HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
CONSIDERED BY SENATE
Includes actions as of April 9, 2009
(This symbol * indicates Committee Substitutes.)
ALL SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President), Chafin and Caruth - Adopting joint rules of Senate
and House of Delegates - Introduced 01/14/09 - Committee reference dispensed -
Adopted by Senate 01/14/09 - To House 01/14/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by
House 01/14/09
2.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President), Helmick and Caruth - Relating to payment of
supplies, services, printing and other expenses - Introduced 01/14/09 - Committee
reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 01/14/09 - To House 01/14/09 - Reference
dispensed - Adopted by House 01/14/09
3.By Sen. Kessler, Foster and White - Urging Congress implement Homeowners and
Bank Protection Act - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Banking and Insurance
4.By Sen. Browning, McCabe, Foster, Unger, Plymale and Kessler - Requesting Joint
Committee on Government and Finance study gray energy research benefits -
Introduced 02/12/09 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then Rules - Referred to
Economic Development 02/19/09 - To Rules 02/24/09 - Adopted by Senate 04/07/09
- To House 04/07/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
5.By Sen. Fanning, Williams, Stollings, Plymale and Unger - Requesting Joint
Committee on Government and Finance study deer/vehicle collision - Introduced
02/13/09 - To Natural Resources then Rules - To Rules 03/05/09 - Adopted by Senate
04/07/09 - To House 04/07/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
6.By Sen. Foster, Jenkins, Wells, Barnes, Deem, Stollings, Prezioso, Green, White,
Unger and Kessler - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance
study veterans' issues - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Military then Rules - To Rules
03/25/09
7.By Sen. Foster, Jenkins, Wells, Barnes, Deem, Stollings and White - Requesting
colleges and universities submit military- and veteran-friendly plans to Joint
Committee on Government and Finance - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Military then
Rules - To Rules 03/25/09
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 - On Unf. Business, Special Calendar - Adopted
by House 03/26/09 - Senate concurred in House amendment and adopted resolution
03/27/09
9.By Sen. Minard, D. Facemire, Plymale, Sypolt, Williams, Foster and Unger -
Requesting Congress provide funding for Corridor H completion - Introduced
02/23/09 - To Finance
10.By Sen. Prezioso, Edgell, Foster, Kessler, Minard, Plymale, Stollings, Jenkins, Unger
and Chafin - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study
Department of Health and Human Resources employees' home visit safety issues
- Introduced 02/23/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Rules - To Rules
04/09/09
11.By Sen. Prezioso, Edgell, Foster, Kessler, Minard, Stollings, Jenkins and Unger -
Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance reconstitute Select
Committee A on Children, Juveniles and Other Matters - Introduced 02/23/09 - To
Judiciary then Rules - To Judiciary 02/24/09
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 - On Unf. Business, Special Calendar 04/10/09
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 - On Unf. Business, Special
Calendar - Adopted by House 04/09/09
14.By Sen. Plymale, Wells, Browning, Green, Stollings, White and Guills (Originating in
Senate Education) - Authorizing issuance of revenue bonds to provide capital
improvements for state colleges and universities - Introduced 02/25/09 - Referred
to Finance 02/25/09 - Adopted by Senate 03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Rules -
To House Rules 03/31/09
15.By Sen. White, Unger, McCabe, Jenkins, Kessler and Plymale - Requesting Joint
Committee on Government and Finance study public libraries' funding -
Introduced 02/26/09 - To Finance then Rules - To Finance 02/27/09
16.By Sen. Stollings - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge in Ramage "Sebert S. Duty Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 02/26/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
17.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Stollings - Requesting Division of Highways
name bridge in Logan County "Marine Private Robert Clayton Stephenson
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure -
Adopted by Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To Rules - To House Rules
03/26/09 - On Unf. Business, Special Calendar 04/10/09
18.By Sen. Stollings - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge crossing Little
Coal River "Chief Master Sergeant George Wallace Hedrick, Jr., Bridge" -
Introduced 03/06/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
19.By Sen. Jenkins and Plymale - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge in
Salt Rock "SGT Daniel Pesimer Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/06/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure
20.By Sen. White, Laird and Sypolt - Requesting Division of Highways rename Jumbo
Bridge in Webster County "Arden Cogar, Sr., Bridge" - Introduced 03/09/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure
21.By Sen. Snyder - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study
reclassifying counties - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Government Organization then
Rules - To Rules 03/30/09 - Adopted by Senate 04/07/09 - To House 04/07/09 - To
Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
22.By Sen. Caruth, Barnes, K. Facemyer, Hall, McCabe, Sypolt, Guills, Kessler, Boley,
Foster, Stollings, D. Facemire and Unger - Requesting Joint Committee on
Government and Finance study feasibility of statewide database background
check system - Introduced 03/11/09 - To Judiciary then Rules - To Rules 04/08/09
*23.By Sen. Wells and Jenkins - Requesting Division of Veterans Affairs name state
veterans cemetery in Kanawha County "The Donel Kinnard Veterans Cemetery"
- Introduced 03/12/09 - To Military - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Recommitted to
Military 03/27/09
*24.By Sen. White - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study
implementing year-round school - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Education then Rules
- Com. sub. reported 04/03/09 - Referred to Rules 04/03/09 - Adopted by Senate
04/07/09 - To House 04/07/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
25.By Sen. Stollings - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge in Boone County
"Willis W. Elkins Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
26.By Sen. Caruth, Stollings, Snyder, Williams, Green, Deem, Plymale and Guills -
Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study coal industry tax
burden - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Finance then Rules - To Finance 03/13/09
27.By Sen. Caruth, Yost, Oliverio, Browning, Wells, Green, Prezioso, Unger and Plymale
- Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study Department of
Environmental Protection staff pay rates - Introduced 03/16/09 - To Finance then
Rules - To Rules 04/09/09
28.By Sen. Caruth, Yost, Oliverio, Wells, Green and Unger - Requesting Joint
Committee on Government and Finance study certain mining industry job pay
rates - Introduced 03/16/09 - To Judiciary then Rules - To Judiciary 03/17/09
29.By Sen. Snyder, Unger, Helmick, Barnes, Deem and Plymale - Requesting funding
for MARC commuter train service - Introduced 03/16/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To Rules - To
House Rules 03/26/09
30.By Sen. Yost and Unger - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and
Finance study veterans' supplemental insurance card - Introduced 03/17/09 - To
Military then Rules - To Military 03/18/09
31.By Sen. Stollings, McCabe, Unger, Green and Plymale - Requesting Joint Committee
on Government and Finance study mountaintop removal site uses - Introduced
03/17/09 - To Economic Development then Rules - To Rules 03/24/09 - Adopted by
Senate 04/07/09 - To House 04/07/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
32.By Sen. Stollings - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge in Boone County
"Brian Scott 'Scotty' Ulbrich Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/18/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09
- To Rules - To House Rules 03/26/09 - On Unf. Business, Special Calendar - Adopted
by House 04/09/09
33.By Sen. Foster, Unger and Jenkins - Requesting Joint Committee on Government
and Finance study new correctional officers' retirement system - Introduced
03/19/09 - To Pensions then Rules - To Rules 03/24/09
34.By Sen. Chafin - Requesting Division of Highways name portion of U. S. 52 "R. A.
West Memorial Highway" - Introduced 03/20/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 04/03/09 - To House 04/06/09 - To Rules - To
House Rules 04/06/09 - On Unf. Business, Special Calendar - Adopted by House 04/09/09
35.By Sen. Chafin - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge in Mercer County
"Staff Sergeant Stanley Brian Reynolds Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/20/09
- To Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 04/03/09 - To House
04/06/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/06/09 - On Unf. Business, Special Calendar
- Adopted by House 04/09/09
36.By Sen. Plymale, Browning, Edgell, Foster, Laird, Stollings, Unger, Wells, Boley and
Guills (Originating in Senate Education) - Requesting Joint Committee on
Government and Finance study various higher education personnel
administration and flexibility issues. - Introduced 03/20/09 - Referred to Rules
03/20/09 - Adopted by Senate 04/07/09 - To House 04/07/09 - To Rules - To House
Rules 04/07/09
37.By Sen. Chafin and Kessler - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and
Finance study benefits and burdens in executing penal laws - Introduced 03/23/09
- To Judiciary then Rules - To Judiciary 03/24/09
38.By Sen. Unger - Requesting Division of Highways name Route 9 from Martinsburg
to Berkeley Springs "Ray Johnston Memorial Highway" - Introduced 03/23/09 -
To Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 04/03/09 - To House
04/06/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/06/09 - On Unf. Business, Special Calendar
04/10/09
39.By Sen. Unger, Jenkins, Barnes, D. Facemire, Fanning, Plymale, Stollings and White
(Originating in Senate Transportation and Infrastructure) - Requesting Joint
Committee on Government and Finance study restrictions on graduated driver's
license - Introduced 03/24/09 - Referred to Rules 03/25/09
40.By Sen. Unger, Jenkins, Barnes, D. Facemire, Fanning, Plymale, Stollings and White
(Originating in Senate Transportation and Infrastructure) - Requesting Joint
Committee on Government and Finance study regulating motor carrier industry
- Introduced 03/24/09 - Referred to Rules 03/25/09
41.By Sen. Unger, Jenkins, D. Facemire, Fanning, Plymale, Stollings and White
(Originating in Senate Transportation and Infrastructure) - Requesting Joint
Committee on Government and Finance study regulating towing on private
property - Introduced 03/24/09 - Referred to Rules 03/25/09
42.By Sen. Stollings, Oliverio, Plymale and Wells - Requesting Division of Highways
name highway in Man "Buffalo Creek Memorial Highway" - Introduced 03/25/09
- To Transportation and Infrastructure
43.By Sen. Sypolt, Minard and Williams - Requesting Division of Highways name
bridge in Grafton "Bearcat Bridge" - Introduced 03/25/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 04/03/09 - To House 04/06/09 - To Rules - To
House Rules 04/06/09 - On Unf. Business, Special Calendar - Adopted by House
04/09/09
44.By Sen. Stollings and Plymale - Requesting Division of Highways name Route 3 in
Racine "Barry Lutsy Memorial Highway" - Introduced 03/25/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 04/03/09 - To House 04/06/09
- To Rules - To House Rules 04/06/09 - On Unf. Business, Special Calendar - Adopted
by House 04/09/09
45.By Sen. Caruth and Unger - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and
Finance study fiscal impact of certain fines' proceeds going to county governments
- Introduced 03/25/09 - To Finance then Rules - To Finance 03/26/09
46.By Sen. D. Facemire, Oliverio, Plymale and Minard - Requesting Division of
Highways name bridge in Braxton County "Harold V. Long Memorial Bridge"
- Introduced 03/25/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate
04/03/09 - To House 04/06/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/06/09 - On Unf.
Business, Special Calendar 04/10/09
47.By Sen. Caruth and Deem - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and
Finance study economic impact of state and federal prevailing wage laws -
Introduced 03/26/09 - To Labor then Rules - To Rules 04/08/09
48.By Sen. Caruth and Oliverio - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge in
Mercer County "Corporal Ray B. Cheatwood, Jr., Memorial Bridge" - Introduced
03/27/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 04/03/09 - To
House 04/06/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/06/09 - On Unf. Business, Special
Calendar - Adopted by House 04/09/09
49.By Sen. Helmick, McCabe, Bowman, Chafin, Edgell, D. Facemire, Fanning, Green,
Plymale, Prezioso, White, Unger, Wells, Boley, K. Facemyer, Guills and Sypolt
(Originating in Senate Finance) - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and
Finance study benefits of establishing charter schools - Introduced 03/30/09 -
Referred to Rules 03/31/09 - Adopted by Senate 04/07/09 - To House 04/07/09 - To
Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
50.By Sen. Jenkins, Snyder, Browning, Palumbo, Wells, Caruth and Sypolt (Originating
in Senate Interstate Cooperation) - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and
Finance study reciprocal hospice care service agreements with border states - Introduced 03/31/09 - Referred to Rules 04/01/09
51.By Sen. Edgell, Foster and Oliverio - Requesting Joint Committee on Government
and Finance study use of alternative fuels and biofuels - Introduced 04/02/09 - To
Energy, Industry and Mining then Rules - To Rules 04/09/09
52.By Sen. Unger, Jenkins, Barnes, D. Facemire, K. Facemyer, Fanning, Plymale,
Stollings and White (Originating in Senate Transportation and Infrastructure) -
Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study registration and
operation of mini-trucks - Introduced 04/02/09 - Referred to Rules 04/03/09
53.By Sen. Unger, Jenkins, Barnes, D. Facemire, K. Facemyer, Fanning, Plymale,
Stollings and White (Originating in Senate Transportation and Infrastructure) -
Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study State Rail Plan
- Introduced 04/02/09 - Referred to Rules 04/03/09 - Adopted by Senate 04/07/09 - To
House 04/07/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
54.By Sen. Unger, Jenkins, Barnes, D. Facemire, K. Facemyer, Fanning, Plymale,
Stollings and White (Originating in Senate Transportation and Infrastructure) -
Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study green initiatives
- Introduced 04/02/09 - Referred to Rules 04/03/09 - Adopted by Senate 04/07/09 - To
House 04/07/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
55.By Sen. Kessler, Browning, Foster, Jenkins, Laird, Oliverio, Palumbo, Snyder,
Stollings, Williams, Yost, Deem and Hall (Originating in Senate Judiciary) -
Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study regulating
railroad walkways - Introduced 04/02/09 - Referred to Rules 04/03/09 - Adopted by
Senate 04/07/09 - To House 04/07/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
56.By Sen. Unger - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study
grant funding received by state institutions of higher education - Introduced
04/06/09 - To Education then Rules - To Education 04/07/09
57.By Sen. Unger, Jenkins, Barnes, D. Facemire, K. Facemyer, Fanning, Plymale,
Stollings and White (Originating in Senate Transportation and Infrastructure) -
Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study proposed new
state business and occupation tax on high-voltage electric power transmission
lines - Introduced 04/06/09 - Referred to Rules 04/07/09 - On Unfinished Business
04/10/09
58.By Sen. Deem, D. Facemire, Fanning, Green, Guills, Helmick, Jenkins, Stollings,
Sypolt, Williams and Yost (Originating in Senate Energy, Industry and Mining) -
Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study repealing nuclear power plant construction ban - Introduced 04/06/09 - Referred to Rules 04/07/09
59.By Sen. Deem, D. Facemire, Fanning, Green, Guills, Helmick, Jenkins, Stollings,
Sypolt, Williams and Yost (Originating in Senate Energy, Industry and Mining) -
Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study improving and
updating severance tax on natural gas and oil - Introduced 04/06/09 - Referred to
Rules 04/07/09 - On Unfinished Business 04/10/09
60.By Sen. Browning, Unger, Caruth, D. Facemire, K. Facemyer, Hall, Helmick, Kessler,
McCabe, Oliverio, Snyder, Stollings, Wells and Williams (Originating in Senate
Economic Development) - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and
Finance study grants through Economic Development Grant Committee -
Introduced 04/06/09 - Referred to Rules 04/07/09 - On Unfinished Business 04/10/09
61.By Sen. Foster, Palumbo, Laird, Plymale and Wells - Requesting Joint Committee
on Government and Finance study Racial Profiling Data Collection Act results -
Introduced 04/07/09 - To Judiciary then Rules - To Judiciary 04/08/09
62.By Sen. Helmick, McCabe, Bowman, Chafin, Edgell, D. Facemire, Fanning, Green,
Plymale, Prezioso, White, Unger, Wells, Boley, K. Facemyer, Guills and Sypolt
(Originating in Senate Finance) - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and
Finance study tax structure - Introduced 04/07/09 - Referred to Rules 04/08/09 - On
Unfinished Business 04/10/09
63.By Sen. Stollings, Green, Deem, D. Facemire, Guills, Kessler, Minard, Sypolt,
Williams and Yost (Originating in Senate Energy, Industry and Mining) - Requesting
Joint Committee on Government and Finance study coal mining near cemeteries
- Introduced 04/07/09 - Referred to Rules 04/08/09
64.By Sen. Deem, Green, D. Facemire, Guills, Kessler, Minard, Stollings, Sypolt,
Williams and Yost (Originating in Senate Energy, Industry and Mining) - Requesting
Joint Committee on Government and Finance study carbon dioxide cap and trade
proposals - Introduced 04/07/09 - Referred to Rules 04/08/09 - On Unfinished
Business 04/10/09
65.By Sen. Bowman, Boley, Caruth, Foster, Minard, Palumbo, Snyder, Sypolt, White,
Williams and Yost (Originating in Senate Government Organization) - Requesting
Joint Committee on Government and Finance study fireworks' sale, storage and
usage - Introduced 04/07/09 - Referred to Rules 04/08/09 - On Unfinished Business
04/10/09
66.By Sen. Bowman, Boley, Caruth, Foster, Minard, Palumbo, Snyder, Sypolt, White,
Williams and Yost (Originating in Senate Government Organization) - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study costs of highways, sewers and
water projects - Introduced 04/07/09 - Referred to Rules 04/08/09 - On Unfinished
Business 04/10/09
67.By Sen. Kessler, Browning, Foster, Jenkins, Laird, Minard, Oliverio, Palumbo, Snyder,
Stollings, Williams, Yost, Caruth, Deem and Hall (Originating in Senate Judiciary) -
Requiring Joint Committee on Government and Finance study asbestos trust
disclosure issues - Introduced 04/07/09 - Referred to Rules 04/08/09 - On Unfinished
Business 04/10/09
68.Originating in Senate Rules - Extending 2009 regular legislative session - Introduced
04/08/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 04/08/09 - To House
04/08/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 04/08/09
69.By Sen. Helmick, Foster and Plymale - Urging congressional delegation support
Main Street Fairness Act - Introduced 04/09/09 - On Unfinished Business 04/10/09
70.By Sen. Hall, K. Facemyer and Plymale - Requesting Division of Highways name
bridge in Scott Depot "Trooper William 'Bill' Phillips Memorial Bridge" -
Introduced 04/09/09 - On Unfinished Business 04/10/09
71.By Sen. Green, Deem, D. Facemire, Guills, Kessler, Minard, Stollings, Sypolt,
Williams and Yost (Originating in Senate Energy, Industry and Mining) - Recognizing
importance of oil and natural gas industry - Introduced 04/07/09 - On Unfinished
Business 04/10/09
72.By Sen. Bowman, Boley, Browning, Caruth, Foster, Minard, Palumbo, Snyder, Sypolt,
White, Williams and Yost (Originating in Senate Government Organization) -
Requesting Joint Committee on Government Organization and Finance study
hiring retired state employees for current positions within Division of Personnel
- Introduced 04/07/09 - On Unfinished Business 04/10/09
ALL SENATE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1.By Sen. Chafin - Raising committee to notify House of Delegates Senate has
