HOUSE ABSTRACT
2014 REGULAR SESSION
CONTAINING
Active House Bills as of January 14, 2014
AND
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
(Bills numbered below 4000 have been carried over
from the 2013 Regular Session; bills numbered 4000 and higher
have been introduced in the 2014 Regular Session.)
*Denotes Committee Substitutes
ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS
*4001. By Del. Manchin, Skinner, Lawrence, Barrett, Young, Marcum, Sponaugle and Barker - Creating the False Claims Act - Introduced 01/08/14 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Daily Calendar 1/15/14
4002. By Del. Perry, Lawrence, Marshall, Morgan, Barrett, Barill, Lynch, Fleischauer, Craig, Eldridge and Barker - Relating to the computation of local share for public school support purposes - Introduced 01/08/14 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 1/14/14
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
January 17, 2014
4124. By Del. Howell, Canterbury, Gearheart, Border, Kump, Storch and Hamilton - Relating to required orientation sessions for state licensing boards - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
4125. By Del. Manypenny - Providing for the collection of certain fees dedicated to pay civil legal fees for low income persons - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
4126. By Del. Walters - Improving state emergency preparedness - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance
4127. By Del. Hamilton, Poling, M., Evans, A., Perdue, Manypenny, Ireland, Azinger, Cowles, Marshall, Skinner and Sponaugle - Relating to appointment of Public Service Commissioners - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
4128. By Del. Howell, Canterbury, Kump, Eldridge, Barill, Fragale, Campbell, Staggers, Storch and Hamilton - Requiring boards of examination or registration to maintain a list of disciplinary actions on a public access website - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
4129. By Del. Howell, Kump, Rowan and Evans, A. - Relating to the sale of real property by the Division of Highways - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
4130. By Del. Howell, Canterbury, Border, Arvon, Kump, Eldridge, Barill, Fragale, Campbell, Staggers and Storch - Creating the crime of prohibited sexual contact by a psychotherapist - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary then Finance
4131. By Del. Howell, Canterbury, Gearheart, Arvon, Border, Kump, Eldridge, Barill, Fragale, Campbell and Staggers - Requiring certain boards of examination or registration to conduct a nationwide criminal background check on all applicants - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
4132. By Del. Ambler, Cowles, Cooper, Cadle, Evans, D., Sobonya, Hunt, Poore, Smith, P., Pino and Boggs - Making it illegal for anyone to photograph a corpse except for certain legitimate purposes - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary then Finance
4133. By Del. Kump, Armstead, Frich, Romine, Faircloth, Rowan, Azinger, Howell, Cooper, Evans, D. and Folk - Relating to calculation of West Virginia adjusted gross income for personal income tax purposes - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Finance
4134. By Del. Moye, Perry, Smith, P., Staggers, Pino, Lynch, Walker, Young, Hamilton, Romine and Boggs - Establishing the West Virginia Religious Freedom Restoration Act - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary
4135. By Del. Smith, P., Perry, Pino, Walker, Young, Lynch, Hamilton, Hartman and Kinsey - Designating the first Thursday in May the West Virginia Day of Prayer - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary
4136. By Del. Kump, Faircloth, Frich, Folk and Howell - Educational Equality Act - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Education then Finance
4137. By Del. Lawrence, Fragale, Ambler, Cooper, Evans, D., Rowan, Perry and Poling, M. - Relating to more equitable distribution to county boards of reimbursement of the costs of serving certain special needs students - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Education then Finance
4138. By Del. Perry - Relating to the usage restrictions for tobacco and tobacco products - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary
4139. By Del. Guthrie, Phillips, L., Rowan, Fleischauer, Border, Lawrence, Marshall, Staggers, Poore and Smith, P. - Restricting parental rights of child custody and visitation when the child was conceived as a result of a sexual assault or sexual abuse - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary
4140. By Del. Marcum and White - Authorizing an additional circuit court judge for the thirtieth judicial circuit - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary then Finance
4141. By Del. Hamilton, Miller, Storch, Ferro, Evans, A., Azinger, Lynch, Ambler, Canterbury, Iaquinta and Marshall - Relating to licenses to sell paraphernalia for use with controlled substances - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
4142. By Del. Fragale, Iaquinta, Lawrence, Cooper, Ambler, Rowan, Sumner, Pasdon, Barill, Howell and Craig - Setting the maximum number of pupils per teacher in sixth through twelfth grade classrooms - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Education then Finance
