or malfeasance - Introduced 03/18/09
- To Government Organization then Judiciary
3201.By Del. Hutchins, Campbell, Ellem, Frazier, Moore, Sobonya and Varner - Informing
all debtors how long and how much it would cost to simply make the minimum
monthly payments in paying off their credit cards - Introduced 03/18/09 - To
Banking and Insurance then Judiciary
3202.By Del. Cowles, Miller, J., Doyle, Tabb, Lawrence, Michael, Cann, Duke, Miller, C.,
Blair and Overington - Relating to the excise tax on the privilege of transferring real
property and using the tax to reimburse counties for regional jail fees - Introduced
03/18/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
3203.By Del. Williams, Barker, Andes, Rowan and Argento - Relating to violent crimes
against the elderly - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Judiciary
3204.By Del. Boggs, Barker, Campbell, Craig, Ireland, Perry, Reynolds, Tabb, Talbott, White
and Williams - Allowing a credit against state personal income tax for the purchase
of a new wood or pellet stove - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Energy, Industry and Labor,
Economic Development and Small Business then Finance
3205.By Del. Givens, Swartzmiller, Talbott, Tabb, Argento and Pethtel - Allowing
individuals to utilize any portion of their federal civil service retirement pension
based on credit for military service - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Veterans' Affairs and
Homeland Security then Finance
3206.By Del. Argento, Shaver, Kominar, Barker, Ross and Eldridge - Authorizing the
Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection to sign National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits - Introduced 03/18/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary
3207.By Del. Reynolds - Permitting a member of the Legislature to decline all or any
portion of his or her compensation - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
3208.By Del. Fragale, Williams, Duke, Shott and Smith - Including the hours of training
county board members have acquired - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Education then
Judiciary
3209.By Del. Morgan - Merging the functions of the Records Management and Preservation Advisory Committee with the Records Management and Preservation
Board - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Government Organization then Finance
3210.By Del. Boggs - Permitting the Superintendent of the State Police to consult with
the Insurance Commissioner instead of the executive director of the Workers'
Compensation Commission and changing the maximum medical care costs
schedule - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
3211.By Del. Boggs - Relating to DNA data collection - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary
3212.By Del. Miley, Iaquinta and Fragale - Changing language about campaign finance
reporting - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary
3213.By Del. Frazier, Fleischauer, Ellem, Moore, Hunt, Wooton and Miley - Allowing the
county commission to elect whether the sheriff or local community corrections
program may supervise the home incarceration program - Introduced 03/18/09 - To
Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
3214.By Del. Miley, Iaquinta and Fragale - Adding to the definition of private investigator
- Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary
3215.By Del. Carmichael and Armstead - Eliminating the start and the end date of the
instructional term for public schools and increasing the number of instructional
days - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Education then Finance
3216.By Del. Kominar, Webster, White and Staggers - Authorizing the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia to appoint senior family court judges
back to the bench - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary
3217.By Del. Carmichael - Decreasing a teacher's professional development days from
six days per year to three - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Education
3218.By Del. Walker, Smith, Poling, D., Hall and Phillips - Requiring that women who
seek an abortion must provide two forms of identification - Introduced 03/18/09 -
To Judiciary
3219.By Del. Wooton, Moye, Shook, Susman, Frazier, Manchin, Fleischauer, Mahan,
Sumner, Ellem and Miley - Adopting the standards of National Fire Protection
Association for the handling and storing of liquefied petroleum gases and for gas
appliances and gas piping - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
3220.By Del. Craig, Fleischauer, Williams, Pethtel, Marshall, Stowers, Boggs, Sumner and
Lawrence - Relating to service credit in State Teachers Retirement System - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance
3221.By Del. Miley, Iaquinta and Fragale - Allowing employees of the Department of
Veterans Affairs and special agents within the Office of Inspector General to carry
firearms while performing their duties - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary
3222.By Del. Morgan - Abolishing the Public Employee Leave Benefit Analysis Board -
Introduced 03/18/09 - To Government Organization
3223.By Del. Overington - Report of Induced Abortions Act - Introduced 03/18/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary
3224.By Del. Wooton, Ellem, Frazier, Hartman, Manchin, Miley, Perry, Ross, Shook, Shott
and Webster - Relating to compensation for condemnation commissioners -
Introduced 03/18/09 - To Judiciary
3225.By Del. Morgan - Abolishing the State Personnel Advisory Council - Introduced
03/18/09 - To Government Organization
3226.By Del. Morgan - Abolishing the Public Insurance Agency Advisory Board -
Introduced 03/18/09 - To Government Organization
3227.By Del. Susman, Fleischauer, Marshall, Perry and Wooton - Broadening the
circumstances and types of prescriptions a physician assistant may issue -
Introduced 03/18/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
3228.By Del. Eldridge, Moore, Hall, Longstreth, Crosier and Ross - Clarifying the definition
of shared parenting and updating language regarding the allocation of custodial
responsibility and decision-making responsibility of children - Introduced 03/18/09
- To Judiciary
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 11, 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 SJR 12 and 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 11, 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 SJR 11, 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 SJR 11, 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
17.By Del. Rodighiero, Butcher, Louisos, Poling, D. and Eldridge - Increase of the
General Homestead Exemption Amendment - Introduced 02/24/09 - To
Constitutional Revision then Finance - (Original similar to SJR 11)
18.By Del. Overington, Armstead, Rowan, Duke, Sumner, Walters, Andes, Miller, J.,
Schoen and Lane - Initiative, Referendum and Recall Amendment - Introduced
02/24/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary - (Original same as S JR 10)
19.By Del. Overington, Miller, J., Andes, Blair, Lane, Carmichael, Armstead, Walters,
McGeehan, Porter and Shott - Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill
Amendment - Introduced 03/08/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Finance
20.By Del. Butcher, Reynolds, Hatfield, Guthrie, Skaff, Stephens, Stowers, Eldridge,
Argento, Swartzmiller and Caputo - Repeal the Two Consecutive Term Limitation
for Sheriffs Amendment - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Constitutional Revision then
Judiciary - (Original similar to SJR 13)
21.By Del. Frazier - The "Deputy Circuit Clerks Employees of Supreme Court
Amendment" - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary
22.By Del. Doyle and Longstreth - Reformation of County Commission Elections
Amendment - Introduced 03/17/09 - To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary
23.By Del. Lane - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 03/17/09
- To Constitutional Revision then Judiciary
24.By Del. Hamilton, Ireland, Romine, Andes, Rowan, Shott, Blair, Porter, Sobonya, Duke
