HOUSE OF DELEGATES
BILLS INTRODUCED
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
2572.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Relating to classification of retail licenses for the sale of liquor - To Government
Organization then Judiciary
2573.By Del. Caputo (By Request), Manchin and Longstreth - Allowing quarterly payment of real
and personal property taxes (FN) - To Judiciary then Finance
2574.By Del. Hatfield, Guthrie, Poling, D., Butcher, Walker, Marshall and Argento - Prohibiting
certain nursing homes from using state funds for activities unrelated to the provision of
health care services - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2575.By Del. Duke and Blair - Providing an election to allow resident homeowners, sixty-five
years old or older, to defer the payment of property tax increases to their residential property
(FN) - To Judiciary then Finance
2576.By Del. Duke, Doyle, Overington, Tabb and Blair - Providing a corporate tax credit for
qualified health insurance policies (FN) - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
2577.By Del. Duke, Tabb and Blair - Allowing a public school employee or retiree who missed
work as a result of pregnancy to purchase up to one year of service credit in the teachers
retirement system (FN) - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance
2578.By Del. Duke, Miller, J., Blair, Overington, Doyle and Tabb - Providing a ten percent cap
on any increase in assessment of real and personal property in any one year (FN) - To
Judiciary then Finance
2579.By Del. Sobonya, Sumner, Duke, Stephens, Morgan, Longstreth, Miller, C. and Craig -
Relating to discounts at state parks for elderly and disabled persons - To Natural Resources
then Finance
2580.By Del. Miller, J., Andes, Carmichael, Porter, Blair, Ireland, Canterbury and Walters -
Directing the State Board of Education to develop a program of instruction on
macroeconomics - To Education then Finance
2581.By Del. Shook and Beach - Making changes to the Municipal Home Rule Board - To
Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
2582.By Del. Miller, J., Sobonya, Blair, Andes and Miller, C. - Establishing a corporate tax credit
up to fifty percent of the corporation's net income tax for contributions to scholarship funds
(FN) - To Education then Finance
2583.By Del. Sobonya, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Schoen, Miller, C. and Staggers - Requiring health
care providers to release unemancipated minor's medical records for drug testing to a parent
or legal guardian without written consent from minor - To Health and Human Resources then
Judiciary
2584.By Del. Miller, J., Ashley and Evans - Providing a state tax deduction for amounts paid for
health insurance under certain circumstances (FN) - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
2585.By Del. Rodighiero, Eldridge and Stephens - Limiting liability for repair costs to automobile
owners when they hit a deer on a public highway - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary
2586.By Del. Rodighiero and Eldridge - Granting a salary increase for Regional Jail Authority
employees (FN) - To Judiciary then Finance
2587.By Del. Reynolds and Stephens - Capping regional jail per diem charges at forty-eight dollars
and ten cents (FN) - To Judiciary then Finance
2588.By Del. Perdue, Hatfield, Moore and Rodighiero - Providing that only healthy beverages and
healthy or nutritional snacks may be sold in the county school system - To Health and Human
Resources then Education
2589.By Del. Iaquinta, Hartman, Talbott, Perry and Tabb - Relating to persons who do not qualify
for professional certificates who are issued certificates to serve in the public schools as
athletic coaches - To Education
2590.By Del. Porter and Sumner - Requiring the Department of Health and Human Resources to
maintain information for public dissemination relative to judicial bypasses to the requirement
of parental notification relative to abortions performed on minors (FN) - To Government
Organization then Judiciary
2591.By Del. Mahan, Campbell, Canterbury and Crosier - Requiring annual adjustments of certain