4143. By Del. Guthrie, Sponaugle, Poore and Skinner - Act to Stop Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary
4144. By Del. Fragale, Iaquinta and Craig - Increasing the salaries of state public employees, teachers and service personnel - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Finance
4145. By Del. Faircloth, Kump, Folk, Householder, Rowan, Hunt and Walker - Creating a hunting license permitting crossbow hunting - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary
4146. By Del. Fragale and Iaquinta - Creating the Governor's Committee on School Board Unification - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Education
4147. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - Relating to emergency preparedness - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Judiciary
4148. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - Repealing the Strategic Research and Development Tax Credit - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development then Finance
4149. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - Allowing members of the Board of Public Works to be represented by designees and to vote by proxy - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Government Organization
4150. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - Allowing the state to pay its employees every two weeks instead of twice per month - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Finance
4151. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - Relating to military members and their spouses who obtain licensure through professional boards - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
4152. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - Requiring all operators of the underground facilities in this state to participate in the one-call system - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Energy then Judiciary
4153. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - Providing that the State Fire Marshal shall serve at the will and pleasure of the fire commission - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Government Organization
4154. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - Fixing a technical error relating to the motor fuel excise tax - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Finance
4155. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - Suspending payments of the refundable exemption to the West Virginia consumers sales and service tax to the State Road Fund for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Roads and Transportation then Finance
4156. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - Creating the Safe and Efficient Parkways Act (SEPA) - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary
4157. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - Extending the cessation of deposits into the Special Railroad and Intermodal Enhancement Fund - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Finance
4158. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - Providing accelerated payment of consumers sales and service and use tax and employee withholding taxes - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Finance
4159. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - Updating the meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Finance
4160. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - Reducing the amount deducted as an allowance for usual losses in collections for purposes of calculating local share - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Education then Finance
4161. By Del. Perdue, Fleischauer, Kinsey, Rowan, Marshall, Cowles, Faircloth, Arvon, Moore, Border and Lawrence - Allowing State Police, police, sheriffs and fire and emergency service personnel to possess Naloxone or other approved opioid antagonist - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
4162. By Del. Lawrence, Fragale, Poling, M., Evans, D., Ambler, Rowan, Cooper and Perry - Relating to the Local Solution Dropout Prevention and Recovery Innovation Zone Act - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Education then Finance
4163. By Del. Walker, Smith, P., Moye and Lynch - Requiring outpatient surgical facilities to meet the same facility and surgical standards as ambulatory surgical facilities - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
4164. By Del. Frich, Poore, Fleischauer, Sobonya, Iaquinta, Marcum, Azinger, Longstreth, Ashley and Eldridge - Relating to professional licensure, certification or registration of persons and spouses of persons on military active duty outside this state - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
4165. By Del. Guthrie, Manchin, Young and Fleischauer - Authorizing the Public Service Commission to regulate broadband services - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary
4166. By Del. Swartzmiller, Diserio, Sponaugle, Ferro, Campbell, Poling, D., Barill, Jones and Young - Exempting municipal court judges from fees for application and license to carry concealed weapons - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary
4167. By Del. Barill, Perdue, Marshall, Fragale, Jones, Barker, Iaquinta, Hartman and Pethtel - Increasing the criminal penalties for damage to a cemetery or graveyard - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary then Finance