and McGeehan - Defense of Marriage Amendment - Introduced 03/18/09 - 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 - Adopted by House 03/04/09 - To Senate 03/05/09 -
To Transportation and Infrastructure
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
10.By Del. Guthrie, Brown, Hatfield, Hunt, Skaff, Spencer and Wells - The "T-5 Leon
Whitlock and PFC Forrest Wilson Memorial Bridge" and the "SFC Stanley
Williams Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House
03/04/09 - To Senate 03/05/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
11.By Del. Staggers - Requesting the Health and Human Resources Committee to
study the state of emergency medicine in West Virginia - Introduced 02/23/09 - To
Rules
12.By Del. Barker, Eldridge, Rodighiero, Butcher and Stowers - The "Sebert S. Duty
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Rules - Laid over until 3/5/09, House
Calendar - Adopted by House 03/05/09 - To Senate 03/06/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
13.By Del. Iaquinta, Doyle, Guthrie, Hatfield, Manchin, Morgan, Paxton, Stephens,
Anderson, Azinger, Barker, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Cowles, Crosier, Duke,
Eldridge, Evans, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Hunt, Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos,
Martin, Michael, Miller, C., Poling, D., Poling, M., Reynolds, Rodighiero, Ross,
Rowan, Schadler, Shaver, Skaff, Smith, Spencer, Stowers, Tabb, Walker, Wells and
Williams - Requesting the United States Congress to provide funding for the
completion of Corridor H from Elkins to Washington, D.C. - Introduced 02/27/09
- To Rules
14.By Del. Smith and Hamilton - The "Corporal William Dely Memorial Bridge" -
Introduced 03/03/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 -
To Transportation and Infrastructure
15.By Del. Iaquinta, Anderson, Argento, Ashley, Barker, Brown, Cann, Crosier, Ferro,
Fragale, Givens, Guthrie, Ireland, Klempa, Lane, Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos,
Mahan, Martin, McGeehan, Michael, Moore, Moye, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Poling, D.,
Rodighiero, Ross, Schadler, Shaver, Smith, Spencer, Stowers, Talbott, Walker, Walters,
Wells, White and Williams - Requesting that the West Virginia State Veterans
Cemetery be named "The Donel Kinnard Veterans Cemetery" - Introduced
03/03/09 - To Rules
16.By Del. Barker, Butcher, Eldridge and Stowers - The "Willis W. Elkins Memorial
Bridge" - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Rules
17.By Del. Porter, Shott and Frazier - The "War Veterans of Mercer County Memorial
Bridge" - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Rules - Laid over until 3/16/09, Special Calendar
- Adopted by House 03/16/09 - To Senate 03/17/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
18.By Del. Butcher, Eldridge, Stowers and Rodighiero - The "Chief Master Sergeant
George Wallace Hedrick, Jr, Bridge" - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Rules - Amended
- Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
19.By Del. Eldridge, Butcher, Craig, Morgan, Rodighiero, Stephens and Stowers -
Requesting the Division of Highways to rename Guy Gillenwater Hollow to
"Heritage Road" - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Rules - Amended - Adopted by House
03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
20.By Del. Stephens, Reynolds, Craig, Morgan, Miller, C. and Sobonya - Requesting the
Division of Highways add to the signage on bridge number O6-O2-0.10, in Cabell
County, adding "Green Beret" above "Sgt. Jackie L. Waymire Memorial Bridge"
and "Recipient of DSC KIA Vietnam 1967" below - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Rules
- Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
21.By Del. Sumner, Mahan, Moye, Susman and Wooton - The "Staff Sgt. Jeremy
Alexander Brown Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Rules - Amended -
Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
22.By Del. Butcher, Eldridge, Stowers and Rodighiero - The "Buffalo Creek Memorial
Highway" - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate
03/16/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
23.By Del. White, Kominar, Caputo and Butcher - The "Corporal Alfred E. Collins
Bridge" - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate
03/16/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
24.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Ennis, Azinger, Beach, Brown, Butcher, Cann,
Canterbury, Caputo, Evans, Ferro, Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Hartman, Hutchins,
Klempa, Kominar, Manypenny, McGeehan, Michael, Moore, Pethtel, Ross, Shook,
Spencer, Talbott, Varner and White - Declaring the month of May be proclaimed as
Lyme Disease Awareness Month beginning in 2009 - Introduced 03/11/09 - To Rules
- On Unf. Business, Special Calendar 03/19/09
25.By Del. Varner and Ferro - Requesting that the Division of Highways relocate the
marker known as the Washington Lands Marker in Moundsville - Introduced
03/11/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/16/09 - To Senate 03/17/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure
26.By Del. Guthrie - The "Bob Basil Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/11/09 - To Rules
27.By Del. Moore, White, Phillips and Hall - The "Eugene Collins Memorial Bridge"
- Introduced 03/11/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/11/09 - To Senate
03/12/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
28.By Del. Miller, C., Stephens, Sobonya, Reynolds, Craig and Morgan - The "Sgt. Daniel
Pesimer Memorial Bridge Killed in Vietnam, 1968" - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Rules
- Adopted by House 03/18/09
29.By Del. Talbott - The "Arden Cogar, Sr. Bridge" - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Rules
- Adopted by House 03/18/09
30.By Del. Eldridge, Butcher, Rodighiero, Stowers and Louisos - The "Marine Pvt.
Robert Clayton Stephenson Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Rules
31.By Del. Phillips and Hall - The "Airman First Class Christopher Burns Lester
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Rules
32.By Del. Eldridge, Anderson, Andes, Argento, Armstead, Azinger, Barker, Blair, Boggs,
Border, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Craig, Crosier, Doyle,
Ellem, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall,
Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Ireland, Klempa, Kominar,
Lane, Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin,
McGeehan, Michael, Miley, Miller, C., Miller, J., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Overington,
Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, Poling, D., Poling, M., Porter, Reynolds,
Rodighiero, Romine, Ross, Rowan, Schadler, Schoen, Shaver, Shook, Shott, Skaff,
Smith, Sobonya, Spencer, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Sumner, Susman, Swartzmiller,
Tabb, Talbott, Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells, White, Williams and Wooton -
Requesting the Governor to create the "Mountaineer Freedom Medal" - Introduced
03/17/09 - To Rules
33.By Del. Eldridge, Anderson, Argento, Azinger, Barker, Beach, Boggs, Border, Butcher,
Campbell, Cann, Caputo, Craig, Crosier, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale,
Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Klempa,
Kominar, Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall,
Martin, Michael, Miley, Miller, C., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Paxton, Perdue, Perry,
Pethtel, Poling, D., Poling, M., Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Ross, Rowan, Schadler,
Shaver, Shook, Skaff, Smith, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb,
Talbott, Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells, White, Williams and Wooton - Requesting
the West Virginia Athletic Department enshrine Patrick White's accomplishments
by retiring his jersey number five - Introduced 03/17/09 - To Rules
34.By Del. Wells - Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to
study deer/vehicle collisions in West Virginia - Introduced 03/17/09 - To Rules
35.By Del. Miller, C., Sobonya, Stephens, Reynolds, Craig and Morgan - The "Pvt.