assembled - Introduced 01/14/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by
Senate 01/14/09
2.By Sen. Chafin - Raising committee to notify Governor Legislature has assembled
- Introduced 01/14/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 01/14/09
3.By Sen. Chafin - Adopting rules of Senate - Introduced 01/14/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 01/14/09
4.By Sen. Helmick - Relating to mailing of bills and journals - Introduced 01/14/09
- Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 01/14/09
5.By Sen. Helmick - Authorizing appointment of 2009 session employees - Introduced
01/14/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 01/14/09
6.By Sen. Williams, Sypolt, Foster and Kessler - Celebrating life of Nancy Hanks
Lincoln - Introduced 02/12/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate
02/12/09
7.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President), Caruth, Foster, Unger, Jenkins, White, Plymale and
McCabe - Recognizing West Virginia Civics Literacy Council and Civic Literacy
Day - Introduced 02/12/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate
02/12/09
8.By Sen. Wells and Foster - Designating February 13, 2009, as "Earned Income Tax
Credit Awareness Day" - Introduced 02/13/09 - Committee reference dispensed -
Adopted by Senate 02/13/09
9.By Sen. Browning, Foster, Plymale, Chafin, Jenkins and Kessler - Recognizing "Take
a Veteran to School Day" program - Introduced 02/16/09 - Committee reference
dispensed - Adopted by Senate 02/16/09
10.By Sen. Wells, Yost, Edgell, Facemire, Laird, Oliverio, Williams, Boley, Sypolt,
Foster, Stollings, Plymale, Chafin, Jenkins and Kessler - Designating February 16,
2009, "Veterans Visibility Day" - Introduced 02/16/09 - Committee reference
dispensed - Adopted by Senate 02/16/09
11.By Sen. Chafin, Williams, Foster, Unger and Plymale - Recognizing Ed Evans as
America's Top Science Teacher finalist - Introduced 02/17/09 - Committee reference
dispensed - Adopted by Senate 02/17/09
12.By Sen. Plymale, Chafin, Green, Kessler, Stollings, Foster, Unger, McCabe and
Jenkins - Designating February 18, 2009, "Marshall University Day" - Introduced
02/18/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 02/18/09
13.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President), Minard, D. Facemire, Chafin, Caruth, Barnes, Boley,
Bowman, Browning, Deem, Edgell, K. Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Green, Guills, Hall,
Helmick, Jenkins, Kessler, Laird, McCabe, Oliverio, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso,
Snyder, Stollings, Sypolt, Unger, Wells, White, Williams and Yost - Memorializing
Honorable William R. Sharpe, Jr., former senator - Introduced 02/19/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 02/19/09
14.By Sen. Unger, Snyder, Plymale, Sypolt and Chafin - Recognizing Leadership
Berkeley - Introduced 02/23/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate
02/23/09
15.By Sen. Unger, Snyder, Kessler and Plymale - Recognizing Leadership Jefferson -
Introduced 02/24/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 02/24/09
16.By Sen. Browning, Chafin, McCabe, Prezioso, Minard, Kessler, Unger, Stollings,
Foster, Jenkins, Yost, Green and White - Designating February 24, 2009,
"Community Action Day" - Introduced 02/24/09 - Committee reference dispensed
- Adopted by Senate 02/24/09
*17.By Sen. Minard and Oliverio - Requesting Congress reexamine law regarding
children's recreational vehicles - Introduced 02/26/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure - Com. sub. reported 04/02/09 - Adopted by Senate 04/03/09
18.By Sen. Prezioso, Foster, Barnes and Unger - Designating March 1-7, 2009,
"National Problem Gambling Awareness Week" - Introduced 03/03/09 - Committee
reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/03/09
19.By Sen. Foster, Snyder, Stollings, Plymale, Chafin, Kessler, Jenkins, Green, Edgell,
Oliverio, Prezioso, Barnes, Unger, D. Facemire, White and Wells - Designating
March 4, 2009, "Social Work Day" - Introduced 03/04/09 - Committee reference
dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/04/09
20.By Sen. Williams, Snyder, Stollings, Plymale, Chafin, Kessler, Jenkins, Green, Foster,
Edgell, Oliverio, Prezioso, Barnes, Unger, D. Facemire, White and Wells -
Designating March 4, 2009, "Women's Day" - Introduced 03/04/09 - Committee
reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/04/09
21.By Sen. Prezioso, Snyder, Stollings, Plymale, Chafin, Kessler, Jenkins, Green, Foster,
Edgell, Oliverio, Barnes, Unger, D. Facemire, White and Wells - Designating March
4, 2009, "Disability Advocacy Day" - Introduced 03/04/09 - Committee reference
dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/04/09
22.By Sen. Jenkins and Plymale - Recognizing Anastacia Meadows on winning 2009
Prudential Spirit of Community Award - Introduced 03/06/09 - Committee reference
dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/09/09
23.By Sen. Chafin, Fanning, Oliverio and Caruth - Commemorating life of Thomas A.
Colley - Introduced 03/06/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/13/09
24.By Sen. Yost, Unger, Bowman, Edgell, Laird, White, Barnes, Boley, Green, Oliverio,
Snyder, D. Facemire, Minard, Chafin, Palumbo, Kessler, Williams, Foster, Prezioso,
Fanning, Jenkins and Stollings - Expressing will of Senate regarding economic
recovery plan spending - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Economic Development 03/09/09
- Amended - Adopted by Senate 03/16/09
25.By Sen. White, Edgell, Williams, Plymale, Kessler and Sypolt - Designating March
10, 2009, "West Virginia State Grange Day" - Introduced 03/09/09 - Committee
reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/10/09
26.By Sen. Plymale, Stollings, Unger, Kessler, Jenkins and Minard - Recognizing Society
of Human Resource Management - Introduced 03/10/09 - Committee reference
dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/10/09
27.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President), Stollings, Unger, Prezioso, Kessler, Plymale and
White - Designating March 12, 2009, "West Virginia Press Association Day" -
Introduced 03/12/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/12/09
28.By Sen. White, Yost, Laird, Chafin, Foster, Green, Snyder, Unger, Fanning, Wells, D.
Facemire, Kessler, Edgell and Bowman - Urging Congress pass Employee Free
Choice Act - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Judiciary
29.By Sen. Foster, Prezioso, Kessler, McCabe, Plymale, Stollings, Chafin, Unger and
Jenkins - Designating March, 2009, "American Red Cross Month" - Introduced
03/13/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/13/09
30.By Sen. Green, Laird, Foster, Unger, Plymale, Barnes, Stollings, Jenkins, Chafin,
Minard and Kessler - Designating March 16, 2009, "Corrections Day" - Introduced
03/16/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/16/09
31.By Sen. Sypolt, Prezioso, McCabe, Unger, Stollings and Plymale - Designating March
15-21, 2009, "Professional Land Surveyors Week" - Introduced 03/17/09 -
Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/17/09
32.By Sen. Williams, Sypolt, Prezioso, Minard, Stollings and Plymale - Congratulating
Grafton High School football team for winning 2008 Class AA championship -
Introduced 03/17/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/17/09
33.By Sen. Fanning, Oliverio, Minard, Unger, Laird, White, Plymale, Green, Kessler and
Jenkins - Designating March 18, 2009, "Crime Victims Day" - Introduced 03/18/09
- Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/18/09
34.By Sen. Bowman, Boley, Foster, Deem, Hall, White, K. Facemyer, Wells, Laird,
Caruth, Williams, Sypolt, Snyder, Jenkins, Stollings, Plymale, McCabe and Green -
Requesting Congress enact Education Begins at Home Act - Introduced 03/19/09
- Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/19/09 - Senate reconsidered
adoption - Adopted by Senate 03/19/09
35.By Sen. Plymale, Minard, Jenkins, White, Williams, Wells, Boley, Guills, Stollings,
McCabe, Unger and Chafin - Honoring John Joseph Kenneth Cole, WVU Interim
Chief of Staff - Introduced 03/20/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by
Senate 03/20/09
36.By Sen. Plymale, Minard, Prezioso, Jenkins, White, Williams, Foster, Wells, Boley,
Guills, Edgell, Stollings, McCabe, Unger, Tomblin (Mr. President), Palumbo and
Chafin - Designating March 20, 2009, "Higher Education Day" - Introduced
03/20/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/20/09
37.By Sen. Plymale, Minard, Prezioso, Jenkins, White, Williams, Foster, Wells, Boley,
Guills, Stollings, McCabe, Unger, Palumbo and Chafin - Honoring Dr. C. Peter
Magrath, WVU Interim President - Introduced 03/20/09 - Committee reference
dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/20/09
38.By Sen. Plymale, Jenkins, Minard, Unger and Kessler - Recognizing Patrolman First
Class Ryan Nelson Bentley - Introduced 03/23/09 - Committee reference dispensed
- Adopted by Senate 03/23/09
39.By Sen. Chafin, Fanning, Plymale, McCabe, Jenkins, Minard and Unger - Recognizing
Estil L. Bevins, former Senate officer - Introduced 03/23/09 - Committee reference
dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/23/09
40.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Stollings - Congratulating Logan High School
baseball team for winning 2008 Class AA championship - Introduced 03/24/09 -
Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/24/09
41.By Sen. Stollings, Unger, Deem, Jenkins, Foster, Plymale, Minard, McCabe, Yost and
Wells - Designating March 25, 2009, "WV Automobile Dealership Day" -
Introduced 03/25/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/25/09
42.By Sen. Caruth, Edgell, Oliverio and Plymale - Congratulating Summers County
High School women's basketball team for winning 2009 Class AA championship
- Introduced 03/25/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/25/09
43.By Sen. Kessler, Unger, Stollings, Snyder, Edgell, Jenkins, Foster, Plymale, Minard, McCabe, Yost and Wells - Recognizing Behavioral Healthcare Providers
Association and Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors -
Introduced 03/25/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/25/09
44.By Sen. White, Laird, Edgell, Plymale, Unger, Kessler, Stollings, Wells and Williams
- Memorializing Nicholas County firefighters Johnnie Hammons and Timothy
Nicholas - Introduced 03/26/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate
03/26/09
45.By Sen. Williams, Palumbo, Oliverio, Plymale, Minard, McCabe, Edgell and Stollings
- Designating March 26, 2009, "WV Home School Day" - Introduced 03/26/09 -
Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/26/09
46.By Sen. Foster, Stollings, Yost, Edgell and Unger - Recognizing May as "Lyme
Disease Awareness Month" - Introduced 03/26/09 - Committee reference dispensed
- Adopted by Senate 03/26/09
47.By Sen. Prezioso - Congratulating North Marion High School girls' basketball
team for winning 2009 Class AAA championship - Introduced 03/26/09 - Committee
reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/26/09
48.By Sen. Plymale, Minard, Jenkins, Wells, Stollings and Yost - Congratulating St.
Joseph Lady Irish basketball team for winning 2009 Class A championship -
Introduced 03/27/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/27/09
49.By Sen. Helmick - Congratulating West Virginia University Rifle Team for
winning 2009 NCAA championship - Introduced 03/27/09 - Committee reference
dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/27/09
50.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President), Boley, Bowman, Browning, Caruth, Chafin, Deem,
Edgell, D. Facemire, K. Facemyer, Foster, Green, Guills, Hall, Helmick, Jenkins,
Kessler, Laird, McCabe, Minard, Oliverio, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Snyder,
Stollings, Sypolt, Wells, Williams and Yost - Requesting congressional delegation
support coal industry - Introduced 04/02/09 - Committee reference dispensed -
Adopted by Senate 04/02/09
51.By Sen. Chafin and Fanning - Commemorating life of Nelson Henry Todd -
Introduced 04/06/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 04/06/09
52.By Sen. Kessler, Bowman, Oliverio, Prezioso, Tomblin (Mr. President), Barnes, Boley,
Browning, Caruth, Chafin, Deem, Edgell, D. Facemire, K. Facemyer, Fanning, Foster,
Green, Guills, Hall, Helmick, Jenkins, Laird, McCabe, Minard, Palumbo, Plymale,
Snyder, Stollings, Sypolt, Unger, Wells, White, Williams and Yost - Honoring Ed Pastilong, WVU Athletic Director - Introduced 04/06/09 - Committee reference
dispensed - Adopted by Senate 04/06/09
53.By Sen. Wells, Palumbo, Jenkins, Williams, Stollings, Laird, Oliverio, Plymale and
Minard - Recognizing WV National Guard - Introduced 04/07/09 - Committee
reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 04/07/09
54.Originating in Senate Rules - Authorizing Senate Committee on Confirmations
meet and be paid for interims between Sevenety-Ninth Legislature regular
sessions - Introduced 04/08/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate
04/08/09
55.By Sen. Oliverio, Plymale and Williams - Honoring Cody Gallagher for receiving
2009 Prudential Spirit Community Award - Introduced 04/09/09 - Committee
reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 04/09/09
SENATE BILLS PASSED SENATE
AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE
*15.By Sen. Plymale, Deem, Stollings and Jenkins - Limiting certain parks and
recreation entities' liability - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Natural Resources then
Judiciary - To Judiciary 03/17/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Passed Senate
03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House
Judiciary 04/02/09
*17.By Sen. Plymale, Bowman and White - Increasing certain Cultural Facilities and
Capitol Resources Matching Grant Program Fund allocations - Introduced
02/11/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - To Finance
03/25/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/30/09 - Amended - Passed Senate
04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - To House Finance
04/06/09
*45.By Sen. Fanning and Chafin - Authorizing Department of Environmental
Protection Secretary to sign National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
permits - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary -
(original similar to H. B. No. 3206) - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - On second reading
to Judiciary 03/26/09 - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To
House 04/02/09 - To Judiciary
*56.By Sen. Edgell, Foster, Unger, Wells and Plymale - Awarding National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards salary bonus to certain teachers - Introduced
02/11/09 - To Education then Finance - (original similar to H. B. No. 2967) - To Finance 02/25/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - Effective
July 1, 2009 - To House 03/31/09 - To Education then Finance
*57.By Sen. Edgell and Kessler - Relating to certain school coaches' requirements -
Introduced 02/11/09 - To Education then Finance - (original similar to H. B. No. 2589)
- Com. sub. reported 03/20/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/25/09 - To
House 03/26/09 - To Education
63.By Sen. Plymale, Jenkins and White - Increasing deposit from State Excess Lottery
Revenue Fund to Higher Education Improvement Fund - Introduced 02/11/09 - To
Education then Finance - To Finance 02/25/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective
July 1, 2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To Finance
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
- To House Finance 04/06/09
*75.By Sen. Kessler, Guills and White - Establishing alcohol use by minors as juvenile
delinquent offense - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/18/09
- Passed Senate 03/23/09 - To House 03/23/09 - To Judiciary
*78.By Sen. Kessler, Yost and Sypolt - Relating to special license plates - Introduced
02/11/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance - Com. sub. reported
03/03/09 - To Finance 03/03/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/30/09 -
Amended - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Roads and
Transportation then Finance
*84.By Sen. Unger and Facemire - Authorizing municipalities to provide free parking
for certain veterans - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Government Organization then
Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - On second reading to Finance 03/27/09 -
Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To 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 - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd reading,
Special Calendar 04/10/09
*142.By Sen. White and Foster - Relating to Tourism Development Act - Introduced
02/11/09 - To Economic Development then Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/17/09 -
To Finance 03/17/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Energy,
Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Finance - To
House Finance 04/02/09
*172.By Sen. Minard, Fanning, Prezioso, Unger, Boley and Facemyer - Authorizing
Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules - Introduced 02/12/09
- To Pensions then Judiciary - To Judiciary 02/24/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 -
Passed Senate 03/31/09 - Effective from passage - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary
- On 1st reading, Special Calendar - Amended - Passed House 04/09/09 - Title
amended - Effect from passage
*227.By Sen. Minard, Fanning, Prezioso, Unger, Boley and Facemyer - Authorizing
Department of Revenue promulgate legislative rules - Introduced 02/12/09 - To
Finance then Judiciary - To Judiciary 03/06/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - Passed
Senate with amended title 04/01/09 - Effective from passage - To House 04/01/09 - To
Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - Amendments pending - On 3rd reading
with restricted right to amend, Special Calender 04/10/09
*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 H. B. No. 2454 and H. B. No. 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 - To House
Finance - Amended - Passed House 04/09/09
*242.By Sen. Kessler, Foster, White and Plymale - Relating to DUI offenses - Introduced
02/12/09 - To Judiciary - (original same as H. B. No. 2664) - Com. sub. reported
04/01/09 - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House
04/02/09 - To Judiciary
*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 - On 1st reading, Special
Calendar - Amended - Passed House 04/09/09
*246.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Relating
to unemployment compensation generally - Introduced 02/12/09 - To Judiciary then
Finance - (original same as H. B. No. 2336) - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - On second
reading to Finance 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - To House Finance - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
04/10/09
*249.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Relating
to annual school calendar - Introduced 02/13/09 - To Education then Finance -
(original same as H. B. No. 2402 - similar to H. B. No. 3215) - Com. sub. reported
03/04/09 - To Finance 03/04/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/20/09 -
Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 03/25/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To
House 03/26/09 - To Education then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - On 1st
reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
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 - To House
Finance 04/02/09
*253.By Sen. Kessler - Relating to certain sexual offenses by or against inmates -
Introduced 02/13/09 - To Judiciary - (original same as H. B. No. 2420) - Com. sub.
reported 03/03/09 - Passed Senate 03/06/09 - To House 03/09/09 - To Judiciary
*256.By Sen. Snyder - Providing additional requirements for certain property
annexation - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary -
(original same as H. B. No. 2845 - similar to H. B. No. 2448) - Com. sub. reported
03/12/09 - To Judiciary 03/12/09 - Passed Senate 03/23/09 - To House 03/23/09 - To
Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To House Judiciary - Amended - On 3rd
reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*257.By Sen. Browning, Green, Stollings, Wells, Plymale and Chafin - Creating nonvoting
student member position on county boards of education - Introduced 02/16/09 - To
Education - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective from
passage - To House 04/01/09 - To Education
*258.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] -
Clarifying local fiscal bodies cannot be held liable for certain deficits - Introduced
02/16/09 - To Government Organization then Finance - (original same as H. B. No.