provider payments - To Government Organization then Finance
2592.By Del. Perry and Beach - Providing Good Friday as a state legal holiday - To Government
Organization then Finance
2593.By Del. Sobonya, Sumner, Stephens, Reynolds, Rowan, Moore, Morgan and Miller, C. -
Increasing the penalty for driving under the influence causing death - To Judiciary
2594.By Del. Reynolds, Rodighiero and Eldridge - Providing that persons convicted of certain
drug related crimes must participate in a substance abuse counseling program to be eligible
for probation - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2595.By Del. Staggers, Moye, Argento, Rodighiero, Hamilton, Crosier, Azinger, Rowan, Poling,
D. and Canterbury - Providing an exemption from gross income for members of volunteer
fire departments for state personal income tax purposes (FN) - To Finance
2596.By Del. Duke, Blair, Overington, Evans, Rowan and Tabb - Explaining all warranties for the
sale of used cars including the requirements for "as is" sales - To Roads and Transportation
then Judiciary
2597.By Del. Duke, Blair and Overington - Making 911 emergency fees available to be used for
both emergency and nonemergency calls - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
2598.By Del. Cann, Fragale, Kominar, Perry and Iaquinta - Relating to parental notification
requirements for abortions performed on unemancipated minors - To Judiciary
2599.By Del. Carmichael and Walters - Changing the PROMISE Scholarship Program to the
PROMISE Forgivable Student Loan Program and establishing deferment and forgiveness
conditions - To Education then Finance
2600.By Del. Barker and Eldridge - Lying to a deputy sheriff or municipal police officer who is
conducting an investigation of a felony, is a misdemeanor - To Judiciary
2601.By Del. Argento, Eldridge, Shaver and Wells - Allowing the Superintendent of the State
Police to charge a one hundred dollar motor vehicle inspection facility application fee (FN)
- To Roads and Transportation then Finance
2602.By Del. Fleischauer, Poling, M., Hatfield, Hamilton, Brown, Tabb and Beach - Establishing
a returnable beverage container deposit program - To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic
Development and Small Business then Finance
2603.By Del. Sobonya, Sumner, Miller, C., Rowan, Duke and Ellem - Relating to nonpartisan
election of justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and circuit court judges
- To Judiciary
2604.By Del. Caputo, Rodighiero, Argento, Eldridge and Hutchins - West Virginia Public School
Employment Relations Act - To Education
2605.By Del. Ennis, Swartzmiller, Pethtel, Perdue, Hatfield, Ashley and Border - Requiring
accident and sickness insurance providers and HMO's to cover the treatment of Lyme disease
- To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary
2606.By Del. Perry, Campbell, Argento, Boggs, Williams, Mahan and Sumner - Exempting county
school boards of education school buses from paying tolls for transit over the West Virginia
Turnpike or any parkways authority project (FN) - To Finance
2607.By Del. Boggs, Perdue, Ashley and Barker - Increasing penalties for financial exploitation
of an elderly person or incapacitated adult (FN) - To Judiciary then Finance
2608.By Del. Sobonya, Moore, Rowan, Miller, C., Reynolds and Ellem - Changing the way that
the cost of incarcerating inmates in regional jails is collected (FN) - To Judiciary then
Finance
2609.By Del. Caputo, Fragale, Ellem, Azinger, Longstreth and Manchin - Establishing criminal
penalties for interfering with medical treatment of a railroad employee - To Judiciary
2610.By Del. Boggs, Eldridge, Stephens, Barker, Carmichael, Kominar, Rowan, Sumner and
Armstead - Prohibiting state funding of abortions - To Judiciary
2611.By Del. Sobonya, Moye, Miller, C. and Reynolds - Making it illegal to transport a minor
across state lines to obtain an abortion without written consent by both parents - To Health
and Human Resources then Judiciary
2612.By Del. Sobonya, Reynolds, Morgan, Miller, C., Stephens and Duke - Increasing penalties
for failing to report child abuse - To Judiciary