Russell Curtis Knight Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/17/09 - To Rules
36.By Del. Miller, J., Anderson, Andes, Ashley, Azinger, Blair, Border, Cann, Canterbury,
Carmichael, Cowles, Ellem, Evans, Michael, Miller, C., Overington, Porter, Romine,
Rowan, Schadler, Shott, Sumner and Walters - Requesting the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance to recognize the importance of charter schools -
Introduced 03/17/09 - To Rules
37.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. White, Eldridge, Anderson, Ashley, Barker,
Boggs, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Caputo, Carmichael, Craig, Crosier, Ennis, Evans,
Fragale, Givens, Guthrie, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Klempa, Kominar, Longstreth, Mahan,
Manchin, Marshall, Martin, Michael, Moore, Morgan, Moye, Perdue, Phillips, Poling,
M., Reynolds, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Swartzmiller, Varner, Walker, Walters,
Webster, Williams and Wooton - Declaring Bituminous Coal to be the official state
rock - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Rules
38.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Perdue and Stephens - The "Bob W. Bellomy
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Rules
39.By Del. Manypenny, Argento, Azinger, Beach, Boggs, Brown, Butcher, Campbell,
Cann, Caputo, Craig, Crosier, Doyle, Eldridge, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale,
Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Ireland, Klempa,
Kominar, Lawrence, Louisos, Mahan, Marshall, Michael, Miley, Miller, C., Moore,
Morgan, Moye, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, Poling, D., Poling, M.,
Reynolds, Rowan, Schadler, Shaver, Shook, Skaff, Smith, Sobonya, Spencer, Staggers,
Stephens, Stowers, Susman, Tabb, Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells, White and Wooton
- The "Clair Bee: Basketball Coach and Author Memorial Bridge" - Introduced
03/18/09 - 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
12.By Del. Frazier and Porter - Recognizing the City of Princeton's Centennial -
Introduced 02/23/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 02/23/09
13.By Del. Fragale, Boggs, Argento, Azinger, Beach, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Cann,
Caputo, Craig, Crosier, Eldridge, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Klempa, Kominar, Lawrence, Louisos, Mahan,
Manypenny, Marshall, Michael, Miley, Miller, C., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Paxton,
Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, Poling, M., Reynolds, Rodighiero, Rowan, Schadler,
Shaver, Shook, Skaff, Smith, Sobonya, Spencer, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers,
Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott, Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells, White and Wooton -
Honoring Community Action Agencies for their commitment and dedication to
assisting the many West Virginians in need - Introduced 02/24/09 - Reference
dispensed - Adopted by House 02/24/09
14.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Boggs, Anderson, Argento, Armstead, Ashley,
Azinger, Beach, Blair, Border, Brown, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Cowles,
Craig, Crosier, Doyle, Duke, Eldridge, Ellem, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fragale, Frazier,
Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hatfield, Iaquinta, Ireland, Klempa, Kominar, Lane, Lawrence,
Longstreth, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, Michael, Miley,
Miller, C., Miller, J., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Overington, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Poling,
D., Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine, Ross, Rowan, Schadler, Schoen, Shott,
Skaff, Sobonya, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Sumner, Susman, Swartzmiller, Webster,
Wells, White and Williams - Recognizing the public service of the AARP -
Introduced 02/24/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 02/24/09
15.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Perdue, Anderson, Andes, Argento, Azinger,
Beach, Blair, Boggs, Border, Brown, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Cowles,
Craig, Crosier, Doyle, Duke, Eldridge, Ellem, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale,
Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Ireland,
Klempa, Kominar, Lawrence, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin,
Michael, Miley, Miller, C., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Overington, Paxton, Perry, Pethtel,
Phillips, Poling, D., Poling, M., Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine, Ross, Rowan,
Schadler, Shaver, Shook, Shott, Skaff, Spencer, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Sumner,
Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells, White, Williams and
Wooton - Recognizing the importance of health care reform in West Virginia -
Introduced 02/24/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 02/24/09
16.By Del. Moye, Swartzmiller, Staggers, Azinger, Beach, Campbell, Cowles, Duke,
Eldridge, Ellem, Fleischauer, Hall, Hamilton, Ireland, Marshall, Miller, C., Paxton,
Poling, D., Poling, M., Rodighiero, Rowan, Schadler, Shook, Sobonya, Stephens,
Stowers, Sumner and Wooton - Designating March 1-7, 2009, as National Problem
Gambling Awareness Week in West Virginia - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Rules -
Adopted 03/04/09
17.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Martin, Argento, Barker, Boggs, Brown,
Butcher, Caputo, Crosier, Eldridge, Ellem, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Givens,
Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Klempa, Longstreth,
Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Miley, Moore, Moye, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Poling, D., Poling, M., Shaver, Shook, Spencer, Staggers, Stephens,
Stowers, Susman, Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells, White and Wooton - Urging the
111th Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act - Introduced 02/27/09 - To
Rules
18.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Klempa, Anderson, Argento, Azinger, Barker,
Beach, Boggs, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Crosier, Eldridge,
Ellem, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall,
Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Ireland, Kominar, Lawrence,
Longstreth, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, McGeehan,
Michael, Miley, Miller, C., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel,
Phillips, Poling, D., Poling, M., Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine, Ross, Rowan,
Schadler, Schoen, Shaver, Shook, Shott, Skaff, Smith, Spencer, Stephens, Stowers,
Sumner, Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott, Varner, Walker, Walters, Webster,
Wells, White, Williams and Wooton - Expressing the will of the House of Delegates
regarding Congress and President Obama planning a taxpayer-sponsored
economic recovery package and the spending of economic recovery plan moneys
- Introduced 02/27/09 - To Rules - Amended - Adopted 03/04/09
19.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Stephens, Anderson, Andes, Argento, Armstead,
Ashley, Azinger, Barker, Beach, Boggs, Border, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Canterbury,