2406) - Com. sub. reported 03/19/09 - To Finance 03/19/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09
- Effective from passage - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - To House
Finance - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*271.By Sen. Williams and Plymale - Requiring write-in candidates pay filing fee -
Introduced 02/16/09 - To Judiciary - (original same as H. B. No. 2657) - Com. sub.
reported 03/27/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*274.By Sen. Sypolt and Williams - Allowing county boards of education enter into
lease-purchase agreements - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Government Organization then
Finance - (original similar to H. B. No. 3157) - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - 2nd
reference dispensed - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House
04/01/09 - To Education then Finance
*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 H. B. No. 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 - To House Finance 04/01/09
*278.By Sen. Minard - Creating felony offense of willful failure to provide certain drug
benefits - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Judiciary - (original same as H. B. No. 2417) -
Com. sub. reported 03/30/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To
Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - Amended - On 3rd reading, Special
Calendar 04/10/09
*279.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Relating
to industrial accidents and emergency response regulations - Introduced 02/17/09
- To Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary - (original same as H. B. No. 2565)
- Com. sub. reported 03/05/09 - To Judiciary 03/05/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub.
reported 03/17/09 - Passed Senate 03/20/09 - To House 03/23/09 - To Energy, Industry
and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Judiciary - To House
Judiciary - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*280.By Sen. Green, White and Chafin - Creating Correctional Industries Act of 2009 -
Introduced 02/17/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (original same as H. B. No. 2570)
- Com. sub. reported 03/13/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/18/09 -
Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 03/19/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - To House
Finance - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*282.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Relating
to retail liquor licenses' classification - Introduced 02/18/09 - To Judiciary then
Finance - (original same as H. B. No. 2572) - Com. sub. reported 03/18/09 - To
Finance 03/18/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09
- To House 03/31/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary - Amendments pending - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*293.By Sen. Foster, Stollings, Jenkins, Bowman, Prezioso, Green, Plymale, Deem,
Palumbo, Kessler, Guills, White and Williams - Creating felony offense of
unauthorized practice of certain health care professions - Introduced 02/19/09 - To
Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - (original similar to H. B. No. 3044) - To
Judiciary 02/27/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/20/09 - Amended - Passed Senate 03/25/09
- To House 03/26/09 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd
reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*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 H. B. No. 2788) - Com. sub. reported 03/03/09 -
Passed Senate 03/06/09 - To House 03/09/09 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Judiciary
*297.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Creating
Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Act - Introduced 02/19/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance - (original same as H. B. No. 2682 - similar to H. B. No. 2980)
- Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - On second reading to Finance 03/25/09 - Com. sub.
for com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - Amended - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July
1, 2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To Finance - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd
reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*298.By Sen. Unger, Browning, Fanning, Jenkins, K. Facemyer, Foster, Stollings, Boley and
White - Increasing Enhanced 911 Wireless Tower Access Assistance Fund
allocation - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
- (original same as H. B. No. 2683) - Com. sub. reported 03/10/09 - To Finance
03/10/09 - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July 1,
2009 - To House 04/02/09 - To Government Organization then Finance
*299.By Sen. Unger, Browning, Fanning, Jenkins, K. Facemyer, Foster, Guills and Stollings
- Relating to Infrastructure Fund projects - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Transportation
and Infrastructure then Finance - (original same as H. B. No. 2687) - To Finance
03/04/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/27/09 - To House 03/27/09
- To Finance
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 H. B. No. 2663) - To Judiciary 03/05/09 - Passed Senate 03/18/09
- To House 03/19/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To House Judiciary
- On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
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 H. B. No. 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 - To
House Finance - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*317.By Sen. Palumbo, Wells, Foster and Unger - Adding DUI penalties - Introduced
02/20/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 04/01/09 - Constitutional rule suspended
- Passed Senate with amended title 04/01/09 - Effective 9/l/09 - To House 04/02/09 -
To Judiciary then Finance - To House Finance 04/06/09
*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 - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd reading, Special
Calendar 04/10/09
322.By Sen. Oliverio and Chafin - Exempting certain life insurance policies from
Medicaid assignment - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Health and Human Resources then
Finance - On second reading to Finance 03/25/09 - Removed from calendar by action
of Committee on Rules - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To
House 04/02/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - 2nd reference
dispensed - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - Amended - On 3rd reading, Special
Calendar 04/10/09
*326.By Sen. Stollings - Mandating certain dental anesthesia insurance coverage -
Introduced 02/23/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - - Com. sub. reported
03/27/09 - On second reading to Finance 03/27/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed
Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To
House Judiciary - Amended - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*327.By Sen. Jenkins and Plymale - Relating to mini-trucks registration and operation
- Introduced 02/23/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Government
Organization - (original similar to H. B. No. 2488) - Com. sub. reported 03/16/09 - To
Government Organization 03/16/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 -
To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary
*328.By Sen. Unger, Jenkins, Fanning, K. Facemyer, Plymale, Stollings, D. Facemire,
White, Barnes, Foster, McCabe and Chafin - Creating WV Transportation Finance
Commission - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
- (original similar to H. B. No. 2900) - To Finance 02/25/09 - Com. sub. reported
03/20/09 - Passed Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To Government Organization
then Finance - To House Finance 04/01/09
*333.By Sen. Kessler, Prezioso, Unger, Barnes, Foster, Jenkins, Yost, Williams, Green,
Chafin and Oliverio - Basing school nurse ratio on total net enrollment - Introduced
02/24/09 - To Education - (original same as H. B. No. 3167) - Com. sub. reported
03/25/09 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 03/30/09 - Effective July 1,
2009 - To House 03/31/09 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 04/07/09
335.By Sen. Bowman, K. Facemyer, Guills, Prezioso, Unger, Minard, Plymale, Jenkins,
Yost and Green - Authorizing Division of Culture and History distribute fairs and
festivals' funding - Introduced 02/24/09 - To Government Organization then Finance
- (original same as H. B. No. 2766) - To Finance 03/12/09 - Passed Senate 03/23/09 -
Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 03/23/09 - To Government Organization then
Finance - To House Finance - Amended - Passed House 04/09/09 - Effective July 1,
2009
336.By Sen. Palumbo, Foster, McCabe, Kessler and Wells - Changing failure to wear
seatbelt to primary offense - Introduced 02/24/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure then Judiciary - (original similar to H. B. No. 2253) - To Judiciary
03/12/09 - Passed Senate 03/27/09 - To House 03/27/09 - To Roads and Transportation
then Judiciary
*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 - To House Judiciary - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
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 H. B. No. 2741) - To Judiciary 03/06/09 - Passed Senate
03/16/09 - To House 03/17/09 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On
2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
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 - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - Amended - On 3rd reading, Special
Calendar 04/10/09
*373.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Relating
to PROMISE Scholarship - Introduced 02/25/09 - To Education then Finance -
(original same as H. B. No. 2834) - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - On second reading
to Finance 03/27/09 - Rereferred to Finance 03/30/09 - Amended - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To Education then Finance -
To House Finance - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*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 H. B. No. 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
- 2nd reference dispensed - To House Judiciary - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
04/10/09
*378.By Sen. Kessler, Prezioso, Deem, Plymale and Williams - Relating to concealed
handgun license reciprocity - Introduced 02/25/09 - To Interstate Cooperation then
Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/19/09 - To Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed Senate
04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
*379.By Sen. Stollings, Prezioso, Jenkins, Foster, Kessler, Plymale, Palumbo and Sypolt -
Clarifying pharmacists and pharmacies as health care providers - Introduced
02/25/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Judiciary 03/06/09 -
Com. sub. reported 03/20/09 - Passed Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To
Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/31/09
*382.By Sen. Unger, Caruth, Hall and Snyder - Adjusting State Rail Authority's contract
authority - Introduced 02/25/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
- (original same as H. B. No. 3175) - To Finance 03/04/09 - Com. sub. reported
03/20/09 - Passed Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To Finance - On 1st reading,
Special Calendar - Passed House 04/09/09 - Title amended
*398.By Sen. Foster - Imposing certain restrictions on graduated driver's licenses -
Introduced 02/27/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary - Com. sub.
reported 03/09/09 - To Judiciary 03/09/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/30/09
- Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Roads and Transportation then
Judiciary - To House Judiciary - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
399.By Sen. Bowman, Stollings, Chafin, Jenkins and White - Creating senior resident
hunting, fishing and trapping license - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Natural Resources
then Finance - To Finance 03/05/09 - Passed Senate 03/24/09 - To House 03/24/09 -
To Natural Resources then Finance
*404.By Sen. Unger, Tomblin (Mr. President), Snyder, Foster, McCabe, Stollings and White
- Creating sesquicentennial commission and fund - Introduced 03/02/09 - To
Government Organization then Finance - (original similar to H. B. No. 2555) - Com.
sub. reported 03/12/09 - To Finance 03/12/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/20/09 - Passed Senate 03/25/09 - Effective from passage - To House 03/26/09 - To
Finance - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - Amended - Passed House 04/09/09 - Title
amended - Effect from passage
*414.By Sen. Prezioso, Foster, Jenkins, Stollings, Caruth, Laird, Unger, Minard and Kessler
- Relating to Pharmaceutical Cost Management Council and health care delivery
systems - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance -
(original same as H. B. No. 2743) - Com. sub. reported 03/20/09 - On second reading
to Finance 03/20/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/30/09 - Amended - Passed
Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
- To House Finance - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*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 - To House Finance - Amended -
Passed House 04/09/09 - Title amended - Effect from passage
*419.By Sen. Prezioso, Foster, Stollings and Jenkins - Creating Healthy Lifestyles
Restaurant Calorie Posting Program - Introduced 03/03/09 - To Health and Human
Resources - (original same as H. B. No. 2745) - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Rejected
by Senate 03/30/09 - Senate further considered bill - Amended - Passed Senate
03/31/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Government
Organization - To House Government Organization 04/03/09
425.By Sen. Minard, Jenkins and Deem - Disclosing certain refinanced loan's higher
annual percentage rate - Introduced 03/03/09 - To Banking and Insurance then
Judiciary - (original same as H. B. No. 3065) - To Judiciary 03/18/09 - Passed Senate
03/26/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To House
Judiciary - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
434.By Sen. Minard - Relating to long-term care policy insurance agents - Introduced
03/04/09 - To Banking and Insurance - (original same as H. B. No. 3018) - Passed
Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary - On 1st
reading, Special Calendar - Amended - Passed House 04/09/09 - Effective July 1, 2009
435.By Sen. Plymale, Chafin, Jenkins, Unger and White - Creating Learn and Earn
Cooperative Education Program - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Education then Finance
- To Finance 03/06/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House
04/01/09 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 04/06/09
*439.By Sen. Kessler, Minard, Deem and D. Facemire - Permitting State Police
Superintendent consult with Insurance Commissioner - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Government Organization - (original same as H. B. No. 3210) - Com. sub. reported
03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 03/31/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary - On 2nd reading,
Special Calendar 04/10/09
*440.By Sen. Kessler, Unger, D. Facemire and Laird - Increasing county litter control
officers' authority - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Natural Resources then Government
Organization - (original similar to H. B. No. 3034) - Com. sub. reported 03/24/09 - To
Government Organization 03/24/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 -
To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*442.By Sen. Kessler, Minard, Foster, Plymale, Chafin, D. Facemire and White - Requiring
State Auditor perform delinquent land sales paper processing responsibilities -
Introduced 03/04/09 - To Government Organization then Finance - Com. sub. reported
03/19/09 - To Finance 03/19/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - Passed
Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Government Organization then Finance -
To House Finance 04/03/09
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 - To House Judiciary -
Amended - Passed House 04/06/09 - Title amended - Senate refused to concur in
House amendment 04/07/09 - House refused to recede and requested conference
04/07/09 - To conference 04/08/09
*451.By Sen. Kessler, Snyder, D. Facemire and White - Relating to crime victims'
compensation awards - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (original
same as H. B. No. 2970) - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - On second reading to Finance
03/25/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance - To House Finance - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
04/10/09
452.By Sen. Minard, Helmick, McCabe, Chafin and D. Facemire - Relating to Public
Employees Insurance Agency underwriting nonstate employer groups - Introduced
03/04/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - (original same as H. B. No. 3015)
- To Finance 03/11/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Government
Organization then Finance - To House Finance - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
04/10/09
*456.By Sen. Foster, Kessler and Unger - Creating Reduced Cigarette Ignition
Propensity Standard and Fire Prevention Act - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Judiciary
then Finance - (original same as H. B. No. 3078) - To Finance 03/11/09 - Com. sub. reported 04/01/09 - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House
04/02/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - To House Finance - On 2nd reading, Special
Calendar 04/10/09
*461.By Sen. Caruth, Snyder, Chafin, Tomblin (Mr. President), Browning, Edgell, Green,
Helmick, Plymale, Stollings, Jenkins, Laird, Minard, Yost, Barnes, Hall, Deem,
Oliverio, Williams and Fanning - Extending selenium effluent limits compliance
time - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary - (original
similar to H. B. No. 3326) - Com. sub. reported 03/12/09 - To Judiciary 03/12/09 -
Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To
Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary - On 2nd reading, Special
Calendar 04/10/09
464.By Sen. Minard, Helmick, McCabe and Chafin - Authorizing Public Employees
Insurance Agency charge fee for paper transactions - Introduced 03/05/09 - To
Finance - (original same as H. B. No. 3048) - Passed Senate 03/24/09 - To House
03/24/09 - To Government Organization then Finance - To House Finance - Amended
- Passed House 04/09/09 - Title amended
*465.By Sen. Bowman and Snyder - Clarifying certain Real Estate Division's powers -
Introduced 03/05/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary then Finance -
(original same as H. B. No. 3054) - To Judiciary 03/19/09 - To Finance 03/25/09 -
Com. sub. reported 03/30/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective from passage - To
House 04/02/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
466.By Sen. Bowman and Snyder - Clarifying Division of Personnel's functions -
Introduced 03/05/09 - To Government Organization - (original same as H. B. No.
3053) - Passed Senate 03/17/09 - To House 03/18/09 - To Government Organization
then Finance - To House Finance 04/01/09
468.By Sen. Laird, White, D. Facemire and Kessler - Requiring redemption property
purchaser pay in certified funds - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Finance - (original
similar to H. B. No. 2934) - Amended - Passed Senate 03/24/09 - To House 03/24/09
- To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
04/10/09
*470.By Sen. Kessler, Chafin, Plymale and Stollings - Regulating all-terrain vehicles on
Hatfield-McCoy Trail - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/17/09 - To Judiciary 03/17/09 - Com. sub. for
com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Roads
and Transportation then Judiciary - To House Judiciary - Amended - On 3rd reading,
Special Calendar 04/10/09
*472.By Sen. Unger, Green, Caruth and Stollings - Revising certain outdoor advertising
restrictions - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary
- (original same as H. B. No. 3164) - Com. sub. reported 03/19/09 - To Judiciary
03/19/09 - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House
04/02/09 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary - To House Judiciary - On 2nd
reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
481.By Sen. Minard, Green, Helmick and McCabe - Requiring employers provide
certain documentation to Public Employees Insurance Agency - Introduced
03/05/09 - To Finance - (original same as H. B. No. 3020) - Passed Senate 04/01/09 -
To House 04/01/09 - To Government Organization - On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Amended - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
483.By Sen. Prezioso, Minard, Foster and Stollings - Creating Caregivers Consent Act
- Introduced 03/05/09 - To Health and Human Resources - (original same as H. B. No.