2613.By Del. Sobonya, Longstreth, Stephens, Rowan, Morgan, Miller, C. and Reynolds -
Prohibiting any law enforcement or other official from interfering in the service of a warrant
in child abuse investigations - To Judiciary
2614.By Del. Sobonya, Rowan, Miller, C. and Reynolds - Prohibiting school employees from
promoting abortion - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2615.By Del. Armstead and Schadler - Providing discounted motor registration fees for members
of volunteer fire departments (FN) - To Roads and Transportation then Finance
2616.By Del. Miller, J. and Poling, D. - Removing extraneous language regarding the limitation
of exotic entertainment by county commissions - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
2617.By Del. Caputo, Poling, D., Duke, Crosier, Paxton, Manchin and Boggs - Waving tuition and
fees for members of the WV State Police (FN) - To Education then Finance
2618.By Del. Caputo, Boggs, Poling, D. and Spencer - Compensating state troopers for call-back
time (FN) - To Finance
2619.By Del. Moye, Sumner, Stephens and Rodighiero - Exempting existing churches from paying
tax on propane and other forms of heating oil (FN) - To Energy, Industry and Labor,
Economic Development and Small Business then Finance
2620.By Del. Paxton, Caputo, Stephens and Moye - Increasing the pay grade of cafeteria managers
(FN) - To Education then Finance
2621.By Del. Guthrie, Hatfield, Shook, Miley, Webster and Martin - Prohibiting the use of cell
phone and text-messaging devices while operating a motor vehicle except when using a
hands-free device or in the case of an emergency - To Roads and Transportation then
Judiciary
2622.By Del. Rodighiero, Barker and Eldridge - Relating to the reduction of state income taxes
for certain state and federal retirees by increasing the exemption on retirement income (FN)
- To Finance
2623.By Del. Ennis, Argento, Swartzmiller, Shaver and Williams - Allowing Class RG and RRG
deer stamps to be used to hunt and take antlerless deer - To Natural Resources then Judiciary
2624.By Del. Longstreth, Guthrie, Manchin, Eldridge and Fragale - Subtracting social security
benefits from federal adjusted gross income to determine West Virginia adjusted gross
income for purposes of personal income tax (FN) - To Finance
2625.By Del. Evans, Rowan, Canterbury, Staggers, Tabb, Doyle and Azinger - Providing for aged
or disabled farmers to continue to receive the benefit of having their farm land appraised as
farm property after they cease farming (FN) - To Agriculture then Finance
2626.By Del. Perdue, Walters, Eldridge and Hatfield - Requiring licensure of pharmacy benefit
managers (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2627.By Del. Rodighiero, Reynolds, Eldridge and Stephens - Permitting members of volunteer fire
departments to participate in the state's public employees insurance plan (FN) - To Banking
and Insurance then Finance
2628.By Del. Hamilton, Evans, Longstreth, Talbott, Porter, Varner and Ellem - Restricting public
access to concealed weapons permit records - To Judiciary
2629.By Del. Perdue, Carmichael and Armstead - Providing an exemption from estate taxes and
the Consumers Sales and Service Tax for certain expenses of any infant who dies before
reaching one year of age (FN) - To Judiciary then Finance
2630.By Del. Hartman, Perry, Beach, Martin, Hatfield and Crosier - Issuing special license plates
for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses - To Roads and Transportation then Finance
2631.By Del. Eldridge, Rodighiero, Stephens, Perry, Paxton, Shaver and Argento - West Virginia
Public School Employment Relations Act - To Education then Judiciary
2632.By Del. Porter and Sumner - Modifying the West Virginia Parkways, Economic
Development and Tourism Authority's power to charge tolls and issue bonds (FN) - To
Government Organization then Finance
2633.By Del. Marshall, Hatfield, Miley and Moore - Exempting from the sales and use tax special
equipment installed in a motor vehicle for the use of a person with physical disabilities (FN)
- To Roads and Transportation then Finance