Caputo, Carmichael, Cowles, Crosier, Doyle, Duke, Eldridge, Ennis, Evans, Ferro,
Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt,
Hutchins, Iaquinta, Kominar, Lane, Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin,
Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, McGeehan, Michael, Miley, Miller, C., Moore, Morgan,
Moye, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, Poling, D., Poling, M., Porter, Reynolds,
Rodighiero, Romine, Ross, Rowan, Schadler, Schoen, Shaver, Shott, Smith, Sobonya,
Spencer, Staggers, Stowers, Sumner, Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott, Varner,
Walker, Walters, Webster, Wells, White, Williams and Wooton - Designating March
2, 2009, as West Virginia March for Meals Day and the month of March, 2009 as
March for Meals Fundraising Month - Introduced 03/02/09 - Reference dispensed -
Adopted by House 03/02/09
20.By Del. Brown, Fleischauer, Guthrie, Hatfield, Lawrence, Longstreth, Mahan, Marshall,
Miller, C., Phillips, Poling, M., Rowan, Schoen, Smith, Sobonya, Spencer, Staggers,
Sumner, Susman and Webster - Designating March 4, 2009, as "Women's Day in
West Virginia" - Introduced 03/04/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House
03/04/09
21.By Del. Perdue, Border, Campbell, Eldridge, Fleischauer, Hatfield, Lawrence,
Manypenny, Marshall, Miller, C., Moye, Perry, Phillips, Poling, D., Rodighiero, Rowan,
Staggers, Susman and Wooton - Recognizing and honoring Social Workers in West
Virginia - Introduced 03/04/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/04/09
22.By Del. Perdue, Campbell, Moore, Perry, Rodighiero, Staggers, Manypenny, Moye,
Miller, J., Miller, C., Rowan, Lane and Border - Recognizing and honoring Disability
Advocates in West Virginia - Introduced 03/04/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted
by House 03/04/09
23.By Del. Campbell, Canterbury and Crosier - Memorializing the life of the Honorable
John. H. Bowling, Jr., former member of the House of Delegates and Senate from
Greenbrier County - Introduced 03/06/09 - Adopted by House 03/06/09
24.By Del. Moye, Argento, Tabb, Anderson, Andes, Barker, Canterbury, Ellem, Hamilton,
Hartman, Ireland, Lawrence, Miller, C., Paxton, Phillips, Poling, D., Rodighiero, Ross,
Rowan, Schadler, Sobonya, Stephens, Sumner, Talbott and Williams - Declaring that
March 10, 2009, be designated "West Virginia State Grange Day" - Introduced
03/10/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/10/09
25.By Del. Boggs, Canterbury, Guthrie, Hall, Hartman, Hutchins, Lawrence, Michael,
Moye, Ross, Staggers and Stowers - Recognizing and honoring the members of The
Society of Human Resource Management professional organization - Introduced
03/10/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/10/09
26.By Del. Andes, Ireland, Border, Anderson, Armstead, Walters, Romine, Duke,
Carmichael, Evans, Cowles, Craig, Schadler, Ashley, Beach, Crosier, Michael,
Overington, Blair, Shott and Miller, J. - Expressing the will of the House of Delegates
requesting that West Virginia's Congressional delegation oppose legislation that
disenfranchises workers by removing their right to a private ballot union election
- Introduced 03/11/09 - To Rules
27.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Pethtel, Anderson, Argento, Armstead, Ashley,
Azinger, Barker, Beach, Boggs, Border, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo,
Cowles, Craig, Crosier, Doyle, Eldridge, Ellem, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer,
Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins,
Iaquinta, Klempa, Kominar, Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos, Manchin, Manypenny,
Marshall, Martin, McGeehan, Miley, Miller, C., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Overington,
Perdue, Perry, Phillips, Poling, D., Poling, M., Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine,
Ross, Rowan, Schadler, Shaver, Shook, Shott, Skaff, Smith, Sobonya, Spencer,
Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott, Varner, Walker, Webster,
Wells, White, Williams and Wooton - Urging West Virginia's congressional
delegation to support legislation that would require satellite companies to offer
local channels - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Rules - Adopted 03/18/09
28.By Del. Fragale, Boggs, Anderson, Andes, Armstead, Ashley, Barker, Beach, Blair,
Border, Brown, Butcher, Caputo, Carmichael, Craig, Doyle, Eldridge, Ferro, Fleischauer, Guthrie, Hall, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Klempa, Kominar, Lawrence,
Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, McGeehan, Moore, Morgan,
Moye, Overington, Pethtel, Poling, M., Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Schoen, Shook,
Shott, Skaff, Smith, Spencer, Stephens, Stowers, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott, Varner,
Walters, Webster, Wells, White, Williams and Wooton - Designating March 12, 2009,
as "West Virginia Press Association Day" - Introduced 03/12/09 - Reference
dispensed - Adopted by House 03/12/09
29.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Andes, Anderson, Argento, Armstead, Ashley,
Azinger, Barker, Beach, Blair, Boggs, Border, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Canterbury,
Caputo, Carmichael, Cowles, Craig, Crosier, Doyle, Duke, Ellem, Evans, Ferro,
Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt,
Hutchins, Iaquinta, Ireland, Klempa, Kominar, Lane, Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos,
Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, McGeehan, Miley, Miller, C., Miller,
J., Morgan, Moye, Overington, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, Poling, D.,
Poling, M., Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine, Ross, Rowan, Schadler, Schoen,
Shaver, Shook, Shott, Skaff, Smith, Sobonya, Spencer, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers,
Sumner, Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott, Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells,
Williams and Wooton - Designating the month of March, 2009 as "American Red
Cross Month" - Introduced 03/13/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House
03/13/09
30.By Del. Perry, Shaver, Hartman, Ashley, Azinger, Iaquinta, Ireland, Longstreth, Moye,
Porter and Swartzmiller - Designating March 16, 2009, as "Corrections Day" -
Introduced 03/16/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/16/09
31.By Del. Manypenny and Ennis - Congratulating the Grafton High School Bearcats
Football Team on winning the 2008 WVSSAC AA Football Championship -
Introduced 03/17/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/17/09
32.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Perdue, Reynolds, Sobonya and Stephens -
Recognizing and honoring Mose A. Napier for his service and dedication as Mayor
for the City of Ceredo for the last forty years - Introduced 03/17/09 - To Rules
33.By Del. Michael, Anderson, Andes, Argento, Armstead, Ashley, Azinger, Barker,
Beach, Boggs, Border, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Canterbury, Caputo, Cowles, Craig,
Crosier, Duke, Ellem, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Guthrie, Hall,
Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Ireland, Klempa, Kominar,
Lane, Lawrence, Mahan, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, McGeehan, Miley, Miller, C.,