2983) - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - To
House Finance 04/06/09
*484.By Sen. McCabe, Prezioso, Fanning, Boley, Plymale, K. Facemyer, Wells and Minard
- Relating to ad valorem property taxes - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Finance - Com.
sub. reported 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary
then Finance - To House Finance - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*485.By Sen. Stollings, Kessler, White, Plymale, Foster, Laird and Minard - Requiring
certain students undergo dental examination - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Health and
Human Resources then Education - Com. sub. reported 03/20/09 - On second reading
to Education 03/20/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - Passed Senate
04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Education
488.By Sen. Stollings and Foster - Requiring parental consent for minor using tanning
facility - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House
03/31/09 - To Judiciary
490.By Sen. Caruth and Oliverio - Authorizing Mercer County Commission appoint
emergency operations center board - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Government
Organization then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/30/09 -
Effective from passage - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special
Calendar - On 3rd reading, Local Calendar 04/10/09
492.By Sen. Minard, Helmick and McCabe - Clarifying certain Public Employees
Insurance Agency retirement requirements - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Banking and
Insurance then Finance - (original same as H. B. No. 3043) - On second reading to
Finance 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Finance - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
494.By Sen. Minard - Authorizing Insurance Commissioner order restitution in certain
cases - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - (original same
as H. B. No. 2975) - To Finance 03/18/09 - Amended - Passed Senate 03/24/09 - To
House 03/24/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary - On
3rd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
495.By Sen. Minard - Authorizing Insurance Commissioner permit certain groups life
insurance policies - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Banking and Insurance - Passed Senate
03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To House
Judiciary - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
497.By Sen. Kessler, Jenkins, Stollings and Unger - Relating to WV Partnership to
Promote Community Well-Being - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
- (original same as H. B. No. 2308 - similar to H. B. No. 3256) - 2nd reference
dispensed - Passed Senate 03/19/09 - To House 03/20/09 - To Finance
*498.By Sen. Plymale, Prezioso, Kessler, Wells, Foster, Jenkins, Stollings and Unger -
Relating to early childhood education - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Education then
Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - On second reading to Finance 03/25/09 - Com.
sub. for com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective from passage
- To House 04/01/09 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance - On 2nd
reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*501.By Sen. Kessler and Prezioso - Prohibiting animal gas chamber euthanasia -
Introduced 03/06/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/19/09 - Amended - Passed
Senate 03/24/09 - To House 03/24/09 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Amended - Passed House 04/09/09
507.By Sen. Caruth, McCabe, Kessler and Snyder - Relating to Clean Coal Technology
Council's powers and duties - Introduced 03/09/09 - To Government Organization
then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09
- To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary - On 3rd reading,
Special Calendar 04/10/09
*513.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Relating
to hiring, termination, transfer and reassignment of school personnel - Introduced
03/09/09 - To Education then Judiciary - (original same as H. B. No. 3006) - Com. sub.
reported 03/25/09 - On second reading to Judiciary 03/25/09 - Amended - Passed
Senate 03/31/09 - Effective from passage - To House 03/31/09 - To Education then
Finance
515.By Sen. Jenkins, Foster, Minard, Stollings, Wells, Caruth, Sypolt and Kessler -
Creating Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction
Act - Introduced 03/09/09 - To Interstate Cooperation then Judiciary - To Judiciary
03/13/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary - On 1st
reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
519.By Sen. Helmick, McCabe, Wells and Foster - Authorizing Governor institute
employee furlough program - Introduced 03/09/09 - To Government Organization
then Finance - To Finance 03/19/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - Effective July 1, 2009
- To House 03/31/09 - To Government Organization then Finance
521.By Sen. Laird, Foster and Green - Including telecommunications devices as jail
contraband - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 03/23/09 - To House
03/23/09 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - Amended - Passed House
04/09/09
528.By Sen. Laird, Stollings, Unger, Helmick and Green - Depositing certain fees in
counties' general funds - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Finance - Amended - Passed
Senate with amended title 03/24/09 - To House 03/24/09 - To Finance - On 1st reading,
Special Calendar - Amended - Passed House 04/09/09 - Title amended
*533.By Sen. McCabe, Foster, Unger and Kessler - Updating terms in consumers sales
and service tax - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Finance - (original same as H. B. No. 3079)
- Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - Effective from passage - To
House 03/31/09 - To Finance - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd reading,
Special Calendar 04/10/09
*534.By Sen. Bowman, Snyder and Minard (Originating in Senate Judiciary) - Authorizing
Chief Technology Officer obtain certain confidential information - Introduced
03/10/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - (original same as H. B. No.
3049 - similar to H. B. No. 2649) - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - On second reading
to Judiciary 03/26/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/30/09 - Amended - Passed
Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
- 2nd reference dispensed - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd reading, Special
Calendar 04/10/09
*535.By Sen. Bowman and Unger - Authorizing municipalities and county commissions
set closing time for certain bars - Introduced 03/11/09 - To Government Organization
- Com. sub. reported 03/19/09 - Passed Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To
Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
*537.By Sen. Minard and McCabe - Relating to workers' compensation - Introduced
03/11/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - On second reading to Finance 03/26/09 - Amended - Amended - Amended - Passed Senate
04/01/09 - To House 04/02/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed
- On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*540.By Sen. Helmick and McCabe - Clarifying certain Tax Commissioner's authorities
- Introduced 03/11/09 - To Finance - (original same as H. B. No. 3080 - similar to H.
B. No. 3024) - Com. sub. reported 03/19/09 - Passed Senate 03/24/09 - To House
03/24/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - To House Finance - On 2nd reading, Special
Calendar 04/10/09
*552.By Sen. Minard and Kessler - Relating to affordable health insurance plan
proposals - Introduced 03/11/09 - To Banking and Insurance - (original same as H. B.
No. 3077) - Com. sub. reported 03/30/09 - Removed from calendar by action of
Committee on Rules - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To
House 04/02/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed
- On 1st reading, Special Calendar - Amended - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
04/10/09
*554.By Sen. Kessler, Bowman and Plymale - Requiring sex offender registry fee -
Introduced 03/12/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (original same as H. B. No. 3102)
- Com. sub. reported 03/18/09 - To Finance 03/18/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 -
Passed Senate 03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Finance
556.By Sen. White and Stollings - Relating to defensive driving course points deduction
- Introduced 03/12/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary - To
Judiciary 03/23/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Roads and
Transportation then Judiciary - To House Judiciary - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
04/10/09
*561.By Sen. Sypolt, Bowman, Snyder, Yost, White, Prezioso and D. Facemire - Requiring
county land surveyors be licensed - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Government
Organization - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House
03/31/09 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd reading, Special
Calendar 04/10/09
*564.By Sen. Caruth, Snyder, Williams and Deem - Relating to Department of
Environmental Protection's final actions on coal mine permits - Introduced
03/12/09 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary - To Judiciary 03/25/09 -
Com. sub. reported 04/01/09 - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 04/01/09
- To House 04/02/09 - To Judiciary
*573.By Sen. Bowman and Snyder - Continuing Pharmaceutical Cost Management
Council as advisory council - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Government Organization - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - Effective from passage - To
House 03/31/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
*575.By Sen. Guills, Caruth, Kessler, Bowman and Foster - Relating to gaming operations
at historic resort hotel - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (original
similar to H. B. No. 3084) - Com. sub. reported 03/19/09 - To Finance 03/19/09 - Com.
sub. for com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - Effective from passage
- To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - To House Finance - Amendments
pending - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
580.By Sen. Jenkins - Excluding certain taxicab companies from Workers'
Compensation Fund liability - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd
reference dispensed - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 04/01/09 -
Effective from passage - To House 04/02/09 - To Judiciary
*585.By Sen. Browning - Limiting amount of free residential solid waste disposal -
Introduced 03/13/09 - To Judiciary - (original similar to H. B. No. 3042) - Com. sub.
reported 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Political
Subdivisions then Judiciary
*591.By Sen. Kessler, Green, Sypolt, Barnes, Minard, Laird, Jenkins, Snyder, Williams and
Plymale - Electing magistrates by divisions - Introduced 03/16/09 - To Judiciary -
(original similar to H. B. No. 3012) - Com. sub. reported 03/19/09 - Passed Senate
03/24/09 - To House 03/24/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*592.By Sen. Kessler - Creating behavioral health service provider tax - Introduced
03/16/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - (original same as H. B. No.
3262) - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate
04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Finance
594.By Sen. Helmick, Chafin, Fanning and Kessler - Requiring monthly fund
installments to Courtesy Patrol - Introduced 03/16/09 - To Finance - (original same
as H. B. No. 3151 - similar to H. B. No. 3321) - Passed Senate 03/23/09 - Effective
July 1, 2009 - To House 03/23/09 - To Finance - On 1st reading, Special Calendar -
Amended - Passed House 04/09/09 - Title amended - Effective July 1, 2009
*600.By Sen. Green, Deem, McCabe, Foster, Kessler and Plymale - Relating to coal
reclamation tax - Introduced 03/16/09 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then Finance
- (original same as H. B. No. 3003) - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - On second reading
to Finance 03/27/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House
04/01/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - To House Finance - Passed House 04/09/09 -
Title amended - Effective July 1, 2009
610.By Sen. Palumbo, Stollings and Plymale - Relating to Film Industry Investment Act
- Introduced 03/17/09 - To Economic Development then Finance - (original same as
H. B. No. 3179) - To Finance 03/20/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09
- To Finance - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - Passed House 04/09/09 - Title
amended
*613.By Sen. Kessler - Clarifying coalbed methane notice requirements - Introduced
03/17/09 - To Energy, Industry and Mining - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - Passed
Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Amended - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
620.By Sen. McCabe, Palumbo, D. Facemire, Plymale, Jenkins and Stollings - Revising
Municipal Economic Opportunity Development District Act - Introduced 03/17/09
- To Economic Development then Finance - To Finance 03/24/09 - Passed Senate
04/01/09 - To House 04/02/09 - To Finance
*621.By Sen. Unger, Green, K. Facemyer, Kessler, Oliverio, Bowman, Edgell, Guills and
Plymale - Allowing private property owner to prohibit concealed weapons -
Introduced 03/17/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - Passed Senate
03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary
*631.By Sen. Minard and Plymale - Relating to certain insurance policy cancellation -
Introduced 03/18/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - (original same as H.
B. No. 3323) - On second reading to Judiciary 03/25/09 - Com. sub. reported 03/30/09
- Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Banking and Insurance then
Judiciary - To House Judiciary - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*634.By Sen. Stollings, Oliverio, Foster, Minard, Green, Sypolt and Jenkins - Relating to
certain volunteering physicians' liability - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Health and
Human Resources then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - On second reading
to Judiciary 03/27/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/30/09 - Passed Senate
04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To
House Judiciary 04/03/09
635.By Sen. Plymale and Foster - Relating to Process for Improving Education Council
- Introduced 03/18/09 - To Education then Government Organization - To Government
Organization 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Education
*638.By Sen. Plymale, Unger, Jenkins and McCabe - Relating to higher education capital
facilities - Introduced 03/19/09 - To Education then Finance - (original same as H. B.
No. 3280) - Com. sub. reported 03/20/09 - To Finance 03/20/09 - Com. sub. for com.
sub. reported 03/27/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective from passage - To House
04/01/09 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 04/07/09
*639.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) (By Request), Chafin, Foster, Jenkins, Sypolt, Edgell,
Prezioso, Snyder, Plymale, Wells, Helmick and Browning - Relating to Public
Records Management and Preservation Act - Introduced 03/19/09 - To Government
Organization then Finance - (original same as H. B. No. 3317) - Com. sub. reported
03/26/09 - On second reading to Finance 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective
July 1, 2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To Government Organization then Finance - To
House Finance 04/06/09
*641.By Sen. K. Facemyer and Prezioso - Disclosing solid waste origins at commercial
landfills - Introduced 03/19/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary
- Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - On second reading to Judiciary 03/27/09 - Amended
- Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special
Calendar - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
645.By Sen. McCabe, Foster, Palumbo, Prezioso, Plymale and Jenkins - Relating to
municipalities and counties issuing bonds - Introduced 03/19/09 - To Government
Organization then Finance - On second reading to Finance 03/26/09 - Passed Senate
04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 04/02/09 - To Finance
647.By Sen. Kessler, Browning, Foster, Jenkins, Laird, Minard, Oliverio, Palumbo, Snyder,
Stollings, Williams, Yost, Barnes, Caruth, Deem and Hall (Originating in Senate
Judiciary) - Authorizing Class IV cities' early voting by mail - Introduced 03/19/09
- Passed Senate 03/24/09 - Effective from passage - To House 03/24/09 - To Political
Subdivisions then Judiciary -
648.By Sen. Oliverio, Kessler, Browning, Jenkins, Minard, Snyder, Stollings, Williams,
Yost, Barnes, Caruth, Deem and Hall (Originating in Senate Judiciary) - Requiring
manual vote counting in certain counties - Introduced 03/19/09 - Amended - Passed
Senate 03/26/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
*650.By Sen. Jenkins, Plymale and Kessler - Increasing penalties for certain accessory
after the fact crimes - Introduced 03/20/09 - To Judiciary - (original same as H. B. No.
3266) - Com. sub. reported 03/23/09 - Passed Senate 03/26/09 - To House 03/26/09 -
To Judiciary then Finance
*658.By Sen. Helmick, Minard, Unger and Chafin - Authorizing Auditor and Treasurer
contract emergency banking services - Introduced 03/20/09 - To Banking and
Insurance then Finance - On second reading to Finance 03/25/09 - Com. sub. reported
03/27/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Banking and Insurance
then Finance - To House Finance 04/02/09
666.By Sen. McCabe, Guills, Foster, Stollings and Kessler - Relating to community enhancement districts - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Economic Development then
Finance - On second reading to Finance 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House
03/31/09 - To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business
then Finance
*667.By Sen. Oliverio - Prohibiting certain panhandling and solicitation - Introduced
03/23/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/31/09 - Constitutional rule suspended
- Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/02/09 - To Judiciary
*671.By Sen. Kessler and White - Relating to WV Guardianship and Conservatorship
Act - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/30/09 - Passed Senate
04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
*674.By Sen. Wells, Plymale and McCabe - Requiring Division of Personnel Director
develop demographic information survey - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Government
Organization - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House
03/31/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
*678.By Sen. Browning, McCabe, K. Facemyer, Unger, Helmick, Foster, Stollings, Jenkins
and Kessler - Creating High-Technology Business Property Valuation Act -
Introduced 03/23/09 - To Government Organization then Finance - (original similar to
H. B. No. 3270) - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - On second reading to Finance
03/26/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 03/31/09 - Constitutional rule suspended
- Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 04/02/09 - To Finance
680.By Sen. Plymale and McCabe - Establishing 2010 calendar year average motor fuel
wholesale price - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Finance - Passed Senate with amended title
04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To Roads and Transportation
then Finance - To House Finance 04/06/09
*687.By Sen. Prezioso, Stollings, Foster, Plymale, Unger and Kessler - Relating to
Comprehensive Behavioral Health Commission - Introduced 03/23/09 - To
Government Organization - (original same as H. B. No. 3292) - Com. sub. reported
03/31/09 - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective from
passage - To House 04/02/09 - To Government Organization - On 1st reading, Special
Calendar - Amended - Passed House 04/09/09 - Title amended - Effect from passage
*693.By Sen. McCabe, Edgell, White, D. Facemire, Sypolt, Green, Browning, Foster,
Williams, Jenkins and Kessler - Authorizing processing fee to be used for Secretary
of State's technology projects - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Government Organization
then Finance - (original same as H. B. No. 3281) - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - On
second reading to Finance 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - Effective July 1, 2009
- To House 03/31/09 - To Finance
*694.By Sen. Kessler and White - Creating intrastate mutual aid system - Introduced
03/23/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - Com. sub. reported 03/25/09 - On second
reading to Finance 03/25/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed Senate
03/27/09 - Effective from passage - To House 03/27/09 - To Government Organization
then Judiciary - To House Judiciary - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
698.By Sen. McCabe, Browning, Plymale, Chafin and Stollings - Authorizing certain
regional water and wastewater authorities provide joint maintenance to
participating agencies - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Government Organization then
Finance - On second reading to Finance 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective
July 1, 2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To Government Organization then Finance - To
House Finance 04/07/09
*702.By Sen. McCabe, Hall, Minard, Jenkins, Caruth and Kessler - Changing workers'
compensation purchase date deadline for governmental entities - Introduced
03/23/09 - To Government Organization then Finance - (original same as H. B. No.
3275) - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - On second reading to Finance 03/26/09 - Passed
Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Finance - On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*706.By Sen. Unger, Jenkins, Green, Stollings, Foster, Prezioso, Plymale, Kessler, Williams
and McCabe - Creating State Police leave donation program - Introduced 03/23/09
- To Government Organization then Finance - (original similar to H. B. No. 2472 and
H. B. No. 2911) - Com. sub. reported 03/26/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended
- Passed Senate 03/31/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 03/31/09 - To Finance
- On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*714.By Sen. Chafin - Relating to alternative sentencing programs - Introduced 03/23/09
- To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended
title 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
*715.By Sen. Snyder, Unger, Helmick, McCabe, Plymale and Kessler - Establishing
Chesapeake Bay Restoration Initiative - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Judiciary - Com.
sub. reported 03/27/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
- On 1st reading, Special Calendar - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
718.By Sen. Snyder - Allowing certain counties and municipalities increase
proportionate share of lottery table games receipts - Introduced 03/23/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance - (original same as H. B. No. 3258) - On second reading to
Finance 03/26/09 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 04/01/09 - To House
04/01/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
*724.By Sen. Helmick, McCabe, Plymale and Kessler - Relating to health care provider
tax - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - Com. sub.
reported 03/26/09 - On second reading to Finance 03/26/09 - Com. sub. for com. sub.
reported 03/30/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Health and
Human Resources then Finance - To House Finance - On 2nd reading, Special
Calendar 04/10/09
728.By Sen. McCabe, Browning, Green, Jenkins, Foster, Stollings, Hall, Prezioso, Caruth,
Minard and Plymale - Creating WV Commercial Patent Incentives Tax Act -
Introduced 03/23/09 - To Economic Development then Finance - On second reading
to Finance 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Finance
*740.By Sen. Green - Relating to obscene, harassing and threatening communications
via the internet - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Judiciary - (original similar to H. B. No.