4168. By Del. Poling, D., Diserio, Marshall, Walker, Poore, Young and Frich - Requiring materials, supplies, equipment and other items purchased by the state and its agencies to be made in the United States - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Industry and Labor then Finance
4169. By Del. Staggers, Perry, Pino, Walker, Smith, P., Campbell, Eldridge and Phillips, L. - Offer of Emergency Aid Medication to Patients Prescribed Opiates - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
4170. By Del. Howell, Walters, Frich, Eldridge, Ambler, Ellington, Barill, Lynch, Kinsey, Moye and Reynolds - Requiring a person convicted of a prior felony drug offense to have a valid prescription to purchase ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
4171. By Del. Howell, Butler, Cadle, Hamrick, Storch, Pasdon, Evans, A., Barrett, Gearheart, Phillips. R. and Cowles - Requiring local governmental bodies to approve rules promulgated by local boards of health - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Political Subdivisions then Health and Human Resources
4172. By Del. Staggers, Perry, Pino, Phillips. R., Ferro, Moore, Tomblin, Andes, Phillips, L., Eldridge and Marcum - Reallocating and dedicating the coal severance tax revenues annually to the coal-producing counties of origin - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary then Finance
4173. By Del. Guthrie - Relating to a five-year suspension on rate hikes for all utilities - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary
4174. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - Updating the meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Finance
ALL HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1. By Del. Kump - The March Legislative Session Amendment - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
2. By Del. Kump - Legislator Term Limit Amendment - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
3. By Del. Kump - Lieutenant Governor Amendment - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
4. By Del. Kump - Legislative Reapportionment Amendment - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
5. By Del. Lane - Citizens' Redistricting Commission Amendment - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
6. By Del. Sumner and Sobonya - Amendment clarifying that nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
7. By Del. Fleischauer, Ferro, Ellem, Kump, Overington and Romine - Active Military Personal Property Tax Relief Amendment of 2014 - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
8. By Del. Craig, Reynolds, Pasdon and Andes - The "Tangible Personal Property Tax Exemption and Rate Reduction Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
9. By Del. Lane and Walters - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
10. By Del. Hamilton, Ireland, Romine, Rowan and Sobonya - The "Defense of Marriage Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
11. By Del. Fleischauer, Marshall, Poore, Morgan, Armstead, Lane, Overington and Espinosa - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
12. By Del. Romine, Walters, Miller and Rowan - The "Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
14. By Del. Overington, Householder, Andes, Cowles and Gearheart - The "Right to Work Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
15. By Del. Overington, Andes, Lane, Armstead and Walters - The "Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
16. By Del. Longstreth - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
17. By Del. Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
18. By Del. Caputo, Poling, D., Longstreth and Manchin - The "Disabled Veterans Homestead Exemption Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
20. By Del. Overington, Ellington, Sobonya, Miller, C. and Walters - The "Capital Punishment Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
21. By Del. Overington, Cowles, Householder, Rowan and Howell - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
22. By Del. Overington and Walters - The "Homestead Exemption Calculation Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
23. By Del. Anderson, Ellem, Storch, Ellington and Howell - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
24. By Del. Anderson, Nelson, E., Howell, Overington, Gearheart, Storch and Pasdon - The "Manufacturing Inventory Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
25. By Del. Hunt - The "Elimination of Individual Terms of Circuit Courts Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
26. By Del. Overington, Lane, Sobonya, Sumner, Walters, Canterbury, Andes, Frich, Raines, Border and Nelson, J. - The "Prohibiting the Governmental Taking of Private Property for Private Use Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
27. By Del. Overington, Armstead, Rowan, Walters, Andes, Lane, Shott, Gearheart, Nelson, J. and Sobonya - The "Initiative, Referendum, and Recall Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
28. By Del. Howell, Storch, Canterbury, Border, Smith, R., Folk, Overington and Kump - The "Taxpayer Bill of Rights Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
29. By Del. Swartzmiller, Ferro, Pethtel, Diserio, Jones and Caputo - The "Simple Majority Approval Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