Miller, J., Moore, Morgan, Moye, Overington, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips,
Poling, D., Poling, M., Porter, Romine, Ross, Rowan, Schoen, Shaver, Shott, Smith,
Sobonya, Staggers, Sumner, Talbott, Walker, Webster and Williams - Commending
and congratulating the West Virginia Division of Forestry for its one hundred years of service to the citizens of West Virginia - Introduced 03/17/09 - Reference
dispensed - Adopted by House 03/17/09
34.By Del. Boggs, Argento, Beach, Brown, Canterbury, Cowles, Ennis, Klempa, Pethtel,
Ross, Shook, Skaff and Swartzmiller - Honoring professional licensed land surveyors
and declaring the week of March 15, West Virginia Professional Surveyors' Week
- Introduced 03/18/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/17/09
35.By Del. Marshall - Designating March 18, 2009, as "Crime Victims Day" at the
Legislature - Introduced 03/18/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/18/09
HOUSE BILLS PASSED HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
*2040.By Del. Shook - Relating to when a recognizance bond is released - Introduced
02/11/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 03/04/09 - To Senate 03/05/09 - To Judiciary
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 - Passed House
02/25/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate 02/26/09 - To Education then Finance
*2225.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Authorizing the
Department of Education and the Arts to Promulgate Legislative Rules - Introduced
02/12/09 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 02/19/09
- Passed House 03/17/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/18/09 - To Judiciary
*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
*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 - Passed House
02/23/09 - To Senate 02/24/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
*2335.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Relating to the federal "Yellow Ribbon G. I. Education Enhancement Program" - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Education then Finance - (Original same as SB 245 - similar
to SB 480) - To House Finance 03/02/09 - Passed House 03/17/09 - To Senate 03/18/09
- To Education then Finance
*2360.By Del. Schoen and Perdue - Insuring that tobacco products are not sold in any
packaging other than the original - Introduced 02/13/09 - To Judiciary - (Original
similar to SB 290) - Passed House 02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To Health and
Human Resources
2403.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Caputo, Eldridge and Miller, C. - Updating
the law governing professional licensing boards in general - Introduced 02/13/09 -
To Government Organization - Passed House 02/26/09 - Effect from passage - To
Senate 02/27/09 - To Government Organization
2404.By Del. Perry, Boggs, Morgan and Ellem - Relating to inmate reimbursement for
medical services provided to persons held in regional jails - Introduced 02/13/09 -
To Judiciary - (Original same as SB 250) - Passed House 03/11/09 - Title amended - To
Senate 03/12/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*2412.By Del. Argento - Providing certain county commissions with authority to regulate
the location of businesses offering exotic entertainment - Introduced 02/16/09 - To
Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - (Original similar to SB 394) - To House Judiciary
02/26/09 - Passed House 03/06/09 - To Senate 03/09/09 - To Government Organization
then Judiciary
*2418.By Del. Perry, Boggs, Morgan and Ellem - Relating to exempting certain records of
the Division of Corrections and Regional Jail Authority from the Freedom of
Information Act that, if released, could aid inmates in committing unlawful acts
- Introduced 02/16/09 - To Judiciary - (Original same as SB 252) - Passed House
03/04/09 - To Senate 03/05/09 - To Judiciary
*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) - Passed House 02/23/09 - To
Senate 02/24/09 - To Judiciary
*2421.By Del. Staggers, Perry, Shaver, Rodighiero, Moye, Swartzmiller, Martin, Argento,
Crosier, Poling, D. and Manypenny - Requires that inoperable fire hydrants be
painted black and be reported to emergency dispatch centers - Introduced 02/16/09
- To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 02/26/09 - Amended -
Passed House 03/09/09 - Title amended - To Senate 03/10/09 - To Government
Organization
*2423.By Del. Morgan - Relating to the Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
Technology - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Government
Organization - To House Government Organization 02/24/09 - Passed House 03/16/09
- Effect from passage - To Senate 03/17/09 - To Government Organization
*2444.By Del. Campbell, Border, Perdue, Webster and White - Creating the Legislative
Oversight Commission on Long-Term Care - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Senior
Citizen Issues then Government Organization - To House Government Organization
02/26/09 - Amended - Passed House 03/16/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate
03/17/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Rules
2474.By Del. Argento, Talbott, Martin, Staggers, Evans, Williams, Tabb, Miller, C. and
Beach - Exempting land-based finfish aquaculture facilities from certain sludge
management requirements - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary -
(Original same as SB 234) - To House Judiciary 02/27/09 - Passed House 03/09/09 - To
Senate 03/10/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary
*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 - Passed House 02/25/09 - To Senate
02/26/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
*2528.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Caputo, Cann, Eldridge and Andes -
Updating the regulation of the practice of forestry - Introduced 02/17/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House
02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
*2529.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Caputo, Cann, Eldridge and Andes - Relating
to the practice of environmental health science and public health sanitation -
Introduced 02/17/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - 2nd reference
dispensed - Passed House 02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To Government Organization
then Judiciary
*2531.By Del. Morgan, Stephens and Argento - Updating the regulation of the practice of
barbers and cosmetologists - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary
*2532.By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Martin and Swartzmiller - Creating licensure for Marriage
and Family Therapists - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary
*2533.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Caputo, Eldridge, Andes and Miller, C. -
Updating the law governing the practice of veterinary medicine - Introduced
02/17/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed -
Passed House 02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary
2539.By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Argento, Cann and Miller, C. - Authorizing professional
licensing boards to combine administrative staff functions - Introduced 02/17/09 -
To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/04/09 - Passed
House 03/11/09 - To Senate 03/12/09 - To Government Organization