3019) - Com. sub. reported 03/27/09 - Removed from calendar by action of Committee
on Rules - Amended - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/02/09 - To Judiciary
*749.By Sen. Kessler and Chafin - Reviewing certain driver's license DUI revocation
orders - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 03/30/09 - Passed
Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/01/09 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary
753.By Sen. Caruth - Relating to land development ordinances - Introduced 03/23/09 -
To Economic Development then Government Organization - 2nd reference dispensed
- Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Political Subdivisions then
Judiciary - To House Judiciary 04/02/09
756.By Sen. Wells, Caruth and Browning - Increasing military facilities security guards'
patrol areas - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Military then Government Organization - On
second reading to Government Organization 03/25/09 - Passed Senate 04/01/09 - To
House 04/01/09 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Judiciary - To
House Judiciary - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
761.By Sen. Jenkins, Browning, Chafin, Foster, Kessler, Laird, Minard, Oliverio, Palumbo,
Snyder, Stollings, Williams, Yost, Barnes, Caruth, Deem and Hall (Originating in
Senate Judiciary) - Relating to illegal entries upon certain property - Introduced
03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Judiciary - (original
similar to H. B. No. 3184) - On 1st reading, Special Calendar - Amended - Passed
House 04/09/09 - Title amended
762.By Sen. Bowman, Boley, Browning, Caruth, Foster, Kessler, McCabe, Minard,
Palumbo, Snyder, Sypolt, White, Williams and Yost (Originating in Senate
Government Organization) - Relating to volunteer firefighters' Length of Service Awards Program - Introduced 03/25/09 - Removed from calendar by action of
Committee on Rules - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 04/01/09 -
Effective from passage - To House 04/02/09 - To Finance
763.By Sen. Bowman, Boley, Browning, Caruth, Kessler, McCabe, Minard, Snyder, Sypolt,
White and Williams (Originating in Senate Government Organization) - Clarifying
Racing Commission's authority over certain thoroughbred race horses'
registration - Introduced 03/26/09 - Passed Senate 03/31/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary - On 2nd reading,
Special Calendar 04/10/09
766.By Sen. Bowman, Browning, Foster, Kessler, Palumbo, Snyder, White, Williams and
Yost (Originating in Senate Government Organization) - Relating to certain sewer
and water infrastructure projects' engineering services - Introduced 03/30/09 -
Passed Senate 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To House 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
then Finance
767.By Sen. Snyder, Browning, Foster, Minard, Palumbo, Sypolt, White and Williams
(Originating in Senate Government Organization) - Relating to certain Medicaid
program contracts - Introduced 03/31/09 - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed
Senate 04/01/09 - Effective from passage - To House 04/02/09 - To Government
Organization then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Amended - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 04/10/09
770.By Sen. Helmick, McCabe, Bowman, Chafin, Edgell, D. Facemire, Fanning, Green,
Plymale, Prezioso, White, Unger, Wells, Boley, Guills and Sypolt (Originating in
Senate Finance) - Relating to Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority
Fund excess funds - Introduced 04/01/09 - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed
Senate 04/01/09 - To House 04/02/09 - To Finance - On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- On 3rd reading, House Calendar 04/10/09
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE
4.By Sen. Browning, McCabe, Foster, Unger, Plymale and Kessler - Requesting Joint
Committee on Government and Finance study gray energy research benefits -
Introduced 02/12/09 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then Rules - Referred to
Economic Development 02/19/09 - To Rules 02/24/09 - Adopted by Senate 04/07/09
- To House 04/07/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
5.By Sen. Fanning, Williams, Stollings, Plymale and Unger - Requesting Joint
Committee on Government and Finance study deer/vehicle collision - Introduced 02/13/09 - To Natural Resources then Rules - To Rules 03/05/09 - Adopted by Senate
04/07/09 - To House 04/07/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
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 - On Unf. Business, Special Calendar 04/10/09
14.By Sen. Plymale, Wells, Browning, Green, Stollings, White and Guills (Originating in
Senate Education) - Authorizing issuance of revenue bonds to provide capital
improvements for state colleges and universities - Introduced 02/25/09 - Referred
to Finance 02/25/09 - Adopted by Senate 03/30/09 - To House 03/31/09 - To Rules -
To House Rules 03/31/09
17.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Stollings - Requesting Division of Highways
name bridge in Logan County "Marine Private Robert Clayton Stephenson
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure -
Adopted by Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To Rules - To House Rules
03/26/09 - On Unf. Business, Special Calendar 04/10/09
21.By Sen. Snyder - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study
reclassifying counties - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Government Organization then
Rules - To Rules 03/30/09 - Adopted by Senate 04/07/09 - To House 04/07/09 - To
Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
*24.By Sen. White - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study
implementing year-round school - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Education then Rules
- Com. sub. reported 04/03/09 - Referred to Rules 04/03/09 - Adopted by Senate
04/07/09 - To House 04/07/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
29.By Sen. Snyder, Unger, Helmick, Barnes, Deem and Plymale - Requesting funding
for MARC commuter train service - Introduced 03/16/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 03/25/09 - To House 03/26/09 - To Rules - To
House Rules 03/26/09
31.By Sen. Stollings, McCabe, Unger, Green and Plymale - Requesting Joint Committee
on Government and Finance study mountaintop removal site uses - Introduced
03/17/09 - To Economic Development then Rules - To Rules 03/24/09 - Adopted by
Senate 04/07/09 - To House 04/07/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
36.By Sen. Plymale, Browning, Edgell, Foster, Laird, Stollings, Unger, Wells, Boley and
Guills (Originating in Senate Education) - Requesting Joint Committee on
Government and Finance study various higher education personnel administration and flexibility issues. - Introduced 03/20/09 - Referred to Rules
03/20/09 - Adopted by Senate 04/07/09 - To House 04/07/09 - To Rules - To House
Rules 04/07/09
38.By Sen. Unger - Requesting Division of Highways name Route 9 from Martinsburg
to Berkeley Springs "Ray Johnston Memorial Highway" - Introduced 03/23/09 -
To Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 04/03/09 - To House
04/06/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/06/09 - On Unf. Business, Special Calendar
04/10/09
46.By Sen. D. Facemire, Oliverio, Plymale and Minard - Requesting Division of
Highways name bridge in Braxton County "Harold V. Long Memorial Bridge"
- Introduced 03/25/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate
04/03/09 - To House 04/06/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/06/09 - On Unf.
Business, Special Calendar 04/10/09
49.By Sen. Helmick, McCabe, Bowman, Chafin, Edgell, D. Facemire, Fanning, Green,
Plymale, Prezioso, White, Unger, Wells, Boley, K. Facemyer, Guills and Sypolt
(Originating in Senate Finance) - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and
Finance study benefits of establishing charter schools - Introduced 03/30/09 -
Referred to Rules 03/31/09 - Adopted by Senate 04/07/09 - To House 04/07/09 - To
Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
53.By Sen. Unger, Jenkins, Barnes, D. Facemire, K. Facemyer, Fanning, Plymale,
Stollings and White (Originating in Senate Transportation and Infrastructure) -
Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study State Rail Plan
- Introduced 04/02/09 - Referred to Rules 04/03/09 - Adopted by Senate 04/07/09 - To
House 04/07/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
54.By Sen. Unger, Jenkins, Barnes, D. Facemire, K. Facemyer, Fanning, Plymale,
Stollings and White (Originating in Senate Transportation and Infrastructure) -
Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study green initiatives
- Introduced 04/02/09 - Referred to Rules 04/03/09 - Adopted by Senate 04/07/09 - To
House 04/07/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
55.By Sen. Kessler, Browning, Foster, Jenkins, Laird, Oliverio, Palumbo, Snyder,
Stollings, Williams, Yost, Deem and Hall (Originating in Senate Judiciary) -
Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study regulating
railroad walkways - Introduced 04/02/09 - Referred to Rules 04/03/09 - Adopted by
Senate 04/07/09 - To House 04/07/09 - To Rules - To House Rules 04/07/09
ALL HOUSE BILLS PASSED BY 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
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 S. B. No. 13) - Amended - Passed House
03/20/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/23/09 - To Government Organization
- On 3rd reading with right to amend 04/10/09
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 -
2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 04/07/09 -
Effective July 1, 2009
*2072.By Del. Azinger - Relating to variable premium adjustable life insurance policies
- Introduced 02/11/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary
03/17/09 - Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Banking and Insurance
*2091.By Del. Perdue, Hatfield, Boggs, Campbell, Fleischauer and Border - Requiring
public notice of state plan amendments prior to submission and increasing the
membership of the Medicaid Advisory Board - Introduced 02/11/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/11/09 - Amended -
Passed House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary
*2114.By Del. Ellem - Providing a penalty for employers failing to withhold an
employee's income for child support obligations - Introduced 02/11/09 - To
Judiciary - Passed House 04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Judiciary
*2133.By Del. Talbott - Increasing the penalties for discarding trash on land and in
streams - Introduced 02/11/09 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House
Judiciary 02/26/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Natural
Resources then Judiciary - On second reading to Judiciary 04/08/09
*2170.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Authorizing the
Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules - Introduced 02/12/09 -
To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then
Judiciary - To House Judiciary 02/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title
04/09/09 - Effective from passage
*2218.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Authorizing the
Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules - Introduced
02/12/09 - To Finance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/12/09 - Passed House
03/27/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Judiciary - Amended -
Passed Senate 04/08/09 - Effective from passage
*2222.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Authorizing the
Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety to promulgate legislative rules
- Introduced 02/12/09 - To Finance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/10/09 -
Passed House 03/27/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Judiciary -
Passed Senate 04/08/09 - Effective from passage
*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 - Passed Senate 04/07/09 - Effective from passage - To Governor 4/9/09
*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 - Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Education
*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 - On second reading to
Finance 04/03/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 04/07/09 - To Governor
4/9/09
*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 - On
second reading to Judiciary 04/07/09 - On 2nd reading 04/10/09
*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 S. B. No. 245
- similar to S. B. No. 480) - To House Finance 03/02/09 - Passed House 03/17/09 - To
Senate 03/18/09 - To Education then Finance - On second reading to Finance 04/02/09
- On 2nd reading 04/10/09
*2359.By Del. Campbell - Defining "spelunking" as a recreational purpose and activity
for which a landowner's liability for injury is limited - Introduced 02/13/09 - To
Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 02/26/09 - Passed House
04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Judiciary
*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 S. B. No. 290) - Passed House 02/26/09 - To Senate 02/27/09 - To Health
and Human Resources - Amended - Passed Senate 04/09/09
*2388.By Del. Doyle - Expanding the membership of the Racing Commission and
reorganizing the administrative functions - Introduced 02/13/09 - To Government
Organization then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed House
04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Government Organization
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 S. B. No. 248) - Passed House 03/19/09 - To Senate
03/20/09 - To Finance - Removed from calendar by action of Committee on Rules
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 S. B. No. 250) - Passed House 03/11/09 - Title
amended - To Senate 03/12/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - On second reading to
Finance 04/03/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed Senate with amended
title 04/07/09 - House concurred in Senate amendment and passed 04/08/09
*2407.By Del. Perry, Boggs, Morgan, Ellem and Webster - Relating to trustee accounts and
funds, earnings and personal property of inmates - Introduced 02/16/09 - To
Government Organization then Finance - (Original same as S. B. No. 255) - To House
Finance 03/06/09 - Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Finance - Passed Senate 04/08/09
*2411.By Del. Caputo, Hamilton, Poling, D. and Poling, M. - Requiring that workplace
fatalities be reported to the Division of Labor - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Energy,
Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Judiciary - To
House Judiciary 03/12/09 - Passed House 03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Labor
*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 S. B. No. 394) - To House
Judiciary 02/26/09 - Passed House 03/06/09 - To Senate 03/09/09 - To Government
Organization then Judiciary - On second reading to Judiciary 04/07/09 - On 2nd
reading 04/10/09
*2413.By Del. Webster, Miley, Barker, Brown, Ferro, Fleischauer, Hutchins, Hunt, Wooton,
Ellem and Hamilton - Changing the upper age restriction for new police hires in
municipalities - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 03/25/09 - To
Senate 03/26/09 - To Pensions then Finance
*2415.By Del. Poling, D., Swartzmiller and Manypenny - Identifying salvia divinorum as
a hallucinogen and adding it to the list of controlled substances - Introduced
02/16/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - (Original same as S. B.
No. 606) - To House Judiciary 03/05/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09
- To Health and Human Resources 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 S. B. No. 252) - Passed House
03/04/09 - To Senate 03/05/09 - To Judiciary - Removed from calendar by action of
Committee on Rules - On 3rd reading 04/10/09
*2419.By Del. Perry, Boggs, Morgan, Ellem and Webster - Providing inmates a reduction
in sentence for completion of education and rehabilitation programs - Introduced
02/16/09 - To Judiciary - (Original same as S. B. No. 254) - Passed House 02/23/09 -
To Senate 02/24/09 - To Judiciary - Removed from calendar by action of Committee
on Rules - On 3rd reading 04/10/09
*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 - Amended - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate with amended
title 04/09/09
*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 - On 3rd reading 04/10/09
*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 - To Rules 04/03/09
*2457.By Del. Walters, Ashley and Hartman - Requiring group insurance companies and
third party administrators to furnish claims experience to policyholders -
Introduced 02/16/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary
03/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Banking and Insurance
*2464.By Del. Spencer, Hatfield, Guthrie, Poling, M. and Morgan - Authorizing county
commissions to designate locations for early voting other than the county
courthouse or annex - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
- (Original same as S. B. No. 314) - To House Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed House
03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed Senate 04/09/09
*2470.By Del. Williams, Shaver, Perry, Hartman, Romine, Michael and Sumner - Exempting
all schools which include grades kindergarten through twelve from paying
consumer sales tax on items the school sells - Introduced 02/16/09 - To Education
then Finance - To House Finance 03/04/09 - Passed House 03/26/09 - To Senate
03/27/09 - To Finance - Removed from calendar by action of Committee on 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 S. B. No. 234) - To House Judiciary 02/27/09 - Passed House
03/09/09 - To Senate 03/10/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary - To Judiciary 04/02/09
- Passed Senate 04/07/09 - To Governor 4/9/09
2485.By Del. Border and Perdue - Allowing pharmacy interns to vend pseudoephedrine
and other chemical precursors of methamphetamine - Introduced 02/16/09 - To
Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/17/09 - Passed
House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - On second reading to Judiciary 04/08/09 - On 2nd reading 04/10/09
*2504.By Del. Williams, Boggs, Argento, Poling, D., Pethtel, Marshall, Butcher, Ennis,
Rowan and Manypenny - Establishing the Silver Alert Plan, an alert system for
missing cognitively impaired persons - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Senior Citizen
Issues then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 02/19/09 - Passed House 02/25/09 - To
Senate 02/26/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Judiciary
04/03/09 - Amended - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate with amended
title 04/09/09
*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 - On
second reading to Judiciary 04/07/09 - On 2nd reading 04/10/09
*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
*2530.By Del. Perry and Poling, M. - Relating to further defining professional student
support personnel - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Education then Finance - (Original
same as S. B. No. 270) - To House Finance 03/02/09 - Passed House 03/26/09 -
Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Education then Finance - On second
reading to Finance 04/07/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Removed from
calendar by action of Committee on Rules
*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 - On second reading to Judiciary
04/07/09 - On 2nd reading 04/10/09
*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 - On second reading to
Judiciary 04/07/09 - Amended - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate
04/09/09
*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
*2535.By Del. Wooton - Creating a tax credit for certain solar energy systems -
Introduced 02/17/09 - To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and
Small Business then Finance - (Original same as S. B. No. 608) - To House Finance
03/20/09 - Amended - Passed House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Finance
2536.By Del. Craig and Boggs - Adding language that includes railcars and locomotives
in the category of railroad property that is illegal to interfere or tamper with -
Introduced 02/17/09 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary - To House
Judiciary 03/05/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Transportation
and Infrastructure then Judiciary - On second reading to Judiciary 04/06/09 - Amended
- Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate with amended title 04/09/09
*2538.By Del. Perry and Poling, M. - Relating to supplemental funding for the provision
of alternative programs for limited English proficient students - Introduced
02/17/09 - To Education then Finance - (Original same as S. B. No. 269) - To House
Finance 03/02/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate
04/01/09 - To Education then Finance - On second reading to Finance 04/03/09
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 - Amended -
Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate with amended title 04/09/09
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 - Passed House 03/20/09
- To Senate 03/23/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary - To Judiciary 04/02/09 -
Amended - Passed Senate 04/09/09
*2547.By Del. Argento, Barker, Martin, Caputo and Eldridge - Relating to pawnbrokers
obtaining a signed statement affirming ownership from a seller or pledgor on all
sale or pawn transactions - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House
03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Judiciary
*2557.By Del. Webster, Guthrie, Tabb, Poling, M., Hamilton and Staggers - Relating to the
enforcement of new motor vehicle warranties - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed
Senate with amended title 04/09/09
2561.By Del. Sobonya, Stephens, Rowan, Morgan, Miller, C. and Reynolds - Providing that
an applicant for a farm use exemption certificate may not be required to appear
before any assessor for renewal - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Roads and Transportation
then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/05/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate
04/01/09 - To Agriculture then Judiciary
*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 - (Original similar to
S. B. No. 629 and S. B. No. 681) - Passed House 03/23/09 - To Senate 03/24/09 - To
Judiciary - On 2nd reading 04/10/09
*2567.By Del. Miley, Webster, Ellem, Hamilton, Mahan, Shook and Varner - Relating to
filing agency rules with the Secretary of State under the Administrative
Procedures Act - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - To House Finance
02/18/09 - Passed House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Judiciary - Removed from
calendar by action of Committee on Rules - On 3rd reading 04/10/09
*2569.By Del. Perry, Boggs, Morgan and Ellem - Creating the Juvenile Services
Reimbursement Offender Fund - Introduced 02/17/09 - To Judiciary then Finance
- (Original same as S. B. No. 281) - 2nd reference dispensed - Amendments pending
- Amended on 3rd reading - Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Finance
- Passed Senate 04/08/09
*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 - Introduced
02/18/09 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary - (Original same as S. B. No.