2634.By Del. Craig, Michael, Tabb, Armstead and Azinger - Relating to limitations for certain
asbestos exposure claims - To Judiciary
2635.By Del. Eldridge, Rodighiero, Campbell, Staggers, Marshall and Stephens - Allowing the
federal adjusted gross income deduction for the amount spent for medical expenses (FN) -
To Finance
2636.By Del. Rodighiero, Stephens and Reynolds - Requiring facilities providing abortions to
obtain parental notification or consent in writing - To Judiciary
2637.By Del. Eldridge, Klempa, Rodighiero, Williams, Barker, Argento, Sobonya and Paxton -
Requiring that all state high schools provide a course in archery safety for hunters - To
Natural Resources then Education
2638.By Del. Rodighiero, Barker, Staggers, Fleischauer and Eldridge - Establishing a work
program for qualified inmates (FN) - To Judiciary then Finance
2639.By Del. Campbell, Paxton, Williams, Tabb, Spencer, Perry and Beach - Allowing for more
teachers to be reimbursed for approved course work (FN) - To Education then Finance
2640.By Del. Caputo, Mahan, Boggs, Longstreth, Fragale and Barker - Authorizing the Governor
to appoint an additional member to the Surface Mine Board that represents the interest of
labor - To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then
Government Organization
2641.By Del. Sobonya, Sumner, Longstreth, Moore, Reynolds, Miller, C. and Rowan - Requiring
the Commissioner of Corrections to keep track of repeat offenses committed by persons
convicted of sexual offenses against children - To Government Organization then Judiciary
2642.By Del. Wells, Hatfield, Guthrie, Brown, Spencer and Lane - Reverting the 911 fee on wireless telephones from three dollars to seventy-five cents - To Finance
2643.By Del. Hutchins, Overington, Andes, Doyle and Azinger - Prohibiting the naming of a
publicly funded building, road, structure or project which receives any operating or
construction moneys from state sources or state taxpayers - To Government Organization
then Judiciary
2644.By Del. Eldridge, Rodighiero, Longstreth, Staggers, Campbell, Marshall and Stephens -
Relating to prohibiting the establishment of new methadone treatment programs - To Health
and Human Resources then Judiciary
2645.By Del. Rodighiero, Stephens, Eldridge and Martin - Providing one-time supplements to all
annuitants when they reach the age of seventy (FN) - To Pensions and Retirement then
Finance
2646.By Del. Rodighiero and Eldridge - Defining the term "Medicare Advantage Prescription
Drug Plan" in the public employees insurance act - To Health and Human Resources then
Finance
2647.By Del. Rodighiero, Eldridge, Moore, Barker, Staggers, Poling, D. and Caputo - Prohibiting
the establishment of methadone treatment programs and clinics except those operated by
comprehensive community mental health centers - To Health and Human Resources then
Judiciary
2648.By Del. Perdue, Boggs, Hatfield, Campbell, Mahan, Hamilton, Michael and Morgan -
Protecting the privacy of a person's prescription information - To Health and Human
Resources then Judiciary
2649.By Del. Wells, Iaquinta and Argento - Relating to confidential records - To Government
Organization then Judiciary
2650.By Del. Porter, Overington, Azinger, Miller, J., Border, Schadler, Sobonya, Miller, C. and
Blair - Eliminating the sales tax on food effective the first day of July, two thousand nine
(FN) - To Finance
2651.By Del. Talbott, Argento, Pethtel, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Beach, Williams, Anderson, Evans,
Schoen and Miller, C. - Repealing article regulating male breeding animals - To Agriculture
then Judiciary - [Interim Bill]
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 -
To Agriculture then Judiciary - [Interim Bill]
2653.By Del. Webster, Brown, Barker, Frazier, Hunt, Michael, Miley, Morgan, Perry and
Reynolds - Authorizing use of citations in lieu of arrest warrants for certain offenses - To
Judiciary
2654.By Del. Webster, Boggs, Campbell, Eldridge, Fragale, Hutchins, Manchin, Perry, Schadler,
Tabb and White - Relating to costs for housing inmates who are transferred to the custody
of the division of corrections - To Judiciary then Finance