2651.By Del. Talbott, Argento, Pethtel, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Beach, Williams, Anderson,
Evans, Schoen and Miller, C. - Repealing article regulating male breeding animals
- Introduced 02/18/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/05/09 -
Passed House 03/16/09 - To Senate 03/17/09 - To Agriculture
2652.By Del. Talbott, Argento, Pethtel, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Beach, Williams, Anderson,
Evans, Schoen and Miller, C. - Repealing the Tree Fruit Industry Self-Improvement
Act of 1984 - Introduced 02/18/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary - To House Judiciary
03/05/09 - Passed House 03/16/09 - To Senate 03/17/09 - To Agriculture
*2684.By Del. Moore, Webster, Brown, Overington and Schadler - West Virginia Drug
Offender Accountability and Treatment Act - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Judiciary
then Finance - (Original same as SB 516) - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House
03/11/09 - To Senate 03/12/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*2685.By Del. Blair, Guthrie and Walters - Amending the Uniform Principal and Income
Act - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed -
Passed House 03/04/09 - To Senate 03/05/09 - To Interstate Cooperation then Judiciary
then Finance - To Judiciary 03/13/09
*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 - To House Judiciary 02/25/09 - Amended - Passed House 03/17/09 -
Title amended - To Senate 03/18/09 - To Judiciary
*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 - (Original similar to SB
421) - Passed House 03/02/09 - To Senate 03/03/09 - To Military then Judiciary
*2701.By Del. Shaver, Argento and Perry - Relating to an escape of any person from the
custody of the Division of Juvenile Services - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Judiciary -
Passed House 03/09/09 - To Senate 03/10/09 - To Health and Human Resources then
Judiciary
*2719.By Del. Morgan and Doyle - Relating to the sale and distribution of craft beer -
Introduced 02/20/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed
House 03/11/09 - To Senate 03/12/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*2738.By Del. Webster, Miley, Fleischauer and Longstreth - Registering protective orders
with the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals - Introduced 02/23/09 - To
Judiciary - (Original same as SB 392) - Passed House 03/02/09 - To Senate 03/03/09 -
To Judiciary
*2795.By Del. Ferro, White, Varner, Talbott, Pethtel, Phillips, Stowers, Hall, Kominar,
Klempa and Lawrence - Creating a special hunting and fishing license for persons
with a life-threatening condition who are under twenty-one years of age -
Introduced 02/24/09 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - (Original same as SB 448)
- To House Judiciary 03/05/09 - Constitutional Rule dispensed - Passed House 03/12/09
- To Senate 03/13/09 - To Natural Resources then Finance
2801.By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Hatfield, Staggers, Perry, Perdue and Craig - Updating
language and making technical changes and clarifications of the West Virginia
Board of Medicine - Introduced 02/25/09 - To Government Organization - (Original
similar to SB 427) - Passed House 03/11/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate
03/12/09 - To Government Organization then Finance
*2839.By Del. Perdue, Boggs, Hatfield, Border, Moore, Moye and Rodighiero - Relating to
the management of pain by physicians - Introduced 02/26/09 - To Health and Human
Resources then Judiciary - (Original same as SB 343) - To House Judiciary 03/05/09 -
Passed House 03/18/09
2841.By Del. Talbott and Argento - Extending the time for the city council of Richwood
to meet as a levying body - Introduced 02/26/09 - To Political Subdivisions then
Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/05/09 - Constitutional Rule dispensed - Passed House
03/12/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/13/09 - To Government Organization
*2869.By Del. Fleischauer, Staggers, Susman, Caputo, Ferro, Michael, Brown, Hunt, Miley,
Barker and Moore - Lengthening the time frame for the filing of post-primary and
post general campaign financial statements - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Judiciary -
Passed House 03/16/09 - To Senate 03/17/09 - To Judiciary
*2877.By Del. Lawrence, Phillips, Poling, D., Stowers, Ferro, Argento and Schadler - Increasing the monetary penalties, removing the possibility of incarceration and
adding community service for a minor who misrepresents his or her age when
purchasing alcohol - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 03/18/09
*2904.By Del. Poling, M. and Paxton - Authorizing rules for higher education - Introduced
03/03/09 - To Education - Passed House 03/16/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate
03/17/09 - To Education
2913.By Del. Williams, Ennis, Pethtel, Morgan and Stephens - Relating to the Statewide
Independent Living Council - Introduced 03/03/09 - To Senior Citizen Issues then
Government Organization - To House Government Organization 03/05/09 - Passed
House 03/16/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/17/09 - To Government
Organization
2931.By Del. White and Campbell - Removing a severance tax on timber for tax years
2010 through 2013 - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Finance - (Original similar to SB 92) -
Constitutional Rule dispensed - Passed House 03/12/09 - To Senate 03/13/09 - To
Finance
2950.By Del. Webster, Moore, Marshall, Hutchins, Morgan, White, Caputo, Hatfield, Brown,
Frazier and Mahan - Creating the Neighborhood Housing and Economic
Stabilization Program for low-income minority neighborhoods - Introduced
03/04/09 - To Judiciary - (Original same as SB 446) - Amended - Passed House
03/16/09 - Title amended - To Senate 03/17/09 - To Economic Development then
Finance
*2969.By Del. Mahan, Sumner, Moye, Wooton and Susman - Requiring firefighters to have
annual hazardous materials training - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Government
Organization - Passed House 03/16/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate 03/17/09 -
To Government Organization then Finance
*2985.By Del. Ennis, Spencer, Rowan, Pethtel, Romine, Cann, Ferro, Michael, Smith,
Williams and Paxton - Providing information on the West Virginia Schools for the
Deaf and Blind to the guardian of a child with a visual or auditory impairment -
Introduced 03/09/09 - To Education - Passed House 03/18/09
3047.By Del. White, Campbell, Poling, D. and Shook - Clarifying that the Director of the
Public Employees Insurance Agency is authorized to enter into capitated provider
arrangements for provision of primary health care services - Introduced 03/10/09
- To Health and Human Resources then Finance - (Original same as SB 450) - 2nd
reference dispensed - Passed House 03/17/09 - To Senate 03/18/09 - To Banking and
Insurance then Finance
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
4.By Del. White and Kominar - CBM Howard W. Bannister Memorial Bridge -
Introduced 02/17/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/04/09 - To Senate 03/05/09 -
To Transportation and Infrastructure
10.By Del. Guthrie, Brown, Hatfield, Hunt, Skaff, Spencer and Wells - The "T-5 Leon
Whitlock and PFC Forrest Wilson Memorial Bridge" and the "SFC Stanley
Williams Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House