637) - To House Judiciary 02/26/09 - Amended - Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate
03/30/09 - To Judiciary - Com. amend. as amend - Amended - Constitutional rule
suspended - Passed Senate with amended title 04/09/09
*2626.By Del. Perdue, Walters, Eldridge and Hatfield - Requiring licensure of pharmacy
benefit managers - Introduced 02/18/09 - To Health and Human Resources then
Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/03/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09
- To Government Organization then Judiciary
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 - Removed from
calendar by action of Committee on Rules - Passed Senate 04/08/09
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 - Passed Senate 04/07/09 - To Governor 4/9/09
*2660.By Del. Perry, Shook, Moore and Reynolds - Expanding the definition of limited
health care service - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Health and
Human Resources - (Original same as S. B. No. 286) - To House Health and Human
Resources 03/05/09 - Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - Committee
reference dispensed - Removed from calendar by action of Committee on Rules -
Removed from calendar by action of Committee on Rules
*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 S. B. No. 516) - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed
House 03/11/09 - To Senate 03/12/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - On second reading
to Finance 04/06/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed Senate 04/08/09 -
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed 04/09/09
*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 - On second reading to Finance 04/06/09 - 2nd
reference dispensed - Passed Senate with amended title 04/08/09
*2686.By Del. Walker, Poling, D., Caputo, Boggs, Klempa, Ferro, Butcher, Stephens and
Hutchins - Requiring ten minute rest periods for employees during each four
hours of work - Introduced 02/19/09 - To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic
Development and Small Business then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/19/09 -
Passed House 04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Labor then Judiciary
*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 - Passed House 03/23/09 - To Senate 03/24/09
- To Agriculture then Judiciary - To Judiciary 04/02/09 - Removed from calendar by
action of Committee on Rules
*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 S. B. No. 421 and S. B. No. 746) - Passed House 03/02/09 - To
Senate 03/03/09 - To Military then Judiciary - To Judiciary 04/03/09 - Amended -
Amended - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate with amended title 04/09/09
*2695.By Del. Brown - Providing criminal penalties for a hunter who fails to render aid
to a person the hunter shoots while hunting - Introduced 02/20/09 - To Natural
Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/12/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - To
Senate 04/02/09 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - On second reading to
Judiciary 04/08/09 - Amended - On 3rd reading 04/10/09
*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 - To Judiciary 04/03/09 - On 2nd reading 04/10/09
*2702.By Del. Spencer - Relating to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act -
Introduced 02/20/09 - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance - (Original same as S.
B. No. 295) - To House Finance 02/26/09 - Passed House 03/26/09 - To Senate
03/27/09 - To Pensions then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate
04/07/09 - To Governor 4/9/09
*2703.By Del. Spencer - Relating to the State Teachers Retirement System - Introduced
02/20/09 - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance - (Original same as S. B. No. 287)
- To House Finance 02/26/09 - Passed House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To
Pensions then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 04/07/09 - To
Governor 4/9/09
*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 - On second reading
to Finance 04/03/09 - Removed from calendar by action of Committee on Rules - On
3rd reading 04/10/09
2722.By Del. Williams, Crosier, Shaver, Ashley, White and Anderson - Providing a one
hundred dollar tax credit to certain businesses that are required to reprogram its cash registers because of a change in the food tax - Introduced 02/20/09 - To
Finance - Passed House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Finance
*2723.By Del. Morgan, Martin, Argento, Beach, Caputo, Eldridge, Andes and Miller, C. -
Authorizing liens by municipalities and requiring administrative procedures for
the assessment and collection of delinquent municipal fees - Introduced 02/20/09
- To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/17/09 - Passed
House 04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Government Organization then Finance -
On second reading to Finance 04/07/09 - On 2nd reading 04/10/09
2734.By Del. Spencer - Relating to minimum guarantees provided to members who
elected to transfer from the Teachers' Defined Contribution System to the
Teachers' Retirement System - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Pensions and Retirement
then Finance - (Original same as S. B. No. 288) - To House Finance 02/26/09 - Passed
House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Pensions then Finance - 2nd reference
dispensed - Removed from calendar by action of Committee on Rules - Passed Senate
04/08/09
*2737.By Del. Webster, Frazier, Longstreth and Sobonya - Authorizing the Administrative
Director of the Supreme Court of Appeals to hire regional or specialized
probation officers - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (Original same
as S. B. No. 393) - To House Finance 02/25/09 - Passed House 03/30/09 - To Senate
03/31/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - On second reading to Finance 04/03/09 -
Removed from calendar by action of Committee on Rules - On 3rd reading 04/10/09
*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 S. B. No. 392) - Passed House 03/02/09 - To Senate
03/03/09 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 04/07/09 -
Senate requests return of bill from House - Senate reconsidered action - Com. title
amendment withdrawn - Passed Senate with amended title 04/07/09 - House concurred
in Senate amendment and passed 04/08/09
*2739.By Del. Webster, Frazier, Fleischauer, Miley and Longstreth - Enhancing the service
and enforcement of domestic violence protective orders issued by state courts -
Introduced 02/23/09 - To Judiciary - (Original same as S. B. No. 423) - Passed House
03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Judiciary - Amended - Constitutional rule
suspended - Passed Senate with amended title 04/09/09
*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 - Passed House 03/20/09 - To Senate 03/23/09 - To Agriculture - Removed from calendar by action of Committee on Rules - Passed Senate 04/08/09
*2747.By Del. Perdue, Hatfield, Marshall, Michael, Moore, Rodighiero and Border -
Creating a temporary reinvestment fee for health insurers, third party
administrators and others - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Health and Human Resources
then Government Organization - (Original same as S. B. No. 411) - To House
Government Organization 03/10/09 - Amended - Passed House 03/31/09 - Effective
July 1, 2009 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - To
Finance 04/07/09
*2753.By Del. Stephens, Klempa, Poling, D., Swartzmiller and Perry - Relating to the
continuation of the Design-Build Program - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Government
Organization then Finance - (Original same as S. B. No. 390) - To House Finance
03/11/09 - Passed House 03/30/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/31/09 - To
Finance - Amended - Passed Senate 04/08/09 - Effective from passage - House
concurred in Senate amendment and passed 04/09/09 - Effect from passage
*2757.By Del. Perry, Shook, Ashley, Schoen, Moore, Manchin, Miley, Skaff, Reynolds and
Frazier - Relating to financial audits of insurers - Introduced 02/23/09 - To Banking
and Insurance then Finance - (Original same as S. B. No. 320) - To House Finance
03/05/09 - Passed House 03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Banking and Insurance
- Amended - Passed Senate 04/07/09 - House concurred in Senate amendment and
passed 04/08/09
*2767.By Del. Manchin, Beach, Cann, Doyle, Lawrence, Miley, Tabb and Varner - Changing
the membership of the PEIA Financial Board - Introduced 02/24/09 - To Political
Subdivisions then Government Organization - To House Government Organization
03/17/09 - Passed House 03/30/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate 03/31/09 - To
Government Organization then Finance - On second reading to Finance 04/07/09 - 2nd
reference dispensed - Amended - Passed Senate 04/09/09 - Effective July 1, 2009
*2770.By Del. Spencer - Relating to the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System
Act - Introduced 02/24/09 - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance - (Original same
as S. B. No. 331) - To House Finance 03/12/09 - Passed House 03/26/09 - To Senate
03/27/09 - To Pensions then Finance - To Finance 04/02/09
*2771.By Del. Poling, D., Hamilton, Ellem, Shook, Klempa, Hatfield and Miley - Relating
to the West Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act - Introduced 02/24/09
- To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/12/09 - Passed
House 03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Judiciary - Amended - On 3rd reading
04/10/09
*2781.By Del. Guthrie - Providing a tax credit to sawmills that become certified in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System
- Introduced 02/24/09 - To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and
Small Business then Finance - To House Finance 03/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09
- To Senate 04/02/09 - To Finance
*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 S.
B. No. 294) - To House Judiciary 02/26/09 - Recommitted to Judiciary on 2nd reading
03/18/09 - Amended - Passed House 04/01/09 - Title amended - To Senate 04/02/09
- To Judiciary - On 2nd reading 04/10/09
*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 S. B.
No. 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 - 2nd
reference dispensed - Amended - Passed Senate 03/27/09 - Senate requests return of
bill from House - Senate reconsidered action - On 3rd reading with right to amend
03/30/09 - Amended - On 3rd reading 03/30/09 - Passed Senate 03/30/09 - House
concurred in Senate amendment and passed 03/31/09 - To Governor 4/2/09 - Approved
by Governor 4/8/09
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 S. B. No. 427) - Passed House 03/11/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate
03/12/09 - To Government Organization then Finance - On second reading to Finance
04/07/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Removed from calendar by action of Committee
on Rules - On 3rd reading 04/10/09
*2807.By Del. Campbell, Barker, Beach, Miley, Varner, Andes, Cann, Ferro and Canterbury
- West Virginia Geographical Information System - Introduced 02/25/09 - To
Government Organization - (Original similar to S. B. No. 502) - Passed House
03/31/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
*2819.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Authorizing
miscellaneous agencies and boards to promulgate legislative rules - Introduced
02/25/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/06/09
- Passed House 04/01/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Judiciary -
Amended - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 04/09/09 - Effective from
passage
*2832.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Relating to critical skills evaluations for students in grades three and eight -
Introduced 02/26/09 - To Education then Finance - (Original same as S. B. No. 386)
- To House Finance 03/23/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To
Senate 04/02/09 - To Education then Finance - On second reading to Finance 04/07/09
- On 2nd reading 04/10/09
*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 S. B. No. 376) - Passed House 03/23/09 - To Senate 03/24/09 - To Education then
Finance - On second reading to Finance 04/07/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended
- Passed Senate with amended title 04/09/09 - Effective July 1, 2009
*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 S. B. No. 343) - To House Judiciary
03/05/09 - Passed House 03/18/09 - To Senate 03/19/09 - To Health and Human
Resources - Passed Senate 04/08/09
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 - On 3rd reading 04/10/09
*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 S. B. No. 396) - To House Finance
03/18/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Energy, Industry and
Mining then Judiciary - On second reading to Judiciary 04/07/09 - On 3rd reading
04/10/09
*2863.By Del. Manchin, White, Caputo, Morgan, Poling, M., Webster, Boggs, Fragale,
Schadler and Perdue - Relating to construction of state utility projects - Introduced
02/27/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Government Organization - (Original same
as S. B. No. 469 - similar to S. B. No. 517) - To House Government Organization
03/19/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance - On second reading to Finance 04/07/09 - 2nd reference
dispensed - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 04/09/09 - Effective from
passage
*2868.By Del. Hunt, White, Webster, Perdue, Paxton, Hatfield, Moore, Tabb, Spencer and Wells - West Virginia Children with Autism Trust Act - Introduced 02/27/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance - To House Finance 03/24/09 - Amended - Passed House
04/01/09 - House further considered bill - Title amended - To Senate 04/02/09 - To
Judiciary then Finance - On second reading to Finance 04/07/09
*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 - Removed from calendar
by action of Committee on Rules - On 3rd reading 04/10/09
*2870.By Del. Paxton, Stowers, Perry, Caputo, Boggs, Pethtel, Fragale, Poling, M., Duke,
Campbell and Spencer - Extending the deadline of the buyback provision provided
under the Teachers' Defined Contribution Retirement System to the State
Teachers Retirement System - Introduced 02/27/09 - To Pensions and Retirement
then Finance - (Original similar to S. B. No. 569) - To House Finance 03/12/09 -
Passed House 03/31/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Finance - On
2nd reading 04/10/09
*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 -
To Senate 03/19/09 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title
04/08/09 - Laid over until 4/10/09, Special Calendar - Unfinished Business, Special
Calendar 04/10/09
2884.By Del. Campbell, Border, Perdue, Webster and White - Long-Term Care
Partnership Program - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Finance
- To House Finance 03/05/09 - Passed House 03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To
Health and Human Resources then Finance - On second reading to Finance 04/08/09
*2885.By Del. Perdue, Hatfield, Marshall, Michael, Moore, Rodighiero and Border -
Establishing a uniform credentialing form and creating a single credentialing
verification organization (CVO) - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Health and Human
Resources then Finance - (Original same as S. B. No. 429) - To House Finance
03/10/09 - Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Banking and Insurance
then Finance - To Finance 04/08/09
*2894.By Del. Frazier, Shott, Wooton, Sumner, Phillips, Campbell, Mahan, Guthrie, Moore,
Perry and Crosier - Establishing tax credits for personal and commercial users of
the West Virginia Turnpike - Introduced 03/02/09 - To Finance - Amendments
pending - Passed House 04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Finance
*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 - Passed Senate 04/06/09 - Effective from passage - To
Governor 4/9/09
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 - On 3rd reading 04/10/09
*2916.By Del. Staggers, Morgan, Poling, M., Caputo, Webster, White and Perdue - Relating
to the Emergency Medical Services Act - Introduced 03/03/09 - To Judiciary then
Finance - (Original same as S. B. No. 586) - To House Finance 03/16/09 - Passed
House 03/30/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/31/09 - To Health and Human
Resources then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - On 2nd reading 04/10/09
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 - Passed House 03/19/09 - Title amended - To Senate 03/20/09 -
To Judiciary - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 04/09/09
*2926.By Del. Manchin - Establishing a procedure for challenging a candidate's
qualifications for elected office - Introduced 03/03/09 - To Political Subdivisions then
Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/05/09 - Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09
- To Government Organization then Judiciary - On second reading to Judiciary
04/07/09 - On 2nd reading 04/10/09
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 S. B. No.
92) - Constitutional Rule dispensed - Passed House 03/12/09 - To Senate 03/13/09 -
To Finance - On 2nd reading 04/10/09
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 S. B. No. 446) - Amended - Passed House
03/16/09 - Title amended - To Senate 03/17/09 - To Economic Development then
Finance - To Finance 04/02/09 - Amended - Passed Senate 04/08/09 - Effective from
passage - House concurred in Senate amendment and passed 04/09/09 - Effect from
passage
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 - (Original same as S. B. No. 657) - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed
House 03/19/09 - To Senate 03/20/09 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 04/08/09
*2957.By Del. Beach, Perry, Shaver, Varner, Eldridge, Argento and Williams - Requiring the
county extension service to collect applicable data regarding the locations of all
cemeteries within West Virginia - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Political Subdivisions
then Government Organization - To House Government Organization 03/17/09 -
Passed House 03/30/09 - To Senate 03/31/09 - To Government Organization
*2958.By Del. Hamilton - Increasing the fines for a trespassing conviction pursuant to
certain circumstances - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Judiciary - (Original similar to S.
B. No. 143) - Passed House 03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Judiciary - On 2nd
reading 04/10/09
*2961.By Del. Fleischauer, Marshall, Beach, Shook, Pethtel, Shaver, Varner, Morgan, Perry,
Reynolds and Craig - Adding two members to the institutional boards of governors
of West Virginia University and Marshall University based upon race, gender and
ethnicity - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Education then Finance - (Original similar to S.
B. No. 611) - To House Finance 03/24/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - To Senate
04/02/09 - To Education then Finance - On second reading to Finance 04/09/09 - 2nd
reference dispensed - On 2nd reading 04/10/09
2964.By Del. Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth - Relating to issuance of renewal license
certificate to motor vehicle dealers - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Roads and
Transportation then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed House 03/31/09
- To Senate 04/01/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary - On second
reading to Judiciary 04/06/09
*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 -
Passed House 03/19/09 - To Senate 03/20/09 - To Judiciary
2967.By Del. Poling, M., Paxton and Michael - Encouraging teachers who have achieved
a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certificate to renew their
certifications when they expire after ten years, and continuing the salary bonus
for renewed certificates - Introduced 03/05/09 - To Education then Finance -
(Original similar to S. B. No. 56 and S. B. No. 80) - To House Finance 03/13/09 -
Passed House 03/30/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate 03/31/09 - To Education
then Finance - On second reading to Finance 04/07/09
*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 - Amended - Passed House 03/20/09 - Effect from passage - To
Senate 03/23/09 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 04/09/09
- Effective from passage
*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 - On second reading to Finance 04/08/09
*2976.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Requiring the State Fire Commission to promulgate rules pertaining to the State
Building Code - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - (Original same as
S. B. No. 504) - To House Finance 03/20/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - Effect from
passage - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - On second reading to
Finance 04/07/09 - On 2nd reading 04/10/09
2981.By Del. Fleischauer, Hatfield, Staggers, Doyle, Shook, Moore, Klempa, Brown,
Susman, Frazier and Longstreth - Relating to primary elections and nominating
procedures of third-party candidates - Introduced 03/06/09 - To Judiciary - Passed
House 04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Judiciary - Laid over on 3rd reading 4/9/09
*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 - To Senate 03/19/09
- To Education then Judiciary
*2986.By Del. Manchin, Longstreth and Caputo - Imposing a tax of $50 on the transfer of
real estate valued at $25,000 or more within the incorporated limits of any
municipality - Introduced 03/09/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To
House Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To
Government Organization then Finance
*2999.By Del. White, Campbell, Kominar, Doyle and Carmichael - Relating to the
Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and the West Virginia consumers sales
and service tax and use tax - Introduced 03/09/09 - To Finance - (Original same as
S. B. No. 479) - Passed House 03/26/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/27/09 -
To Finance - Removed from calendar by action of Committee on Rules - On 3rd
reading 04/10/09
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 - Passed House 03/25/09
- To Senate 03/26/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - On second
reading to Judiciary 04/07/09 - On 3rd reading 04/10/09
*3017.By Del. Campbell and Canterbury - Exempting from the consumers sales and
service tax and use tax any sales of donated clothing or clothing accessories -
Introduced 03/10/09 - To Finance - (Original same as S. B. No. 710) - Passed House
04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Finance - Removed from calendar by action of
Committee on Rules - Amended - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate with
amended title 04/09/09
*3022.By Del. Hatfield, Guthrie, Perdue, Brown, Hunt, Skaff, Spencer, Wells, Campbell and
Canterbury - Creating a medical home health care plan for uninsured adults -
Introduced 03/10/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - To House
Finance 03/20/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Health and
Human Resources then Finance - On second reading to Finance 04/08/09
*3036.By Del. Schoen - Relating to notice and publication requirements for expungement
petitions - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 04/01/09 - To Senate
04/02/09 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate with amended title 04/08/09
*3043.By Del. White, Campbell, Poling, D. and Shook - Prohibiting extended coverage
upon retirement based on years of service for new higher education employees -
Introduced 03/10/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - (Original same as S.