30. By Del. Marcum, Barill, Marshall, Eldridge, Ferro and Poore - The "Simple Majority Levy Approval Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
32. By Del. Reynolds, Campbell, Eldridge, Phillips, R., Tomblin, Nelson, E., Andes and Smith, P. - The "Governor's Succession Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
33. By Del. Kump, Romine, Householder, Folk, Cooper, Lynch and Smith, R. - The "County Liquor Sales Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
34. By Del. Moye, Pino, Boggs and Walker - The "Marriage Protection Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
35. By Del. Kump, Romine and Rowan - "Nonpartisan Election of the State Board of Education Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Education then Judiciary
37. By Del. Manchin, Boggs, Caputo and Longstreth - The "Homestead Exemption and Property Tax Limitation Amendment of 2014" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
101. By Del. Kump, Cooper, Folk, Householder, Faircloth, Rowan, Shott and Romine - The "Homestead Exemption Calculation Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary then Finance
ALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor - Introduced 01/09/14 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/14 - To Senate 1/8/14 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/8/14
2. By Del. Phillips, R., Tomblin and Marcum - The "USMC CPL Larry G. Carnutte Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
3. By Del. Phillips, R., Marcum and Tomblin - The "Army Captain Thomas McElwain Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
4. By Del. Tomblin, Phillips, R. and Marcum - The "Army Corporal Eldred Jennings Hensley Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
5. By Del. Phillips, R., Tomblin and Marcum - The "Sergeant Elzie Mundy, Jr. Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
6. By Del. Phillips, R., Tomblin and Marcum - The "Marine LCpl Benny A. Gilco Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
7. By Del. Phillips, R., Tomblin and Marcum - The "Kerry Albright Road" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
8. By Del. Phillips, R., Marcum and Tomblin - The "Oral Gene Castle Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
9. By Del. Perry and Staggers - The "Army S/SGT Raymond Lawrence Berry Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
10. By Del. Walker, Perry, Pino and Staggers - The "Veterans Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
11. By Del. Evans, A. and Sponaugle - The "Pendleton County Union Veterans Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
12. By Del. Sponaugle and Evans, A. - The "Pendleton County Confederate Veterans Memorial Highway" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
13. By Del. Perry, Pino and Staggers - The "Thomas H. Stafford Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
14. By Del. Walker - The "Army Specialist Fifth Class Elton Dale Workman Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
16. By Del. Staggers, Barill, Barker, Campbell, Caputo, Hartman, Jones, Kinsey, Lawrence, Marshall, Moore, Moye, Pethtel, Pino, Smith, P., Stephens, Walker and Williams - State of West Virginia not do business with CGI Federal. - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Rules
17. By Del. Evans, A. and Sponaugle - Captain Isaac Alt West Virginia Militia Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Rules
18. By Del. Sponaugle and Evans, A. - Dr. H. Luke Eye Bridge - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Rules
19. By Del. Hamilton and Azinger - Army Specialist 4 William Lewis Reger Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Rules
20. By Del. Evans, A., Staggers and Lynch - Army Corporal William Eugene Shank Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Rules
ALL HOUSE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Authorizing the appointment of employees for this, the Second Regular Session of the Eighty-first Legislature, two thousand fourteen - Introduced 01/08/14 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/14
2. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Establishing the Calendars of the House, providing for the arrangement of business thereon, and providing for making public the vote on certain questions in connection with the preparation thereof - Introduced 01/08/14 - Motion to discharge committee rejected - To House Rules 1/8/14 - Adopted 1/9/14
3. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Authorizing the Clerk to have printed and to distribute the Acts of the Legislature and Journals of the House of Delegates - Introduced 01/08/14 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/14
4. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Re-establishing and realigning the Standing Committees of the House - Introduced 01/08/14 - Reference dispensed - Adopted 1/9/14
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
1. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor - Introduced 01/09/14 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/14 - To Senate 1/8/14 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/8/14
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES
1. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor - Adopted 1/8/14