03/04/09 - To Senate 03/05/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
12.By Del. Barker, Eldridge, Rodighiero, Butcher and Stowers - The "Sebert S. Duty
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Rules - Laid over until 3/5/09, House
Calendar - Adopted by House 03/05/09 - To Senate 03/06/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
14.By Del. Smith and Hamilton - The "Corporal William Dely Memorial Bridge" -
Introduced 03/03/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 -
To Transportation and Infrastructure
17.By Del. Porter, Shott and Frazier - The "War Veterans of Mercer County Memorial
Bridge" - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Rules - Laid over until 3/16/09, Special Calendar
- Adopted by House 03/16/09 - To Senate 03/17/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
18.By Del. Butcher, Eldridge, Stowers and Rodighiero - The "Chief Master Sergeant
George Wallace Hedrick, Jr, Bridge" - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Rules - Amended
- Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
19.By Del. Eldridge, Butcher, Craig, Morgan, Rodighiero, Stephens and Stowers -
Requesting the Division of Highways to rename Guy Gillenwater Hollow to
"Heritage Road" - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Rules - Amended - Adopted by House
03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
20.By Del. Stephens, Reynolds, Craig, Morgan, Miller, C. and Sobonya - Requesting the
Division of Highways add to the signage on bridge number O6-O2-0.10, in Cabell
County, adding "Green Beret" above "Sgt. Jackie L. Waymire Memorial Bridge"
and "Recipient of DSC KIA Vietnam 1967" below - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Rules
- Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
21.By Del. Sumner, Mahan, Moye, Susman and Wooton - The "Staff Sgt. Jeremy
Alexander Brown Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Rules - Amended -
Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate 03/16/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
22.By Del. Butcher, Eldridge, Stowers and Rodighiero - The "Buffalo Creek Memorial
Highway" - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate
03/16/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
23.By Del. White, Kominar, Caputo and Butcher - The "Corporal Alfred E. Collins
Bridge" - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/13/09 - To Senate
03/16/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
25.By Del. Varner and Ferro - Requesting that the Division of Highways relocate the
marker known as the Washington Lands Marker in Moundsville - Introduced
03/11/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/16/09 - To Senate 03/17/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure
27.By Del. Moore, White, Phillips and Hall - The "Eugene Collins Memorial Bridge"
- Introduced 03/11/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/11/09 - To Senate
03/12/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
28.By Del. Miller, C., Stephens, Sobonya, Reynolds, Craig and Morgan - The "Sgt. Daniel
Pesimer Memorial Bridge Killed in Vietnam, 1968" - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Rules
- Adopted by House 03/18/09
29.By Del. Talbott - The "Arden Cogar, Sr. Bridge" - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Rules
- Adopted by House 03/18/09
ALL SENATE BILLS PASSED BY SENATE
AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE
66.By Sen. Oliverio - Relating to school employees' donated personal leave days -
Introduced 02/11/09 - To Education then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed
Senate with amended title 03/11/09 - To House 03/12/09 - To Education then Finance
*99.By Sen. White - Sentencing discretion for certain youthful offenders - Introduced
02/11/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 02/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/03/09 - To
House 03/04/09 - To Judiciary
*238.By Sen. McCabe, Palumbo, Kessler, Snyder, Foster and Wells - Prohibiting
discrimination based upon age or sexual orientation - Introduced 02/12/09 - To
Judiciary - (original similar to HB 2454 and HB 2925) - Com. sub. reported 03/10/09 - Rereferred to Judiciary on 2nd reading 03/12/09 - Rejected 03/12/09 - On 3rd reading
- Rejected by Senate 03/13/09 - Passed Senate 03/13/09 - To House 03/16/09 - To
Judiciary
*239.By Sen. McCabe, Foster, Palumbo, Wells and Kessler - Allowing majority vote for
certain metro government approval - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Government
Organization then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 02/19/09 - To Judiciary 02/19/09 -
Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 02/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/02/09 - Effective from
passage - To House 03/03/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Finance
*243.By Sen. McCabe, Caruth, Plymale and Prezioso - Relating to issuing general
obligation bonds - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/05/09 -
Passed Senate 03/10/09 - To House 03/11/09 - To Finance
251.By Sen. McCabe, Green, Stollings, Plymale, Facemire, Kessler and Bowman -
Authorizing issuance of revenue bonds for public projects - Introduced 02/13/09 -
To Government Organization then Finance - To Finance 02/19/09 - Passed Senate
03/10/09 - To House 03/11/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Finance
*253.By Sen. Kessler - Relating to certain sexual offenses by or against inmates -
Introduced 02/13/09 - To Judiciary - (original same as HB 2420) - Com. sub. reported
03/03/09 - Passed Senate 03/06/09 - To House 03/09/09 - To Judiciary
*259.By Sen. Kessler and Chafin - Clarifying certain terminology within Courthouse
Facilities Improvement Authority - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
- Com. sub. reported 02/24/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/02/09 -
Effective from passage - To House 03/03/09 - To Judiciary
262.By Sen. Snyder - Removing prohibition against using county's General Revenue
Fund for historic preservation - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Government Organization
then Finance - (original same as HB 3056) - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended -
Passed Senate 03/10/09 - To House 03/11/09 - To Government Organization then
Finance
*263.By Sen. Green, White and Palumbo - Disclosing certain inmates' personal
communications - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Judiciary - (original same as HB 2443) -
Com. sub. reported 03/03/09 - Passed Senate 03/06/09 - To House 03/09/09 - To
Judiciary
*276.By Sen. Sypolt - Imposing statute of limitations on certain real property civil
actions - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/12/09 - Passed
Senate 03/17/09 - To House 03/18/09 - To Judiciary
*277.By Sen. Snyder and Unger - Requiring Tax Commissioner create single dwelling
residential housing index - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Government Organization then
Finance - (original same as HB 2873) - Com. sub. reported 03/05/09 - 2nd reference
dispensed - Passed Senate 03/10/09 - To House 03/11/09 - To Government Organization
then Finance
*280.By Sen. Green, White and Chafin - Creating Correctional Industries Act of 2009 -
Introduced 02/17/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (original same as HB 2570) - Com.