B. No. 492) - To House Finance 03/17/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate
04/01/09 - To Education then Finance
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 S. B. No. 450) -
2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 03/17/09 - To Senate 03/18/09 - To Banking
and Insurance then Finance - To Finance 04/07/09 - On 2nd reading 04/10/09
*3051.By Del. Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth - Providing veterans' death certificates to
families and funeral directors at no cost - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Veterans' Affairs
and Homeland Security then Finance - To House Finance 03/12/09 - Amended - Passed
House 04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Military then Finance
*3057.By Del. Lawrence, Tabb, Skaff, Romine, Smith, Fragale and Williams - Requiring all
law-enforcement agencies to certify qualified law-enforcement officers to carry
concealed firearms - Introduced 03/10/09 - To Judiciary - (Original similar to S. B.
No. 305) - Amended - Passed House 04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Judiciary
*3063.By Del. Talbott, Argento and Shaver - Relating to hunting, tagging and reporting
bear - Introduced 03/11/09 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary
03/19/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Natural Resources - On
3rd reading 04/10/09
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 - Passed House 03/23/09
- To Senate 03/24/09 - To Labor - Passed Senate 04/07/09 - To Governor 4/9/09
*3074.By Del. Miley - Allowing the Secretary of State to notify people with delinquent
taxes by certified mail - Introduced 03/11/09 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 03/24/09 - To Senate 03/25/09 - To
Judiciary - On 2nd reading 04/10/09
*3076.By Del. Martin, Walker, Butcher, Poling, D., Poling, M., Boggs, Perry, Caputo,
Hamilton and Ellem - Relating to the regulation and operation of cranes -
Introduced 03/11/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 03/30/09 - Title amended - To
Senate 03/31/09 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 04/07/09 - To Governor 4/9/09
3079.By Del. Guthrie, Campbell, White, Hatfield and Perdue - Changing the definition of
"health care provider" and "drug" for the purpose of consumers sales tax, and
exempting from the consumers sales tax drugs purchased by veterinarians to be
dispensed by prescription for the treatment of animals - Introduced 03/11/09 - To
Health and Human Resources then Finance - (Original same as S. B. No. 533 - similar
to S. B. No. 748) - To House Finance 03/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - To Senate
04/02/09 - To Finance
*3082.By Del. Moore, Webster, Shook, Caputo, Barker, Fleischauer, Fragale, Miley, Marshall
and Perry - Relating to the gathering and reporting of foreclosure data and
statistics - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To House
Political Subdivisions 03/12/09 - To House Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed House
03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Banking and Insurance - Amended - Passed Senate
04/07/09 - House concurred in Senate amendment and passed 04/08/09
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 S. B. No. 581) - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House
03/20/09 - To Senate 03/23/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Passed Senate with
amended title 03/25/09 - House concurred in Senate title amendment 03/26/09 - Passed
House 03/26/09 - To Governor 3/30/09 - Approved by Governor 4/1/09
*3086.By Del. Eldridge, Miller, C., Stowers, Rodighiero, Barker, Butcher, Crosier, Blair and
Sobonya - Permitting home incarceration supervisors to carry handguns in the
course of their official duties - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House
03/25/09 - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Judiciary
*3098.By Del. Guthrie - Relating to the payment of travel expenses of workers'
compensation claimants - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd
reference dispensed - Passed House 04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Judiciary then
Finance
*3105.By Del. Klempa, Hutchins, Schoen, Ferro, Hamilton, Ennis, Brown, Varner, Ellem,
Pethtel and Caputo - Establishing drug free zones at regularly designated school
bus stops - Introduced 03/12/09 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance
03/23/09 - Amendments pending - Amended - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate
04/01/09 - To Education then Finance
*3120.By Del. Morgan, Marshall, Talbott, Martin, Klempa and Paxton - Increasing the WV
Prosecuting Attorneys Institute's executive council's elected members from five
to seven 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 S. B. No. 577) - To
House Judiciary 03/18/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Judiciary
then Finance - On second reading to Finance 04/06/09 - 2nd reference dispensed -
Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 04/09/09
*3132.By Del. Fleischauer, Lawrence, Klempa, Marshall, Martin, Staggers, Michael,
Hamilton, Brown, Beach and Phillips - Relating to pedestrians' right-of-way in
crosswalks - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary - To
House Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary
*3134.By Del. Fleischauer, Beach, Marshall, Shook, Hunt, Frazier, Brown, Miley, Longstreth,
Lawrence and Manchin - Municipal vote by mail pilot program - Introduced
03/13/09 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House
04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed Senate with
amended title 04/09/09
*3146.By Del. Moye, Perry, Shaver, Caputo, Fragale and Rodighiero - Relating to seniority rights for school service personnel - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Education - Passed
House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Education - Removed from calendar by
action of Committee on Rules - Amended - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed
Senate with amended title 04/09/09
3155.By Del. Campbell, White and Kominar - Relating to the renewal of the West
Virginia Small Business Linked Deposit Program - Introduced 03/16/09 - To
Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Judiciary
- To House Judiciary 03/19/09 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Economic Development then Finance - On second reading to Finance 04/03/09 -
Amended - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 04/09/09
*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 -
Amendments pending - Amended on 3rd reading - Passed House 03/25/09 - Title
amended - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/26/09 - To Pensions then Finance - On
second reading to Finance 04/07/09
3169.By Del. Webster, Wooton, Shook, Fleischauer, Miley, Manchin, Ellem, Frazier, Lane
and Shott - Providing a detailed standard of review that the county commission
may apply in reviewing the findings of a fiduciary supervisor on probate matters
- Introduced 03/17/09 - To Judiciary - (Original same as S. B. No. 725) - Passed House
03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Judiciary
3170.By Del. Webster, Wooton, Shook, Fleischauer, Miley, Manchin, Ellem, Frazier, Lane
and Shott - Clarifying the filing and review of the periodic accountings of
conservators of incapacitated protected persons - Introduced 03/17/09 - To
Judiciary - (Original same as S. B. No. 722) - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate
04/01/09 - To Judiciary - On 2nd reading 04/10/09
3189.By Del. Morgan, Boggs, Caputo, Fragale, White, Webster and Poling, M. - Adding
members to the Capitol Building Commission - Introduced 03/17/09 - To
Government Organization - (Original same as S. B. No. 649) - Amended - Passed
House 03/27/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/30/09 - Committee reference
dispensed - Removed from calendar by action of Committee on Rules - Passed Senate
04/07/09 - Effective from passage - To Governor 4/9/09
3190.By Del. Spencer, Campbell and Williams - Allowing the purchase of service credit
for those emergency services officers who transferred into the Emergency Medical
Services Retirement System from the Public Employees Retirement System
(PERS) - Introduced 03/17/09 - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance - To House Finance 03/19/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Pensions 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 - Passed House 03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Government
Organization - Removed from calendar by action of Committee on Rules
*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 - Passed
House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Judiciary - Amended - Constitutional rule
suspended - Passed Senate 04/09/09
*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 - (Original similar to S. B. No.
731) - To House Finance 03/24/09 - Passed House 04/01/09 - Effect from passage - To
Senate 04/02/09 - To Government Organization then Finance - On second reading to
Finance 04/08/09
*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 - (Original similar to S. B. No. 636) - Passed House
03/27/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Finance - Passed Senate
04/08/09 - Effective from passage
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 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary - On second reading to Judiciary 04/08/09
*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 - (Original same as S. B. No. 739) - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House
03/27/09 - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Education then Finance - On second reading to
Finance 04/03/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed Senate with amended
title 04/07/09 - House refused to concur and requested Senate to recede 04/08/09 -
Senate refused to recede and requested conference 04/09/09
*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 - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To
Finance
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 - Passed House 03/23/09 -
Effective July 1, 2009 - To Senate 03/24/09 - To Education then Finance - On second
reading to Finance 04/03/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed Senate with
amended title 04/07/09 - Effective July 1, 2009 - House concurred in Senate
amendment and passed 04/08/09 - Effective July 1, 2009
*3240.By Del. White and Kominar - Giving the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles authority
to approve all-terrain vehicle rider safety awareness courses - Introduced 03/19/09
- To Judiciary - Passed House 04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure then Judiciary - On second reading to Judiciary 04/06/09 - On 3rd
reading 04/10/09
*3275.By Del. White, Campbell, Craig, Boggs, Webster and Miley - Changing the date
through which governmental entities are required to purchase workers'
compensation - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Government Organization then Finance -
(Original same as S. B. No. 702) - To House Finance 03/25/09 - Passed House
04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Removed from
calendar by action of Committee on Rules - On 3rd reading 04/10/09
*3276.By Del. Boggs - Amending the professional surveyors act - Introduced 03/23/09 -
To Government Organization - (Original same as S. B. No. 531) - Passed House
04/01/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Government Organization
*3278.By Del. Perry, Ashley and Moore - Relating to the life and health insurance
guaranty association - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary
- (Original same as S. B. No. 689) - To House Judiciary 03/26/09 - Passed House
04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - On second
reading to Judiciary 04/07/09 - On 2nd reading 04/10/09
*3288.By Del. Perry, Shaver, Ashley and Moore - Relating to mental health parity -
Introduced 03/23/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - 2nd reference
dispensed - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Banking and Insurance
then Finance - On second reading to Finance 04/07/09 - 2nd reference dispensed -
Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 04/09/09
3295.By Del. White - Relating to the West Virginia State Treasurer's Office - Introduced
03/23/09 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 03/24/09 - Passed House
03/31/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Finance - Removed from calendar by action of Committee on Rules - On 3rd reading 04/10/09
*3305.By Del. Webster, Caputo, Frazier, Hutchins, Kominar, Miley, Moore and Staggers -
Relating to the powers and duties of probation officers - Introduced 03/23/09 - To
Judiciary - (Original similar to S. B. No. 369) - Passed House 04/01/09 - Title amended
- To Senate 04/02/09 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed Senate 04/09/09 - Senate
requests return of bill from House - Senate further considered bill - On 3rd reading with
right to amend 04/09/09 - Amended - Passed Senate 04/09/09
*3313.By Del. Cann, Varner, Klempa, Craig and Manchin - Allowing depositories and
banks to meet the security requirement necessary to be a depository for boards
of education by providing a letter of credit from a federal home loan bank -
Introduced 03/23/09 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 03/24/09 -
Passed House 04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance
- On second reading to Finance 04/07/09 - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed
Senate 04/09/09
*3314.By Del. Varner, Perdue, Miley, Hunt, White, Beach, Campbell, Hamilton, Hall, Shaver
and Ellem - Relating to concealed handgun licensing - Introduced 03/23/09 - To
Judiciary - Passed House 04/01/09 - To Senate 04/02/09 - To Judiciary - On 2nd
reading 04/10/09
*3336.By Del. Perdue - Continuing early intervention services to families with
developmentally delayed infants and toddlers but eliminating the cost-free
provision - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - 2nd
reference dispensed - Passed House 03/31/09 - To Senate 04/01/09 - To Health and
Human Resources then Finance - On second reading to Finance 04/08/09 - On 2nd
reading 04/10/09
3337.By Del. Webster, Caputo, White, Guthrie and Marshall - Relating to the regulation
and control of elections - Introduced 03/23/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 04/01/09
- To Senate 04/02/09 - To Judiciary
*3339.By Del. Mahan - Facilitating the complete closure of the Gwinn, otherwise known
as the Midwest Services Landfill, located in Summers County - Introduced
03/23/09 - To Judiciary - Passed House 04/01/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate
04/02/09 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - On second reading to
Judiciary 04/08/09
3340.By Del. Poling, M. and Paxton (Originating in House Education) - Relating to entry
into a data state compact among the Higher Education Policy Commission,
Council for Community and Technical College Education and State Board of
Education - Introduced 03/24/09 - Passed House 03/27/09 - Effect from passage - To Senate 03/30/09 - To Education - Amended - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed
Senate 04/09/09 - Effective from passage
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY
HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
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 - Adopted by Senate 04/03/09
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 - Adopted by House 04/09/09
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 - Adopted by House 04/09/09
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 - Adopted by
House 04/03/09 - To Senate 04/06/09 - To Military then Rules - Referred to Rules
04/07/09
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
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 - Amended - Adopted by House 03/26/09 - To Senate
03/27/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 03/27/09
16.By Del. Barker, Butcher, Eldridge and Stowers - The "Willis W. Elkins Memorial
Bridge" - Introduced 03/04/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/23/09 - To Senate
03/24/09 - 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 - Adopted by Senate 03/23/09
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 - Adopted by House 03/19/09 - To Senate 03/20/09 - To Health and Human
Resources
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 - Adopted by Senate 04/07/09
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 - To Senate 03/19/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
29.By Del. Talbott - The "Arden Cogar, Sr. Bridge" - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Rules
- Adopted by House 03/18/09 - To Senate 03/19/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
30.By Del. Eldridge, Butcher, Rodighiero, Stowers and Louisos - The "Marine Pvt.
Robert Clayton Stephenson Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Rules -
Adopted by House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
31.By Del. Phillips and Hall - The "Airman First Class Christopher Burns Lester
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/13/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/26/09 -
To Senate 03/27/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
35.By Del. Miller, C., Sobonya, Stephens, Reynolds, Craig and Morgan - The "Pvt.
Russell Curtis Knight Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/17/09 - To Rules -
Adopted by House 03/23/09 - To Senate 03/24/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
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 - Adopted by House 04/07/09 - To Senate
04/08/09 - To Government Organization
38.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Perdue and Stephens - The "Bob W. Bellomy
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/18/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/26/09 -
To Senate 03/27/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate
04/07/09
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 - Adopted by House 03/26/09 - To Senate 03/27/09 - To
Transportation and Infrastructure
40.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Armstead, Anderson, Ashley, Azinger, Blair,
Boggs, Border, Canterbury, Caputo, Carmichael, Cowles, Duke, Ellem, Evans, Fragale,
Hamilton, Hatfield, Ireland, Lane, Marshall, McGeehan, Miller, C., Morgan, Overington, Paxton, Perdue, Poling, M., Porter, Romine, Rowan, Schadler, Schoen,
Shott, Sobonya, Sumner, Talbott, Webster and White - Memorializing the life Cecil
H. Underwood, former Governor of the State of West Virginia - Introduced
03/19/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 03/19/09 - To Senate 03/20/09 -
To Rules
44.By Del. Ashley, Louisos, Perry, Walker, Staggers and Boggs - The "SFC Jaime Scott
Nicholas Memorial Highway" - Introduced 03/24/09 - To Rules - Amended -
Adopted by House 04/03/09 - To Senate 04/06/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
45.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Guthrie, White, Doyle, Anderson, Ashley,
Barker, Beach, Blair, Boggs, Border, Brown, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury,
Caputo, Carmichael, Craig, Crosier, Eldridge, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fragale, Givens,
Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Klempa, Kominar, Mahan, Manchin,
Marshall, Martin, Michael, Miley, Moore, Morgan, Perdue, Pethtel, Phillips, Poling,
M., Reynolds, Ross, Schadler, Skaff, Spencer, Stephens, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott,
Varner, Walters, Webster, Wells, Williams and Wooton - The "Bob Basil Memorial
Bridge" - Introduced 03/24/09 - To Rules - Laid over until 4/6/09, Special Calendar
- Adopted by House 04/06/09 - To Senate 04/07/09 - To Transportation and
Infrastructure
46.By Del. Perdue, Hatfield, Perry, Rodighiero, Staggers, Moye, Phillips, Lawrence,
Eldridge, Border, Rowan, Andes, Miller, C. and Miller, J. (Originating in House Health
and Human Resources) - Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance to conduct a study on expanding the scope of practice for optometrists -
Introduced 03/24/09 - To House Rules 03/24/09 - Adopted by House 03/30/09 - To
Senate 03/31/09 - To Health and Human Resources then Rules - To Rules 04/09/09
47.By Del. Hamilton, Poling, M. and Smith - The "PFC Ronald 'Ronnie' Dean, USMC,
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 03/25/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 03/30/09 -
To Senate 03/31/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
55.By Del. Miller, J., Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Anderson, Andes, Armstead, Ashley,
Azinger, Blair, Border, Canterbury, Carmichael, Cowles, Evans, Hunt, Ireland, Porter,
Romine, Schadler, Schoen, Shott, Walker and Wells - Expressing the will of the
Legislature urging President Obama to support the efforts of the Republic of
China (Taiwan) to participate in the specialized agencies of the United Nations -
Introduced 04/02/09 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 04/02/09 - To Senate
04/03/09 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 04/03/09
57.By Del. Caputo, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Boggs, Butcher, Campbell, Eldridge,
Fragale, Hall, Klempa, Kominar, Lawrence, Mahan, Miley, Morgan, Paxton, Perry, Phillips, Poling, D., Ross, Shaver, Skaff, Stephens, Stowers, Swartzmiller and Varner
- Requesting the Governor adopt a "West Virginia Coal Miner Appreciation
Day" in the State of West Virginia - Introduced 04/02/09 - To Rules - Adopted by
House 04/06/09 - To Senate 04/07/09 - To Rules
59.By Del. Shott, Frazier, Perry, Porter, Shaver, McGeehan, Sumner, Louisos, Williams,
Beach and Phillips - Requesting the Legislature to establish a Joint Legislative
Committee on Public Service Commission Accountability and Effectiveness -
Introduced 04/03/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 04/09/09
61.By Del. Williams, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Beach, Butcher, Caputo, Crosier,
Evans, Fragale, Hartman, Klempa, Louisos, Marshall, Michael, Morgan, Moye, Perry,
Poling, D., Poling, M., Shaver, Tabb, Varner, Walker and White - The "Trooper First
Class James Thomas Brammer Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 04/03/09 - To Rules
- Adopted by House 04/09/09
62.By Del. Manchin, Beach, Cann, Doyle, Fragale, Hartman, Lawrence, Longstreth,
Louisos, Miley, Poling, D., Ross, Susman, Tabb, Williams, Anderson, Duke, Ellem,
Schadler, Cowles and Sumner (Originating in House Political Subdivisions) -
Requesting that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance authorize the
study of the creation of art, entertainment and enterprise districts within political
subdivisions - Introduced 04/02/09 - To House Rules 04/02/09 - Adopted by House
04/08/09 - To Senate 04/09/09 - To Government Organization then Rules
66.By Del. Armstead, Ashley, Azinger, Ireland, Porter, Sumner, Shott, Walters, Mr.
Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Anderson, Andes, Argento, Barker, Beach, Blair, Boggs,
Border, Brown, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Carmichael, Cowles, Crosier,
Doyle, Duke, Ellem, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Givens,
Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Klempa,
Kominar, Lane, Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny,
Marshall, Martin, Michael, Miley, Miller, C., Miller, J., Moore, Morgan, Moye,
Overington, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, Poling, D., Poling, M., Reynolds,
Rodighiero, Romine, Ross, Rowan, Schadler, Schoen, Shaver, Shook, Skaff, Smith,
Sobonya, Spencer, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott,
Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells, White, Williams and Wooton - Requesting the
Division of Highways place a commemorative sign indicating the 38th parallel in
honor of veterans of the Korean War - Introduced 04/03/09 - To Rules - Adopted by
House 04/09/09
75.By Del. Walker, Louisos, Perry, Staggers, Argento, Beach, Butcher, Hall, Martin,
McGeehan, Ross, Shott and Skaff - The "Pearl Harbor: PFC Carey K. Stockwell
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 04/04/09 - To Rules - Adopted by House 04/08/09 -
To Senate 04/09/09 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
79.By Del. Skaff, Argento, Azinger, Beach, Border, Brown, Butcher, Cann, Cowles,
Craig, Crosier, Duke, Eldridge, Ennis, Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Frazier, Givens,
Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hatfield, Hunt, Iaquinta, Klempa, Kominar, Lawrence,
Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Marshall, Michael, Morgan, Moye, Pethtel, Poling, D.,
Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Ross, Schadler, Schoen, Shott, Smith, Spencer,
Stephens, Stowers, Sumner, Tabb, Varner, Walters and Wells - Proclaiming April,
2009, to be the Month of the Military Child - Introduced 04/07/09 - Reference
dispensed - Adopted by House 04/07/09 - To Senate 04/08/09 - To Government
Organization
SENATE BILLS PASSED LEGISLATURE
12.By Sen. Jenkins, Williams, Barnes, Facemire, Wells, Chafin and White - Allowing
2-year motorcycle registration period - Passed 04/09/09
*153.By Sen. Minard, Fanning, Prezioso, Unger, Boley and Facemyer - Authorizing
Department of Environmental Protection promulgate legislative rules - Passed
04/08/09; Effective from passage
*195.By Sen. Minard, Fanning, Prezioso, Unger, Boley and Facemyer - Authorizing
Department of Health and Human Resources promulgate legislative rules - Passed
04/09/09; Effect from passage
*244.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Relating
to public employees' reemployment after retirement - Passed 04/09/09
*259.By Sen. Kessler and Chafin - Clarifying certain terminology within Courthouse
Facilities Improvement Authority - Passed 04/06/09; Effect from passage
*261.By Sen. Jenkins - Mandating party executive committees submit certain nominees
70 days before election - Passed 04/07/09
262.By Sen. Snyder - Removing prohibition against using county's General Revenue
Fund for historic preservation - Passed 04/09/09
*263.By Sen. Green, White and Palumbo - Disclosing certain inmates' personal
communications - Passed 04/06/09 - To Governor 4/9/09
*284.By Sen. Minard and Kessler - Relating to Viatical Settlements Act - Passed 04/07/09
*307.By Sen. Prezioso, Boley, Caruth, Foster, Stollings, Jenkins, Guills, White and Kessler (Originating in Senate ) - Creating Maternal Screening Act - Passed 04/06/09 - To
Governor 4/9/09
*321.By Sen. Prezioso, Foster, Jenkins, Stollings, Kessler, D. Facemire, Deem, Bowman and
Plymale - Modifying certificate of need process - Passed 04/03/09 - To Governor
4/9/09
329.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Updating
terms in Personal Income Tax Act - Passed 03/23/09; Effect from passage - To
Governor 3/27/09 - Approved by Governor 4/1/09 - Approved by Governor 4/1/09
338.By Sen. Oliverio, Prezioso, Williams, Sypolt, Edgell and Kessler - Creating
additional seventeenth judicial circuit court judge - Passed 04/09/09; Effective July
1, 2009
*341.By Sen. Kessler and White - Transferring juvenile justice database administration
to Supreme Court - Passed 04/03/09 - To Governor 4/9/09
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 - Passed 04/03/09 -
To Governor 4/9/09
*370.By Sen. Kessler - Relating to community corrections program fees - Passed
04/08/09
*384.By Sen. Unger, Snyder, Stollings, Green and Barnes - Authorizing Department of
Transportation take control of certain highway emergencies - Passed 04/07/09
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 -
Approved by Governor 3/23/09
*405.By Sen. Kessler, Unger, Minard and White - Relating to grandparents' visitation -
Passed 04/08/09
*408.By Sen. Minard, Jenkins, Stollings and Kessler - Relating to model health plan for
uninsurable individuals - Passed 04/09/09
410.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth [By Request of the Executive] - Updating
terms in Corporation Net Income Tax Act - Passed 03/23/09; Effect from passage - To Governor 3/27/09 - Approved by Governor 4/1/09 - Approved by Governor 4/1/09
424.By Sen. Minard and Jenkins - Converting financial institution to state-chartered
bank - Passed 04/09/09
431.By Sen. Minard, Helmick, McCabe and Barnes - Providing in-state medical
providers notice of small group health benefit plan - Passed 04/07/09
436.By Sen. Kessler - Updating terminology relating to surface mining reporting
requirements - Passed 04/03/09 - To Governor 4/9/09
*453.By Sen. Green, White, Laird, Chafin, Yost, Minard, Unger, Kessler, Bowman, K.
Facemyer, D. Facemire and Plymale - Relating to Public Service Commission service
of decisions - Passed 04/03/09 - To Governor 4/9/09
473.By Sen. Bowman, Snyder and D. Facemire - Clarifying civil service job posting
provisions - Passed 04/07/09
476.By Sen. Minard, Jenkins and Plymale - Relating to "financial institution" definition
- Passed 04/08/09
487.By Sen. Bowman and Snyder - Relating to Division of Personnel Director's
qualifications - Passed 04/06/09
*489.By Sen. Minard, Jenkins and McCabe - Allowing Board of Banking and Financial
Institutions receive travel expense compensation - Passed 04/07/09
493.By Sen. Prezioso, Oliverio and Stollings - Transferring central registry for head
injuries to Center for Excellence in Disabilities - Passed 04/08/09
503.By Sen. Minard, Jenkins and McCabe - Defining "sound financial condition" -
Passed 04/08/09
*526.By Sen. Foster, Stollings and Laird - Relating to osteopathy post-doctoral training
requirements - Passed 04/07/09; Effective from passage
*532.By Sen. Minard, Jenkins and Kessler - Creating WV SAFE Mortgage Licensing Act
- Passed 04/09/09; Effective July 1, 2009
572.By Sen. Bowman - Repealing section creating Public Employee Leave Benefit
Analysis Board - Passed 04/06/09
587.By Sen. Bowman - Repealing section creating State Personnel Advisory Council - Passed 04/06/09
588.By Sen. Bowman - Repealing section creating Public Insurance Agency Advisory
Board - Passed 04/06/09
595.By Sen. Prezioso, Deem, Plymale and Kessler - Relating to assignment of child
support obligations - Passed 04/09/09
*612.By Sen. Prezioso, Unger and Deem - Relating to willful nonpayment of child
support - Passed 04/08/09
632.By Sen. Prezioso - Requiring insurers share certain information with Bureau for
Medical Services - Passed 04/08/09
636.By Sen. Fanning, Edgell, White, Sypolt and Oliverio - Finding and declaring certain
claims against state - Passed 04/09/09; Effect from passage
669.By Sen. Kessler, Yost, Stollings, Unger and Wells - Extending Preventative Care
Pilot Program - Passed 04/09/09
*672.By Sen. Kessler, Helmick, McCabe, Prezioso, Plymale, Stollings, Jenkins, Minard,
Unger and Wells - Creating Mental Health Stabilization Act of 2009 - Passed
04/08/09; Effective July 1, 2009
*695.By Sen. Tomblin (Mr. President), Helmick, Foster, McCabe and Kessler - Relating to
payment for certain state employees' unused sick leave - Passed 04/09/09; Effect
from passage
719.By Sen. Kessler, Williams, Unger, Laird and Deem - Allowing certain police officers
keep weapon after retirement - Passed 04/07/09
760.By Sen. Kessler, Browning, Foster, Jenkins, Laird, Minard, Oliverio, Palumbo, Snyder,
Stollings, Williams, Yost, Barnes, Caruth, Deem and Hall (Originating in Senate
Judiciary) - Authorizing Supreme Court to develop pilot pre-trial release
programs - Passed 04/07/09
764.By Sen. Kessler, Browning, Chafin, Foster, Jenkins, Laird, Minard, Oliverio, Palumbo,
Snyder, Stollings, Williams, Yost, Caruth, Deem and Hall (Originating in Senate
Judiciary) - Providing race election results certification procedure - Passed
04/08/09; Effect from passage
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
ADOPTED BY LEGISLATURE
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
8.By Sen. Browning and Green - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge in
Mullens "Charles V. Stewart Memorial Bridge" - Adopted 03/27/09
13.By Sen. Unger, McCabe and Stollings - Requesting Division of Highways name
bridge in Berkeley County "Bruce Van Wyk Memorial Bridge" - Adopted
04/09/09
32.By Sen. Stollings - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge in Boone County
"Brian Scott 'Scotty' Ulbrich Memorial Bridge" - Adopted 04/09/09
34.By Sen. Chafin - Requesting Division of Highways name portion of U. S. 52 "R. A.
West Memorial Highway" - Adopted 04/09/09
35.By Sen. Chafin - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge in Mercer County
"Staff Sergeant Stanley Brian Reynolds Memorial Bridge" - Adopted 04/09/09
43.By Sen. Sypolt, Minard and Williams - Requesting Division of Highways name
bridge in Grafton "Bearcat Bridge" - Adopted 04/09/09
44.By Sen. Stollings and Plymale - Requesting Division of Highways name Route 3 in
Racine "Barry Lutsy Memorial Highway" - Adopted 04/09/09
48.By Sen. Caruth and Oliverio - Requesting Division of Highways name bridge in
Mercer County "Corporal Ray B. Cheatwood, Jr., Memorial Bridge" - Adopted
04/09/09
68.Originating in Senate Rules - Extending 2009 regular legislative session - Adopted
04/08/09
HOUSE BILLS PASSED LEGISLATURE
*2222.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Authorizing the
Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety to promulgate legislative rules
- Passed 04/08/09; Effective from passage
*2225.By Del. Brown, Poling, D., Talbott, Miley, Overington and Sobonya - Authorizing the
Department of Education and the Arts to Promulgate Legislative Rules - Passed
04/07/09; Effective from passage - To Governor 4/9/09
*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 - Passed 04/07/09 - To Governor 4/9/09
2404.By Del. Perry, Boggs, Morgan and Ellem - Relating to inmate reimbursement for
medical services provided to persons held in regional jails - Passed 04/08/09
*2407.By Del. Perry, Boggs, Morgan, Ellem and Webster - Relating to trustee accounts and
funds, earnings and personal property of inmates - Passed 04/08/09
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 - Passed 04/07/09 - To Governor 4/9/09
*2569.By Del. Perry, Boggs, Morgan and Ellem - Creating the Juvenile Services
Reimbursement Offender Fund - Passed 04/08/09
2651.By Del. Talbott, Argento, Pethtel, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Beach, Williams, Anderson,
Evans, Schoen and Miller, C. - Repealing article regulating male breeding animals
- Passed 04/08/09
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 - Passed 04/07/09 - To Governor 4/9/09
*2684.By Del. Moore, Webster, Brown, Overington and Schadler - West Virginia Drug
Offender Accountability and Treatment Act - Passed 04/09/09
*2702.By Del. Spencer - Relating to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act - Passed
04/07/09 - To Governor 4/9/09
*2703.By Del. Spencer - Relating to the State Teachers Retirement System - Passed
04/07/09 - To Governor 4/9/09
2734.By Del. Spencer - Relating to minimum guarantees provided to members who
elected to transfer from the Teachers' Defined Contribution System to the
Teachers' Retirement System - Passed 04/08/09
*2738.By Del. Webster, Miley, Fleischauer and Longstreth - Registering protective orders
with the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals - Passed 04/08/09
*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 - Passed 04/08/09
*2753.By Del. Stephens, Klempa, Poling, D., Swartzmiller and Perry - Relating to the
continuation of the Design-Build Program - Passed 04/09/09; Effect from passage
*2757.By Del. Perry, Shook, Ashley, Schoen, Moore, Manchin, Miley, Skaff, Reynolds and
Frazier - Relating to financial audits of insurers - Passed 04/08/09
*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 - Passed
03/31/09 - To Governor 4/2/09 - Approved by Governor 4/8/09
*2839.By Del. Perdue, Boggs, Hatfield, Border, Moore, Moye and Rodighiero - Relating to
the management of pain by physicians - Passed 04/08/09
*2904.By Del. Poling, M. and Paxton - Authorizing rules for higher education - Passed
04/06/09; Effective from passage - To Governor 4/9/09
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 - Passed 04/09/09;
Effect from passage
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 - Passed 04/08/09
3066.By Del. Morgan, Stephens, Martin, Talbott, Butcher, Argento and Poling, D. -
Clarifying the supervision requirements for elevator apprentices under elevator
safety - Passed 04/07/09 - To Governor 4/9/09
*3076.By Del. Martin, Walker, Butcher, Poling, D., Poling, M., Boggs, Perry, Caputo,
Hamilton and Ellem - Relating to the regulation and operation of cranes - Passed
04/07/09 - To Governor 4/9/09
*3082.By Del. Moore, Webster, Shook, Caputo, Barker, Fleischauer, Fragale, Miley, Marshall
and Perry - Relating to the gathering and reporting of foreclosure data and statistics - Passed 04/08/09
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 - Passed 03/26/09 - To Governor 3/30/09 - Approved by Governor
4/1/09
3189.By Del. Morgan, Boggs, Caputo, Fragale, White, Webster and Poling, M. - Adding
members to the Capitol Building Commission - Passed 04/07/09; Effective from
passage - To Governor 4/9/09
*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 -
Passed 04/08/09; Effective from passage
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 - Passed 04/08/09; Effective July 1, 2009
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
ADOPTED BY LEGISLATURE
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
4.By Del. White and Kominar - CBM Howard W. Bannister Memorial Bridge -
Adopted 04/03/09
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" - Adopted
03/27/09
23.By Del. White, Kominar, Caputo and Butcher - The "Corporal Alfred E. Collins
Bridge" - Adopted 03/23/09
27.By Del. Moore, White, Phillips and Hall - The "Eugene Collins Memorial Bridge"
- Adopted 04/07/09
38.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Del. Perdue and Stephens - The "Bob W. Bellomy
Memorial Bridge" - Adopted 04/07/09
55.By Del. Miller, J., Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson), Anderson, Andes, Armstead, Ashley,
Azinger, Blair, Border, Canterbury, Carmichael, Cowles, Evans, Hunt, Ireland, Porter,
Romine, Schadler, Schoen, Shott, Walker and Wells - Expressing the will of the
Legislature urging President Obama to support the efforts of the Republic of
China (Taiwan) to participate in the specialized agencies of the United Nations -
Adopted 04/03/09
SENATE BILLS IN CONFERENCE
445.By Sen. Kessler and Williams - Removing conservation supervisors' election
certification requirements - To conference 04/08/09. House conferees: Hunt, Tabb,
Hamilton; Senate conferees: Williams, Snyder, K. Facemyer