sub. reported 03/13/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/18/09 - Effective
July 1, 2009
*284.By Sen. Minard and Kessler - Relating to Viatical Settlements Act - Introduced
02/18/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - (original same as HB 2534) - To
Judiciary 02/25/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/04/09 - Passed Senate 03/09/09 - To House
03/10/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/17/09
*294.By Sen. Laird, Tomblin (Mr. President), Jenkins, Green, White and Kessler - Defining
criminal offense of incapacitated person's abuse or neglect - Introduced 02/19/09 -
To Judiciary - (original similar to HB 2788) - Com. sub. reported 03/03/09 - Passed
Senate 03/06/09 - To House 03/09/09 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Judiciary
302.By Sen. Oliverio and Prezioso - Expanding municipal parking authority officers'
ticketing powers - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
- (original same as HB 2663) - To Judiciary 03/05/09 - Passed Senate 03/18/09
306.By Sen. Green, White, Laird, Chafin, Edgell, Yost, Minard, Bowman and Kessler -
Increasing pipeline companies' special license fees to Public Service Commission
- Introduced 02/19/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (original same as HB 2698) - 2nd
reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/11/09 - To House 03/12/09 - To Energy,
Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Finance
*307.By Sen. Prezioso, Boley, Caruth, Foster, Stollings, Jenkins, Guills, White and Kessler
(Originating in Senate ) - Creating Maternal Screening Act - Introduced 02/19/09 -
To Health and Human Resources then Finance - (original same as HB 2837) - Com. sub.
reported 02/27/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/04/09 - To House
03/05/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
*318.By Sen. Kessler - Expanding Division of Protective Services' law-enforcement
authority over state property under certain circumstances - Introduced 02/20/09 -
To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/10/09 - Passed Senate 03/13/09 - To House
03/16/09 - To Judiciary
*321.By Sen. Prezioso, Foster, Jenkins, Stollings, Kessler, D. Facemire, Deem, Bowman and Plymale - Modifying certificate of need process - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Health and
Human Resources then Finance - (original same as HB 2748) - Com. sub. reported
03/13/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/18/09
329.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Updating
terms in Personal Income Tax Act - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Finance - (original same
as HB 2765) - Passed Senate 03/10/09 - Effective from passage - To House 03/11/09 -
To Finance - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 03/19/09
*339.By Sen. Foster - Exempting certain licensed medical professionals from county
hiring prohibition - Introduced 02/24/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/04/09
- Passed Senate 03/09/09 - To House 03/10/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
*341.By Sen. Kessler and White - Transferring juvenile justice database administration
to Supreme Court - Introduced 02/24/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (original same
as HB 2761) - Com. sub. reported 02/25/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate
03/02/09 - To House 03/03/09 - To Judiciary
344.By Sen. Kessler and Minard - Authorizing mental hygiene commissioners sign
readmission orders - Introduced 02/24/09 - To Health and Human Resources then
Judiciary - (original same as HB 2741) - To Judiciary 03/06/09 - Passed Senate 03/16/09
- To House 03/17/09 - To Judiciary
346.By Sen. Kessler, Browning, Foster, Jenkins, Laird, Minard, Oliverio, Palumbo, Snyder,
Stollings, Williams, Yost, Barnes, Caruth, Deem and Hall (Originating in Senate
Judiciary) - Correcting code reference related to bear tagging - Introduced 02/24/09
- Passed Senate 03/02/09 - To House 03/03/09 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary
347.By Sen. Kessler, Browning, Foster, Jenkins, Laird, Minard, Oliverio, Palumbo, Snyder,
Stollings, Williams, Yost, Barnes, Caruth, Deem and Hall (Originating in Senate
Judiciary) - Correcting code reference related to extended supervision for certain
sex offenders - Introduced 02/24/09 - Passed Senate 03/02/09 - To House 03/03/09 -
To Judiciary
*370.By Sen. Kessler - Relating to community corrections program fees - Introduced
02/25/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/06/09 - 2nd reference
dispensed - Passed Senate 03/11/09 - To House 03/12/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*375.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Relating
to Office of Coalfield Community Development master land use plans - Introduced
02/25/09 - To Economic Development - (original same as HB 2835) - Com. sub.
reported 03/10/09 - Passed Senate 03/13/09 - To House 03/16/09 - To Energy, Industry
and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Government Organization
403.By Sen. Helmick, McCabe, Chafin, Edgell, D. Facemire, Fanning, Green, Prezioso,
White, Boley, K. Facemyer and Sypolt (Originating in Senate Finance) - Making
supplemental appropriation from State Road Fund to Department of
Transportation - Introduced 02/27/09 - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate
03/02/09 - Effective from passage - To House 03/03/09 - To Finance - On 1st reading,
House Calendar - Passed House 03/11/09 - Effect from passage - To Governor 3/18/09
*405.By Sen. Kessler, Unger, Minard and White - Relating to grandparents' visitation -
Introduced 03/02/09 - To Judiciary - (original same as HB 2762) - Com. sub. reported
03/04/09 - Passed Senate 03/09/09 - To House 03/10/09 - To Judiciary
410.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Updating
terms in Corporation Net Income Tax Act - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Finance -
(original same as HB 2902) - Passed Senate 03/10/09 - Effective from passage - To
House 03/11/09 - To Finance - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 03/19/09
*418.By Sen. Jenkins - Relating to municipalities' fee requirements - Introduced 03/03/09
- To Government Organization then Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/12/09 - 2nd
reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/17/09 - Effective from passage - To House
03/18/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Finance
445.By Sen. Kessler and Williams - Removing conservation supervisors' election
certification requirements - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate
03/16/09 - To House 03/17/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary
466.By Sen. Bowman and Snyder - Clarifying Division of Personnel's functions -
Introduced 03/05/09 - To Government Organization - (original same as HB 3053) -
Passed Senate 03/17/09 - To House 03/18/09 - To Government Organization then
Finance
487.By Sen. Bowman and Snyder - Relating to Division of Personnel Director's
qualifications - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate
03/17/09 - To House 03/18/09 - To Government Organization
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY SENATE AND
COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE
8.By Sen. Browning and Green - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge in
Mullens "Charles V. Stewart Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 02/20/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 03/03/09 - To House 03/04/09
- To Rules - To House Rules 03/04/09
12.By Sen. Jenkins and Plymale - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge in
Lesage "PVT Russell Curtis Knight Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 02/24/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 03/03/09 - To House 03/04/09
- To Rules - To House Rules 03/04/09
13.By Sen. Unger, McCabe and Stollings - Requesting Division of Highways name
bridge in Berkeley County "Bruce Van Wyk Memorial Bridge" - Introduced
02/25/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 03/03/09 - To
House 03/04/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 03/04/09
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 BILLS PASSED LEGISLATURE
403.By Sen. Helmick, McCabe, Chafin, Edgell, D. Facemire, Fanning, Green, Prezioso,
White, Boley, K. Facemyer and Sypolt (Originating in Senate Finance) - Making
supplemental appropriation from State Road Fund to Department of
Transportation - Passed 03/11/09; Effect from passage - To Governor 3/18/09
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